The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09

anything lett, We divide IL, was the re-
ply.
Sometimes, he said, Col. Gaynor receiv-
ed the checks and divided with him.
How are you going TO make a final ac-
counting and determine what was paid
out, if you keep no accounts?" was asked
Two men can determine that very cas-
ily,' Capt. Greene said.
There has been a good deal of money
divided between you and Col. Gaynor?"
. Col. Barr asked.
Il have had some money in my hands"
was the answer.
"A good deal, was ii not?"
Yes, good DEAL perhaps; but II doesn't
follow that it was profits"
Capt. Greene could give no idea of The
expenditure on Cumberland sound. He did
not remember ever having had a con-
tract in his own name in this district, but
would not say whether he had or not
Capt Carter was sworn Immediately aft
er the recess the judge advocate calling
attention to the fact that it was at his
own request.
Capt Carter said he entered West Point
In 1876, under an appointment from Gen.
Grant, then President He graduated in
1880, and his first station thereafter was
West Point. He afterwards went to Will
ietts Point, and then to Fort Leaven-
worth, Mo, where he was on the staff
of Gen. Pope. He reported to Gen Gil
more in New York in 1884. lie was first
sent to Old Point Comfort to look after
| some sewer work under Maj Rossell. He
then went to Charleston and reported to
Capt. Baylay, then Lieut.. Baylay. He
came to Savannah with Lieut. Baylay
Oct. "A, 1884, and was continuously on duty
here until July 10, 1897 He was relieved
from duty here July %, 1897
There was nothing going on when Capt.
Garter came here. Capt. Baylay had
charge of everything from Charleston TO
the St Johns river. Capt. Carter first
made an examination of the Edisto river
in South Carolina. With Gen. Gilmore
and Capt. Baylay he found office methods
with respect to advertising and sending
out specifications. Capt. Carter said he
found no office here when he arrived in
1884 with the exception of a coast survey
chart of Savannah harbor.
In 1885 work began on dam 10 in the up
per flats. II was of log mats covered with
brush. That was his first regular harbor
work He acted chiefly as an inspector,
being left here by Capt. Baylay. He made
an exceedingly close inspection of that
work, remaining upon il nearly all the
time.
In the same year there was a supple
mental agreement made by Gen. Gilmore
for putting in brush fascines. These were
like all the brush fascines which have
been used in this district. The phrase
well trimmed" was in the specifications
as issued by Gen. Gilmore.
II remember 1 wanted the contractors
to cut off the brush" he said. 81 wanted
something that looked better and heater.
Gen. Gilmore explained to me that I should
not require that, and should not build the
fascines in that way. The contractors,
he said, would think l did not know any
thing about it. He showed me how TO
make brush fascine."
The tarred rope or lath yarn introduced
by the prosecution was practically the
same material as was used under Gen.
Gilmore. The first brush mattress he had
| ever seen constructed was at Boards
Bluff on the Altamaha river under Lieut..
Abbott. He described the construction.
The first brush mattress he constructed
was for use at the crosstides dam. The
manufacture of the multiple mats was be-
| gun in the fall of 1892 under the big con-
| tract,
In his actual experience in charge of
work, Capt. Carter said his entire engin-
eerng life had been spent in Savannah.
Capt. Carter gave a fun explanation of
the reasons why he first used the multiple
mattress II was due to rapid subsistence
in one portion of the river which pre-
vented the securing of the desired vertical
| hight. AT first all of the grillages were
| left in the multiple mats, but when part of
| the inner gTillages was removed he re-
CURED the contractors TO put in extra fas-
cines to compensate the government He
required the contractors to put in the null
tiple mattresses, for the reasons given,
considering them of greater value 10 the
government
Capt. Carter said he inspected the works
in his district almost AaU ca w
more of the Savannah harbor work than
any other, because it was a bigger work
and was close at hand. He practically
lived on his inspection boat at times, he
said, and kept right up with the work in
Savannah harbor. He was greatly inter-
ested in the work and anxious for its sue
cess.
He mentioned river and harbor works
all the way from Vera Cruz Mexico to
New York, which he had inspected, in
Guiding several in Europe. Winyaw bay
at Georgetown, was in the list. j. G.
Smith had testified that Capt. Carter came
up there and asked for the contractors
books This, Capt Carter said, was I'M
true, he having gone there by permission
of Capt. Bixby to inspect the work He
wanted to see how sheet piling was driven
on an ocean bar, something he had not
heard of before.
1888 The great improvement came between
1892 and 1886. The river could not be main
tanned by dredging alone, that method
having been tried.
The object of the new breakwater at Ty-
bee was to protect shipping at Tybee
roads, of which there was something like
1872 600 calling in there every year. In
the improvements he confined himself to
the channel in existence at the time.
Capt. Carter explained the reasons for
locating the harbor line at the quaran-
tine sta tion and why the new channel, as
proposed, would be of greater advantage
to commerce than the present one. He
notified the city about the harbor line, that
being in accordance with his usual custom
After he notified the city authorities to re-
move the stone at quarantine station, he
knew nothing about who bought 1t, until
the matter came up In his case.
With regard to advertising, Capt. Car
ter followed methods, he said which he
found in existence under Gen. Gilmore
and Capt Bay,ay. The needs of com
merce usually required work to be done
in these harbors as quickly as possible
They are old works, he said, and well
known 10 contractors.
Capt. Carter explained fully the adver-
tisement for the work at Cumberland
sound in 1896, and how 1t came about that