Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15
The Business" Adminis-
tratiOn Again Gets In
Its Work.
Contractor Kelly swears That He Was
Paid Sl,500. For Withdraw
ing a Bid Made For
Plastering.
Topeka Special :

lSITaJlOH 10 prosecute parties IN
strumental in exposing the many
frauds perpetrated by it, the affidav
it OF contractor J. A. Kelly OF To-
pcka is alone OF sufficient evidence
that bluff will not work and that the
facts will be forth coming regardless OF
all the combined efforts OF the trick
sters to apply counter irritant and
put stop to it.
When bids were being considered
for State house work June 10, 1895,
by the Executive Council, which was
then composed OF Governor Morrill,
and his associates, " bid was permit
ted to be withdraw which would have
enabled the State to get certain
plastering done for Sc, 1872 and the
work was subsequently, let for 1000.
An affidavit from J A. Kelly, Of the
firm Of Hallahan & Kelly, which ap-
pears herewith, tends to explain why
this unusual action was taken.
AFFIDAVIT OF J. A. KELLY.
On June 10, 1895, 1 was member
OF the firm of HalIahan & Kelly, con-
tracing plasterers, of Topeka, Kas.
The said firm submitted bid to the
Executive Council on June 10, 1895.
to do the plastering in tho State
house at Topeka according to plans
and specifications prepared by j. c..
Holland, State Architect, for the
sum of So, 1872. After the bids were
opened in the presence of q number
OF contractors and it was ascertained
that our firm was the lowest bidder
w. f. Sterne and Chas. A. Fellows
proposed that if VIC would withdraw
our bid they would agree to pay us
the sum of 500. We agreed to this
proposition, but they being unable
to raise this sum Of money they then
proposed that if we would withdraw
our bid that they would agree to give
us the contract to do that plastering
for 81 800 more than our bid OF So
132. To this proposition we agreed
and with the consent OF the Exec
utive Council we withdrew our bid
and our certified check was returned.
The bids were all rejected at this
meeting of the Council and re-adver-
tised, and on July s, 1895, the con.
tract was let to Fellows & Vansant
for the sum of S., 900, and according
to the agreement entered into be-
tween w. K. Stern aud Chas. A. Eel
lows on June 10, 1895, the firm oi
Hallahan IL Kelley did the plasterine
for the SUN of 81 ,632.
j. A. KELLY.
State of Kansas, Shawnee county, So
Personally approved before me j
A. Kelley, of lawful age, whe being
duly sworn, deposes and says that
the foregoing statement is true.
A. T.. SHREVE.
Seal. Notary Public.
Commission expires Jan. &c, 1901
The record of the Executive Coun
ell above quoted shows that Mr.. Kel-
ly's impression of the facts in the mat
ter are quite accurate. The record o.
the second citing, found on pag'
374 of the Executive Council recorG
and dated July 8, 1895, rs follows:
"Blds had been received by tn,
Secretary of State prior to II O'Clock
noon from S. f. Grosch for plaster
ing, from Bower s. Martineau TO
woodwork and windows, Brown &
Moses, Clark and Blackman, Henr,
Bennett, Cuthbert II Sargent and
Fellows & Vansant for both wood
work and windows and plastering
and from Hopkins 81 Co. for plaster
ing alone.
''After fully considering all of tn
bids filed, and after full consult atiol
with the architect in charge of tn
work, it was by a unanimous vot
of the Council ordered that the con
tract be awarded to Fello ws & Van
SAINT for both woodwork, window
plastering, they being the lowest bid
ders, at total sum of $23, 900, it be
ing decided by the Council to have
the windows finished with sash o
solid chestnut as set forth in bid Nc
80
Then follows the bid in full. Tn
following extracts are taken from tn
copy in tie Executive Council record
being portions of the bid which wer
accepted:
IBID No. 3-WII furnish labor an
material and complete the window
with sash Of solid chestnut and d
all painting for the same; also th