The San Francisco call., 1898-12-02
ACRIMONY IN HE SENATE
 INVESTIGATION
 Contractor Baten1an's " ]. Warm "a m T !. emper.. '5'.' . <.
EXPERT REID PLACID AS EVER
ONE OF THE JOBS THAT CAUSED .....: :. :. ....... '. .:.*. A BIG. LOSS.
Senate Committee Looking Into the ..:.:=. - Alleged Lrooked Work in the ...:<.. .< F.: Construction of the New ..: 7. K. :. <. :...F Ferry Depot. ...:

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 Signals of acrlmoray were flying when the Senate Investigating Committee be- gan the days: session yesterday II was forecast that James BateRIan of Bateman Brothers intended. to address some polnled questions to Expert James W. Reid.
 Mir. Bateman opened the. inquiry by ask ing the expert if the latter was not lawyer.
 MT. Reid did not invoke the protection of the committee, but with amazing sell possession: responded that he was not lawyer and had never devoted an hour to the study of law. <
 Mir. BateInan, addressing Senator Dick
 inson, ehafrnnan:"of the committee, an-
 nounced that. he intended to prove .that
 Expert Reid's statement that the charges made in Baterl;fn Bros contract caused a
 loss of 'S20, ,eO0.to tie State was incorrect.
 He intended to prove that the State suf-
 feretf no .loss. 1ftat figures on items omit ted were excessive and the credits tor
 other work 6one inadequate. He said,
 1noreover .l.a{: he Intended to show that
 matters we're .broug+ft in and charges
 made rhat we're not pertinent. He would
 also show that the expert had not given . credit for work that had been done l. When: tie ...contraGtor: for carpenter,
 glaz 5< znt :.pafntiIlg work finished his .0peliI5 IS tetafeIltii .General piekinsun y1lC aIItt' ,Cti Qlls:9 feeling, [ desire to T, e Eitt' | 2 g. 1nqllry will be confined en- *tire!a to: the quantities apd, priceS. Il ne ;ad3ISability of !tIle changes .'or6fered will :ldt:. he 9consid cred. by Ihe coTnf1fittee: :: '..5:l hen :Sa9g spaak of acrimQnieus feel 'ipgi@ satd Mr.. BateFnanj: !A'you must ad+ mt Mir Chafrffa|n, that have. cause for aerlmony. T. ain "a member of the firm of l6temap Brothers,: and that firm is eQargeq with having caused a: loss to the State of over: $2l, ,oOl If that is so, it. 1a0l ne" l,.fI tortioni and neceSar2iy l would have little feeling. ';:..:
 : T. suggest that you smother that feel ing, remarked General Dickinson, dryly. 'f think the coTlInittee understands that you peyformed your: contract and got your money, and I do not think the com could get two prices for doing the job. do not think the committee would criticize your acumen in that: respect. If I, as an attorney, should legftimately and legally get Sl0O0 for my fee, l would just as soon take that as take. $500. I would not want my legal ability questioned if got only
 After these figures. of speech came fig ures of cost. Contractor Bateman and Expert Reid squared themselves for the intellEsetuai Es coInbat Reid is an admirable is not trace upon his face of difidence or shyness when questions are propound- ed tC test his expert knowledge.
 MT. Bateman did not get excited or Hurried. In the little passages wherein MT. Reid gained advantage the contractor held his temper in good check.
 Irawings were exhibited, calculations made, specifications studied, prices quot ed, changes in plans considered, thickness and weight Of glass. discussed and many other points brought in. MT. Reid never receded from the contention: Whenever we found evidence of extra work we gave credit for it, and wherever we found work omitted we deducted" The expert pointed: out on the drawings the various windows called for.- He in dicated the number omitted and testified that certain windows put in for ventila- ton of the building were without devices for opening and closing.
 It was further shown that glass below the sixteen-ounce requirement was used. The price of the lighter glass was con- sidered in the expert estimate. Where window openings were closed with iron and no, glass: whatever was used deduc- tons were made. On another line of work the expert found one error which reduced the anount in the contractors favor from S9OO to $500