The Advocate and news., 1898-03-23
EVERY "WEDNESDAY.
PRICE FIVE GENTS.

of work contracted for under the con-
tract referred to was never done, al
though paid FOR, and that the present adj
ministratiOn has had to let contracts To
do the work contracted for by this firn
and paid for by the State.
7. That 81, 1895 was paid by the State
to various persons hired by this same
firm Of contractors to do work for them
for which the State previously paid the
contractors, thus making double pay
ment to this amount.
8. That under a contract for $21, ,645 in
August, 1896, for finishing rooms,
$5, ,6SO.31 was allowed and paid for extras
and that in addition S1,725.59 was al
lowed and paid for extras, which work
was included In the original contract
8. That August 4, 1896, contract for
the finishing OF certain rooms amount
ing to $S,56S was let that $529.30 was
allowed for extras; that S780.62 was also
allowed for extras which were provided
for In the contract, among which was
$3.50 for vault doors which were specitl-
cally provided for in the contract.
10. The same contractors, who got all
OF the work worth having, failed to pay
that the sub-contractor brought suit
against the firm and got Judgment; that
Notwithstanding that the contract price
had been paid In full, this judgment
against private individuals covering
work provided for In the contract, was
paid In full out Of the State treasury.
IL. That July 81, 1895, this same
firm of contractors was paid $5 per
day for twenty-nine days, amounting
to S145, for experimenting work done
Hnder their own contract dated July 8,
1895; while but twenty-three days count
ing Sundays, had at the time Of pay
ment, elapsed since the letting Of the
contract.
H. That on July 8, 1896, the State
architect submitted an estimate OF
$6, 1925 for the work of preparing the
drives around the capitol grounds; that
the work when done cost the State
3,27987, being $7,122.62 in excess OF
the estimate; that bids were not adVer-
tised for; that the day the contractors
bond was filed $3.50 was drawn by him.
13. That without previous ADVERTISE
ment bids were opened November II 1896
about two weeks after the election Of the
Leedy administration, for walks on the
west and south sides Of the capitol
grounds; chat the Kansas City Stone,
Sidewalk Co. offered to lay a walk with
an eight-inch concrete base covered with
one and One-half inch hexagon cement.
blocks for 231a cents per square GoOts
that on November 21, 1896, the same
company offered by letter to put In. al
walk with cinder base and same Blocks
for 81 cents per square foot; that this
offer was accepted and $7,945.10 was paid
for the work, which was $1,92219 more
than the same company's bid of a few
days previous and much cheaper mate
rial was used; that Ii was specified that
the work must be finished by noon OF
January II, 1897, the hour at which Gov
ernor Leedy was inaugTated; that
$4,000 was paid fifteen days after the
signing Of the contract, that December
30, $4,964.52 was drawn, which, together
with the amount previously drawn, made
payments of $19.42 In excess Of the con-
tract price; that all Of this money was
paid at least fifteen days previous to the
completion of the work.
IA. That a contract was let for q coal
and ash pit, tunnel, tracks, etc, ON the
north side Of the east wing for $780,
that $1,675 was paid by the State for
this job; that although literally paid he
job was mot well done, poor cement being
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