The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-27
n BRING UP ALL CONTRACTS.
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-----s we're placed and who were the bid
Jers- .o, took up the contracts
CO.. o., IMPROVING Savannah harbor ana
q ~ -l--1 sound and introduced al OF
cum -. with regard 10 it, Just as had
tae .et IA, the case of the two contracts
been -4 -rba. evidence was to snow that
OF tN' .5. contractors had been furnish
mo-, .,-Iy one copy of the specifications
ed W. W. -,nfracts. and that they did not
io- ,.,,e 20 get other copies ano MAKE
fsj- before the date Tor opening the
th." INCIDENCE was also introduced to
~ that the time mad peeh tllucn sllU o,. VI
sD,~.sr the publication of the adyertlse-
pew end The opening OF the bids, than
il5i'' lowed by law. and was insufficient,
N".a .-,ined. for the contractors inter-
1t "a m prepare intelligent bids.
e. - Dorired that in one instance, m
III We If the Savannah harbor contract
el .os only one copy of the specltca-
lo ms sent to John T. Gaynor presi-
.+ NJ The Atlantic Contracting Com
n-. while three copies were sent to a
llr,,hsr of the other applicants
qg, passing of the minstrel band FOR
--r,arr disconnected the judge advocate,
,,as reading letters, but he took a
.1. of water and in a minute proceeded.
yber the Savannah harbor contract of
-s,5 ms reached Col. Barr yielded to the
-.-,,sst of counsel for the accused, and
a. fb. interest of saving time read only
a., abstract of the letters of contractors
LII for Specifications, and Capt. Car
o., rapIIes. sending one or three copies
of the specifications as the case might be.
T7is saved The reading Of numerous let
tsrs. which was gone through with in the
other cases.
oms recalling authority to open bids under
d.. specifications was read The tele-
cram directed Capt. Carter to request au-
borftv to- advertise again, which was done.
I'VE recalling of the authority under the
f,rn,fr specifications was due to the fact
tbsr IL did not embody the provisions of
The eiaht-hour law. Authority was given
=, re-5,iyertise. with changes in the speci-
featious suggested, on Aug. 20, 1892 Col.
Barr said i'm spite of the objections of
counsel he proposed to place upon the rec
ord the correspondence with those con-
tractors making application, who received
onlv enc copy of the specifications. Mr..
Blair said the accused could not object,
end the e.teCs and answers were read.
T, was testified to that a party named
Aenew in Savannah had called at the office
of Cant. Carter and asked for copies of
solicitations, and was told that he would
have TO see Capt. Carter personally to get
them
After the contracts of 1892 had been dis
posed of those of 1894 were taken up. These
were for the improvement of Cumberland
sound Darien harbor, the Altamaha river,
etc. Similar testimony was submitted with
regard to them. including the acts of Con-
eress the request for a project, the project
and specifications, the advertisements, the
correspondence with contractors, the pro-
posals, successful bidders, awards, and
other papers relating to these matters.
The contract for improving Cumberland
sound In 1894 was let to Arson M. Bangs of
New York In his letter recommending that
Mr. Bangs be given the contract, Capt.
Carter stated that his bid was lower than
the work could be done for, nevertheless
he was responsible party, and therefore
The recommendation that the contract be
awarded him was made. Mr.. Bangs was
quoted in the Herald some time ago as say
ing he had nothing whatever to do with
The case, as he had no work down here
since the SOS. The court adjourned until
j o'clock this morning.