The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-12
IN THE HANDS OF COL. BARR.
Continued from Eighth Page)
gomery you used on your trip to Can

gomery you used on your trip 10 Can
ada ?"
Yes sir" was the reply
is that your bapusmal Nance
mo, sir; il was changed on account
of the desire OF my mother by act Of the
legislature in 1884, l think. To be frank.
with you, l adopted a family name in the
hope Of inheriting some little property"
rs that the name by which you are
borne on the rolls at Washington"
Il am sure it is. Il should be, as l
so reported it.
There being no office here when Capt.
Carter was first sent to Savannah. he was
asked if he did not establish Office meth
DDS OF his own with regard 10 advertis-
ing and sending out specifications Capt.
Carter replied that such was not the case.
He adopted such methods as he had seen
used In Capt Baylays office. and the office
was organized in accordance with Capt.
Baylay's ideas.
Captain. when you first came here you
say you did not construct fascines accord
ing TO Gen. Gilmore's ideas?'' Col. Barr
said.
mo, sir; 1 did not. l thought all the
brush and twies should be trimmed Off
and the poles laid bare and clean" was
the reply.
'Then, when you took a Ratchet in your
hand on the Twiggs contract near Au-
gusta, and cut off the leaves and branches.
you went back 10 your original method,
old you not?'
mo, not at all There was a great deal
of the smaller material left on the Twiggs
fascine."
Capt Carter said he told Capt. Twiggs
that he preferred wire on certain fascnes
10 be used for shore protection. He haG
never called the material used to tie fas-
cnes lash yarn" He knew what the
material was. but always called it tarreG
rope. He did not know whether he had
told contractors about the material or not.
He was satisfied he did if any one asked
him about it,
Capt. Carer was next questioned about
his trip TO Georgetown and his conversa-
ton with j. G. Smith on the works there
Capt. Carter stated positively that he did
not call on Smith for The contractors
books
Did you not have converse ton with
him about sheet plling?" Col. Barr asked
Yes, old. made some inquiries about
sheet piling, but am inclined to think my
conversation was with man named
HUMPHREYS, and not with Smith"
Did you not tell Smith TO go on using
the sheet piling until he heard from you.
further?"
II did not"
Was not Paul f. Twiggs there. or near
mo; 1 have no recollection of any one
being there bur Smith and Humphries.
Col. Barr next took up the subject Of ad-
vertising. Capt Carter said he could not
recall an instdpce in which Gen Gilmore
advertised thirty days, but the record
would show
But were you not familiar with his
methodist
Reasonably so"
Have you ever advertised for thirty
days on any contract under your"
Il do not know now; the record will
show"
DO you remember ever having adver-
tised for thirty days, as required by law"
The law does not require it,"
Does 1t not say advertisements should
be published for thirty days?"
Yes, but it does not say shah be-"
Any difference between should and shall
In the regulations"
Yes, the difference between a desire
and a command
Then the Presidents desire has no force
or meaning unless put in the shape of a
commando"
The testimony of the clerk from the war
department 10 the effect that the depart
ment was never concerned with the dates
in approving an advertisement was wholly
surprise to him, he said. He always
were approved by the war department.
What did you mean by telegraphing Con
molly 10 publish the 1896 advertisement. and
to leave the date June g. but the dates to
oren bids at Sept. 50" Col Barr asked.
1 meant just that" was the reply
"Why?"
Because 1 had no right, as I have con-
eldered, to change the approved advertise
ment.'
Don't you know who put in that date
Sept. So"
Il do not remember now. Ii was done
while I was in Washington on Aug 49,
Capt. Carter was questioned at length
with reference to the change in the date
in the advertisement for the time of open
ing bids. Capt Carter said that the adj
vertisement being dated June 6 and call
ing for bids to be opened July s, the latter
date necessarily had 10 be changed as il
was on Aug. IS that the specifications were
approved. The change of date to Sept.
was made at his request and was made
IN Washington. Col. Bars idea seemed
to be that the changed date was put in
by Mr. Connolly upon kilograms received
from Capt Carter, who was In Washing
ton at the time. Col Barr asked il a
certain figure So was not inserted by
Connolly. Capt. Carter said he did not
know. He had not tried to find out 1us,
thought it had little bearing on the case
WAS Connolly in the habit of changing
documents in your Officer" Col. Barr ask,
ed.
mo. sir; he was not" was the reply.
did you ever change any date in al
advertisement yoursef?"
Not that l remember. don't think
ever did,
Did you inform the chief of engineers il
1896 that the accepted bid for Cumberland
sound work was double the amount bid OF
the previous contract in 1892"
mo, / don't remember that did"
Don't you think you should have don,
so, when 1t is true according to the evi
dence here that the contractors made 10
per cent on the former contractor?''
That Is in error. / am satisfied tina
the contractors lost money on that work
How do you know that?"
ut Is my judgment based upon my ex
perience in connection with the work"
Then a man can sit in his Office an,
figure on workT'
1T is not in evidence that / sat in m,
Office"
But you were there when you did you