The record-union., 1899-09-07

members, was IN favor or having a
good vault put in, but as a matter OF
fact, he said, West, the agent of the
Diebold Safe Company had not been in
vited to bid on the vault-could not
have been invited to bid because there
were no plans and specifications-noth
ing for him to bid on. He called at
tention to the statement made by Cur
It's the day the contract was awarded
that he had not seen the plans and
specifications, and argued that if the
members of the board had not seer
them there was little chance that West
knew anything about them. He wanted
to know what West or anybody else
had to bid on.
Curtis said that he knew from the
other members what was in the plans
and specifications. even if he had not
heard them read. West. he said, knew
the amount of the bid put in by the
other company a week before the con-
tract was let.
Morrison insisted that even if he
knew the amount of the bid, he knew
nothing about the plans and specifica-
uons, and could not therefore put ir
any bid, and Curtis action in demand
ing that the plans and specifications be
read showed that he did not know what
they were.
Curtis wanted to know whether Nor
rlson had asked for plans and specifi-
cations for the different cabinets, and
particularly those in Superintendent
Howard's office.
Morrison said he had and that the
minutes would show it.
Curtis said the minutes would show
nothing of the kind
jenkins rose to a point of order, hold
ing that the motion made by him was
being lost sight of.
CURTIS WAS ANGRY.
Then Curtis grew excited. He
walked out into the room and stopped
first before Jenkins and then before
Morrison, and for a moment it looked
as though the genuine article OF
trouble would follow. Curtis said he
did not allow any member to impugr
his motives
L have seen too much from you
jenkins, and from you, Morrison, to be
lmpugned by either of you," said Cur
tis. If this board wants to fight me
III fight it to finish but I won't have
reIlectlonS cast on me-
Morrison and Jenkins attempted tc
paclfy the Chairman. but the latter
continued addressing Morrison:
You bring it up like a, dog returning
to it's vomit."
If L do So" retorted Morrison, 'I dc
so as a member of the board, and ]
stand on my rights"
Curtis said that Morrison had not
stood by the board in voting upon GER
tain propositions, and Morrison said
II he had not the minutes would show
It. He said he had stood by Curtis
many times.
Yes" replied Curtis. "I've received
many favors and many rebukes at
your hands"
you might have accepted them as
rebukes,' said Morrison, but they
were not intended as such" Morrison
said she had not intended to have any,
thing to say, but he recoHected the time
when the Major (McLaughlin) contend
ed for advertising for bids for every
thing that cost $500 or more.
You taught me not to do 500 said
Mclaughlin, smiling broadly.
Morrison said when he let the con-
tract to Johnson & Co. for printing the
Great Register, it was with the under
standing that every printing office in
the city, except one, should get part
of the work, and they got it.
But there were no plans or specii-
cations or bids" interjected McLaugh-
lin.
Morrison said the work was all done
in the city and county of Sacramento
and residents here got the money.
Mclaughlin said he remembered that
when he was first elected, that a So
OO0 contract was let for building a
road on aSutter Island, for which there
were no plans and specifications, and
that several other things were done in
like manner
Its Morrison who's the kicker now.
and the Major who is the good boy, y
said Curtis.
Jenkins said that plans and specif-
cations for the Sutter Island road re-
ferred to by Mclaughlin had been
drawn and that they were on record in
the office and there was also a written
agreement
Jenkins said there were plans and
specifications in the Sutter Island case
and written agreement.
Gillis said that if any one on the
board did not know all about the safe
plans, it was his own fault The com
mittee was appointed to investigate an
make plans. 1t was to be a first ella SIS
job and Mr.. West heard everything that
was done, twenty-three days before
hand and had plenty of time to make
his plans, but he talked about an inch
and half vault which was not what
was wanted. Mr.. Jenkins could have
gone to San Francisco and made in
vestigations if he had wanted to. The
vault was going to be put in and the
other fellows could do all the kicking
they wanted to.
Several members talked at once and
Morrison called for the question, which
was Jenkins motion that all action in
regard to the safe be rescinded.
Chairman Curtis said he thought il
the most foolish motion he had ever
heard and Jenkins said in that case
they would have one foolish motion
on the books
The motion was lost. Curtis. Nc
Laughlin and Gillis voting no and Nor.
rison and Jenkins aye.
The board then adjourned till this
afternoon at o'clock.
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