The Sunday globe., 1901-06-09

over the time specified for the compile.
ton of the work This forfeit
amounts up in the thousands, accord
ing to the number of days over the
time in which the contract should be
completed; but, mark you, there is not
a single case on record where such
forfeiture has been enforced or collect.
ed. Now, Leech & Co.'S bid was so
plainly the lowest one, that the archi-
tect's Office was put to its wits ends
to beat them out Of it. The faithful
but tempOrarily-decapitated, Garretson
was equal to the emergency. He fig
ured up this "time" difference, and
counted us out. / won't say another
word
And the Colonel made us withdraw
the gimlet, as he dived into his otnce
on Louisiana avenue.
Architect Taylor's friends got the
Job in New York, and it isn't the ar.
chitect's fault some more Jobs" have
not materialized Of equal richness.
For instance, Mr.. Taylor wrote Secre-
tary Gage some time last winter rec
ommending that an appropriation be
made by Congress Of 500, 900 for re-
claiming and filling in three acres Of
land under water adjacent to Elis
Island, New York harbor, as a site for
a marine hospital. Secretary Gage ac-
tually recommended the appropriation
be made.
Now let our readers observe he Sc
quel and they will need no diagram
to understand the scientific manner in
which things are managed by Archi.
tect Taylor and our friend Garretson,
"the financial accountant, fgurer and
statistician" when working full time
and in harmony with his chiefs.
The 100000 appropriation asked
for attracted the attention Of the New
Workers, and caused the knowing ones
to smile significantly. The experts ia.
miliar with the work proposed by Ar.
chitect Taylor notified the authorities
in time to stop a big leak from our
ineXhaustible public treasury. These
men showed that 100000 would hard,
ly make start at the big project sug
gested, and that 100000 would not
come within flag distance Of complet.
ing the work. Building a three-acre
island on the mud flats between Ellis
Island and Bedloe's Island, as propos.
ed by Mr.. Taylor, would involve filling
in that area to a depth of about four.
teen feet to bring the surface four feet
above high water. No mention is
made in the recommendation Of Mr.
Taylor of the necessity Of building a
heavy retaining wall around the island
which many business men say would
cost a 3'Ugt am ogI3if of li1OUt1
Granted that the island could be con
structed for a reasonable sum-say
several millions of dollars-those in
terested in securing a permanent ma,
rine hospital for New York united in
protesting that the proposed site
would be wholly unsuitable for such
an institution. And there you are;
the scheme fell through ia this par
ticular, but the custom house is a rich
haul for the Architects friends and
no doubt the marine hospital for New
York and the creation OF an island will
come up in some new form at the in.
coming session Of Congress The Sun.
day Globe will, however be on deck
this time, and as it cannot be subsi.
died, the public may depend on an
expose of any such attempted raids
on the Treasury.
Meanwhile we will dish up a few ad.
ditional chapters Of the Messrs. Tay-
lors' department as time" moves
along There is a vacancy on mis- pa.
per for a smart man like Mr.. Garret.
son-if the Taylors neglect to take
him in out Of the wet.