Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-24

Mr.. Mcintyre. in answer to one asking
for information on points referred to,
shows how easily the services of Mr..
Mcintyre could have early been secured
for whatever time wanted, at the very
fair price of s. day and expenses.
This would have saved several expensive
plumbers, for it was only after MIR. Bat
tell, at his own expense, had Mr.. Nc
lntyre come here that through him the
committee found out the errors of loca-
ton made by them in undertaking to run
In too straight line.
Mr.. Mcintyre is unquestionably one
of the most capable engineers in the
United States, competent to lay the
water works in New York or London,
and there has been no time when the
committee could not have had his most
valuable services by accommodating
themselves to his engagements that is,
by waiting few days.
Mr.. Burt, one of the committee, tells
us that he knew nothing about the tele-
gram by Mr.. Bryant to Mr.. Mcintyre
"Have made other arrangements need
not come" and thinks that Mr.. Bryant
must have sent this on his own RESPONSE.
bility and without mentioning it to the
committee. Mr.. Burt says further that
four of the committee at least have all
the time been anxious to have Mr.. Nc
lntyre come. We believe that all the
committee will at last come to the same
conclusion and promptly accept the offer
made by Mr.. Battell referred to in edi.
toral columns.
RANDOLPH. VT, May Il, 1901.
Mr.. Thomas z. Boyce, -MiddleJwy, ".
Dear Sir: | am today. for the first
time this month, practically free from
outside work requiring immediate and
undivided attention. Have been engaged
in landscape work incident to the plant
ing of a large number of trees and shrubs
in a new addition to South View GENE
terry in this place. Unfortunately, ad-
vice of the coming of the trees did moi
reach me until they were here, so that
surveying, plating and planting had tC
be carried on at once and all requiring
personal supervision. Following the
above, | hardly nePd apologize for delay
and brevity in replying to correspond
ents.
Your letter of the 18th is before me
and in reply | will briefly follow the in
cdents relating to your construction o.
water works in so far as they have come
under my consideration or have required
my action.
Your visit to this place and call upol
myself mark the beginning, and | need
only recall the incident.
Following this, and toward the end o
February, is the visit of Mr.. Calhoun
who made many inquiries to which re
piled without reserve, except as to one
namely: Whether, if desired, would e
to Middlebury early in May and superin
tend the construction of reservoir, an,
what would be my price for such service
AS to price, | named S. per day and ex
penses. AS to giving my undivided a,
tentiOn to the work at the time specified
was not then able to state on accOun
of certain work already promised, bu
would fully decide the matter on or be
fore Saturday of the following week, an
that in the event of not receiving direc
reply within the time specified he Nigh
regard it as an affirmative reply. On tn
Saturday named l telephoned that
could undertake the work If desired
This brought the matter up to the poir
of decision by your committee, on who's
behalf Mr.. Calhoun had promised a
early reply. On the 23d of March
wrote Mr.. Calhoun stating that had nc
received reply and that "on account c
, other proposed engagements 1t will b
impossible for me to await the decisio
much longer, and l would ask for a n
= ply at the earliest possible time."
J heard nothing further in relation
the matter, and consequently suppose
it "ofi" altogether, until the receipt {