Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-17
j MI PROCEEDINGS
<oEWER INVESTIGATION
Published by Request of the Committee for
the Benefit of the Tax Payers
In Serial Form
BY Mr.. Butler.


Q. Mr.. Skinner, in a case of this kline
would not the bidders go over the
ground and see what work was neces
sary before making a bid of any kind
on it? A. O yes.
Q. And would naturally go over the
ground and make an estimate OF the
amount of work they would have to do,
and have profile showing fills, etc ?
A. Yes sir. should have.
Q. The profile would have shown the
depth of surface on all lines? A. Yes
sir.
BY Mr. Erb
@. Mr.. Skinner as mayor YOU were
familiar with the specifications adver-
tised, on which the bids were submit
ted We're you not? A. was at the
time.
Q. And as mayor you signed the con-
tract for this sewer did you not? A.
Yes sir.
Q. Did you compare the contract you
signed with the original plans and spe-
cifications on which the bids were sub
mitted? A. Well. no: I did not COM
pare them
Q. Would you deem 1t good hpsiness
to sign an instrument without COM
pairing it with the original? A. Well
did not suppose there was anything
but the original there were two or
three copies made and l was informed
that these were in the hands Of officers
city engineer. city clerk, and city
attorney: made inquiries as to wheth-
er or not these were the correct papers
.and was told they were, and signed
them could not tell at that time.
4 q. .Ycp supposed you were signing
win the same specifications as those
on which the bids were submitted? A..
Yes sir.
@. what led YOU To believe that? A.
Aney tOIu me 10.
q. Who did? A. Wen I forget now
whether 1t was the city engineer or
city clerk. A Il IA f.3t
G., In whose hands were these speci-
hcations left. pending submission Of
gpdss A. don't rernember. / III
! ssQ.Swfp lad charge Of the original
;spsin&4ioas daring he time in which
'6ids fwem to b submitted, A.twhy I
think there. were different copies of
them had at that time the original
manuscript In my Office. The original
was simply written in long hand. with
various changes that had been put in
from time to time. and there were some
typewriter copies gotten out; I don't
know how many.
don't know: I have been told it was
put In the hands Of the city clerk, but
am not positive.
@. Where was the contract signed
"A. could not say whether 1t was In
the city attorneys or city clerks Of.
nee; could not say al to that It might
have been signed right here.
BY Mr. Butler.
@. Mr.. Skinner who handed you the
specifications with contract, to sign
A. Well don't remember whether Il
was the city attorney or city clerk. :
@. Was it one or the other? A. Yes
sir.
~ese- @. Then IL there were three or foul
important clauses changed from the or
iginal specifications, in the ones yo,
signed. you were not. familiar enough
with the original specifications to motto,
the diherence?, A. Why no: ! would
~ not have known. Did not notice ever!
little detail Or every little clause o
those specifications.
@. Would you have noticed three O
four important clauses changed? A
Ncu cuphuScO ttcy were tIc original
@. As had been corrected up to tn
time the bids were let?S A. Certainly.
Q. You took it for granted you wer
~ signing the original specifications an,
49, did not read them over? A. Well
glanced over Them did not read then
carefully. no sir.
q. suppose you were signing con
tract of your own, would you sign
in the same careless manner withou
reading it? Yes sir. When I have al
architect draw plans and specification
for house sign these articles: I thin
anybody else does sa
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