Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-22
CHASING THE RECORDS AROUND
TO DISCOVER A RESPONSIBILITY
Clerk Mcdonald Discovered that the Specified.
tons Had Been Changed But
Couldn't Say When

that. AS to where they came from l
don't know. / may make a statement
right here about this: The first time
l ever had knowledge of the fact that
there was any difference in the specif-
cations, Mr.. Scully was in my Office and
we We're talking over the sewer matter
and he commented on the fact that
some specified that the laterals should
end with a Y, and others with a 4-inch
pipe and cap I have a COPY of the
specifications at my office to use for
purpose of comparison. etc, and got it
and read it. and it stated 4-inch cap.
Showed it to Mr.. Scully, and he said he
was told some We're different Suisse
puently had a talk with Mr. Kress and
he said some Of the specifications were
different. He had two sets and we
compared them, and 1t was evident to
anyone that there We're some changes
in the specifications. but as to where
the changed ones came firm, or whether
written out for the purpose OF causing
trouble. I do not know.
@. Did the specifications you had
read with Y. or a cap? A. They
read 4-inch Y pipe cap.
@. Was that the set Mr.. Briggs gave
you? A. don't know where got this
set; I simply have it for my own ref
erence in connection with the sewer
work
Q. Don't know where you got it? A.
No.
Q. When did you get it? A. Only
got 1t since have been employed in
this matter. l took it for granted it
was genuine. and did not compare it
with the original.
@. Who wrote the ones you have?
A. Don't know.
Q. Written by same person as the
others? A. Could not say; never looked
to see think though, as near as 1
can Judge from what I have seen of he
original, that mine is the same as the
one attached to the contract.
@. You have compared them? A.
No, have read hem. and they seem the
same.
@. Then it is not necessary for spe-
cifications to be copied in the journal, I
believe you said? A. 1t Ia not GUS
tomary. I don't Know but what it
would be pretty good idea. 1t has
never been done.
Q. Nowhere else, to your knowledge
A. Not to my knowledge but never had
any experience anywhere else.
Q. Then the set Of specifications
adopted here were not filed with the
} city clerk? A. No sir. l will tell you
what l know about the matter Mr..
J Briggs was authorized to get 6 copies
/ made, and he turned hem over to me
and I distributed them, as near az 1
, tract was signed and the contract with
specifications attached came into my
handed 1t to me, simply don't remem-
ber These matters of preparing con-
: ttrar 70 nd no OF
l to the ely attorneys Office; he passes
on the legality of these things, and I
had absolutely nothing to do with it.
When the council ordered the contract
{ signed l signed it, and know took
particular pains to get contracts after
being signed up, because it had been so
much trouble to find records, and when
!. the office was turned over to Mr.. Nick
erson turned over contracts for every-
thing that had been contracted for
, since l had taken the office. But as to
: who drew up the specifications, or
when they We're changed, or how, IL
about it,
Q. How long ago was it you found
out there We're two different specfica
tons? A. About six weeks ago. or
maybe less. 1t was when this matter
came to be agitated in the city council
that l was told about it.
Witness dismissed.
tTo be Continued)