Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-18
Mr.. SINNERS TESTIMONY ENDED
and CLERK MCDONALD CALLED
Committee Persistently Dwelling on the fact of
the Changed Specifications to Fix the
Responsibility Somewhere
BY Mr.. Butler.

BY Mr.. Butler.
Q. Do you not remember, Mr.. Skin
ner, that after the bids were received
and before the contract could be
signed. it had to be advertised for 80
days, and in publishing it they made
a mistake of two days and had to re-
advertise it again? a. Yes. In adj
vertising it, instead of giving 30 days
they only gave 20. and had to insert
another notice to correct this little
discrepancy. That was one of the
causes of delay.
BY Mr.. KOS.
Q. And the specifications were in
the hands of the city clerk in the mean
time? A. don't know whose hands
They were in. The city attorney, l
think, was authorized to draw and
prepare the contract, or approve it.
Q. The city attorney? A. Yes. the
city attorney was supposed to have a
copy of the original in his office at all
times wish to correct this; should
have said the city engineer. He
should have had a copy Of all these
papers.
Q. Mr. Briggs? A. Yes. Mr. Briggs
was the city engineer, but Mr. Maxon
was really acting engineer for two
months
Q. Did Mr.. Briggs. to your knowl-
edge. have copies, typewriter copies.
OF these specifications made? A, I
could not say whether he got them out
or not.
Q. Were the specifications the coun-
ell had up here to approve typewriter
or written in long hand? %. The first
one was written. in long nand.
Q. But the last typewriter? A.
Yes
Q. Then the copies left WITH the city
attorney were typewriter? A. 1 would
not say as to that, but think so.
Q. About how many typewriter
copies We're gotten out? A. don't
know.
@. Do you know who wrote the one
signed? A. No sir. l will simply say
in general way that Miss Maud
stowe did most of the writing, but
sometimes someone else would do the
work. You. see we had a number of
contracts for different things, and I
could not designate which were writ
ten by any one person.
O. Then at the time you signed
these specifications and the contract
either in the city attorney or city
clerks Office. it did not occur to Won
that there We're changes made in the
specifications from the original? A.
Nothing, except what had been agreed
on by the council.
@. The changes agreed on by the
city council were put in writing? A.
] think so; ! think the changes were
marked on the copy, or interlined. or
something Of that kind.
.. The changes We're interlined on
the COPY? A. Yes, think so.
BY Mr.. Butler.
Mr.. Skinner, did you consider at that
time that changes might have been
made that would make material differ
ence i'm the cost. after the contract had
been let? A. No sir.
BY Mr.. Kjos.
Q. Do you know who suggested the
changes that were made? A. Well
some by the engineer, some by the
council and some by the committee
In looking the specifications over. If
they would find anything that ap-
peared to be Unnecessary. or cost more
than necessary. or some other way
better, of course these things were
talked over, but still there was moth
ing or any great Importance
Q. OF enough Importance to have
part in the contract? Were they part
of the contract: 4. think not: when
the contract was drawn and the spe-
cihcations, they We're all supposed to
be identical with those that had heen
submitted to the bidders.
Q. Can you recollect any particular
change suggested by any particular
person?
A. No, sir, ! could not
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