Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-24

work ne had filed with the commission
AL ~, sappueaion TO buy the said Junk,
put was informed that he must apply
10 the contractors for the purchase OF
same. That Mr.. Unkefer told the
deponent two or three days after the
contract was awarded that the COM
mission had referred to him the appii.
junk. - snS
Deponent further swears that he ia a
dealer In, and familiar with the market
value OF old iron and other Junk. and
that ne made an estimate of and Of
fered the highest market price for the
oid IRON it was necessary to remove in
he regarded the said old iron worth
less for any other purpose than Junk
and had he secured same he would
have Immediately shipped It of as
such; that the contractors secured q
higher price from other parties for a
portion OF this old iron than deponent
would have paid for 1t.
Deponent further swears that he ex-
amined the ceiling removed from the
main lobby o the state house, while
grounds; that said ceiling was galva-
nized iron, and worthless, even as funk;
that the contractors gave Ii to the de-
ponent, but he would not haul 1t off,
and M IN turn gave it to the asylum for
the insane
That he did not testify to the facts
above when being examined before the
investigating committee be cause the
questions were not asked him.
j. B. Garfunkel.
Sworn to before me this 18th day of
February, 1904. ID. w. McLaurin.
EXHIBIT G.
os RICHMOND; Va, Feb; 4, 1904.
In my capitol bid ] figured on all old
material being my property.
w. A. Chesterman.
Savannah. Ga, Feb. 19,19O4
In making up bid for contract on
capitol there, contractor was to have
all old stone, iron and other material
on the premises.
j. r. Burgess,
cor Stewart Contracting Cojupany)
EXHIBIT II.
REQUEST FOR OPINION.
Newberry, 8. c., Aug. 8, 1901.
Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger, Attorney
General, Columbia, s. c.:
Dear Sir: Pursuant to the permis-
sion OF the commission charged with
the completion of the State house, l
have the honor of asking your opinion
upon question which has arisen about
the ownership Of the old material.
The facts appear In the paper here
the specifications.
The papers submitted consist of a
partial draft of report OF the COM
mittee and copy OF the letter from
the architect.
The minutes referred to contains the
statement Of Mr.. Unkefer one of The
contractors.
The committee desires your opinion
under the terms of the contract and
the circumstances of the case upon the
question where the ownership Of the
old material rests, whether in the con-
tractors or the State.
Awaiting your reply, I am,
Very truly yours,
Geo. S. Mower, Chairman.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OPINION.
Executive Department, Office of the
Attorney General.
Columbia, S. c., Aug. 26. 1901.
Hon. Geo. S. Mower, Chairman, ETC.,
Newberry. s. G.
Dear Sir: l have before me your let
ter relating to the question of the own
ership of what Is known as the "old
in connection with the con-
tract for the completion OF the State
house.
note that you say that the commit
tee desires my "opinion under the
terms of the contract and the circum-
stances of the case upon the
question where the ownership of the
old material rests, whether in the con-
tractors or the State"
/ have the honor to reply as follows:
AS l gather them the admitted facts
are
The only pertinent reference in the