The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-24
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""!I y" !i"h hl".l nsth tie. commission
an application 10 buy the suid imnk.
bat MAS informed that hc must Apply
70 the Contractors for the purchase OF
Iam" That Nj: t'nkefc, told th"
Gcponcni t"O Oi three days after The.
contract waS awarded that the COM
mission had rcf"!Ied to him the appli.
cation d"pon"nt had made 10 buy The
Junk
D,nVn"ui further swcars that lie is a
G"al"! IN, ana familiar with the market
Naluc OF old IRON and other junk, and
mat he made an estimate OF and Of
fct'd the highest market price for the
olh IRON II was necessary TO remove in
pIhcIhS TN" dome on the building: that
hc regarded the said old iron worth
iesS Tor any other purpose than junk
and had he secured same he would
hay" Immediately shipped it OF as
such: that III" contractors secured a
higher price from other parties for IL
portion Of this old iron than drponcnt
would have paid for ii;
D"ponent further swcarS that he eX-
hm!ned the ceiling ycmoved from the
main lobby of the State house. m!iit.
IL remained on the state house
grounds. that said ceiling was aaIva-
niZ"d lyon and worthless. even as junk
that the contractors gave ii to the de-
pon-nt. but h" would not haul it Off,
and in turn gave il To the asylum for
the insane.
That he did not testify TO the facts
above when being examined before the
investigating committee because the
questions were not asked him.
j. B. Garfunkel.
Sworn to before me this 18th day OF
February. 1904. ID. w. McLaurin.
Notary Public.
EXHIRIT q.
Richmond. Va. Feb. 4, 1904.
Robert J. Can't Capitol Building:
In my capitol bid figured on all old
material being my property.
Savannah. Ga. Feb. 19.19o4.
Robt. j. Can't:
In making up bid for contrac! on
caDltOl there, contractor was to have
all old stone, iron and other material
on the premises.
j. T.. burgess.
(Of Stewart Contracting Company
EXHIBIT H.
REQUEST FOR OPINION.
Newberry. s. C.. Aug Q, 1901.
Hon. G.. Duncan Bcllingor, Attorney
General, Columbia =. C.:
Dear Sir: Pursuant to the permiS-
sion of til" commission charged with
the completion OF the State house,
have the honor Of asking your opinion
upon I question which has arisen about
the ownership of the old material
The facts appear in the paper here
with submitted. and the contracts and
the specifications
The papers submitted consist of Il
partial draft Of IL report of the COM
mittee aud n copy of the letter from
the architect.
The minutes referred to contain 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. G., Aug. &c. 1901.
Hon. Geo. S. Mower, Chairman. etc,
Newberry, S. 6.
Dear Sir: / have before me your let
ter relating to the question of the own
ership of what is known as the "old
ina atcI iui 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
l have the honor to reply as follows:
AS l gather them the admitted "a 5
are:
The only pertinent reference III the