Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-16
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF SEWER INVESTIGATION
Published by Request of the Committees for
the Benefit of the Tax Payers
In Serial Form

II don't remember just as to these
| things.
| BY Mr.. Butler.
| Q. Mr.. Skinner, were these changes
all made before the bids We're received?
A. Well. so far as l know, yes.
Q. You know of no changes after the
bids were received2 A. Not after such
| bids We're filed.
! Q. Not after the bids were received
last July? A. l don't remember as to
that; don't think SO. still they might
have been. 1t would have only been
matter of some little things not def
ntely understood, and then in copying
the specifications found they We're not
carried out, or something of that kind
could not say as to that.
BIZ. Mr.. Moore.
Q. Mr. Skinner were any changes
made from the time they We're first adj
vertised and the bids rejected, and then
advertised again? A. Well, l could not
say as to that either. will just SIM
ply say this; there was a man here
from Omaha who had had experience
, in building sewers that was anxious to
bid on the work and I got a copy of
| the specifications for him to look at,
! and in looking them over he called my
attention to two or three things; Of
! course he would have noticed such
, things quicker than I would, and /
know there were some things there that
it had been decided by the council that
would be different; can not remember
the things. but there were two or three
| things that it had been agreed upon,
and this copy we had there seemed to
well / took it. was not in keeping with
the lines where the original had been
| interlined or marked, or something of
the kind: I called the councils atten-
ton to this, and think it was referred
to the committee having the sewer
matter in charge. Now don't remem-
Der what time that took place. l don't
remember of any other things or any
thing of any importance.
BY Mr.. Erb.
Q. Mr.. Skinner who had authority to
make changes? A. No, one.
@. Well. in case errors had been
found and it was necessary to change
them? A. Why by the council
@. BY the council. but who would
make the changes? A. The engineer.
@. Would anyone. else have authority
to make them except the engineer. on
authority coming through the council =?
A. l suppose not.
BY City Attorney.
@. Mr.. Skinner do you know of any
action on the part of the city council
wherein the engineer, or anyone else,
was authorized to change or alter the
specifications regarding tunneling? A.
Well. / don't remember as to what ac-
|, ton was taken. l don't remember as
. to any definite action being taken as
, to changes. l remember of this being
discussed but as to what final action
was taken I can not remember.
@. Can you tell us briefly something
of the discussion that arose over that
| feature of the specifications? A. If
remember. 1t was the concensus OF
) opinion that the tunneling matter was
, to be left with the engineer; that II
, the soil and tunnel was such that it
, did not interfere with proper tampng
or settling Of the dirt some way there
would be no objection to it, but that
should be left to the engineer in charge
> For instance if they dug down and then
, there was plenty of room so the dirt
, could be tamped solidly around the
I pipe or settled with water, whatever
way they had to settle it. know these
things came up at different times, but
= l can't state just what time.
BY Mr.. Butler.
g @. Any changes would have beer
0 made before the bids We're received the
last time. and contract awarded, would
e they not? A. l think so.
!. BY City Attorney.