Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-29
TESTIMONY OF MR.. MAxON
CONCLUDED BEFORE COMMITTEE
Some Interesting Matter Concerning the Drop.
ping Out of the Clause Concerning
Fills in Pipe Line

signed? A. 1 could not say as to that
: BY Mr.. Butler.
@. Mr.. Maxon you never, to your
knowledge, saw that clause we had
read in any of the specifications what
ever? A. Well l may have seen it in
the original long hand copy. as read it,
Q. You never saw it in any of the
copies? A. No sir, know never.
( By Mr.. Kjos.
Q. While you were acting city en-
gineer from May 18th to June 3Oth, did
you have any opportunity to find out
that the city should make these fills, or
not make them? A. Did have an op-
portunity to find out whether the city
should make them or not? @. Yes. A.
Well, I had the same opportunity had
later on.
Q. Did it not occur to you that the
contractors ought to make them? A.
No, because Mr.. Kjos l did not know
specification was at that time, in fact
because as l said l had only read the
long hand copy
Q. You knew about it before you
made your report, did you not? A.
Well took special interest in the whole
matter just as soon &c was elected
city engineer.
Q. Then it took 25 days. A. was
not elected until the 18th, and I think
l made this report possibly at the next
meeting. but am not positive: the rec
ords will show
BY Mr.. Butler.
| Q. Mr.. Maxon do you remember that
| after the bid for the construction OF
this sewer was accepted, and before the
contract was signed up. it was agreed
to change the 6-inch line to 4-inch
line branch. and in this case do you
know IL the contractors would make a
proper reduction between these two
sizes OF pipe? Or do, you remember
anything regarding that? A., Well I
don't think was here when that was
done. l think that WAS done under Mr..
Briggs; I remember hearing it talked
about.
By Mr.. Thompson.
Q. Mr.. Maxon did the ely engineers
| <>Epn f,,v, ,iUk> - - 1t,
council of the probable cost of this
sewer? A. Well not that know Of
Mr.. thompson: do not think so. I
do not think Mr.. Briggs and I ever
figured 1t up to see how much it would
cost.
+ q. The city council then was sup
posed to guess whether the bids put
in were about what they ought to he
or not? A. Well you will note by the
specifications that Mr.. Briggs esti-
mated about 914 of so feet each or did
not say so feet each, but was supposed
to be that, which would furnish about
SO much frontage. and the contract
price being $37, $4,000 it would be easy
to get an approximate estimate.
Q. Well but what want to know is
whether the city council were furnished
any figures before the bids were opened
so they would know whether the bids
We're about right or not A. Could not
say as to that, Mr.. Thompson because
did not deal with that part Of the
engineers work while working for Mr..
Briggs. l attended to the map work,
profile work, etc, but didn't bother
with that at all; he never asked me to.
; He made an approximate estimate of
the cost of the excavations, but as to
approximate, cost OF the system don't
think it was made.
@. Any estimate as to cost OF the
filings? A. No sir. none whatever.
Witness dismissed
(To be Continued.)
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