Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-23

BY City Attorney s. L. Mcfarland.
Q. How long have you been city
engineer. Mr.. Maxon? A. Since the
nth Of July, 1908.
@. How long prior to the nth Of
July, 1903. did you act in the capacity
OF city engineer? A. From about the
18th of May. 1908. l think.
Q. Prior to the 18th Of May, 1908,
you were employed in the Office of the
city engineer? A. Yes sir.
Q. Were you employed in his Office
during the time of the preparations
Of plans and specifications for the
Normal Hill sewer system? A. Part of
the time, but not all Of the time. be-
cause they commenced before l start
ed to work there.
Q. When did you commence work in
the city engineers oficeo A. 7th of
December 1902.
Q. You were in his employ at the
time the plans and specifications were
adopted by the city council. which was
on Decembr 3Oth. 1902? A. Yes sir.
Q. State what records the city en-
gineer kept in his Office from the 30th
day Of December. 1902, up to the 9th
day Of April. 1908, that is, in reference
to the Normal Hill sewer system. A.
He kept the field notes. profiles, gen.
eraI plans. both tracings and copies of
the blue prints for the general plans.
and also tracings and blue prints OF
the plans for the man holes, flush
basins. catch basins, light wells, etc.
Q. He kept a copy of the specifica-
tons? A. never saw any Of them
except the original long hand copy.
Not in his once.
Q. You mean to say you did not see
any typewriter draft Of the specifica-
tons in his once up to the time you
took charge on the 18th Of May, 1902 !?
A. think one time saw a copy but
someone came and got it from him
before he went away. about the 18th
of May. ! know he was swearing about
someone taking It and not bringing it
back.
Q. Now Mr.. Maxon. state IL you
know whether this la part of the
records OF the city engineers Office.
during the time you were employed
there. produces exhibit No. u. A.
Yes sir.
Q. State what it is. A. 1t is a pro-
file of one of the lines Of the sewer on
Normal Hill.
Q. For what purpose was this used
A. To show how deep the cuts would
be. what grade would be, where the
man-holes would probably come, and
the light-wells also.
Q. Why was it kept in the ONCE Of
the city engineer? A. Because the
place for such records is in the en-
Eineer's ONCE.
Q. Was this profile examined by the
prospective bidders prior to putting in
their bids, Mr.. Maxon? A. Yes sir.
O. Does this profile show where any
filling is to be done? A. Yes sir
Q. Then do understand that this
profile together with others that were
a part of the records of the city en-
gineer, We're prepared for the purpose
OF showing prospective bidders the
topography Of the ground, fills that
would have to be made, location of the
man-holes etc. of the entire system?
A. Yes sir. l will state, however,
these profiles are not all shown on the
plans because entire plans were never
made. Mr.. Briggs never instructed
them to be made, and some of the short
lines were not made
Q. And these proflles were used bv
the prospective bidders? A. Yes sir.
everyone of them that is there.
q. They were kept in the city en-
gineers office up to the time bids were
presented to the city council? A. Yes
sir, they We're kept there all of the
time, did not allow them out of there
at all because it s contrary to the rules
to let profiles go out of the Office.
.. How long We're they kept in the
engineers office Mr.. Maxon? A All
or the time up to a couple of weeks
ago.
Q. Examine that profile, Mr.. Maxou
and state what, if any, fills were re-
quired, and the depth of them A.
There is about three foot fill on this
IN one place and estimate q ,,,.,,s