The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-24

work he had filed with the commission
an application to buy the said Junk,
but was informed that he must apply
to the contractors for the purchase OF
same. hat Mr.. Unkefer told he
deponent two or three days after the
contract was awarded that the COM
mission had referred to him the appli-
cation deponent had made to buy he
junk.
Deponent further swears that he Is a
dealer I'm, and familiar with the market
value of old iron and other Junk, and
n he made an estimate of and Of
iefeu the highest market price for the
ola ron 1t was necessary to remove in
placing the dome on the building; that
he regarded the said old iron worth
less for any other purpose than junk
ana had he same he would
have Immediately shipped 1t off as
such: that the contractors secured a
higher price from other parties for a
portion OF this old iron than deponent
would have paid for it.
Deponent further SwearS that he eX-
amined the ceiling removed from the
main lobby of the State house, while
1t remained on the State house
grounds; that said ceiling was galva-
nized iron. and worthless even as Junk;
that the contractors gave it to the de-
ponent, but he would not haul it off,
and in turn gave it to the asylum for
the insane.
That ne did not testify to the facts
opONS hhSi pSiilb eStlllliltu DeIOTe the
investigating committee because the
questions were not asked him.
j. b. Garfunkel.
February, 1904. L. w. McLaurin,
EXHIBIT G.
Richmond, Va, Feb. 4, 1904.
Robert j. CAN'T. Capitol Building:
In my capitol bid l figured on all old
material being my nrnnprtV
w. a. Chesterman.
Savannah, Ga, Feb. 10, 1904.
Robt. j. Can't:
In making up bid for contract on
capitol there, contractor was to have
all old stone. iron and other material
on h premises.
j. Il. Burgess,
(Of Stewart Contracting Company
EXHIBIT II.
REQUEST FOR OPINION.
N~ewberry, S. c., Aug. 9, 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 n question which has arisen abou
the ownership of the old material.
The facts appear In the paper here
with submitted, and the contracts and
the specifications.
n papers submitted consist of II
partial draft of II report of the COM
mittee and a coDy of the letter from
the architect.
The minutes referred to contains the
statement of Mr.. Unkefer, one OF the
contractors.
The ommitt desires your opinion
under the terms of the contract and
the circumstance 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, / 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: I have before me your let
ter relating to the question of the own
ership of h is known as the "old
material" in connection with the con-
tract for the completion of the State
house.
/ not" that you say tina 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 facts
are:
The only pertinent reference in the