The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-04-11
CAPITOL PAPERS CONE
Official Schedule Of Penna.
Building Have Vanished.
CAN'T FIND ANY TRACE OF IT

out the Schedule Should Over
charges For Metallic Furniture BE
Found.
Harrisburg. Pa. April 10.-The OIL
cial copy of the schedule of 1902. upon
which the $2.O0O.000 contract for the
metallic furniture Of the new capitol
was awarded to the Pennsylvania Con
struction company, is missing and can
not be found. This schedule Is neces
sary to show the terms of the contract
between the board Of public grounds
and buildings. composed OF the gov
ernor. auditor general and state treas
urer and the construction company.
Without the schedule the state would
be unable to recover anything from
this company If 1t should be found
that there has been overcharges for
the furniture.
The testimony before the capitol In
vestigating commission showed that
the official copy Of the annual SEIZED
ule Tor the state supplies is kept by
the superintendent of public grounds
and buildings. \ copy is also kept by
the auditor general as a guide In set
ling the accounts between the state
and the contractors for the state sup
plies
Former state officials testified that
they had made a diligent search TO!
the missing schedule and that they
were unable to find any trace OF IT.
This was the most important evidence
adduced at the session of the investi
eating commission, which will 90 to
New York To take testimony.
Auditor General Snyder said certi
fed copies Of the awards upon the
schedules made in 1901. 1902 and 1903
could not be found. although he had
made diligent search for them. He re
peated this search with assistance two
months ago. and now thinks they were
not in his office during his term OF
Office He first made a search in 1904
as he wanted the schedules in order to
audit the bills The warrant clerk said
he had seen them in the desk of for
mer Auditor General Hardenbergh.
What other important papers are
missing from the auditor generals Of
flce?' asked Senator Dewalt, mem
Der Of the commission.
NO other papers. except the SEIZED
ules for 1901. 1902 and 1903" was the
reply
Mr.. SNYDER then explained that he
had at one time seen the schedule OF
1902 after he took Office in June 1904
Former Auditor General Harden
bergh testified that the schedules were
in his Office when his term ended. and
his successor Mr.. Snyder. assumed Of
fee. The schedules were kept in his
desk during his term of Office and nc
one had access 10 it but himself. Mr.
Hardenbergh said he tried 10 find the
missing schedules when Mr.. Snyder
asked him about them, and that he
made n diligent search for them. Tie
was unable to recollect how long be
fore he left Office the missing paper
were in his desk He did not miss the
papers until few years after he re
tired from office He knew of no Other
important papers during his admins
tration which are missing.
Have you any explanation to mnk'
for the absence OF these missing pa
pers2 asked Nj Dewait
81 have not; they just dropped on
cf sight. and have no Idea VINE
they went. Mr. Harienbergh rep ie
John VI. Shumaker. former super
tendent OF public grounds and build |
ings testified that the board had moi
certified TO the schedule Of 1892 II was
signed by T. Larry Eyre. Snumakei
kept all the schedules in an old ward
robe in his Office lie missed the
schedule OF 1902 lest October and no
tiaed the attaches OF his Office to look
for ii. They were unable to find il.
S. Wilson Heaton OF Philadelphia
member OF The firm Of IieatOn e. Wood
sub-contractors under Sanderson for
flooring in the capitol. was the next
witness. He produced a letter written
10 Sanderson in July. 1904. offering toI
lay the floor at SO cents a square 700,
complete He afterward offered to fur
njsh the flooring at 40 cents. without
a concrete base His second offer was
accepted. and he laid 1888 square feet
and was paid $6OSS.5O. Sanderson was
paid sl27ia a square foot for thel
work
Charles w. NJ. Julie. former EN-
ploye of Architect Huston. testified
that his work was to copy the original
drawings OF Henry Ives Cobb. The
doors OF the room in which Julie
worked were locked by orders of Hus-
ton. and drawings were kept In a Sc
cret drawer when not in use. The wit.
ness explained that Cobb was the ar
chitect who originally designed the
capitol. and that Huston got all his
f-o~., .ho Hobb uinpo