Evening journal., 1909-08-09
Sends Exhaustive Report
on Subject TO Board of
Wafer Commissioners
Today.
OFFICIAL REGRETS
SUBJECT is UP

Chief Engineer John A. Kienle sent
to the Board Of Water Commissioners
this morning an exhaustive report on
the formal objection filed by the
Charles Warner Company to the
boards award of the current year coal
contract 20 Charles Ten Weeges. In
his report Mr.. I<ienle defends the de-
partments test OF the coal samples
submitted by the bidders and accom-
panies the report with tables showing
the result Of his careful examination
/ into the subject
/ The report was read by the secretary.
/ but was not discussed
Mr.. Poole said."I move that the re-
| port of the chief engineer on the mat
ter OF the award of coal for the de-
partment for the ensuing year be re-
ceived and filed and the secretary is
hereby instructed 10 communicate Will,
the Charles Warner Company, inclose
them a copy Of the report and advise
them that so far as the department
is concerned this incident Is closed q"
4 Mr.. Knox seconded the motion.
], The report, exclusive Of the tables.
follows.
To the Board OF Water Commissioners,
|, city.
Gentlemen: Pursuant to your in
structions OF July 26. 1909 / wish TO
advise that / have investigated the
letter of the Charles Warner Com
pany and the report OF the expert"
thereto attached which papers We're
publicly presented for your consider
alton under the above date. MY find
ings are set forth herein and the data
from which the deductions have been
made are tahulated and fully explained
in the exhibits of the attached re-
port.
Primarily / wish TO say that I regret
that your honorable board, by reason
of public submission Of said report
could not place upon IT, it's manifest
8 valuation and thereupon lay IL on IN,
g table. That IL had every appearances
p of coal dealers "squabble' Is evi
denced by the fact that an cmployei
p expert had placed one dealers Goa
l. In superiority over and 10 the detri
D. ment of all other Goals That persona
e feeling was rampant throughout IN
report is manifested I'm an obvious a,
,e sire TO discredit tho present and pa
r., management OF this department. an
ns ia that your attention was repeated
called to the fact that steam eng
lr neering experts should be employed 4,
No official and periodical tests throughol
IN the year
H. wish to call to your minds the as
r. sertion made 20 YOU during a confer
r cnce when the statements in this re
Ia port we're considered. namely-that "
10 was prepared TO rcfute the charge
le made therein relative TO the pas
r. years operation OF this department
N and that / would further endoavor 1
prove that said report was inequitabl
ID and biased by personal feeling.
II The records Of this Department sho'
l. that the 1908 official coal tests were con
le Quoted by and under the supervision d
" the members OF the firm Of Fuienweido
N and Brassington and that they receive
10 IN compensation therefore the sum q
ID $50 At a later date Mr Brassngton en-
deavored TO secure my rocommondatio
n to the Board that he be employed I
'r makot periodical tests throughout tho yea
3 az a salary OF 5000 per annum, suffice
r Is TO say that the request was not granite
10 and this year as the Board decided
10 conduct the official coal tests with ia
e. partmcnt Engineers the above firm wa
r. not given the desired opportunity Of biz
~ ding for the work.
's The above statement Of facts is her
IN submitted for your consideration
order that you may place thereon yo'
own Interpretation.
have deemed Il advisable TO hrir
your attention to the fact that few da'
IN prior to your receipt Of the report, NJ
" Brassington had outlined his conclusion
y TO me from brief which he had pr
pared. / then requested copy
z. said brief pointing out that some parti
AZ ularly "rabid" assertions had been MAJ
al therein which could not be right. "
10 principal desire was TO protect tho Wa
ye ner Co. from any errors their "exper
r might have made through lack
" knowledge pertaining TO the operatir
D. conditions Of this Department and furt
OF ermorc that any such errors might be co
NJ rected before tho rcprt was prosente
vo realizing al the time that once an GRO
or eous impression IS created Il is din
or cult to eradicate the same.
Mt why this request was not granted I 4
k. not attempt to explain and regret III
tc the suggested caution was ignored.
D. There was no record or data IN this u
rs partmont. possessed at tho time whi'
he was not open to inspection by the invest
be GATOR. Even the nationality and r
sv lirion" Of our fremen was inquired int
lis though how anyone can conceive tn
such factors affect the fireman's abii
is bevond my ken. What inference m'
he drawn from such an inquiry Is pro
lematical-
Appreciation OF the courtesies extend
= and the opportunity given TO secure dat
- etc, is indeed warm-hearted and cam
be accepted. otherwise yet the gross p'
ly version OF the facts obtained is so e
H. tremely the reverse that one can but VIC
np der at the motive
or The exhibits hereto attached have be
an lettered corresponding 20 the report
nd the purpose OF comparison. other 4
IT, portant tabulations have also been add
n for your consideration.
he Exhibit A. Set forth and tabulated
nd this exhibit are the figures OF this yea
oficial test showing in fun detail
mt numerous errors upon which so mu
he stress was laid IN the experts" repo
IL That such errors existed is an indispu
Of BILE fact but that they in no manner
fected the recent award Of this yea
Tor coal contract is equally as indisputable
IN This cannot be more plainly shown tn
ird by the fact that even upon Mr.. Brassir
he toms recomputed figures (on differ'
m hasis) your Board could not justly ha
on awarded the contract TO any other bidd
Try A close and impartial examination
'en the sheet viii reveal that in tho main.
Ice errors we're either typographical or trai