The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23
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Harris company and had it out with
them. Yes, they did change them.
Did Not Object to CURLING.
"They say I did not object to the
work on West Main street. Well,
did not object to the curbing for that
was a 1-3-5 mixture, much richer
and as there is no pressure on it,, and
my inspector was there measuring ev-
cry bit or stuff that went in, / did not
raise the point. l did kick, however.
when the first half of the first block
of paving was put in on West Main
street and the men who sign this
paper (meaning the street commit
tees report) knew it. / kicked then
and have been kicking ever since.
"Now for that mixer. 1t was not
working right mean by that not ev
emily The street committee is cor
rect when it says that too much ce-
ment was used in places. Just as
many places as too much cement is
used are there places where not en-
ough cement is used and this weakens
the pavement, which is no stronger
than it's weakest point. What is the
use of me repeating all this, though,
for | have said it a thousand times.
Where is that Report?
"They say I did not raise the kick?
What about that report of mine that
died an unknown death in the city
clerks office. I submitted that on
Wednesday or Thursday and it was not
to come up until the next meeting on
Tuesday They lay that base at the
rate of a block day. That report
never did come to light. My God, how
can they say never kicked, in the face
of all this.
when i raised my kick the sand and
gravel question would have been
thrashed out right then and there had
my appeal for a meeting with the
street committee not fell upon deaf
ears. I even appealed to the mayor
of our city council to try and arrange
for the meeting. Had the thing been
settled all this trouble would have
been avoided-but now they would not
meet with me. After / was turned
down so cold I did not make any fur
ther protests until I heard Of test on
North Second street. The street com
mittee made the test and then told
me about it. | Immediately went to
the spot, took the same screen as they
used and found the gravel far from
what they said it was-the same grav-
ell they, the street committee. said
was very good Here my argument
with a member Of the committee end
ed when the one in question Informed
he -tr Zoo hl6 or
copied the gravel and that that was
all there was to it as far as | was
concerned
Says "He" Lies.
He lies when he said l refused to
make more than one test on Rose
street." (Several places Mr.. Loehr
used He" as though his remarks were
mittee.)
Screening Not Proper.
"They say here that the gravel is
being screened Yes, but how?
The screening is not proper, as both
smaller and larger particles are adj
mitted.
so | discharged all of my inspec
tors on the macadam work? Yes l
did, but why? Well, as a matter of
fact the work was moving so slowly
that l could look after it myself. This
was not the only reason, though, be-
cause the machinery broke down so
often, besides other incidentals, that
the funds to meet these expenses were
almost all used up. L had to curtail
The street committee, | see, is
taking advantage of everything pos
sible to place me in grave position
can see this when they take adj
vantage of the incident of my going
on my vacation and not leaving any
one on the macadam work. That is
another lie. l had a man placed at
the rock crusher who inspected every
bit of rock that went into the street
The contractors were given to un
derstand, furthermore, that the work
would not be accepted if it was not
given the same attention as when I
was in the city.
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