The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-19

great number of times having this work done? Why
did you tell them that had had the engineer make
report this work and that the engineer did
that the of this work would not exceed
fifteen hundred dollars?
Why did you not tell them you did not have this
work done because you anxious to have this for
political Why did you not tell them that you did
this that you would be in a position when the pump
house flooded with water to say 81 told you So?
Mr.. Dawfon's intimaon that the sewer con-
tract the bidder the Healy Construction COM
pany, Illegal for the reason that it was above the
engineers estimate.
The facts in this that in figuring up this bid
engineer H. Sayre found that the bid was below
his estimate and why all the other members of the
board of commissioners voted for same
Mr. that he absent from this meeting
on account of sickness in his family. He should have
stated that the mayor had nothing whatever to do with
this contract but the other hand he intmated that
the mayor himself had made this contract When the
truth is that only signed by order of the board of
commissioners of all other contracts made by
the city.
Mr. Dawson stated that in the contract made between
the city and the Ardmore Concrete Construction COM
pany the contract really entered into upon the unit
bid.
In reply this I herewith submit the affidavit of
Messrs. Blackburn Richmond, of the persons
posing the Ardmore Concrete & Construction company;
to wit:
State of Oklahoma Carter County-ss.
Sd S. Blackburn F. A. Richmond, after being first
duly state OATH that the Both day OF june
auo 10 nt ~ ~ e7e Foot oro or lass of sewer in tba
of Ardmore; that after performing part of the
tract they notified by the assistant city engineer OF
tho citv of Ardmoro h sion the work that both atlantis
immediately went TO see D. H Dawson commissioner of
,ater sewer and lgbts who had sunervsion o the work
~ asoe''' why uey .e ~e.e "os 49, n Saa ~ ~ mo,ont
-, &, ,ho oou hond f,n5 70 oonnota Tho contract.
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tho oontroct
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tiotd nroets ,rdor tho contract which bo oitv was
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AS to whether this was good or pad investment
desire to publish the offer that has been made for this sur
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