Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-25

Witness had built ice houses for the
Great Falls and Hancock plants AMI
had drawn plans for ice houses at
Baltimore, on the Hudson river and on
the Kennebec. Had given expert testi-
inony in the tax suits of the towns of
Farmingdale and Pittston and in the
suit of the American Ice Co. against
the South Gardiner Lumber Co. Was
called in Sept, 1910, to the office of
Judge Atkins and INSTRUCTED by Mr..
Ballard to draw plans for the Ameri-
can Ice Co. of the Ieeboro plant and
also to see the ruins and take meas
urements. Nothing was said at that
time about pay. The plans were to
be made to show every stick of tim
Der in the buildings.
Work Done Upon the Plans.
Mr.. Partridge, refreshing his MEM
DRY from a series of notebooks, gave 4
detailed statement as to the time that
he had worked upon the plans. A few
days after witness had drawn plans
of the north houses witness sought TO
get an order for $50 on the American
Ice Co. cashed and Judge Atkins re-
fused. Said he was willing to pay a
fair price for the plans.
Judge Atkins gave witness an order
for s45, April l, 1911, and requested
him to go ahead with the plans of the
south house. Mr. Ballard, the Maine
manager of the American Ice Co, APP
proved of the plans, his only criticism
beinge that the plans were drawn too
well. Witness completed the plans of
the south houses and also made spec
ifications showing the amount OF lufn-
Der used. Witness was not notified
until he had been called to Portland
three times in connection with the
case that his services were not needed.
Witness considered "a day a fair
estimate for his services in drawing
the plans and so a day a fair price
for his attendance at court. This
would amount to $205 for the work
on the plans. All he had received was
$50, the S45 check and S. in cash paid
him in Portland by Mr.. Ballard.
Witness on cross examination by
Judge Atkins testified that he receiv-
ed IS a day as a witness in the South
Gardiner Lumber Co. and $50 for his
services as a witness in the Pittston
tax cases. Witness had told Judge
Atkins that he couldn't draw the plans
of one house for less than 500. Wit
ness denied that when he came back
to make the plans for the second
house he agreed to accept SO day.
Witness admitted that one sheet only
could be used in the trial
Horace Purinton of Waterville, con-
tractor and builder. testified that a
reasonable price for making such plans
as these would be 5000 and that his
services as an expert witness would
be worth about SO a day. He thought
the set of plans a very good one.
sI.angdoa Paul, Gardiner contractor.
estimated that a fair price for making
the plans was from $3.50 to 500 ana
that the services of Mr.. Partridge as a
witness would have been worth at
fair price from 81 to $40 day
Working Plan Only Asked For.
Loring G. Ballard of Gardiner, Maine
manager of the American Ice Co, tes-
titled that he did not consider Mr.. Par
fridge an expert architect. He was
IT one time foreman of gang of men
in his employ. Witness gave Mr. Par
tridye a schedule of the timber used
and floor planks. Told the plaintiff
that all he wanted was skeleton plans,
never asked the plaintiff to draw a
detailed plan. Mr.. Partridge was un-
able to explain his plans to Mr.,
Thompson at conferences at Portland
before the trial. The plaintiff never
mentioned to witness that anything
further was due besides the $50 until!
the spring of the present year. MT.
Sedgley. an expert employed in the
case for the American Ice Co.. was
paid at the rate of $3.50 per days for
making plans ana preparing TO testi-
fy.
Witness on examination stat