Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-15
UNSATISFACTORY
 AS A WITNESS
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 not compel the attendance of High way Commissioner Macdonald All it could do was to request employees of the commissioners office to attend as witnesses.
 The committee got in cornmunica- ton. with Attorney General Light and informally learned certain things. From 4vhat 1t had learned the commit tee assumed that it had no power to compel attendance. The committee is now expected to ask the senate on Tuesday to give it power to conduct the inquiry. Every thing points to a sweeping investiga- tfon of the highway commissioners office.
 Kelsey Never Heard of Judge. There were two witnesses during the day, Howard s. Porter, chief en- gineer, and MT. Kelsey, the deputy commissioner. Mr. Porter resumed his testimony where he left off yester- day and until about p. m was a frank witness on all matters relating to those details of the office which came under his Jurisdiction. Mir. Kel- sey, who had been asked to hold him self in readiness for the committee, left his office in the forenoon and was not available when the committee wanted him. About three o'clock he entered the senate chamber with MT. Porter, who had been asked to try and locate him.
 
 Brown of the Warren Brothers com pany. Knew of no other representa- tive of that concern, and never heard of MT. Judge until he saw the name in the paper. He had no personal knowledge of any transactions be- tween his office and Senator Hurley. He knew nothing of any messenger being sent to see MT. Hurley
 Department Books Not Audited.
 MT. Kelsey for Senator 1sbelI told how money was appropriated for towns
 Senator Isbell: Have the books of the department been audited by the comptroller
 Not to nay knowledge"
 You have been in the office fifteen years and know of no audit of the commissioner books?''
 T do not"
 MT. Kelsey explained that payments for work made on vouchers sent to the comptroller and when these have been properly signed the war rants for payment are issued
 McDoncugh Fires Questions.
 Senator McDonougb then took over the witness For three quarters of an hour Mir. Mcus sonough fired questions MT McDonough had a typewriter MT Porter testified Many of the ques- tions had to do with the contracts giv- en by the highway commissioner to the Warren Brothers company. Many questions were of technical nature.
 Was any estimate of costs made to see if the Warren Brothers contracts were fair ones?'
 T don't know
 yard to lay Warrenite is s1.20 a fair price?"
 Knows Little About Warrenite.
 Give me list of the roads you have inspected in the last six months" "I don't remember"
 Tn the last month
 T don't remember" Tn the last week" T don't remember" MT. Kelsey did not know how long Warrenite had been used in the de- ment nor how it was called to his at tention was familiar with arnacite in g general way. He never investigated did not remember inspecting a War renite job. .Ts it not fact that amacite is laid for s1 a square yard?'' T don't know"
 Legislators on the Payroll? MT. McDonough tried to find out if there were. any members of the gen. eral assembly on the pay roll of the highway department. It is expected will try to get before it the financial clerk of the department in order to ascertain to whom money is paid. In 1 this connection it is said that a numb 1 CT of members are employed by the l department - Donovan of Norwich Mentioned. MT. McDoneugh pursued his inquiries i from the list of questions which he l had occasionally branched off. He got 1 little information and finally threw