Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-03

bility OF using local materials and Ia
bor wherever practicable. in which
l most heartily ccucurred: nor has
he ever asked me to take care of
any material or material man in my
specifications. To the best of my
knowledge and belief. he has never
even seen n single one OF my specif-
cations. I have had little time to
get full evidence bearing on the
above, but have secured very fun
\ line OF affidavit from concerns hold
ing contracts on the last school built
here, (the Steelel. 1 have also pro-
cured affidavits from the principal
material men and subcontractors,
also from contractors and subcon-
/ tractors on some of the older build
ings. With more time. l could pro-
long the list OF affidavits indefinitely,
and cover every building l have
erected here or elsewhere. Copies
OF these affidaVits are appended to
this statement. ! ask If timers in
timation sounds plausible in the face
/ OF this evidence, all collected In q
day?
His Commission
My commission for schools is b
| per cent. and not per cent. This
commission of per cent. | earn in
I the legitimate service l render. one
per cent. has never been added to any
charge for Disbursement TO any per-
son, and whatever may be the Gus
( tom OF others, ethical and moral
considerations would not permit me
TO be party to any such plan. 1
! have never arranged with Mr.. Nc
! 1lhenny to pay him a fifth of my
commission or single dollar of it;
he has never aske it: If he had asked,
should have reused most positive
I ly to do so. And, in order that my
4 statement may be perfectly clear, |
want to repeat as forcefully and en-
| phatically as l am able, that l did
not, at any time, share my commits
sion with Mr.. McIlhenny, either in
small or in great part. The fact
should not be overlooked that salts
factory service is an asset of value,
and that by no means all public
work is given out through political
preference. And the service render
ed by me to the Harrisburg school
board has been satisfactory service,
which resulted in my holding the
business, just as l have through sat
iSfaCtory service, been retained again
curious that in Ittners case his ten
ure of the position of school archi-
tect in St. Louis for fifteen or twenty
years should be attributed here to
his surprising ability, and that the
term of NJ service in Harrisburg
should be attributed purely to poll
tics. have found that ors, is oblig-
ed to furnish competena service to
long continue in any capacity here
or elsewhere.
Now the work in question is of
Importance to me, of course, but
1t is of minor Importance as COM
pared with the reputation for busi-
ness integrity which 1 am very sure
have earned right here in Harris
burg. 1t is of vastly greater i'm
portance to me to convince the gem
eral public that my hands are and
have been perfectly clean in all of
my professional work, than to Sc
cure the school work in Harrisburg.
II. however. it is tie pleasure of the
board to have their work done by
some other architect, l am perfectly
satisfied. if, on the other hand, ii is
their pleasure to give it to me, my
best service shall be enlisted to give
Harrisburg well-planned, economi-
caliy constructed and honestly ad-
ministered buildings. And l want to
say in closing that the aspersions on
my reputation by a competing archi-
tect are absolutely unjustifed and
without the slightest foundation in
fact.
&C. HOWARD LLOYD"
Sworn and subscribed before me
this second day of May, 1917.
Henry +. Holler.
Prothonotary of Dauphin Co.
More AffidavitS
State of PENNSYLVANIA,
County of Philadelphia: SIS
Be 1t Known, That on the day OF
the date hereof, before me, the sub
scriber, a Notary Public in and for
the commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA.
residing in the City of Philadelphia,
personally appeared Thomas H.
Livezey, manager of sales, Haines,
Jones Il Cadbury Company, who be-
ing duly affirmed, according to law,
did depose and say. that to the best
of his knowledge and belief Charles
Howard Lloyd, architect, has never
asked for, collected or received from
Haines, Jones & Cadbury Company
any moneys, or other valuable con-
siderations, as n commission, or re-
bate on materials which said Haines
Jones & Cadbury Company has fur
ntshed for any public operation. OF
public building, for which the said
Charles Howard Lloyd was the archf-
tect or designer.
Further the deponent specifically
declares to the best of his knowledge
and belief, no moneys. or other valu-
able consideration, was ever paid, OIL
offered to, or received by the said
Charles Howard Lloyd by the said
Haines, Jones & Cadbury Company
as a rebate for material furnishe
and delivered by the said Haines &
. Cadbury Company to HERE Brothers
OF Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for use
in, or upon a school building or build.
, ings, known as the Steele School
otherwise known as the Tenth Ward
School, erected in the City of Har.
risburg. Pennsylvania, and for which
the said Charles Howard Lloyd wa:
the architect and designer.
+ (Signed) THOMAS II. LIVEZEY
Affirmed and subscribed before
me. this End day of May A. ID
1917. HARRY c. SCHAEFEF
Notary Public.
Received No Commission
, Mr.. G. Howard Lloyd, Architect,
TalaRranh RniIdipp