The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-27
The Editors Mail Bag

The statements by Mr. A. C. Lacy in the ao-
companyng letter should not be construed as
representing The Forums views in any
troversy between Mr.. Lacy and Mr.. Anders, or
between Mr.. Lacy and the city commission. The
letter is published to give Mr.. Lacy an opportu-
nifty to answer charges made against him in a
CourierNews editorial, The fact that Mr.. And
ers has left the city to join the American army
should be kept in mind, and he should also be
given his day in court" if he desires to answer
Mr.. Lacy-The Editor.
To The Editor of The Forum:
notice statement in The Courier News
relative to petition I filed to have Mr. F. L.
Anders pay to the city of Fargo, money he re-
ceived from the city of Wahpeton for his services
while in the employ Of this city, and in reply will
say that The Courier News has not stated the
facts. The facts are that the paving at Wahpe-
ton referred to, was not done in 1915. but con-
sisted of three contracts, and was done in 1917,
and that Mr.. Anders drew plans and specihca-
tons for the city Of Wahpeton in regard to the
contracts for said paving and acted overseer
Of said paving jobs, notwithstanding the fact
that on Sept 2S,1916, the city commissioners Of
Ordinance No. 48S. and which said ordinance
contained a clause which reads as follows:
The city engineer and all employees of the en-
cheering department shall give their entire time
to the duties of their office while in the employ
Of the City of Fargo and shall not, during said
period or time, render to any person, firm or
corporation services Of any kind character or
description for which they shall directly or in
directly receive compensation"
And that, as stated, notwithstanding said ordi-
nance, Mr.. Anders prepared plans and speeifica-
tons for the city Of Wahpeton and acted as
oyerSeer Tor the SAID paving GhaL was done IN
1917, and received $4,000 from the city Of Wahpe
ton for his services and at the same time was
in the employ of the city OF Fargo and received
q salary from the city Of Fargo during said time.
was not informed of Mr.. Anders doing work
for the city OF Wahpeton until my attention was
called to 1t about the 1st of September, and on
the 4th Of September, requested q certified copy
of the above ordinance, and at the time said
copy was furnished Mr. Anders was informed
that was making an investigation to work
he had done on outside contracts, / filed the
petition before Mr.. Anders left-the petition was
filed Sept. 18th, before noon and about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon of the same day, copy Of the
petition was served upon Mr.. Anders, so that
he could make an answer to 1t before he left
Fargo, but he made no answer. ] filed the petit
ton lust as soon as could, After being In
formed of the work being done at Wahpeton
went to Wahpeton to interview certain party,
but found the party away from Wahpeton, and
had to wait for his return to get the desired Inc
formation.
AS Mr. Mr.. Lacy said that Mr.. Anders never
laid a sidewalk in front Of my house nor caused
one to be laid. The sidewalk in front of my
house was there for ten years, and was there
long before Mr. Anders was city engineer. No
Courier News reporter interviewed me in regard
to the matter and their statement to that effect
was another one of their falsehoods
In August 1915, an action was brought by the
city of Fargo against Robert Kennedy and VI.
p. Mccoy to recover back from Kennedy and Nc
Coy the sum OF $2A09,38 for money the city
claimed to have paid said Kennedy and Mccoy
for alleged defective work.
The defendant succeeded in beating the city
of Fargo in said action, but it developed upon
the trial that MIR. Anders had approved the
work and had recommended that Kennedy 81
mendation OF Mr.. Anders, though Mr.. Anders
had never inspected the work.
1t Is high time that the taxpayers OF the city
of Fargo were making an Investigation as to
a. G. LACY,
Fargo. Sept rs.