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with the contractor? A. No,

IL isn't.
"Mr, Vogel: Was not Mr.. Twichell
in this case fixing up a road that he
was supposed to have had finished :?
A. Yes, it was built by Mr.. Twichell.
"Mr. Vogel: Refused by the fed
eral engineer? A. They discovered
that they had to surface certain ,por-
tions Of it before the government
would take it over.
"Mr. Graham: Now that surfacing,
would that be work he should have
received additional pay for beyond
the contract price? "A. Yes.
Did Not Comply
"Mr. Yogel: Did he comply with
the original contract when he finish
ed the road before he went back on
it to repair it again; had the road
been accepted by the Highway Com
mission? A. No.
"Mr. Vogel: Whose fault was it
Mr.. Twichell had to go back over the
road? A. Well, am not able to
say. ] don't know; the job was I'M
der construction for a long period
of time and there were several con-
tfOverSleS involved.
"Mr. Graham: Did Mr.. Twichell
follow the instructions which YOU
gave him during the time you were
there or did you have trouble with
him? A. There was some misun.
Outstanding about what Mr.. Twichell
was to surface and how much he was
to surface.
Mr.. Graham:
O.. He is now at Valley City? A.
Yes.
Q. Now did you have charge of
any other work that summer besides
the job in Richland county? A. |
had Rirhland and Sargent.
q. What was the number in Sar-
gent? A. There were two, lat and
,58.
@. That was from Forman and
Cayuga and Geneseo? A. Yes.
Q. That stretch was also being
put in by Mr.. Twichell? A.. Yes.
, @. That had been started before g?
A. Yes.
@. And was being completed? A.
Yes.
@. He hadn't properly completed
that contract either? A. No.
Q. Now did you have any trouble
or dispute with him in regard to the
completion Of the Geneseo- Cayuga
road? A. No, except Mr.. Twichell
considered the job finished and we
knew that it had to be shouldered
up and certain places fixed up be-
fore 1t could be taken over.
Had Some Trouble
z. That is, in other words, Mr..
Twichell hated to conform to the
rules and specifications of the High
way Commission? A. They did
have some trouble with him that
way, yes.
z. Can you tell US about how
many miles Of construction work
that one engineer can oversee at the
same time? A. Well, "a man has
been known to handle from 40 to GO
and think 20 miles.
@. Depending upon the number
of contractors worked? A. Yes.
z. How many contractors can YOU
oversee at one time? A. Well. I
have had six.
Z. Six you say you have had ?
A. believe that is the most l have
had.
@. And I suppose it would run
down to two or three that one engi-
. neer would oversee? A. Yes.
Mr.. Vogel: Did Mr.. Twichell re-
| ceive extra compensation for fixing
up the Geneseo road or was that
Ia verbal agreement the same as the
other? A. There is unit price
on this on different items in road
contract and Mr.. Twichell was paid
in that way.
u. Well, when he took this con-
tract, did his contract provide for q
finished road acceptable to the High
way Commission? A. According to
the specifications.
Z. Called for a road ready to be
taken over by the State Highway
Department? A. Yes.
Q. You say Mr.. Twichell figured
he had the road finished and YOU
required that he do certain other
things? A. Yes.
Got Paid Extra
Z. Was he paid extra for those
certain other things he did or was
nc held under his original contract +?
IA. Well, he was .paid some addition
al, yes, after the job was completed:
don't know just what agreement
Mr.. Black had with him.
q. Would you state to US under
what circumstances contractor
would receive additional compcnsa-
ton over the contract price? A. I
am not sure if your question is clear.
Mr.. Graham: Strike out the ques-.
tion. I'll put it this way.
q. Are there any times when the
contractor receives more than the
contract price? A. Yes, sometimes
an engineer sees places where some
thing additional is needed.
Y. That is, if an additional
amount Of dirt is moved than ia
provided for in the specifications,
then he would receive additional paw
for that service? A. Yes, and of
course in that case, resid ent enpi-
neer sends in what is known as a
change of plans.
Mr.. Vogel: Would this apply to
either one of the Twichell cases :?
We're there change of plans neces-
STATED on the part of the department
or was there misunderstanding of
Just what the plans constituted be-
tween Twichell and the State High
way Commission. A. Well, Rich
land 81 is bawled up mess; con-
Tess don't know very much about
1t, but on So, Mr.. 'Twichell had some
additional earth and different items
which he claimed he had coming.