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Mariani Company, which had q low
bid Of $23.680.50.
1t was the states contention the
Mariani bid at the first contract let
ting was slightly more than $2l 900
and was low at the time.
FIRST witnesses
First witnesses were Clinton G..
Nichols, former executive deputy Of
the department, and Ronald j. Gar
neau, contract division clerk for
eight years.
Garneau testified that Warrants
bid was not among those read at the
August letting, and how he later
found it among the bond bids. He
said he handed it to M. G. Tyack OF
the contract division, and II don't
know what Tyack did with It,"
Later, he said. ian official" he
couldn't remember. told him that
all bids had been rejected, and new
bids were being asked for.
He said he wrote on the original
list "all bids rejected" and in answer
to question do you know who at
tempted to erase that?" answered:
IT don't know"
It was the states contention that
after the second letting on Sept. IL,
the first and lower bid Of the Mar
iani Company was accepted.
John K. Williamson, Bridgeport,
president Of the Porcupine Construc-
ton Co., which was a bidder, said
that on the morning Of Sept. II he
called former Gov. Raymond E.
Baldwin and told him Of converse
ton with "a Mr.. Nelson" Of the sub
contracting firm Of Leake & Nelson.
AS result of this conversation, said
Williamson, Gov. Baldwin instructed
Budget Director Robert H. Weir ito
witness the bid opening Sept. II to
satisfy himself as to how the mislay-
ing of Mariani'S bid could have hap
pened."
Also, ON Sept. 5, said Williamson,
he called Cox to get breakdown Of
Variants bid and was informed the
bid had been returned and the in
formation was unavailable.
Attorney General Francis A. Pal
lott asked Williamson:
did Gov. Baldwin tell you he was
holding up the (MarianD contract?"
The court sustained an objection
of defense counsel Joseph F. Berry.
The hearing, held in the senate
chamber, was guarded by state po-
lice who kept all but witnesses from
the senate floor. Several score OF
spectators were in the galleries.
May Call Baldwin
Attorney General Francis A. Pal
lotti and Assistant Richard F. Cor
key, seated behind tables piled high
with records and statements, were
prepared to summon former Gov.
Raymond E. Baldwin sometime dur
ing the day to support their charges
of misconduct, neglect Of duty and
incompetence against Cox.
| Cox, smiling and confident, was
represented by Attorneys Charles
Welles Gross and Joseph F. Berry.
More than 100 witnesses were ex-
pected to be called by both sides
during the hearing, which may last
three weeks.
However, it was believed the at
torney general may concentrate his
case in five or SIX Of the "a charges
he brought against Cox several
weeks ago, and all Of which Cox de-
MED in statement over the week.
end.
The removal hearing. first In Con-
necticut In many years, has created
widespread attention In all parts Of
the state.
It was preceded by complicated
maneuvers by all concerned, and
contained many side issues. The ma
jor development in the case was the
retirement Of Gov. Hurley as the
judge and the naming Of Judge
Human as his deputy, with fun
powers.
Pressure Of War
The governors retirement from
the case came because Of pressure
lOf war business, and was agreed On