Omaha , Oct 11 , in ? .
To be beautified by the great ruccess of our
popular dress goods department. Good goods
at reasonable prices have the cause of this grand
success ,
Agents for Me Call's Paper Patterns.
A STRANGE to buy nil wool ChalHos KID Ono of llio busy departments
TIAIK but wo received n beiui- (1LOVES In our Htoro Is our Kid Glove
tlfnl asHortiiioiit of thorn dupni'tinont Why ? Hounuso
ycstcnlny. Slrnii Li to any wo Imvu ninny w carry two of the hc.sl HIIOH In the
customers waiting to sco thi'in. They intU'kot. Tlio KCiiiiliiUjKostor nd the
mnku Hiii-li handsome hou.se clasp glove , which { jive nnlver-
Wo nro showing a hand-
Jlllil.TONS Bomo ufi.sortmcnt of these
dcdlrublo fabrics ft ! Inches
wide ntSl.oO.
NOVELTY Such un-
DHKSS bounded
GOODS fnltho
Imvo we
in our novelties Unit
wo Buy bring them
back and irut your
inono.y if ihoy nro not
exactly as wo renro-
sent them. Further
wo know that when
wo do not trlvo moro-
torious yoodrt at more-
toriotirt p cos then
our ' power to britiK
you hero to buy census
There is more merit - .
In our novelty dress goods this year than
ever before and we have an extraordi
nary largo line too.
Prices rre-2i'/4c-20. lOc SO ; COc beau-
tlos-S3c-t.OO-St.2r -$1.50.
HAIR We believe this to be the near-
DOMH est correction of any slclrt stif
fening yet introduced. Tlio
goods arc thoroughly sin-unison , so that
you need not have any hesitancy or fear
of there being any change wlmtovpr from
coining In contact with daintiness or
moisture.
Another good feature la no sizing whatever -
, ever is used consequently It will re
tain Its prefent elasticity until the B.ir-
inent In which It Is used Is worn out.
PRETTY CAPKS Liidies are always
NEW JACKETS interested in some
thing new in the
way of a winter wrap. Every express
brings us Un > now novelties a.s we .soil
hundreds of garments every week it en
ables us to show every day new htyles
and exclusive novelties only shown here.
Today me show n plain tailor made
c.ipo In extra line kersey all sill : lined
with plaited back and fu.-Uootis round
the shoulder If we wcro to put th's
garment in our show window .vIMi a
ereat blif ll..fO mark on it you would
think It cheap price Is only flOOtf.
H <
bite and proposed to do the labor for ? 2,100.
It Is not material what It would cost us to
do the other work. Ho proposed to do the
whole thing for ? 2,100. including the piling.
That was for the labor alone , without ma
terial. We had then bought about $3,000
worth of lumber , and I am ready nnd pre-
ixircd to riiow that no more than $ : t,000 worth
of lumber was used , and that If we had lot
thUf contract at $2,100 and bought our own
materials wo would lave saved not less than
$1,000. And it Is further true and can bo
substantiated that the work la not done , that
portion of It that relates to the file driving
la wretchedly done , that we have been
cheated on the plies they have been putting
in , and In that regard the work Is very In
ferior to what the original plan contemplated
as submitted to the contractors. And I want ,
In substantiation of this charge , to submit
here a letter fllgned by Mr. Thomas Shaw.
I will read It to the board. ( Letter 'Is road. )
I did not read this report until two days
ago , elnce I preferred the charges , but I had
a personal Interview with this gentleman and
from personal talk I had reached the con
clusions that I embodied In these charges.
Since I had the charges preferred I took the
trouble to ascertain as near as possible ex
actly how much lumber has been used In
that lagoon , and nloo to ascertain as near as
I could the value of that lumber. I had a
report In the first place of every stick that is
In that lake , so that wo would know what
they were , and they are hero described. I
submitted the measurements first to Mr.
- Baker , our superintendent , who Is a flrst-
claH mechanic , and hero is his statement.
I submitted It also to the IJullard Lumber
company , and there la thclr's , and they agrco
to a foot. The only mistake , Mr. Maker made
was In figuring sixteen here , instead of 100.
nut these figures as shown hero are correct ,
representing this lumber. Mr. Dullard says
this : ( Heads. ) So there was about 200,000
foot. lie says the above bill of lumber any
dealer In Omaha would have been glad to
fill from August 1 to August 15 on the basis
of $15,60 per 1,000 , f. o. b. earn Omaha. The
came white plno would have cost at least
$3 , and possibly $1 , per 1,000 more , as those
sizes In wlilto plno reach from $1.150 to $2
moro than the sixteen Inch , Nearly two-
thirds of the bill Is composed of those two
Items. Aupust 13 , tlio day on whlrh the con
tract was let. the regular retail price for
yellow plno , dimension , was only $13.20 per
1,000 , delivered In town In small bills , and the
regular price of 3x12 delivered In small quan
tified was only $ lfi per 1,000 feet , I submit
this letter to the board.
SOME KIGUUKS PRESENTED.
Taking- different summary from what I
have presented there and It Is not material
to the main point as regards the care that
has been exercised to protect the Interests
of the exposition ; it is not very material
whether the first estimate Is exactly In ac
cord with this estimate showing about the
state of affairs. I wanted to estimate It ,
knowing ju t what lumber has been used ,
what wo could have done this \\oik for If
wo had Mono It ourselves with our own lum
ber at the reduced price , or at a higher
Weak , Tired , Nervous
Llvornnd Kldnoy Troubles and Pal
pitation of the Heart Appetite
Poor and Could Not Sloop.
" 1'or nearly 10 ycnra I have been
tvoutletl with my liver and kidneys and
palpitation of the heart , nnd waa under
tlio doctor's euro most of the tlmo. I
could not llo on my left aide. My appe
tite waa poor and I could not Bleep. In
January the ( jr'P ' confined mo to the
house. I was very low and WPS attended
by the very beat physicians I could
got. It accrued as though nothing would
help me. In March I began taking
nood's Bareaparllla. In less than a week
I could got a good night's sleep. I con
tinued taking Hood's Bareaparllla and I
am now nblo to llo on my loft side which
I bad. not beep able to do ( or years. My
appetite is good and I have gained in flesh
and strength. " Mns. NICHOLAS MAAB ,
Independence , Iowa. Remember
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is the HcstIn fact the One True lUood I'url-
Oer. All druggists. Jt , six for S3. Oct Hood's.
" '
. . - , , , , are purely vegetable , re-
S PlIlS Uablo and beneficial , iac.
Hill satisfaction.
AH the new fall fancy shades ns well
an s'tnpla colors.
Grey suede gloves with fancy stitching ,
Gluce gloves In the new opera colors.
Kid gloves nt Jl.CO-l.SO-$1.75-aml-
per imlr.
Ladles' Scotch mixed ynrn bicycle gloves ,
Just the thing for these cool mornings
Me per nulr.
CORSHTS AND Knbo Corset ,
MUSLIN UNDBRWKAR extra long
a n (1 short
wilst ut ? 1.00 each.
W. 1 $ . clastic cutaway hip in black ,
ruy or wlilto sateen nt $1.00 each.
Children's muslin drawers Mulshed with
hem uml tucks nt Sc lOc 12',4c loc
nnd ISc ciich , according1 to Kl/.e.
Children' ; ! drawers better quality muslin
trimmed with embroidery edging and
tildes at 25c and 33c per p.nlr.
Ladles' white nprons made of line lawn
extra wide finished > \\lth liemstttch-
Intr at 50c each.
CHIL
DREN'S
WINTER
BON
NETS
Have you
nuido youi1
bclcctii ns
yut in tlio
now Bon
nets ? If
n o t , it
would bo
well to do so early , as the choicest
nra belli ; : picked out.
Poke Bonnets colored silk bonnets-
cream silk bonnets croum and colored
silk crochet caps.
Angor.i caps In white or grey.
Stockinet caps silk skull caps.
Caps ranging In price from Me to
eacX
Do not fall to see them.
price , and also what It actually has cost. I
put tlio summary In this form :
Kst. 200,000 ft. yellow pine at $13 $2.000
Labor , according to Connelly's bid. . . . 2,10u
Total .TTroO
If the lumber was bought at $13.50 , add
? 100 ; $14 , add another $100. The difference
In favor of Crcedon & Mahoney , the ex
position furnishing the lumber at $1,1 a
1,000. would have been $1,236.50 ; furnish
ing It at $13..r,0 , $1.13C..r.O ; at $14 a 1.000 the
difference would have been $1,030.50. That
13 substantially the basis and I want now to
call upon the secretary to substantiate the
figures as regards the contract. I do not
suppose Mr. Geraldlno will deny that the
contract of Crcedon & Mahoncy was $5,930.50.
If he dees not deny It , then there Is no need
of controversy on that point , and every cent
of that amount has been paid , although they
have not completed their work.
Kountze What Is the amount ?
nostwater $3,936.50. If that be true , and
It Is not denied , then we know what wo have
paid. Wo also know what the board was to
have paid for that lumber. And now I want
Mr. Geraldlne to answer this question : Did
Mr. Connolley have an opportunity to use
the yellow plno turned over to Creedon &
Mahoney ? Was that opportunity offered
him ?
Geraldln.e . Am I supposed to answer this
man's questions ?
Kountzs I presume It would be right.
Geraldinc It was not.
llosewater Was any other contractor
offered that opportunity ?
Goraldlne No.
llosewater Then that part of It Is sub
stantiated. It shows , as I have alleged , that
there was partiality In favor of Crcedon &
Mahouey as against all the other bidders , and
that the bid as made by Crecdon & Mahoney
was practically a preferred bid.
Kountzo In regard to this contract to
Creedon & Mahoney , was that let by the
board ; did the board approve It ?
llosewater The board approved It , but the
board had no knowledge that Creedon & Ma
honey were given the special preference. We
were notlflcd that the contract had been let
and closexl ; that this lumber had been turned
over to thorn.'o did not know , cither , what
concession they made for It. What conces
sion did Crcedon & Mahoney make on the
lumber which they received through this ex
position ?
Ceral-Ine Whjt concession did they irake ?
Hosowater Did they make any reduction
from the amount of their original bd ! ?
Gcraldlne None whatever.
llosewater I have nothing further to say
as rcgaids this particular part. I will now
piocccd to the other case. I thln.k the second
end charge Is the Daly contract , Is it not ?
Wells There Is ono point hero. Sonic-
thing Is said here about consent.
llosowatcr That matter Is stated exactly
and I don't think .Mr. Gcraldlno will deny
that the contract contained this provision ,
that ccircnt shall lie used at the option of
the exposition , with the superintendent de
ciding whether or not it shall be , Now , no
cement has been used there and I don't
think anyone will contend that cement.has
been used , and I do not suppose I will have
to prove that no reduction has been made In
the contract. Has theru been any reduc
tion ?
Gcraldlne There has been no reduction.
HKUB TAMM COMBS IN ,
llosewater Now a to this other matter. I
don't suppose there will bo any dispute. The
board had a session. I think , on the 27th of
August , and In tho. absence of Manager
Klikendall the president , who had taken his
place temporarily , presented a request from
Mr. Gcraldlne to the baard that Mr , Tamm
bo employed as an assistant superintendent
at a salary of $100 per month. Objection was
made to the employment and the matter
was laid over without action. I think that
Is exactly what happened. Mr , Wattles made
the request on behalf of Mr. Geraldlne. '
The request was not granted , but the motion
was laid over and no action has been taken
slnco that time. On the let of September ,
when thn board of directors received Its
copied of reports , I. among others , received
my notice of the names of employes In the
various departments and found Mr. Tamm's
name on the pay roll of the Department of
Ilulldingg and Grounds , under direction of
Mr. Geraldlno , credited with titxteen days'
work as superintendent of construction , $60.
That , of course , as anyone can figure , Is In
excess of $100 per month. And It showed
that at. the very tlmo when we were asked
to employ this man ho had already been em
ployed as superintendent , uiuler a title he
had no right to , and he has been there since.
He has been on the pay roll at $1 a day for
September and on Saturday last the board ,
In order to enable him to draw his pay
legally , as lie had never been authorized ,
wo had to legalize the action so far as his
pay is concerned. The point I raise Is that
It la the duty of Mr , Geraldln * to make his
request In tlmo for employing these men. If
It was a proper subject for the board to act
upou , having filled to receive the atuctlon
of the board , ho should have left the board
the responsibility of anything that might
happen by reason of that failure , nnd not to
force upon us on the pay roll a man whoso
employment was not authorized , I don't
think that requires any great amount of
talk.
talk.Kountze I would like to know what Mr ,
Gcraldlne's authority Is for the employment
of men In the absence of any action being
taken on the subject by the board ! whether
ha Is only allowed to employ men or assist
ants with the consent of the board ; whether
ho has any discretion at all of his own that
ho could exercise ,
Klrkendall It li not Intended that ho shall
use any discretion , The rules arc that he can
simply suggest or recommend.
WattleI will call your attention , Mr.
Klrkcndall , to a general rule that was
adopted.
Kountzo Do I understand that Mr. Gcr-
nlillne had any authority ?
Wakelleld There was authority given In
March for some work. Mr. Klrkcndall stated
it was necessary to put up a shop to keep
the tools In and so on , and ho was author
ized to secure the material nnd employ the
necessary labor to make the temporary bullJ-
Ing.
Wattles Under what authority have all
these men been employed'since that time ?
Wakcfleld They have not had authority.
Wattles Then do I understand that you
have been flaying these salaries without any
authority whatever ?
Wakellcld We have been paying the
wages on the pay roll of the manager of the
department.
OTHERS MADE nEl'ORTS.
Uosowater One thing Is clear. There had
to b3 Rome latitude given to Mr. Gcraldlne.
Wo could not expect him to report every
laborer he employed to the board. Under
ordinary circumstances , In the case of a
laborer , where a man Is employed and maybe
bo laid oft In few days , I suppose there
would be no action , but Inasmuch as ho
asked this board to give Its consent to the
employment of Mr. Tamm , then lie should
have rested. You cannot do both things. You
can't cat your pie and have It at the aame
time. That Is rot such a very serious mat
ter , except that it does Involve financial con
siderations In the long run. It Involves dis
cipline , too. In this way the board has no
authority. It might just as well abrogate
Its power to Its superintendents and men on
the pay roll and let them do just about as
they please. In every case I have had any
thing to do with I have had to report every
thing and have It approved by the board , even
to n messenger boy.
Kountze I was trying to ascertain just
what authority had been given Mr. Ger
aldlne for the employment of persons , or
whether it took the action , of the executive
committee to employ anyone , unless it was
an ordinary laborer.
Klrkendall We cns'dered at the time that
the action of the board was necessary , al
though there have been several times when
something was coming up when they granted
mo the authority to go ahead and do what
vas necessary to finish up the work.
Kounlre Then after the application , was
made tor the approval of the boaid for Mr.
Taram's emplojment , was the board cog
nizant of the fact that Mr. Tamm was still
retained"
Wattles-Yes , I think so.
Kountze And was it with their silent con
sent , or knowledge , that ho was retained ?
Wattles I know the matter was men
tioned several times , that he was on the pay
roll anyhow.
Kount7c And the board knew It ?
Wattles I think every member of the
board heaid It.
Rosewater The first knowledge we had of
It was when that pay roll that the secretary
eenda monthly to every member of the Hoard
of Directors reached us.
Kountzc--Mr. Tamm was employed by Mr.
Gcraldlno and a report made , and a request
that ho be continued In employment ?
Hcsewater That was not the way. The
request was that wo should authorize him to
employ Mr. Tamm. We did not know he
was on the pay roll , but after we had de
clined to act upon It the report reached us ,
three or four days later , that , he had already
been on the pay roll for twelve days before
that request was made. That is the point.
Of couise In the absence of Mr. Klrkendall
ami the way things wore running the matter
was allowed to rest , as everything has been
allowed to rest. There has been some talk
about It , but It was not the right way to do
business. We do not contend that Mr. Tnmm
was not earning his money. I don't know
anything about that.
NEVGIl EARNED TIIE MONEY.
Now as to Mr. Daley. I won't dwell any
length of time on him having $5 a day first.
It simply shows that It was paying a man
recklessly more than what was the standard
for the same kind of work , as paid by the
city. He never earned $5 a day from the
city In his life. But here was the fact.
Plans and specifications were supposed to be
diawn In the ofllce of Mr. Geraldinc , for the
sower. Bids were advertised for and the
bids were opened. On opening the bids we
found that Mr. Daley was $1.18 below Henry
Sharp , the next lowest bidder. In view of
the fact that Mr. Daley had been an em
ploye , or at least was known to have been
on the pay roll , objection was raised that a
man on the pay roll s > hould bid for a con
tract. This objection was sustained by the
board and the contract was awarded to Mr.
Sharp. Two days later a meeting of the
board was called and we were notified that
there was a mistake ; that Mr. Daley was no
longer on the pay roll and had not been
for some week or ten days and , as he was
the lowest bidder , ho was entitled to the
contrc.-t. Thereupon the matter was recon
sidered and the contract was awarded to him
to Mr. Diley. Mr. Sharp was in the ante
room I' ' don't know but In this room when
the proposition was before the board , and
after we had received It he was notified that
he had no contract. He had been notified
first , or had supposed from the announce
ment , that he had been awarded the con
tract. On the way down I Inquired of Mr.
Sharp how It could be that he could be
within $1.48 on a contract of $809.ir : ; how \ '
could be within S1.48 of another bidder. And
I asked him what plans and specifications
lid had had. Ho said , 'There are no specifi
cations. ' I was very much surprised.Hut
I die' ' not kinow much about It and supposed
when the contract came for our ratification
tlut the plans and specifications would be
with the contract In some form. Hut no
contract was over submitted to this board ,
nor any bond , and at the end of some weeks
a couple of weeks we discovered that Mr.
Daley had finished his Job and drawn his
piy. I then wemt to the secretary and asked
whether or not there had been such a con
tract and bend filed , and found there had
not but after the work had been completed
a letter written by Mr. Gecaldlne lo Mr.
Daley , saying that his bid was accepted ,
and with the city specifications for c.ewor
work pinned thereto , were filed with the
secretary. It Is not material to go through
, tliosu specifications , Hut I want to show
I ycu how contractors are treated hero. I saw-
Mr. Sharp this .evening Juat before I cam ,
down. He came Into my office accidentally
and I asked him about this , and I will read
you what he sa > s , ( Reads. )
Illd Mr. Daley Inspect a sewer that was
built by the expedition on the exposition
grounds ? Was that the work he In
spected ?
Gcraldlno Ho was formerly the superin
tendent.
GERALDINE DODGES ISSUE.
Rosowatcr Now Is It not true , Mr , Ger-
aldlno , that on Thursday of this last week
Mr , Daley was asked to find the Y for a con
nection with a plpo In the sewer which ho
had superintended , and that he could not
find It ; that yards and yards of dirt were
raked up and nothing could bo done ; that
the engineers on Friday spent the whole day
In trying to find this place , although they
had their maps showing where It should be
found , and that on Saturday morning they
broke Into the sewer to make that connec
tion ? Answer yes or no ,
Gcraldlne-- ! never heard anything of the
kind.
kind.Ro
Ro cwator You can Inquire Into It then ,
and I will prove It by your engineer. I want
to say now , though , that he did not commu
nicate this , because bo knows nothing about
this , and I don't want him to rest under
that suspicion. I know that spies are kept
out there on the grounds and I know that
our reporters cannot go through the grounds
without being followed ,
Now , taking up the next case , This refers
to the erection of a planing mill In very
clean proximity , I am told within about
eighty feet , of one of the main buildings.
Wo had been Informed by Mr , Geraldlne
months and inoiHha before that the erection
of that mill waa In contemplation and that
bo had been negotiating with the party to
have It erected In that neighborhood , where ,
I did not know. I take , however , that he
kept himself Informed tnat he ehould have
boon notlfic.1 at or.co , If he illil not see It
, himself , when'fthKjim.nail for thjt mill was
. driven. It sciifiMthaf with reasonable vlg-
llnnco if any notice hail been served upon
the board wo could have ROHO to the city au
thorities and had that mill stopped ; that Is ,
either have prevented the Issuance of a per
mit for Its construction or have declared the
building of silrfi a concern a nuisance and
dangerous to the exposition. I bcllcvo that
oven now wo have a right nnd can go before -
fore tlio council , If iwo want to , nnd cause n
flro llm'lt to bd established within two blocks
or three blocks nil around that exposition ,
to bo good until the exposition closes , so
that no more Minn ! buildings can bo put up
surrounding time 'exposition , nut this Is not
a pirt of my .co ntfalnt. That should have
been prevented ami. wo ought to have been
notlflcd by Mr. Gerdldltle , who la supposed to
bo at the grounds every day , that the plan-
Ing mill was to bo built' by those parties 'In
that neighborhood ,
GEHAliDINE'S STATEMENT.
As to the last charge , In order to save the
tlmo of this body anil not to pester It with
looking over maps nnd specifications , I will
withdraw It. There have been alterations
made. but. It Is not a Tnatcrlal matter.
WellsTherc Is ono t > ont ! hero that seems
to 1mvo been passed over. It Is regarding
this changing of ground plan.
Hoscwatcr Yes , that Is what I Just re
ferred to and I will let that go , at least
for the present.
Gcraldlr.e How would you lllto to have me
deal with this matter ?
Kountzc Wo gave Mr. Hoscwator full
scope to make his own statement and I thluk
you would bo entitled to the same.
Goraldlnc On the evening of October 2
I received from tlio sec'etnry n cooy of the
charges made by Mr. llosowater and on that
evening I dictated A reply to the executive
committee , as I understood that my answer
to the charges was to be heard by the execu
tive committee. Since that tlmo tlio matter
has been changed. What I dictated then
la here. In carbon copies , anil whllu going
over this matter verbally In detail I would
be pleased to hand you each a copy.
Tlio first statement hero is that the plans
and specifications were prepared by Mr.
Shaw. Mr. Shaw was employed on this work
fcr n few days. Ho made the drawings under
mv direction and prepared a rough sketch
of the specifications , which I revised , ns I
also made some changes in the drawings. It
is stated hero that the bids on those plans
and snsclficatlons were opened by me with
no blildor present. The bids were opened In
the otnco of the Department of Grounds nnd
Buildings In the presence of Mr. Klrkcndall ,
the chief clerk , and others. After opening
thrso bids and finding them too high , as
stated In this reply , I stilted to Mr. Kirken-
dall that the work should be done sean , that
tro were behind on It then , having been de-
laved In the matter unexpectedly , and that
the lumber Tor the sheet v'l'lns ' would lake
some tlmo to procure and get the quality
and the condition It required. At the tlmo
df advertising for the bids , on or abaut July
15 , J also asked seve ul local lumbermen , to
make us n figure on the lumber for sheet 'pil
ing and the propositions I received are hereto
attached. On the day the bids were oponi'd
and found to be too high I explained to Mr.
Klrkendall that the work of the a'.icet piling
should be dcno as soon as pifslblo and , as
theio was project cf further delay In letting
the contract , suggested that we order the
sheet piling for the reason that I wished to
have It specially selected , and all this would
require considerable time. It was better ,
therefore , to order the lumber at once and
ifVH afterwards lot the work by contract
to turn the orddr ove'r to the contractor niul
have the order' that 'far under way. Mr.
Klrkendall told mo jto go ahead with such
anangemeiit ana ho would bring the matter
before the exposition ) Immediately , which lie
did and received then authority to- the pur
chase. It is stated by Mr. Uoscwater and
confirmed. I think , by Mr. Klrkendall , that
tiie lumber was1 purchased before any au
thority was given. "There was a meeting of
the executive cpmmlttcp on the evening of
the day on which the biJs were opened and
Mr. Klrkendall went ( from my olllce direct to
tl'at meeting. fThc lumber was o'dered at
that time verbally with the understanding
( hat unless Lonflrrf'ed ' by Mr. Klrkendall from
the executive cofnrnitfee thst It was not to ap
ply. Prior to this" time all question of using
white plue has m apqearpd from our calcula
tions for .the1 following reasons : In examina
tion of. tlio stockjlni-tho Omaha lumber yards ,
otn. ( reading from written statement. )
It has been state'd here that the difference
between white pine and yellow pine wcs
about $1. Hero nrc two proposals which I
received at that time from the lumbermen.
I had proposals from nearly all , if not nil , of
them. I am unable to find them ; I supposed
they were on the flic , but I find these only
and I would like to have the committee look
at these.
"WHITE AND YELLOW PINE.
Dldwell I notice that white plno Is quoted
lower than the plain , yellow pine and that
yellow plno dressed and tongucd and
grooved is quoted lower than white pine.
Gcraldine The reason for that Is th's :
Yellow plno Is shipped from the south , a
long distance , and the matter of freight cuts
a very high figure In the price of the lumber.
If It can be ordered In time so that they can
dress It , It removes that much freight and
they arc enabled to deliver It at a lower
price. I might refer to that at this point
to settle this question of the difference Incest
cost of lumber. The No. 1 white pine In three-
Inch planks which I found in the yards of
Omahp and which I conferred with lumber
men about In not as good quality as the yel
low pino. It has morp knots and defects and
It Is admitted from the northern classifica
tion , where it Is not admitted by the south
ern. The only possible preference there
could bo for white pine Is Its durability In
this climate. Yellow pine Is much stronger
and the element of strength Is to be consid
ered in this work. For that reason I wanted
a plank that would dress fully three Inches.
In ordering this lumber from the Cady Lum
ber company , their wholesale dealers , a coal
and coke company of Kansas City which con
trols the larger portion of the lumber supply
over the new road from the gulf , was
here. I wanted to get a plank that would
dress on ono side to three Inches. They
agreed to saw this lumber to three and one-
quarter Iiichrs , or nearly three and ono-quar-
trr InchfH , and dress It to three Inches ,
which would give the strength and thickness
wo required. They also agreed to tongue
nnd groove it on the drawing that I submit
ted. It Is stated hero by some one that tills
tongue was only three-eighths of an Inch ;
that statement is untrue. The tongue Is
fully one-half Inch , made In V shape and Is
a special duslgn particularly siiltablo for this
work , In ordering that bill of lumber I took
nil these matters Into consideration ; I also
j called for No. 1 select lumbrr , the very beat
quality , and because of these specifications
and the Increased thickness I agreed to pay
$1 per 1,000 feet higher than I could have got
the common lumber at. It Is stated Hontv-
whcro in thrso charges that this lumber that
wo furnished is of second quality ; that state
ment is absolutely untrue ; I have not In my
experience for j'carp handled as flue a lot of
lumber as was f.urfLshe.d ] for this purpose
by the Cady LuroJer > cpmpany. The lumber
Is out there ; auyorui can examine It and It
will speak for Itfiflf.T
Kountzo I thlnJK , thjro In a charge here
that the speclflcadijriir called for white plno ,
Geraldlne rYes , , , 'Ap | } that In letting the
contract preference < J"ji given to yellow plno ,
which was , according' lo the charge , a lower
priced material.
Was that corre'ct , that the specifications
called for white plno ?
'
I1Y ANOVKRSIGHT ; ,
Geraldlne The spctlflcatlons called for
white pine. The blanks for bidding submit
ted called for a bid oi ( both yellow and white
pine. If you win look over the bids you
will notice that ,1a qacd | ) for In all cases.
Hy the time the , Itld * were received I had
carried the Investigation to that point and
the summary of the bills that Is given hero
and elsewhere was made entirely upon yel
low plno , because at that time the qustlon
MEDICAL MEN
'J Unit coffee
ns the kidneys ,
and recommend
POSTUM. . ,
As tlio proper drink
tit meals
of yellow plno had entirely disappeared , liy
nn oversight It wa still loft In the specifica
tions and copied.
Kountzc Hut nil the contractors had the
Information that they might bid cither with
jcllow or while plno ?
Gcraldlnc Yra. sir , and their bids are
there on both kinds.
Hosewatcr Are these the bids of the lum
ber dealers ?
Geraldlne N'o , sir ; the contractors.
Hoscwater Am I permitted to ask some
questions a * wo go along here ?
Kountzc I presume so , so long ass you
don't break In.
tJcrnldlne Ho has my full consent If he
doesn't take too much time.
lioscwuter I simply want to know at what
date these lumber bids wcro made or asked
for ?
Geraldlne The time of these bUfl. this 3 el-
low plno bid , was the 15th of July , 1 think
the Ifith of July.
Ilosewntcr Why were these bids not sub
mitted to the beard the bids for lumber ?
Geralillni' Why were these bids for lum
ber not milimltted lo the board ? llecause
It was not called for , and there was noth
ing to require It.
Ilosowater You said that you made a pur
chase. At what price did you buy this yel
low pine and how many thousand feet did
you buy ?
Geraldlno The price of yellow plno pur
chased was $14.50.
llosewater And you thought t that Hmo
that that was $1.50 lower than you could
buy It at any other place , from any other
dealer ?
Ocrnldlnc I thought so.
Ilcscwator Didn't you know that you
could buy lumber at that time a dollar
cheaper than $14 ?
Gcraldlno Thi-ao bids explain that ,
llosewater Why did you not report this
purchase the quality , quantity and price
to thd-board at any time ?
Geraldlne Mr. Kountze , 1 think these
matters have been fully explained. Tlicro
was no call for reporting all this. These
bids were taken for Information , not knowIng -
Inglibthcr we would be called upon to buy
the lumber or not. When the bids were
opened and found to be too high I then sug
gested that wo purchase the lumber and
have these bids as my authority as to where
to go for U. The lumber was purchased on
the 24th.
Ilotcwater Why was not the contract or
the order for that lumber Hied with the sec
retary for the Information of this board ?
Geiuldlne I was never Instructed to file
that order.
Hosewater And you knew how many
thousand feet jou turned over to Creedon
& Mahoney ? How many ?
HIS MEMOIIY DEFECTIVE.
Geraldlne I dori't recollect ,
llosewater You don't know how much
lumber > ou bought ?
Gcraldlne I don't know exactly. My
memory Is not quite as retentive as thit on
all details. Tue lumber that I ordered wiiii
somewhere , I tiinlc , about 170,000 feet.
Kountze I presume the olllco has a rec
ord of the quantity of lumber that was pur
chased ?
ItcEOuatcr We luve no such record here
with the secretary. Have you ever hoaid !
how much was bought there ?
Geialdlne There was never any occasion
to turn any order over , because the order In
a few days was turned over to the con
tractor and he assumed It. Tnat Is , the
contiactor paid the liunocrmati.
Rosenater At what price ?
Geialdlne At the price 1 ordered it at
$14.50 ? 1 higher than I could buy It at the
common size and common quality. This
quality was the highest quailty obtainable.
It was sawed a quarter of an inch thicker
than the ordinary size and tongucd and
grooved on a special d&slgn , for which the
mill had to make their knives. For these
leagons , In order to get the requisite thick
ness and quantity , I agreed to pay $1 higher
per thousand. Have 1 made that clear ?
Kountzc The lumber that was furnished
was of a higher grade than the lumber that
these bids were put "In on ?
Geialdlne Yes , sir.
Ilcsewater Didn't you say to Mr. Klrken
dall tlut you were saving the exposition
from $200 : o $300 on this deal because the
lumber was S1.50 cheaper than it could be
bought for from any other dealer ?
Gcraldlnc Xo.
Hcsewater We will let you settle that
with Mr. Klrkendall.
Bldwell As I understand It , the lumber
which you purchased was one-quarter Inch
over stock size , so that It would dress down
a full three Inches. And this lumber which
you bought , was that some which was manu
factured for this purpose ?
Gcraldlne Specially.
Uldwell Wasn't anything you found in
stock ?
Geraldlne No , sir , It was ordered from
the timber.
Uldwell I can understand readily how an
extra thickness in the lumber < would cost
more , Mr. Hcsewater , than stock size.
Hosewater Hut we were assured that we
were getting a great bargain In buying tbli
lumber cheaper than anybody would sell it
for , and we were never taken Into the confi
dence of Mr. Geraldlno us xto how much he
bought , at whH price he bought It or how
much ho turned over.
Kountze You said about $3,000 ?
Geraldlne That is about what it was.
That is approximately the amount.
Kountze As I understand it the associa
tion , as an association , never actually
bought this lumber , never pild for 'It ?
Goraldlne No , sir.
Kountze The contractor simply stepped In
and took the contract which you had the
option upon ?
Goraldlne Which I had already ordered at
the time the contract -was made and which
was supposed to be under way.
Kountze And he stepped In and took It off
the association's hands at the same price
at which you had contracted for It ?
Gcraldlne Yea.
Kountzc And which the association would
have paid had they taken the lumber ?
Gcraldlnne Yes.
Welta And you submitted that proposition
to turn over this lumber to only one of those
bidders' '
ONLY ON'K niDDElt.
Geraldlne Yes , sir , only one , because it
was not made until the final proposition. I
was not foolish enough to tell those con
tractors that wo had ordered the lumber
and put myself In that position. That ques
tion was asked hero some time ago. Now ,
after these bids were rejected , I was sur
prised to find them so high ; supposed It
could be done for less. I wantel to place It
under contract. I went over the specifica
tions anil drawings carefully to see If I could
rut out apiy expense hero or there , I con
ferred with as good authorities as I could
find on that class of Avork and I made some
changes. It Is not customary In letting con
tracts to reject bids and ask for bids again
on exactly the sanw specifications , becauae
a contractor Is not expected to alter his bid
under such circumstances unless a change
is made. It is customary In such cases to
call In the lowest bidders. Iiii this case the
two lowest bidders were Connolly and Cree
don & Mahoney. Connolly was the lowest
bidder , having bid $7,800 on the entire job ,
as you will BPH by his original proposition.
There was another bidder , the third , Mr.
Raymond. I also called him In. If you p'easo ,
I will read what I dictated here. ( Heads. )
Now , it has been stated that Mr. Connolly
turned In * a proposition to do the work for
$7,100. That statement Is absolutely untrue.
Hero Is his proposition. Here arc all the
propositions ho ever offered. It U stated hero
that ho turned In a proposition to do the
labor for $2.100 , That Is also untrue. I will
read his. proposition. ( Heads proposition. ) I
explained to Mr. Connolly th9 changes that
we made of changing the connection between
the mainstay piles and the anchor piles to
Wire rabies Instead of stringers and of sink
ing a ditch one foal to bo filled with clay and
tamped and drive the sheet piling six inches.
Wells Hy what authority did you change
those ( specifications ?
Goralulne Hy the same authority by which
I made them. I was authorized to do that
work by Mr. Klrkendall. That la what I am
supposed to be hero for.
Kountzo All the bidders were aware of the
changes In the specifications ?
Geraldlne The three lowest bidders. The
bids received were : Hamilton Hrothers ,
$11.512 ; A. A. Raymond. $8.724.38 ; Creedcn &
Mahoney , $8,181.10 ; James I' . Connolly , $7,900.
Hosowater That la on the first proposition ?
Oeraldlno 'Yes.
Rosonater He sayn that tills Is faUe , that
Connolly bid $7.100 for this work , and that
it in false that ho bid $2,100 for thu labor.
Isn't It true that In his bid , on tlio face of
It , you ray that lie offered to deduct $700 If
he were allowed to do what you did allow
Mr. Creedon to do ?
Geraldlno That is not true , .
Hosewater You read It there ?
REFUSES TO ANSWER.
Geraldlne It U not ( hero. The modifies.-
'
I tlon wo proposed for vetting the piling In th , ?
I ground wan to iilnk a ditch ono foot and drive
I the plllnR six Inches , the Idea being that by
driving six Inches we could pel probably ns
Rood ft Jolt s by driving a greater depth. 1
nlBo dpclilpil that Instead of shnrppnltiR the
piles as shown hero , to shnrpcn them on the
sldo so that they would form a wedge on
the sides ,
Uosowater Who nudethesci plans7
Oemldlnc I must nsk , .Mr. Kountzc1 , that
this Keiitleir.au be required to sit down nud
ualt until 1 get through.
Kountto t think Mr. Oewldlne nhould
have the right lo make nn expl.inntlon.
Ueraldlnc I explained that these pinna
wore drlwn by Thomas Shaw , Mr. Connolly
stiRKcetcd that In&tcJd of driving at nil , If
I would relieve him from dolilK nny driving
that ho could put ( he piling In n ditch nnd
fill It up so that It would hold water , t
didn't think so , nnd told him 1 couldn't con
sider It. When he put -In thU bid , "If sheet
piling Is allowed to bo set In a trench In
stead of bcliiR driven , deduct $700 , " It was on
the proposition to do no driving nt nil ,
which wo could not consider , and I dis
tinctly ) told him so. Ho then said he could
make no deduction onthat score and his bid
stands at $7SOO , and he refused to do It for
anything less. I had 'nsked him the same
as the others , to submit A proposition for
the work , nnd for all the materials nnd the
wotk , or for such portion of the muterlals
us he could furnish to the best ndvnnt'jRC.
Thin was ills proposition. There Is the prop
osition I received from Crcedon & Mahoney.
( Heads. ) After receiving tint proposition
from Mr. Crcedon , I asked him what price
ho had limited on lumber. He said ho had
IlKurcd $13.50. 1 nsked him If ho could buy
lumbrr of the quality called for. Ho Insisted
that he could ; that he could get a good
quality at that If he could have tlmo to get
It here. 1 then explained to him tint I had
ordered the lumber , explained the specifica
tions under which It was ordered , the degree
of thickness , the better quality nnd the EPC-
clal design of the tongue nnd groove , nnd
asked If he would be willing to take tlut
order oft our hands at that price nnd still
do the work at the figure ho bad nude. He
said ho wanted t'no to consider Unit , went
away , came bcvk , nnd finally said ho would
do so. I then reported -this matter to the
manager of my department and recom
mended that the contract be given to Cree-
don & Mahoney at the figures named ( iml
under these conditions , ami that the l.lllng
bo let as a separate contract or done by
ourselves. I explained that the lowest figure
I could obliln was 5 cents per foot for driv
ing the piling and the other prices men
tioned for drlvluR the sheet piling. Mr.
Klrkcndall asked mo If 1 could do It for a
less llgurc. I told him I thought we could.
As a result of the conference 1 recommended
that we do the pIlliiR ourselves , the con
tract to bo let to Crecdon & Mahoney. It
went to the executive coninvltlce. There waa
some criticism offered on the specifications.
It was on the day that Mr. Klrkcndall left
the city , I think. Mr. Hosowater and Mr.
Lindsay came to my ollicc to get the speci
fications. The criticism was offered , to which
I replied and naked for a BURRC-stlon of some
thing better , which was never oltered. Liter
the buinc proposition was presented to the
executive commlttco by the prodident , who.
In the absence of Mr. Klrkendall , acted as
manager of this department. 1 was called
before the committee In regard to the matter -
tor , I was asked numerous questions In re
gard to It and explained every detail as far
us was required. .Mr. Hosenater was present
and asked some questions about it ; asked
me In regard to the cement mentioned and
other questions. I don't remember Just what.
Hut I do remember that I explained all th'.s
matter , much of which I am explaining now.
In my piesenco the executive committee
voted unanimously to award the contract to
Crecdon & Mahoney , and Instructed the act
ing manager to do the rest of the work our
selves. 1 Immediately proceeded with It.
Kountze < May I ask you The cement was
omiUcd in doing the w.rk ? Had the cement
been used , would It have added to the coat
of doing the work ?
Geraldine No , sir.
Kountzc The puddling of the trench cost
the contractor ns much ES It would have
cost him had he used the cement ?
GerJldlne Yes , It cost him more.
Kountze And the work without the ce
ment Is preferable to that with the cement ?
WAS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN.
Goraldlne Yes , sir ; I believe It Is. At the
time I drew those specifications I was some
what uncertain about the matter and thought
that possibly the use of a small amount of
cement there might aid in some cases. I
was fearful of finding decomposed strata of
clay or poms material that would not pud
dle. In that case H wanted to make a joint
Inside the sheet piling through this strata
If I found It. There was ono stratum of
that material found higher up in the clay
which made mo apprehensive of finding
more. I might explain that further. Here
Is the contract of Crcedon & Mahoney.
( Kcads from contract. ) You will observe I
state that the ditch shall not be more than
five Inches in width , the Idea bulng that Ihe
narrower \\o made the ditch , without dls- '
turblng the clay at the bottom of the ditch , j
the better Joint we . could make. This |
ditch being five Inches wide , the plank would
fill three Inches , leaving only two Inches to
be filled. I thought that possibly to nil the
balance of that with American cement might
be better than undertaking to tamp it. I
found on more careful examination of tlio
clay that it Is what is called Joint clay ;
that is , porous , having perpendicular ports ;
that to break those pores it was 'better to do
It by puddling it and tamping It. N'ow , you
will icadlly understand that if that ditch ,
two inches wide and only a foot deep , was to
bo filled with cement It wiuld only require
a small quantity of cement. The cement
was never Intended to apply In any place
except where I might find decomposed ma
terial. The facts are that thlj ditch was
dug a foot wide , I found that In going on
with the work , testing It , that a better Job
could be obtained 'by digging a ditch wider ,
puddling It and tamping , which was done.
Ilidwell Was there any extra cluigo on
the part of the contractor for that ?
Gcraldir.c Ho was not allowed any.
Hidwcll DM he ask any ?
Gcraldlne Ho did and it was refused.
Hidwell Was It refused before or after ho
did the work ? Did he nitko his claim before
he did the work.
Geraldinc He made it afterward. Is that
matter of the cement satisfactorily disposed
of ?
Kountze I think It is explained In a man-
tier that is Intelligently understood by the
committee.
GeraUInc Are there any questions to be
asked about It ? It seems to be made a point
In thesa charges. I should be glad to answer
them.
Kountze I think the question was asked
whether the cost cf doing It one way or doing
it thn other , which was the cheaper , whether
there was any difference In the cost. And I
think thi ) answer was that the tamping cost
merci than putting in the cement. Is that
correct ?
Geraldint Yes , sir. The work as done , In
digging the ditch wider anil tamping It thor
oughly , us was done , Is more expensive than
putting In the cement. And the cement was
r.uver contemplated except In such places as
might bo found porous and might be put In
us a safeguard.
FIGURING ON THI3 COST.
Kountzo I think It might be well perhaps
to state to the committee what would have
been the probable cost and quantity of
cement that would have been required to
have done the work If It had been done with
content Instead of clay.
Gcraldlno Well , the quantity of cement
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