Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1927, Page 36

e 38 CONTRACTORS DENY - SCHOOL COLLUSION §Renly to Charge by Madden on Bids for New District Structures. An absolute and unqualified denial that there had been s collusion among local contractors in bidding for the work of el Washington's new school buildin; s charged by Chairman Madden of the House ap- propriations committee, was made by members of and Manu- facturers' E: in a statement drafted yestord dignation meet exchange in the Bond Building. dozen members and officials of the organization attended the i The e: demands Madden ove his charge or re- tract his nd a commit- tee was name o i m to produce proof of his stateme The statement by the exchange al stated that its committee “will pro- duce at the proper time the names of the contractors and the amo bid on each h and such oth out that of the c this fact bility of collu ed out office that i but v do the con- tractors’ bids L the estima of the cost of new school buildings prepared by Municipal Architect Harris, and that contracts awarded here this vear had been as a rule lower than those of the previous year. Statement by the exchange, a copy of which was to be sent to Mr. Mad- den, read, in part, as follows: “We, the Builders and Manufactur- ers’ Exchange representing a large number of the responsible contractors in this city, many of whom bid on public school work, do absolutely and unqualifiedly deny that there is any collusion or agreement between the contractors themselves or with the municipal authorities, and any state- ments to the cont as absolute falsehoods tion in fact or fancy. Committee Appointed. “A committee has been appointed representing the Builders’ Exchange and such committee will be glad to meet with Representative Madden at any place, day and hour that he may appoint in order that he may have the opportunity to produce vroof of his statements. Such committee will produce at the yroper time the names and amounts »id on each of the school contracts and such other data as may be necessary to absolutely are branded thout founda- refute the statements credited to Rep- resentative Madden, and to prove beyond doubt that there is no collu- sion agreement or dishonesty of any sort. *The contractors of Washington. as a body, are men of character and in- tegrity. The Builders and Manufac- turers’ Exchange has always stood and worked for high ideals and hon- esty of purpose in the construction fleld. It is despicable, to say the least, that reflection should be cast on our members without foundation in fact or reason. We must, therefore, in Justice to ourselves and the public de- mand that Representative Madden either prove his statements or make public retraction.” 12 Minerg;Killed. OVIEDO, Spain, December 8 (#).— Twelve miners were killed and- four in- Jured in an explosion in a coal mine at the town of Sama. 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Copies of the resolution calling for incorpora tion in future transit legislation of such a plea was forwarded to the of- fices of the District Commissioners, Public Utility Commission, and the House and Senate District commit- tees. Dr. Charles Walton Galloway of the National Hygiene Society of New York addressed the association on “Sex Character Education in the Public School.” Dr. Galloway portrayed the soclal nroblems which arise in the school as primarily a result of the nature of such a gathering and declared that the public school system must meet the problems which itself presents by ‘“creating tastes, a wholesome point of view and an atmosphere which will supplement what should be the inspiring environment of the family circle.” Box Holds Heat and Cold. A combination traveling refrigerator and stove has been devised for caring for food for patients in Bolingbroke Hospital, London. Insulated corapart- ments, side by side, within the box keep hot foods hot and cold things old. 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