Show THE CONTRACTORS Scandal in Connection With Boise Payette oj May ay Not Be B Investigated Special to The Herald Washington Washl March Mareb 16 From rom the best I information obtainable here today It is evident that Special Agent Greenes re report report report I port against the reclamation engineers In Idaho is based on information furnished him blur by Monarch and Porter Page and Brinton and the Utah Fire Proofing com corn company company pany all contractors on the project Representatives of or these thele three firms recently appeared in ton to protest against conditions imposed upon them by hy Engineer Ross RO claiming he was compelling them to undertake ex cx expense expense pense beyond what was called aIled for by their contracts Upon investigation the th reel reclamation a i mation matlon e sustained Ross taking the 1111 position that the contractors were try tryIng I Ing in to tt evade the o of their I contracts by demanding pay vay Ia for rock ex cx excavated excavated when in fact they th were excavating I ing soft Koft material Meantime Consulting i Engineers Sanders and Wells will willmet meet met in Boise Boi e next Wednesday and make I a thorough examination of the work done b by contractors on n the project Slid arid report whether or not they the theare are being belm In the event that I this board sustains Ross Greene will have hae considerable difficulty in sustaining his hs charges although h t the e board is not dirt dt t tId ed od to Investigate them In fact Greenes report has not been referred refereed to the re It reclamation reclamation service which In Itself indi indicates Indicates cates that Secretary Garfield seriously questions its reliability |