Word: forbeses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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¶ That he had secretly given out lists of hospital sites that were to be purchased by the Government. Forbes testified that excepting only two, all sites were given free to the Government.
Colonel Charles R. Forbes, former Director of the Bureau, testified in his defense towards the close of the hearings. He answered the principal charges against him as follows:
¶ That he had given out advance copies of the plans of a hospital. The Army official who drew the plans testified that they had never "been in Forbes' possession.
¶ That he had authorized the engagement of a civilian architect who drew plans for a hospital that could not be used, although the architect received $97,000 in payment. Forbes declared that he had been ordered to engage an outside Republican architect; he admitted that the only person who...
¶ That he had awarded a contract at Northampton, Mass., to a firm whose bid was $27,000 higher than that of another bidder. Forbes testified that the higher bidder promised to perform the job in 60 days, the lower bidder in 120 days, that winter was approaching and it...