Moody replies to Lanham over road contracts and funds
Texas Attorney General Dan Moody issued a formal rejoinder to Frank Lanham of the highway commission. He argued contracts for road maintenance in 35 counties were voidable and cited highway fund disbursements totaling 16.24 million dollars through October with a remaining balance of about 727 thousand dollars. Moody noted a potential taxpayer impact of roughly 161 thousand dollars and defended his legal position on bid practices and contract awards.
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Dan Moody
Frank Lanham
The
Highway Commission
Moody
Treasury Department
Texas
Mr. Moody
Treasury
State of Texas
Road awards spark questions over topping prices
San Angelo October 21 Joe Burkett Eastland state highway commissioner stated he cannot confirm topping price reasonableness from personal knowledge and relied on state highway engineer R J Hank's advice. He favored lowering 30 cent per sq yd to 25 cent, amid pressure on contractor Lanham of Dallas and the American Road Co. of New Jersey and Hoffman Construction Co. of Eastland.
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Frank Y. Lanham
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Highway Commission
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Lanham
American Road Company
New Jersey
Hoffman Construction Company
West Texas
Lanham and
Hank
John H. Bickett, Sr
San Antonio
Hank Denies Passing Up on Road Awards
The state highway engineer R J Hank released a signed statement denying knowledge of awards for 1000 miles of road surfacing. He said contracts with American Road company Hoffman Construction and others were not approved by him and were not referred for his review. He urged competitive bidding for future work.
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Joe Burkett
San Angelo
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State Highways Commission
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Hoffman Construction Company
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Lanham
Burkett
State Highway Department
Austin
Hunter Killed Near Hereford in Accident
Lois Gary aged 20 a carpenter from Dimmitt was killed near Hereford Texas when his shotgun fired while he attempted to shoot a wounded bird. The discharge occurred on a farm late Monday as he held the gun upright and the barrel discharged.
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Tex
Lois Gary
Dimmitt
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