COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4 161 



Captain White. Yes. I think I am ready to answer the question 

 now. 



Mr. Kendall. All right, sir. 



Captain White. It has not been, nor is it now our intention, to have 

 Moran, Proctor go in and review their original design of these towers. 

 Now, the intention of this contract was to satisfy ourselves that the 

 towers as constructed were as they were designed. 



Mr. Kendall. Well, Captain, if you will pardon me, will you explain 

 to me how you can determine whether or not the towers are structur- 

 ally capable of meeting the original design criteria if you do not take 

 into consideration the design of the towers ? 



Captain White. I am a little unclear 



Mr. Kendall. Well, the design is based upon the design criteria? 



Captain White. That is correct. 



Mr. Kendall. So if you are going to determine whether or not the 

 structure is capable of meeting the design criteria, you have to exam- 

 ine the design, do you not ? 



Captain White. As I said earlier, sir 



Mr. Kendall. That is a simple question ; it can be answered yes or 

 no. 



Captain White. As I said earlier, sir, it has not been and it is not 

 now our intention to have Moran, Proctor review their original de- 

 sign calculations with respect to the original design criteria. 



It is our intent under this contract to have them, and I think it is 

 stated in the contract that the contractor in the shortest reasonable 

 time shall investigate the structural condition of Texas towers Nos. 2, 

 3 and shall furnish the Government a report thereof. 



In doing this, he is to make an examination of all the accessible 

 critical welded connections in the tower structure by means of magna- 

 fluxing, radiographic examination, or other means necessary to pro- 

 vide maximum possible evidence or evidence of the presence of defects 

 in or near these connections. 



Mr. Kendall. Captain, may we go back to my question ? I asked 

 you how you can determine whether or not the towers are structurally 

 capable of meeting the design criteria, and that is the language of your 

 memorandum, unless you take into consideration the design? You 

 cannot do it, can you ? 



Captain White. Well, sir, I think we are separating on a point of 

 semantics, really. I tried to tell you what the intent was and what 

 we are going to pay for under this contract, and we are not going to 

 pay for Moran, Proctor to review their original design calculations 

 and determine whether or not that design was capable of satisfying 

 the original design criteria. We are satisfied that that decision was 

 correct. 



Mr. Kendall. Then you are telling us that your memorandum does 

 not mean what it says ? 



I shall not belabor this point any longer. Captain. Will you make 

 a copy of that memorandum a part of the record ? It will speak for 

 itself. 



Captain White. I think the services he is actually to provide 

 throughout the body of the memorandum, and those services speak 

 for themselves, as you say. 



