222 COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4 



Mr. Rau. That is right, sir. 



Senator Symington. Who did you get that order from ? 



Mr. Rau. From the Bureau of Yards and Docks. It came out of 

 the 1st Naval District in Boston. 



Senator Symington. From the Bureau of Yards and Docks. 



Did the Navy give you or tell you where to get the designs from 

 which you were to build ? 



Mr. Rau. Well, this job was actually bid on competitively. Senator. 



Senator Symington. Yes. 



Mr, Rau. And the plans, the complete plans, were furnished each 

 contractor who bid. There were, for tower No. 4, only two bids. 



Senator Symington. Who drew up those plans? 



Mr. Rau. A joint venture made up of Anderson-Nichols, and 

 Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge. 



Senator Symington. Those two firms drew the plans ? 



Mr. Rau. Yes, sir. 



Senator Symington. And the Navy accepted the plans ? 



Mr. Rau. Evidently they did. 



Senator Symington. Because they were the plans that the Navy 

 asked you to bid against? 



Mr. Rau. Yes, bid on ; correct. 



Senator Symington. Yes. 



Now, you constructed the tower on the basis of those plans? 



Mr. Rau. That is right, sir. 



Senator Symington. Has there ever been any statement, verbal or 

 written, that you did not construct them in accordance with those 

 plans ? 



Mr. Rau. I don't know of any, sir. 



Senator Symington. You know of no criticism of your execution of 

 the design ? 



LETTER OF COMMENDATION" 



Mr. Rau. No, sir. In fact, at the completion of our project, which 

 was the building of both Texas towers No. 3 and 4, we received a letter 

 of commendation for our work. 



Senator Symington. You did receive a letter of commendation ? 



Mr. Rau. Yes, sir. 



Senator Symington. After you built the tower then you lugged it 

 down by sea to where you were going to install it ; is that correct ? 



Mr. Rau. That is right, Senator. 



Senator Symington. Did you make any mistake in bringing it down 

 that you know of ? 



Mr. Rau. No, sir ; because, as I mentioned before, when we arrived 

 on site, why, the template and platform were intact. 



Senator Symington. You put it up ? 



Mr. Rau. That is right, sir. 



Senator Symington. Was there anybody from the Navy there at 

 the time ? 



Mr, Rau. Oh, yes, sir ; in fact, during the upending of the template. 

 Commander Foster was actually in the control house, as we call it, 

 on the template. 



Senator Symington. Did you direct the upending, your firm, or did 

 he? 



