244 COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4 



Mr. Kendall. How did the Moran, Proctor firm become involved 

 in the Texas tower program ? 



PARTICIPATION OF MORAN, PROCTOR FIRM BROUGHT ABOUT BY INVITATION 



OF MR. ANDERSON 



]\Ir. RuTLEDGE. Well, the latter part of March 1954 we received a 

 telephone call from Mr. Anderson of the firm of Anderson & Nichols 

 stating in very vagne terms that he had a project. As I say, he de- 

 scribed it in vague terms. He requested Mr. Proctor of our office to 

 come to Boston so that he could describe the nature of the project, 

 which he could not describe over the telephone. 



Senator Stennis. Just a minute. 



Gentlemen, move those microphones over nearer to you, please. 



Do you not have an extra one ? Rig up another one there for their 

 convenience, please. 



You see, the press and those that are interested in this matter must 

 have a chance to hear, gentlemen. We can hear you all right, but un- 

 less you use the microphone, the audience cannot. 



If you will move it over a little closer to you and proceed, he will 

 put in another one there as we progress. 



Mr. Kendall. Then I take it that originally you were invited to 

 participate in the project by Mr. Anderson, and that you had not been 

 contacted by a representative of the Navy prior to that time ? 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. To my knowledge, that is right. 



Mr. Kendall. And you subsequently agreed to go into a joint ven- 

 ture for this project; is that correct? 



Mr, RuTLEDGE. After a number of conferences, we did. 



Mr. Kendall. Mr. Andei-son, in testifying before the committee, 

 stated that your firm was invited to join in this joint venture, and 

 that your responsibility under his concept was for the footings only ; 

 that is, the part of the structure actually under the bottom of the sea. 

 Is that in accord with your understanding ? 



INIr. RuTLEDGE. No, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. "^Vhat is your understanding? 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. Through a series of conferences from the end of 

 March 1954 to the end of May 1954, the nature of the project was de- 

 veloped. The two firms reached agreement on the parts of the work 

 each firm would do. We submitted a series, we prepared a series of 

 letters to the 1st Naval District, proposals for the work. The 

 letter on which the contract was based was submitted on June 1. 



At the same time we made an agreement between the two firms on 

 the breakdown of the work, which firm would do what work. 



Mr. Kendall. What was that agreement, sir ? 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. The agreement is a signed document listing the items 

 of work, the firm that is to do each piece of work, and the proportion 

 of the fee that is applicable to each piece of work. 



Mr. Kendall. You say that was a signed document ? 



Mr. RuTLEDGE, Yes, sir. 



]Mr. Kendall. What was the date of the document, please, sir ? 



Mr. Rutledge. The signatures are dated June 1, 1954. 



Mr. Kendall. Would you make a copy of that available for the 

 record, please, sir ? 



Mr. Rutledge. We would be glad to. 



