250 COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4 



Mr. Kendall. But it is different from the tipover method that was 

 actually designed ? 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. It's different in the way the connection is made be- 

 tween the foundation structure and the platform. 



Mr. Kendall. It is different in other particulars, too, is it not, Mr. 

 Rutledge ? There is no vertical tow to the site ; there is no tipover. 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. It shows a vertical tow with a 65-foot draft. 



Mr. Kendall. I meant there was no horizontal tow; excuse me, sir. 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. Yes, it shows a vertical tow at a 65-foot draft. 



That was one of our considerations. There is no harbor on the east 

 coast, to our knowledge, that has a 65-foot draft out of a shipyard. 



Mr. Kendall. Why did you see this drawing on October 20? 



Mr. RuTLEDGE. Sir, may I read my memorandum on this subject? 



Mr. Kendall. I hope it isn't too lengthy, Mr. Rutledge. 



Mr. Rutledge. This is one paragraph, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Go ahead. 



Mr. Rutledge (reading) : 



Following this conference, Capt. Garner Clark asked Messrs. Kuss and 

 Rutledge to come to his office with Commander Albers and Commander Aubey. 

 Captain Clark was concerned about a visit from Colonel DeLong and George 

 Ferris, in which they tried to persuade Captain Clark that they could produce 

 an alternate or modified design for TT— i in 10 days. Captain Clark has re- 

 fused to give them a permission to submit a bid based on an alternate design. 

 Both Mr. Kuss and the writer doubt that the various forms of alternate design 

 as described at this meeting can be made feasible, and both are sure that an 

 alternate design which gives any adequate consideration to the structural and 

 construction problem.s cannot be produced in any time period in the order of 

 magnitude of 10 or 20 days. After discussion of this situation, Captain Clark 

 agreed that he was satisfied that he had done the right thing in rejecting the 

 proposal of a bid based on any form of alternate design. 



ALTERNATE METHOD DISAPPROVAL 



Mr. Kendall. So you disapproved this drawing and adhered to the 

 Kuss method ; is that right ? 



Mr. Rutledge. According to this memorandum and the situation. 

 Captain Clark had already disapproved it and he wanted confirmation 

 of his disapproval. 



Senator Stennis. Who made that memorandum, Mr. Rutledge ? 



Mr. Rutledge. I wrote the memorandum, sir. This is the last para- 

 graph of a three-page memorandum. The first 2i/2 pages are con- 

 cerned with the problem of design of fenders for the towers 1, '3, and 4. 



Mr. Kendall. Would you make a copy of that memorandum a part 

 of the record, please, sir ? 



Mr. Rutledge. We will be glad to. 



(The document referred to is as folloAvs :) 



Memorandum 

 To : Office. 



From Philip C. Rutledge. 

 Re : Fenders for Texas towers structures. 

 Date : October 21, 1955. 



A conference was held in the offices of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, 

 Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 20, 19.5.5, to discuss the problem of 

 fenders to protect the legs of Texas towers TT-1, TT-3 and TT-4. Attending 

 this conference for the Bureau of Yards and Docks were Commander Albers, 

 Commander Aubey, Mr. Gordon Edwards, Mr. Vannce Duncan, Mr. James Ayres 

 and Mr. Ralph Stokes. For M.P.M. & R., Messrs. T. M. Kuss and P. C. Rutledge 



