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of portions of the Central Pacific Rail
road Company direct the mode and
manner of work that should be done
and where it should be done in
the construction of the road?

A. I do not think he did.

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Q. 85 Who gave such instructions during
that time?

A. The Chief Engineer of the Company.

Q. 86 From whom did the Chief Engineer
receive his instructions if you know?

A. The Chief Engineer made his recommen-
=dations to the Board of Directors
and if they told him to go ahead
with it, why that was done, what
ever he recommended.

Q. 87 You say that during all that time
the Chief Engineer of the Company was
not in any way under the direction
or influence of Mr. Charles Crocker.

A. He was not under the direction
of Mr. Charles Crocker --- he had not
authority over him.

Q. 88 During that time that Mr. Crocker
was General Superintendant [Superintendent] and
Contractor of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company of California, did
he meet with the Board of Directors
at their usual meetings.

A. Not usually --- he may have been
present occasionally.

Q. 89 Well, was it not his general practice