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B-129256, SEP. 28, 1956

B-129256 Sep 28, 1956
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PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 18. IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION. THAT BOTH HARRIS AND THE CORPORATION HAVE GIVEN 1963 W. 3RD STREET. WE WILL REQUIRE EVIDENCE OF MR. LEON HARRIS' STOCK INTEREST IN THE CORPORATION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE QUESTION YOU HAVE PROPOUNDED. PARTICULARLY AS TO WHETHER THERE ARE SEPARATE OFFICES FOR THE CORPORATION AND FOR HARRIS. OR WHETHER BOTH BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED FROM THE SAME OFFICE. IS NOW USED EITHER BY THE CORPORATION OR BY HARRIS AS AN INDIVIDUAL. WE WILL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WILL TRANSMIT A COPY OF CONTRACT NO. UNDER WHICH THE WORK COVERED BY VOUCHER NO. 57-370 WAS PERFORMED AS WELL AS A COPY OF CONTRACT NO.

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B-129256, SEP. 28, 1956

TO H. R. DUCKETT, AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING OFFICER, PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1956, TRANSMITTING A VOUCHER FOR $15,784, IN FAVOR OF THE HARRIS WRECKING COMPANY, AN OHIO CORPORATION, AND REQUESTING A DECISION AS TO WHETHER THIS AMOUNT MAY BE USED IN PARTIAL LIQUIDATION OF SUMS NOW DUE THE GOVERNMENT FROM LEON A. HARRIS, D/B/A THE HARRIS WRECKING COMPANY AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIED CONTRACTS. IT APPEARS THAT LEON A. HARRIS, THE INDIVIDUAL TRADING AS HARRIS WRECKING COMPANY, IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION, HARRIS WRECKING COMPANY, AND THAT BOTH HARRIS AND THE CORPORATION HAVE GIVEN 1963 W. 3RD STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO, AS THEIR BUSINESS ADDRESSES.

AS SUGGESTED IN YOUR LETTER, WE WILL REQUIRE EVIDENCE OF MR. LEON HARRIS' STOCK INTEREST IN THE CORPORATION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE QUESTION YOU HAVE PROPOUNDED. YOU SHOULD ALSO OBTAIN AND FURNISH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PREMISES AT 1963 W. 3RD STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO, PARTICULARLY AS TO WHETHER THERE ARE SEPARATE OFFICES FOR THE CORPORATION AND FOR HARRIS, OPERATING AS AN INDIVIDUAL, OR WHETHER BOTH BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED FROM THE SAME OFFICE. IN THIS CONNECTION IT SHOULD BE DEFINITELY DETERMINED WHETHER THE OTHER ADDRESS GIVEN FOR THE CORPORATION VIZ., 1898 W. 3RD STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO, IN THE CONTRACT DATED JULY 25, 1955, IS NOW USED EITHER BY THE CORPORATION OR BY HARRIS AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING INFORMATION, WE WILL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WILL TRANSMIT A COPY OF CONTRACT NO. OH/33057/D-1, UNDER WHICH THE WORK COVERED BY VOUCHER NO. 57-370 WAS PERFORMED AS WELL AS A COPY OF CONTRACT NO. IND/12131/D-1, (THE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT WITH WRECKING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, AN OHIO CORPORATION, REFERRED TO). IF THE OTHER CONTRACTS UNDER WHICH LIQUIDATED DAMAGES HAVE BEEN INCURRED AS LISTED IN YOUR LETTER ARE SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL IN THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS, A COPY OF ONE SHOULD LIKEWISE BE FORWARDED HERE.

UPON RECEIPT OF THE DATA HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AS PROMPTLY AS PRACTICABLE.

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