. History of the Panama canal; its construction and builders . 2 ^^m The Cristobal commissary neighborhood before and after the sanitary work of Eighth and Front Streets in Colon, before and after the Americans cleaned up the city and furnished it with water,sewers and paved streets. CONTRACT PLAN ABANDONED 133 construction under private contract. Itwas not long before Messrs. Stevens andShonts were at odds over this and otherquestions. When President Roosevelt fin-ally decided to support the recommenda-tions of Mr. Stevens, Mr. Shonts concludedthat his usefulness in the canal proj
. History of the Panama canal; its construction and builders . 2 ^^m The Cristobal commissary neighborhood before and after the sanitary work of Eighth and Front Streets in Colon, before and after the Americans cleaned up the city and furnished it with water,sewers and paved streets. CONTRACT PLAN ABANDONED 133 construction under private contract. Itwas not long before Messrs. Stevens andShonts were at odds over this and otherquestions. When President Roosevelt fin-ally decided to support the recommenda-tions of Mr. Stevens, Mr. Shonts concludedthat his usefulness in the canal project wasat an end, and he resigned. Upon theretirement of Chairman Shonts, PresidentRoosevelt appointed Mr. Stevens to headthe commission. About the same time hedecided to put army engineers in directcharge of the work, a decision which wasmost unwelcome to Mr. Stevens. When Mr. Roosevelt, in February, 1907,designated Major George W. Goethalsas chief engineer under the direction ofMr. Stevens, the latter protested for fearthat civilian engineers and army engineerscould not work together. The upshot ofthe whole matter was that Mr. Stevensgrew impatient
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