Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-03-30


I The account of ,he Weighcr for the quar-
ter ending June 30th, 1880, in which the
charge for weighing this cargo is made, is in
the usual form. and is omitted here on account
of the Inconvenience of setting it in the col
umns Of newspaper. The account is certified
to be just by the Surveyor at that time, John
SlocLm. Annexed t- it is the following re-
ceipt and certificate.
DIsTRICT OF NEWPORT, June 30, 1880.
Received payment of the above. three hun
dred and seventy dollars and four cents, from
Christopher Ecry, esquire, collector Of the
customs.
I D. MELVlIL, Urgh.r.
]. David MclvIll. wrigher for the port Of
Newport, do hereby certify on oath, that |
have performed the services stated in the a
bovc account; that have received the full
sum therein charged to my own Use and 6enc-
fit; and that have not paid, deposited. or as
signed nor contracted to pay, deposite, or as
sign, any part of such compensation to the
use of any other person, nor III any way, di-
rcctly or indirectly, paid or given, nor con-
tracted to pay or givc,nny reward or con1pen-
sation for my Office or employment, or the
cmoluments thereof: 80 help me God.
ID. MELVlLL, Ungher.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this thir-
ticth day Of June. 1880.
GEORGE &. KING,
Justice ofMe Peace.
Affidavit Of Robert Serens.
|, Robert Stevens, of Newport, Rhode Is.
land. merchant, do, upon solemn oath, depose
/ n nd SnV thnt N NV sci A.
foresaid, did the business of the brig Char
lotte, of Boston, Daniel ". Ioihrop, master,
which arrived at this port, from Mantanzas,n
the month of June, 1880; that there were
landed from said brig one thousand and sew
cnty boxes of sugar, and no more; and that
the balance of said cargo was not removed
from the hold of said vessel, and was not
weighed either inward or outward. And fur
thcr, this deponcnt saith not.
ROBERT STEVENS,
NEWPORT, II. |. December "a, 1886.
4 Sworn to before me.
/ BENZ. b. ROWLAND,
! Justice ofthe Peace.
4 .?GMra erH " Tray.
|, ], IToratio N. Tracy, of Newport, do. or
SOLEMN OATH drpose and say, during the veal
1884 was requested by Christopher Ellery
Esq, co!lc'io Of this port. to proceed with
the cutter Vigiluut to Beaver Tail lighthouse,
anal examine the elT.housc, $50 called, built
by David Mevill, % M"~uort, by contract,
May 18th, le%, and make caIculaii0.., at the
number OF bricks this building contained, for
= the purpose Of building an ell TO the dwelling
house for the keeper, Sylvester Hazard, who
iniormcdmc, on my arrival there, that the
walls of this building were not solid brick, rs
was contracted for by Mcvll. lie said he
had information from some one Of the masons
employed by Mclvlll to build it that in the
centre of the walls, instead Of brick, they had
put stone. Captoin John Cahoone, late mas
ter of the Vigilant also Informed me that he
was agent under mr.. Ellcry to examine the
building; for that purpose he went over with
the cutter three different times: he said it ap.
pearcd well. and supposed the walls were so
through al solid brick. On my return to
Newport,l informed captain Cahoone of what
mr.. Hazard had related to me in relation 20
the walls: he then stated he had heard the
same convcrsation,and particularly requested
me to examine the walls closely. lie then
told the conversation he had with one of the
masons. The mason told him, captain Ca
hoonc) when the cutter hove in sight, Mel
will ordered them to cover the whole surface
of the wall with brck and the moment cap
tain Cahoonc left, he MclvilD told them to
put in the centre of the walls stone, instead
Of brick, as before.
Afterwards the collector requested me to
examine the wall as they tore il down.
found the inside of the whole walls filled in
with stone, with the exception of the three
different places, which were laid with brick
when captain Cahoonc was present, as stated
above; and on my return,l so reported 10 cup
tain Cahoonc and the collector, which deccp-
ton made from one-thrd to two-fiths differ
ence in the cost of the building. in my opin-
ION.
! lIORATIO N. TRACY.
! NEWPORT, february 10, Il. u 1897.
NEWPORT, So
There personally appeared before me, IIo-
ratio n. Tracy, aud made oath in due form OF
law to the truth of the within statements by
him subscribed.
WM. GILPIN.
Justice ofht Peace.
! NEWPORT February IL, 1897
Dapid .JfelpilTs contract 10 build to,oer.
These articles of agreement made on the
eighteenth day Of May, eighteen hundred and
twenty-nibe, between Christopher Ellery,coi-
lector of the customs for the district oi New
port, aud superintendent ol iiSht'ho"Sos' !"
the State of Rhode lsland,o the one pari;and
David Melvill, of said Newport in said State.
of the other part; witness" That the SAID
Christopher Elery, in his said capacity OF sa-
perintendent as aforesaid, for and in behalf
of the United Sta,es,an the said David Mel
WILL for himself, bis heirs, executors, and sd-
have mutually covenanted aud
agreed as follows, To wit: That the party of
the second part, for the consideration of elev-
en- hundred and forty dollars, 10 be paid in
nnpr nrouid.d in this coutract shall and