, 1861-10-24

THE WESTERLY AVaNrE 1npkoyeaEyr.


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aastory OF the Chicago Stone Coal and
n1nfng Company.
7'ESILH0NY or COMPTROLLER WARD.
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The eighth meeting Of the Council was held
last evening, to investigate Alderman Colby,
Just quorum being present.
COMPTROLLER WARD RECALLED.
To III. 1yer:-I never sent Mr. Smart any
money 10 get out Of town with; Smart was
sent out Of town after one Mccormick, who
wes corcerned in an arson case With Brown:
at Browns trial, stated on the stand that 1
did not pay smort sny money to 20 away with.
and say Eo NOW; paid the Captain Of Police
$75 with which to send some person after the
party accused.
, 70 Ar: Fan Buren-on the Brown trial,
Smart raid that he went on an erraad Of his
own IN connection with this business. O.
Was the question asked him whether he MAS
sent for any one? Al don't remember,
Q-Do you remember his fainting, upon that
trial: Al remember after he was pretty
na6iy pumped by counsel, he sat down and
called for water, and after that the examine
gone to, In fact? Al do not know. O.
Did you not hear that Mccormick had gone to-
Mt1neeota? Al heard so. Q.-Can you
teu me- Hhy, il he had gone northwest, he
Was cent for, easte Al cannot tell; I sup.
pore they knew. Q,-Can you remember any
OF Smsrfs testimony? Al can remember
that he stated he had nc conversations with
me about his going away. Odd be enjoy
the confidence Of the city at that time? A.
Not more than any oth'r police officer. o.
Whist is your opinion Of Smart as an honest
man? Al think he is honest. Q.-Did you
think it honest for Smart to put 8 false name
On the pay roll and pay the money on it to
another man? A-No, sir, don't consider
that honest, but don't think he was dishon-
eet In it. q.-Do you consider the transaction
dishonests AYES, eir, but person can do
dishonest transaction without knowing 1t.
1.-The witness explained in reference to the
Claims Commissioners, that he meant to say
in his testimony on Tuesday night, he didn't
want to recognize them until the Council had
TESTIMONY OF GEO. ". CHANDLER.
an employed in the Comptrol1er's office;
I lehoWed Colby the papers in the Canal street
matter few weeks since; he said in answer
Batisfed the papers were all right; Colby
asked me for the vouchers in this matter;
llaughiug]y said t'th2t WAS funny demand ri
he said he thought not; he said it had been
sla1ed that ISceipt had been given for $19,-
OH, and only SIS, 600 had been paid; asked
him If the afternoon would not do for the ex-
animation Of the papers; /; he eaid styes y be
came IN the afternoon, and I showed him a
paper whi,h be Eaid was sufficient j; it was be-
fore the Ward Investigation.
CToss cEamindtion.-Q. Can you remember
the precise expressions Colby used that after
noon? A. cannot. His answer Was to
question put BY Mr. Ward, whether he was
satisfied. @. Did he not ttay the poaschers seem
ed sll right? A. capnot tell.
TESTIMONY OF !. L. MILLIKEN,
am acquainted with Colby and Ellithorpe: !:
lave had conversation with them about
the Western Avenue clalm, but do not recol-
lect it now did not have conversation
With them about that claim, with reference to
my appoinfmeAr as Police Justice; have not
been requested by one to aid in obtaining the
payment Of this claim or its allowance.
Cross E1amtnation.-Q. Has the Mayor had
shy conversation with you about coming here
tonight A. No, sir.
TESTIMONY OF REUBEN TAYLOR,
I reside in this city; am proprietor Of i
stone quarry near Western Avenue; it is on
the eaHt side of Western Avenue and north
siae Of Chicago Avenue; it is q little over
600 feet from Colby d Ellithorps's quarry !;
their quarry was opened about the time Ran
dolph street Was macsdamize ed In 1858; think
Colby Was concerned in the opening Of the
quarry the access to this quarry was by Lake
Etrtet In dry Eeather; in muddy weather it
was almost impossible; at that time, aside
frem the travel connected with the quzrries,
there vas no travel Of any consequence, e1
cept from Whisky Point; the Point rotad
comes in between Hubbard and owen streets:
In 1855 there was regular thoroughfare there
from Nbiskey Point; recollect the fact of
the passage Of the order By the Council to
nacadam1se Western Avenue; do not recol-
lect seeing the petition for the improvement,
wnen -, thorpe vent to work on his quarry,
lie had . lot Of teams that macadamized the
1ood across slough, little soulh.east Of the
quarry nothing more WAS done before the
passage OF the order, that know of; heard
Of the remorstr.rce got mp after the passage
Ct the order; don't think my name is on It !;
KNOW the order vas rescinded Immediately
after its passage; l Tas at my quarry fre-
quently I do not know whether any work
was done Oh that avenue betHeen the time
the order was passed ard Was reecinded: I
thtIk Laf1n and I agreed to furnish stone
hom the quarry aid allowed teams to haul
stone On to that slough alter the order was
rescinded; in he spring, before stone came
by canal, our quarry had great deal OF work
| TO co, aid we could not haul to the CITY except
by ttal road; the teams worked gratis be
because 1t W&s for their Own benefit |
except the right to haul stone over the
lie road In Vet time; there was no proper.
tlen Of work sgIeed upon; Colby one day
complained that We had not done our share o1
the work; don't know how much work w
did; stone that Was broken On purpose vas
put On; large stone Was put at the bottom
and fine on top; there were no specifications
| at all !; the street WAS not graded at ali /: the
stone vas simply dropped on the prairie; the
| stone Was laid about eight feet vide, and Der.
| LAPS foot deep; at the time I made this ar
repgement, knew the order was reacinded
the chief part Of the work Was done after thu
| order vas rescinded; the main body Of the
Macadam WAS On the west side Of Tie strest IT.;
don't know why It Was; in dry times, thi
most Of The travel Was on the east side:
| never asked any psy for what did, and neve,
! got any; there was very little Macadan or
the esst side OF the street; the Macadsm com
menees AZ Lake street, and terminates At thei1
| quarry; there is no grade at ell, In fact nc
graEelled path; there are cabins built IN the
street the work was finished In short time
| 70 I'D. Colby.-My son and son.in. law were
interested in the quarry one or the other oi
them WAS there al the time; Vas there ire
quent,y. Odd Eilithorpe ever msEe an,
arrzngenents by which you were oA to allo;2 1
teams to take stone from your quarr7 fol
Western aYenue and your teams to lake from
| our quarry for Chicago avenue A-No, sir,
ldoh't know whether We put fine stone on
the road In wet time horse would sink
eeWn to nlE ft'losks and perhaps to his knees
| - %A+S ASNo. - ~ aa uut LUE HEOEf III some
Places put CT four feet deepe A.-Oh. nd
tlr, that's great depth. Q.-Can you sWea,
/ scur team did three or four days work on thal
street. Al know they worked three several
| days. 1 thought they worked there more than
| tbree or i've taye, but cannot state from nv
| oTn knowledgs, Q.-Do you know that these
tesmsters were not payed By Colby and Eli
thcrp Al don't know that they were paid
a cent Q--Do you know how much work
Eas done before the order was rescIuded,
| Ak do not think any work was done before
the oIder Wss rescInded. There was stone
hauled outside but not on the street,
| Q.-Why mas the stone put outside,
Alt Tas used 50 j travelled
path from their quarry. Q.-Was 1t done be.
tore September 1862 A-Oh YES. O-Wsa
there good desl Of work done? A.-There
was track Ct broken stone. A-Who put
| --Hsye you and EuittorEe had any difficulty:
| Ave have not. Q.-Does not the fne
stone commence on the Lake stree. end? A,
| Il don't recnuect-
| TESTIMONY OF J. h. DUNNAM
l WaF at one time connected with the Chi
eago Stone Ainirg Company; it was IN in.
| coIgcrated company, organized in Septemoer
| 1905; MI. Latin Was President, Mr. Hmm II
Tas secEetary, and Mr. Holt, Treasurer; Il was
t Director; tho Company bought the real es-
tate Of Eutthorpe and Colby; they proposed
| 70 operate the quarry A1. Lsfin made tbs
t1fcnaee; vent cut to examine 1t before
the trade, few days before the Company wa
| organized; at that time l think there had