New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-03

KNOW now many Gays Dennis sMc1ee,
james Kennedy, d. Donovan, Jerry Hayes,
Thomas Carey, and Hugh Crane, ,wers there;
don't know how many carts were there
they hauled sand; he didn't measure il to
know how much sand there was; he kept
no account of the dsys-there were three
days or over; he got his pay in the city hall
for doing the work; Mr.. Buckley ordered
the work done, and he got his pay from the
CITY.
Dennis McGee worked in the Allsyway
on EratO street by the foreman's orders;
don't know where the stone came from, or
whose carts brought it; he didn't keep the
run Of carts, because he had other work to
do; never saw the carts before; sometimes
the carts that followed the gang hauled the
stone there; Kelly, Donovan, Jerry Hayes,
Owen McGinnis, Farran, Casey, and Crane
were there; did not know Brown, 0'Brien,
or Lane.
Mr.. Straight objected to such unimport-
ant testimony going into the record.
Mr.. Collens thought the time of the
prosecution was as valuable as that OF the
committee, and declared that these names
were on the payroll of the first district, and
read from the report that there was on the
account one paver charged for three days
ployed several days.
The witness declared that there were no
four PAYERS at work in the alley.
Mr.. Collens wanted that put down, as
there were four PAYERS on the frat district
payrOlls for November
The witness was asked by Mr.. COllens if
| there were any round stones in New Or
leans which did not belong to the city, but
the witness did not know. Witness was
employed to do something to banquette
on Locust street, for which he was paid by
Mr.. Buckley; did not get paid by the city
for the same work; does not know whose
property it was; the place was contrary,
but then it was not large enough to keep a
man long out Of the workhouse ii that was
all he had to sleep on.
Colonel Field called for the weekly re
ports ofthe treasurer. Since this was free
fight he wanted to have a hand in it. The
secT Tetary was ordered to produce them.
Thomas Borregan was then called. H.
belonged to q street gang under Mr.. D'Ho
meTgue indhe fourth and fifth wards som,
Of bis men did work on banquette on tn,
corner of Dorgenois and Dumaiue, for MI
Bietry il was some time last summer MI
Bietry took two men TO do the work, an
paid them, and the time was deducted froI
the payrolls the men were Crowley an
Berry.
Beaumont de Livandais is foreman c
carts in the second district, and has sixtee
carts under his direction does not kno'
; the names Of the owners of the carts b
: only sees that his carts are on duty ever
, day Bietry owned fourteen of the carts
] he thinks one belongs to Baroley Win
. and one to Mr.. Carter; if the driver did nj
suit be would discharge him; Mr.. BietI
. probably owns other carts, but you ca
| find out If you ask him does not kno
+ who prepares the payrOlls for carts, fl
! witness attends to his own business attend
: 10 all the offal carts in the seeoE
? district; witness sells offal and di
! when he gets chance, for he is glad to g
r a place to dump it; often gives it ava
s and often fills up lots for nothing; ha'
been ia the department twelve month
,. more or less; witness gathers street swee
e ings also, which is disposed OF in ahe san
o way as the offal; has filed up two 9th
squares on Broad street, between Orlea
, and st. Peter, down to White; 8 regul
( dumping ground has been made of Il
} ground; of late, they have been dumpil
e on the streets, and beautiful streets ha
, been made, and the property has improve
n there was no passage there before witne
u has lately given q few loads to N
le Macarty, and Mr.. Bietry ordered witne
to fll up lot, and witness got the mon
and paid it to Mr.. Bietry; did not knC
Mr.. O'Connell owned the lot until te-nigl
1t have not filled as many lots in the last 6
months as he wished he had; does n
n know the business Of Mr.. Bietry CT N
o Baker; all he can do is to tend to his oV
ID business.
or Judge Collens called attention to
" payrolls, which show that nineteen ca
e are employed in the second district.
it Mr.. Heberlin-Was once deputy strt
s. commissioner; once contractor; and nj
d foreman of laborers in the fifth ward; kn'
nothing of the sale of dirt to fill up 10
le has assessed money, which he handed
e. Mr.. D'Homergue, which money he und
A. stood was for political purposes; had eig
- or nine laborers in November; when
'e money was assessed the men were will
is to pay; if they had not been, and VIZ
Il; good men, they would not have been d
e. charged; more of them none that witn'
I'd knew Of
e. Judge Collens called attention to
n, payrolls, which show that thirteen men
y; employed.
~ nj. miAitF naS phlu HeNeu uOAAAlo III =
as month out of his wages for political p
nr poses by order Of Mr. Haberlin, who '
y, foreman OF his gang this was in Octob
1t; and this was the only time has worked
9; the city since last March, to the llth
us October.
e At this point Mr.. Straight moved t
# the committee adjourn until hslf-past
of O'Clock Friday evening, which was c
ay ried