New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-16
MIR. nAKER's 1NvEsT1eAT1oN

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The committee = Messrs. Joubert,
Straight, sterry, Mary, and Gauche ;
Mr.. JOubert presiding
The defense opened their evidence last
evening.
Mr.. Rockfellow sWorn-is secretary of
committee of streets and landings keeps
the books keeps a book to record the
certificates approved by the committee /;
fnds record Of certificate approved for
Marquee to obtain his ten per cent certifi-
cate; 1t is dated August l6, 1867 the
amount was $3l74 90 when the committee
approved certificates they then went to
finance committee sometimes to the street
commissioner sometimes the contractors
teok them as to this particular certificate
can not state definitely what became of it !;
the records to which l have referred are
correcti It is generally the practice for me
to take approved certificates to finance
committee; know that this certificate was
before the committee.
By Judge Collens-I see the ten per cent
certificate for the first and fourth districts
is catered as approved on the 10th of AN
gust see the same certificate in the name
Of Frank MARQUEE, amounting to $2799 &c.
c5-+AA etgfAWNGA OA AHG EOtl Vi eJGDEtluUBE
IN the first entry it is approved as belong
ing to McCulloch can You explain WIN
this double approval was made Answer
Will be able to answer by referring to the
certificates.
Judge COllens asked that the committee
require the secretary to furnish a copy Of
all the certificates to Marquee from last
4JulytO date.
Colonel Field asked why not 90 into the
records previous to July.
BY Mr. Hernor-Do either Of the certiR-
Gates refer to work in the first and fourth
districts Answer--They do not.
Mr.. Carr sWorl,-Is .6eeretRrV Of the
hARHee eesnmittee, and has charge of the
books; certificates have Ia be approved bv
the anance committee before they are paid;
keep a record of certificates approved; 8
Certificate for ten per cent in iRvor of F.
Marquee was approved on the I'd of Sep
tember; the amount wRa &2I74 80; gem
orally the approved certificates 20 10 the
sehtFollers hut parties who own them some
times obtain them from my hand direct;
never return approved certificates to street
eemmiqaloner; the secretary Of the other
COMMITTEES usually brings up the certificates
fSr approval;a certificates fer contractors
never come from the street commissioner;
are first acted on by finance committee, and
ahen sent to street commissioner for his
signature; the certificates would come to
me from the street Commissioner
Mr.. Hornor offered Che following al evil
dence for refutation Of Testimony given by
prosecution,
coNxnoI4RRa oEp1cE. CErx on NEW Onx.aAws,l
New Orleans, August To- 1857 4 Il
The treasurer will please receive from
William n Dedart twelve dollars and dfty
cents, and credit streets, being for fifty
loads Of rubbish from draining canal.
]. NOLAN,
For Controller"
Received the above.
FRANCIS M0UNEY,
Assistant Treasurer"
That disposes Of Mr.. DodaFt's state
ments.
The following document sbesIra for itself
sEREBr CoanasA3 sn's OFrrcn.
New oslsaus S Elss Il aiii ~
Mo-. Ihia d 10 certify that Frank |
MARQUEE, contractor far repairing and keen 1
ing Ia repair the ahellreeds of Che second /
nnd third districts Of the city, Is per reso- /
luton No. 1853 Of the common COUNCIL as. |
proved July II, 1866, has duly exscnted !
hla contract, aud that there IL due him the i
ten per cent retained as EunTantaa On each l
month The SUM * thirty-one hundred and 4
seTenty-fouE $500 dollars, g fellows, VIZ: |
(aero fellows q memorandum Of twelve /
meRthly certificates on which ten per cent /
had been retained Of 1894 b6-K00 each.l \
Nelained on certificates, 8St74 90.
Approved August 10, 1867.
D. s.. pEHEES
r. w. PERKINS,
CAsifmcn C0mR1ittee Streets and Landiags.
Approved August 81, 1885,
WILLIAM BAKER,
Street. Commissioner.
APpreFef September 2, 1867.
JOHN GAUGHE,
50HN CLAY.
GhalrNpn glnssus cemmistee.
Received payment,
F. MARQUEE
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Mr, agsisaa ssasn' Has saea ~ a.