The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-11
TIE CITY HALL INVESTIGATOR
TESTIMONY op-nR. JoHs DONOVAN.
John Donovan, sworn BY Alderman Thoma

Avu soine ims stnest ..tsset $50
cling n, sad and First, and q strsss', in
'" % f Son ., wara' AZ a; ns s, an xo,, ,.,,
sna ne Mayor upon the part Of the eityt A.
o. e. WAS, va: N; 'on',.s. r..d ov'rsoyou before
SSSS ' Yoe ,,so. A. n, Ys 49, .f "a, ,,u sno
isass o. q - :, u called fort A. Yes cir.
" Mas ,n ~. nsd ycu 10 this eontrsoti
s AZ; to ne. a. "o'' .na inc '0n 'H was
"a WI, you 2, ssao yo9 not 70 receive he
pronmthM wers' 70 accrue ron this eontrAotf
q, Y You worked on ,hs,s ,,,..,.. a,a Va, M,
e Whit i,, did you get ad'y' A. One dollar
9. You uadsrstood that By the terms Of
YOU cpn.rset tnM we aiit shht was taken out
ou nteeN anu ps' ln'o tne, ,s oIhct streets,
s,.,a no. 70 DC pAa 'of' iWhh rosa inst pro-
"Asd II ease az sarpla' earth from sny stree.
s,rss., ~ esn,,,s,gs ~ "a real om me ~ sna
eIss,.iios o. .mssnt,neai !. 10 may slset u
A. I uuderstood that. After the work had
over 10 MI ai.esoe' tsopehs NV IA sV ws.
too law, and told MI. uissson 90. 1 said " M.
S sns sos xnn ms wSsk on my hands.
and then, II YOU can AFFORD 10 make me a pres.
make snythins 81 Il viii no., iooS Tor ao . mo.
l
bid for this work You intended to DO II your our
| self A, inteadsd 10 have M. Glersan hsss
d. And only . share, A. Y...,,r. ..
| o. And YOU the other shArei A. wall. al
the time did not think / would give Il over.
tioa Of doins II yourselti A. did no. fssi
able TO put II through myself, (my share Of III
and gave It ali up 10 Mr.. 0ieeson.
anil Frv wouId ia 4. ! : . tntsra.t IL III a NJ
IN nd moi NAV snyy,h,ns sSo ~ hen NO.
q. Thea. after tho street: wsrs awarded to
q, How ionr' :f,sr rivIos thu vo,t m, an.
ossItne and NV ssa sny in,ersss n G hi. ses
| traoti A 1 asnnot 70 me nbsr whstt,mn wi"
." About what i iine1 a. cannot @ H tefi,
you done al that iimet A, somethlns over a
month. 'AA ''''
o. Where did the dir, eoms from that wan,
,sss and rir:, .,ss A. sons oa%s
street, beyond Second street, "''' -
| q. Have YOU noy idea on thu amount IN a,
siI, i cannot tell. "'e'u'' A. NO.
d H.y. vi, 80 la. 49, ,.,.. a.. -.
Of az sysGoes %Een Ss%s from
eaa WI Where did tn. dir, tina, wa, taken of X
street 90 tot A. There sas little brought on
"a Wb.,s XII rn ~, n rnt ~. s,ss,yy., - 80,
of * s,reett A i AZ moi Snov. ''' 'o'A
% The Hi ssys Ga IA cuhic x.,d. o,.
taken OF K streetn Do you knov where III Al
wenti A. do not know.
,sS.n On M.seSusess.s ysnue ara th s,, wa
; east Of second, wenti A. The dirt thst ~ !,
got out OF q street was hauled to This sids oi
Second. ' "
q; Do you know whore the dirt taken from
strcsf, ~ wens , a; s9me wm Drought on u
o. You a. n oot Roar ho ,ssa nh IN, die,
that was taken on Of X tree, ven, to,
% Whers wers xnu dne,n
you we're moi an tbis nornak me zine you sy
w. . were 20. connnGa 70 the housed A
fot NV own bsnsat. W ao'Hs ''her business
oo = ", when ~ yoa .y ySn we're sw.y and ds
placed elsewhere. werc YOU engaged an N nn,
-. p ' you Know What ths lay calls for Il
WA sseth ~ s,ssn,,. ,n ,es w. -.
! A: Nine in'he. 10 ne middle, six inehs. hal
'1inf ,h e e. wrs .a,eien, s,ay.
{ AZ about ~ 4; ....,.,...'
.,ioct s or 49, nnSsa nv noous me grave
NJ. a. VIZ. OF ny ., 'he o.net s'tee,i A
AND With IN the pick did not look after any
: Van do mn, r,ox ~hs,h., 4, h.. ,,.,
, ,ost.J ~, n w no. NJ" Mhe'hef " mas oeei
l NJ. -. = !
g.. ~ Do ypu Soow any'n,nn ABOUT eonyer
W. Ss'a 70 you oe'"s the CONTRACTOR A
| q, lust rep,.t that eonyer..,,oo. ~ xo,
D please. A. He asked me sbou, the grads Q
ON he otSep .sseet nS I toa ky mHp hid o o
Know I'm %I ~, " s"ss u; ,,,,
Q Mr.. Crane AID You claim 10 be- ths oon,rae w
A. II INF. Spsne,s al,ee 10 sec si,cr ~
L before then he had heard Somstbins about %,
| not hein. tha .on,,.s1as "s ""ou' IN
no of pia y Sns f IN NJ tn u II, NJ,
! aieraon. that h. w.. ms con,r.sVv, /" =, "A N,
Won sny vou were tbs con,ss.,o., w
!. osver ssked me N i was the eont,ac,o, ~ ~
= ,,Sa,a naa y1u ,o'a nim you were me con
! | Aid moi tell 40 y" w. SIT
a ~ When M, c,.,. wan, % ,.,,
a about the work, aid not YOU Tell MIN Won WI
We eS Wop atn ,o Al Mo W a,a not.
: He never nst,J me IN At ousstion n ie'' s''
q When Nj. Crane told you TO put ,hi. d,,
Gss Ninth sad Teeth s.. dd not you So
!, mai o1e,iian ' Ut" nv '"e" "'A 'h
j. q. D,d he ask you any other day, A. N,
Ala mi no eoa ne IRON ,hs ,,mo
YOU refer TO- Hc Va, tairins about ,his III III
S1 81. g; sSsst being too hsh sad tod 81
: s,reet H. then s,I,d ma III "a NJ ", VIM nn,
irsos on the o,he. stres,s iuhsar sn ss So,
It INV N. IN s ,Irm, sa NO."
= a','wesrss You ahs contractor on TIL, ,,r,o,
J. | ,hs tIms yon hsT nj. .nn.o,..t,nn ~, .t
t,r,nsI ws. , nn ioessr ~ non,s WIN |"
= mai riv, Tho wo,t o,srfo NJ uIsnsop o''
9 In Nj Wo,mcsl W " 'e''o"'
y tWhcn Nj G,sns wan, ,h.,.. ,s h., a,
eo5yer.stion uith rou Ala rnn ,.Ii ~, - - =. !,
10 M Giseson M az ''u 'e" M" " .
% IN M, Gr.na Ven, th.,. and ,,..,..
/, | .hout ths vo,L md 70, s,.mn, NV ~.
a tr,ctor INV Jis not voSn to,I =, in ~ "e w ~
i. msn wbo thc cnnt,s.tarp ~ "
nnmn,..ton.ay. hn.,n... ~ H., ~, - ~
l. sSins. 'u''ne'' " 'ooA "i'e' 'ho'
T; % ew. M, n. a, ,o,v.,..,,o, ,.i,, So.
J. nbeut Wthn.e ,hin..i, ~ bst t,'. VII ~
= toie VIM ~ !. nm. .an lime; thsi
10 lay AZ. thsf sna ."a ~. ha oas,n ,
:, eylv' '' '""' ""' SUI INV aono pro-
Dr. IL W.. mn, ,h. ,o,v.,..,,o, .,,,. ,o,,
y. that lima .hoat thosc ts,nr.t Tea ypu
Is O. You carried on a coaser,,tion with hi
3. about those thingsi A. ANY ouesiion that
! asked me nn.wered
h' q You did NOT tell him 10 70 to ANY 9th,
person for Inform ationi A No. air ~,
Then workInx for nv dniir wages and N
" | moi iooE aftsp .urh t6ing.' e' N VI
> % in this n,.s Won XII A .o.n. nh m,
;, YOU saw You hsid a eany.r.stion win At
l SJsns an {Se snhiscI, Va ~, Nm, y,
Is w.sI. os 'he 'uo'e''' n ie'' "f' ABOUT 81
W q Wbsn Mr. drama want IN ,ou and m
IN vot, tn mi ihs si,t IN .Wrh .nS .yych :. NJ ~
~ Xii no, w, az nan .oui% ~ a. .snn,i p'v
III his orieyst A. Re nrysr s.Ies ms ~ 10 a,
thing nTth. Ia "e''' "'Aeu me W w "u'
a. Af,er YOU s,rued this contract, how ,or
IN do Won saw ~ as hsfn,s van .sss ~ ~. ~