The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-16
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made before the contract was completed never
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with YOU A. 10 thc Adv Mae va ~ 49,
vance made during Inc sdmioistr.tion N M
pr.ssa, .ssi:seri i refer 70 %. loan. A. 1 %
adyance Wa madc IN una ~ iy,v M nsAs
In JuIv n wss sfter Nj aiooh ~. ,n.ts,,sS
into oiAse u made IL Jun. Il w.. before.
ami n ths io.nY AZ ~, astaL ~, roe ~ oon-
Wa in Tho ofsss AZ tbe t,ms ~. tr.n.vsn,'e ss
took place. ' ' ~ "'A''
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mended n. ., wouia rsoommsnS i, ~ ronia
c0 9, ne, IL, &, Sarn9s ~ whether be az
di.tiSStiv "a H y,twss xTh',. " ~ ~ Va
yspces n .de. and notthc ia.n xhsa tbe ,a....
Ter was consulted. "'' '"' ''''' ""'" '"' ''s"
% ma moi Ms,os ma,.s ,.ii I'll, ,o,. ~,
threo .sa.tb. go. In Al ,hIs 81 ~, NJ, hniaa
done properiy, and ofrerea 10 take yoa ou lam snd
show voii thev werc moi nv,,,ns < III sr.sai
enonrh IN IN styee,i H. ~, resni,.e,
wbeihe, he Ala n, No, ff MA ~ wnvIS
have made no difrerence to me. do not re-.
comniste n, tha sont,.s, =. $50. S,isIi.as
and car, not whethsr si,eee ~ sr.a.a NJ
its Legitimate grade or ersyeled The lssitimste
9nppi m...a,smsnt ~ ~, .hM o9mss ~ 90 .he
becomes 4 QUESTION With the siperintendent
Of streets and the eomm,ssioper n he wspi
to state whether The worr n Jone seeordios
10 The contract. '' ~''s
"a" usws vn,, ava, h..r mn, nm IA IN. vo,L
A. b msse you ever 'esh out on 10 the work
,gg ou , ' M aon e psoperv a. -. AZ
~ gr.,siNhnt 20 f.s.. IT .a,,iS ~. 1som X.
spsssrsnoe The WorL was Veil dooc'' "o" '"'
Il Snpnosiny IL shonid nroys 10 bs tbsrs
was not bsii travel enough on those streets,
you , .n,a yoa ,h aoa s,ns t %nS ,n
vasnn. !" 'be e,,im. ~ ~ Ss sn,vssn, 800
should in the word Of The ocmmissioner.
o do YOU Know m Al ne susyevoph nd iu.t
snS.,sJ ,,no, ths anI,s. ~ M o,,}o., ~.
i .unno.es NJ Dnne,sn ne,fectiv romn.tsnt
MAZE o oFPy he %osf ioae' When ,po op. M
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S, wou, n. ne ~, n suppose.nss Mo.k
ssreS ~ mp.rs az s,,,m.tss, T. Hna ou,as
IL, h.ye notbIns 10 az .hon, Isetsa No.
H. am,sss, " n.n.s ~ nov NJ nsa upon
Hss ny, Mr aiss,oo bsen 10 yo,s ssv.,.,
times hi. summer, and ststeI to o. yoY ,sst NJ
uuuins hu' WIN ~ unnecessariyI n. NO,
1sy h Re bss ssa is a yGHr
son "'"' ""N '''' '"'' VI p''
so m n. v,,, .o,.,,. a, ,..., ,.,,, a.
roa,tb srd I,borer. nu,st y, sn nv ~, ny
their money three moatSs, because YOU aid
. ~. ms n M N Ill., psytous, sna aiu NOV
choose W u, n,I Nun anu nave msh snoIe
~ ous.t,oo os yo", .sIns "a 70, nav
answern. ,,
irteieyeDt IN M e,,.r "a srrah ~ hv ths
Council 70 the committee.
Witness. / desire 70 state here that I made
arransements for paying the laborers for the
mouth OF June-sll Of them.M supposed
| had made calculations for exp enditures for
the different wards OF so much money. II
| roiIs nroyed 10 he AZ iargs mai con.iis,eI \,
my duty to withhold my signature at the time
from them. After that demands came against
the treasury that depleted 1t. so that there
there hsd been none from that time until = loan
OF $4,000 was made by the bank the other day
q. bid not Mr.. Crane ask you II he should
discharge portion of the force In June; and
did you not tell him to keep them going as they
Mere. MT s. sns ws5s
| In any other manner than this From the dime
he was arst appointed co IN missioner told b n
Sesd.pfoSs persO1 apS woS GsS sas
work that was illegal, and which the law did
not authorize him to do, and would expend
SSnsy time %s he wa; To-
me more trouble than any other commIss ione u
In the city, which is fact, on account OF hi,
law allowed him to do
O.. Have you not said since July that he wa,
the best commissioner of the whole city-tht
| most competent mani DID YOU not Il
Mr. Emeryi A. may have told him that M r
Crane was a compel tent man for certain pur
poses.
q. Did not you tell Charles RiuRi A.
| have no recollection
Q. Did not you tell John X. Crossmani A
may have done so I have said TO every On,
what 1 s,y now, that he m sIed his bu.iaes
In general very well, but thai MS fault was 4,
going ahead aud expending more money thai
the law allowed,
q. You have said that he expended none,
illegally and contrary to ypur Authoritr
win you state one In which he has done "a
A. He has done SO In many Instapces,
| @. Name oneI A. l will name the expen di
ture on Second and + streets
q. DO you make oath that he did that with
out your authority A. Yea, air / am vii
log to admit that after the work mad beef
CONNIE need, and he had gone on and spent cor
siderable sums OF money that went out ther
with him and told him the work was being dol
In q manner that would not approve, an
compelled him to have IL done ia a ditfsren
way, and after that, as a matter of cour1e.
did approve Of the work being done
q. Did you not sign the contract for doIo,
III A. did after the work had been com
menced, aud he had one or two men at worl
there.
. u As understand you, you state that Mr.
Crane has made illegal expenditures Of none
IN MS ADMINISTRATION OF the Fourth ward
whl you specify thosef A. In employing me
inIepsirlns alleys, streets, &C., he 10 allowed
without the order OF the Mayor, tlO-thtt IL
70 DO the work to the amount OF tl0i and II h
does beyond that he must receive the order q
, ! the mayor ior doipg ~, II 1 understand tn