The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-23

Therefore rsI1'p-l. That 1t 10 not satisfac.
torily shown that the contract was given to the
lowest responsible bidder OF bidders, as Is re.
quired by law.
And whereas tho following testimonies Of
record respecting some OF the provisions OF the
contract, viz:
TESTIMONY OF JoHx u cKASE
was about eleven o'clock Ia tho forenoon Of ths
"a Of fSbTuaTy when took the contract 70 the
Paper wrote on 1t the wOris contained therein. as
And ia St.s asy .u,plu. earth from any on.
for e. Va ioa or elnLankment, as no may select
u pa d tr excavation On one street he shall not
S p, RS@ Tor ''A' another street with ''' same
Thu Nisygrth.n aid: '''Mr. Doqoyan I. not the
m tGS,' ,fSeta oa zen, sspar.'siy;
rrGS ~ th"rn a. oas street that be Is the lowest
S Sfa ti" w. 40 ia TIA. wsy careful
fIoa ;i.SCt9 stg)l, aud think that erth say.
ns BSdS feel fGnY e FSS e. ..s s
70 him all hap to SAY in the way Of obi setiOn. and
"a S %ta III % SSSE n be s'Rs!
ssred IN thr Contract. aqi having stepped over to
eoatrlSEbtek T. HIN. A. .atdr aiteE reading over
"SG' ~ %pIi..a. That VII do ~
T. SSSgyh@; sa$ W.; 'srests 9S w ~S
ha,s 70 c me on! Of street. We would, there.
Soas Il 5ak ,Rc e5HtSsst Il Il. war Sy
proposed. The Contract was siga.d, and the speGi
ne+tion. Which forms part Of the Contract Annexed
appropriation w,ll be paid until III" -O,k has been
snIrJYysd y thee y saryeyGr, Of the
ia tuislc. arr The words: The work o BE- done
with aLu -Nci
TE.IHoSY pNAroH BowES.
=, blI a. lndsr,f ID taat 70 el,. tho sKeavA
should ttk- d .IolIof oa- street that was really
pssdea Ia auo'h"r All dI.trRt part of.Ihit street
to be psij forIl
4. cannot usdsf.tauI that questioa.
mem 81 tpsi " ca, there Is ~ NOR. earth IN
Walton II a long distance from where the oInbaH
Tc 1 o. FIRST Sir sTea' ssns aSaIsf 6y GG
ycu unlqrsitnd that they were GOT TO be paid lOr
putting thlt dut into those stFsstsf
A. Tao cpatTtcl specifics very plainly that they
were g. be paid bui = oa1 way. -,
10 be GU ldaTsd as One street
A JUS one stTost-As 1t is-just one contract
Q The saae rs n all were 10 one stresR
cmGsaGaSa'' The Whole fcnT street, 10 be meas:
gT.d ip"' me- g. they may eleol'
\. J. ~ .htf tu.l what he contract zayt'
And warrc,s the foregoing testimony as to
the nature Of the COasF,ct Is confirmed by the
letter ni tho contract ami specification, and It
Appears Tom the concurrent testimony OF wit.
ucsHrs on both aides Of this controversy, as
well a hy fAe record in the Office Of the CITY
Re; .s'",, iht the fullOwing bill, including
r"H-'' i.r "nbrHkmcnt on aud First
alrrriF |1s irthl uu or about the 2ith Of April
".'EHi IA" knowledge or approval Of the
tommlssiJGrrs Of the ward, ylZi
ErgyEYoR'a nRPICE. CITY HALL
~, WAsuISurOS, April ~, 1850.
tn. '"rI sFuuHgf IFIEhiHDtOR,
To JphH DyHDrIH, Contractor, Dr. ;
,i 2rN fk d0uT- grsdlngJ under eontraeE Of GATE,
II ~ narh-Aum5sr c1blr yard. czrayatod, at
y -.rt"f u'Ii- Number cubic yard GA.
Ilkma4t D,2iG, at u els, ,,..........., aO7 o.
} Flri It sdst-NumbsT cubic yardsem.
b0nkm4"t. ,h9J. at II v,s,,,..'......... 1855 90
S2,7Ii IS
] rceomn'o-I No shove Amount paid on account
Of Contract CHARLHs II, BLIss,
,.I,.-,,-,,o., 49,, CITY Surveyor.
4, J, bOwES. Mayor.
Thr,cjOrs re1o'red, That the said payment
for enhAIkment In q and First streets was a
gratuity to the contractors not warranted
either by the contract or the law and practice
Of the Corporation.
Aud whereas It appears by the testimony of
Mr., Bliss, then the city surveyor, as well rs
by other evidence, that the said bill was not
submitted to the commissioner OF the ward,