The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-08

taken from X street into these streets, that Il |
vonid not be IN accordance with the contract. |
e ssa .,S ,yoa TO ssy hat q the time
isrss Sslssss due rom X street. II sSss was
20, whI wAa not the bill made out for X street,
Perhaps that would have been better, but
made out for the contract embracing these
streets, and they were named, although no
work had been done upon some Of them. All
tract, as all the drsfts We're embraced In the
q. Dida't the bill state now much work had
Son M. On essn ., ,h.. sns e.
does. did not examine II, ss stated before.
9. Do YOU is%sns., these Word. IL the
will be paid until the work has been approved
ey ,he eity surveyor, commissioner Of the
Have forgotten about II. 40 not kuo W
whether II was attached to the contract at the
time ! saw 1t or not.
4, The contract rcsdsi "Aesotdius TO the
speciheations annexedr' A. do not remem-
Der that,
q. Had you any arrangement for getting
THIS money without the approval Of the com
q. ,whst Arrangement was made BY which
the Mayor advanced the money 10 the place Of
stated that before, and will go over It again.
When Colonel 0'Beirue failed to advance the
money, .dleeson aud O'Bsirne both Desired me
to visitthe Mayor and see whether he could
not be induced to csuse survey and estimate
to be m.de upon which the advance should be
made. went TO- the Mayor with great re-
II was In the evsninS, And we fonad visitor
In the psrtor, We remained 4 while la con-
yersationl and when ! was about leaving
tS, Son Iss ae b. sns srss te n%
was TO have Advanced the money on the work,
but that he had not done It; that the men were
%onsy 10, ,ns that they w, ,Ss
necessities wefe to be met, unless he would
cause survey to be made and az estimate
given upon which al advance could be made.
the application, that the finances OF the Cor.
potstion were In such q condition that he did
not know how he could do 1t; but he would
be tnsde BY General o'Beirne that perhaps
he wouid-at all events to call upon him at
the once. urged II very earnestly and very
vas quite unweli that evening, aud had bad
at OF sickness, which lasted, II l reoolleet
rightly, some two weeks, perhaps more. He
about the time 1 showed him that contract.
from his illness.
Mayor take plseei A. 1 cannot give you
dates, but my Impression 10 that II was about
two weeks before the 2tth OF April.
odss M, hG,% g he ,ss Of s Mi
Mr. Bhss any interest IN the contract, or were
they promised anything that might arise out
Of the contract A. Nothing through me.
q. Nor from anybody else, to your knowl.
| edgel A, Motto my knowledge or belief.
q, Was II not an entirely private bona file
business transaction between you, Donovan,
O'Beirne and Gleesonf A. 1t was.
@. Has there been Anysfraud or wrong on
your part, Of that OF any of your associates, so
lar as the city is concerned, contemplated, at
tempted or prsotioed In the execution Of this
contrac'i A. None wh,tever, to my knowL
edge.
or any wrong on the part of the Mayor In con-
nection with the contract, or advances made
on III A. I did not. So far from It, thought
that the Mayor did wrong 10 inserting that pro.
vision In that contract, and took occasion to
state 1t by note 10 wrltiny-I An afraid, rather
| severe. thought that II the contract was the
| beat for the corporation, as 1t was assumed to
withou. such provision, that it was wrong
| to the contractor to insert 1t.
/ U. Whist, so far as you know, has been hts
| purpose and conduct In the whole mstterf A.
Honorable In the highest degree.
Q. And Mr. Dlisst A. So far IS I know,
| Mr.. Bliss has been also. have known very
little Of Nj. Bliss IN connection with It. A,
very unpleasant interview with Mr.. Bliss
That was the nrst Interview had with him
and H. was decidedly an unpleasant one.
q. As the work CONNIE nced on the contract
do you think 1t was the interest Of the city to
carry out the work according to the terms oil
q. As promptly as possiblet A. Yes, sir
l have heard something about the narrow
ness Of the streets; that the grade wa,
not right, and that they lacked depth o
gravel, hold that when the final survey IL
made the work will conform In all respects to
| the requirements OF the contract In respect to
the width Of the streets and the grading.
| q. Everything the contract calls for1 A.
| Yes. sirj I have insisted upon that from
the arst, and shall to the last. II l am per
mitted, want to say word just here In jus
failure to perform his promise In regard to ad
yancing money. Ills, that when he made thu
engagement, ne nnuers,o.a e : = -; fs,ha- : y
AVAIL tss, nu ~ n.y.. .Ia sarsnnes 10 hiU
OF all the money that he might require In pro
curing any Work OF thls klnu, anu ntetwru
why ne could NOT was because nus iathetin
law had puichnsed portion OF the pyekma
estate, on tne bioomington roau, anu naa ouli
dollars, and was unable to make the advance
thnt ne supposed ne Woniu oosnih from nun;
q tsSen as ons 9,I i9s ,ne .our sIes n
was Ihe donovan o,u 'he IoWest mnue, ~
understand III A. Yes siri as Understood
~ 'hs time , ,, - Al,
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Wotn Gu nose , tout see' W oe e"f'ea
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,ween ei'her one OF .he cos,rse'o's nens,one'
mere thls evening anu ihe nayoI IN releIehV
70 the grauihg OF these stfees " Whlen
was 70 De usea iot the putpose o. ea5t y.hg w
fourth ware IN 'he recent eieetLnn t9f the IS
pnblcan party A. ! pelleVe tnN to,u N
mayor mys that so ht as ! eouiu uo "
wouil see tnat ~ shouiu turn 70 me savsi
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Mayor That this contract was given OUT e
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