Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-13

specifications in the nature OF 3 notce'o BID
dsrsi A. 1t 10 not a paper such as should D.
attached IS a speclficauOn 20 a contract las
q mere notice % bidder.
-. lt 10 entitled s-Specincations for grading
sud eravelinE streets IN rhe city Of wsshiag-
ton for the year f~69. IL then has these words
mo bid will be receiuod that does not include
an offer 70 grade and gravel separstely.' "Al
ttds vIll be ~ Iected As informal thai do not.
Bidders Will state the price per cubic yard tor
excavaaon." A. The phraseology shows nat
u 70 notice % bidders, and not specihca-
specifications 20 q contract would not
contain such reference 90 the bias. but
would simply contain the particulars
finished, or work 20 b. done. When contract
Is 10 D. executed u is option al with parties or
contractors 70 follow the notice that has been
seutout 10 bidders or not lt may D. found I'm
portant IN the emo 20 vary the contract frbm
some Of the clauses In the nouce given % the
oidder, or in the proposals given out liza
contractor, or person IN iting bids. desires 10
do that he can do IT. DE can waive any provision
that be sees DC, that may oe deemed OF interest
or important 20 him-either q Governmsnt,
mat. this ciausa: No part OF the appropria-
tion will BE paid unul the work has been sp-
proved by the City Surveyor. the Commls-
sioner of the Ward aud Assistant Com mis-
sioner,' 4. without any positive authority Of
vision.
q. Il that paper at all in the nature OF q
bls powers Nested In, or previously exercised
by him, or transferring bic powers 70 any other
Cfncersi A. Certainly not His powers cannot
be IN that manner enlarged or din inished.
O. DO you know OF any efforts made ey Mr..
Bowen 10 raiSe money 10 pay labOrers aud
other clainantsl A Yes, sir, several. Just
a. ihe Natiousl Bank, aud see whether loan
could be- effected, In order that ne might pay
the laborers. L went mp once. but dId not mud
Mr.. Huntington IN. Shortly after that, while
Mr. Bowen W as absent. as some OF you gentlemen
VIII remember, i was taken down win
hemmorhage Of the lungs and could not carry
out his wish, and 30 informed hIm upon his
arrival. Prior 10 That, on several occasions he
authorized me wheE the Councils took action
about the loans, and authorized anticipation OF
me revenue. and at some other times, 10 call on
Mr.. Huntington, and Cook and did on more
than one occasion, 1 believe, 20 try and get
loans-and on some occasions we sue oecded-
10 pay of the laborers and workmen.
The witness having made statement infor-
mally as regards his own action IN declining
70 draw ali OF his salary as Corporation Attor-
ney, because Oh the Mayors anxiety 70 pay OF
the workmen and laborers, Mr.. Stanton re-
quested him 10 repeat the same in order that II
might appear upon the record. which the wit
ness did as follows:
. .Such has been the Mayors anxiety TO have
the workmen and laoorers paid, as he mas COM
municsted IL TO me, that have retrained per-
sonaily from asking him tor any portion OF my
salary except once, or au portion of the amoust {
due rue last year, or TINS, for registering the
voters Of the city. OF the entire amount due
me L have only drawn $3.50 on one occasion.
There 10 over, think, ST. SO or S2,OCD due me
now, do not know which. 1 have not oo-
tained IL ON account OF hIs anxiety 70 apply the
money 70 workmeR and others"
Mr. Barrett objects 10 this evidence as ir-
relevant
q. What, so far as you know. has been the
character OF Mr.. Bowens desperation and n
deavors In the conduct Of the affairs OF the
city and of his officei A. So far as know,
he has constantly aimed 20 promote the Pc
cuniary and other interest of the city. On no
occasion when he has consulted me has he
ever intimated anything 70 the contrary. HIS
uniform an xiety has been 70 promote the inter-
ests Of the city, and his peculiar an xiety has
been 70 regulate the finances, SO that all par
ties might ee promptly paid.
.. In respect 70 personal and official intee-
rlty, what has been your Observation as 10
his conduct in ONCE A. So far as have
conduct the affairs OF the city with the purest
motivQ and the most sbsolute integrity; and
i ought 20 state, perhaps, that IN one Instance
which particularly came under my obserya-
tion-the giving out OF q contract without ad-
vertisement 70 Mr. Talty-that he WAS espe-
clally Influenced by D desire 70 save the city
from threatened lawsuit. Mr. Tally was a
obtained by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. He notified me that he had IN
tended TO hold the city for damages. and L
tried 10 persuade him out OF IT, but he per-
sisted in IL. He finally concluded that II he
could get contract that would keep him from
idleness that he would abandon that pui pose.
Ii was under those circumstances that the
ought 10 state that Mr.. Tally told me he had
consulted Mr.. Bradley on the subject, and that
be took the unadvertised contract At the most
reasonable prices.