The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-14

stop TOT what there was sot sitsr that | know
nIss' Sld ti ~ al...ea e. pay only e, hi.
SS,ss, s az sss Hs. s Tha. 20 no
Lnow. Z would not hhs 70 ssy ! know he
Ssps his time the came as / did that OF every.
sedy slss. and ~ smounted 70 right smart.
ds;sSq s, sSn Sa Y "a. ~ Ssa q Nj
swsrasdi that x Mr.. Fiy should succeed be
had no mssns to walt for the result Of this
contract. All the money he could get was $3.50.
y pc ibsy Y:s stu n,p s,, 70 divide tn" $3.50
q. DID you undsrstsnd that Dol. o'Beirne
had abont si,ooo for himself when he got
,h,oSgs No dS S.. nSs tai1E unssr
up my ayroli, the last one, and submitted Il
to Mr.: Fry, with the understanding that
Ii wsat Out Win il, and then returned 70 me
has been up to this time. have not yet got
q. How much do they o~s you nowi A: Be-
beafanoe ceased to be q virtue, and then
sec Colonel GBsirue, and found him sitting AZ
the table. fGaye Nip to undsistsnd that
wanted ny money hs req s n, that 81 be did
e w ns's S soar raaa.r.nalns ,h. Mr. Don
Ss /. ia for G sss xof. Win the insn,sS q
Sf, osh. sns sH.s Ir s1 iss n
soss Fl: line s' !: fsss s1siybos
"a. In your opinion bad. he the means to
q. Did You understand that Messrs. o,Beirns
and FRI wers to DO this work esfofs the con.
:" T.....o.y Of Nile. M.son.s.
E.snined 81 M: noirs. ~. ..,..-...
e. DID you work on and the other streets
menuonea 70 tnis oontfaot, gwen n9mlnaily
= a. few asys' a'n' A. "''A'' '" street
sistipE % the wo III Of n grading. " ""'
| q. whste vas the Dirt that vas hauled
| there whils you we're there brought from A.
II came from X street while i Was there,
I,hasy erousna . luis iIon street, the other
lBy Mr. TLnnsy a.,
lBy M Hoimss -
g. Wig ala you consider the contrsetors for
.ss ~. '0''a out It was ''''''n' o'b'''n'
Cd e the ar.s time these eoassesor: paid on
q. Did Mr.. Donovan have anything to say
about the work that would seen TO imply that
he was the eontraetori A. No, str. He didn't
more tSsn bsiaS.s wort%sn there, my
9. Do you know how much dirt wa, taken
1 Avenue TSi pus on sSs o,S Sss
| street, A. do not.
g. Do you consider that nine ts9ths o. the
A. gpsss II did. 49,
1 q. was any dirt taken out Of the footwalks
On z street and put On Firstssree or q street,
| K ssrsss. thst / Know Of. ~ ''' VI
d. VHeEs az thsy Put the dirt they took
| out Of thS sidsnsik on n street, A. On X
strest, 0 Il was but very little.
| b. DO YOU con,,..r that there 10 a sutfleient
s.!y. Q, ss.,;l on the ": ma e s:ys
three T.. ISass. AGO. ., p...,. r,,.r.,,,s.
Sworn By Alderman Thomas o. Connolly.
s.s, BS n, ~ sS S's az. %s Fir. ss.
q. Do You know where the dir. came from
pai o ssms rU .r lss
from q street, and some from MAssaohusetts
avenue. ,,-..--,..---.,...
outside X stresii A. No, iii.
q. Have you any idea OF the time the men
were employed thsfst A. I could not say eI.
a. DO you re n smbsr the number of DAYS the
men worked on q street getting dirt QUIT A.
Ing In that neishborkood. '"'" NV
O. Do you KNOW that nine tenths Of the dirt
deposited on q street and First street came
arr presume came from there.
hs 10
TIE PREFER grads' A. lido not know any more
r.: S:oDis ,scs. ,s:s: they
9. Do you RnSv snythInE about the proper
40 oaa OIL s'A's' oe'ns On th''s street" Al
g: 20 you know whether !. ia the custom to
ma A, we'll. ar General thins iss-
E,,.,ysI,ins is done after the grading is com
p'eedh;, M, ,o IA.
s,IS done Sshs nv, meyer r.. knew Of
s oeins put on un'h 'he street was
oVm~Pn o 10, L,. ..s,,
III ~ you xnow snythm,ns aooas me en-.
n sa,ist ~ Tsnisy ! E.len a. the time
a. 81 HAZE Ave you , s.y AZ. q NE width from
aSe nu.aty Or HI n ssskss ss tss,s @
sequence Of the oyer io q tse su,ss,sr -
emonnkment IRON the gutur line A: !
'hSua shio might - b two osh1ss feet
over i with horse and cart Nfter L was in;
hhed' a. on some oeoasins believe l
70 nSn e.rg in e
hn.{ ~ INV LnogI.a.. I A. 81 thi,I 49,
oest oi ny knowledge 90 not MINK there
was width outside ofthe gutter.
Testimony Of Thomas Hall.
ISworp by Alderman TbomAs n OonnolIv-
sEsmined by MT. Holmes;I
o. Did YOU work on eith,r of tina streets
the contract for GRADING and irayeiing wbieb,
as appears by the contract, vas awarded 10
John Donoysuf A. Yes, air
q. On what day did you 60 to work, Al
March - ' "
%. Ia that thu dav when work wa. com.
msnosd on thst s,reei, A. itwss eo Mns G0m
d day or two before that. Vac eommenceS
!. thinE on Ssturdsv even,p' beiisv.
eommsnoed wort on Tus.d,. ths aO OGn Sss u
, | Msrch, '"' -'N N"' "
d, Who engaged vou, A. lndrsw ,i.a.o,
q, who aid Won consider ~ the % ntrsctn.
Z for the jobi A. Mr.. Doaoy, A. Ssr A. nm.
derstood, AT least 1 underood he sngsSeJ
| the lob. Mr.. Gleeson was ths,sn who hiped M
) q, Did Mr. Donovan ACT ne the person who
] had the contract-giye diredops, SeJ He
. never had anything very meh 10 say only at
eyerythin9 "'"" ""o ""HASeu
! QWhAf did Mr. Dousap do tb.re, A
| Shoyeied like the rest Of IL men. and saw 10
| the hands going on when NJ 0Ieeson vas moi
0 present.
O. where did the dirt thu was taken off of
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