The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-31

money, as 1 believe, obtained upon q bill now
on ale IN the Registers once ia the hand.
following 10 true copy, viIi
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n. csrposa;an g A' & yIs
,Tss.o,l don. Lsy,dtasi aaisr eoi,rao, of date Of
.!rcs, aettb, sSour,h ward. ,-sumb.r
cube yards exeays,ics. lb,ot1. III cts,
s.. nc sSptfy Ssl so, %ss @ a
sasie yard, smbsss msst, s1.e, ali
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Il et... under act spproysd Rosssbsf
BE ''''''''''s.'.s'''''''s'..''. I'D W
sa:n,s
ofsSntraet Gas. H. Bliss,
8, J. BowEs. Mayor.
1t will be seen By comparing this bill, which
city surveyor, and approved by 5. J. Bowen,
Mayor, with the contract, that 81, eS7. "a. the
amount for excavation on X street, 10 all that
sm,.i amount Of earth taken from q street,
east OF Second street, aud from Masssehusrtts
avenue, ne,r North Capitol street, which va.
opinion of competent judges. viii not amount
to more than 500 cubic yards, which, At ~
S. To ioS and
First streets, less the Aforesaid tss, 10 frandu.
lent, and that the corporation OF Washington
has been cheated to the amount Of upward Of
81 900 for the benefit OF the contractor.
on secouat OF X street, and on the 10Th day Of
Masking 10 ali Ss.iis IS that has been paid on
account OF contract which reads thu "no
part Of the appropriation will be paid until
the work has been approved BY the city sur
veyor, the commissioner Of the ward, and the
assistant commissioner"
until about the lat Of August. yet It viii be
observed that LOO are paid on account OF that
street on the 18th day OF June, six weeks be.
fore the work WAS commenced.
The corporation isborers 10 the Fourth ward
have not been paid for three months, and 10
reply to my repeated requests OF the Mayor to
fs s.' ~ h
to Mr.. John Donovan, alias James r O'Bierne
Co, In plain violation Of lao, would have
been amply sutfioient to have kept the men
paid monthly, a. the law requires they shall
IL sppesrs from the foregoing that a fraud
Of Washington has been defrauded OF upwards
| OF u 900, and that the prineipal to that fraud
T.. ~, Hon ssyie. J: bowen, Mayor 2, Wash
Bliss and James r. o. Bierne 4 Go.
deem u my duty also to call your attention
s snseI e,, n, whsh 10 my %,
dance, tsekies'nes and irregulsrity wholly
About the nrst Of October, 1868, Mr.. Andrew
Gleason, tone Of the Aforesaid contrsotors,)
entered Into contract to grade and gravel
Third street west from X strcet north to Now
York avenue. I gave him psrmission to take
. sunncient amount Of. gravel to gravel sid
street from the east side Of North Capitol
avenue on condition that after obtain Ing a
sumclent .mount Of gravel for said street he
ani.hsd. I dseiined to approve he siii, telling
MT. Gleason would not sign II until he id
lef' North u,pitoI street o. as good condition
would procure the names OF the assistant CON.
missioners to u, that he would Immediately
all the excavation on North Capitol street 10
signature. ! Jaw no more OF the hill until |
found Y" Ne IN the registers once. aud -
my ss,or, ,hhe%I s,w this, ssoo-,h.. origin I
eien y BILL .nou,,ius TO can 10, was ,h.ni = i,
ins ttors The Councils. I took the hin e. tL'
N.Y., '.s'ns WY he hsd approved II With
rer's a-t u was an oversight, and said.
"reil tndrew Gleason he win not receive the
amour 4 deficiency until he has complied
with your requiremcnts.n
:. Tea d,ya afterwards the deficiency wa.
: paid. The b, is now on ale In the registers
ture AID the excavation still rcms aims - a lied
: on North Capitol street. u can he proved
I that the said Gleason has boosted that he
9 Mayor would contiuue to approve and p,y b |.
/ bilI. Without the sisnsturs Of the ward CON.
mnaiohef. ~ seems inst Nj Gleason 10 cor.
ss,Isordinsry sum 81 ts.Tis IS to Mes Ms.. .ne
o'Beirne, Gleason q Co, on account Of grsdinr
without my approval. or even asking m. m II ths
work was being done In . satisfactory IN az neT
The work on said streets up to this time has
aud streets being from three to eleven ieet
100 narrow, the grade at several points too
low, and eontsining not more than one hall
tho requisite amount OF gravel
am satisfied, from all the circumstances,
that II has been the intention Of said con.
tractor. from the hrst to slight the work, add
violation Of the contract, and OF the law am
sworn TO support.
: All Of which IL respectfully submitted.
Commissioner Fourth ward.
P.S..Sinee writing the foregoing. i have seen
about the hrst OF this moath, on The Firsi
! Nstionsl Bank for u, 900, which has also been
advanced TO said contractor said bank be.
A Ing authorized to retain ssld amount out OF
the hrst taxes paid In this year, m,kins ia
all tll,7.s IS that has been advanced on said
ssdsa he s%SSns Then ny S Sei"'o" s.s"Hiy
Mr.. Burgess moved to lay the paper on th,
: table. He thought that 1t was cowardly,
!, mean and ungentlemanly to present such a
paper during the absence OF the party &C.
cuscd.
Mr.. Hatton called the yeas and nays, and
rose to point Of order that no debate was
in order after motion to lay on the table
was made.
The secretary proceeded to call the roll.
Mr.. Burgess said that II was unfair aud
ungentlemanly to act on the subject during
the absence OF the Mayor, but on reflection
he would vote against laying on the table,
and have an investigation.
Mr.. Pardon also stated that he voted against
laying on the table to have the subject lives
tigated, so that the blame could be placed
4 where 1t belonged.
. Mr.. Browne voted against laying on the
table IL the charges were correct or not,
I they should investigate them, because II cor.
rect, by laying on the table 1t would be GOV.
cred up II Incorrect, the charges would
I. recoll on the head Of the one presenting 1t.
Q After further debate the motion was moi
0 agreed ,o--yeas 0, nays II.
Mr.. Brown moved to refer to the special
. committee already appointed on the subject
Of the contract Of John Donovan Consisting
OF Messrs. Mall, Holmes, and Nutter;) which
was agreed 10.
Mr.. Taylor introduced the following reso.
luton; which was agreed to.
Re,oived, That the Surveyor DO, and he IL
tssatR strsst west, between L and II .tSeei.
aa ,n With view Of making the d.eIivity
street to the same water course.
Also, bill to lay a flag foo<way on Ninth
, street west, from Louisiana avenue to the
/ canal; and a bill to set the curbstones and
pave the footway and cutters on the north
side Of street north, between Fourth and
; Finh streets west Referred.
Also, bill to set the curbstones and pave
the footway and CUTTERS on the east side OF
Connecticut avenue, between l. street north
and its intersection with Twentieth street
west. Referred.
Mr.. Piper Submitted a resolution request
Ing the Board of Aldermen to return the hill
In relation to scavengers. Passed.
Also, bill 10 regulate the duties OF scay.
engers In the several wards. Referred.
Mr.. DERRICK introduced bill to grade and
gravel o street north, from Third to Tenth
streets west. Passed.
Also, bill to grade and gravel r street
north, bstwsen Boundary and Sixth street
west Referred.
Mr.. Johp.pn submitted the following rcso
luton, which was agreed to;
Rs,o'pei, That the Committee on Drsiu.re
DC be requested to inquire into and Tspori
what legislation 10 necessary to remedy de
feclivc sewerage At the corner OF II street
north and seventh street west also at the