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

s sssing ios one, DVt say 49,. eesa sssed ios
but several times have been asked for q copy,
and have as ofisn refused. ~
70 y9n ss%s% r. ss,ioS sonssss
OF teliinG hin that you had purpose for put. |
ting this into the eontrssu A. Yes, SIR. do |
siou with NJ. dissson, but have with other |
parties. The purpose was to save any misun-
ssS e M ses
a. Did YOU have any acaversstion in regard
TO the msstsr 10 which ID vas said that this |
clause vas Inserted, because in no other way
could u Be made out that they were the lowest
s RAJ, shs. a vs. Ssss 70 sIlsnes the gra%.
Thing a NY il!s m, The mar man who. says ii.
g Do you so s, Inc. tsss Mt; Donov.n s.s
hf; y.,, H.or
ho,mI An. ..,,, Nj, H., A..
on 10 s,aSa, aas s .nS an. %ount o.a ~ the
s,on 2, that they would BE- PAID for emt ban
i.,,on ssnn ,hs.c nsns,, a. ""ue '"e e"'eu'
'Aeop b ,,V ynu ,ne.e
n, ,. tns Psy.s"' 'o ~, IN On ana
rnv Mrfem a. TO 20 D.. hnow
ss.s pS 81 a. 80
ist,ao ~ M .hoi. nonov.n nsny.S ~ hs
~ io1 ., s,sdsp ~ sesrv q rsoo oe
leet Alright. I have made no calculation re-
escsp. ~ sase ,,,. ,..,,., 4.
~. Ths rea,on my a,k tnis auestion Is
v n and .mS.anmsos os K .tr,st, II Iest
Only We .n9ussaa $40 Soms goo ysius a,ne h.
ense 2, surp.us e az, ne,eiore mere eouie
pisssd ID q ssd fir, direct: from Ri 4. That
wonid sppeH 70 ~ ~ ,,.l
Won fap a J say pi onoysn, No o ~, mo-, Ss.
lore il was awarded; Al least do not recoiiect
Of sn E,v. Va, univ ,.,o.o,,. al Jo,, po0ov,,
a. fhe oontSsotor in this Iobt A Ihaye nevef
secoso SUs's sng body else' h.ye aeeiised.
several 20 have NJ
| Crane knows
| q. DO you Know about the persons VINO
performances Of that contrsoii A. Yes, sir.
g. ARE theI men en- Wig are worm re amount
and Mr.. o'Beirne are the gentlemen, and /
should sal. they were, I have no knowiedse
Of what they are actually worth. do not
know but what should say they were worth
Sc' Have ISss You n an" my sSsi kydse of their
Ssiog worth 81 TX snS.ns A. haze sUs no legal
q. IL II usual to take 6ondsmen without sny
has has been done. The law provide, that the
.utefis, shall Dc sstlss.sso,y e ne Mayor
.e:Ra sna an ao" sS,g Ss y
s sMs bona M the '''0un' lot "n''h 'n'' h'''
r. ,s s't:sss as 81 n, III s. sGssas. were any
bids taken into considsration except those
ssn S s:'i as sss SSsfi sh Do
not RENE mber the date OF the sdvertiseme nj;
i1s sdysiii'sasn. s.ilsd for bids up to the 9th
OIL snaAfy fupposf,,
,lssaest l o1 Sid. sonsii%s Ne: = a s'r "ai
know OF what date: In the letting OF the con.
tract were those bids that were put In under
The arst Advertisement taken into scsouat At
All, or were they excluded A. Not At all,
'hosss ~, rsrs EXCLUDED 60 sntitrsiy,
q. Wsy no., ii he ocpttsct e awarded to the
lowest bidder among those who responded to
NJ, Gfsns's advice a. ny owns and a great sSa
q. when dla he give You any advlcei A.
the second time.
the lowest bidder on those streets, and that he
ought to have ~ A. No, sir, did not think
he said very Wrong. Major Morse's BID did not
| comply with the advertisement at ALI For the
information Of the committee, 1 viii read Ma.
witness then read as followsi
wAsnrssros, D. Q, Nov. q. 1865
s,s II. Ths undsr.isosd would ro;Psc.iuiiy sub.
fs9m North Capitol street. " Boundary east, as
'' PSf Trading and sr.,,i,Ux, iuslu,,,, ,u.u,
tsl ssss: esI cubic ,.,a: 'As'a''s' '"'n'
yS.s to be .aiisf$ ~ pub
| We hereby guarantee that II this bid be ac.
into contrast Tor he .s%. and psriorn he WORK
according to the agreement thsrsicrc ,
a. u DopsE'
w. ,o,ia mn, ,o,.ta., ~ 30 hh tsss,,
That hid. a. NJ Grsne ,s,y in.ti v' rsm.,L W
Al ths tine wss m.Se I% IVA \, nnSss ~
get the contract, and brias the The oorp S
%. .. I'D which 4 would hays done
90 mncS ~ w" srsd,,. ner pr c,h,s s eseu lot
yaf
'sS NJ. Crane. The bid referred to wa. III. ,,,,
The 81 AZ ,im Morse He was the lowest bid
wi inca, That IT, |: another thing dw talk
second bid his nsures are IL cents Tor srsa i
VI viii ' Won stSts how e %p S,Sn e.,.r Mana.
msr.'s bid on X street wssi A. il was Il
A seven hundreS and twelve doliars ehesp sr
than l Doa0ysS''l Il no other street had been
O., why didn't youRIye him that stree,, A
Because I knew that il would cost more to
grad. . The o'hsf Streets "A, 70 the other
stree, wss fnSW ts yss E'n S1e on
L4s5 sot5pf over ssr!s,1 paper. before h!ml
ward fof srsdinx and 81. for pr~yelinr, 'e"''
%. How much less n maj than Danov.os,
| A 4 NJ An nj NJ h,tr all n1 q =,
i.tion MI Esi,,,s MA ~ NJ .trS.t .INnS
woula he a aa2 10 and Nj na,ny.n,s "A 40 20
Mr. EsIip's hi on N Al strest' Ne sssore wn"il
! be aato % lover than nonovsn,s
IAttbe instsncs ~ NJ p.n.s.,,,
| D. win Won rad ths IA. vhidh vo, h.v.
al Ia M stres,f Ts.T,i, n Sn.hn =,
for grsvsliass And IA for .mb.nL msn Hos 4 -
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E.,in ,a,snss "a ~ S H. su et Cnhs
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1rsxsiins, n W.n Rn,sn anu ~ 10,
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spsveiins noa9s s nns nna on ~
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sor gs.aInIs nd w naiIn nkS, 10 o oen.'
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, srayeiies, Audrew aieesoo. Is eents "I Tor S,aa
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. Eearv n sherr,f ~ cs,t n"I a. Ur ns ga
for gS.v.,tnr, Win. NJ Mns,s uns "ue y
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, ar.vs5iins Ia So 'nass ~. ouo.S yh. hpl
msrIsa 1nanrm. er WI,,sS n'aI s S.hls u,
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sIina. stsnh.n 80. "nt p. ~. g,as
~ ns,ss " a,.n.ii ,tsa y, lor sfanH an'
ira. a. no .sn"r,tnns u ,II,s ~ pn = ~ 70
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