Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-23

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| ister knows nothing OF CONTRACTS. II the Mavor
should DO 30, however, and knew IL, should
refuse to sign. That, however, would be a
question 70 De considered when il arose.
u. Would yeu sign check for the payment
OF bill for the grading Of street that was let
ont Privstsly in violation Of iawi A. No,
Q. Did you ever know OF a payment being
made for grading the streets without the sigma
ture OF the Ward Commissioners, while you
were Register A. i cannot say whether there
T. So far as you know, was IL not the Gus.
tom to require the Commissioner 20 approve
sll tllls before they were paid A. SO far as
BY Mr.. Hall (at the instance or Mr.. Cook:
q. will AJAX this general question. do you
know Of any fraudulent, dishonest, or i'm.
In connection with the contract or work on M.
n, q, and First streets A. / would state in
answer TO that general question that 1 know
nothing whatever Of the contrac. on the stree's
mentioned. So far as any payment made 70
Mayor Bowen during his admin. .stration is
concerned, know nothing but what was hon.
@. From ali that you know OF the payments
and OF Mr.. Bowen s conduct in connection with
them, II you had been occupying his position
would you have done the same that be did :
A. Yes, sir. Where was party to the draw.
ing OF the checks, as he was, 1 would.
TESTIMONY OF WIN. 9. HUNTINGTON.
"ttiom 3. Hantisgtea, sucorn BY Aid>rman r.
c. ConnSpy-Examined by Hall, (at the in
q. In your previous testimony, II I renem.
per II correctly. You stated In August you
loaned on an estimate made by Mr.. Donesau.
O'Beirne and othersl A Yes, sir.
q. On that estimate is this endorsement made
oy the Mayor, or Language equivalent to it,
may be collected" Will you please state
whether you can, or ever contemplated RETAIN
ing that amount, without q warrant signed by
the Mayor and Register, or whether 1t is q
part OF the Mayor, 70 give you that warrant
A. treated IL simply as a memorandum, or
an understanding between the Mayor and my.
self, that the Bank should be reImoursed out
OF the first taxes that were collected. We have
made no charge OF that, and could not, as we
nad no voucher to charge It upon. A warrant
ior tnat amount, signed by the Mayor and
countersigned BY the Register, Will be re-
quired in order to enable MS to charge it up.
Atthe instance Of Mr.. Crane.
charge mp about $4,000 to the Corporation,
without any warrant from the Mayor or Regis.
ter, OF Indebtedness to the Bankl A. would
have TO look at the books to ans wer.
z, Do you not recoliect of the Mayor being
quite indignant about your charging up or re.
tanning that amount A. I do not know that
Il as charged up, but the money was held.
Mayor should decline TO draw q warrant for
the amount aovancedi A. / could not legally
w IL. IL WINS money todt was credited to the
Corporation, and liable to the check OF the
Mayor and Mr.. Cook. II he should 70 back on
his agreement could not help 1t.
z. You would take the chances as YOU did
laet yearl A. Would be likely to, yes, Sir.
Al the instance OF Mr. Dock:
U. As understand you, you state distinct.
ly that you would not retain IL without q
warrantl A. Yes, sir.
At the instance OF Mr.. Crane:
u. what DO you mean by saying that you
would take the chances! i would ask you
whether you would take the chances Of with.
holding that amount, provided the Mayor re.
the indessedness OF the Oorporaaoni A.
answered You before, thatl could not 40 II le.
gally.
q. But you could not do il legally last yearl
You say you took your chances 70 do 1T A
That Is a matter 70 be determined when the
exigency ariees. L might do IL, and I might
The examination being concluded, the wit.
ness retired and Mr.. Andrew Gleason was
sworn. Before his examin atisn was com.
menced, however, Mr.. Huntington reappearsd
and said he desired to make further state.
ment, which he did as follows:
"By the question put to me by Mr.. Crane,
am reminded that in regard to the IS 1000 re.
ftrred TO, afier telling the Mayor they will be
charged up, having some little trouble about
II. nnaliy sent mass Of vouchers down TO
into the account"
q. That was sometime afterl A. Yes, sir.
q. And the Mayor refused to give a check
for considerable length OF time after you
charged the money upl A. After told MIN
had charged It up, after i told him held the
meney there to pay this claim, thought I
ought to say that-he just reminded me Of it.