The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-23

mittee. or even psrtioip sted In Its proceedings
further than In their ofheiai capacity to swear
some e the .ss raw. 81 uay
presented to this Boardi therefore
Rssoiped, That said committee has failed TO
gSsS% ns Ssy s sssss ~ mi a.ySr
thst there might "be a searching
ss n,oSss ,s ,ss
And whereas In view OF tho report last SUB.
mltted BY the said committee, or = myority
thereof, based upon tho evidence taken by NE
committee OF the Board Of Common Couneil,
the following tes'inpuy 10 OF record as part
OF the ssid evidence, v.Ii
Issrinosr o. JyHN u. oRASa
kScx IL isssrS . TIE is!,iss y he contract o.
yrading and grayoliha n and 4 street. nor,h. from
ssst apd fIt.t stree! east from g street. north
me sh 70 aa9ep.s. aaS ssS.s.s nSrS, and
! advertised them for ten days, and Al the cad Of
ate % The matter ia, DAY Thai 10 sgSla NO, DO
swsr. IfepsaIsd the vIsif each DAY for about
ana sss to piceesS sS hS aP
tie bids, Alter The sxpiration OF abouta week.
Sd SSS ia !, sr SS Ss Ss Ss
been opened, | asked The Mayor why he had
S:S:a ,Ss; s "a ny R'a sST
saee whether va, there or net s,s " INA. y
Mayor, e should DO the man who advertised the
o H. MsPisSson s,msd he s.isSSs. a. r,iBa the
lowest bidder, he BID ling % cents yard f,I gIsd-
9 asS sdns 70 oi
loves, bidder, The Mayor declined o award ne ne
lssltas .psiSsias up IN ne ne.nil@s "a ssss,i 70
On the subject, bat 81 could not Be induced :,
10 max . he award b d, lowest bidder, and s.y.
60 Ne S e., wsG ss nS. SS
9oiSs 70 ia sioisiIon q law iSss L would nsfs
SsS5Is e u. parry sSthas ". don, S%,iI De De
Manl streets. and to include and first streets
lid 50. aas at the cad ottsa days the bids were
Spsasi sss sh.a p,ei,sn, TeS nayS Ii ,sd a., b.,
S'Bs';as $.: n. Sa.id. Sf;Ss dif} I:i, % "a, y,
"Mf G'Bsirne. Il yoq are ~ bidder you eana5l
e.; aa w sSs .ts shs iOws
blddsr you VIII probably get .gh!eh,vsr ..5set ct.
i SSr ID sas;t.. and an aoias % hss iSsm iti.s
po,sib sthl1s . get them y hs further aid; ~
her Il; % @ remark th.t Considered my duty,
Krpab lcsr.. unis,s Democrats. were the lowest
bidl'ts ihs matter lay along tr .eysml days
finally Mr. Bnvsn statiuz I'll g he wlshei - gNl
the work to John Donovan; hs DID %, though u
was well knOsn that Gleason had au iutesesiln h'
q, You STATE 10 your comm unIeation that ths rss
contractors Tor this work are Jams H. O,b''rh' =.
state What ssidsaes you have hat tbs. raf;o,
aAned ATE the real contractors, and not Nj. Doa
"A. ar. o,BsIrne ADD M. Fry tod me they wsrl
the eontraeioisi that they. With Mr. Gleason, were
81 IA d farihar than they made use Of III. namO a,
the bliasti Nc. . 'Beirne aad Mr.. Fry told me -
q. was he Mayor present at the tine'
A. We "a got hear ~ they t2ld ine that a. 'n'
TEsTiNoSI OF JoHS n. FRT.
dbl. CONTRACT iawafSsd to john Donovan Tor Erti:
Tag snd grSyeling N and X aud First and streets
A. The drst tim {, hat l had any idea ofhavius
say T4 Spa Win any s9asrasi pIdGI tbs cor
" ~ sSesst 70 ASS2:s sr a.
pdrpo'e OfsI cling an arrAnEeusnl by which The
contract ,Iaisht b procured fOI, MI. GLEASON 70,
named 10 ini.. what is called the DONOVAN Goa.
tract had some hesitation about 1t. Il was "a
0'Bs.tac. Gleason sud iaTssi cane iSTsthsr aS5G
ssS SSa t x SIsr G1,Sgs u
! thlnk by hr. Ule4son, that the name Of HI
ioEaSrd =. ~. bisSs PstsSS 81 VS,I D, ~
pursuance OF the agreement entered Into be
Ewesn o. Beirae and 0lssson. l called upon Mayo
Bowen abbutit. Iiwss thsn said to me by ihg
MaySf 10 ,ab,,x.Ss lSu sn NV Mr. f,y. that
BILE bidders. should be glad to obligs your friends
n tai, 4a,terand a they PA ~ the Tesp.a
e,nuot on account Of Aly frisndshipor partiAiity
that may have toward you az friend or gentle.
h.. said be knew would not ask Of him.
The poiat rested there for the time 0eiHg, Ansr.
the sans bid57elsven cent, Tor Er,dlnE aud lea
s sss for W. tss apSHn all the street!
decided. | received an intlmall0n from Genera
., B1iras i1st there was some probability hat
van. aud hal already spoken to tae Mayo ab a
It, aad wished him e maze az rs,imtsI "A elreig
the streets. they being the SANE takiag tLom Il
ffsaSiS;"S;, q TSaa not be the loss,t n!
X street 70 another. called to seq the Ma or, bu
he was not 20, n h. ofies; and. as lad an engage
could, bat he coming in Gsieril o Borne,
room, sitr-sssd Z note to him, Lihs Mayor: toll
such was hts purpo.a. that hoped he would xiv,
other thfer street, uae.r ;: el' was gIahrIe Il
a. erwsGds heard, i from the N'y1-, bat Thin
from % Bsirns, that upon ctfe'al estimate II W.
foanl that, Smrr,e,ug all oir streets Ia the bid,
was tue l2Ssst BID ln.ie, 10 other wJits, TIA
compared with tbs loves, bids upon thg vITi5S
streets. asd 1t was upOa that It wa, awarded. AZ
a Had you an uadsrat,udlag With The Mayo,
NAT the 90 atrssi was to b. for DslFae, Fly aud
o. Who was II uajs stood tho e9GtrAc. was to b.
q You are positive ,lat th, Mayor did not kno
that . Belrne was to have "a interest 10 the co :
ttaei :. loLaHot kaow about thti He dida 7.
Glas lsre-:h' iJ6-ths MSySr a,Esi me n r..
sGass' 10 ,Ie pr.s,,pes o. ;eyerai gs9tlsmsG. tho
hes.lt hat was the nrI he kasw Of L.,
a The eyen,agyou appeared here IS a w!lass,
q. I'D Donovan kaow, whom b, pu; In the b. L.
tyr mi. tract that u!easoa wlsto htvah' A,
q Gsa y'q SiHs u. Az fG.aa Why ySa THAI
"a To- az he Mans 10 i6s eSStfas ssd ahoS trsa
f,rriHY r. sS9ifs;t: a,ter II. Hwsrd I, Nc gIs-
w4f prepSsei, hnd saw no objection 10 1t. eAria
pS VIZ A S.rs. ss II Il; S i9Rs'
sou AMI myss {, wa. toh.vo third Interest,".
do aot ike !S pai aay aOaet a; Fouerai Eca
sTIl thing TsT proposiiissp, wa. made to ni b.
| without any promise on youT part OF any pc
egni.y a.sistAhea' A. None whatever.
y, ihtrd 70? a;ins our iadaeasS EEL ia T EsttIG.
the CO tract, A, whatever their qaderstaadiGi
hi.t hias ani II Ihs contract Is procured, 1t .ht
h. = mtttsr equ ally iutere ting 70 Us all. -
VI Giss.'n. yoursef AID H. H." o y GS a
q Was that a writing A. Yer. sir
q Can you produce a copy o. IN 4. uyy.I
hat COPY; did Intend 70 hlyc Gus, bat I'D ~.
TEsrIHosT or ANR.R o'BEfRyg
W. 10 20 ySG Know o. any Interest that Mr.. 'ao
a.; EN"w that he wA-!h parry who sIsuoi III
u. Nd he ANY othar in,ersst 10 IT, to you
Guow siGG' other than ''mPly b'iug the sigaer q
4. NJ was thu epatraeting party
q Wa there any uuderslandiag that he W.,
do zoe WORK .. 90 BE- merely BIDDER. and tia
A. That do not know anything about, IN yU