The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-23
as !. required ~ the following clause Of the

a. 10 required by the following clause Of tho
act OF June 9. 1885, vizi ..
az .h.l be the duty Of the Surveyor. from I'm.
10 time, on the reques, Of tbs Msyor. 20 make a
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,isy II sash ward where 1t shall not be wholly In
TAUsfors received, That the surveyor WAS
dereliet in duty In not submitting the above
bill to the commissioner Of the ward, and that
as he excuses his delinquency on the ground
that there 10 difference In the meaning Of the
words "measurementn and "admeasurement,"
saying that the one signifies . measurement
"daap msasursmsnt after work IL completed,
ter's Abridsmsas OF Gebstef's Dictionary,
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tion, - foiiows:
..nnAsuap,--rhs whole extent o. dimensions Of
thilG. including lensth, breadth and thickness,
si,het length. BREADTH thickness, eapiei'y or
sions, size OF capacity. Ussd JSr msasars. y
And whereas Il appears by the cotroborAtIyc
testimony OF witnesses on both sides OF this
Is 100 each were made on sesount 81 The said
contract at different periods, namely, one about
the 18th Of May and the other about the 10Th
OF June, the latter being for work on ~ street,
which was not commenced until six weeks after.
EnowIedso or approval Of the ward sO%@i..
sioner:
TAsrsJore rssoived, That these payments IN
adyauc on sccou mt of work not req tiired To hp
paid for until after Its completion were con-
who were at that time creditors OF the corpo
ration, and who, having waited three months
.ymnstbv AMI iuslies. and ~ .osh nnaay 20 ~,
Aud, whereas 1t further appears by the evil.
dcnce that the parties to this contract oh.
s,n,d On o. about tss aah o. Js YET
q, .hawn 10 ,he f,iIo,.inr ,,.,InnnS' ' Ms
"'"oNn W 'ae ioioNi"s 'es'onS'
O. Nj Huntington. are You the cashier Of the
FIrst National Bsnkf A. Yes, sir
q Did you, as the easher. sons time about the
sSs b. Sf1s coz sy
2i Of Jaly. isoi A ava pot receive az order 10
Ns.sf1. O'Belrne. FRY aud Gleason presented ms
with a certificate Of NJ. Donesan, the city sur.
.'susvEIoS'. oyrtc., c,rr HALL,
"Thi. Is to certify that | have measured he
grailag aad grsyelInE done afound flr.t street
north, between North Capitol street aud kl9vantH
street sa.t. fi,.t sitsst .a,t, bstwesn n9Tlh Cap
eSee LED m 10 iste anoants TO 10 oob ''' WIZ"
up HI DoSRaAy
o.n.,,.,ot,,.,..,,,on' Surveyor"
on tue oaek OF this 10 WRITTEN
ov s.sE aapsSY an ,ss W frs Sa
lie may retain the am out Of the Ia ads received
zen ars.sy p.a On sscss
rs. j, BogKs, Mayor,
JULr "a. ls6a."
On this I loaned $500 to MeG.rs. O'Beifne, Fry
aud Gleason. taking their receipt therefor.
ON o. ySns oTSs ~ ,,oon.x t.ssht'
Mr. HSpyiprtoa 10 tb,Ss III ,hrss iegsi sSgtis.
.,,,tl, ro, a., M, L,o,v ,h, ,,,,ro
Of that payment, though Il may DO ali TlghI
enough The payment MY have been made up,n
the M.Yoi's own pr uisc. o. upoa his ehhraeIer
Nnd hAndlna = VIII say Nhls' hoWeysr, mt Rs
i5rnmy sspsrIen,e goes Il |, not the Gsnti mot
SspS'"s 'A''' STAT nv '"''''P''"'''H ~ ''1'
a Do you consider tho Mayor had Ruv right T.,
advance money on work Of this kind with ut y5ur
sigpaturc-to anlielp patio the revenue In q elsa o.
that kindl
4. l do not Know as he has any right 70 snt. q
pnno ihe rssenns AZ AZ. even win my hsnainfc
-. ~ ym wu sno"'' any 'ueA 'n'AuoO On record
u S'ppt knnw a, nan.
a. bid You aver hear Of auy Mayor doing s, be-.
fDT,g
4. No, sir. Ny knowledge Of corporation ar.
ralrs Is very limited
IherCorc resoIred, Thht the asid paymch',
or ARRANGEMENT by whleh payment wAs %,
tAinei, was iHegsl, ana contrary 10 the act OF
june ., 1888, which provides;
"rhat It shall not BE- idnfui for the Mayor or
eenmlssoneIso Of Improvement. or snhsr y them
TO SS,s, iGt9 sSy s sGs A. on 70 sASs hxr Al
naax.1 ~ sw,bo,I,sb !, ha m.ss Sos n ~
improyemsniJ e paidySr Out ~ IL rsguiar oSd.g,,
or 10 any other man Ger than out Of the funds not
othsfwise appropriated. and deposited 10 the eIsd
Of the ward or wards In which tho improvement
shall DO authorized.
And also contrary to the act entitled AN
ration" approved May 81, 1880, which provides:
THAT no payment shall b. made by or through
the agency Of ihs corporation, except By warrSnts
s s.yo aSGs sss a.GS. By tss the
And whereas the act Of May "a, 1888, makes
each ward commissioner a sworn officer, re-
duties OF his Office, as preIeri6cI BY lag, TO the
best of his ability, without favor, paftiaIity
or aifcctionj'' and makes 1t the duty OF every
commissioner 20 contract, under the direction
OF the Mayor, for all Improvement, and super
aad that all dpProPridiionsJ for such pUrPoies shall
be srpsnded 6g hin in conjunction with two as-
M.sn,. sna nisn ,ha, oo ", nn, ,Sa az W.
July 10 each wear he shall make a reooFt sci.
ting forth the nature, COS, and a ogni expended
the preceding year or before that time:
rb.rsf,r. rss,,r.I TIA, ,bo n,,,r,n,, Or 49,,
hill foy stree; imnrnyrmcn,I !1I,pon, ~ t'Ss
$4,000 ~ ,s,ffa -, - ~ :. ~
~. ,vsrS "a a., Sioistinn 81 nj. s,J','t ~
1890 ,,,ss =" an, ~ ms cnnctn.h,
commis.ioner frpm msIing tSa ,apner, a., , s".
nonii,,,r.s re,mt,cJ 81 liz III ,npanaLIa ~ A., I
II 40 which md ~ enn,,oi ,ha osI,, ~.
iotrUsted Ia him bv law II IL neinsaSty Is
.hnniJ b.vc mi irn,,I.b.a Of III en- w
sented and of ali raSments w.Js ,hs,nn, pre-
AM d" n firfbir ,1,ojrsy rs, liz tr,,.,,.
nrIe,v Of thcse aIv.ncs n,v,,snts "a nI,ri! a.,
tablIshcd by the fact, affirmed By the coFTDbn.