Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-29
CGRP0RATIoS AFFAIRS.
Hoard Of AIdeYmeu, November S>fh

ihe goot q ,as FIRM war for The carter e. nS
- ptenctf Sth, lsfV, referred.
IHE EANk sTa-ENENF
rh FRI s.ts BE- ssss Win .sa y y. q
~. @ NJ r essi aa9Ts ss,satss pa @ !.
n.eni the secount q the ten ye.r bonds: sdoS,es.
or.,r, rosISiI .oSs 81 sHE Vsy0R.
aarhsr LAMP Enter, vice Asrssteaa remivsd; John
s,,r h1nier, sddiioha. L.mtlishter; Thomas 3
mas. r MK,ssiins and . Leysey Ap9fs
iston ccmni:.oosr FIN WaTi We, ha'i coof "
,isEed John serisEsr cOmm .ioner Of The Northern
hh,ecrty M.rse; The nominations were referred %
the spffcyrlde committees.
Ore TRANSMITTING The ,o Ss Restitution, which
dsay rsy oceH. IN the in ~ the canal az
e. ss ss
impIoy eDenr Of the Washipgton Canal, under Of
bJ. authorized 70 remove any distraction 70 the
proper sud speedy Improvement Of the anal that
THE coaiMKRcIAL CONVENTION.
delegate from tie city to the eanmsTc a. cansen
tlSn held at Cinc.n na'i He says that he found no
? sppear in all the committees Of tae conSentien
and the W a, hin gtoa and ohio Raiirosd. He says:
M the h former a9nYtes the .Tgnspa pleas Get
d ha sGs sspsa a Sas w. 70
tcIs, and hence communica non To it was not only
sric rlt, but subject 10 onerous disc sihIinations
The objections we're fairly met and freely disc usssi
sbd fae advantages Of tine present position main
tanned. NoihiDg however, &c AIDED NOR. 10 remove
fsd esfH sns question 0a OF the
yAsHINC TON AND OHIO RAtLROAD coEPAxY
to n sspaf TIE
Rade The report sooner, sIt aw Aited the action Of
endorsement Of the Washington and Ohio Railroad
route 10 the Ohio river from this city TO Point Pleas
favorable to the future success Of tbs 10
Wsshinston) most important railway connection
paper .ettns forth in detail the action Of the cinsn
hati CHAMBER OF Commerce, which Mr.. Wilson ap-
o TsSe Ths en- tine
yention was changed from Southern to National;
70 a representation. CIR. Wilsoa transmitted win
TIE reEaIt bill o. IS. for :etual expenses The
AMOUNTS DUReN PAY ROLLS.
~. a communication was received from Mr.. J. q
e Or e i aad s sn
r. s:GT 99 the tc Bss ISs IL The 6n
Ihi5d, 8; 81 g; Fearfk So ss5 "a rim. SSs 81
Labor, ssi I:ssS; ssIS.ss, sssesi '" s''''''''
MsyGr .pbpittins the iollOwiss messaren maJs
ID 1sneIai direction, In accordance with
the onovsn" contract:
y street a,,1mbsniment, q ses cubic yards. at IL
So IL
cents IL. A. gravelins, ls,664 square yards, at
X street 70 -s4s cubic yards, at II
cents, 2S e excavation, &c 5ls cubic yards at Ii
cents !sS q gray cling, 81 s4e square yards At ii
! stIeet-Embsnsmsnt. son cubic yards, a, II
cents, TEL: excavation. l'tS4 cubic Yards, st II
On street NORTH, fsom North Capitol street to ID
:. hD the Sss sci no f
ssys were made q iaborsrs wee engaged III work
IT II
ss6s2 q pay william T. Wise, asssnss S Of Ne:sOs
8 the 18th street sewer, was taken up, and &r.
nSSIs read lsnsthy speech in Ieply 70 Mr. Chs.e
.sd s.. ssoSa That
2 per cent below the me- remer; OF Mr. Dom. |
il has BEEN aPSed BE- me
o. IN the secsnd Ward that We should pass this bill |
iiy Surveyor have never Lien 'npsached rom ne
egir ming OF his service as an officer OF the corpor
eveT-r as between twelve spd thirteen per mt in
xcess OF the true measurement, and his measure
relieve some q the property holder. iron the sx.
essive ts1 alton thus imposed upon them. And OF |
ccasion to examine. not OF myser Tut with the aid
competent civil engineers have srsly found
he most remarkable was the mes.1remeot Of ia.
'estern aide Of square in the Seventh Ward where,
DIRECTLY measured by any boy hsV ing possession Of
tape line; Mr.. Donssan gave contractor meas
ent. in excess Of the work done. The Councils |
sssed an act relieving the proprietor from the pay
Their impeachment by the ouncls al tue measure
,ent OF The CITY s1Iysyor. | cannot remember ali |
xsmined, but, sp-shin in general terms, ssy LAY
bat they have been in Excess from twenty ~ forty
Dc FIst " ard, which was measured both ~ Mr. |
liEs and Mr. Forsyth, Their measurements differed |
more than eight hundred dollars. M. Donegans
less urefnen; q ;he same work was upwards OF ff
bill in sceerdsnce with the measurement Of Mr.
'oaegan. This was another Impeachment OF his Ct \
I'D srAyeling Of Rhode Island avenue, in the First |
nj second Wards. Mr.. Donegans inca sursmeni \
y: nnS s.1 :ae, ias
ase was the grazing and grsyeling Of street, in
and ssssss u No.
,oIsyih; SIEGE: Ex,s.s. Si@sS1: 1he est.
VI lO,1o cubic yards. The estimaie. OF Nj Done
'escfme Of the accuracy Of the UitY Surveyor
d ses ss caps
meet and Of other streets recen,y brought ~ the
areets. the measurement is double the amount 30
,aiIh The contractor i enl,eS Then there were
Donovan contrsct. The report OF GEN N ichler, laid
lhs SO S sss
sad streets to be upwards Of % 40 cubic yards
In excess. Yet another instance Of the impeach-
nent oil Mr.. ponegans measurements may be found
In the quantity OF embahkment he allowed on &
street under the Donovan contract. He estimates
ne slope on street al ii 24j cubic yards. when
shou be only about 1850 yards. NJ street is almost
as bad; the embankment 10 seated at n go cubic
, ards, and the slopes At ISL. These estimates
cannst he reconCiled with the established rules OF
nation Of their slopes. These measurements are
positively ridiculous.
But there is another remarkable inn peachment Of
he management OF Mr.. pcnegan. Ii IS an inpesch-
lenf 81 hmseh BY himself. In preparing the bill Of
John ponOy against the corporation he states the
amount OF regular work Under his contract az
8 u 66 IS which is Thousands In excess Of the
correct smcunt. and he then makes addition To-
the bill amounting TO Sl0sc9. Il. The bill is dated
The 18th December. l-69; Mr.. Bowen approved the
remainder Of the bill the 18th: and the 10Th re
where. after having been referred and duly consid-
cred, the clair was, on the seth OF March rejected
by upanimous vote. This yete was Q unanimous
IN peac hment of this act Of he City suryeyor. This
attempt At public wrong failed-hopelessly failed.
L cannot, IN view OF the cases cited-tO which /
mig add cthers-vOte for the bill which proposes
g make IN extra allowance upon estimate OF Mr.
Bonegsn. ! have invariably found his measure
cTHER sPIAKERs.
MI CfostmsB contended that the Surveyor had
knew hat he WAS talking about, for he had meas
WED the three manholes, and knew their depth
absurd. wynn e'
Mr. Connolly did not see the use of 80 much dis
cusslon OF such a simple matter. Ii was easy 10