Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-15

adopted, inst rut ing the csnmit,ee of tn
C.nste,e 10 urse hat bod, - Com rstion before
ten and Georee,ovn Railroad Co =, we " ssniag
,w'.n Their ,ra,ks otd two ret each st st' with
PORTRAIT OF G,xcoLS.
fni l.ngtb p. rtra, Of ON Tor the pm, ohlse OF
Council oh9@ aS Wv Uhi' AWas rofrrre,l ''' ~ NV
", Bu,, in., M1S' .tN,srex cHAaXEL.
rotary Of waro AZ Of t,nSt.s ap mn
t the ' Pn, M, " north Wasiustohj channel Of
'"s w '''' ".htch VS. adopted
NJ pone THk NAY MiENET.
Sss ana the table The hill for the construct of
Duu,h = 1T The intersection of Uhio and Louisiana
asih between lg,h ano l'th streets, TO be osei
wa read u third time and passed
HaRBoR MASTER.
Mr.. Pope offered resolution req uesi ing the Mayor
,o return he bill abolshing The Office OF harbor
hsster; which was laid on III. table.
sURvEYoR DoSEGAN DEFENDED
HANNAH Es1r.her sa6m TIED sletsEr from Ba.ter r
have ynade a careful examination of the surveys,
Moh,es and Computations made by MIR. Donesan,
her o. The S"nday H.ra!t, and BY Mr.. +. Il Gross
man In ths Bond # Aldermen. Also; the assess,
q. l0i anu l6i and fnd the Surveyor 5 estimaIs =
the most pprovrd mathematical formula The ii
ference seiSeen Ms.srs DOnegan aid Forsyth
a.,st Of sseragipg or taking what !. called md
Tte are whish never gives as1 r.suit Will a
the most correct one known Tor estimating n
Lehts 'H excavations and rrntankmSnts. Ia" ut
footways 1. due TO the fact that Mr. Forss th meas
brick, while Mr. Donegan measure. a. curb only.
Mr. c I;i AS.INSr sIRyhYok poTES NJ
$Ess:;nv Rp?sR Pj f. Hsss S wn sas!. +
and W. s. Brown. and it charges MI. Donegan with
max ing excessive measurements in nearly every
ment of the grading done on street nsrh, betv
north Capitol street and the eastern boundsry of
n.nding the payment the bin Ior SiO-s}9 Il FOR
additional grading on account of freshet. had
no Just foundation and in recommending its pay
ment he was guilty OF wilful attempt 10 defraud
OF e., % the s hs IN his
5S "a r east 10 by he gave Patrick chi
ment, ana by csrtifyipg to the graveling
81 having been done according to contract,
Ieanired he was guilty Of %Slrsasanoe in "fes,
for which he should he impeached and removed:
Brsen aSo cubic yaras Of sra s on North uap
toll street. between l. street north and New York
and that in his Of I'd street west from
u TO II street north, street previously graded, ne
whole distance: They also charge him with mea.,
nting 81 .oi6 cnbic yards grading and 4II42 square
north fro 18th street west the boundary,
the grading beiI measured one third and the grav
formed also with making out e bill a %sfr Ssn
m men; the payment OF the came, of 2o7l cubic
the course of the construction Of a sewer in 18th
slreet Weet, between street north and Mass chu-
setts avenue. " hich he was guilty OF tive frauds
first, in the measurement Of the work; aud second
in rec mmendiDg the payment Of Sl.75 per cnbic
yard Tor the same. the usual price for this kind
OF wofk teiig eighty cents per cubic yard.
Also, with coDdemnins uumhrous lots nuis .nces,
abr re onlmendlng that they be filled, without GO
lag upon the ground. stalking on and measuring the
width and length of all lots. telling his clerk IN axe
TEey also assert that there are many other fraudu
lent measurements that have been made from time
to time ty Mr.. DoDegan that might be- name d. but I'm
tneiI opinion me i1,ego,ng are amply sufficient to
arraisn. try jmpeach, and by Joint resolution re
move Patrick pcneean from the Office of surveyor
Of TIE city Of " ashipgton.
Afte, several moi ions tc print, TO refer TO special
Committee &c, both Communications were referred
TO Inc committee on Improvements.
REPORrs OF COMMITTEES,
MI POPE; from the committee of ways and u cans,
repoftef bills for the relief Of John Davidson aud
catherine Herbert; passed. Mr.. Lewis. from the
committee on 1eproh ements, reported bills for foot
ways both sides OF 18th from Corcoran
north, from l4th street TO 18th street west; do on
east and west sides Of New Hampshire avenue from
10 w streets; do. TO provide for q deficiency fer
grading and crawling N stret north befw eel latb
and '2,h and 18th str, ets passed Bills for foowavs
and CUTTERS both rides 81 street north batwesn
LIST and 9TH streets west for flag footway at the 10
rfecflon OF 9TH and streets northwest; to open
grade and pave alley in square F59: grade and
grave .,~eet south, from New Jerfay avenue To-
ID street west: do. street north, from Let 10 al
seet east Tor foOtHays on the south eide 81 street
south rom 4th to 9Th streets east do on the east
side 10Th street east between Maryland avenue and
EastCapitol street, to trim and gravel street from
18th TO 18th str. II southwest for footways and gu.
fes On the north side of l. street south, be-, ween
act {" pave the carriageway Of street nor h. be
tween 9TH and 18th ttreets west, which was nos,
poncd enc week. Mr. Lewis introduced a bill for
the relief OF George Tobin; referred.