Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-20
TIE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION.
Proceedings before the House Com.
mittee To-day.

The Congressional investigation into the
charges against the Board OF Public Works and
the new District government was resumed this
morning before the House Committee on the
District of Columbia, Judge Poland acting chair
man.
j. r. TarReH recalled When he testified a
few days since he did not mean TO say that the
meat lac proposed to furnish the almshouse was
SHIN BONES AND sHANKs;
he proposed TO furnish good, fair beef; now fur
nishes the insane asylum, commiSsary depart
msnt, Georgetown College, and other institu-
tions; necks and shins are worth about four cents
per pound; raw Mr.. Carroll, who has the
tract TO furnish the asylum, chopping up necks
and shins; Mr.. Carroll has taken $50 from wit
ness to keep him from bidding in opposition to
witness.
By Mr.. Chandler Received from seven to
fifteen cents per pound for meat; furnished pork
butchers with chucks at five cents per pound;
furnishes good rounds at seven cents; never saw
Mr.. Carroll send meat to the almshOuse; pro-
pOsals were invited to furnish me 1t at the navy
yard, and witness gave Mr.. Carroll $50 to keep
him from bidding, or, rather, that he (CarrolD
would allow witness to control his (Carrolfs)
hid.
By Gen. Chipman:-witness saw Carroll cut
ting necks and shns in the market; did not see
linn send it to the asylum; sold meat to pork
butchers for five cents per pound to make sau-
sage of; better meat was mixed with it.
r. !. Brooks, sworn:-Witness is a butcher i'm
the Northern and Center markets; had seen
meat loaded in the almshouse wagon from Mr..
CarrOll's stand; IL was inferior meat chuck and
shin pieces of OF good cattle; witness could fur
nish that kind Of meat at cents per pound;
could not furnish the best cuts OF beef tor less
than 10 cents per pound.
Poulus ThysoR, swOrn:-Witness resides on
street; knew nothing Of any negotiation be-
tween
NEssRs. GULICK AND FOWLER
in reference to locating the Northern market;
does not know Mr.. Gulick; knew nothing about
tell what took place between Mr.. Fowler and
himself.
Mr.. Chandler.-Thati is not evidence.
Mr.. Crane.-Mr. Thyson's evidence was al
lowed in the legislative committee.
Judge POland.-They must have been short
of evidence.
ASSESSMENTS.
Michael Duffy, swOrn:.Was assessor of the 18th
district; had performed his work, and delivered
UP his books ten or twelve days ago; believed
the property at the corner of It'll street and
Pennsylvania avenue, owned by Mr.. Bacon, is
assessed at seven or eight dollars per foot; had
no conversation with members of the Board Of
Public Works in regard to assessments; the
property at the corner Of 9th street and Louisiana
avenue, owned by MIR. Semmes, was assessed
at twelve or twelve and half dollars per foot
Mr.. Hsrmer.-I don't see what we have to do
with this subject, unless We are to sit as board
for the revision of taxes.
Witness resumed:-Th property is worth 50
per cent more than assessed it. To Crane
LAS for you, you know nothing about property
and your judgment amounts to nothing"
By Mr. Harmer:-Witness owns real estate,
and knows something about its value; did not
the last election.
James II. Stone, sworn:-witness resides eth
and l. streets; knew nothing about negotiations
between Mr.. Fowler and Mr.. Gulick; saw a
statement in the newspapers that Mr.. COrcoran
asked S160 ,000 for his square; that was an error
he only asked 500. 900.
q. Was it necessary for private citizens to
correct that statement?
Mr.. Eldridge.-That was all gone over by Mr..
Fowler, yesterday, and no one disputes the fact.
Henry Piper, swOrn:-Witness was republican
Idle floT staftr
THE LAST RLECTIoN;
understood that the Board OF Public Works
symathiZed with him, as he was the regular
republican candidate; Mr. Hallett Kilbourn was
All independent candidate; did not understand
that he was the candidate of the Board of Pub
nc Works; had no personal knowledge of Mr..
kilbOurn having fund to disDurse; learned
indirectly that he had fund, and that money
would be given; did not understand that it was
to be paid out on the order Of Col Magruder;
money they could, and then vote for him
(Piper)
By MIR. Chandler:-witness had a majority of
- over Messrs. Buckley and kilbOurn; the
election of witness was advocated by General
Chapman; q ratification meeting was held at
which General Chapman endorsed witness; Mr..
Shepherd ard Colonel Magruder were there.
BY Mr.. Crane:-Witness had heard that Mr.
kilbourn was nominated because witness was
thought to be not sound on the loan question.
w. n. Hunt, swOrn:-Witness was a member
OF the House of Delegates when the 81 900 600
loan bill was passed; had been at the Union
Club House once when Governor Cooke was
there and had lunch; never heard Gov. Cooke or
any member Of the Board of Public works use
rRume nts to urge the passage Of any bill; the
members Of the legislature once invited Gov
Cooke and members OF the Board of Public
Works to the Union Club House for consulta-
ton; never had any wine dinners there.
HdHeh kilbouyn sworn:-Witness received,
prior to the last election, sixteen or eighteen
hundred dollars AS treasurer of the republican
committee; none was contributed BY any mem
Der Of the Board of Public Works; not one cent
OF it was contributed by any member Of the
board.
Mr.. Chandler did not suppose this committee
wanted to inquire into the disbursements Of po-
litical funds.
Mr.. Harmer.-Donr you know, Mr.. Crane,
that both political parties contribute money for
election purposes?
Mr.. EIdridge.-I If the money was used to carry
the four million loan, l think 1t proper testf
Question by Mr.. Crane.-Did you paw out anv
money in aid Of Mr.. Collins In the third dis
trict?
Al don't remember.
Q-Did you pay out any in aid of Mr.. Dick
son, the democratic candidate in the twelfth
Al think not; no, 1 did not; gave Mr..
NJ knight $50, or some one fer him.
Twas not most OF this money paid out on
the order OF Mr.. Magruder or Mr. ShepherdP
A:-No, sir; when strangers called upon me.
L called upon Mr.. Magruder or Mr. Shenhsrd
or some one to identify them; MI. Magruder did
Q.-Why did you run against Mr.. Piper?
Al don't think l run much; like Horace
Greeley, never decline an office till one IL ten
dered to me; several citizens asked to nae NV
name as q candidate for the legislature: I re-
piled if elected l would serve; IL Mr. Piper
had applied for money from the fund would
have given 1t to him; not one cent Of it was used
towards my election.
Q-WhO ran against You at the last election?
A-There are several reasons why was not
elected--one, perhaps, will suffice: have rea-
son to believe that the Governor, Secretary of
the District, Board of Public Works, Board of
Health, Delegate in Congress, majority of the
colored people, and many Of the whites were
against me; llaughter;l several gentlemen asked
witness to disbusse this political fund, and he
consented to do so; did not think Mr. dickson.
the Democratic candidate in the twelfth dis,
H1ct, got one cent OF it, If he had called on Wit.
ness ne would have contributed personality az
ne believed MI. Dickson to be Q good nan.
Question BY Mr.. Crane.-Did YOU give Mr..
Arthur Shepherd any in the thirteenth listrict3
General Chipman.-Wash he . democratic can
MT. Crane.-I never heard of him beiur any,
thing else. Such abuse upon the republican
party never heard - from him.
General Chipman.-Well, now, Mr.. Chairman,
i object to hearing the scandal that this man
under dieguise OF counsel infiicts upon u.s.
witness resumed.-Did not remember of piy-
ing money to Mr.. Shepherd, but believed he