Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-15

The Committee on the District Of Columbia |
Of the House OF Representatives resumed |
their investigation yesterday morning, on !
the charges made against the Board OF Pub
lie Works There we're present OF the COM
mIttce Mcssp. starkweather, Williams, Har-
Inor, Eldridge, Roosevelt, DArrall Cotton,
Poland, Crebs and Cushman; W. L. Chand-
Ter, for the Board OF Public Works, and J.
II. Crane, B. Y. Green and J. J. Coombs for
the memoriallsts. There were also present
Holmes and A. Watson.
The committee was called to order at 10
o'clock, and Mr.. starkweather said the lnves-
tigation would now proceed.
Mr.. Green arose to read a law Of the Dis
trict.
Mr.. Harmer thought II would DO we'll TO In
troduce testimony aud proceed with any point
Of law at later hour.
Geo. Follansbec, sworn. Resided 5li Sec
ond street northwest. Was contractor for
the Sevcnth-street sewer; also Second
street and Missouri avenue. The work OF
the Second street sewer was put down prop
erly, but the draining was not good on the
border Of It. The sewer from d street was
found 10 be lower, and the Second-street
eewe, hao 70 os LaNen up anu lo"ereu.
Had never asked for any paw on 81 her the
First or secoud-street sewers The contract
stated the amount to be paid for the work
per foot He had q contract signed, and was
bonded. signed the contract September IL.
1871.
10 Mr.. Roosevelt They had to bond and
make deposit TO secure tho faithful per-
| Torrance Of the work.
To MI. OrAnei Geo. =. vreGn ms .ne GU
gineer mat made tne ms. s IN 'ne pIp. a ~
tue saver Nesot IeoelHeu M NJ ~ W, , ~
tract or asked for any. Do not Know
whether Sls,Vy NouIl sover sno oApen'o vi
the sewers 90 rlrs' Hna Secona snesls
=, BY Mr. harInon Mr' v,seu kos n,n "
diagram 10! the sewer on the street and lne
places where tne sewers i'oih 'no ''ue sHeS'S
! would empty IN. - -. -,
To MI. Crane Inc statement ABOUT INC
Missouri avenue sewer being 700 low, 10. OUT
under mlsapLrenenaion OF Lac". Diu nos
remember tellnB MN tnat tue sewer vas
lower than the ri6erj said y was lower than
the canal. Did not consider MI oreen
competent engineer IN tuat CNo,
ny Mt harmeI SuhSiueIou tne sSNoI
properly lald. haa the nre-engines mere
three times me services we,e required On Ac-
count OF the other sewer iallnR IN on MN:
BY MI. Eldridge haa never received
cent IRON the Board Of Public works i2T low
| eriug the sewer In second street. nc NAs
satlshed that
| THkr WOULD PAL HIN -,.,.u
| The damages Tor the engineer not gNin aSS
and $500. lie expected 10 be paid for Il as II
no mad dug The sewer twice.
| To Mr. Rooseyelti The effect OF hood
In the Tiber On the missouri avenue sewer
would be about the same a. II always had
| To Mr., EldrIdpc, Did not think they could
have nnt a sewer in The canal deep enough
| n avoid In a caae Of fresheta a flowing back
In The sewer,
By Mr.. ROOSEVELT Tue sewer was neces-
aary II they allied up the canal.
~ M. Rldddre, He preferred the present
plan Of draining TO keeping opeu the canal,
Tor that had never been kept clear TO hi'
knowledgei he did not think it could DC
dredged rs cheap as the sewer could be built;
| his plan called for sewer from Third street
and the Tiber 10 Sixth aud b Streets never
had any experience In cleaning sewer bJ
flushing.
By Mr.. ROOSEVELT Tue men under us en-
ploy voted TO suit themselves,
By Mr.. Hammer Did not know whether
they voted In favor or against the loan I'LL.
By Mr.. Starkweatheri Thought the locality
along the canal was unhealthy on account OF
Its condition, and thought u was oiled TO the
depth Of Ave or SIX feet by the accumulAtlons:
By Mr.. Eldridghi Mr.. Horace Jacobs had
half interest In his contract; Mr.. Mcknight
had no interest with Hun except eternally
bothering him 10 take men on for himi Mr..
Jacobs took share 10 the work alter be got
the contract; did not know what bis profits
would be until he finished, but thought they
might reach 20 per cent? the contract price
was less than he bid, aud did not think it was
fair price; the price OF brick had gone up "
per thousand since the Improvement began
knew nothing about the cement used In TIT
Slash.run sewer his came from the Potomac
mile; The board furnished them Win
NOTHING BUT PIPE.
To Nj. Roosevelt Had the most men en-
nloved ahont Inc Ist Of January,
IA NJ EISrIdye BELONGED 10 the Repub
ucan nasty
~ X dream RouVbt no bricks of s. P
Brown. or cement eIlIsr, they vere require,
10 ne nne baTr,l of cement ii two Of saud.
To Mr. RIdridge lie nsed rather NOR
sand win he shepberdstoWn cement becaus,
i, VA ~, hcst
Re- NJ Gilman, He had made IL n rul,
IN I,.sn "a ~ other man. work M much m
vo.sIbl. ' "a ,hosnS1ra conId MOI taii hnSs
,hcir msnnsr ~ doIog worL undsr Ibe prcs.
W, s,a1ar,,r,,o',t co'nv,.r,'d with mai Am,
80 ~. Ia
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