Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-14
THE INVESTIGATION.
YEsresoAWs PROCEEDINGS

Thorutou eaIth On Pavsmeuts. The Fi,t,ug
Up Of the sIsrrlson BaIldiag -TsstIneay
Of Messrs. Zimmerman and Moses re-
EardInH Article. FaSs,shed By meKsisht
-Rxaminatien Of Hos. A. n. Shepherd,
! The Committee on the District Of Columbia Of
! the House Of Representative continued the In
xestigatlcn yesterday into the charges against
the Board Of Public Works.
whom Colonel MaEruder was exsmissdg vii.
/ ness was q bidder for the ooncrote payeufent on
the Avenue, and asked 8. p, Brown, a. he was
r 1s e sas ?, ca not The con
said that the pavement laid on the Agricpltural
Wouedi was Herthless Mr.. Brown told him
| dependent, and did not hang around the Hoard
q Public Works. oonsequently he got nothing.
hs thsn cited a par.graph from the report q
ises 70 show that his pavement was Z durable
M. Green then read letter signed by Gov.
% Gen, Baboook Recommending ~. smith ioi
position under him AZ Comfnlasloner OF Public
Bnildings aud Grounds.
Mr., o6Ipman; What has that to DO with con.
NJ. smith. II you had Colonel Msgrudsr's
testimony you would see.
Mr.. chlpmAn, There was not word said BY
Colonel Mngruder derorntory 10 YOUR ehafastsy
DOT MAgruder. Not one word.
MT. smith. DID he not say that the Arrioul.
turai Department was going 70 have my pave
Mr.. Eldridge. remember Colonel Magru.
ddsrt testimony, aud there was nothing Of that
Mr.. Crane He said that the pavement wa,
being patched up and required oOnstsnt nursing.
Witness then presented the specifications for
Wiz he ma Hnd sy wsr, compared
disagreed 70 several particulars.
by Nj. Phillips Did not state the testimony
asked Ths rst ccnverssloS sS oeSaSrsd s ,s no,
were riding up the Avenue, the second IN Mr.
Browns Once There were several gentlemen
Ts'' ~. IsS u5s 81 me second oonversstlon
their faces. Mr.. Oowllng was one of those Ean-
tlomen that objected 70 the pavement that was
o S.sh1sg Pr. down rn. on q street There wa. NO
in 'front.' Of the Arlington house. There was DO
stone foundation 10 that pavement He was a.
SoHnasn, ?. .ss SorTscsnsss e re eslsno. q bis
Ton payement, Witness had nothing 70 DO for
The past six month. but watch the laying Of the
b NJ, crsS.i sid "a Is por yard for Four.
and,ahalf street, and had two other bids Tor
other streets. All tho bids were for his pAtent.
MI Edwin Il. stanton asked permission OF the
committee q maks a stAtemsnt, and said he
was informed that Mr. Green on Monday mads
soma remArke, whether desinnedly or not In ro-
gard 70 furnishing Information. He thought
Mr.. Green had seon his willingness 70 aooom-
MEDIATE him, and believed the COMMITTEES would
bear him out in the atatsment that he hal an.
deayoted % DO Al in his power 20 assist them.
tracta and he could net permit them 10 70 out |
Of his possession. He had been hero several |
tlmss with the contracts, and permitted the |
MI, oreen sald he did not intend 70 make any |
attack on Mr., stanton. That gentleman had |
told him that he would have 10 consult the |
Board Of Public Works bsfore furnishing ooples
Of contracts In order 70 obtain the blank fortns
II. ~ zlmmerman recalled Had made the |
sxanminauon q the turnligre 10 Morrlson's |
report They had put the prices down as they !
would sell the articles az priya'e sale Had '
they sold By contract they would make dedue. >
ing they found . deficiency In the measurement |
another q ~ .yhrdI They made the Bill Tor |
IsToii hall q sSsss fssy also foaad ~. n n.
carpet that onoe covered tho platform 10 the /
House Of Delegates had been taken up and
subject 70 the orders Of ins Board 81 Pubic
Works. AL the ware house Of Mr. McRnIEhtiG |
that he found was shop on o street formsTiy |
Ssfpst dsscsn Il he Srr,Ss % a5a'
accounted for y nndinE Z In Mr., MoKnlght'l
f9r Found no .ien on MI. McKnight's shop; |
the door vas secured BY paddock. Mr.. Nc |
Knight accompanied them.
,, BY Mr. PhilliPSD The nr.t time they wen,
VIII NJ Msr.haii -, liz ~, vn tne , ssoona
on, n ~ tr,iaia. nv VT tnsm anu palnled
,.s,,,a .oe soVus 70 some % me
Erigh''s ns,s, .a., -. aui ~ is,i MI. Me
hishar than M ON, SnI., ,. 20 y. ", cent
lasted longer than Inferior ones.
a. ~ 49, ny, a ~ anoNAnce maze
Mr.. McR niEht 70 MI kpovlSdTe wa, my nn, nooI
ular hirnitnre aealer VS. "o' Ar's'
tarns Ins,sad af Eaantne ! .agy., 49,. ~ pay
Ia had besn anraged IN tha hn'1no snouhnt
years 80 Wv '~''"''' Aoou' t"o
my BIZ a. were presenied in M M.Rnd.h,'s
blli. '
BY Mr. EIdridxs; Iuformed A., McRnI,ht Of
IL had been fiiruished ana nnst he ,hsPa '""'
By Mr. PhIIllpc The entpet W.s hnJv p,,.
sells; there was no de0olenoy in any otG.r a.
pct or tbs cover MATING NA'' W.T.
Nv Mr. HarnaeT: nd mot dad,o. IN. IN No.,
SAINT -i,nas. ,-nniA N. - ~ uehust W. ~ POI