Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-06
THE INVESTIGATION.
YesTERoAY's PROCEEDINGS
Colonel James A. nIRsruder Rec.IIed and
ESanined--'tr. Green Thisks that Per-
hups the Memorinilsts May Finish the
InVestiEaiion In n Week.

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The Investigation into the charges against
the Board Of Public works was continued vas.
terday by the District COMMITTEES Of tho House
Of Representatives
Mr.. Phillips said he had IN his hand the
answers to eight or nine interrogatories pro-
pounded by tho memorialists, and would say
bsss d OV Ca, ~ SS,fR z, HS S
committee, aud he thought time should DO set
for the termination q the investigation on the
part Of the momorlalists.
Mr.. Green said that II they obtained the 10.
formation desired they might be able to nnlsh
In another week.
uTer Of the Board Of Public Works; expected 10
receive a salary for the duties performed In thai
Otncei he did not recollect how many ofioes had
been created by tho Board Of Public Works, tho
oilcos we're created In advance Of the meetinS
Of the Legislature, did not understand that ths
board possessed any legislative power, or that
loDged only to the legislative power; no was
somewhat familiar with the organic act, the
Board Of Public Works nrst began making con.
i%pTovs%snts and coaPtingasd q uSSSg ,Ss
tl00o, 900 billi they could not 20 beyond the ap.
preparation Of the tOoo 900; the estimate on tho
but when completed would cost over kiOoOO
believed that the act Of the Legislative Assem-.
bly, gave them tho authority to sxpond that
much money on tho road, OF Il would not have
MT. .GoOubs, By what authority was the
canal allied upf
Col MaErader, BY act OF Congress.
MIR: Coomhs. Wlllyou give me the lavI 4
Dol Magrtfdef. twill be found 10 the laws
Of the special session Of July, 1870, and In the
deficiency act passed last spring Sssn clause
the, power i relation % draining, narrowing o.
MT. COMBS. Hal not the Board Of Public
Works Allied up portion Of the canal
Col, Magrudor A portion Of u. and we pro.
stoppsd. ~ y" ""' "' w '"0 O"o'' un''''
Mr.. Coombs. Thon this law Is tho only au.
thOrity for doing this work
claim '"u''' i"" u" /" suucieht We
Nj rooD.h, tr,1., ..h., L. -. a. -.
on =, q, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nine.
teenth streets done
mSn ont a mSs'uu0r' Oooor the general improve
Mr.. COombs What were the estimates for
those streets
Mr.. Cooinbs What were inc estimates for
Col. Magruder. Paving and grading.
Mr.. OOonbs. Was the cutting down Of these
Col. Magruder do not think they uero
Mr.. Crane. was not the ACT approprintInR |
100000 for the canal only for eloaniny Il outi
the act = W N'''' Nv "'' >A'"' : "'''' '""
Mr.. Crane. Was there any wall laid on tho |
canal after the 18th OF Ootobor7
was or not. / understooi that ths oontraetoT
was doing better work than the contract made
with the commission called for.
Mr.. Crane Did not the act Of ConRress bro. |
hibit the dredging OF tho Jameacrsek canal
only In case OF surplus funds from tho other
canal Nppropriationf
states. |
Mr. Crane Do you aslune 10 sst asIde the |
law Of Congress aud speDd The money IN your |
own WayT
Uol. MaErudeF. That Is q matter Of opinion,
aud think those gentlemen Tthe commiIteei |
are better Judges Of the intent Of the law than |
yourself
Mr.. Crane. Has the canal been dnolRed 10 the |
depth required by the CONTRACT
Dol. Msgrudsr. expect go
knowing that tho contract has been compiled |
With
Colonel Magrudcr. We pay out tho money on |
the certificate Of our engineer; IL ia not su
that the board will 10 out and measure all the |