Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-29
the DISTRICT INVESTIGATIONS.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS
That "Boardof RSBerts''--H iHhiS l'upsit-
ant re-siusuS % Deiaaius Can't RE-
member the Name ef ITis ass-in-Inw.


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Tho hives gation iuto the eharges against the
Board Of Public Works was continued yesterday
before the House Oommittee on the District Of
Columbia.
Mr.. Green read letter from the board Of ex.
ports, saying that, In consequence Of not reoelv.
Ing the plans and specifications until the 18th
instant, they would be unable 70 hnish their ex-
aminatioas, measurements, and computations so
Mr.. stSrESssther ssld that some Of The Een.
tlemen were present on Wednesday and knew
that the committee expected they would awe
Mr.. Chandler had no objection % the memo.
they would ksiSk, but he wss very much afraid
they would not IL vas perfectly satisfactory II
Mr. kldridse thought the excuse OF the eE
perts was not suifcient. The eommit'es had
mem aSss, 10 he O present sem ~ Hss ne updoS
standing that they would he.
Mr.. Crane said Mr.. DemAine had told him
that Mr.. Ooomhs would explain the matter.
Mr.. Coombs had not seen Mr.. Dumalne, hut
/ Captain Grant had called upon hin aud said
/ they would be ready.
Mr., severson here entered the committee.
| members OF the board Of experts, were ready to
testify. He presented the report Of the experts,
which MT. CYomes commences 70 real,
This board had been directed 70 make an exam.
/ inatlon and come before the committee and ties.
tify In the same manner as other wltnesses had
done.
Ne. Chapman suggested that the report be
read, and they cou,d decide afterwards as to Its
Mr.. Uoombs said that was what they proposed
to do, and the gentlemen who signed II could
| be examined.
MT. sIarEwsalhsr examined the report, and
| said II was very much In the nature OF arHunaont
NJ Eidridge said that when Mr. SoVersun was
before the committee on previous occasion, be
delivered a long argument which was not eyl.
denc,, and should not have been admitted. He
thought the best way would be 10 put Mr.. sever
M ~ ohsadiST dld not wish TO be caption, on
| the subject, but he did not wish tho document
| TO come betore tho committee and hereafter he
| quoted as the report OF . board Of experts. He
had no obieetlOns to the gentleman signing It rs
The committee decided to allow the paper to
Il commenced BY speaking OF the operations
| on the calial whom they were begun under the
old corporations, aud went on 10 say that aftsr
all the attempts at improvement had been
made Il was, 81 the present time, In almost as
commenced. The work had been badly done,
and not 10 accordance with the contract, The
new stone walls had already cost over t5I,0oO,
and would in a short while bsooms utterly use,
less In sanitary point Of view the closing Of
the canal was question Of great momen', aud
many scientific men had written able communi.
cations showing that such . course should not
be taken II tue work Of dredging the canal Ia
done at the expense Of the city II will cost an
immense sun, and one the city II not prepared
to pay. They had Inspected the concrete pave.
men ) on q street, between Seventh and Ninth
sreets; on New York avenue bstween Four.
tenth aud Fifteenth stress, and other streets
aud found that although they had been laid hut
q short time, In many cases they were full Of
holes, and showed that In short time they
MI Uoombs said that the report was only
< slEned by Msssrs. Severson and Frederick.