Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-10

Works. Mr.. A. r. Shepherd, who was on the
stand when the committee adjourned on Mon.
day, was present and continued his testimony
ny Mr.. Chandler Some time last April a
CLAUSE was added q one q ne denolsney bills
commission 10 the Board Of Public Works Mr.
Mullett was favorable 70 closing, II from the
Shs %s%ssr 70 Of so ,ss SO% SPR0'd
street TO tho Tlber arch, theJ were sustained in
this view BY. Den. Babcock and she Hon. Mr..
TSG 90 SS sg an any
eye.sore remained; the contracts with feemyer
n 10, except for the opening Of Jamoaoreck
had co s S work On Ike Eastern. brsnsb
end, and when the bOard came into power they
recommended that the work be commenced Al
tsn,lOn VI the board TO MI the canal up com.
plstelyI II IL not possible that u could be made
Of any commercial Importance, and the dredging
oft would involve 9 great eSpense, without At
Witness exhibited the following certificate oI
Benjamin Seycrson, who was engineer " the
wDHnaroS, Junss. lsu.
Sin Mr. Peter MoNamara having com.
pleted his contract for excayaiinK In the canal,
which Is dated November rs, 1850, hereby Ger.
| tify that his work under the contract amounts
Ssss,lns large quantities. Of ssq.S and ssnd
| debris were At different times washed In on the
parts partially excavated By the contractor, In
| an exact measurement Of these additions, and
which have been removed by tho contractor.
Consequently have been under the neoesalty Of
using my Judgment IN such matters, and have
also availed myself Of the individual opinion Of
| msmbers Of the canal board, Messrs. Ooyle, Tor.
| sythe, Wise and Hepburn, the result Of which
| ID conclusion that fair adjustment requires
an allowance Of t1OOo which, added TO the fore.
/ KUng, makes total of t,Tv2 20, On which has
been paid 81, 900; doductlnE which from the sun
total leaves balance Of ", 599to for which, sun
please cause q warrant 10 be Issued In favor of
/ the contractor. u, SEvERsos
Englneer in Charge q Canal Improvement
| date the canal nlled up almost as rhpldly a. II
/ was cleaned out witness then read a letter
from Professor Henry to the Board Of Health,
i REPuBLIcANJ recommending The closing Of the
canal. when the board Determined 70 MI up
The canal tho sontracsors were ordered 70 SOP,
menL. rhe contractors showed that by the terms
Of their oontract, IN consequence Of delays and
VI o S IN ussss but somprpm.e ssa s N St
i with the parties.
| BY Mr.. Coombs; Thought that General MelEs
suggested, 10 case The Milling up Of the ca.
on tbs north bank Of ne canal The X wo,s Of
trimming street was begun In May, and the
cyttiDg down Of the street I was continued until
| INT Coombs owing 10 business engagements,
here retired, and Captain Grant and Mr.. Crane
witness. Continuing; When the work was tr.t
/ commenced on Seventh street Il was estimated
swslis.i he amount much beyond The oTiSinai
ss,jm.is rhs nd ,.snn. N ths v,at, stt.siss
leading into The country, and il was requested
/ that NJ should he good and EubstRntiaL Never
had any IDEA Of bSilding The road for the put.
/ nose Of bcppnlinK any railroad COMPANY
Thought the Boundary and silver SPRING. rail-.
/ Tuad would b baIIt 10 about ten wears and NOT
sSS hsS mn Ss sn nIIS Ss 15s OnsS 'hnn
provement Of Seventh street Rssided Al Ms
drove % and irom Il ~ tho FourtSsntS .siroSs
| Toaj' which was shaded and deoIIedly morc
uisa,ant Mr. CaTpenieSs statement A. 10 ths
| ssnenses Of The rad wore nrineinaiiy osyrssts
NIL not bel,sYo thai Nny VITA Iass iw,n,,ad
into he District, ThouELt his sxtsnsiye nj,
YsSt,sin,, - an .sii az, hsa 80, ~ ~.
nl.,sr, voys md ,hat ~ ssin.ra NY me
ernmsnt had eel them an exeellept eEsmpI,
Farmeriy, when an advertisement was given 70
ina ~ ob,sin thsI, nav S,iI2 yyha sdxs.,i.sn
| IN ths nansrs mai anna mnch 20 brlns' m ~
eTedit n ~ Distrlet wiinaS, b"F MI NJ inn
proved the Gilman property since making The
xhst X. 1avs far /, '" 'e' Wv '~"'' 'o'
BY Mr.. Crane, The board advertised for tile.
81 he board ar. saays bought r SIs
s1roes wss NO, deed.a 9pop psIots Ms,o1 Wn.
dsnbufE commenced trimming the street. The
ou. W. y,s,s heiays n. ex,.t M. ,',r 1us
| Nobody but donkey would sver suptose thsv
were dug Win a view 10 The eutiInK down oT y
s,ysst ta m. nresent grsds Tss Isv me- M
Hoard Of PublIe Works autherily 10 eondemn
Mr. Booas I.sdsns. hSd S.sS co, Down rsAs sSa
nav.d ~ ina hoar Tha ali CON, rss, nr,a. -.
bsid fop soSdlSS North GapItol strepPt rhs
| board receives and dii6urses The water fund IN.
| ifansferred the nSwcr 10 th.m' MD moi heiisys
/ there HaS a deoent tob or contact WotS dons
under the old corporation, Did bis work Ike