Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-12
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THAT CARPET.
j. q. PrrIfn. SwOrr.-IS assistant architect at
tie Treasury Department; made an examina-
ticn OF the furniture In the Morrison building,
in connection with MIR. ClusS; measured the
carpet therein three times. and found the guam
THY they certified to; witness was under oath at
the time.
NR. CRANES ii,OC0 MEN IN BUCKRAN pwrs-
DLISG.
Gen. Go. ". Balboa, SwCrn:-Is superintend-
ert OF streets, avenues and alleys under the
District government; on November Dist last the
day before the election. 500 men and bows 1.-THE
latter as drivers of caTtsl were employed under
the District government. Witness submitted a
state ment of the number of men employed each
day in that month; the largest number employ
cd IN any one day was ! $40, on November, the
10Th and 10th; on the latter day Pennsylvania
avenue was cleaned; the smallest number was
IS, on November Goth and 3Oth; the board never
had IA coo men employed at one time; did not
know how many men contractors employed;
they employed and paid their own men; witness
had charge OF all the men in the city.
Ii. u. Carpenter recalled:-Is superintendent
of roads in the county; the highest number of
persons employed at any tine during the month
OF November was on the 9Th, when 9I5 men
were employed; on the 21st Of November; the
day before election, CPS men were employeU
the orsss attached TO carts were driven by bows:
on the 30th OF November there were 50 men and
% carts employed. Witness submitted a state
mont showing the number of laborers aud carts
employed throughout tie month of November
BY Mr.. Eldridge:-R ufin was discharged for
discussing politics with the men while at work
contrary to orders of the board; he was rot dis
charged On account OF any views he enter
tanned.
By Mr. Witness has prepared an
estimate OF the
COST OF THE 1TH-STREET ROAD IMPROVEMENT
and submitted il TO the committee. as follows;
TR-sTREET ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
12I .32i cubic yards grading.
81 ,54G hard surface 40 cents, 10 cents extra for
HduiiBR. SiS.ll3 90
II $50 clay, % cents ......... ...... 10 ISl -
20 1913 at SO cents and 10 cents-i0 cents "a ~
Il ,l2n yards of crawling, IS cents 9JG4 90
l5,ClS yards OF McAdam. sc. 80 1890. 52563 90
22,52S square yards paved cutters, IS
,cents-;.... 80. ........:.:. 12,2SO 40
CiO yards stone, S..25; 81, 600 brick,
s22-Cqlvert at Piney Branch...... 1855 Oe
Three culveTts, with arch, on sectionsl
and 2, containing 1892 9 yards stone
:, and % geo brick. 1892 SO
Nine ls-inch sewer pipe culyertS, Sl.j2
per foot ......... .................. 1853 90
One 4-inch sewer pipe, II feet, 50 80
=, per foot ...... ....::................ 81 90
Two culverts on No. 3, 800 wards
stone, 10000 brick. ................. 2.sH 80
IOtal... ......,....,S15O.5 80 IS
By Mr.. Craue:-Witness did not know how
mcnts now.
Mr.. Crane said lie would be unable to remain
Mr.. Chandler said he had but a few other
amined.
General Chipman-Captain Grant is here
Mr.. Crane. and he is as good LAWYER as you
lou are both intelligent gentlemen.
captain Grant signtied his willingness to act
as counsel
THE REEF QUESTION.
Jos. r HodgSon, swOTn:-ls IntCndent OF the
Washington Asy lUm; the beef they get is very
goOd PURCHASES it from Mr. Carroll; has no con-
ract with him; he Co never had a contract: as
had so much trouble heretofore that he made
the suggestion to the commissioners to purchase
the meat IN open market; they agreed to buy
iI' III MI. carroll for 80 days; did not get necks
and shins from him; paid 12]s cents per pound
ana no complaints were made now by the in
mates; contractors generally furnis he'd the aims
house with such meat a. they could not sell
Governor Cooke had conversation with witness
and said he
DID NOT WANT THE POOR FED ON oFFALL:
he told witness to feed the inmates of the ssyl,m
well and be as economical ~ possible, but give
them good and wholesome food. Witness here
produced the groceTs books of Mr.. Davis and
MI Bassett; the latter furnished fish at So and
those furnished by Mr.. Davis were $500 Mr.
basttts prices were fair and reasonable; had
never received dollar from any one for giving
them the patronage of the asyium: Davis the
grocer, offered witness 500, and subsequently
S100per annum if he would purchase goods from
him.
BY Mr.. Crane:-The books of the ASYLUM will
bear INSPECTION, and they are ALWAYS open:
lever heard Mr.. Cross threaten to resign; Mr..
Carroll furnishes the best beef ever received at
the asylum; Mr.. White furnished the best beef
ever furnished under contract.
MR.. WISE ON THE CANAL.
VIM. ID. Wise, sworn Has been a contractor
for the past 80 or 10 years; had done work upon
the Washington canal; dredged it. and was ca
nal commissioner for six years; thought filling
Il up was the best thing ever done to it; som
years ago, when IL was used as a canal witness
thought 1t best to keep il open as a canal but
since then II has been used as a receptacle for
sewage, which was very unhealthy, and H.
thought 1t best to have a covered sewer; fully
cohcurs IN the plan of filling the canal; antici-
pates no difficulty from floods on account of the
canal being filled; the old Long bridge used to
catch drift wood and cause a dam above the
bridge, so that the water above in time OF fire. H.
cts would he two or three feet higher than that
below; now bridge is built which will allow all
drift wood to pass through, and there will be no
further difficulty on that subject.
The cIoss-examination OF Mr.. Wise was post
pOned until Monday.
Thomas J. cat swOrn.-Is superintendent of
the work on TibeT creek; ii is being done ac-
cordng To contract, and witness believed 1t to be
a substantial work.
Adjourned until II o'clock Monday morning.
HE Carnival Mass Meeting
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