Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-22

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The Investigation into the afalrs Of the nAnrd |
Of Publ,s worts was contInued yesterday by |
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Iohn N ,,r,ns and "A. Il. Green for the mama. |
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Der o. the p..r'S, Lssi,,s's .oa %s%osr q
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co,n m Ittes that took tesdmuny; the lnvestieat
log committee was spPointsd b. The Qouncll |
snd Jaha "A Jrsy, AID not Know where the wi. |
denos Was q. fua |
ny Mr.. Crane. Testified bofore the comulttse; |
had never seen the sV'dsheo' and did not Eno"
William u. Todd. sworn; Had been hero forty |
yeats In september last the board VI Pubic |
Mor OrSsrsS n. IGo.T.y, paved snS Ea,,s
the work vas done the contractor had the gut.
tiers al torn mp and another pavement put
down. ThSy sent him . bin for fourteen dollar.
lie asked the contractor what the putiinE down
of two psvsments meant. He told him That he
was only carrying out his contract. lie won't to
he e,hsr s9S.,A &. sySg ~.
ing Oh gutter Of the same material as the car.
risEossy, and he was doing the work In SccOrd.
IL MT PoIsndi lie did no, know that any
other portion Of the street was disturbed but
the gutter.
OI p Sa sG a s GiG sis% ':Is a%
%.p SS, .sOuS Ts.s ia sSSr 90 q law TSs
& M r.. on the asises
by Mr. Crane; Did not think any gas or
wAtsr pipes had been laid In North Capitol
street, The bill vas male out Li under The old
came Into power,
by Mr.. chandler The work was commenced
mont Of the gutter was With the sAme material
as the street. Had no idea q the cost q ths
| change, Supposed the stone taken up could be
used elsewhere. ,,,--.,,.,--
MI sh 70 censdsr ne ss,SInR 2s o ef an.
! tss ,nssilng az the bo,r last ,prlnx. and be-
1 N "a ali were IN iayor Of keepinr rhe canal
man 10 il fuii length Heard nj ouInIon accent
that made by doforncr Cooke that the canal
| s,r".t vhlah vac torn up and belns laid Win
| 100 navrment a nd The Slreot had been imnas'
sabIs Er N Go month";.
III, ,n ~. sn,k Ria aa,ns, n n peanaSni
asiiy dons or iniarIou, 40 me cltyi
Mr. ShasdlSr an not tSsG = w: reSssl'I .
nv n,,s hsinl aans anJsy NJ Raari AZ P.siic
wasts u0"' "'
Ma, MT; PolAnd LIST the Eoa'lsman give h"
or,hioTT; "A ,ho,,,h, a.. =, ,,io, or An. .,rO.,.
| IN many essss 10 a ui,tats ara tbe .ort a.
| ~. sas.i 4 yr.vs hlnnder AMI WanII eost ths
NJ, cansid.sasls monsS 10 ,st out 81 II.
NHs a. WiiIlsm.. Ths lin a. tha suttev
ny MI; w Az ssni in' WAN W VI" S"''s'
~ AZ. OhiP@an: wo1ld prssfs, TO tStIto %
grSst mIsts Ia had beon made n thev w.re Toinr
IN ~ they Here now md moi remSmbsT whai
he wood psys@sn. 90 Psnn.ylyani. avenue
| nnda, ina Ala cornoratlun Heard oontrantora
80 10 IL n.Id mil : ccnts far grading uhIch
Issdnnbi. me oid nyice Thar wern nj many
,sSamsn,s nnJsr ths All vaSornment mai mi
/ sn taken up 70 lay street pipes. He was Ia
| 80, m I,nnrIyemsrts bnt mn uorthles. a.
Mr. Rsosev,lt. Flftssn cents a yari was con.
s,.ss..i = 90. r.'.- ~. s.-ii-. -s--. -s-.-s-
were EraYeled and paekeii considered forty
cents Tor the nrft two feet as . fair price.
| BY MT. Roosevelt The present taxation was
II. 10 on the hundred dolIars.
by Mr.. Chapman; Last year II was u 80, with
| the discount on for prompt payment, Under tho
| old Law they paid tho entire cost Tor Improve
msnts; now they paid one third. He thought
that the way they were going on heavy debt
would DO Incurred, moro than the city could
BY Mr.. Chandler; lie was one Of the injune
tiunlsts, and had his opinion very firmly nxet
on the subject q improysment. was quite
large property holder. Did not hold his prop
| erty At higher value than two years ago, eI
espt In one or two localities. He vas sellin,
not much variation In bis prices daring the las
three years He did not isel disposed TO saorl
nee any OF his land, for the sales that he mad
the prices have been satisfactory. Ne had had
, but very little excavation done, except for col
lars.
by VT. Chapman; The effect Of the new gov
erninsnt had len the old securities about tn,
| same, and the new debt was taken nearly ~ par
| The Interest on the neW loan was pAyabls In
, | gold and the old bonds In currency. Had know
| the corporation bonds TO no down to ~. Th
board ought 10 got their work done cheaper thai
before, as they pay cash for II.
BY MT Roosevelt! Underslood that the ney
loan was sold IN London and France, aud hal
heard that Il was taken under the assertion tina
, II was authorized by the United States Govern
ment
BY Mr.. Crebs! The pavement on North Oapl
toll street will have TO DO taken up TO lay n
cross pines seldom know OF tho TeIAylnK OF
| street 10 DO As good as when hfst put down
by Mr.. williams Believed it was the duty 9
A thVse putting In gas and water pipes 10 relay N
! by Mr. Chapman Believed that the work va
| Ordered under the board Of Public Works
David A. Gardner, sworn The BOarL con
mSnced 70 grade New York avenue betWee
/, | FuuTteenth and Fifteenth streets. They mad
= | changes In the old grade the hrst beinK abou
: | Two icot below the original grade. Two month
: alter thsy lowered II sboat eighteen lnehes nh
! ahanEgs sublsoted him 70 great ineonV enionc
| and ioaI costing him about AGO The chang
. | was an hdyAntaEe 10 \ portion Of his propert
y | and nni N tina oIheF He had neVaF cam nisina