Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-14
TWO CENTS.

within q limited time all the items To do % ,ul.
in.ely. an sa.min.,ior q nearly an the account,
the printed tesms eont.iniss the isss Il sBs r..
s5s ins s Isd. any
delay II required BY the committee.
| oTh lNTERkoSAIskY.
vertisips Seea erdsi s3' he name. Of snch new.
papers, with the amount paid or due each: coverius
brsnches of the District Governments 20 include, ssa
al ioe printing, by whom done, ard ~ what cost:
hill. the later est bill and the Pieaont Sad
bill TO b made mp separately with the number and
tis,d.
| ANSWER
| reply TO this interrogatory will Re f,und in eS
hitit of Ih- Controller of tn. District 70 who
rsit1enee a. maze as vel as IN my letter Of Febru-
| aPie'ious Inquiry Of the memOrialists.
| The total e.p.r.e Of the District government, M
c 20 n nosr 81 .ns spproSm.,e sstim,ts Of
rifs. contingent and Jad eiai expenses, schools M
ice' hre DEPARTING Mt &C ,ke: separately.
Detailed sta, ments o. ex penses will be found
IN Two snhi,als 81 the Controller Of the District,
| sra INrERRssarokY.
o5f o}f Tor nh,Sh teAs.s IA the negative the
"Asa'"H Special In'T,srsmssis
The Legislature in IL. siscreti-. REQUIRED ,h., ,hs
oShe's Ter Improvements should bear the words
| For Special improvements" add those ss.iast
Sess ts. esfss.s1 and These
on ane ana ,ariy pr 70 the people he
this purpose that the Law required the which
uSini and Sors. xs. - ssp scn
oial inprOvtments-
pointed BY the Board of Public works. .oae if.e
sDs on sh. asns sad s S.as and
avenue sewer and other impro EN- snts arr beinr
,ory board
ANSWER.
dN " Ard afE Nm
Gen N. c. Meiss, Gen. A A Humphreys, Gen o.
satocck, sorseen General Barnss, and
Board OF Public Works, and several consultations
s sTe 10 o. 30, ~ NTH ts@ MT Ohm: s.d IN rel.
,mptovemests were generally brought 20 their at
cans and the Missoar .rsuns sewer were "A sSS
regular meeting specially presented for thsir ecnsif
GRAFTON.
The number Of Iaborers IN the employ Of the cor.
poration work at the TIM Of the late election. W.T.
ANSWER
,rict government On the I'd of November appears
9% statement s. sessspnPanyine letter q r shep
mittee. IL Is impossible for me to say what number
hs NJ t .ncS naassF Il
i or s ss hr
ton the number employed by the bosrd Was in
creased. This WAS IN order 20 have the largest
amount Of work done prior to the cOmmencemssi Of
IITH ISrERRos.roRY.
b.
kept separate and distinct, as required by the 81
section OF he act Of Congress approved July z $50
The act of Congress pproyed July z, ls7c related
to The officers q the old corpratlon Of washington
funds Of the present teriitoriai & have,
however been s s+st s.g.Ts,s snd di.tnct
The amount Of claims held against .he old corpo-
saiions OF Arlington, Geors the L.yy Court
district, end which il mad the epo.itor5 for CIR.
fnpds -ux he Of "A
said claims ~s;s: bought: -' ~ ''"
The amount II the corporation of Washington
sinking fund that has been held by the First Ma
s.s
upon the same, asd II 81. how muchr Also, the
he ssS sSs
whether interest 10 paid upon the same.
In reply to the l,h and isth iuterroeator:es. de-
ire TO say that they call FOR transactions Of the First
On any showing yet made by the IN mortal b.
inquired into: But e prevent mi.appFehens on
bank; mark.d" L" and" M giving the iaform alton
l4rH ISrERRoesr,Ry.
whether any part OF the four million loan, unier
either of the two acts of the LEGISLATURE providing
Tor the same has bsen hy pot OF sold, aud II
SO, to whom and what amount.
An ansxsr IN this anes,;on " II, Ia so,,a
ment Of abe Controller here .ith, marked N, &C
, Sy m letter fsr % esSSay IN 70 Mr.
he nie0orisli.fs I
The total COST of the P street bridge, giving the
cost originally contracted for, aud the reason why
vas substituted in the place of b,asssone Err the
Sepipg Of said bridge and The cost per yard Of SAM
seneca stone coping ANSWER
An answer to this inqairy may be found IN tbs &C
's asa Ct ct
marked p" Seneca stone was not substituted,
sss IL s NJ
i6Iu INrERRosAroRy. -.,,..-..
The cost Of the change Of grade, saIldias OF bank
aIs stone !:,sps RELYING Of KS
nb.t ssrsets west q the War psp.ftmeat aud
s ssssslr'''a under which ''d work is being ''
NO.. ANSWER.
The information asked Tor In reference to street
nag been sl5sady furHshsd in is,ss, e, Nc fos
nation called Tor is given in ststensat OF Mr. b.
oertly assistant engineer dated February 18Th, and
l1rH IyrrRReeAroaY
II the Board of Public Works, or any member
ofsie Cor porstion In sddiioa 70 the salary ~, said
board BY the general government. ard II g the
. psisf
No such salary has been paid
lcrH fNTE1RoGAToRY.
ps, sTs p ths
sO.es, and ct what salary, giving the nsant paid
sse lie ss sna 81 ~
Sens ~ w ~ "N''''' '''r Val ''''
".
No secret agents are or have been employed
~ 18th iNrERRoGArORT.
il contracts have been directly indirectly
awarded 20 detectives In the employ OF asd drawing
Gay from the corporation, and II 90. the nam or
.ames Of such detective or detec .iyes, and the
amount Of contr acts 90 awarded -
ANSWER.
believe George Miller, one Of the detectives Of
he Metropolitan Police department. has interest
q contract, which IL In be name OF j. Stewart
%, and embraced work TO the amount Of ab1ut i've
thousand dollars.
CORN IxrERsoeAroRy
Entertainments and ntox cating III uors were fur
nished to ths Board Of Registration the expense
Il the corDoI atiop, either at the April or Novem
Ger elections, and, 30, the cost Of such refresh
nents and liquors. and the name OF The parfy ar
parties that furnished thsm; also n intsxicstfns
sQuors Were allowed to be used ct apy Fl the yotns
precincts stthe late election.
..- &c.,. ANSWER.
L have no krowiedge that at the April or Noyem-
Der elections the Board Of Rsgtssretioa was fur
nished with refreshmsnte or iHtoxicatin liquors:
OF thar eny snch liquors were allowed to be used at
The voting precincts 81 the Last cleo ION
The Board, with Q number Of clerks, were engaged
prior to the electiou In preparing the lists Of votsrs
and TO complete tbs work, Il necessary for them
70 hold sessions during about forty days and 70 meet
At night TO complete the work of the day, Durfue
t0is period, as sDpeau from the bill Of O. w. OgeI
'meelf' were furnished amouutinR TO q "a 0s, AZ
VIII be from the sixth item Of sfnx0ment
9lsf 1NfRRRoG TOBY
whether any o0cefS or euployeU Of the -
ton we're appoinNe1 and acted as rsre3ra.