Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-06

Warrington canal and James creek branch M |
az oct Of Congress approved July ~ 1870 |
The term me, smount used IL thls state |
sat. 49, ~. ~ /. an ~ ~ snss.i e,na ~. N.
Snard' ~ remainina one klrd bslra psla by
special assessmonl On the property bsaehtsd.
Very respectfully Aux. n sHEruGnD,
VNa President.
A. Grant sworni Did not thlDk II possible
for correct and inleriglble statement Of the
presented 70 The committee except through
board OF experts. lie then read statement
| Of the laying of concrete on Pennsylvania
avenue, from Fifteenth street 10 Twenty
| hrst and said II was being laid for e3.p0 per
yard, aud he could Law u for 90 cents.
BY Mt. Chlpmani Had been 80 years In tho
business, and gathered this Information by
Items
| BY MI. Ohaudleri ne coulu WOO OUT INC
composition Of the pavement by tearing II
up and examining 4; =, 40
Mt. Chandler. How do you make u w
cents per square ynrai
Mr.. Grant There arc surface feet 70 the
would Al ne pri"e he III cents a SQUARE ward
| Thsn the sana was3 inches thIck al rs cent
~ .a sne ia rbsn' therc yrarr Two ar
three gallons Of coal tar At 8 or Z cents
not exceed 20 cents per yard. -
I ~.
/ in addition 10 "a 10 for The pavement. The
/ 49, ~ pnLIIc Wei. arrsn,,ed nrIces "a
md ,he,n.ciyca and dId not mako contracts
as In other places.
| By Mr.. Chapman; Did not know whether
contractors were Obliged 70 Keep tue pave
| nv NJ Rnosevclt, MD mn tblnk a dnrnble
py nv, MA ~ IN IN, M ,,,,,s,
| cohcTo'e cou'u NJ "hu iu tnis eounHy'
An oFINIoN As Is AN oPtEIoN.
Tho ono In front OF the Arlington was the
best pavement in this city, but did not have
nsaI ~ Inuon ua'yl IVY, ns so ,,, y. sno
| otneI suVes, ny hougut "oVu PNoihou''
properly laid, was the best. 40
By Mr. Hammer Had laid pavement; ~
per yard was q good price for laying wood
| nayements
Nv Mr. Rooseyelt, Can Won deseribe Tho
wood pavement YOU refer 10 in New York 40
i that can understand III For every wood
pavement | know anything about has been
torn up.
| Mr. Grant: do not make the statement Of
INV own knowledge. hut have secn some In
| Chicago.
| Mr.. RooscyelL Oh, yes; that is another
i matter.
| BY Mr.. Coombsi Thought the surface Of
tho pavement in front Of the Arlington was
| laid with mineral asphaltum.
By Mr.. Willlams, Laid The wood-pavemcnt
In South A street
now MUCH A. GRANT CHARGED.
L Mt. Mllllnfnn. wen, now Is u kOht tutft IL
an assessment Of els per foot against that
property.
Mr.. Grants "Wcll, Il Is the paving, &C."
He furnished the statement by itcms, aud
The assessment was made on that estimate.
BY Mr.. Harmori He had been paid for
/ grading in addition 10 tho LAYING OF the wood
Pavement and 10 the best Of lila knowledge
Il cost $500 per yard.
| He presumed The Board Of Public Works
/ paid The $500 per yard 10 addition to the
grading.
To Mr.. Williams Had not seen any Of the
/ prices established by the board except what
| had beon published.
BY Mr.. Eldrldge Laid the pavement Of A
street under the old city government.
| Mr.. Green read the following cOmmunlcA-
i tlOn;
THE BOARD or INTERPRETATION OF TnE
NENouAIIsTa.
| w.sHtSaros. ~ d, Psbru.ry s. is7a.
70 "a. honorable coasi'ss o. az bisfriei " hoisSis
~ ~ hIss. ~ H.p.s,ssisfiass;si $1,000, a..
,hs snhs.,ihsr. 10 ~. msmas3si i,,sI, rsfe,rs,i
10 YOU hy me House of RSprosentStiyos' 70.
| npectfulIy request that II. NJ Latrobe, engineer;
- Randolph, chief engineer Baltimore And
Ohio railroadi W. =, sanger, civil sngineer
NAVY Depa,tmenti a; prsnt, sna z, =: IIea.
III NAY ~ y, pp,''I y, .uoaio ~ ~
Hna ~ y snsi me-. Az aapE ,s sGn, n ~ me
seHerlnS. obSnRing Of sraies, a. Al, ~ con,
tsmplated By the i1th, 18th, ltth and 18th spooi.
hoations OF the memorial above referred 70, and
report 70 the committee on or before the zoth ",
sang and ~. an oIuot nay ~ may 49, tn.. III, ~,
1siio.. 10 he plsns' sneeiaoation.' boots and
papers Of tho Ioari or Publlc Woris' we fur.
| ther request that the committee require the
Board q Public works % furnish, on or before
tho 18Th Instant statement Of the names aod
dutls. Of All otilscrs clerks, Messenger. and md
rnsn nav ys,i xitS pSsir sompsnssi h ana
Ala IL Furnish a iist of ali work ordered by mo
board 10 DO done, whether the order was written