Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-28
the DISTINCT INVESTIGATION.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS
That RIa'kethsuse SNs-nIsre Trs'im7uy
OF Fowler a.d Gulich-A Question OF
Yefaelty.

Tho Committee on the District Of Columbia Of
the House Of Representatives resumed the In.
vestIgatIon yesterday into the charges made
against the Board Of Public works.
Samuel Fowler appeared before the committee
and said he wished to state that he was an IN.
willing witness; he was not ono Of the iniuno.
against any one, lie wished N deny Mr. uu.
ticks statement in toto. II was false In every
particular, He did not leave his csgd at Mr..
Mr. GuiIes dId cali Al III house and leave a
note requesting him 10 call and see him. The
property which ho had referred 70 MS being pur.
chased vas sold to MT. qullek January s ISL.
annual interest He did not know what Mr..
Quick wanted with him, but went TO see, and
and was told that something ought 10 be done
effected, and he thought that for $4,000 II might
ho made. lie Afterwards called on MT. uuhck
eight or ten times and told him that they we're
unable TO raise the money, Before the Governor
left for Europe, committee, Of which he was
one, waited upon him 10 see II something could
not be done In their behalf. lie informed them
that he was decidedly In favor OF Corcoran
square. with this statement they felt assured
that everything was all right, and did not
Interest themselves further In the matter.
ne wished 70 say lhaS h. did mot nor r, ssysT
TO by him, 20 that statement must Be untrue. Ne
denied that no had ever walked one step with
Mr.. Quick, aud hoseeched him not 70 SPEAK o.
tho transaction. In referring TO the calendar II
would be found that the day Mr.. Quick said he
| (FOwler) len his card for him was Sunday; con.
scguently that must DO Incorrect for he could
not get into Mr. gullck's place Of business on
/ sunday, even if he was disposed to go thore. II
was more than probable that he advised Mr.,
Quick TO so out In that section Of the city and
nv Mr.. EIdridge: Mr. Quick told him that
| the Savage party were bidding high; be did
make such a statement and might have forgot
by Mt. Harmsr: The assessed value Of tho
Savage lot was $4,000. The committee agreed
TO pay tl2D,O0o but as q spooulator he would
not like TO give over 90 cents por foot for II.
by Mr.. Eldrldge; Paid large taxes on real
| estate In the District. Some OF II was hssessed
at Its full value and other PORTIONS o. Il was not.
Owned house on T. street; the building was as
sessod at $4,000, aud the lot at 5000. A gen.
tlemnn who owned the adloining property,
which was more valuable, had sold II for sl3,6oo;
that was the amount u the old assessment
ny Mr.. Harmor; The average assessed value
| OF his property was not above lts real value.
Two houses that he built IN 1881 for 5000 were
under The hoard Of Public WORKS aud no could
not think II was tho Intention Of Congress to
vest 90 much power In i've mon,
Mr., Quick said that he dill not soc any new
bic, TO have the only one who know the whole
| transaction present, that II might be known
nG Sns saT s M All and leave n, ssrd S
his mir. Guilck's) place Of buslness His state
ment was true In regard TO purchasing the prop.
erty Of Mr.. Fowler. All the approaches had
been made by Mr.. Fowler. Ho never gave any
man any encouragement that was In favor Of
the Corcoran square, for he was opposed 10 that
site Tor a market house. Mr.. Fowler bad offered
which be had declined TO accept. Ne asserted
most positively and decidedly that Mr.. Fowler
did z uow him part Of the way home on one oc-
Is, Mr.. Crane: He knew very little Of the
value Of property IN tho location OF Savage