Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-03

| -ountrY People living from TO 20 m from
| Washington have been in the habit of carry n.
| their produce to other markets in Nj try and
even as far as Baltimore.
/ Much popular feeling has existed on this sub
and petitions for the purpose OF securi * bet
| ter road.
Very respectfully, BID. CARPESryR.
| Second Assistant Engineer b. p. w.
February 2, 1872.
CRANE AND CULVER.
/ After reading the above letters, Mr.. Rildl,
| announced that he had another engagement {,
| attend TO, and that Messrs Crane and CuivHI
| would act for him before the committee. Nc
l objection was made.
| John Cast, sworn:-was superintendent of
TRg WORK ON THE 7TH STREET ROAD;
/ was discharged on the Eth OF December last
| the work was done by days work; was put OF
| be under Carpenter and have the work done a,
| well as possible; had no understanding abou'
the cost; understood the road was TO be sixty fee,
wide; had no knowledge of the price paid for the
| gutter; had his authority for the work from the
gentlemen above named; knew OF no written
| contract; contractors were at work on the gut
1 ttrs; did not knew who they were.
| by Mr.. Crane the stone for IN acadami ZinC
| the road was furnished by Lewis x Hall, A. p
l Brown and others; thought n railroad was to be
built over the road by the Schuetzen Park peo-
Question by Mr.. Crane.-Will the grade OF tn,
| road be OF any service to the railroad?
Answer.-1t will.
Question bv Mr.. Crane-So the District au-
thorities are making road bed for a railroad t.
| Mr.. Shepherds farm?
| Answer.-Yes. sir; the road bed will accom-
| mOdate n railroad.
Witness believed the charter for the railroad
| was obtained within the last month; knew of no
| member Of the Board of Public Works owning
| stock in the road; the end of the road would b,
near the gate of Mr. Shepherds farm; had ST.
| men employed on the road; knew two of the
men who voted against the loan and the candi
dates; did rot know how many Others voted
BY Mr.. Roosevelt:-Heard Mr.. voorhees,. a
tme-keeper, tell men they must vote for tht
loan.
BY Mr.. Crane:-Never knew of such a road in
any place before; thought il best TO have a good
road; could not be made as good as it will be for
ohe-halt OF the expense; it is a great thorough
fare and great deal of travel over if; 14th street
road was rather bad now.
BY Mr.. Chandler:--Lives on 9Th street beyond
the Schuetzen Park; has lived there years;
SEVENTH STREET HAS BEEN VERY BAD
since witnC lived there; the District line is near
| Mr.. Shepherds farm; during past years had t.
60 over to 18th street in o-der 10 get to the city
I'h street was M row and dangerous; road had
| Teen indicted as a nuisance; the whole road
during past years was narrow and more or les,
DANCE rous; road bed not more than Is or ~ feet
vide; cutters at the side were deep and danger
ous; houses have been built on eth street road
since the war; the Metropolitan Railroad TO the
Point of Rocks crosses 9Th street road near the
District line; commenced work on the 9Th street
ROAD on August 10th; the charter for the rail
road wa not obtained until last month.
BY Mr.. R0oseyelt:-The men at work on the
By Mr.. Eldridge:-The books for
THE RAILROAD ON SEVENTH STREET
are TO be opened next Monday; the road was to
start fro n the boundary and run to the District
fit it for a railroad; the cutting not more
than neca ssary to level the road, used all the
earth cut down upon the road; had no knowledge
OF men being paid to vote; never made ii a con
dition OF the hiring OF these men that they
should vote in any particular WHY; knew OF no
member of the District government doing SO;
never discharged any man tor voting any way:
| the road could not have been a good, substan-
| tial safe one at one-fourth of the amount; the
holes and cutters could not have been filled up,
thought the road was economically and wisei.
improved; road one-quarter or one-half a.
good as the present one when completed woulG
not answer.
By Mr.. Chapman Was no democratic candi-
date in that district; both were republicans; wa
no democrat in the field; elected wss cslored
man; the Improvement of the road would en-
nance the value OF property upon it: Lewis, Clag
EFT and OIL ers living the 9TH street road were
the projectors of the horse railroad: commenced
work on the road on the 10th OF August; never
had more men employed on the road than were
needed; Voorhees,, who took his men up to vote
had the club drilled like soldiers, and gave the
word of command: witness supported the whit,
man Hall, and Voorhees, supported Wall the
colored man; Hall was a friend OF witness and
had him appointed superintendent of the road:
improve ments to road were about two-thirds
completed.
Beng. ID. Carpenter, sworn Witness is enei-
neer of the county roads; made the survey of tho
9TH street road; when he made il had
NO REFERENCE WHATEVER TO ANY RAILROAD
to pass over it; 1t was desirable by people in the
the 9TH street road being one OF the most import
art roads was selected for the Improvement
BY Mr.. Crane:-Witness never made An est.
mate for the Improvement; understood that Mr.
Forsyth made the estimates; when he com
menced thought the work could be completed
for $1,000 or Sl25. 900; the width OF the road
between the embankments is &C feet; most of the
stone for the road has been furnished by Lewis,
Hall, and Brown.
By Mr.. Chander:-Submitted to the Board Of
Public Works an estimate of the amount of
grading required, but none Of prices; twenty
one roads in the LIST district had been improved
at cost of $4,000; in the I'd district, "a road.
had been improved, at a cost of $4,000, incIu-
ing the work on It'll street road
By Mr.. RoOsevelt-Did not think the cost OF
The I'm street road Improvement would be more
have cutters on the road; no curling was used
the sidewalks were to be of gravel.
By Mr.. Eldridge:-The plan Of the road and
its mode of construction was
NOT AN EXTRAvAGANT ONE.
The road could not have been built so as to
make it safe and substantial one for less; knew
of no speculations made out of il by anv member
of the city government. Nr. Grown objected to
his son furnishing the stone, because he was a
member of the beard; no sand stone was used or
the road; the stone furnished by Brown was at
fair prices; he leased quarry; il did not belong
to his father; Mr.. Shepherd directed witness "a
get stone from whoever he could, as he was
mediately; the road was not constructed with
any reference to a horse railroad upon il. Tn,
people had taken advantage OF the grading OF
the road as favorable opportunity for putting
down a railroad and had procured a Charter:
knew the people along it were anxious for a rail-
read; did not know of Mr.. Shepherd exc, TING
any influence to have the road graded in par-
ticular manner; the mass of the property hold
ers were i'm favor of the improvement; witness
studied engineering; had paid more attention to
surveying.
By Mr.. Crane:-Knev of M mistake ho;no
made in the grade; the line Of the road is ,rrepu-
lar; the Improvement follows substantially the
old line Of the road.
By Mr.. Chandler:-The improvement woulG
bring travel back to 9Th street, and farmer.
could bring in greater amount Of produce al
less labor; witness had often met from 30 to a
country teams between the city and Bright
wood; supposed IS or 100 teams travelled the
road daily.
THE ROAD FORMERLY WAS IMPAssIBLE
at some times; the ravines at each side were
from to 6 feet deep; Mr. Shepherd directed
witness to use as much economy In buying
material as If he was buying for himself.
go. MR. CULvRR CORNRRED.
Question-By Mr. Roosevelt Mr.. Culver il
there any allegation that the Board OF Public
Works is interested In that It'll street railroad?
Answer.-We seek 10 show that the railroad
will Obstruct the 18th street road.