Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-21

C,,,z,p. crane, Fhutp asd .Ds,asipe on the
stand-OpIaioas on the OaHui-Mere To-
fsr,aatIsu wsuted-Ns New Dsvsiep-
meats.
The House Commlttse on the District Of
Columbia continued the Investigation yester-
day into the charges preferred against the
Board OF Public Works There were present Of
the committee Msssrs starkweather, Poland,
Orobs, Harmer, Eldrijgo, Cotton, Darrali,
Roosevelt and Ohipman. John n. Crane, J. ..
Ouombs ami d. y. Greeu for tbs memoriaiists.
Mr.. starkwsathsr read = letter RON Mr..
Chandler, stating that he was called 70 Phila-
dclphIa on business, and would be unable 10 b
present on Tuesday, AMI asked the privilege Of
oross-sxamInlug the witnesses on his return.
Mr.. Green read petition that had been sent
to the Boards Of Aldermen and Common Coun.
ell, signed by number Of merchants engaged
busiEsss along the canal, giving their opinion
that the canal should be drcdgod aud eEcavntod
from end to end, which would make II return q
revenue OF $4,000 insteaI OF $1,000.
Mr.. W. W, Domaine was sWgrni Resided At
No. 10 Fourth street east; hal for SINE ysArs
practloed civil eBglnoeringi had acted 10 sub
ordibate capacity as engineer Of the corporation.
Had been familiar with the streets OF the city
fof twenty-five years The Measurement that
street east and Boundary was IN regard 20 the
excavations that were being made. He figured
HIS cubic yards at II cents per yard, which he
regarded as fair price for the work. The work
on q street north, between Filth and boundary,
was ta,iO3 cubic yards and amounted 70 tAlo3j
Eighth streot southvesL between y ADD ID and
per yar,i, amounting To ti,52s.sL He regarded
ny Nj Crane: Reduesied him 70 measure the
,nast iih.ssl alIoWanees In the me,sufemsnl
Nj. Crane sid that y street was the one
which he would have taken and graded for
t5,oOO. aud that according to the contract Il had
by III. EiGrIdEs The measurement that he
had made was an approximate one, and he
would not say Il was entlrely ac,urate
statement that this work on street cost els 900,
and asked whether he uscd II As an argument
Air. Crane. / wiIh 10 show that Il was used TO
pcy men 70 loaf At the expense Of the city.
Mr.. 0roon regretted that Mr. Chandler was
not present. As they expected TO prove that the
i work on l. and u streets had brought 70 the city
Thousands Of nogrOos, at an expense Of ESQ 900 70
tho city, who were used TO secure the passage Of
tho loan bid At the recent election.
| John n. Crane sworn; Tho merit street 10 L
street was graded whom he was commissioner oI
the uarI, ADD cost II eonts per yard Fourth
street hal boon graded since tho y ard OF Pub
yard; be had the word OF the contractor that The
| work on Fourth street cost ti,s0J, while the
work on l. street. which was not half the work
Ps 10 i s%GIn %isns.: va shown
printed statement purporting to be plan for
the Improvement Of tho NashlnEtoa canal,
whan ne ro9ognisel snS sa, i"ss no naa sen
| committee 10 walt upon the Board Of Public
Works concernlng the matter, and they had !
very full discussion on the subjects they all
seemed TO concur 10 the q. inion that the canal
| should be kept open IRON Georgetown 70 the
Eastern branchi at the conclusion Of the discus