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

the Hoard sun Amer wee President 4.
u. shepherd.
Tho Committee on the District Of Columbia
OF the House Of Representatives continued
their investigation yesterday morning into
the affair." OF the Board Of Public Works. an
the members OF the committee were present.
W. X. Chandler appeared for tho board and
citizens; John II. Crane, A. A. Watson, z. d.
Gilman, A. Grant and others were present for
the memorialists. n.
The following letter was road by Mr..
Chandleri
WHAT CRANE WANTS.
siR f ne oonaacss intslllEsntiy the sHauln..
ton Of the District government, We request ON.
clal papers showing the entire expenses Of the
government, and provided In section 81 Of the
organic act, 70 BE- made 20 ygngress each yesr,
work, the cost Of work done and ordered for
each street and avenue, including the cost Of
work when finished between Seventeenth and
mia avenue as separate item; the number Of
yards and cost Of wood and concrete pavement
laid and ordered; cost Of archinE TibeI creek
james Greek canal, the number Of yards exca.
waited, ard cost per yard Of the lattorj the nun.
Der OF District eHiosrs, including foremsn and
salaries and increase Of salaries; the sxpspsss
Of the Legislative and executive dopartnentsi
cost q Advertising snd printing; expenses o. ths
5's ~, " hean' sYsi .n9 s3 h.i A.
Governors once, and once q the Bosra q
Health, and, finally, the amount Of bOnds sold
and The price, and u bonds iOr the second Gan
Very fsspsstiuIiy, your Obsdisnt servant,
J. n. ORANK, for the hemorialists.
MI. Chandler said that some Of the eyi-
dence called Tor had Oeeu nlrendy iurnlsneu,
and the balance would be furnished rs soou
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.ishcd - ,,ail aItsn,i,r ,o mo ro,,orta in ,hs
'su " - .a,S NJ nj ~ ~ r,,,pr,s IN ~. ~.
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Star did very well. aud as much as could DC
Mr. Eidridre. "well, what have we got tc
do with this |"
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against person the better II Is for him.
Mr.. b. 2, Green started TO read a paper
eensuring the evidence Of Messru. WIiifatn,
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auu DALE I,s, .a
Mr. OhAnulef salu " tnis eppeateu " 20 ~
argument on testimony already In, and "a hi
manner Of Preceding unless he could b,
vranled the sane prIyiiege.
Mr. Green ala moi nronosc IN mako an,
Hii, uIeVh uIu Ivy p'oPyey ~ LAY ~
argument but wished to and did read the fOl
lowing;
COMPARISON.
10 "a, Hos. ~ p. Sa,i,ssaaA... cAai,zaa u u. Con-
niiiss os ~ Di.irici " c.iss,Stag
committee 10 the material points for inyectiEn
ton, the undersigned, Of counsel Tor the memo
II.
The testimony Of Metsrs. Williams and Bart
lett, as 10 the Tiber-croek arch, on Saturday
last, dlscioses these remarkable facts;
early n SEPTEMBER but the contract y wss moi 81
put " rrffiHg until within fhs ian siE ddgft'
That IL, since the memorial was presented 70 the
House Of Representatives.
foot, but the work has cost them tlbf per foot
being a loss TO them Of 80. 50 per foot.
They have completed work 70 the amount Of
have only received ks3, 90.
One thousand niue hundred and hfty.ono Inca
feet tS4. 30 shows, therefore, that Williams a
gust last Sioc, SD. 50, besides being kept out Q
tloT, 900 due them on the work completed.
Mr.. Bartlett resigned employment In the pos
once TO take this contract with Mr.. williams
who, in the face Of this enormous loss OF tloo,
IN. So and the Withholding Of tloT 900 due then
on work completed, has been trying ever sine,
August last 70 have the contract put in writing
mI nnlas ,ssNnel tnat s.I no WI.
was oommenced me engineer decided mat ",
walls we're 700 nBht and must oe heavleri ",
st9ne Naiis Eere lncteAsel irvin u 70 III ieet I'M
brick walls from y, 70 feet"
| Inc unaerngnel has nnee then inspectea IN.
uois' ~ hoa.oteu ths 'hloshoss ~ ths ote'
sIcn' wnlch h W. ~ iouna 70 oe incnss ohg "a
hsaI ~ oVSiu ~ AsooIha'ngu tn.oush oONeIinl
~ snow, .ne s.Sne uAs VII n1i ,he ~, mof
of7i.
These Questions arise,
the work being done aeoorllng 70 contract
sr0nE enough % stand the conclusion
| when " VIII De s9uyecteu ,,
| II no., possible loss o. lle, Is well as grea
| io,s o. money 70 he tAAPayerA Is Involved.
/ " mAh,iest that sucn questions esn only D
i ~ niAc.oiny mn prVPety hnsNeIeu oy Doait
/ ~ eAPei,.A anu hat " ~ waste o. the NAuADl'
/ unS " the ootnhltee 70 httemPt 70 set ~ IN
| run N any othei way, Inc Eth, iSih, lttl
| anu ioln PeOineauohs " Tue nlemorihi Al IN
| Vow slnliAI qeesuohs As 70 kIa1es, KIM ~,
Gust o. inatetl.l Ana lAoor, sewerage &C. Nnlol
can ohiy % soNeu properly thrOugh the lnstr
me ~ ~ sueh ooAIu o. esPeIu.
| We theroIOte, hsh your honofAole COMMITTEE
| 70 hpPVlhh DohIu OF nve eApers VINO, undel
oatn, snAli eS. IN. hnu iepoIt On the gIAnel
M ahu .oNsrakel inc uinerent hlnds o. wOik begun
Ino hind aug So.t o. material end lAoorl w
hnin AN ~ ny Ihess lave Zen s, nna ~
One OF tie main grIeyanses aowpl.l1sd ~ n
the memorial ID that the 30 ,rd OF Public Work.
Il . close corporation, whose transactions hAV,
been kept seorot, and that the citizens have hat
no Opportunity q acce,s 20 ~ records % ofnola
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