National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-03-18
THE COAL CONTRACTS.
THE CHARGES AGAINST Mr., GuINAND.


Mr. Gulnnnd's siutemeut-Thc Evil
dc,r. Al, Hath s,d..- Tho Case sill :
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Pending. 9
Tho committee apnoi,,cd n, tho last meeting a
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IN. Wv y, %s0i,o usrr,. PSces Cbsmpn and =
Scott to invest tho charges preferred arainst
", w., ,n,n.nb me, Iast night Al the Franklin d
W.. "u , uunau, a".ni,st hy sioctng Mr.
achool-building and ofganlLeu uy eioeuus VT
Harris chairman and MI. Knees secretary, MT.
Hart conducted the examination for the Board
and Mr.. L, q, IIine for Mr. Guinand.
$500, saIt no hs, rrcpo,e1 s,.,er,er,
MI, 0ulnand salu nc uau PtePaieu as'a'euheh"
which ne desired 70 tesu,
Mr. Harris thought that as
rHB CHARGE
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had been preferred by MI. Hart his statement
should come nrst'
This course was decided on, and Mt. Hart said
that In the First district seven loads Of coal hal
80 '.,,,...a ,,'a ,i,,.,s a'.,n,,,narying ,hcn,
nccn ueuNeteu' Tue Hchets accompanying tneu'
calling for 2,2io pounds TO the ton Ah OF 'nese
loads had been rcwolghed, and found to be l,i1o
ro,tnds 1 soo nnun,is l. an, mounds 900 pounds
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lpoo nounas h0on p9un Gun, ai hySU ThnS Sn5
.Iaghe sev pIuhus snoI. " ny an y, az
the slips which had been tnrnlaheu, anu ~, hp-
neaIen 70 DC bigneu ., Ino MeIkn.t 'u T,
mat came las, AM ssy Ms,J 'n iss,n ,eniss
nMty Mhose haLne s .,,n n,,s sue TSs
tue algnatnIe, enu ms naine " n'IspVt,
.ontIact requires ,na' w Vvai suan ~ nv 9 ~
ABnnc Ts rs,e,.rr nV rsssad August Sa' ISL
nj hat h0
Sovealng We me- NJ I az wa ma a pnbIIr
procured Dy WI. Suln s vas no' PuOh'
MI Gulnsnd was then permitted hearing,
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nv n,, hntore and ,hopgSt Thai wsy
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,,rt " ", lhh my, n,,,,so z an1 hava H.
MN, az 1sn m gous y; hsin investgsted es
nsnS ~ w. pui b y, p " lk.na M 1ntSc,v
10 whether me charges oi rsuu an1 IV ,glys'
.rs I'm, ny az ~" nj VI" wv "s"' W ~ wv
b,d hnns,i that "A the charge. had been made
9nen Poara and Ne, occn P91, ShI,r sA tsai
,si, , smn 49,, ,pni,,i tbepstSnn, mi and
an anr,,cSt,on 10 the ShSirnan of yonT commit,
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Nv, tt 'nvIV ~ u" ~. ,,,,i =, NJ usrr,s
0SIy Soniemp,s,ss an InauITy, would have pre-.
~, nat a ha,,,sr hctsnse INT NJ thal onnortu.
~ aAe OeteI Nv , III cantcnt 4TlsIt IA
n M IVY ron,wti,ce aIIths intoSmstion I6sy re-
IN u'e ~, oS,rcmciS soISy ihai ANYTHING
gSnnid h.rs occnrrcb 70 mar the very pleasani
Sn,saion M, bsyn cyis,cJ hetwsen mSny Of the
,,ns,nns am 1nsseif mr. many years and shall
Mo- ,Sa, Inc ranndense heretofore Teposed in
mc "a not becn Sb1seI.
chaTreS Of Inc grayest character have been
rrctcr,eI againSt ne anecting INV reputation "a
msiness man, "a renntatiSn extending over
S,SsInnn YEAR, sni Il becomea INV duty 10
cissr ,6n,yy m ~ isp n. am allie 10 40 40
Inr sns " show 10 The committee that no
,,,nmng bos eycp Seen nade nv myself or any oi
~ ~, rninxces 10 dcfsand thc nnbi,c srhoois and
,h,, np }org.yy was Committed. and win proyC
10 Inc committee mai with Inc very large busl
49, w ,h.y an, roninctIng n h nttsriv imnossi
NE 70 npeyen, Eases ~ nseiigence and careless
nrss tlnm orrnrTing among nv employees,
heys Sonr cierra smnloySd IN As mnny wards
iis,p,bn,sh ,bronghont the city and each one /,
unnnnSsJ 10 Sttsnd 10 the busineas Of MS owl
SsE1 n theTe bas bsen any careIessness 81
nesiironro on Inc no n ~ INV cierE stand read,
10 sss,,n,e thc relnonsibIiity, NJ 10 any crlmI
nsliiy On Their paIf they m1st assume that re
sronsSiikX anil sincerely hone that they vii
sc1nit theinssiycs of NJ
ihnye nm ab,dInS faith In tho honesty, inteR
rity and trutbfuinegS Of All nv clerks as in al
INV eNnerisnse win Them / have alWays founI
tbetr retnTnS Correct ami tbsy have never roll
me an nntrntb
Honesty IN n clerk IA To me far preferable thai
cansrIiy Sr eTncienry lar he can he taught m
iSsts bnt not inc nfst: and a clerk who Will dc
IrsuJ bis emn,oysT Mill most assIiredly no
scranle 10 defranI the public, and ricc rcTsd.
presume the committee are experts at examlna
nesses on nv ado nave never been Investigated
Ihope therefore that while the committee wi