National Republican., 1873-06-23
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ne Committee on Finance, TO which vas re- |
ferrcd Council hill No. n, ''makinF an ammo |
rs,stion 10 pay the outstanding inasb,sdae.s q |
the late corporations pt wAshipsiou, George
town and the Lew ooaft vrepoft ne same with
. recommendsiion that u DO NOT psss.
This biii proposes 70 enact 'that ali and sip-
gular the debts cnunsra,ed In the cot approved
January 70, ista entitled an act making an ap-
ptoyriatlon 70 psy he oatsia ndinr indsb,siaess
" me late corporations of washington, tgeorre-
tsvn and ne Law Court Be, and the same are
hereby, rcaured 70 be paid BY the commissioner
q the slnkins nnnd Of the pstrict In the amounts
ahd with ne interest hy the said &c, mentioned
shd provided any provide II the sald act 70 the
contrary notNI.hstandinfr rt-al
lIt win be perceived that the purpose Of th,.
Ill IL 10 repeal OF direct the commissioner Of
the slnking fund 10 disregard the prov,so 70 the
ant Of January ~ isIa, which proyiso is In the
words foliowinef "ryorfict, That no claim be
paid thathas not been acted On By the auditing
commi.sien and by the Commi,tee on indebted
nea Of the Dlsuiet of The House Of DsiegAter.
md approved ~ thom.r iE.a ~ astj
y no member o. The LsRlsiatiye Assembly VINO
vii not recognise the proprietl and The iustloe
u this pfotiso. Tie claims preferred sgainst
ors, se gppo5snons ,en s Ters ysY ssa
Various claimenta the nrst Legislative Assembly
sppointed an auditiag eommisalon 70 receive and
in'llciously examine those claims and report
ne LerisIatiye Nssembiy. Tnsf commlsslour
wa 10 seasion nearly aix months having. during
hal ume. sdvertiseinenis In the dInerent news
psessnt them foy adjrdIcstion. TN oommis.ion
| tcpottcd 70 the LaHsiative Assembly between
nye and six hundred claims, which had received
sssed TSs report @ % Wss sfa efsrsd to 1 sS. Commit @
| Zee on Indebtedness Of the House OF Delegates,
uhich also passed favofably on the claims al
ss q ,SS iisS y j.nsy iss fcpoasS as "a .as
claims In the form OF enendmen,s 70 q bill
which had previously been twice read and re
e % a.s aoss a n..S TSe a ssS
nnsd distinct iteinA of appropriation, one for
ssvn claimant whose name vas given and the
nj, msss of %ss,sr s n fc o, .pprOpr.
,ions, was lntrodacsd aI the heel q nc session,
within forty-eighi houn of the nnai adjourn
msnt There was no time for feadlns OF print
Legislature desired 70 do Justice 70 the creditors
Of the late corporations, and no one questioned
ne inssilisenee or ip,ssnty o. ne sodiilng com
i year In examining and making up their Judg-
ment on the validity Of the mnitlfarious claims
presented 70 them. ne Leeissiufe was willing
roueous BY the Commltiee On Indebtedness, but
was unwilling 70 90 any further, a >. clearly
shown BY tue insertion Of the Proyiso, directing
be paid unless the claim for which u was made
had been approved ~ both the auditing oommls-
sion and the commiftee on Indebtednsss. With
was esssntial, as well for the protection Of the
suthorized me disbursement q nearly million
The proyiso proved % be wise and e1acaclous,
for when the law was publlshed lt disclosed the
taet that msny tem. Of appropriation had been
lnterpoia,sd lot claims which bad never been
! items for ciaims which had even been rejected
. y that oomnisslon. Iios these itens got inll
ne ~, .;, ,..,. MYSTERY ws,sh Zoa5 committee WI
yiso debsrred, and sin dcbs ihs' payment O
theso lnterpolaie,l items, sevefal Of which arr
,se ., NOR. fsmsriaele h yIsN q ne sStiou o
OF ihls ol.sa els item makes en approptiAtior
} Tor Michael Dahs % si,foo Tor sxtTs worl
claimed 70 have been done under q contract
70 isss, during Ne. Bowea,s si@inlstrstion. s ii i
was twice unsucceesfuIly presented % the CIT
oouncila, Aud IN ne essinnlnE of me DistIiC
oommisaion, who slate In their report that ath,
/ evidence submitted, Including the statements .
I the claimant did not Earrnnt The ,commlssiol
s %sscs .r ss, ,'G ,sS e
. q Ignored ~ ihs act q January 10 issi, whic
100, which sum would have % % 30 paS Tiqi Il tsi
: Que orser item Is worthy Of special remark.
= ls an appropriatlon Of tlS,IIS for Andrew oies
brought In o new name 10 Known 70 have oriui
. John Dcnoysu,s d.y laborer o. Andrew 0Iossol
{ ~ ssz hrsi iniic.,nssd % she noties N IN
4 lAte corporate authorities By Mr. p. IL Donesar
q ,has q time holding ne once o. ely surysyol
mont and bill Of WORK dona under the cuntraci
roluntecred the following recommendation;
81 would also recommsnd ths following as q
. equitable allowance for work done which 4 nc
provided for ~ the gontrsc viz; Additional grad
q Ing On aooopnt Of fFesnets Nooo cubic yards. /
y cent. per yld tesc additionsl gnseIlng 0
per cubic yard VEN d roof and oSai. ssa
/. sra On ssresl Ge1l unsc yards, Al d per var
! tSsai; total, tlo,ossn.- ~ U7
q ments Of WORK under the ooniiscf' Vii he foan
d of record In the Jonrnal OF the Board of Aldel
!. nss q January II, isIe pAgo iosS, siItJ-ss'
Nsipr Bowen approved tho BIN % far sl
eontpct but declined 70 approve the recon
q Se 'S Sssoss y ~ and ,sis's q ~
. Wm A. Coca, NE oorporstiou attorney, wh
niso Declined 70 appruye u, and recommends
] ihi bsiers the Bcsrd q xiasTmsa, who.p Ss Con-
Z nittea On Mo - psris evidence beiore u, mad
af.yoiable report, but when the question cam
4 sd 20 n s,us uassoSs FS,nr,,a ",
l snbseaaonnlJ, On tho ION Of october, isIo, /
Il Appeaia by the journal Qf tho Board Of AIDE
seS e shes aAss, Spsss ass s,sg eighth couI
3 recSm@sndSed ed 70 aloEsnSs Of Tho claim 40
z y1lng 70 the board on smother subject yolur
of the 18th Of December N de following wori
D IN this connection desire 70 state that IN
,nFa:ss "a s%PS5sa x me IN reference e o
D dsItpod or niscpnstruod, and incorrcotiy n
D ported In the Journal, 50 As 70 make ii sppes
thai said thers were eight thou.and yAfds {
I mat there was . VEN % rock and boulaors pe,
h / vading eight thousand feet OF the excavation,
. Leaving out OF the question other eyideno,
ths fetraction and denial OF the surveyor shoul
!. be regarded ~ conclusive against this claim,
: waA, however, afterwards presented 70 the Ar
. ilting commission. The lapse Of time having ol
, itsIs.ed me evidenee fespectlns the pretende
lthe claim was In the main allowed, bot the con
nisAion could not give evidence 20 tho niythleI
soa sss s.% 1SS M Va.
second time rejected. Thus IN every fofm |
= which thls claim could he presented u has Doc
rpjected By The execauye, Judicial and ieatsll
DE authoritios Of the late corporation a. wul 1
etH the auditing commission Organised By an
Adtlng Tor the government Of the DistricL Be
" some unkgoNn lgency II has besa Include
1 q JANUARY, fsi9 and 10 payment prsvuais
Snly y iSscs q ne Proy'o which the Pendn
TIE evidsnce of Nj. Emery late mayor,
refgfehoe t0 thia claim, given In hla oficlai 3.
y pacity a. memher Of the board Of IidsrneI
~ q tirect and explicit as 70 justify ia insel
\ ton here. IL n o. follower 'f ~
J. gsAsAln, Mr. President. tho surveyor certIas
4 that !, ON cubic yards Of boulders and rock wef
Z takken out OF N street; and, according 10 n
: anidAvtts Of Andrew Gleason and Others, vef
carried away. Were this 40 would .sk b
4 What right could They take ihese stones ava
!. and sell them- II they weTo there thny wer
The proporty d the oorporA Ation, aud should ~
\ been used 70 complete the bridge which the col
2 portton will be compelled TO build out on
= tquaIc diatant) 70 make this same street pssaI
z bic. Mr. President, have been along and owe
y he stroeis embraced in this contract ncari
y syefy DAY the past seasoB, and nave noilcS
tha wort particularly ffon its commencement
Ihesa parties for removing stone from N sires
: q false one. and has no foundation IN f.of
| oDsefted from dag % day that these uartIe
: Nould EAther lew loads o. paying stone an
! | remove d few bouidefh which would ansNer n
rough foundation walls. 81, 20 these Contractor
: thiB was so much clear gain. Rvery load q
Z sowing stonos procured was worth from nfty b
: | soyenty-nye cents; the DOuldeU for buildin
7 purposes were worth quito - much ~ :