The sun., 1873-05-02
THE WASHINGTON RING.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO BOL-
TfR tP THE Dy:NG CONCLRN.

at Iraut'- Uonrd of pubI,c Norh.- The
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C'rf'sp"nGcnc' Of The sun
WAsutN,rnS Au,iI IN - For s,v,r,l
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n'hihs past the local organs ~ tie District
Eng have been promising a complete and tri-
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.u''n""' n"."'' H''" 'nc h""iu "i '"'Hc
work To al the charges which have been prc-
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'.''r ,,., "''u '"," ''7'll' ",'"'''''n
e. udluph' ms long talked oi answer has at
hngth been made over the signature Of Gov
H,nr, u. Cooke in n message to the District
legislature. II il accompanied by certain ex-
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shepherd and addressed to him "a Nice-Presi-
d,nt f the Hoard Of Public Works
uoV rookr ~ , or.~n,uv
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carsc- preferred against the Board Of Public
v,,ts h,y, h,retofnre bcen t,cii,o1 60 al
WIN. "''' ~ ",'''".'re "''" 'n'nheu l" ucm
leh'h'iF WIN ""V' Cooke because his nearest
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wa l'ss'sSed oil good easy temperament,
and designing men like Sheuhcrd took adv,n-
ta.c q this To use him IN their villainies Hit
Ne ha elheratelv put himself outside the pale
r... { IN, District by fathcring the dnrun'cnt
intend To- criticise in this letter. / happen to
Lr w.. from the most ru.tworthv aourrs tb at
C., cooke had determined on an entirely dif-
rrit course In the preparation OF his message.
aft 3D.. he eleventh hour hc was compclled 10
..audin i IN order to prepare a plausible de.
fu.Dtf the board. know that he had ordered
t-o,rb. In charge II the contract divisi"n II
,hei,iul tu prepare a list of ali tho cnntrn,ts
,fefI ,ui,mcn. ana the amount Of w"rS dom,
,r ,,rh rnutfsct ss we'll nv tho ,rnn,nt ~
.r,y raii To- each rontract"r' Know f',rthet o
that this list was nearly. II not quite com.
l,'c and ,lnopss ~ Il sent 10 Gov. Cooke
10 ' 'srI ~ ,t nd was FOUND on
'A., Y. .i',r - .,.a ,,', u'tulneht would not an
Nv W'v W ~ ~ 80 80 ", w u,uu IN '"IttlhH up
n n i iher,. Nc i" '"e urs' pace
NE THIRTY opD CoNGRrSSMEN
,'hcr directly or Indirectly Interested in ron.
,t,.'- and ~ hondsmcn and vouchers Tor CON
i.lIi,. IT, the second place il set forth lie
i'c,Iict amount Of the board : liabilities on
" .cd ,he Ring could not AFFORD To- have n,ads
luili..
Il, the mean time while tbis d,crr,or, ,,..
I..nt prcparetl, the various exnrstitcs ~ IL
taa,d laiciy made by rmr st'> were printed. and
N wa. necessary for GOV Cooke To- father a
~ ,cx Shcrh.rs' pTSia iITr tno S.e supfrtsi"n
ia.; sunday, the day before GOV Cookies mes
*, wis sent To- the Legislative Assemhly.
~ sunday morning Shepherd Sent mess.n.
ger g. the livery table OF Price Brothers. on
SN'I street. between G street and Louisiana
:" ihs reside19es %s,;. 81 NJ Jn Lay the Audi,9r,
Nd Nd j., ara nT.nS them immed'ately 70 the
fr"", The "hisct Of bringing these two
-'r@ I" thc once OF The board on sunday
~ n ils was undoubtedly - prepare the two
'Aunlts Whlch t'coinpany the iovernors mes-
- ''c huviur report anu the Engineers
I'Pnl' anu Wllyn hre Iehcu on As complete
a.s"'t l" the uainsglhg chMles contained IN
hhL IN "I the Isd ana aith instant Like all
.ne we ",ner staltlnent- ui thc botrd tht sc last
,rcl Fts iurhish INC ceVldence of their authors
i"'' '"' "'''tS anu m'srepresehtd'luns
I. O., .b ~ tIut ,r,, bo,rl 4. s.t,,,, -
: went vhiio IN. Efginr,,s r,., ,. s''t nv il,
non in tr,,,c th,t lie h"art ~, - It.Vd
,ie nr,ai,ir ,Ct ~ g. n,rss 'ri 10, w., ''",'.tl
n..ftrt IegisI,t,irc 49,, ,i,1, ~ a. a AZ W tls
n .~' ~ tho rnets ,,i .II.., ~ ~ t,, prove
-rh.-o 1. ma nff.,,,n1 ,na,i,, =, r'.,,, ~ liz
10. f,.t IN. ntanv AMI t,rnss dis.r.,,,,i o w. ~
fv,,t. tie Narirus r,.,,nrts AMI sf,,ani,eri uhtL
g.. D.d has ,,Isds U ~, - , ".,u ~ d~,enen'S "nl,h
$751;. .h have cNunScd. They seem to realile
10 ms j. a hopeless task, and therefore con-
.H'r'tN's WIN thc tu"rt u convince the
i.ht nr! nave plenty oi money In Their
'Hl ana thit th"y have not violated the
'lrt gMh trncurrineut.
u" ,H-iutt ucif idst nhaIicidl exhibit first.
"ht III us message saws
-"p.rt Z tho Comp roller win furn m Won with
'Hieil'm - al the receipts ana rsn. 'tur
'.'.t'' '"Nerh.il'ul irllh lts ora Nttou 20
r. t-,f, ,,ir ~ w .,tha,ss Ut "" s'ln., cir.
o. ,.r f. n" csse G,,e 80 '.N ~ ai, ... M
.fae tluropriat.uua + p any sn.,inr oh "t. ut,s
H a. tan. - the shCrs euicts Tor the yr.r~ui
h fh" amounts aptrupnated.
q, b, ,'mrirol,rt rrpou T. Sll slso NJ seen
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