National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-21

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q. No, Cir. I want 70 know The AGsesnes ysa
Honid make in tbs twq paysmsnts, yen bAsg y
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Aty to SEVENTY ave cents yard. - ~" = :,
o. stoesf a: 4 yald q STONE: - -
foE : th6dsand yards q psvsmsnti ~ = -, :
fneTssss yoar pries q the pavement, 4. IKE e
would be-Wel1, say IRON ten 70 nftesn cents 4
1upernoial yard Of pavement rt = .
| Senator Stsware VI pavement whsa II 10 DOWN.
senator Thurman. IT would depend, in other
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9. r. A rss Or; vosid take u q that rate
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yards q stone !Celd you got from ~ 4. Hev
1 O. YeS Il Ofytde q 81 a md yop hSye m
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e ct thick A. We do mot get any eebblsstoas ,
s s:s. e: 81 ss:s:. ;::s:
biggsr than that 4 dcn't make very good cob
yo1 have got 8 par cent q spsos IN 4 aissr i 3
representative Hubbsll. You deducted that.
you getPsid for your space; bat ws don't msntton
that In The secret Affairs Of our profession.
stand this before We leave II. have his contract
here, and this contract provides for the laying Of
pas; sp 1Es.sos ct Pass 1S for vsrncns sys:
evenue, and also on jacobsen plAes, between Penn
sylvalia avenue and H street. That contract Uas
sfssrwsrds extended, vasitnotf A. On Vermont
@ Yess A. No, sir; the eootraes extended was
on Ninth street. I ind hsrs 'sxtsusion Of con-
s r.. That Va including the sidewalk, curb
| 9. The extsnsion inelndes the laying Of four
inch compressed asphalt footwsy on the west side
teenth strset nofthwestf A. That IL correct.
1 Q. At el.4 per square yard; also the setting Of
ssd .ss 2, the o,t
sco Rlace. Nov WANT 70 aSesrtain from yol the
whole amount Of honey, or that which Represents
or ~ q
qusstion: DOCS the amount that yo "a, gave to tie
contract, embrace the original contract and the
i Sxtensionf a. Yea m. = =
Q, what was the amount that youreceivsdf I
The JSs,rn s1.s You 70 on and .x.m,n. Nj,
P.rissn. We have got 70 90 down . minute and
Ths Senators here retired from the room, -s
| Q.Iwant to know whether the amount that
you gave the committee while ago Is received
tsnsonf A. Us, III. - - 80
| (The Senators returned to their ssats.)
The Chairman. Have you stated the total
a. have stated according to the statement Of
senator stewart. vermont s ' Avenue s, and JACK.
Yes, SIR: that includes ne work Of both places.
| q. Dos this Include tES work on Fourth streetf
| A. No, sir; nothing to do with that at all. That
work that was kept distinct from any other work
| tn that concern;
". Inns II t0o only WORK done IN your name?
A. Yes, sir. Do understand you to mean by
that that It WAS the only work done under my
patent, or contracts awarded to me personality
These were the only contracts awarded to mo per-
| sonally. F.. ..TI-TI vs. =
| @. That 10 what I msan-W. B. Parisen. A.
": p. Parisen-that ID, including d street, which
The Chairman. That is contract No. s. that I,
relinquished? A. Yes sir. 30 -
Representative Hamilton. call upon these
gentlemen to give me all the final vouchers with
regard to these, II there arc any others,
Mr. MattinGly. It IL sugHested that there NAV
be some bills Tor street and sewer services which
were included in this gross amount that do NOT
appear ON these bills. We will have that looked
into; the street book Is mot here, So ---r- =
Representative Hamilton. In stating that these
are the final vouchers, know nothing about
them except what these young geptlemen tell
me. - = = ~
The Chairman. Do you propose to ask Mr.
P,5ise9 any qussticIs' ~
question:
Mr Christy. desire to continue the oxamina-
ton 0r mo1ent only. Pisass state what op-
portunity you had before the COMMITTEES Of 1877 to
Correct ne !sisineny sissr yoa ssvs it. to which
Witness. What opportunily had to correct the
M Christy. Yea A. None ct ALL :
Y an regard to the cobblestones, understand
you to make An estimate Of thar vsl1ssoiely with
feIeience 20 concrete pavemsnts; had they value