National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-21


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/ formed you of that the other DAY..
/ O. We're YOU paid for your servteea a ., :,
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/ stated to you the other day. Yes, IL wa al
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Mr.. Christy Now, desire 10 show thu b,a.
Of this witness by recurring him To- stste the
entire income he has received, since the forma-
4 ton of the Districs government. Ann m
sources, as engineer or Surveyor. He "a Of
an smphfbious nature, having the two ofices.
4 Mr.. Jewett. / understood the witness 10 sav
that cross-sections were embarrassinr.
|. The Witness. No, did not saw 90 a9rca
| with you Mr., Jeyett. about the croas asrtio,,s
Mr.. Jewett. But before that Won saId n va
embarrassing.
L The Witness. In some cases, probably. I
know in some cases they are very embarrassing.
Mr., Wilson. The absence Of them Il somsi
times very embarrassing
/ The Witness That is 50. Il has been to ma
In one or two cases. {.
By Mr.. Christy: o. want to know what
your income has Been from ali sources as sur mr..
Veyor and engineer, since your connection with
the District governments A. get $4,000 q
yoar as Surveyor and IS, 600 for doing work for
i the Board of Public Works. That 4. working
In the day and attending to all their busineas'
giving them copies of al papers that they re.
Quire from my Office.
Q. Do not you do. also, considerable work
for citizens for which you are paidl A. Ger
tainly do, and i win do work for you, II YOU
want Il done.
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4 O. State your income from ali sources. A.
cannot tell you that. That Is nv own bust
ness, not yours. s.,-a..; ..-.....', ~
By the Chairman: The witness has stated
that there was . want of engineer force. and I
suppose you want to show that part Of bis
time was occupied In private work.
1 The Witness My duty Is q surveyor Ia one
thing, and my other duty In CONNECTION with
\ the board I do at night I do q great deal Of
computation at night. Ny Office Il an Office Of
fees, 90 that what they pay me vould be an
equivalent TO what I would make. .
| ME-. Thurman. The question Is, without goine
into the dollars, what proportion of your time
could not well define that.
| O. Can YOU form any deal A. work some
times from sfx O'Clock In the morning untjl Tor,
and twelve O'Clock at night, and Sundays, too,
| Sometimes. =
MT. Jewett. Tha. is not the o,,e,t,or The
4 nnpaff0u IA what NJ Ia de
/ vol "a 10 your privata encacenents1 4 Nv
nroner bonrs. accordin0 to the law. AZ tbs
etiee. are between and 3. and during the baI-
/ ance of the time can IA a. + nleass for anv
| other person out.Ide of INV rrO1,lar hours
| Nv Mr. Thuruan: o. Was that 40 InrinO, thu
time that these improyements were coiTS an
heref A. Yes. sir.
O. Your CONDENSATION "a survevor was 90
| COD !. Yes. In.
o And vo,, were assistant enOineer If the
Rosrs If Pnhlic Works A. a aaJerv ~ "a e00
| Were your Office hours In both of tbose o1fces
from d n a. ststed nefors tn Won IN T'I CON,
ne s with this. that nv Once IA an once Of
Saas and tberlI did work. IN tho u,orninsr and
m 20 10 and 1 o5c,ock az njcbt n-anssrtoor
naners. Calculations. &c. f''-9
3. Let me understand. isn't this $4,000 thew
nav Won for vour servjces "a s,rvevor If ne
| bistr;cs a saiaryi A. Yes. sir. =
o. And The IS 500. e not that salarvl A.
That Is given to me for nv services for doing
work for the board. You NAV term IL 4 salary,
o. Then there are two salaries, and Won saw
the Office hours In which YOU earn these Salaries
are from nine to three A. said that my Office
hours as surveyor properly under the law "a
between nine and three but that I am aecus
toned 10 working from six and Ave sometjmes
in the morning until twelve and one O'Clock at
night. =.
., I understand that those are YOUR uroper
the lawl A. The law fixes them-from to s.
: o. How does IL AT the Office bours-tha
hours to which your Office shall be kept open,
or the number of hours you shall work. A.
That the office shall ooen q. . and close at 8.
o. That don't undertake. then, to make
e-hour man of an 8 or 1O-hourl A. am all
hours, as the government may require.
| q. Was Il The understanding between YOU
and the District government thai you were only
10 work for the government sig hours-from 8