National Republican., 1874-05-27

e.
~ q. Do you know of other instances vhers
Mr.. 0eYtlywas sent out in like manner to maks
important measurementsi A. Yes, sir; all
these final measurements were made by Mr.
0ertly and signed BY myself; and q great many
measurements, or some measurements Of Tay.
lor d Flbert; some Of Albert Gleason; few,
think, Of George Follansbee, were made by Mr.
Q. Who sent him out to make themi A.
presume the vice president. ..E =. /
u @. 1t was not done, then, regularly through
the engineer department, and in the ordinary
usual course Of businessi A, The final vouch
ert Were--N- - g. F..#rraH-.r H.-E F=E .
"a q. But I am speaking about those Other
voucbersi "A. No, sir; / think not. ri T.
d Q. The final vouchers, / presume, went
through your ofieei A. The thing might be
regular and not go through my hands; the
thing might be regular and 60 through Mr.
0eEtly's hands,. y -.TE
q. But am trying to get st who it was who
sent Mr.. Oertly out to make these measure
menksa Al presume IL was Governor Shep-
herd; ] do pet know positively about that.
HI Q. Have you looked through Mf.ein.siau6R-
ures that he psesenssar n ths saRnittee in his
testimoVl 4. Yes, sir. -
I Q. What do you say as to their accuracy OF
inaccuracyi A. The figures which he pre-.
sented on these avenues are copies OF our
Q. They are correctl A. Yes, sir; pre-
suEhe they are. --r rff '-g. -... r-l
@. What do you say as TO the other figures
that he has presented to the committed A. II
you will specify some particular matter will
reply. ~ : 49,. :lI g1I.E
Q. You have seen statements and tables that
he made out here In regard to sewers, &C.;
have you examined thosef A. Yes, sir 3.
Q. Are they correct or incorrect A. They
Q. Do you know who made the measure
ments Of tagging for John o. Eyansi IA. Mr..
Oertly, think, made most of them. ] have
made one / am sure Of, that is B street; that
is the only one reeollect of making myself.
Q: Did you see the testimony of Mr.. Cluss,
in making up the cost of tagging at P-street
circle--did you see Q statement as to the kind
Of stone that was used in that Haggingf A.
may have seen IL but have forgotten about 1t
now; IN fact know but very little about that
Tagging; ii was something entirely out of my
way. ~ .. 5...-.t -. '...... .rr-.-
Q. But you have been about this city o good
deal, presumed A. Oh, yes, sir. -.
Q: will read yo1 this, as appears on page
21S2 of the record: . ,..-- -..'4..-.-- .,.-
GsNrLExEs: We have . lot Of selected blue
stone yging, say about twenty to twenty 1--WE
thousand Issf, from ~ TO I inches thick, even
pansd & a. even tSrses such as IS used her. toi
we win deliver the same TO you on wharf.
square loot. Delivery to be complete within
Awaiting your reply, We are, gentlemen, very
respectfully, your obedient servants.
HgsOrsals Board Of Pubic Works, Was.iT0iOn,
tIndorsement.I -. .... r.
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
... DiSIEN'T OF CpLUNBtA, 2
WAsHIsGToE. April a, is53
q. Respectfully referred to the engineer in charge
for report. This will be necessary for the P
street circle, If the price is proper one.
By order Of the board.
} BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
.- DISTRICT OF COLuMBIA, ,
WAsniSGToH, May 8, 1873. }.
to this board from ~ twenty G % 10 ~
feet Of bluestone tagging, from IA to Inches
thick, even feet lengths and from 2i-l2 to feet
wide, and to be delivered at the wharf In this city
within so days, at rs cents per square foot.
= 70 EDWARD JouxsoS,
D -n.. a. -- Chief Clerk
lfessrs. Van Braat & Bro., rs South sired, H..O
, True copy: CHks. s. JOHNSON,
The P-strset circle is completed. Otherwise tho
price Is reasonable, quality Is represented; 1t
Win cost HsSnly about Is cents addition per linear
= .. .ssu II visa you bostare 20 the committee
whether the kind Of Tagging that is specified
in this letter Of Wan Brunt & Brothers is the
kind of tagging that has been put down by
John o. Evans in his work about this cityi A.
Judge Wilson, II am not familiar at ali with the
different kinds Of tagging, although would
like TO answer the question If ] could.
Q. Have you not seen the Tagging down on
B street northi A. Yes, sir. -
Q. There is q large quantity Of 1t laid there2
A. Yes, sir. = " p. -- --.- .
Q. Is that plain Tagging, or has It q rough
surfaced A. think that 1t is a rough quarry
faced tagging.
Q. How is 1. across the MALI A. think
that It is the same. .-. ......
Q. How is it about the Botanic Garden and
down here on Maryland avenue5 A. 1 think
that also is q quarry faced tagging.
@. How is It at Mount Vernon placei A.
do not know; have forgotten. .
Q. Did you see the tagging that was put
down on P-street circlei A. may have seen
IL at the time, but did not pay any particular
attention to it. .--.... . - -.- ....
Q. This tagging that We have just been talk
ing about Is that Of even four feet lengths
from two and four twelfths 70 four feet wide,
or Is Il miscellaneous sizesl A. have never
noticed this tagging; an not able to speak
definitely about any of it. know that there
Is q machinery dressed tagging and q rough
tagging, but as to the different sizes am not
able to say. - .-
O. How much mach.nery-dressed tagging
have you ever seen about this cityl A. have
seen some IN front of the Patent Ofice and
around the Post Office; that Is the only place l
recollec.. , ZOO ....
Q. Have you seen any in any place else about
this cityi A. lido not think of any other place.
This matter of tagging actually have had
nothing to do with.
Q. 1 only ask you the question with regard
to It, because cf your familiarity with this cityi
A. never made any measurements Of tagging.
have had very little TO do with IL. have no.
ticed nothing Of the sizes. II had been over
II and made the measure ments, I could probs-
bly, answer that question iutsiEgently.
BY Mr.. Stewart: O. You say that this meas
tiremeut, made BY Mr.. oertly, you suppose, was
made by order of the vice PRESIDENT A. Yes,
sir. a7-t s-. -
y Q. And that you never knew the fact that IN
the ENDORSEMENT on the back Of it, directing o
survey TO be made, Il was referred to Mr..
oertly and Nj. Barney for that purposel A.
Mr.. Oertly may have shown that to me; /
would not say that be did not. ~ "
@. You and Mr.. Oertly were In the same
oflicei A. Yes, siT. he may have shown that
to me, but am certain never made the meas
urement. r-E
Q. You are both engineers In the same oficel
A. Yes, sir. s~ ~ .-a 81
Q. When you were jointly ordered to do q
piece Of work would you let the other know
about III A would, certainly; yes, sir.
Q. You knew that be was doing the work 7
A. Yes, sir; presume did, have forgotten
the circumstance presume knew of It nt
the time, but have forgotten It. rsr1
Q. There was nothing about it to attract
your special attention 50 as to make you re-
member particularly A. No, sir. ssa ai
Q. Nothing of an unusual character that
would make you remember IL speciality A.
No, slr. f@r 9cy g - I-t
q. It was for preliminary and partial meas
urement, Was i'll A. i am unable to say about
that; presume, however, n was.
q Q. II appears TO be . partial measurement.
Do you know whether there has been final
measurement made Of that work. A. think
there has been a final measurement made of
the most ofthat work, for / think have ap-
proved and signed most OF these vouchers.
@. You say you sometimes signed vouchers
Of Mr.. Oertiy's workf A. Yes, sir. 49,
Q. Were they correct or not-those you
signed1 A. ! supposed them 70 be correct.
Q. You would not have signed them II you
had not thought they were corrscti A. No,
sir; should not by any means. -, -
Q. Have you any reason now to suppose they
werc not correcti A. No, sir; lhave not.
@. Then there Is no particular point In their
having been made by Mr.. OcrtlY, and signed
BY you'll A. No sir. As matter of courtesy
would sign the measurement Of Mr.. Oertly,
and suppose be would do the same thing ior
me. think be Is capable Of making proper
a. much as am myself.