National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08

| "nHe ago VINO furnished the money. had
was first awarded to me.
Q. Did you furnish the money to pay those
stone-cuttersl A. Yes, sir; certainly.
i Q. VOW got none from any other source? A.
Only what raised myself.
Q. Who is the Mr.. Williams you spoke Of
who assisted you In getting this contracti A.
1 don't know that he assisted me. only asked
him If he thought could get a contract If I
applied for It, and he told me he thought I
could. He has a contract for Tiber creek sewer.
1t is Joseph Williams.
Q. He didn't aid you in any manner in getting
IL? Only In the way have mentioned. :.
BY Mr.. Mattfngiy: Q. understand you to
say that you signed this contract shortly after
it was awarded to you; is that eorrectf A. Yes,
sir.
Q. You took this work at board rates, didn't
youi A. Yes, sir; that is, the price was fixed
few days after / went to work.
Q. Did you understand at the time that it In
cluded 10 feet of parkingl A. No, sir.
Q. That is the ground Of your complaint, is
It'll A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you not know that II has been the Gus
tom of the board in all contracts Of this kind
to include the psrkingi A. Not at that time.
Q. Didn't you know that the contracts of
other parties doing similar work included the
parkingl A. Oh yes, sir.
\ Q. Then the grounds of your dissatisfaction
are, as I understand you, that you were under
the impression at the time that it did not in
clude this 10 feet of parkinga A. No, sir; it
was separate and distinct from that. My con-
tract stated that / was TO receive 10 cents q
4 square foot. My contract did not mention any
parking until addressed a communication to
the board and asked them to amend 1t 50 as to
include it.
| Q. Did you read over this contract when you
signed it3 A. I did at first.
| Q. Didn't you notice then it included the
parkingl Alt didn't mention anything about
parking when first signed It.
| Q. Is this the contract you signedl (Handing
witness the contract.) A. don't know. know
my original contract did not mention anything
about parking.
Q. This is not the contract you signed
originally, you think now2 A. No, sir.
By MIR. Merrick: Q, When was this contract
| signed? A. signed the contract shortly after
I was awarded it, and then again it was
amended, and signed IL as it was amended
some month or six weeks ago.
@. That is the one you signed month or six
weeks ago2 A. Yes, sir. The first one I
signed am sure didn't mention parking at all,
because had been at work some two months
when Mr.. Smith, the superintendent of the
Botanical Gardens, called my attention to the
fact that there was parking to be done there,
and asked me why did not apply to the board
to do it. 1 then addressed a Communication to
board, asking them to amend my contract 30 as
to include the parking.
By Mr.. Msttingly: Q. This contract provides
| "laying flag tootways, including parking,
furnishing stock, sand, graVeling, jointing, &C.,
per superficial foot, 81 centsP' A. Yes, sir;
that was not my original contract.
| sir. -
Q: Was not there dispute between you and
the board that Under that contract you had,
. yuu mad TO do this work-these IS feet of park
inga A. After the board answered my COM
munication and stated all over 10 feet that l
would receive at board price. That was set
tied, presume, as far as the board was con-
1 cerned. thought 1t was very unfair, and I
herds attention to it he would allow me-
Q. You think you ought to be allowed that
10 feet at board rstesa A. Yes, sir.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. You have classified the
tagging as old and newl A. Yes, sir.
Q. You may state how the new tagging fur
nished by the board compares with this old
| fagging-whether 1t is not very rough. A. The
new tagging is very inferior. "A
By Mr.. Mattingly: Q: What kind of stone is
5fy s. tsss sns Ssijjrs t@"'' 'nnA ever ''"
Q. You are stone-cutter by trade, under
standl A. Yes, sir; but have not worked at
| it for some time.
Q. And you cannot state to this committee
what kind of stone it Isl A. No, sir.
| Q. Do you know where it came FRONT A.
No, sir.
Q. Where Is the inferior tagging, on what
\ street, A. 1t Is on the north side of Maryland
avenue, between Third and First streets.
By MIR. Christy: Q. Why do you pronounce
it inferior haggingi A. Because It is much in
ferior to other tagging that have seen used
and worked.
Q. Do you know whether this was refuse
tagging tagging that had been rejected else
wherei A. No, sir. do not know anything
about that at all.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. About what time did
you begin to lay this haggingT A. think it
was In the latter part of July they colii1IisS.,
tween oSSh1sSSfi77ahia avenue and the gatei A.
No, sir.
9. Was that all old tagging, A. All on
! Third street Is old tagging.
Q. All that old tagging came from where!
A. Most of 1t came from around the Patent
Office and the Post Office Department, and the
balance came from around the different streets
that were being improved; used as gutter and
bridge stone.
Q. The whole of it, then, was tagging that
had heen used either about the Post Office or
Patent Office, or was taken from the streetsl
A. Yes, sir; that is all of the old tagging.
Y. am speaking about what lies between
pennsylvania avenue and the gate of the Botan- |
lcal Garden on the east side Of Third street? A. |
The whole of the tagging on Third street from |
pennsylvania avenue to Maryland avenue Is |
composed Of old tagging entirely.
Y. Was there any dressing to be done to that |
fagginga A. o, yes, sir.
Mr.. Bass. notice here at the bottom of page |
IA of the Governors answer that there is |
charge on the east side of Third street west, |
fronting Botanical Garden, for $3.50 square feet |
offagging, at 81 .25, 80 912.5O; also on page $50
charge for 5 ,7A square feet of flag footway
between Pennsylvania avenue and the gates Of
the Botanical Garden, SLIPS, ST. 55.
BY Mr.. Wilson: Q. We're you aware that |
a sSbsg s o t * Es j s Snt sss
States for that work. A. No, sir.
By Mr.. Mattingly: What is the total num-
Der OF feet you laid there-the entire work?
A. It was measured last week, and I think 1t
amounted to q, 929 feet.
Mr.. Wilson. He is speaking about between
the Botanical Garden gate and Pennsylvania
avenue, are you not, Mr.. Mattinglyl
Mr.. Mattingly. am speaking Of both places.
The Witness. 1t amounts to what have
said. He measured the old and new tagging
and the parking.
Mr.. Wilson. How much on the east side of
Third, between the gate and Pennsylvania ave-
nuei A. think it was II, 200 and some odd
feet.
By the Chairman: o. When did YOU begin
this work. A. In the latter part of July last
year.
By Mr.. Mattingly: Q. I understand that
about Il, 600 feet of tagging was furnished by
the bosrdl A. All of it was furnished.
Q. No; but excluding what came from the
Patent Office and Post Office! A. Near about
that.
Mr.. Mattingly. That is just what is charged 1,
TO the Government.
Mr.. Wilson. How is that
Mr.. Mattingly. About IS 900 feet, he saws,
Of this was furnished by the board, exclusive
Of what came from around the Patent Office
and Post Office
Mr.. Wilson. He says all old Tagging between t
the Botanical gates and the Avenue.
Mr.. Mattingly. Some old Tagging that was I
owned by the board, that did not come from
The Patent Office and Post Office. Y
Mr.. Wilson. I do not know whether the n
board owned the tagging around the Patent '
Office or Post Office or not.
Mr.. Msttingly. No, sir; nor do they make
lain for that.
Mr.. Stanton. And they have not charged the !.
Government for such.
Mr.. Wilson asked the clerk to hand me the
'riginal contract. believe he is now making
earch for 1t:
Mr.. johnson, the clerk, There Is no other U