National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-05

/ the average between 81 and 90 which Is IS, and I
| proposed, on account OF the rock excavation and
not present the account in the measurement, to
assume the whole &C 40 cents, and the other gen.
tlewen TO whom did propose thought It was tair.
| V And you assumed the whole Of the grazing
| to the Government at 20 cents? A. Yes sir; with
cut charging snything for rock excavation were
q. Did you have much rocky excsvationi A,
About this city cannot say great deal
Y. The percentage was not very great Do You
increase the price Of The Goyernmeni up TO forty
centss A No, sir; II had to assume the average
| in this case again, I would say II was less tnan
O. How much less would you put Il? A. I
would certainly rather prefer SIMPLY 70 nave ne
average IS, and charge the rocky excavation
o. Would not that have been the more accurate
way Of have done this ousinessr A. admit that:
/ very rare indeed in this cityf A. Compared to
the amount of grading done the percentage is not
q, Is 4 not very larger A. would say 1T was
small
ton In the city Of Washington at allf A Yes,
By Mr. Wilson: Q. Have you ever noticed the
on New Hampshire avenue by the Government
| and that paid the contractorsf
/ Witness. Do you mean the amountf
/ Counsel. Yes, sir; the amount.
Mr.. Msttingly. The rate per square yardf
Mr.. Wilson. Yes; the rate for grading and
SSsTl1g a. There Is no hauling
mistaken; but tRiSk i i 10 not. t. 1H 'H0'O1
again. How did you make mp the price st for dag
gtngf A. That could not say.
Q: Do you know how the price is made upf A.
d Nor what the charge against the Govern
msnt for faggingf A Yes, sir: ,.
q q. Were they PAID us, They charged q rs.
O. How did the board make up Its price of s1.2s
q square for laggingf A. cannot say, because
had nothing to do wtthft.-
Q. Were all parties paid the same price for dag
top dressing and laying. Not all the parties fur
q. It includes the tagging and all the work
donef A. Yes, sir. Then again
@ But suppose the District government or the
Board Of Public Works furnished the tagging.
Did they then pay all parties the same pricef A.
Then in that case If the tagging was the same
price, OF course the same price would be charged.
s1S not
| the two there is o difference in price.
| O. What do you call top-dress aaggingf A.
q. Have You ever ' locked at the tagging along
| down on street north? Between which points?
g Along there in front Of the monument from
ever looked particularly at that. never meas
ured It. -.- -.
q. Do you know whether that is charged at
s1.2SH A. was not present at that measurement
| and, indeed, could not say exactly whether 1t
was or not. If IT was charged OF tl25, there Ger.
q. Then around the Bot.nicsi Gardens; what
do you say about that at g. Is to the Government
Is that charged at tl.2Sf A. was not present at
q. What would you say to $1.25 for that flag.
ging around the Botanical Gardens? A. That
around the Botanical Gardens, II understand 1t
aright-thst tagging was hauld from the Post
ONCE and Patent Office.
Q. So that we understand when the tagging
I kAn NhaNv al
placed by frst-clsss tagging. A. And Of course
| In one place we certainly could get nothing ex.
ccpt the laying, and whatever little IointIng and
dressing would be required and In the other place
get full. But as say was not present at these
measurements, and could not say what was the
charge.
Q. What do you consider such tagging worth
as Is around the Botanical Gardensf a. Price
allowed to the contractor was thirtyfour cents for
as was absolutely necessary By the WORKOUT days
O. Thirty-four cents allowed him for redressing
and laying that faggingf A. There was no re:
necessary to bring them to q fair
Q. On the south side OF the Botanical Garden
Witness. On Maryiand svenuef
Mr.. Wilson. Yes.
A. think there is some there.
Knowledge. / didn't either measure It or ox-
anime 1t.
q. But you say that the tagging that was on the
west side Of the garden come from around the
Post Otlcef A. As far as II went.
| q. And that was replaced OF the Patent once
and Post ofleeT A. With nrst-class machine
| q. Did you make up the account for work done
| by the Board Of Public Works during this last
summerf A. Yes, air. think prepared state
Q, Do you recollect OF charging for tagging
around the Patent Office and Post 0fhceP a. i
think did charge 1T was not aware Of IL at the
time when made that account, that anything
had been charged around the Botanical Garden.
| q. You didn't know that the District govern
ment had already a o. n Ia uin
that they had hauled down from the Patent Once
and Post Once? A. No, sir; really was not
present AZ the last measurement, and never saw
9; What Is the cost oflaying this naggingf
The Witness. The actual COST
Q. Yes, sir. A. I never Investigated that oues
ton. 1 never looked Into that matter / think,
though, twenty-four cents is fair price, inclu-
cement, and whatever little dressing is REQUIRED
to bring the flags out even.
q. Do you think that is q reasonable price? A.
q. L. not that an excessive price? A. No, sir; I
think higher prices have been paid than that In
Q. DO you know what is the price Of dressed
material-dressed fagging7 A. have not any
of the latest price lists, but remember we paid
the W TsaiITy DEPARTMENT
machine-dressed, unjOlnted. But this rough
hagging-I do not mean dressed faggIng-just
gIarry-taced: could not give you quotations Of
O. Was there any bids invited for furnishing
tagging or for laying lit A. do not know, be.
cause that was no province Of ours.
@ You know nothing about It? A. No. SIR
q. Who did the principal part Of the tagging |
A. think MI. EysnsDJoSn o. EVans property
Q. Who made the principle part of the meas |
urements of John o. Evans'worf A. 1 did some, |
Q. Who did the principal part Of itf a. That
could not say. do not know what the amount
of the whole measurement is.
q. Didn't you do the chief part of John n |
Evans and Gleasons measurements A I ala
good deal OF his measurement.
Q. Who did the principal part of GIeasen's
measurement A. Il did Of course, some oft.
Q. Who directed you to make these measure
ments? A. That was done by direction of the
Governor, think, at the time.
Q: Did you have written order to that effectH
q. Did you act under the supervision OF the an.
gineer-in-chief9 A. think TIE Governor smoke
to him at the time but am not positive about n,
Y. How did II happen that the Governor came
70 you and directed you to measure John o.
Q. Is that the usual mode of doing those thin1ss
A. No, sir; rather did It reluctantly because 1
inside work, and had no inclination AZ ali To
measure.
Q. How are measurements usually procured,
your measurement f. There is now a T pret rpr
strict way. Ps'S'
9. when was that adOptedr A. 1 think INV.
at first required from the contractor a written an
plicatlon to the board for measurement
" Wnen WAS tnet rule adopted3 A. That / ,
was adopted some time during last summer.
u what time during the summer do you thInkP
Even that could not positively say
, U have you any mode Of ascertainfup when I
that was donef A No, sir, I have not. !
U rev Gays ago there was something said
mere ABOUT nineteen feet Of park IN conneotion ]
WIZ laying nAgging. When was that ruIe I
Ao0PteoE a. That was In the summer OF 1874
U In what way was that rule adopted A. That
l eannot say only know it was adopted. -
u no informed you oft? A. Well tha nav I
nrst kneHof IL Is this: In tn Q preparation n 8
M. Evans measurement think n was across | {
fourteenth street; measured that; 1 had MAJ .
ired the parking as well as tagging, and Twas
hen informed by MIR. Evans himseif thai ths
PARKING was TO be included in the haR0ino vhich
had not known before, and after that I thinE '
ie received the formal Communication from the | c
Ice presidents office that the parkir would he 4
feet Of parking. .
Y. Did you have any contracts with Won yhen '
gu made these measurements? A. think had .
ms particular one; the contract then did not IN.
Jude It. T.
q. Did you ind any such thing as that in anv
tho contracts-l9 feet Of parkingf A, After +,
ard, think IL was included: but Indeed / have y
ad nothing TO do with the perfection of contraets |
40 could not say positively. > e
Y. Did you measure any 10 feet of parking Il
1out Mount vernon place, along John U. Evans q,
der. N'A' P''0' y sni' o.
Z. Is there any 10 feet of parking along there "
I front 81 the monument on B street northf A Il
e. Is II there? A, II a NOT thera now Ahout a,