National Republican., 1874-05-09

ey Q. For e-inch s1.1e for furnishing and
cents for setting; total, s16a A. That Is Il
as sir.
Q. What kind of circular did you use--fy
N. or six-inch A.-Agood portion of our circu
Il lar-of these long ,radii-was cut out
siK-incii; cpt down to Eve.
,es Q. Was. the circular s1.75 for furnishing
Ird "A. Yes, sif; for the corners, think.
an Q. And 80 cents for the settingi A. Ye;
Q. That would make s2.o5l A. think 50
Ter 2. Yet l see the Government is Charge
nix 50 .50l A. wherei
lth Q. In good many places through these re
ice ports, for instance take P-street circle. Tha
ice Is got to be historical ground, nowl A. l sup
pose the fact of the business was that some 0
20 that curb cost 81 rs; which was furnished by
= man named Wescott, for Maine, but that whicl
II IS furnished here we had cut to suit the dii
-IHSA u radh must have cost US fully $3.50.
( nfSS tut your board prices were S2.05. Now
e ~ ing is already dressed when 1t come
!; fes cG .uots. A. Some of it is and some o
1t q SnSE o. not that dressed when it came here
, ,UASHsa deal of it was, and some not.
YA:., a: a gS y 'ssing, then, was embraced in tn
.acz NJ Ing M 81 AZ, or the S1.20, as the cas-
/ misS,. nIs bep a +, most cases
Then can atten.Ion ri 70 .1as rstas oe'auSs anS
nnde 81 ana these 70 :.srgedNtbe circnIar-t,
fin d tlSS curbfnx Is eL e and n "a CHARGED 4
the Gotefnment ss saA At have named mere
IN sSeessof sasse s. a,,ess "a prices; charged
he Government at rates' In n some reaso
! prA;es. A. 1 suppose theae VA
i forsit If 1t was done.
on see it has been dons: Ium n
Il Thy Witness. Have you a rnefnonns>N
the "a sesl y.
Mr. I'Nwilson. have not now. ~
The Witness. If you will furnish il TO- 6ae,,
| NE can i've an explanation of 1t, will.
Mr.. vi son. Probably some of these parties
wfesars "a oking over these books will find: ii.
1 haye-EptSit just at hand now.
| Bythe Chairman: Q. P-street circle is so
chasedf. A. P-street circle know was cut
out cfsix.tnGi curb. Igaye the order for it to
| be doue.. 4
ByMr. stanton: O. Which curb do you refer
TOT All. nAesh the curb around the circle
itself.
By Mnwilson: Q. thsak you must be mis-
| taken. Al My stood by and saw It done.
| Q. Yousde ntt mean it wss a circular curb
/ A. mearIlt WIS 3 6-inch straight curb, cut
down to fye1ne hes, to fit that circle. There
was very liStie {. iken off of each curb. It was
cut-I knovft wss cut. 1 gave the order and
stood by andissw the greater part of the work
done. TherewasSgreat delay i'm cutting that
curb and setting IL, and wanted the street
done at once II wNs 6-inch straight curb, cut
down to 5inchS so es to give the curVe-to it
4 the radius.
Q. Do you m.sa to SAY each piece Is curbed 7
A. mean to saF thatieach piece of that curb
is cut and fttetito' that circle out of 6-inch
curb.
Q. In other wo-t6, yca take piece Of curb
that is six inches thick, .and you trimmed Il 80
that It made 1t circular in forml A. 1t gave # |
| the proper curve fCs'thst circle.
Q. 1t required to Hbe dressed down to i've |
inches in order to giveethats eurvature7 4. 1t |
Is about fiveInch curve n0w.-
@. think you mustsbe mistEken about that
A. No; had considerable difficulty, reusm-
bef, in regard to that circle;. and it has i'm.
pressed itself for thasrsEsonive very strongly en-
my mind.
Q. I think the eurbsyoui se referring to'i
must be the circular curb7arounG the outside.
A. No, sir; the curb around that circle.
Mr.. Wilson. There will be a. great differences
of opinion between three or four members of i,
the committee and YOURSELF if aluWere called
upon to swear. L
The Witness. I cannot help that.
Mr.. Wilson. Because We happened to be
out there one day and LOOKED at that thing 4
particularly.
The witness. I can produce the man who
cut 1.-THE man who cut the curb there. Ii
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. would be- glad If you
would have somebody look at. it.. 4. have
looked at 1t myself. I gave the opler to have
It done. had 1t hauled there..
Q. But human memory is such q frail thing.
A. know what say because Ihad trouble on
that spot.
0. You asked me for some instances. The
chairman hands some cases on page 42S. will
call attention to 81 linear feet Of circular curb
ing at $3.50. That is one item.
Mr.. Merrick. There are about dozen ofthem.
Q. And then l ,5S5 linear feet Of circular
curbing at s2.503
The Witness. Where is thati Il
Mr.. Wilson. That is at P-street circle.
Q. And then see the next item, Is linear
feet at $3.50. Then 1 see 172 linear feet of l.
circular curbing at $3.50.
Mr.. Merrick. You will find fouror five pages
consecutively.
Mr.. Wilson. Every one of them, that I put
my eye upon there is charged at $3.50 to the
Government. II
Mr.. Merrick. Yes; there are four or five on
each page.
NJ. Stewart. was,there any straight crubl
Mr.. Wilson. No that is charged at $1.50,
while the board price is 81. 30 and s142.
Mr.. Stewart. You can very easily tell how
much Is charged as straight and how much is
charged as circular around P-street circle.
Mr.. Wilson 1t Is ,5S5 feet.
Mr.. Stewart. That includes the whole of It.
Mr.. Wilson. That Is, circular. Then the
straight curbing at P-street circle is charged at
SLIGO, and think you will find uniformity
through the vouchers that the charge against
the Government for straight curb Is at $1.50
and the other $3.50.
lne WlLneS5. Inc IacL OF the business is, the
6-inch curb cost the board little over $1.50.
If you add the 5 per cent. for contingencies to
$142, that would make the 81 81 or S1.52 as :
the actual cost. Now, in regard to these
short curbs of which you speak, have no
doubt they cost the board fully s2.50. There
were great many irregular curbs, which had
to be cut to ft special places, and think the
vouchers will demonstrate that they cost the
board $3.50.
Q. Did you use any granite curbi A. Yes,
sir.
Q. The board price is the same for bluestone
curbingi A. 1t cost about the same.
Q. The board prices were exactly the same,
were they mott A. I think they were.
By Mr.. Christy: On the subject of granite
curbing, find a charge on Fourteenth street
west, from H street to N, north, s.. II Is for ,
granite curbing and setting. It is one of the !
tabular statements Of the report of 1872. |
The Witness (after examining the report.
That is granite circular curb and setting, That
is at the corner opposite the circle. That is
what It cost. II was cut by Mr.. Emery.
gave the order for that myself. 1t is an irreg-
ular curve.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. should like to have
statement of the whole amount of tagging
purchased, the persons from whom purchased, :
and the prices paid. Z
The Witness. You shall have It. Here is q
voucher Tor instance:
The BOARD OF PUBLIC woRks,
To NJ. g. EMERY & BRo., DR..
For 95 feet of circular granite curb, by 20
inches, ordered Of K. Phillips, chief en-
H Sui to Gay and Green streets, George. Wv '"
town, - - IS 90
k2OS 90
The vouchers run through in that way.
Q. Did you state yesterday, or at any time
during your examination, what amount of
wood payements had been laid since the 18th
Of May, 1S72i A. Our report states 1t for S
1873. ID
Q. The whole amount laidl A. Yes, sir.
Q. 1t states the whole amount laid; but Is I
there any mode Of ascertaining how you esti-
mate them since the 18th of May, 1s72l A. {
Yes, SIR; BY deducting the amount In the for q
mer report from this. The greater quantity of :
ir was laid since the 18th of May, 1872.
@. The reason ask the question is this: On .
the 18th Of May, 1872, Il appears q report was q
made by some persons who were designated
whose names I do not now remember. $
The Witness. An advisory board.
Q. To look into this matter Of wood pave
ments? A. Yes, sir.
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