National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-25

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got that ken q III h yeuf esiculattou.
q. How laies a esfinats9 A. In laying ,
ciscle Ike thss thsre b waste o. nom 10to
arc in handling u ard cutting y.
Q. Nov, about WIS., tinis was tAas work
eompletsdi A. ! cannot ny ds1nitsly; sone
time this spring, either IN March OF Apsil:
think Il may have been February; an not
sure Il was last year.
q. IL It not fact that some Of that work
has ! been quite .sss..l z, eo2plsssn 4. No.
Q. am talking about 2 street circle e
Nineteenth street, A. That 4 what I am
speaking about.
q. Was there any asphalt pavement put
down therei A. Yeb, CIR.
Q. Whereabouts was that put DOWN. AZ
that circlea A. Yes, cir, Il was put down al
around that circle.
Q. Il II down there nowi A. Yes, Or.
Q. etnl tAesse A. Y0, 7sir; Iput so1edowD
below ths, eire2e-just below tie circle, think.
put down two or three thousand yards,
probably; may Be- more.
/ By Senator Stewart: Q. Just west Of the
circlea A. Yes, dir.
| ~ W0O pUb u 0OWm ~ VuArlc9 Gs 6veoD
pavement cones up 10 tie ma Of ths, circle
and d west Of the rle, down street = 1ittis
piece in between street, making tho con-
nection there, and piece on Massachusetts
avenue below the circle.
Q. wish you would Just take pencil and
shoW me- how those 6inere1f payenents Sre. /
The witness did ~ requested.
Q. Do you know whether they regard that
pavement - complete around the circle
rhether the Last coat has bean put on = or noes
[wkness takes draat that he has prepared
and describes II In detail to the committed
That b around the circle here, ct the outer part
of the circle. This (indicsting) Is the inner
circle; this fndicating) Il the concrete IN here;
and the tagging Is in herr, (indicating)
| The tagging is the footwsy around the edge
of the circle A. Yes, sir.
Q. When was that tagging put DOWN. A.
spring.
Q. A year ago! A. Yes, sir. do not reool.
lect the exact time; could tell, however, by
examination.
By the Chairman: q. What do you ct for
the haggings A. Sixty cents for laying7t.
By Representative Wilson: Q. Did you put
down the curbingi A. No, sir.
| Q. Who dbl I do not know; the curb was
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Q. Did you ever look at the curbingf
Witness. With q view to what
| 9. Did you ever look at ibid You ever ex-
anime It? A. No, SIR, not specially. think It
b granite curb though.
@. Was there any circular curb therci A..
Yes, sir; all circular curbing that goes around
that circle.
@. You may make circle with brick and be
straight edged all the timea A. No, sir; do
not think yOu could.
Q. What do you call circular curbings A. I
would call that circular curbing.
@. If 1t goes around the circle? A. Yes, sir;
If 1t goes around circle and has TO be cut out
lar curbing, more or less, as the case might be ;.
or course it depends upon the radius how cir
cular It is. do hot know how that radius 10,
but should call it circular curb.
Q. 1Iav. you ever looked at It to see II It h
circulari A. No, sir; only in . general way.
I do not see how we could get around circle
without its being circular.
Q. What kind Of vain are there through
this circlcl A. Asphalt walks.
Q. Who put them dowul A. I did II, or had
it done.
Q. When did you do tha,i A. I do not re-
collect. I think 1t was after the other work
was completed.
Q. Do You mean this last spring or before
this last eprinxs A. This last summer. May
Q. How much asphalt work did you do In
there this last summer A. I do not recollect
the amount. l have Z statement here some
where.
Q: Had you done any asphal: work before
that time?
Witness. Around that circle!
A. Yes, sir. 49,
Witness. No, sir.
Q. Was there any brick pavement laid therea
A. I do not recollect.
Q. Did you ever SEE any brick pavement theres
Witness. Around the eiselei
Q. Yes, sir. -sssslz t-z
Witness. do not .recollect of any. There
may be some there poeaihly there Is, on the
Q. Outside Of the carriageswsyi A. Yes, FIR:
am not sure about thaf, only give you my
impression. I did not do It, and Of course I do
not know that Il 70 %.
Q. Have you had any wood pavement con-
tracts since the 18th Of May, 18TH A. Yes,
sir.
Q. How many7 A. cannot tell. -.
Q. Al1 very eeusidssshae amountS Tcannot
say definitely about the dates Of the contracts:
i do not think have had any let in the year
except ono case-the ., 800 yards l spoke Of ON
A street.
Representative Wilson. Now, would like to
have the attention of the counsel for the board
for one moment. have called the attention
Of Mr.. Evans to this P-strset circle with view
Of getting an explanation, and have attracted
his attention to It, and now desire to attract
your attention to It, because simply want to
get to understand some things.
ind that on the lst Of November, 1s73+st
because propose 70 direct some vxamination OF
witnesses, from this time along where an oppor-
e tn; sPS q ssa smother
tion in moment. There arc some things here
that e eesns to me nesd explanation. fdo this |