National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-01
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION,

o. What has transplred since you were aEi-
diior you have no knowledge of A. NO, SIR.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. Did you make any re,
port to the board of the price at when . o.o
was made, furnishing wood burnetiSeH "A.
Yes, sir.
q. Did the board tx The price for huTnetfz-
inc unoa that reporti A. No, six they did not
adopt any price for barnetLing the WOOD at
that time.
that the prices fixed for concrete payemenes
were either IS or $500 square yard, and that
no price was fixed less than that? A. lido.
Three dollars for all coneretEs except the
Scharff and PariseD.
o. Are you sure you are not mistaken.a re-
gard to C, E. Evans eoncretes A. No, sir; /
am not,
Q. Was not that fixed by che board 81 ss!s5
A. Not in the schedule q prices seat to me
September Il.
Q. VIII you be kind enough now testate, re-
ferriHg 70 these of prices, at what that was
fxed-the Evans concrete7 A. For the Evans
concrete there was No definite price liked.
There was no definite price fixed f5r any par
ticular pavement except the Schsrd and Pari-
sen. That was specified at so much per square
yaTd. The other coucretes were put oil to-
gether.
o, Were YOU examined before the other com
mittee of investigation A. No, sir.
O. Has your attention ever been called TO
the tabular statement made by the Board Of
Public Works in regard to carriareways9 A. 1
suppose have looked over it.
9. Perhaps you would desire to correct your
testimony in regard to the Evans concrete if
you saw it. REPORT referred to was here
handed to witness, who proceeded to examine
same.1 A. examining report.) have no
desire TO correct my testimony in regard to
that. Ny testimony is rights.
Mr.. Mattingly. He is testifying, you Under
Mr.. Christy- As to the board prices septem-
Der IA, as reported to him on that day.
The Witness. There was no price fixed for
the C. E. Evans concrete in the list of prices
sent to me by the board.
O. When were you advised of the rate at
which it was fxed7 A. suppose by the, con-
tract.
Q. And not before you inspected the con-
tracti A. presume not.
Q. Then it was fixed subsequently at $2.95
A. That cannot tell you now, from memory.
BY Mr.. Mattingly; Q. What was their bid
C. z. Evans'l A. Their bid was S2.75, work
to be kept in order at least three years, and
payment when finished and accepted; grading
additional at 30 cents per cubic yard, and their
pavement was to be a chemical pavement, 6
inches thick; that is their bid. That is the bid
OF the Evans Concrete and Tagging Company
of New York.
Q. Had you retired from your position on
the Board OF Public works before the ADVANCE
in price was given to C. E. Evans for this pave
menti Do you know of the subsequent in
crease-the S3.9Gl A. don't think that was
done while was there. 1t might have been
done, but have forgotten If it was.
By Mr.. Stanton; Q. desire, in connection
with Mr.. Needs testimony, TO put in evidence
extracts of the journal of the board, showing
the reference of these bids to the auditor and
engineer, and the scale Of prices fixed by the
board. Twin give the reference to the re-
porter, and the pages. They are as follows:
Extract from Journal.1
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORMS,
WASHINGTON, Sept. ], ISL. {
All ths members present except mT. Mullett.
Bids EscEe opened for paving or mlcadamiEing
carriagcvays. For curbng 100, 900 linear feet Of
blue. Sereca or granite stone, % inches decr, o
inches at top, with dressing on front side OF
inches, and In pieces of not less than feet.
For furnishing and setting OF cuTbstones, either
OF New ROrk blue stone, Seneca or granite.
Fer laying new brick pavement with best quail
ity of paving brick.
For relH yIns old brick pavement, furnishing
gravel ani sarI;l where needed.
Dh n.OliOn. the bls we're referred 10 the euSl-
neer and aalitUr Tor eSR:Ginatioa and classtca-
tina.
LExt-a-t from Journal
HOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
Wash Ni[oN, D. G., Sept. u, ISL.
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