National Republican., 1874-04-01

who Is so unfortunate as to be connected with
the House Of Representatives, from engaging
In any outside businessf A. don't know Of
any. There may Be some.
u q. You are officially connected with the
house Of REPRESENTATIVE A., Yes, SIR
Q: fou were largely engaged In outside mat
sers. 4. nave alNsys been engaged In other
| Q. You ars running this market-houss com
panyi A. Not running IL.
Q You are officially connected with the mar
ketlhouse company A. Yes, SIR.
| Q. You are director In III A. Yes, sir. -
The Chairman. I think that Is immaterial.
4 Mr.. Mattingly. think 90 myself.
The Chairman. We know Of the different re-
lations Of these parties.
Testimony Of William Pettibone.
-TEsrIxoxr OF wLLI1N-PKTTrBoNR-
William Pettibone sworn. Examined by Mr..
| q. How near TO Fourteenth street do you
residei A. Right on Fourteenth street.
40. On what part Of III A. Between G and
D, south Of the Avenue. ).
q. How long have you resided therei A.
have lived in that one house since 1SH.
Q. What Is the sixe of the sewer upon Four
teenth street, A. The sewer Is SIX feet In
diameter, extending from N street TO the old
canal, now interseeted BY the intersecting
sewer Of street.
Q. When was that constructed A. That
sewerf Which one do you aliude toi
9. The Fourteenth-street sewer. A. I think
II has been some ten years since Il was con-
stracted; perhaps more. George Plant was the
contractor.
Mr., Msttingly. Are we to go into that ques-
Mr.. Christy. No. I simply wanted to show
tnat this sewer was an expensive one, and that
was charged 70 the property -holders on Four
Mr.; Mattingly. Under the old corporation IT
was done.
By the Chairman: Q. Is It work that wa,
done by the Board Of Public worksi A. No.
sir: long anterior TO their coming into power.
The Chairman. Was there new charge
i made for TT ' %
] Mr.. Christy. No, sir; but that Is MINISTERIAL.
VIII state The object Of going into this matter.
| We want to show that very large tax has
been imposed upon the property holders In that
section for building that sewer, and that these
| people have since been taxed for this general
sewerage system. The first sewer was an ex-
Pensiye one, and we propose further to show
that It answered every purpose for the drainage
of the property of those living along there.
The Chairman. We win hear the testimony
| in that view. :
| Q. Just state briefly the facts. A. want to
say one word. was called here without my
knowledge and consent.
| The Chairman. We are calling great many
1 people LnaL way:
The Witness. / want that to be understood.
l don't come as an informer. rr
| @. Where do you live on Fourteenth street,
A. Between c and D, on the west side, south
Of the Avenue.
By the Chairman: Q, You have a sewer on
Fourteenth street, A. Yes, SIR
@. When was It constructed A. think
some ten or twelve years ago.
Q. By whom paidl A. Paid for by the citi-
zens along the lfne;- the whole cost.
Q. By the adjacent property-holdersi A.
paid one-half in front Of my premises; my oppo-
site neighbor paid the other half; $12 foot;
By Mr.. Merrick. @. Was that an adequate
sewerage for that whole street, A. Yes, sir;
not only that street, but the adjacent streets
Lines have been run in and tapped since then,
and no charge made to those parties for tap
| ping our sewer. --..
Q. 1t gave full sewerage accommodation for
| the district through which 1t passed.
The Chairman. I submit that he would be
hardly proper witness to testify to that.
Mr.. Merrick. Unless he knows as an old cit
izen.
The Chairman. But the relations might be
changed by this general sewerage system. Ii
it run into other sewers this might be ade-
quate.
By Mr.. Mattingly: O. Where did this sewer
emptyi A. Formerly emptisd into the canal.
Q. Now it empties into the B-street sewer,
does It notf A. Yes, sir.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. Did you have any mate
rial taken by the Board of Public Works for
which no payment was made to you afterwardl
A. / cannot say they were taken by the Board
Of Public Works. own q lot out on Printing
office square, and special improvements were
made for which / paid. 1 sent word to the
Board Of Public Works notifying them that
my materials had been used and that wanted
some pay for them. have received no answer
to my communication. i
Q. When did you send it, A. Perhaps four
months ago, or five months ago. went to the
office, and they referred me to q clerk, and then
Twas referred to another clerk, who has since
died.
By Mr.. Mattingly: Q. Did your communica-
tion kill himi A. No, sir; think not. / will
state that made no complaint of this matter.
Some one, suppose, heard Of it; that is the
way it has been brought out.
TESTIMONY OF A. GRANT.
A. Grant sworn.
desire to be excused from giving any testi-
mony until Saturday as I am preparing q
statement of East Capitol street, and / want
to have It all prepared before going upon the
stand. I am preparing a statement of all that
was done along my property. 1 am doing this
Public Works, and to myself; and will have
the measurements, &C., prepared before Satur-
day. And would like to have my testimony
deferred until that time.
Mr.. Christy. There are certain other matters
with which the witness is perhaps familiar that
we might examine him In regard to. was
informed that he had had sodding done at GER
tain rates.
By the Chairman: O. Is Captain Grant pre-
pairing this statement that he spoke OF at your
instancei A. This Is the first advice that we
have received of that matter. / heard he
wanted to make a statement.
By the Chairman: Q. What Is your busi-
ness7 A. am an engineer and architect by
profession. In order to do justice to the Board
of Public Works and the District could not
get my statement ready before Saturday.
The Chairman. ] am not sufficiently familiar
with what the counsel want to show, and can
hardly say what we ought to do.
Mr.. Christy. There are some subjects In re-
gard to which we desire to take this testimony.
They are subjects upon which he viii testify as
an expert. It Is, perhaps, in that direction that
he Is preparing this statement.
By Mr.. Stewart: Q. At whose suggestion
are you preparing this statement-on your own
motioni A. On my own motion.
Q. You desire to bring the facts before the
committed A. Yes, sir; desire to bring the
facts before the committee.
By the Chairman: Q. What does this state
ment that you are preparing, refer toa A. It
Is as TO the amount of material that has been
taken there and not paid for-and then IN re-
gard to the pipes and sodding, and the amount
Of pavement laid tn front of my streets, and the
extra charges, &c. In order that ! may not do
injustice to the Board of Public Works, am pre-
pairing complete statement Of work done
about my block.
The Chairman. You may go out with this
witness at Q o'clock, and then We can recall
him for the purpose Of having any statement
that he may desire to make In regard to these
subjects hled with the committee at some
future time.
recess was here taken by the committee
until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the reassembling of the committee, II. v.
Coulton was called to the stand.
". coULroN RECALLED.
By the Chairman: Q. Have you been able to
find your papersl A. have the most Of them.
Produces the papers and hands them to Mr..
Wilson for examination.
PETER M'NAMARA RECALLED.
By the Chairman: Q. You built hall some
time last yeari A. Yes, SIR.
O. Some witness has testified In relation to
the brick put In that wall. Do you know the
facts In relation to that7 A. Indeed do.
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