National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-26

| MI matunyiy. would like 10 inquire
the committee whether there il any furthe
testimony that they intend to give in.
The Chairman. know of no other excep
Mr.. Wilson wants TO examine Mr.. Cluss pro
baby on Monday.
Mr.. Wilson. Ny examination will be yer,
brief. only want to inquire of Mr.. Cluss II
reference TO some OF these statements touch
| ing the amount OF money that is claimed to be
due from the Government for work done
| around Government property; point with
reference to which we have been expressly re
CURED to make report. want to get some
| accurate statement In regard to that.
ApoLY cIUss RECALLED,
| Rr,h. ch.,-,.n.o H.v. vo,, .nv Lro,-,
ad.,s go. a.aa..,.. 49, 49, hs *. ~
NJ Pnh,;c T WorIs sor ths Ifntted STATED a
Wei have tha yo,.hsrs Won kno1 ~ IN,
contracts that vsrs nsid III around the Canito
No - -
n WIN .....,,.,, r., NJ,
a.; yU IN wsHe " ee H. ~ S ,pa,
"a, ~ ", ~ VnJ - 0'eeA'J ""A
NJ Msttinal. besa sa III ~, Ia 80, ,or.h.r,
.,.n NJ ~, ING we're Inc Very voucher
Ie I ~ MI. S russ mat pie nad mere.
.t,a,,, ,ho.s A. tta nshs " lnseirossse MN
The Witness TSo.s von s~S LIZ S.,. 49,. an,
of $3.50 10y ~ v "
~ ny SUu.rUs essr slnce sgneo tnem, 70 the
"a Gnos,,,Sgr A SSsnsasS IT,. ,.....
S,s..an,s So ~ my naNe oeen m inc
sots Ie.t oiiee iioifi 'nas uAy unli nlgnt De-
'oi IN. W,,,s.. rh.r ,,,,. h.,. 800. a,
,,ri,s,. dr.,.ss - ~ nas.',,! NV IN sne
our record. -
Governor Shepherd. They were sent 10 the
District Committee Of the House. taf
The Chairman. Has the District Committee
made an Investigation OF the amount due to
the Government - q 49,
The Witness. ThatI don't know, Mr., Chair
man. :. -
Mr.. Hubbell. think they have that very
question under consideration. -e...-'.
Governor Shepherd. have this statement
here, showing the expenditures on each and
every avenue IN the city OF Washington, made
by the corporation Of Washington since 1915,
and by the Board Of Public Works, with the
payments made on account Of the same By the
United States Government. This has been
complied from the vouchers Of the old corpo-
ration, which are In the adjoining room, open
for the inspection Of the committee, and Is a
statement from the records showing that there
Is YET que oy the united states government
el,OlU, ool.oU'
Mr.. Wilson: Who made 1t outi
governor Snepheru. IL was maze out ~ tue
clerks in the office. Mr.. Thomas d. Winter
mas mao charge OF IL: was maze oy Nun and
the other clerks In the ofaSe OF the auditor oil
the board OF Public works;
Ter De called ana sworn N regard 70 II.
governor snepneru. fernaps II Wouid De
wen.
TESTIMONY OF THOMAS d, WINTER,
Tboma. n Win,s, sworn
@ state vonr relation IN the Hoand of Pub-
lie WorSsf an emnlovsd in maxine
snoo;o, as.assnan,. If --pn:rtv vbich bas
heen NJ, 5,t,. 49, s,ncs IhoTs hssn there
q MA yon make snv nortion of this state
= a.. o..
ernori A I went tbronob ali those vouchers
mvseIf With NJ ForsvtS and another GENTLE
msn n W., %e'n ofice thers NE tooE those SoncS.
ers and he annorttone5 what was nronerlv he
Ionging 70 ne IInited S,ates Than re-exam.
inaS tboss vopcbersNeII ~ them-and have
than here In hoyss. and from them made
this statement ~ each avenue and also a re-
canitnIstion Of the same
|. g. Made the statement from tho vouchersl
A w. 81
n " M.t,,,r,v. n Tbe,s "a q detailed
s,stsmant there and 1umber If vonchers are
rsfsrraS 10 showin, ths amonntl A YES
s sir w. SHOWING 'no Ain0uN" a. A'''
Va anu a. .nen general aO''fs'' u INC "nOie'
Tbe SSairmor T. /. M. worth vh,ls 70 on
,r,n n,,nh dsts;I ahon. {, NV " nav " o
NJ tn. Wi,nsss II viii M, tate ,ono. There
a. 80 .a-;ss ~. ~ statan,sn,. 17hsv have
bssr maSs m A. ssna,sts timas T kent them
49,, - RI. = "a n sanara,s boya. com
r1psncln- WITH ths main avsnns and oojno
,hronaS all N. avenues N, which The vopebe are
called where exnenses were made on account
oS .Ss,s arsn,,ss tbsn mads a esnItnIs.
a., n .aoh 81 a. a,snnas. tba oroo,.nt ~ ro-L
done On that avenne and he moneyNtbe total
7 believe 10 be correct-of 81 .OI6 sci go. for
x,hioh N. -rorose 20 chou yonchsrs nd Other
thing. N corroborate the ststements which
have been sst forth In detail.
q TSe.s are the detailed statements, A.
YES s,r
o. This is the decentralization of the whole
amount of each avenue and the grand total
A Each avenue shows the voucher referred 10.
together with the sonare and n slates the kind
nj xort embraced an each vonchcr and when
the work was done and tbe amonnt- 30 that
q can he re6srred 10 yvi.bont anv dIAicnItv
YoI, can have sny voncbsrs for anv one Of
these placements. :"
By MT. Wilson: O. That commenced q. what
timei A, think It Commenced as far back as
1915.
o And cornes down to what ueriodj A. To
1871,
o. The time the Board of Public Works took
charged A. Yes, sir.
o. Have Won made nm IN that n complete
statement az ali the amounts mat were charge
able 70 the Government Of The United states On
Account on work done on ayenuesI A, Along
M avanf1aa and cr0ssinHa
o From ISIS nm 10 fhe time the Board OF
pnSilc Wo,ks toot nossessioni A, ! under.
sts nd Il Il m 70 The tfme The Board of Public
WORKS taok nossess,onl That 4 The way ans
,,,on,s =. a.. -. ,Ss M oorroa t,on and nm h
the time the board went into operation.
q Hov ala Won get AZ thaiI A. From the
vorchsr. and ssconnts that are IN these hores.
whicb tbs cor ni,ise can zee Az anv lime ' >
n Van tbirL Won havs omittsd nothjnol A
NJ s,,. r vent ovsr than verv SsrefIiIv -
And vou have mt m ali thas YOU could
anfi Va a.. al thst vsa ojves n ma nv
NJ Eoe.,th E I' wsnt ovs, ne yonchsrs him
LIZ
n ma vo,, b.v. % rs,v a, NJ For.vth n,
-, ~ hasr- A.. -, AZ s1srns. b - No.
- =. oSa,nsahIs - ~. GoSs,nm.n,f
sons If the vn,cbar. we're for SifFerens ave.
nues. some OF Them embraced some streets
,.;.h ~ r. a IA - y -
chsrrs.his ~ ths .vannss snS ,na,SsS n on
ths n,,ssds NJ he nsnsr - :, = -
n TSs .ccnrscy ~ yo,v rasn,,s the-esore
,,oSld 6snsnS On ibs sssnr.cv m The InsorTns'
lion s;vsn von nv M Forsyth, A. a. far az
49, vonctsrs ars conceTnsS that he % stra.ts
- 49, "a ,hsr, Nth. IN, 49, 49, srs
$50 .n,,ch.-s ,Shtcb osa sSsn,as s,ona. .hst
al 80 -, ~ -' s--'
a ~ - =. h.a "a .,,o,tto,
,b,s 5000 TIE str.ets a,d The ovsnpss Won
h.5 $500 hjs s,.tennsnt and von srs at "a
snon sihia for sny errors there noioht b. there3
4 NJ ~, no, =, an. mis- is a vosk m hts -
Nv The Chairman: o. But YOU have the