National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-26
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and 10th ct. west, 2.7o
i By the Chairman: Q. What would. it b,
II you will take the fact Of the width of thu
streets adjacent, you will get just aboui
10, 500. I did not measure IL accurately; bui
finding these differences, took the map and
drew the lines, and estimated by scale whai
the addition would be, and find It makes JUS
about this, and l suppose that is what 1t Is
| That 10 the case explained to the COMMITTEES
one OF the things that drew my attention TO Il
By the Chairman. Q. What is your impress
sion, as to whether or not these discrepancies
i can all be explained upon the theory Of tht
New York avenue, taking in the other streets
A. They seemed to be; i am not quite SURF
whether examined them all. But ! know
examined several. First drew line In the
| avenues to see whether that would reconcile
It, but It did not; and then found by emitting
the avenues and putting in half the adjacent
streets-alyays two streets and an avenue
forming the reservation - by emitting the
avenues and taking half the adjacent streets on
the two sides of the reservation, calculating
that In, seemed to reconcile the difference.
Mr.. Stewart. Have you reported all the
cases you have examined?
Mr.. Stanton. Have you requested any ex-
PLANTATION in regard to this discrepdncy-this
last tablet A. No, sir; I only finished that yes
terday when was here in the Capitol.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. With reference to these
last tables you have mentioned, understand
you that the tables you refer to are those tables
that are made up for the purpose of showing
the area, avenues, and reservations for which
the Government should be taxedi A. believe
that is the caption Of the table. If you will
| give me copy of the report Of 1873 viii refer
TO It in moment. ...... .
| Q. Can you tell from your examination
whether or not the areas have been duplicated
in this mode Of measurement / want TO know
whether you can tell from your examination.
whether or not the areas have been duplicated
in this mode of making up these tsblesl A.
can only tell by assuming that this table, on
page So of this report, the caption of which
reads the tabular statement of areas of avenues
and streets in the drainage-sections Of the city
Of Washington, then giving the square feet and
the avenues, and the square feet and the streets
assuming that these are the areas of the
streets and avenues Absolutely
Mr.. Stanton. Including the reservationsi
The Witness. No, sir; excluding everything
else, that they are the areas of the streets and
avenues. Assuming that TO be true, then
these quantities have undoubtedly been dupli-
Gated.
Mr. Stanton. Is not that the same as assum.
ing that they have been duplicatedl A. No,
| sir.
Mr.. Stanton. want to know whether you
can tell If they have been duplicated except By
measuring the entire extent Of the avenues
themselvesi A. You cannot tell It as o mat
ter Of fact, but II this table, as read it and az
It purports to be, contains the areas of the
streets and avenues, then this additional table,
which purports to contain the areas of the
reservations besides, has professionally dupli-
Gated a portion OF the street. as far as these
/ narffcular n aes concerned
| Governor Shepherd. As ! understand you,
that remark only applies to these points on
these avenues where these little reservations
are formed; 1t does not apply to those large
reservations, such as the Capitol reservation,
III A. That do not know.
| Q. You are only speaking of these points on
the avenue which are called reservations, and
measured as reservations A. ] am only speak
ing Of the points examined.
| Q. These are such points where two streets
intersect, Just the sharp points, A. Yes, sir.
Witness. should like to make one remark
in reference to the testimony as II is printed
In my testimony, rs 1t is printed on the last
examination, page 800, st reads: 90. May II
not have been that II was because they counted
the street as being really from building line to
building line, instead Of from curb TO curbi A.
do not see why that would influence II at all.
Ny own impression Is, that II the Government
is properly ehareeable at all with any work
here, It Is perfectly correct-the principle that
they adopt, except with regard to the intersec-
as you will recollect." This, as I read 1t,
makes me indorse the principle upon which
those measurements were made. / do not re-
call the language exactly used, but do not
think used any language to convey that idea,
or, If did, it is certainly foreign from anything
ever intended to convey. D. 's-
Mr.. Stewart. did not so understand IL.
1 n IL
any of the principles. did not mean to ex-
press any opinion upon It at all. And the only
explanation could make Is this, that the plan
or the mode of measuring would be correct,
except in regard to Intersections, providing
everything that was within the limits Of the
avenues was left out. It seems to me that
have faint recollection Of making some ex-
plantations in diagram Of that kind, drawing
the avenue lines, and stating that then out
side the avenues, outside of the intersections,
there would be In that case but very little left.
The Chairman. ] know how difficult It Is for
the reporter TO get statements of Witnesses
when explanations are made by means Of dia-
grams, maps, and SO on. '..-
The Witness. did not mean to express an
opinion in regard TO tn at at all. 80
TESTIMONY OF W. o. DAYTON.
W. o. Dayton, sworn.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Where do you reside
a. VI IWeltu stIeeG, WasninRton. --rr
Q. How long have you resided herel A.
Since 1855, with the exception Of Q few years ]
have lived in South Carolipe
Q. What Is your oceupations A. Con-
tractor. 20 go r. 81
Q: How long have you been contractor
A: think first engaged In II in 1915.
Q. Have you had contracts under the Boar d
OF Public MorksI A. have done some little
contracting under the board.
Q. What Is the character OF the contracting
you have done under the Board ofPublic Worksl
A. Pipe sewerage. 90. -.r .-g-
Q. Any other contIactingi A. No, sir.
Q. From whom did you procure your con-
traetsi A. From the Board OF Public Works.
Q. To whom did you make your appHca-
tionsl q. To the Board Of Public Works.
Q. What extent OF contracts did you haYei
A. Do you mean those have worked
Q. Yes, sir. a. About l,ooo feet OF pipe
sewer
Q. Did you have any that you didn't execute
yourseln A. Yes, sir.
9. What was that A Rhode Island avenue
Q. For whatf A. For wood pavement.
Q. Who did execute that contract A. I
could not tell you. went away shortly AFTER
ward:
Y. what did you DO with III A. disposed
OF II.
9. To whoma A. To Finnegan Nesdale;
=. what was tne extent OF that contracts a.
DO you mean In yarasi
Y. Yes, sir. Al eouio not tell you hardly;