Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-02

inch pipe; from what saw OF Il at that tins
found IL solid and very hard TO cut; did not
come across any salmon brick; cut the sewer
between 18th and 18th streets.
BY Mr.. wilson:-Q. Have Won furnished any
iron work for the Board Of Public Works? A.
No, sir; don't know who furnished man holes
ald traps
Thomas A. Buckley was sworn and testified
that he Jaw no 81 mon bEick used in the B-stceet
sewer.
william Il. Howes also testified to the good
cha acteI Of the work.
At u o'clock the committee went into eXecu-
tive eSsioD TO examine j b. 0lcott, Of this city,
has been stated that Kirkland, while here,
kept bis horses nd carriage at Olcotts stable,
and n at Oleott ispOsed of a carriage for him
The committee remained In executive session
about five minutes.
TT. PowLRR's BID.
Lewis Clephane recalled:-witness produced
BOOK showing deposits by contractors making
bids. Mr.. FOwler's bid Of date September /,
Is 1, was produced.
By Judge Merrick:-Q. Is that bid in his
handwriting? A. think not.
Mr.. MerTick objected to tho bid being put in
because il wss not in Fowler's handwriting.
Mr.. Mattingly said he merely offered the bid
20 substantiate the record OF the Board Of Pub
lie Works, which the testimony of Fowler im-
pesched. l understand Fowler was brought
here to tmPtacb the record. / H. .rely offer Ihs
bid 10 sUhstantiate 1t / don't care whether il
il in FOwler's handwriting OF not.
The committee decided 10 call Mr.. Fowler on
the subject.
ERRORS OF "RxrERT" sEyRRsoN.
Inc eXamlI alton OF Mr.. Clephane was re-
tumed; 9. How long have you known Mr.
shepherd? A. We have been Intimately assO-
Grated since boyhOOd in social and in business
relations; the nrSt charge of the memoir alists
W % r la Cn o.tha extern OF nav contracts is not
correct; am represented as having contr tct-
amounting to SIP SIS 03, and tina 1 have been
PAID SOS. 952.SI; these contracts embrace wOr K
dome by me Individually and the Metro polls
| Paving company; Mr. SeversOn made up this
| report; he sums 1t up AMI says payments ey.
| coed estimates SOC, 179.Si; witness submitted a
| tabular state ment made by him from Severson'-
/ general statement TO show that he was grosSly
/ incorrect in many particulars; in one instance
/ there he had made an error of Sl5i,005; he
| charges me in one instance with payments made
on NJ street and does not credit me
all through severson's statements; in
various places errors of addition; tbs
gross amount OF contracts received by the
Metropolis Paving company amount to 1885,
552l4; my individual contracts amount &c
SIS 1870, aggregating $3.50 ,954.TI; have re-
eelved cash for the entire work about 81, OoO
and 500 COO in bonds, the rest being in auditor,
Witness explained the cost of wood pave.
ments as follOws:-On Market space he made
81 cents yard; on 1Ith street, 81 cents; on 18Th
street, 81 and IS cents; on ID and eth street.
made only s. cents yard; 18th street about e
cents yard. These prices are the aetna
amount over the actual cost, and does not in
clude ONCE expenses and clerk hire.
Cross-examined:-Q. On the 18th of February
1872, was interested in the Metropolis Paving
Company? A. 1 cannot speak from memory
there we're a great many stockholders.
9. Do the names Of the stockholders appear
on the books? A. Yes, sir.
MI. ChrIsty.-The witness cannot speak from
memory. We desire the books.
Judge Wilson requested that the books of the
Metropolis Paving Company be produced OIL
Monday.
q. Was the Metropolis Paving Company or
gained before or after a meeting held at Hal.
let kilbOuTn's office with reference to a change
OF form in the District government? y. | can
not state: Mr.. K. b. MOhun, DR.. Hilbert, my
self and others were the most active in organ
izing tie Metropolis Paving Company; the
meeting to organize the company was held at
the office, which was taken, over Gov. Shep-
herds store; the records OF the COMPANY are
in the hands OF A. NJ. Smith, the company was
al Incorporated company.
q. What was the purpose of the formation OF
the Metropolis Paving company? y. To seek
TOik AID look after contracts; the sole purpOae
was 10 have company having the best pave.
ment; that was the only purpose.
=. Did you have DO sort OF purpose to pre-
vent cOmpe utiOn? Wasn't that a part of your
purpose? A. Ii mi ght have been a part of the
purpose; We might have thought IL better Ia
merge the Ballard, Stowe, and Miller pave
ments.
The witness was being examin ed when our
reIeIt closed.