National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-26
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
CONTINUATION OF THE ENGINEERs
DIFFERE HCES. t

ADOLF cLUss DEEPENs THE oBsCURITY
NJ FURTHER ATTEMPTS Ar ExPLANA-
TION-WHAT COLONEL sAMo DID AND
DID NOT INCLUDE IN HIS CALCULATIONS
THE DATA WHICH BLICKENsDERFER
DID NOT OBTAIN.
e. MONDAY, May Is, 1874
Committee met at IL q. m, pursuant TO sd-
tournament. -.. -...-
TESTIMONY OF JOB W. ANGUS.
Job W. Angus having been sworn, testifes
- follows: :-
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Where do YOU resided A
In Washington city. ....
Q. How long have you resided herei A. Fol
twenty Ave years, with the exception of the
lAsl two years, for two and half years have
been in Chicago. .....
O.. Q. What oficisl position have you held, Il
any, in the District of ColumbiAl A. was as
eistaat commissioner Of the public buildings
under B. B. French.
o. For what length Of timei A. thinl
nearly six years. . .. .......r
@. State IL you know, whether during thai
time any work was done by the United Stat e.
on any of the avenues of this city; and If SO
on what avenues, and how it was paid fori A
There were appropriations passed every yea
while was with Major French, for repairing
and fixing the demonstrating Of the pave
ments, grading, laying Tagging, &c. Ipayet
PennsVlvania avenue, repaired It its whole
length, for that number of years. 1 laid new
Tagging from the Presidents house to the Cap
itol, or from Fifteenth street to the Capitol, OF
both sides of the avenue, the last year WA
with B. B. French.
Q. Did you do any work on any Of the Other
azenuesi A. did great deal Of work OF
Virginia avenue.
O. What kind of work did you Go therei A
Mostly grading; cutting down and filling from
khe Navy Yard to Feur-and -a-half street an
Seventh street along in that section.
Q. Any other avenuest A. I did some fttlt
grading on Maryland avenue; not much, how
ever. did considerable on South Carolin!
ayenue where 1t intersects with VirginIi
avenue and Maryland ard South Carolin
avenues, and cutting and filing under B. B
French.
@. Did you do any other work on any othe
avenues than those you have mentioned. A
believe not, sir.
@. How was this work paid for that wal
dops by you'll A. 1t was done by estimate
every month or every week. signed the bill
- correct, and they were paid, by Mato
french's approval, by the clerk Of his com
inittee.
Q. They were paid out Of Governmen
MONEY! 4. Yes, sir. I paved the sidewalk
on the avenues. That Is all the paving did
i tagged both sides of the avenue from th
CapltQj to Fifteenth street,
BY the Chairman: Q. Did you put any foo:
ways across the street, A. Yes, sir; that Is 81
II 6fd-pn inst crOaSinca
Q. Did you do this every year that you wer
assistant superintendent of buildings an
groundsi A. No, sir; not every year.
Q. How many yearsl A. Whenever the
were out or repair repaired them. Tbs las
year took them all up and put entirely nel
ones down.
O. When did you cease to act as assistan
superintendent Of public buildings and grounds
A. Tho year that they abolished the Office o
commissioner OF public buildings and put Gen
eral Humphreys, or rather General Michler il
charge. The Office was abandoned.
@. What year was that A. do not know
the date. The records will tell you that.
Q. Do you not remember when you cease
work In this cityl A. No, sir; cannot So
without looking at my books. 1t was tn
second year OF Andrew Johnson's Sdministrs
ton, think.
Q. That would be about 1857 A. It wa
somewhere along In 1857.
Q. You say that you did this for two years
A. Five years.
G. You did work every year for five years
A. Yes, sir.
Q. In pursuance of appropriations made b
lGwl A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know the amount Of those appro
priationsi A. do not.
@. Do you know whether you expeude,
theml A. Yes, sir; they were all expended.
Q. They were all expended A. Some year
7 A.
was eight or nine, or maybe $4,000, but th
commissioners Office will have that all in; th
report, bills, and vouchers are there.
Q. Then, while you were assistant superiI
tendept Of public buildings and grounds, 20
spent upon avenues and sidewalks whateve
appropriations were made by Congress for th
purposel A. Yes, sir.
By Mr.. Chnsty3 @ Have Tnn -0usr heeo In
--.-I----s-sSSo-sSo connected with the ion
proVements of the city since the organization
of the present District government A. Nc
sir.
9. None whatever A. No, sir.
Q. You had no connection with any Of thes
mattersl A. No, sir.
By Mr.. Stanton Q. You have not been re
siding here for some timea A. Not for twt
and a half years.
o By Mr. Christy: Q. Were you here In tn,
latter part Of 1871 A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you have any conversation with JohI
O. Evans, Hsllett Knbourn, or William s
Huntington, in regard to the formation Of
Combination or ring 70 lay pavements unde
the Board of Public Worksl A. had non
with Mr.. Kilbourn, and not any with Nh
Evans. had little conversation with VIM
g. Huntington.
Q. Did you have any with any other person
on that subject A. No. sir; not in relation +
that matter
Q. Were you one Of the bidders on the Ia
els Aof, n
Of Public Works came into power
Q. mean on the 1st Of September; that wa
after they came into power, and It was th
proposed letting Of contractsi A. No, sil
when bid it was under the commission q
Michler, the Secretary Of the Interior, and th
MAYOR Of Washington.
Q. DID you meet any other persons besid
Nj; Huntington on the subject Of this comb
natioul A. No, sir.
@ You spoke TO no one elsei A, No, sir; m
dealings were all with Mr.. Huntington.
Y. DID Mr.. Huntington explain to you tn
snstence Of combination st that timei A
Yes, sir.
The Chairman. You neod not state what Nj
Huntington told you %
Mr.. Christy he says Mr.. Huntington di
Ukpl4tn to him there was combination.
The Chairman. l say that he need not So
what Mr.. Huntington said.
Mr.. Christy. Well, I desire to be heard Of
that subject. - o.. .... r-.'
Mr.. H4milton. Il Is Q subject which has bee
pretty well ventilated, has IL mott We cannC
take time to go back into &C.. II seems to m,
Mr.. chnsty, you ought to have exhausted tn
subject while we were upon n. .a e. .-
Mr.. Chdsty. There has been testimony,
take 1t, offered upon both sides, and there ha
been no very strict adherence to rules. a.
Mr.. Hamilton. We want to wind this exam
fnstiou up some time. We do not want
continue Il all summer. ...-. r.. q. ~ p
Mr.. Christy. desire to show, If can, Q
=. admission made By Mr.. Huntington IS agains
his eo-conspirators. q. --.ua7 ........-.
The Chairman. We cannot permit that; 20,
can see that hs could not bind anybody blu
himself. Sad. ... i....a. ..' -. -. %
Mr.. Christy But If we can prove the exist
ence Of a conspiracy we may prove the act
aOd declarations Of each. r. .... .-... .-
Tho Chairman. For myself only speal
now, and doubt the propriety OF that.
Mr.. Stanton. And Mr.. Huntington is deal
also. -,
Mr.. Christy. Well, that is not material,
presume; we VIII not, however, press Il. =
By the Chairman, Ito witness:) Q. Hav
you any papers, letters, or documents of an
kidd on tina: subject A. From Mr.. Hunting
toni
Q. Well, from anybody A. had two letter
IN relation 10 the matter from Mr.. Huntington
but have but one Of them now. ~ b
Q. Have you h with youl A. No, SIR; I hav