National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-25

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sptb4 boeaegas. In soae - peokahsv
beoesa lee3atcns vss sssd - O. m
couroe; Ia upoo that vas laid eo1Ase tie
thy tssme1 . elndr, about too iael1s.
By the O1asnss: q whas b tksee A.
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sooposkioas; sspAel1is bsuminces Co..
IN; ee0posAfDa q 1ft1Dsa; dissillsd tituEo0r
coal tar Distilled shsse 37eAegrees. The 49,
ole 90 tahsn o. b diG1laetoa; thie b n5xsR.
Nd down an1 rolled; I'm upoat1nt there ~
topping Of hltumss o. Q uo11B haEdeR matesiak
= distillsd to still hignw degFse; nsss4
the OIL = takes OF; Inst nizsdv WI espAslg;
vere u tlgredie.es, q uuOl 1A1e = ~,
tne eoarss'oa top Of al; fhae = WAat - can
The topRing. Il b laid isthFss esusses, tkeieD,
str.etioe q The pavsaes1; i + ~ thaoagAiy
'oi1sa' snses courses a.s, q they are ~.
msoti A. think u averages 8 70 49,. e.
ten6ed 10 b laid ineEss tAick NJ coo-
recoeo. think II many places tAsf vve -
thse1@, On sccount Of ~ bsing laia h -
weeee@, - re stoaswosk smk Int H. nd
q. Mr.. enkh said that tie bsse of th.k
msat vas4 or inches Of cobhlesto.e poe NO.
upf A. He DIDN'T Know Whist h was talkile
Q. Wat ths easrsessr Of that vors :. "a
dufahlltyi A. y = very god. IntAs alst =
s.a.ss 2 a,Isa; u .spl..s hid 2. .esos..
o. experfs, told ne; tAe ofls were burIto1ssf
n, ard nade it vesy bslttle, snd Z hsd 10 u
broken up, and had 10 Be rstepped upoa .oas
eide, think, all the way. @ 6sasiy Al he way
Hh very good tsssns.s NV siaes . vss
p s.; H:...as =: - -: = s,,..ss
amount Of travel over tias psssIsas o Psan-
syfvanaa avenue west u Rloeen1As seyest I'D
OF that Of Vermont avenue In ffu1t - tho Ar.
lngton hoten A. think I've Hnee The travel
q least probably more thaa thas. 1ally avs
| 9. Do you know any tAase sAous TIE psvs-
meut that Mr.. Smith Laid q the AsTicu1t1fsl
groundsi A. do not know; know Of that
pavement; do not know Wheeler Mr.. emnA
laid = or not; I think Mr.. Baziew claimed 70
have laid II; do not know whether he laid q,
or Mr.. Smith; think Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Bur
lev were connected in some manner q oos ttms.
that LAID b. youi A. Entirely.
| "a. Ii = charged that the Board Of Public
Wesn favored you BY Furnishing costly
machinery to be used BY yoa visAoaE charge.
A. They never furnished me any machinery
with or without charge.
Q. DID you ever use any machinery furpished
By the Board Of Public Woeksi A. No, IL. =
g. Dbl you ever use . steam rollers A. No,
cir; bad my own steam roller. bought q;
and Il was here long before the Beard Of Public
Works had one here. -
Q. Can you itemize the coss Of that pave
IL was subject Of discussion before tho last
investigation, and at that tina had nads IN
estimate with my foreman Of the COT, and No
found Il cost about $2.o0 square yard.
1 @. You were 70 receive NEON A. Yes, Dir.
!. The Chairman. DID that include the roysltyi
A. Yes, sir; think that included the royalty.
That b my recollection of II.
Il @. Then your pro6ts amounted to sixty cents
on the square yardf A. SIXTY cents. / have
To keep Il In repair for three years. Il woulA
not amount to sixty cents on the square yard
! Q. That estimate Of &2.GO does not inclu1o
the cost OF keeping It I'm repair Tor three yesrs-
A. No, sir.
Q. 30 that your profits are about sixty eents
per Squire yard, subject to the cost Of rspaiss
. during three yearsl A. That was the figure
made upon that piece Of pavement, but lave
never definitely upon any other except aboat
twenty-five thousand yards laid upon New
, York avenue and H street.
@. How 10 thatl A. Well, I have . state
ment Of that account 40 II was settled at H.
time when the work was hnished. -
II Q. Give US from that statement what tho
pfudts werea A. The amount received vas
s05. 49, the cost was &s0,s1s, which LEFT
Q. On an expenditure Of $4,000. 4. Yes,
sir.
Mr.. Mattingiy: About 121< per cent
The Chairman. Q. From your experienee IN
laying these pavements can you give the COM
mittce what the percentage Of profits Isl A..
Well, Il varies from hfteen to twenty per cent.
It depends q great deal upon tho street, the
amount Of drayage and distance material has
and good material used, II would vary about
that. There 10 not . larger profit than that
anyhow.
Q. L. that considering the certificates which
you have received from the board at part A.
Yes, sir.
i O. Is that exclusive Of keeping is In repair OF
fnclusivea A. In this abatement there 10 moth
ing here for repairs. It has been stated that IN
that Pennsylvania avenue pavement there vas
no asphalt used. State whether or not yoa
used asphalt In that pavement A. furnished
It to the parties mixing. / am quite sure they
used It. It disappeared. :.
Q. DID you import anyi A. Yes, sir, Il was
i 9. Where from, A. Ny recollection d . Dor.
II ton came from Trinidad. We bought IL from
. firm In New York Of the name Of Stokes,
Taylor Co., and . portion Of Cuban asphalt
was bought from another firm in New York. :
Q. Do you know anything of the character
groundsl A. Well think Il was not much
more than a footway. It was used very little.
do not know anything about the construction
Of it-what 1t was made Of.
Q. Do you know anything about its durabil-
tyi A. Mr.. Buriew told me he had tried Il .
!. great deal.
l, Mr.. Christy. Do yoa oaer the declarations Of
l Mr.. Mattingly. No, sir; do not care about
that.
Mr.. Christy. It Is there to be inspected.
Mr.. Msttingiy. Yes, sir, and 1t has been.
II Witness. No street pavement will stand laid
% that Is laid. It would be perfectly worth
less. Il would not stsni : month ON fennsyl.
wanna avenue:
q. Why mott A. For the simple reason that,
being made Of coal tar, Il would disintegrate,
There would be NO adhesion to IL.
Q. Have you, or has any one for you, paid any
money to any member Of the Board Of Public
A. No, sir; nor for any other purpose that I
Q. Has there been any arrangement between
you, or the persons with whom you were I'm
terested, or any ons for you, and any Members
Of the Board Of Public Works, for any division
Of proats, either directly or Indirectly, IN any
manner Whatsoever A. No, SIR; none in the
o. Do You know Of any fraud or corruption
on the part Of the Board Of Public Worksi A.
} 1 do mot.
@. In any of your contracts with the Board
OF Public Works, was there any provision that
4 you should keep the work In repair for one
yeari A. think not. have not looked ct
an Of the contracts; hut such . charge was
made, and looked Tie other day ct the con-
tracts named and found that they were not
my contracts. Ny understanding has alvaye
been that these patented pavements were to b
kept in repair By the contractor for three years.
q. Has there been thus far, Mr.. Evans, any
loss to the District on any Of the contracts thas
vou have execufed bV reason Of THAR inAm-
Gent construction A. No, sir; am keeping
them all in repair. The time has not expired,
and they arc al In good repair nov.
@. Il three years sufficient length Of time
i to develop the character Of work and tho
qualify Of the pavement A. Yea, cir; . coll
crete pavement will develop it, character in six
Il months.
Senator Stewart: Q. You say that portion
of &c was the Cuban asphalt1 A. Yes, or.
@. How does that di1er from that you bring
from Francea A. Ireally don't know how e
does; II 4 more expensive. There are two