National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-01

efforts did you use here in the way Of trying 70
nnd Mr.. Kirkland after tits information was
gwen you BY the committed A. employed
several OF my own men, and went to the city
ployed.
@. And you gave the city police informs-
toni A. / communicated with them daily.
Examination Of Governor Shepherd resumed
BY Mr.. Wilson: Q. That Is o COPY of the
awardi referring TO award already In eyi.
dence. A. Yes, sir.
this firm to lay 150, 600 square yards Of wood
pavement without indicating any street upou
which It was to be laidl a. The board had
not determined at that time what streets &C
lay It upon. Those folks stated that It would
take some time for them to get their machin
cry and appliances here, and Il was thought
best to have them here ready to 60 on with
the work before the street was given to them
@. Until the board had determined upoz
what streets they would lay wood pavement
what was. the occasion Of letting q, large con
tract to parties to lay wood payement az all
A. Simply to get the material here ready to &
to work. At that time, In June, the season
was advanced, and the representation WA
made by these parties that It would take them
two or three months TO get their lumber and
apparatus here and get ready to treat the wood
and 60 on.
Q. These contracts for wood pavement car.
ried with them two feet Of grading, did they
mott A. Yes, sir; that was the general under
standing of il. About these two feet of grad
ing, II yop will let me explain, Il seems TO me
that there is . niisapprekecsion. IN thsmi1as 81
some persons. You recolIect the old dirt streets
were bumped up In the center. In some places
they were three feet above the crown Of the
street.-the dirt of the street was three feet
above the curb. These two feet Of grading
were intended to apply TO the leyellng Of thii
crown; 80 that in putting down the pavement
when the grade was unchanged, the leveline
OF Of the street was intended to be covered by
this clause. In some places there were two
feet, in some places six inches, and in some
places nothing.
Q. Whenever there were two feet it was to
be donet A. Whenever there were two feet OF
grading under this contract.
@. And 1t was necessary, therefore, that the
earth, or whatever It might be, should be carted
away If It was rounded up too high there-was
too much earth there3 A. II it was rounded up
TOO high, with the rayines that We used to
have, large portion would have to 20 into
the cutters to fill up.
Q. That had to be done whenever there were
two feet ofgradingl A. Yes, sir.
Y. NOW, In this particular contract, one OF
the streets that was designated upon which
the pavement which is embraced In this con
tract was to be laid was Pennsylvania avenue,
from First to Eighth street eastl A. Yes, sir.
Q. That work had already been let to Mr.
Mcnamara, had It notl A. Yes, sir.
Q. And there was to be Q macadamized
pavement put therei A. Yes, sir. 80 =.
Q. Why was that changed A. On the
petition of the property-owners on that street.
Q. Then there was very large amount Of
grading on that street, was there noti A. Very
heavy cuttings in some places.
Q. Inasmueh as there was large amount oil
grading to be done there, and that grading was
all being done by Mcnamara, for the purpose
OF putting down macadamized pavement there,
why was 1t that there was not deduction
made from this wood pavement contract on
that street on account of that gradinga A.
Well, did not know thst It had not been done
until you brought cut the fact. supposed 1t
had been done.
Q. 1t seems that It has not been donel A.
No, sir; It has not been done, so the engineer
testified here-Mr. Barney.
Q. Why was there not some stipulation
made In that contract SO that there would be
saved 10 the property holders the expense Of
clause in the contract. The trouble was with
the engineer In measuring up there, that he
did not deduct their work.
@. One man had q contract for the grading,
and another man had the contract for the paw
ingi A. Yes, sir.
Q. When the engineer went and measured
up for the man who had the grading, he could
not deduct anything from hint A. No, sir;
but he could deduct It from the wood pave
msnt man, which he ought to have done.
@. When he was sent out TO measure for the
wood pavement man he had tomeasure accord
ing to the contract A. The contract pro
vides that there shall be two feet Of grading.
Q. But where there was grading necessary
to be done, then that was TO be deducted; but
If there was no grading to be done, there was
to be no deduction. Now, In this case the
board had already done grading, therefore
there was no grading to be done, and conse-
quently the engineer could not deduct It from
this wood paving contract, could hea A. ! do
that the engineer In making these measure
ments Of wood pavement-it was his duty u
the contract provided that two feet Of grading
were included In the price at which this wood
pavement was let, 70 deduct that amount In
making up the final measurement for the
wood pavement.
Q. Exactly, sir; but you win see that the en-.
gineer could not be responsible for q thing oil
this kind. Your statement, II understand It
is that where there were two feet of grading tC
be done, the man who put down the pavement
waste do It. II was not to be done, he wal
NJ. ~ w w. Num, you nsy scuy uons
49, ~ dono I, as $500 ~ $500, -
gauas W Y uone. II "zs shss1y pISgaIso
LOT ms Woo pavemensi M9%l low So9Iu ms
no., ~ !us - .S spi' d -
MY MY stns " assuns =, vi. LIZ ~,
WY, sns sa aiac o a..s,,,t..se ~ r. II, n,
.n va so 1870 M ~ as..' 80 s.,.S ~.
.noiyusy iannnaI AZ eonss sans VII Wv
NJ. unV go - 81. S IA Pss' anU e''' s-NS
'nas AIM oa ING ioau'
Mr. Thurman. Inc real point, IL seems TO me
Is this: why was there not provision inserted
IN the contract that where there was 70 De ~
grading oy DeGoIyer q Mcclellan there Woult
De deduction OF Wnat would cost 70 graz
Two feetf why was not tnat provision put Il
the contract ftselif A. 90 not know why INA
was. Inc contract was prepared oy the engin
eers, AFTER eonsideraole thought as 20 tne Ioim
and they were followed out In every essential
particular.
Q. Was this general provision IN al THESE
pavement contracts, INA. .ee contraelor was =
do, If necessary, two feet OF gradingf a. yes
sir.
Q. That applied to all contracts! A. Yes
sir; 1t was general rule.
Q. How did the board arrive at an estimate
tnat there should be an average OF two feet o
gradinsf A. Simply rom the contour OF tn
streets. You recollect the old style Of street,
were heaped up In the centre; and It wa
thought the engineers had the idea that in mos
instances IL would average TWO ieet OF leVeiini
of;
Q. That would depend on the length OF |
street. A contract might be between som'
- k.lr --a1S al 4