National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-24


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Do updsrstand you 70 say that William y.
Huntington had no Interest whatever with
yourseaf Evans and ClePoane d these pave
nentsa A. He never pos mp any money to my
knowledge.
Q. That = noe exacely Answering my. ques.
ton; did be have no inferese IN them! A. I
think he did IN some payemenes managed BY
Ar; CiePnane-some Mooa peSements; whetner
| he had In the others OF non, can't cay; not to
my knowledge. know, II only persons that
were Interested advanced monny. lundeutood
be advanced none.
q. DO you know whether he advanced any
OF noes A. 40 NOT; cont Know that no did.
had charge OF the contract he had no interests
4: understood that In some wood pevemenfe,
where Mr.. ClePhane was manager he had
pme interest; the Stafford pavement for one,
ana some othere. ,o-,
~ MI. Chr1ety: y. Up 70 epout 1onT
August IS had you restricted your business in
TINS CITY &c: oeahng m real estate; naa you my
Interest In any paving contractor A. August 70.
| Y. August y, ISL; yes, SIR. A; l DO not know
soout the GATE; was Interested In paving
portion Of PennsylvAnia avenue.
| .. Some time anfsrior A. Under the oid
corporation. k-,-.-s a-A ~
/ =. Had you any Interest y any eoncyese
pvements that were laids A. hsd on En-
teenth street under the OLD corporation:
| Z. HAD you purchaeeo any matefaai tor snss'
any mscninery A. snink nos.
| y: hao you ooeefve0 me PSoceeM1es0 y y
Legislsuve Assemoly 20 nr q 70 know tne
character on tne imRroyeme4ss taas wers 70 Ds
1 maui ouuSs Soa@s..A sAAS So st2sSk
pending ct that timet A. remember the
general olf-tne general spps0p"ss0h sns1
was maze oy tnc Legisiat9ie.
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mstlon you nso Legsu 70 sne ena, n.c s =,
tnSPaan tnat was suDmHteu, vPcu WHICH tnc
| Improvements were 70 De maae. a. know
noenng rDout II oniy nom tne Poceeunss VI
tne LEGISLATURE sno "nat Aesu :" TUG ne"s-
lPeReGu
L. y; was your stSenuon SveI caiieo 70 : ietter
70 tne co9ncH on Inc Meg,slatNe Aeeempy iroIn
the board o. fuo!c WORKS, O. tro@ :sny. osnef
lomciais connec.eo nIs ise D.ss T. sOsesn.
men.. a. oon rememoer nov. II "" c4n
specify, probably might come 70 my
memory:
y. win reference :, TO- Wnat - eahea sne
Iester 10 counsel, wmcn eccompsM n sne pan
Limpiovements; IL 70 geteo tne sNen on suno'
anu Is m evoenee. A. oons feshenoef any
tn m npou' ~ now -.
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Puh,ic WorE. ,aoe.' :" ~ nh.r n" of .hs
;u,nrovenents ahss ,-o.,T - 80 -. ~ the
kind Q. pssementeshes wouid Be ian TO
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haa departed from their Original purpose, 70
restrict the Improvements as to earriageways
ic.s exnensive1 Tv.s mi awsre- ifth,re
were. had FORGOTTEN that they had confined
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| o, You had not learned from any member Of
the Board of Public Works, or any officer of
the government, that 1t was their purpose,
prior to the LIST of December, to. depart from
any plan that they had made in any wan Al
don't know rs I understand Whist you mean;
but had no information from any member OF
the Board OF Public Works, or any one else, a.
to what they were going to do. :.
O. You had NO Information other than that
which the public generally had, or could have,
In regard to It! Why was it, then, that you
and John O. Evans and Lewis Clephane pur-
chased machinery and material 90 largely for
concrete pavements prior to the 1st September,
and prior to the letting of contracted A. had
ANYTHING but a steam-rolier.. don't know
whether we purchased any asphalt or any
thing, as have stated; and It required some
thirty or forty days for the roller to come here.
Mr.. Christy. will refresh the recollection of
the witness, Win the peImisoiOn OF tno COM
mittee, by reading this letter: SIN Philadelphia
to-day we secured Filbsrt's. vulcanite pave
ment'-(st page IL of the first charge.)
Filbert's pavements; made no purchases In
Philadelphis. $3.50 '~,-. $50
Mr.. Christy. 1t serves my purpose to prove
either that he had contracted to pay Or had
actually paid. =, ..z-..r ais.s.
The Chairman. I only wanted to save time.
Mr.. Christy, (reading.) "In Philadelphia
to-day we secured Filbert's vulcanits pave
mont, which 10 being used quite extensively in
the park, and has the very best recommends
tons. We shall close up the business to-
morrow in black and white. We bought .
steam-roller to-day from an English agent, who
orders it from Liverpool, BY cable, tonight.
1t costs, delivered, about $500. We shall
secure another stone-breaker and . lot Of
asphalt Tomorrow" .ssl - o'r-- = srE'z7
asked the witDess this question: why It was
that he invested % largely IN the purchase, Of
this material and machinery in edvance Of any
knowledge OF the letting Of contracts by the
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