National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-21

same quality. tor instance - anhs y0e1 ePoAA
OF A. No, sir; nothing like Il.
Q; What 10 the differenceiD A. One is dressed
square and taken out OF wind, and the other IL
lust axed over, to smooth them-to make them
decent and smooth. , E7IkATT IA
BY Governor shepherds: O. What did q
understand you 70 say the net cost Of that
tagging was, delivered here-such tagging a.
the Board Of Public Works put down. A.
say that the ordinary nAgging, such % was
laid down in Don't Of the garden, eonsetsstery \
sqnare, was worth about IS cents q foot.
Q. That is, without psrkipgi A, Yes, SIR.
Q. Now what would 10 feet OF parking be
worth in addition to that, at so cents ysrdl
A. Twelve or fourteen cents, should suppose.
That is the rate at 50 cents yard.
Q. That would make your price about 80
centsi
By Mr.. stanton:~Q. And then you would
add Is Or 90 in the case OF stone Ike that laid
around the P.street circlei A. About Is cents
is what paid for cutting 1t and facing. : -
q. Would you not add something for prohsi
Q. Would you mott Would you merely
charge for what Il costi A. should think
that at IS or so cents would be o fair price.
Some Of the stone are very fine indeed, and
some Of them are ordinary tagging.
Q. IF you added Is cents for the dressing Of
them that would make 80 cents, would 1t not
without any profit for the extra cost of dress
ingi A. Yes, sir. .g 1850.
Governor Shepherd. see here, May 81, 1866,
you were paid as follows, ..
D. B. French, commissionsr of Public Buildings,
70 N; G; Emery, Dr.; =,
May 81, 1906. For 900 feet superficial, Of
extra thick, select tagging, cut and laid
in cement, on Seventeenth street, in front
Of Navy and War ohice', at q per foot, 5000
| General Superintendent,
June IA, 1866. Received from B.. B.. French,
Commissioner OF Public Buildings, the above
amount Of three thousand dOllars in full Of the
9. suppose that is correcti A. have no
recollection of t.. ~ Oh
o. Now, what class of work was that-was
that not similar TO the work that has been
done here on and Twelfth and Fourteenth
streetsi A. That Is not extra thick.
| Q. Now, Is not that tagging the same as
that laid on Twelfth and Fourteenth streetsi
| We took that up in front Of the War and Navy
Departments aud reftted, and therefore
speak Understandings. Is not that the same
as is laid on Twelfth and Fourteenth streetsl
A. do not thinkI got dollar a foot for any
By M. Stanton: Is It the same tagging or
mott A. think my contract was 81 or IS cents.
Q. Is It the same tagging or noti A. It is the
same quality Of stone. Do you mean from the
came ddafriesi -- 49,
o. Imean is It the same quality Of tagging
as that on Twelfth and Fourteenth streetsi A.
If II is 4-inch, II would cost double what It
would cost to furnish 2-inch.
Governor Shepherd. It is the same quality
of tagging as the other.
The Witness. referring to books. That
was done year or two before this job which
you speak of, which you referred to the other
day, for the Commissioner of Public Buildings.
! He had a little place, 900 feet laid down in
| front of the building. I recollect II now; It
was all very fine large stone, and extra thick.
think he required them TO be four inches
thick, but whether they oil held up to that, or
not, am not sure. charged him Q dollar q
1 foot. II Is the same stone.
Governor Shepherd. 1t is the same stone,
because we relaid 1t when we regarded the
street. was there and saw the stone.
The Witness. Yes, it was from the same
quarry, guess, sir. ] think there were none
Of them less than six feet. / took up the old
pavement, and carried 1t away. We raised the
| pavement then at the time In front OF the door,
and the sand, cement, &C, were included in
the dollar foot for these extra flags.
| 0. Do YOU recall how the prices of 1867 COM
pared with those of 1871 and 18TH A. There
was not very much difference.
By Governor Shepherd: Q. About the same,
were thcy moth A. Very nearly. -.
By Mr. Stanton: Q. They were very nearly
the samei A. Yes, SIR.
| WILLIAM II. CLAGETT RECALLED.
Mr.. Christy. The fact became important as
| to the manner in which the sewer-bill passed
by the Legislative Assembly was returned TO
that Assembly, and desire TO call Mr.. Clagett
on that point. - - e..
The Witness. have stated in my evidence
that the sewer-law never passed, and there is
lie upon the record between me and William A.
Cook; one OF US has lied. stated that Gov
ernor Cooke had signed the bill. William A.
Cook stated that he did not. have been for
tunate enough TO get the leaf that was ex-
tracted from that bill. 1t proved that my
statement wat correct. Il is here, sir, lpro-
ducing It, j as follows:
Sec 10, And be IL further enacted That In view
Of the emergency arising from the necessity Of an
Immediate aud thorough sewerage In the cities Of
Washington and Georg etoWn, and for the prompt
lien thereof this act shall take effect Immediately
upon its approval by the Governor.
| Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
| WILLIAM STIcKNEY,
| President OF the Council.
Appt'''1' Ii. D. COOKE, Governor
crossed out.l
By Mr.. Stewart @. You think there is no
doubt that one or the other lied about It'll 4.
/ Yes, sir; and ] want to clear my record.
have some children coming up, and when they
read this thing want them to know the Truth.
Q. Does It not occur to you that 1t might
prejudice Mr.. Cooks records A. Well, / do
not care about Mr.. Cook. l state the facts;
/ and he says II was not so. e..
BY the Chairman @. It might be well for
you to stale how you got that leaf, A. The
| former clerk OF the House-after i gave my
evidenee-I requested him to look among the
waste papers there, and he found It among the
old papers in the House of Delegates. Il did
not come out of any iron safe. b.
| y. A. MAGRUDER RECALLED.
| By Mr.. Bass: @. There were some questions
asked the other day about the way in which
this account Is made up, contained IN the report
of the Board Of Public Works, purporting to
contain list of the items Of receipts and ex-
penditures by you as treasurer. understood
you TO say that items, represented by checks
| upon these check books, would be found In this
account; as, for instance, In case where you
had paid bills and had drawn q check for the
purpose of making such payment-that that
item should be found in this account mall
| casesi A. Yes, sir. ...-.. 49, ---.-r
o. Looking through this have found few
discrepancies, and I wish to call your attention
to few cases. find, July IL, 1873, check
for SO, $780, 20, payable to George F. Baker, as
cashier, and do not find any corresponding
Rem in the list of vouchers. Where Is that en-
tered A. 1t may not have been entered for
some time afterward. I can't tell you anything
about It. Ifyou will look at these certificates
you will find them among my vouchers; and
you will find them charged In here. Certia-
Gates 1877, 1899, 1898, and 1894.
Q. The only check that you had, or the only
check that the Board Of Public Works had
with regard to the accuracy of your account is
simply that depending upon comparison be-
tween this check-book and comparison Of
your account as It appears upon the ledger, and
OF which this is q copyl A. No, sir; the Board
of Public Works have me charged with all my
money; then come and show you mo youch-
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