National Republican., 1874-05-09

8 Bank paid out OF, that s1,24O, ,oOOf A. II
were paid their overdrafts.
aI Were they not paid such certificates
~ hey had IN their handsl A. think not
'k they hold q lot now that they held th
Ilth. contract was here handed to Mr..
II EFhe clerk.
II Q. ItnfHS "e board to ascertain in reg
Ijestablishedl " - connection with this Belg
10 that grading 70 - &c anything in regard
povemefitt... do NIT ~ aid the grading.
By Mf. wilson e.fhs 'ngi A. I To
they I'D the two feet of graoa- 4 Fourtee
they dir know on Twelfth a. refere
STREETS they did fully two feet. A vide
back to the board prices as shoHirEhas.\ {
would probably settle that question:. n
Mr.. Wilson Here is q question susgested
me that wilp ask you Eefore Ipassf sfurthe
What amount Of suditoys' certificates ars wilt
held by you as security or Otherwise for woi
done and not inclgded in the t1S, 600 900 oStl
ibooksl A. That The auditor Tsll have to stat
In one instance tie Evans c0ntract, l thi;
some $50, 900 or go, 900 was withheld. TIL
auditor can give tflRs information.
g.. You were intsrfogated yesterday in r
gard to filing the esnats Did Soulct any col
tracttto any perso1s6 fill the canan A.
LulHh-LDht VIC &-SOOu utdA VI ihs
the canal. / cannot Ghswer that question
whether we let any contkAct for filling thecsns
or not. We paid for dirtb put there, ana ute
1t for q Hdmpng ground Tor our streets.
Q. TherdiFt that wac putt was taketpou
of the streets and avernesi iysas mott A. Yes
sir; mostlyout of the tstrsets-yery little ou
of the aventes, except massachusetts, avenue
Q, There:was q good deal takes out of that
When you kauld 1t out OF tEststreets and ave
ms
presumed Al The grading wAscbarged.
z. And thshauI a1sol "A. Yes. sir.
Q. Then how did it happen that the con
tractors were paid for the earthfn the canal
A. The contractors we're not paid For any worl
done in that wsJ:.
Q. How were they paidl A. Oalyin diggins
cellars or anythingsof that kind they had sur
plus earth to deposit -Wepaid thsrna so mucl
a load think 10 cents load for what the!
put there. -.-.-
Mr.. Wilson. Havs,yeu those vouchers con
venient, Mr.. Barrl
Q. There must have been other earth thar
that that, came outof eellarsl A. Oh, a greai
deal; hardly any, think, was paid forexcep,
that, other than whaeswe paid for grading the
streets.
Q. In looking over the vouchers yestrday
that were given me blythe clerk, saw some
quite large vouchers! A. It may be.
". ulhRE01Cl ICpOIb oG1IIe
large amounts of money paid to different par
ties for filling the canalS A. Well, 1t may be
The Chairman. Oh, yesseveral amounts paid
to Albert Gleason.
Mr.. Wilson. Gleason"gut Z large amount o,
money.
The Chairman. He got se5,ooo, remember
at one time?
The Witness. For filling the canall
The Chairman. Yes, sir; to marked.
Tbok T., ii
streets.
Mr. Wilson. Exactly; but wanted to know
how be would get paid for 4 twicel A. He
did not get paid for it twice. you can rest as
sured Of that.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. If he hauled it out of the
street he got paid for IL theref A. The Dis
trict might have been paid for It twice, but he
did not, will venture to say that.
@. That is just what want to find out.
Mr.. Magruder. Was that not divided be-
tween the street and the canalf
The Witness. think that is 90.
Mr.. Bass. You will find several along here,
(handing witness report Of 1879 A. II that
was the case 1t was not charged to the street;
just charged 10 the filling of the canal.
Q.-Do not the vouchers show where It was
hauled FRONT
Mr.. Wilson, examining voucher.) want to
see. see ono voucher here for 500, ,0O0-$25,-
900 of 1t for filling the canal; $4,000 of 1t for
F street; First street north, from Sixth to
Ninth street, $40, 900; Seventh street west, Z
to & street north, sI5,0O0.- A. That was the
way. 1t was divided up between filling of the
canal and the street.
Mr.. Wilson. 1t seems to me a little compli-
Gated, and will let that go by until we can
look at it. That is Albert Gleason, (referrinp
to another voucher,) for $35, 900, S2S, 900 Of
which is for filling the canal. These vouchers
are quite complicated. will pass by them
until We can have an opportunity to look at
them.
Q. This tagging about the Botanical Gar
Post Office, on the west sidei A. Some of 1t
did, and some was furnished BY the board.
Q. You were asked yesterday, by Mr.. Mat
tingly or by the chairman, the question pro-
pounded by Mr., Mattingly In regard to the
City Hall appropriation of $75, 900. Now, l
would be glad to have you state to the COM
mittee all the facts in relation to the procure
ment and the use of that $75, 900. A. l know
nothing about the procurement.
Q. It was procured under Governor Cookies
believed A. Yes, sir; 1t was
procured, and the money was in bank to the
credit of the District; credited to the treasurer
Of the Board of Public Works. I think the
matter was brought before the board, as the
money would not be used during the last sea-
son, and Hould lay In bank all the winter. The
question with US was whether It would not be
better to invest O part of it-S70, 900 of it-in
.he securities of the District, and file them
away for that purpose, and use the money for
The purposes of the board. That was finally
lone by unanimous vote, and the bonds which
were bought were sealed up and placed as a
special deposit in the bank. think the en-
Velope was indorsed and sealed by the treas
lrer of the board.
Q. That money, then, has really been con-
Verted into sewer bonds by the boardl A. A
part of it, $4,000, was invested in sewer
bonds.
Q. What has been done with the other
sS5,OOOi A. Laying in bank.
Q. Do you know whether Mr.. Magruder at
'ne time had overdrawn his account to the
amount of S23, 900, and about the time the
bank examiner was going into that bank that
fund was checked upon for the purpose of
making good his account A. do not think
ne checked on it at all, until the matter was
by vote of the board.
Q. Was it not in fact used. in that way for
he purpose of making good Mr.. Magruder's
sccountl A. No, sir. know it was done by
full vote Of the board, and the money put to
his general account.
Q. But the point want to get at is whether
he board or Colonel Magruder had not used
hat money or very considerable portion of 1t
before that vote of the board 2 have no doubt
le had overdrawu; that Is o chronic condi-
ion.
Q. But had he not used. that money or a con.
siderable portion of it making? A. He had
lot used any of that money whatever. That
vas a special deposit, and was not touched in
my way except by vote of the board.
Q. When the board did. make that order, did
ne not use the money for the purpose of making
rood his account A. He transferred It to his
ind applied IL that way, for the banks held on
o everything they got then.
Q. Was not the action of the board prompted
~ the necessity Of making good this account-
his bank account A. No, sir; do not think
I was.
Q. Do you know that the bank had been ad-
yised that there would be q bank-examiner In
heir looking after their affairs, and that there
ipon Mr.. Magruder was advised that he must
make that oyerdraft goodi A. Well, now, l
eally do not know whether the bank-examiner
,aH1e in before or after.
Q. There was bank-examiner mixed up
With that thingl A. Yes, sir; he was there.
Q. He was mixed up with the use of this
money in some way or otherl A. No, sir; I
10 not think that he was mixed up with the
lse of this money.
Q. II other words, his presence, or antici-
,ated presence, in looking into the affairs of
hat bank, was the occasion of making the use
" this SIS, ,000l A. No, sir; do not think
hat. do not think Il had any effect at all on
he board. II tney had not supposed 1t was a
udicious thing to do, It would not have been
lone. because the fact Of the business Is, that