National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-04

Cipallys mas II been around the government
property A. did the work at Mount Vernon
squire,
Q. Where is Mount Vernon SQUARED A.
Mount Vernon square is bounded by Seventh
and Ninth streets.
BY Mr.. Merrick: Q. Known as the old Nor
them Liberty Market A. That is the point,
.sir. .---.. -.
BY Mr. Christy: Q. Have you been paid for
It! A. The account has been settled. nave
been paid part.
o. How have you been paid, in certificates or
IN moneyl A. have had both money and GER
tifcates. rrr .rr
o. What proportion in certiAcatesi A. The
larger amount, sir. l would stSte tnat the
amount of money received before the compile
tiop Of the work was about 81 $780, On the re-
ceipt of the certificates, q large amount OF this
was Maid out to parties who did work for me.
That is, q portion was paid to the curb-setter,
and portion TO the parties who graded under
my contract, and others who did the concret-
ing. The balance received bonds for.
3. You distributed the certificates after they
were delivered to youi A. I did.
Q. Do you hold any Of those certificates nowi
A. hold two of them.
Q, For what amount A. About two thou
sand dollars. ~ y. .- ID
Q. how long since you completed the work.
A. completed the work, think, in July last;
June or July last.
Q. To whom did you issue the certificates;
who did the eurb-setting and grsdingi man
by the name of Newmeyer lTeemeyerl oio the
curb setting, and received part money and part
certificates. The Abbott Paving Company
paid certificates to.
interested as a sub-ccntractor under YOURSELF
A. None, sirl
O. Were you the sole party interested in this
contract! A. Yes, sir.
@. Did YOU pay anybody for obtaining the
contract A. did not, sir.
@. Or for any other contract you receiveds
A. Or for any other contract.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Did you have contract
for tagging at Mount Vernon squarel A. did
mot IN the square. My contract for Mount
Vernon square called for concrete carriage-way
and footwalk. Afterward It was changed to
Tagging but it was not embraced in my contract.
was told to do the work with tagging in the
place of concrete; that the concrete footwalks
were not satisfactory But did not do 1t; 1t
was done by another party afserward.
Q. Who was that partyi A. 1t was done by
Mr. John o. Evans.
O. Why was it YOU Gid not do ftl A. Because
at that time the board had no suitable tagging
of that kind on hand
Q. Did Mr.. Evans have suitable tagging on
hand! A. He had, sir.
Q. Your contract, you say, did not embrace
the stone Tagging? A. No, sir.
Q. But was for concrete footwalksl A. Yes,
sir.
Q. And that was afteward charged to stone
hagging' A. Yes, sir.
O. How was that change made; by what au-
thority; did you assent to it: A. did, sir. /
think I received letter from the board; prob
ably had bettergo back a little and explain.
The concrete that we had proposed to put down
at that point waswhat was called the Abbott
concrete footwalks. II was an improved con-
crete for that specific purpose. Mr.. Abbott
81 ofta or,lf he ofrafd ha
concrete that he proposed to put there would
not answer; that from the winters experience
in Brooklyn 1t did not do as we'll as he antici-
pate1, and he preferred not to put it down.
Immediately informed the board Of that fact,
and ask ed that be allowed TO put something
else down. The board stated in a communica-
ton TO me that Tagging would be substituted:
it may have been a verbal communication; /
fogct which.
Q. Have you the letter of the board to you
on that SUBJECT A. think have, sir.
Q. Have you It with youl A. have not.
9. Viii you produce it to the committed A.
Yes, sir.
O. How long after this occurred was It until
John .. Evans got permission to do the work.
A. could not from memory Eay. Several
weeks interviewed while the matter was pend
ing. The board had no Tagging on hand. They
expected tagging; and l think, as we'll as
now remember, that il was some five or six
weeks Iu1t Inc IuALlcT WAS pcuuluXs
Q. Were you, by the terms of the arrange
ment, TO take your tagging from the boardl
A. The board had furnished all the materials.
O. Was there anything in your arrangement
with the board to prohibit you from purchas-
ing this tagging yourselfi A. No, sir.
Q. The simple fact, then. that the board did
not have tagging on hand was no reason why
you should not 60 on and comply with your
contract with the board, was itl A. The best
reason, sir, was that could not afford to put
down the tagging. could not purchase it
myself, and ! learned that there was none in
the market except what was in the hands of
Mr.. Evans.
Q. Mr.. Evans had the monopoly Of that in
this market? A. 1t seems so, sir. He had the
only tagging on hand.
Q. Did you make any effort to get tagging
from elsewhere? A. did not, sir.
Q. This Tagging comes from the North
river, does it noti A. Yes, sir.
Q. Is there any trouble about getting 1t mp
there's do not know, sir. 1haye never pur-
chased any tagging.
Q. Did you get a job of tagging to do in that
vicinity aNerwardl A. did. The angles east
Of the squarcs-little reservations east.
Q. You did do q part Of the tagging, then,
around Mount Vernon square? A. Well, sir,
it was east of Seventh street-two little places.
Q. Those little intersections or angles close
by the squared A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where did you get that faggingl A.
The hoard furnished that.
@. How long afterwardi A. It was several
nonths-two or three months afterward. /
could tell you exactly If l had the data.
Q. Have you had large number Of con-
tracts under the boardl A. No, sir; that is
all / have done for them.
Q. Just state in brief the character Of the
work you have done for the board. A. The
work have done at Mount Vernon square:
first / removed the debris on the suuare-the
old market. Igradcd the square, set the
curb, parked the squares-the intersec-
tions Of the streets-concreted the road
ways, erected the fountain, and laid the flag
ging down: did the grading and laid the flag
ging for those little angles made at the inter
sections OF the streets.
Q. That is to say, you graded off the earth
necessary to enable YOU to put the tagging
down! A. Yes, sir.
q. What kind of concrete did you layi A.
What is called the Abbott.
Q. Did you have the patent for thati A.
No, sir.
=. Did you pay royalty for It'll A. No,
q. sir.
Q. How did you manage to lay that without
owning the patent or paying royaltyl A. The
base, as it Is termed, the broken stone, the first
course OF stone, put down myself, and made
an arrangement with Mr.. CRAWFORD, the man
aging agent Of the company, to roll, to put the
tar upon il, and then finish it, and put the sec
ond course on and to finish IT,
Q. Where is this Abbott Concrete Company
located A Their Office is on F, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth.
Q. Who composed that company A. don't
know only the officers of the compauy-Ar.
Crawford, the president, and Mr.. J. W. V. Van
derburgh, the treasurer and l believe Mr..
Harry CRAWFORD, they call him, is the managing
agent.
Q. Do you know who the other parties are
connected with that paving company A. / do
not.
Q. Is that the only pavement you put down
that was owned BY somebody elsel A. Yes, sir.
@. What did you pay that company for
putting that down. A. l paid them So yard.
They furnished everything except the base
the course Of stone at the bottom: they did
the rolling and putting on Of the second course,
and the finishing after put the base down.
Q. At what rate were you paid for putting
down this faggingl A. sixty-Gve cents a
foot.
Q. That was Just simply putting It down
mot furnishing the flagging9 A. Just putting
it down.
Q: Who hauld the tagging on to hegroundl
A. did.
Q. Where 'front.' A. There was some hauled
from Sixth street, tome from P street, near
Fourteenth street, and think from the canal
O. Was IL all new tagging! A. A par. new