Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-13
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
Proceedings Of the Joint Congressional Committee
The Joint Special Committee Investigating
District Affairs was call ed to order this morn
ing at quarter past ten O'Clock.

ing at quarter past ten O'Clock.
PENNSYLVANIA AvESUR EAST.
Samuel Hilton vas recalled, aRd gave aiii-
tiobal testimony with reference e. the meas drs-
ment OF PENNSYLVANIA svrDae east, be- ween Ist
and sth streets. Witness handed the com mitt se
a copy OF lis last report as Superintendent OF
Streets to the Board OF Public Works, sho xinl
the amount of grading done aud wood pave
ment laid. Witness said there was no concr etc
pavement laid on Pennss lvsuis avenue east.
MIR. ChrIsty called attention TO an item in
the Governors answer. charging for upward.
OF IL zoe squale yards of concrete pavement.
DE GoLLYHR AND M'CLkLLASD's CONTRACT.
John :. Cock. hookkeeper for DeGollyer Il
McClellAnd, recalled. Witness recOllected tast
the rum Of $4,000 was paid by De Gollyer 81
McCieland TO Il chard g. Parsons, OF Ohio
MIR. Altison:-Mr. Parsons has notif.d the
committee that he " as the attorney for De q ill
yer & McClelland, and will appear before the
ccmHittee and make statement some time De-
fore closing the Investigation.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures said the bill for
extra grading on Sth street east WAS made ont
by him on returns furnished by Mr.. Quimhy,
and that there was not one cent OF profit. Wit
chinery to the city would Increase the price OF
laying the DeGoiyer pavement over $40 per
square yard. He did not include In his estiII ate
the other day the cost OF royalty or wear and
MIR. Cock gave notice that a portion OF the
books Of DeGOlyer and McCle;land had arrived
from Chicago, and that he expected the bal
aDce to-day.
PRArK GAssAwAY ON TIE STAND.
Frank Gsssawsy, swOrn:-Q. State your hlsi-
ness. A. Am . banker; was connected, a. sub-
cashier, in the Second National bank in 1872:
the bank was in the habit OF purchasing some
District vouchers; the ordinary certificates OF
indebtedness; don't know how many they gar
Q. who made these purchases? A. Cnieay
j. L. McKeiden, the president of the hank;
don't know what price he paid; don't know
what vouchers we're worth at that time.
.. DO you know anything ABOUT John o
Evans? A. He was vice president of the bank
l don't think he made any Of the purchases
Z. We're the vouchers purchased ever the
Yes, sir; can't say how long the bank held
them; they were collected as coon az the board
war in funds.
Q. Had your bank any realities for collecting
vouchers that other people did not have? \. !
don't know that they lad any facilities which
could be called superior facilities; Sl the vuuch-
ere purchased while was CONNECTED with tie
bank were redeemed in money.
Mr. AlhsOn.-l think you had better cal the
pr sideI.t of he bank on this subject.
Witness resuming.-Eave letters in NV pos
session written by sir. Chittenden TO Mr.. HIATT
ipeton.
q. Did you see AIRY letters in the possession o:
MIR. Jenkins regarding the DeGOiyer aud SIC
Clellan contract? A. M, sir.
Several witnesses we're called but did not
Mir. Chii t. said if the witnesses subpGu le,i
would attend, lac thought he could close TIL
case, WITH the exception OF the measureins a Is,
in two days.
MIR. Ailison-Go on with any other subject
and we Will cali the other witnesses on the De
Goyer matter when they come. Mr.. Chitt-n
Gen will not be here Tor day or two. and we
have not yet been able TO reach Col. Kirkland.
sU6J ora Deus tecaa was ordered to issue
for John Z. Mckelden, president OF the SecDoG
National Bank.
H. N. EAsDY ON THE STAND.
HOratio y. Easily, swOrn:-Witnass submit.
tea written .tate mens, being tee resl,I o;
street, near the War Department. The st ate
ment Was allowed to so in As evidence with tat
understanding that IL woIi.i bo retsfrsd To the
engineer selected ~ fhe-corimittee To IN sxC
mt asuremeBts on their behalf Witness x
bibited the bill OF the assessments on his prop
city, and said ia comparison with actin 81 meas
urtmenfs made by bim, he was Oyercharged
he claimed that the people on street s1DllG
not lave been charged for the grading, inas
much a. the earth which came cut OF it
used To NIL up Eth and O,her streets, and ta4i
these streets should have been charged.
INPROyRhkNr OF @ SHEET, BETWEEN .rH
AND gIH, k1C.
John W. Wright WAS sworn, and testified that
be got clause tut In an appropriation bill u
improve street, from 9Th to 9th street, provided
the prop, rty holders would pay for halt tue
cosf; Secretary Cox did nothing with the appro-
PriatOD; got 1t renewed the next year; hnsliy
Mr.. I'elAbO gave contract for improving G
street, between .th ard 9th streets; don't know
who got the contract; think it was n Chicago
MAD; the contract WAS for nine thousand nj
some odd dollars; the government paid 81 800;
subst quently got bin through by the ali OF
my friend Stewart there, [pointing to Senator
Stewart that the District should pay tso.
fhnds OF tie cost; don't know whether tho Dis-
tIict paid il or not
Dir. Allison.-I don't see the materially 0:
this testimony.
Mr.. Chri,ty-I want to show that the prop
efty lie aseessed for one third against the pr %
cry holders, AID that il should not be; tn q, ne
District government being required TO pay 80
thu DIS, and the government having psid thei,
proper ton, the assessment OF e-third Is ex-
cessive.
Mr. Allison.-But he says he does not kno,
whether The District government has paid the
two thirds.
Mr. Christy.-Bnt that they are bound to-
MIR. MsttingIys-I suppose you want the Dis
trict government " refund to the general gov
erhmt Mt?
Witness complained that the pipe on N street
cost too much, but that the sewer WAS not lsiJ
by the Board of Public Works. that a bill iI.;
placing NJ street under their charge, AMI that
they paid the contractor for the work.
Additional compilations made by Mr.. Sever
con with reference to the DeGolyer and
McCielland contracts were placed in evidence
Mr.. QUINCY CoNTRADICTkD.
j. NJ. Hopkins was sworn, and testified that
he knew Sir. Quimby; he thought at one time
Quimby asked him If he could get contract;
that II he could he could get lumber; did not
tell him be knew a party who could get a CON.
tract; cid not bring ybudy to him ABOUT con-
tracts; never intI oduced him to anybody in the
auditor office with reference to procuring con-
tracts; saw Mr.. DeGOyer once and told htm
lDaI nDy Udu sbiu III nc CUulu Stt II cOntrAcf
he (DeGolyer) would furnish the wood; DeiJl
yer .old witness not to say anything to Quimoy
but that he would not furnish him lQuimby)
with dollars woI tn OF lumber, because he iid
not think Quinlby was working in his interest:
have 10 knowledge OF offering 10 get Z. q. P ar
SONS q contract ii he would give me percent
age; have not known Mr. Parsons over three or
four months; had no arrangement with tie
Board Of Public Works or any contractors
under il, by which / could get contracts; never
had contract under the board or an interest in
any contract; Quimby told me once he won.d
like TO get a position Is inspector under the
Board Of Public Works
GIBSON, OF THR NEw YORK SUN.
A. NJ. Gibson swoIn:-I recognize the last
witness; know G.. H. Parsons; was sitting on
Mr. RaDdall's steps on street southeast asst
spring; Mr.. Parsons was there; the last witne-.
came up and called witness one side and asked
him II be wanted any contracts under the Board
OF Public Works, that he was superintendent
tor the eastern division, and could get contr acts
By MIR. Harripgton:-I AN correspondent OF
the New York Sun.
Mr. Harrington asked witness to bring Sins
II ON that paper OF his letters.
Mr.. Gitson:-I don't know that WILL am
net being inve stigatsd.
Mr.. HaIrington:-I want to question this wit
ntss on letters he has written the New York
Sun harging the Board Of Public Works with
high crimes and misde meanors. This gentle