National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-26

O. WIN dM Mr.. Daune "a ~ 4. h
49, day. think, that ulEU1 ~
9: DID yoa - hiASqH y A. No, -;
I'D not. ~
9: Who ". Dlunu A. ~ thessfeia-
Ut CoSessy.
Aha yoQ - afralRsmene VIII hin "a
exisotC III eo22aaeta i. III % arfAlge
met VIII hid, S0pe thot ~ hin e VA
eosne OUT oftha HlldinR and HQueetod lin n
Il GHh 6ouas ~
~ ~ Chrisey: o. What work wO Per.
formed under this csafsaetl A: Laying sswe,
on bo9h sides Of Tw6nsy-1ree street between 1
etreet e iar % the Stevens school houSs, be
tveea K and L, tklnk.
o. Whsn vas thss wosk In fact completed
A. II Hns nnmpAsfsa aeua$ 1ftsa months Age
I think. -. mr., ,r.-.,s .,y,-T-sT
q. OM you have AN sottlenent with tn
board for e. "A. Yes, Dr..
Q. A anal sse&ismGaea 4. Yes, sir.
d. IstAat ~ oAlS esntract you have exe
cuted in writin6 4. No, cir. I executed {
contract ia wrhmg eor faisihs the houses also
Q. When Vas that contract In point of fac,
executed hy you. slGnedi A. About the tint
the award was mads. ..,..s., "a
9. Were there 'any other parties executins
costracss q taat 6nss. A. Ido NOT know.
@. refer nov . IL time the contracts fol
the sewer, on T~snty-arst street were ex'
ecuteN A. / Do not know. There were sew
erai een.iemen 10 he room, but / did nos know
what their husiness WAS there. I simply re
mained long enough to sign my name and lefl
the ROOM. a.. - :, "a = =
TO ask the witness any questisni 49, h..
Mr.. MattlnEly. ! oaly wish to ask him two
or three. Thh work done by yoQ on r street,
I understood you TO cay, vas Of such Q charac.
ter that II was impos1tble for any one to make
any specific estimate %, 70 the details OF II
A. II certainly was. Mr.. Shepherd requested
me at the time, to give him an estimate Of tha
work-giving him = btd for q. n was the
irst ofthat Kind OF work that had been done
y ne p beard: tod 8: Shepherd ta.s {! !!
that wonM guide him properly In the ex
ecuston OF the work, adding that could no.
aPpfoHmaeo H.. Think Il was ct my owl
suggestion that the work was done In the man
ner N wh1cn wes.
Q. You understood Mr.. Shepherd ct thai
time 70 be acting e sfce-pfeddent OF the boart
Of Public Works, did you not, when he gsv'
yo1 the order 70 Do TIE worM A. Yes. SIR.
q. Were there dinerent members OF TN
board On the work during it, progress! A. Yes
sirl = - 'a
Y. lnspectinS III A. Ceftanly; Colonel
Magruoer aAo y: brown nao 3een tnefe ire
quentiy; nj. Amiess siso, wes toea memDel
OF the board.
Y. nave you oone any WORK unoer the per
centage eonsfacs ior tne board' A. Ies' SIR
that WORK 70 fasse houses.
Y Inss vn'cn you nave already spoken OF
a. n 1s q ~. :. .s.,-.. :,
y oo sae eone ~ Ior tns ImprovemeM %
sysee.N a. NO, nj n0ns % s"oss con'rsc't
were n evel exeeu.ea-evet cetfseo oaI.
NOV ta,s co1stacs Iot tne lever tnst you
sPo.A ~ nsxe sseesu sovos ILL., $500 ~;
weIe you uoGne0 sess soe eoossses" ~ s"sioeo
70 you. 1870. ~ ---,,
~ lou knew snss " was u oosro fstes' a
Les, ". pr :,
1ou knew the raves nxed py the BOARD
a, - les, pr.
some little timsi A; Yes, cir.
~. " nen Sio YOU iesveI A.: ieIt, snlnk
ABOUT the TN OF feofuary, lSS.
=; since tna, time you nave been IN New
10TH oelieve, a. nave oeen N Now 1ork,
1t; LOUIS, ana ,,1 bos Moaa;.r - -, =
REPRESENTING Huo6eil. 9. When did you
finish ing work a. fiteen months ago. the
sewer work.
Representative Wilson; 9: What was the
smouns you Iecelveo ,ol tnau 10 you remem;
oeM a. a very sman smoonCH ie~ nunoreo
9ona -. we Az Eere nos ooing tnas kind OF VOL.
l sl%Py oie tnis Oecense y camS IN connecton
g. Was this sewer contract tn connection
VIII luz fsas'ng VI inc nousess a. les, SIT.
~. mnst y tne nomner OF that contraca a
FIVE We 1 Run ano tseeIy-nve.
~ Mr. BASS Y. lew hundred GOLIATH a
Yes, SIR. =.
ny hepfesensaWNe wilson. y. Dm amount
70 tnousano dons.s, A, oon,e think it did
formed the ne, work :, DO not remember the exact
NVu. I, uus ~ ~ ~. ae su sn .S
sappo'e snI S son. - sn !, sne Aenetn
Oh me sever a; CONT tnink does.
INA. W. .s,u sne .eng.1 81 .ne lever tnere
. a. uS ny ~ NM a.a.. xou'1 % molc tnan
~ WS., ~ SisVkesnel IA smes
~, sa nss IN .T. " rpe w you put lnf A.
'n ~ ~ EsoT S s'.s Fpe;
INV a.isc. a.. IN ons .Me 81 tne stree'
- .uu y. s.le o.ae, s'ue we've.
" "aas y su s,..t Pc wCI.oi "a. 90 not
hns~, tn nr u' 'ne 'Aiue VI ~ neVe'
"o0sII .ny " ~. -
=; You Say there were about thousand feel
~ n ~
One =. nan li'een iees ana one nan tWeive'
a. iSc, pr.
Aaa. w. IutIsneu you y the poaro
A. WAS iurmsheo " tne posru:
Y: HOW much were yoo 70 get for laying thu
plPa a. auo no' Hmemoef the PIPE. 1wA
70 receive tne regular ooaru fstes Ior laying
'ne PPcs
AM 1n.y .I s... ~. .noossno iees OF "
an9 a snink eooas tnat.
Y. ma INC ~ SSssemens m the Governor'l
report 70 " sS''i''o OF oi eet''ncs'es issued OF
se ~ nr..! W
n Ms.sy. .S w aSouns Oh WnsH
~ aCcouns 'nns contIacs NUMBER 90:
mr. ma'tinSiy' Anss Inciuoes the cost OF tne
P'SWS; ;.,.., r..
"Hnsss. Iae pipe was charged 70 NJ ct Ger
tain rates-at certain prices, and that went into
our contisct, an0 That was deducted after.
wards nom ths amount paid to the contractor
BY senator stewart: 9. What was the rea.
son me contract was not signed at the time!
A. 40 not Know. 80 iar - was concerned
considered II very small matter, and paid
no attention 70 It.. We were all very busy and
In the rush and hurry Of the hour 1t might
have been overlooked. do not know what 4
was: had no reason for not signing It.
would have signed u and bonded upon It d
any moment:
Q. You had signed other contractss A. No
great many In writing. only had one mort
IN y rri Wg oaiy naa one more o N w1uas. a.,
w :. Jay w. .n ns s,g a. "A. az n.
1mS M.s sueu' anu soou' LUG ''me III
WOE n G commen ~. u.. $780,.
lou ny LIE va onn.ou oecauee ~!
were ovsy, M az ~s INA rI.u Ms.te. an.
you o,0 nos stsen4 " ": a. Anss 70 INC Nssol