National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-17
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION

DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
C0ECLUSIoN OF TESTIMONY TAKEN
ON WEDNESDAY.
The following is the conclusion Of the testi-
mony taken by the committee on wednesday
last, and which was crowded out of our issue
OF yesterday:
a TESTIMONY OF THOMAS EVANS.
" Thomas Evans sworn and examined.
Blythe Chairman: Q. What isyour ousiness'
a. am plumber.
Q. How long have you been in that business'
"A, About forty years.
of Public Works for pipe of various kindsi A.
o. Have YOU any schedule of the prices paidl
"A. 1 think have, referring to the document.
got them from their report and vouchers.
Q. That is, the prices paid by the boardl A.
Yes, sir.
+, The statement was read as follows:
e-inch pipe ss,ss7 feet, st Ii cents per
s-inSS pipe, 1sos feet, at 80 cents per . :,
a-tPSS pipe, l7iO feet, at 30 cent; per ~ ~
lsi9sS pipe, .5as feet, at 81 cent. per % ~
PIPE, Si is iss = & sS per
ao-iPsS pipe, 2,5cb feet, at sls7 per
a4InS6 pipe 4OO2 feet, at a. 80 per foot, 800 90
,Soinch pipe, sic feet at % per foot, 1850 90
$500 %
sslinOh pipe, Sss feet, at sl.s7 per foot l4s2 %
Cos. 0, o,...o..-s,.., . Co.. z s5 Sc 3
Net cost, s5I,Od8 II
! cost II cents; labor, Is cents; proht,
sinch pipe I,sCs feet; laid at 10 cents; W
4. cost, scents; labor, Is cents: profit,
sInch c pipS, 10 feet; laid at 80 cents; ~
cost, % CENTS Labor, 2'oentsi profit, ,.oo
12-inch pipe nj, 52c feet; laid at s1l2;
cost, 5: cents; labor 40 cents; profit,
15Iash Pips' ss0ss feet: laid at sl.sS:
.- cost, 81; labor, Is cents; profit, Is - -
lsI9cd Pipe, ass. feet; laid at s1e5; i'' ''
Is cents, $500 80
j. cost sl.s7; labor, 90 cents profit
ainch U eTps 4Oc2 feet: laid at 49, cost '''O ~
ssat n al S cent?; profit IS cents, 1905 90
i, so-inch pipe, $40 feet; laid at sS.75;
cost, s.; labor, 90 cents; profit, Is
! Q. What kind of pipe was that A. Some
Of it was domestic pipe, and others was Scotch
tile.
: @. That is tfle-pipe A. Yes, sir.
Q. You say thst you took it from their re-
port as prices paid by the board! A. Yes,
sir.
80. To whomi A. Miller & Coates, of New
Work; William Nelson, New York; Talmadge
a. Co., Akron Pipe-works, in Ohio; Henry Glib
leon, OF Baltimore, and MOrehead & Wilson, of
Philadelphia.
Q. Those large pipes were laid in the streets,
were they! A. Yes, sir.
= Q. Arc they part Of the pipes laid for water
.znainsl A. Oh, no, sir; only for sewerage-for
lateral drains.
J By the Chairman. Q. What did you think of
that sort Of pipe for sewerage Pipesl A. Well,
the pipe, sc lar as the purpose for which it was
used is concerned, is very good.
| Q. II is q proper pipel A. Yes, sir; and
what Is generally used for that purpose.
! = Q. Have you list Of prices which the board
lreceiycG for this same class of goodsl A. l
have rot; but you will see it in the report of
the Board Of Public Works and the Governors
report. can give you some of the prices from
recollection.
v Q. Give US an example or two from your
memory? A. In the 12-inch pipc-bccause there
us more OF that laid than all the rest put to-
EEether-of 12-inch pipe there is 2t7 ,526 feet
laid. That is what the board saws. The board
charged to the contractors IS cents foot.
" " MAJ OTu Lueg pay IueIuSelfeS! lou uau
that statement a moment ago. a. Fifty-seYen
cents.
.. Q. And charged IS centsl A. Yes, sir; that
Is the report.
{ By Mr.. Mattingly. Can you refer to instances
of that kinda A. There are plenty of them,
sir.
Il; Q. Find one for us. A If you will look at
Emmet & Dunbar you will see it.
By the Chairman. Q. Whence did you make
that statement that you make? A. Imake this
from their vouchers, and the other statement
from what have seen in the reports. 1t is all
through the reports.
Mr.. Mattingiy. ! would Ike to see this
The Witness. I will prepare it if you will
give me time. / will collate the whole of it.
The witness was instructed to prepare such |
q statement and present it hereafter to the |
committee.
BY Mr.. Thurman: Q. Do understand from
this that the board bought the pipes them |
selves? A. The board bought the pipes from
some Of the contractors, and then sold it back
10 the contractors at an advanced price from
what they gave.
Q. To the very same persons9 A. To the |
very same parties.
Q. From whom they bought it, A. Yes; |
they bought from Vanderburg S145, coo worth |
Of pipe, and sold large portion to him at an |
advanced rate.
By Mr.. Mattingly Q. That was bad spec |
ulation on Yanderburg's part! A do not |
know; the Governor ought to know it better
Chan l; he is in the business.
y By the Chairman: Q. Can you explain to
The committe why that was done? A. l can
cot tell you, sir.
Q. You do not see any reason for IT! A.
cannot, indeed. l can tell you, Furthermore.
"a looking over Mr.. Vanderburg's list, find
that he has charged the board for l2-inch sewer
pipe Is cents foot, for Scotch pine. In Miller
Il Coates bill and Mr.. Nelson's bill they have
only charged 81 cents foot. l.
z. For the same classl A. For the same
material and the same pipe. Then again, for
The l5-inch pipe, where they charge 81, Mr..
Nanderburg charges 81 10.
By the Chairman: Q. Have you any other
statement about the pipe! A. have, sir. 1
have collRted the whole of the pipe that has
peen used by the Board of Public Works for
The Government. II
Q. State what would have been the 'reasona-
BILE cost of thati A. would undertake to put |
all the pipe down that they have put down for 1
The Board of Public Works, for 81 80 foot. 1
=. What Is the average price paid by the
noardf A. -Four hundred and seventy dollars
By MIR. Wilson: Q. That is what they charged
lhe Government, is it not-S4.70i A. Yes, sir. c
Or, in other words, will put down the whole
lave charged the United States $685., 900 for.
By the Chairman Q. Have you list OF all I
the pipe that you refer to now in your state
nent? A. Yes, sir; so far as the Government
l. concerned.
Q. Explain to the committee what that state
I1ent is which you hold in your hand. A. 1t is
the amount of pipe put down in each and every
Street but il is not where It is collated. You
ban refer to the reports for that, however. 1t
reads as follows:
Number Of feet of sel1ers Charged In Governors
aRSirer.
Page 4os-sOo feet, less 1870 feet, at
q $40 sass 90
Page 4oi-S95 feet. less 1880 l.6 feet
at s47O l,5I7 os
Page 40t-4ss feet - AS feet, at $40 2,l05 90
Page 4OL-45O feet = $50 feet, at $40 AIS 90
Page 1850 feet, lees L6= 50 feet, at II
t4TO 2s5 90
s4.7o 1850 90
Page ko5-22 200 feet, less le ~ ,s3sL
feet. at s4.7O- s,s1s 90
Page 405-l 800 feet = 800 feet at $40 1850 90
Page 4O5-l,5OO feet 500 feet, a. s4.T0 1850 90
Page kO5-2Osa feet. less Le = L72IA