New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-02
WASHINGTON.
Continued from First Page.

question OF assessing the companies. the result OF which
was that they were not assessed.
Mr. Christie for the memoriasts. called the attention
OF the Committee the statutes at large containing the
law approprating cOO provided that the corporation
or District Of Columbia Government would appropriate
equal amount to repair the old oobDe pavement on
Pennsy vaniaave west OF Ffteentbst. after which lie
called D. d. Castleman who testified that the Board OF
Public Works discarded that act and PIT down the NC"
pavement that avenue at cost largely greater tnan
the $4,000 contemplated under the act OF Congress re-
ferred to-
T. T. Fowler testified be Interested in the Ma
tiona Paving Company s71 that II was thought Dest
consolidate this Company with the Metropolis faNhR
Company and with the Ballard Company. in which inc
witness was interested; that in August lS7 no oaou
on Mr.. A. r. Shepherd, who was Interested IN inc me-
tropolis Company in company with several others 10
talk the matter and see what could DO done 10
bring about that object the witness understood from
what Shepherd said that he was willing to have secret
interest in the paving contracts and that he proposed
70 have that interest represented through Kilbourn
the consolidation was not accomplished however; inns
took place about the time, August 1871, when Pennsy
vana-ave from First to Fiteenthsts, to be paved
Mayor Emery and the proposal had reference TO
combination to DO that work. Tho object in trying to
get consolidation OF the then existing paving compa
MES was 10 prevent competition in the proposals for that
work; the witness got OF that work the Metropo
lis Company. in which Shepherd interested, aid get
a portion OF IL to do.
Gov Shepherd requested leave to mako statement
here under OATH alleging that Fowlers testimony was
Islander and expressing desire that his refuta might
so to the public with the charge. After private con-
sutation the Committee decided to hear Gov Shepherd
in explanation. Gov. Shepherd then stated that he
owned stock in the Portland Stone Company and in the
Metropolis Paving Q9ppaRy in the year 1870 The act
OF Congress for paving passed that
year In that act Mayor Emery and Gen. Mcher. then
Commissioners OF Public Buildings, named as a
Commission 10 decide upon the kind Of pavement to be
laid They selected four kinds OF wood blocks The
pavement put down the Winter OF 1870 and early
in the Spring OF 1871. The act Of Congress ,Organzing
the Territorial Government did not pass till the
middle OF February, 1871 He GOV. Shepherd) was APP
pointed membet OF the Board Of Public Works in
March and the Board did go into operation TIL the
of June 1871 six months after the pavement referred
to by Mr. Fowler laid. The Governor then referred
printed testimony of the last years investigation,
wherein he had testified that lie had disposed outright
of all the he had in the Portland Stone Com
pany and the Metropolis Paving Company immediately
upon being appointed a member Of the Board OF Public
Works. Gov Shepherd reiterated this testimony, and
said that neither himself any Of his relatives
had interest had had interest any contract or
patent or other pavement since he had been member
OF the Board He would not even suffer his
brother-iu law, Mr.. 8. G. Young, to hold an
interest which he (Gov Shepherd had bought
FOR him 1870 in the Metropolis Paving Company
but sold IL out together with his interest IN the
Portland Stone Company. Gov. Shepherd stated that
Fowler might have called on him some time or other in
relation to the consolidation he referred to- but he could
not recoec anythng about IT, and called the attention
OF the Committee the fact that Fowler testified that
this took place in August. 1871 while in fact the pave
ment which Fowler said he wanted to lay through his
proposed combination had actually been lat down six
sonths. Gov. Shepherd stated in addition that he had
never held an interest with Hallett KibOurn in any
paving any other contract nor had KilDourn ever
held any property of his trustee.