National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-21

just as good a. IN any part Of tks eisy g my
were the DAY they were put d9Hni butt nrds
a. q sssss -. TIA Board i publid vork.
bad isid ~ many niles of ssrsess. a. Yed,
8 o Many ofads~.Iks. A,Yes, u.
/ Q. And tAstt q your estimate Of Old mate
rtal yeu hare a<sumed thzt the same street:
nd Ne tame sidewalks we're e the time pege9
Win some KIND g matsri.ll "A: arrived y .s =
streets reported and made On estimate. then
teek the length Of al tina STRATA and divided
the squares. There are 1,f70 squares, and
assumed fonitke lengthF Of the streets they
claimed 10 Improve thai AthefN improved %
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q, The point want 70 ssk your attention y
s.tss.s SsssSS .Se G sos9d e pu h
Works commenced THAR operations A. Well
the Board Of Public Works has been improving
/ arrests mostly Where streets have been I'M
proved; but, 81 0coufse,y they have. improved
some, suppose, that haYs not been heretofore
improved. ! have no doubt Of that; Q good
20! Then the question presents itself whether
or mot iypu hado ufieient basis upon which p
make any esleplstieuD a. 10 cid material a
That question does not present ttself 70, ne, Sit
O, It does mott A. No, Sir.
O. Then Task Sou the Question, had SOD any
bsss upon which tomake si&t caleusationfI a
None other than acsiealAting from the miles
making an estimsteffom that bzsiss ina-agii
tta9 Without knowing whether or not any por-
ton Of that mileage had previously been I'm.
proved a. Imsde ample DEDUCTION for ell
these thinas 10 my estimate, but. I. might NOT
have made enough i do not know. bsIslss5
%. You made deductioust A. Yes, cir, and
Is Think snfic.ent, n,sonay an spproximate
way Of gestins a 2 any way. j Z not one d
BY 6r.l Merrick:;Q. You are an old citissn,
familiar with the condition of the city fol
many yssrsi A, have bean here nearly forty
q. Il active, businessl a. Yes, SIR 80
d, And familiar. with the condition of the
streets and improvementsi A. Yes, sir. q
I Q. Was It from that general knowledge o.
the condition Of the city that you made youi
IJ By Mr.. Stewart: q. Were those new i'm.
proyements that were made necessary or IN
necessary a. Well, there are q great many
of them very unnecessary, / think. - e. =
@. Most Of the streets were In good condf
ton beforei A. Well, the streets were m verJ
good condition; the streets were In better
condition than some Of the wood pavements arr
now, y ll.-,g ats-sI 4.4a ss..g 10 ~ 1881 o.
o. On the whole, do you think It was In q
tbipk The Condition Of the CITY has been i'm.
proved or mott A. Doubtless It has been I'm,
proved decidedly; there can be no doubt about
that but the improvements are very frau, and
not going to last. 1aa Ta5rr,--t..i .igti 10 =
Q. How is it with the question Of sewerage;
Wei, Sit, an not an expert about sewerage,
but thiak the sersIsge mas been pretty sa 9;
savxe,arsi a on yes. Int stiIj The sswerase.
tbinF has not been we'll done. ,'-s- q
o Then won tbink there were two and half
millions Of Old material on the streetsi A. /
70 WAT 81, - hss bean dons viii, that, a. WeII.
~ v,n,, ,n,,st ~ somebody else that Question
"a n cannot have been snnihiiated' can mi
r, tnnst - sn,nsvhsreJ A or conr.e n 4
.o,ns,-h.rs t. - - 80 'Ia>' - :,
20 Has n bcs, mt ,,to thu new inrrove=
merits. that two and a half millions Of I'D ma.
.teriaH A. The old material has been generally
taken away, or not used. so5 4
s. o. where Il M A. I do not know what
they have done with Il. Il has been used, OF
eourse. =. 81 ,-''-s-'7s - : .a'-T.r7
o. You have been living here all the timer
A. Yes, air: but have no time 10 be running
after The Board of Public Woxks and be In
suited Mt eyery turn, too, :. - $50 9
Q. Haye You been insultedi A. Yes, sir; If
L 70 70 to asking any Questions AZ an. =.
o. Howl K.'You cannot AK any question
at all to get any answer. Fa4 y
- o. Do you know where any portion of that
old msterial has ropei A. do not, sir.
o. Did YOU take any particular street and
examine what the old material was worth A.
No. air. -
3. And your estimate was entirely eenersli
A. Yes. sir.
By Nj. HubbeIl: O. Do You know how much
was expended In the Improvement OF streets and
alleys IN Washington before the Board Of
Public Works took charge of the streetsi A.
]. wanted TO say that ayhile age, but was
stopped. This Is what the Board Of Public
Works report: Total amount expended by the
General Government for the Improvement of
our streets and svenues, since 1909, is 81 ,321
2S3.S1. During this period the amount ex-
pended by the city Of Washington, for these
purposes, was SIS ,921 ,687.15, showing an ex-
cess In favor Of the city Eoyernment- ~,
O. 1 do not care anything about the excess.
Now, Just wait and answer me one question.
A. Now let me answer the other question,
there is q balance to It.
O, Well, 90 on, sir. A. II we add the
amount paid TO the city OF Georgetown and
the county Of Washington for the Improvement
Of streets and rosdwsys during these seventy
years IL VIII aggregate about two millions more
making neariy sixteen millions Of dollars,
nearly. a'rT q - >
O. Now, then, have you ever made an esti-
mate to determine what proportion of that sum
was In materials existing on the streets, In the
way of sidewalks and payementsi A. That Is
what tried TO make, sir. z =
o. Did YOU ever try to make an estimated A.
did. 1 have stated that already. isJ-5. -. -
o. Then the sum of S18, 900 1000, which has
been expended in seventy years. as Won saw.
consisted IN grading, acadamizipQ. and open.
ing streetsi A. Yes, sir. o. - s'-T-5s
o. Did ron estimate that 81. 600 900 of Il was
IN the share of materiai-bricks and dareinq2
A. Not m .bricks and fiapping. There was
bricks and tagging, curbine and sandstone
under the uayefrserf. which rs not a yery small
item" The Curling eonsidered as worth more
tban II cost 10 take Il off. Where the street IL
we'll travelled n "a worth mora than the coat
Of tafino n away, They take Il otbeir DUNN
fne Ground. run Il though the sieve, and use
the Gravel for the wood Placements and the
loan for laying 1t on. 4. - So -.
By Mr.. Matfingly: @. Have YOU personally
measured any Of the work done on the streets
BY the Board of Public Worksi A. No, sir; I
have not. : Ia g,.ss-...T -
o, What do Won mean. then, in your esti-
mates Of making an allowance Of 10 per cent.
for oycr-measurementsi A. That Is my own
estimate. - ,-s7.e -,
Q. What Is Il based uponi You say you
have never made any estimates. Is 1t mere