National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-25

streetsi A. Yes, did great deal of grading on
@. On these other streets you have namedr A.
Yes, sir, great deal on them.
Q. What did you pay this man Smith for the
q, Did you buy any other contract A: Yes,
sir bought the far end Of Seventh street last
VIM VA iH xo gown low , IL. rom THAT
bought from a man BY the name OF Gray.
Q. What did you pay himf A. Twenty cents,
Q. Did you buy any otherf A. No, sir; I think
that Is all the contracts bought. u H..
2. Did you have nothing 70 do with the north
was speaking Of. -rs- .----.
Q. These are the only contracts you bought A.
Q. who did the grading on Seventh street, A..
did great deal OF 1t and 9 man By the name Of
IA forget his name. -
Q. Doyo know whether In any cases any DE-
auctions were made from your paving contracts
on account OF grndingr A. On ali Of our contracts
we were charged with the srading-pretty much
Q. Suppose that you made contract whore you
had no grading to do, simply to put down the
SSTs RaG sng st- q sS2ffR
Haze ygS Paid any money directly or inG
ment Of contracts other than what you have
statedf A. No. SIR = SO
BY Governor Shepherd: O. You spoke Of buy
whether John Spioer was one Of the original pig.
ders under the proposals. Of the Board OF Public
l. A.. g.
/ @. And that he received an award based upon
his proposal for laying q certain pavement A.
q. And that, after examination Of that pave
ment, the board determined that It was not Q
proper one to put down, and changed II? A. That
Q. You spoke Of purchasing one or two other
contracts. In regard to this CONTRACT, Of Mr..
Smiths, as understand It, he was the oontrac-
except the laying Of the wood pavement A.
Yes, sir.
allowed him SO much yard. Is that soT A.
| Yes, sir.
q. Now, Mr.. Taylor, would ll'5o you, as you
ness to tell this COMMITTEES the cost OF laying the
| wood pavement-and do this because the wit
ness, Mr.. Taylor, has laid more wood pavement
than any other man in the Countrywide cost of
| laying treated pavements, and give the items to
| the committee, SO that they will be able to Judge?
A. Well wood pavements, you know, 1t depends
good deal on where you put them down aud the
| cost of lumber. : ..
@. As you have put them down hereP A Well,
yard They added 50 cents yard for preserved
wood. a aa.- -.
Z. Then understand you to say that the net
BERT In this city have been from g. 80 to $s5 per
| square yard1 A. Yes, sir.
Q. Net cost to your A. Yes, sir.
By Mr.. Wilson: q. Is the expense Of laying the
wood pavements the sameH A. No, sir.
q. Are some cheaper than others! A. Some are
cheaper than others. You can put down the round
q. How much does it cost to lay the round block
pavement A. Well, that depends altogether
city they bought cord OF wood as they called It,
for sn cordi l am not well enough posted In
that kind Of pavement 70 KNOW now much a cord
SL75.
q. Has there been any considerable quantity of
that kind Of pavement laid hsref A. Yes, sir. "
Q. Who were the parties who were engaged in
laying that kind Of pavement in this cityr A.
| a Iii Tab
down some, and probably Page Fletcher put
down come; but theirs Is little different kind Of
pavement, which will cost q little more money
than that There is wood pavement with q con-
crete bottom under It.
g. Isit not the fact that there isa considerable
fas. n wood R aS sSs S laying sh s
Q. Do you know the price that was paid for lay
ing this round block pavement in this city by the
Board OF Public WorksH A. do not.
Q. What patent did you lay of wood pavement?
A. / laid the DeGolyer-No. 1t Is called-and
the Taylor 6 Filbert. The Taylor & FIlbert is
q. Is there a difference In the cost Of laying
those two psvementsf A. Not much.
c; DID you lay any other kind of paVsment'
Q. What other gayements have been laid IN
this cityf A. The Stowe pavement has been laid
@. Is that a more expensive pavement than
yours? A. Yes, sir; more expenslve-prObaby
ten or fifteen cents yard. Thon there Is the Bal
lard.
q. How is that compared with yoursr A That
Is more expensive still than mine.
q; Is there any other than round. block pave
You can take the Defolyer No. 2, and that is
q cheaper pavement than our pavement
Q. What can that be laid for per yardf A.
should think for about Is conts per yard cheaper
that is, where they do not put It down we'll. II
they put Il down as ! put down the pavement
have rolled thoroughly-I put down the pave.
ment here better than in any other place.
orally By other oontractorss That eo1d not
say. never went over other contractors work
and looked at IL. .....
standing heref A. have been over my own
pavement very frequently, and say It all looks
hrst-rate.
Q. Have you been over any Othsr' A. Not to
BY Governor Shepherd: Q. want to yettIo
this point. understand you to say to the CON-
you here was from $3.50 to Sass per yardf A.
Yes sir. /
ns6ts iaids A. Yes. Sir In other ' w OS save We
made about 10 per cent. on our contract.
BY Mr.. Wilson: Q. Have you been paidf A. !
in money, and s2T0,OO6 or $4,000. probably, in
bonds, the balance. in auditors certificates. |
should think about fifteen or twenty thousand is
q. Have you any work yet unmeasursd? A. |
No, sir; the work is all measured up. |
Q. You have not received all your certificates
The Witness. No, sir want to state one thing
while I am here. In reading over Mr.. Cluss' !
testimony, the other day, about Seventh street /
about getting full measurement on that street, !
and my partner running away, or having gone to !
parts unknown-l want to say that We have not |
got full paw on that street ut all. The sidewalks
are finished. 1t was late when we put that work |
down, and we got 1t measured up and they agreed
late last fall But the street was ali torn up AND
ploHed up, and the water-plpes all lowered, and |
the street was impossible, and Mr.. Willard urged
and put it down. When We got our estimate on
It they paid US for paving, and part for the |
grading, think. This other man has done the
grading, which oil went under our name. We, \
however, had nothing to do with the grading.
q. Mr.. Walsh did the grsdingf A. Yes, sir; !
son stated. The pavement was we'll put down. I
went to work and dug out there mud and slush,
and hauled in gravel, which Mr.. Willard directed
Ing up those places and then rolled il down. Mr..
Barney, he scratched it all of. The other meas
urement want to speak of-on n street. In all
hundred short in my measurement Of the work |
actually done. On Massachusetts, avenue and |
Rhode Island avenue and other places, our meas |
urements were cut down by. Mr.. oluss and 1Ir. |
Barney, they making their estimate from the |
books In the Office, and not actual measurement. !
My measurements have all been short instead OF
over as claimed by Mr.. Ciuss. The COMMITTEES !
can go and measure for themselves, and see and
take the measurements In the office.
mittee how the prices paid by the Board Of Public
Works are compared with those paid In other /
cities. A. great deal less than In New York; |
in New York they pay s4.5o and Is yard.
q. Have you done any work at lower rates than |
at the prices you got heref a. Not East; out |
West, where the price Of lum6ef Is considerably |
less, 1 have. The work lave done here / have |
dons for great deal less price than got in New
York, Philadelphia, Elizabeth and Newark.
BY Mr.. Chrfsty: Q. Whist do you know about |
the cost OF wood pavsmens laid for the last two |
or three years In the city Of New York; A. Well,
sir, there has not been much laid IN New YORK for
the last two years.
Q. Is It not true, 10 fact, that wood pavements |
have been wholly abandoned in New York; A.
No. sir; not abandoned.
q. Had there been any contracts made for wood
pavements In New York city within the last
Twelve months? A. Not TO my knowledge.
Q. Is Il not true, likewise, that they are now
supplanting the last Of their wood pavements
with stone pavement? A. They are taking up
some of the wood pavements there that have been
done six or seven years, and are worn out.
Q. And replacing them with stonef A. Relay
By Gov. Shepherd. Q. What is your opinion as
to the adaPtabillty Of wood pavement for city
like Washington, With the travel we have heref
A. think that wood and concrete pevements are
better than any other kind Of pavement for such
city Is Washington.
d. You think they are better than stonef A.
Y, yes, sir; decidedly.
This committee bereupon adjourned until 10
o'clock to-morrow, Saturday morning, Msy "a
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