Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-20

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and on street north, between IL a and 18th
| streets west, being made the standari 4; and that
| wooden pavemeDts be laid only where existing
contracts, or some other exceptional reason
| demands them.
| "The bituminous concrete pavement gives
| promise OF greater durability, and IL is m Ich
easier on horses, carriages, and drivers.
| signed, M. Z. MRIGs, j. h. RARSEs, o.
| E. BABCOCK.
| WASHINGTON, May 21, 1872.
| az concur in the views and recomm sndation,
| of the other members of the Advisory Board.
| iSlgned,l A. A. HUMPHREYS"
Your respondent would also call attention &
the report made by Mr.. A. Kellogg, engineer il
| chief of department. or parks, New York; Johr
| 4. Culyer, chief engineer Brooklyn park con-
| missioner, Brooklyn; John ID. Estsbro)k, priv
| clpai assistant engineer Paramount park, Phjls-
| delIha, and others found from page az 10 ~
| IN the appendix TO the report OF the Investigst
| Ing Committee upon the subject of concrete
Pavements, which Is as follows, and from which
| IL VIII appear that these gentlemen fully con
| cur with the board in their use of the descrip-
| ton OF pavements adopted and laid down in th.
cities OF Washington and GeorgetOwn.
| AND your respondent further states that p
comparison OF the payments laid in the cities OF
| New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Toledo
| and Columbus, in the state of Ohio, with the
| paVeme nts laid in the cities of WASHING ton aud
| Georgetown by the Board of Public Works is
| the only retutation needed OF this charge
| your respondent further states that the par
| ufs herein name d a. conspirators have laid bus
| small proportion of the concrete and wooden
| pavements put down in the streets of the cities
| OF washington and Georgetown by the Board
That in regard to the source of proving the
| specifications on page 6. your respondent SAYS
that they are entirely uniformed in relation to
the matters therein charged, and have no
knowledge of or interest therein.
| Your respondents deny any and all allega-
| tons In relation TO the integrity of their con
duct not heretofore specially denied, and they
| assert that in whatever they NAV have dom
| they have been guided and controlled by a de
SIRE TO proH the best interest of the Distric'
OF Columbia, or the citizens thereof and the
| people of the nation at large; and they further
assert that the only foundation which exists for
| accusation involving the purity of their inten.
| tons or the correctness of their motives
| arises from Inaccurate Information, mis-
| conceptions OF law or malignity of feeling, anG
they are prepared and anxious TO meet any ana
all charges which may be rendered sufficiently
speclhc which may hereafter be made against
them, July satisfied that the more closely the
charges are examined the more perfect will be
the viDdication OF the board.
tTroTS OF judgment in the prosecution of tn
large improvements in which they have been
engaged may have occurred, but these il is sub
mitted, IL they should to any extent found t.
exist, whether as respects the character of i'm
lroyeme dts, or a respects the Interpretation O
law should be att, outed to the error of juig
ment and not to corruption Of purpose, or i'm
purity OF intention.
THE DISTRICT TAN LAWS.
Mr.. Thurman said at some future time hC
would Ike TO have the provision OF law which
allowed the government to levy taxes and theU
Mr.. Harrington said it was question which
would be likely to be discussed during the cours
of the inv est, alton.
THE HUNTINGDON MEMORANDA, ETC.
Mr.. MattDgly said counsel TOR the Districi
government would admit the Huntingdon mem
oranda and kilbOurn letters; also that the hrIn
OF Jay Cooke x Co. did advance kilbOurn 4
Latta S25, 0CO
Mrs. Huntingdon who was in the room upo-,
this admission was discharged, counsel for the
memoI iaiists reserving the right to summon hel
OR m he Inua q n.
investigation.
Mr.. Stanton submitted letter from Superin
tendent Wilson of the public school, Stain.
that there Is no unsettled account against tb,
school board for the erection of school buildings
THE PAVEMENT QUESTION.
Mr. Merrick said there were only three classes
or payements contemplated by the Board o.
Public Works, which were embraced in the e.
innate upon which the four million loan wa
based, namely macadamized oobble and wood
and that concrete pavements were not contem
plated to be put down at all when an estimat,
for money for Improvements was made. II
this connection he referred to the advertise
ments OF the board to show that no concrete
payements were embraced in the proposals i'm
vited by themf for paving streets.
MIR. Christie called attention To a journal entTN
OF the Board of Public Works of September 1
1871, from the journal which was furnishe,
counsel for the memorialists, on which day bid
were opened for paving carriageways and curb
ing sidewalks. He also offered in evidence a.
entry from the same journal of the 18th o.
Septt mber. 1871, which set forth the schedule vi
the work described TO be done by the Board OF
Public Works, showing the streets to be paved
the quality OF the pavements. the names of the
contractors, &c. He also offered a Iortion OF
the same journal OF September Is, 1871. showing
the report Of the committee to whom sewerage
BIDS we're referred, and recommending that Szu
per thousand for laying bricks was q fair price
and 10 cents per cubic yard for grading.
The chairman requested trans cripts to be fur
nlshed from the journal, and that the same be
admitted as evidence.
At quarter of twelve o'clock a recess was
taken until two O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee reassembled at clock.
Judge Merrick offered for inspection con-
tracts Nos. 159 and 1874, issued by the Board o.
Public Works to Lewis Clephane, showing the
limitation of time as to keeping work in repair
which in the ninth section provided that the
pavement laid by him should be kept in repair
for one year. He then read the same section in
another contract, which showed that repairs
were to be kept up one year. He said the Dis
u1ct government claimed that in the insertion
OF one year instead OF three q clerical error was
committed, and he desired the committee to in
speGt the contract to determine that point.
PARfsEN ON THE STAND.
VIM. b. PariseL sworn and examined-l
asphalt pavements; commenced in the spring
OF 1869; the first pavement laid here was in.
front Of the Arlington; il is called the Scharf
pavement, but 1t differed somewhat from
what is now known as the Scharf pave
ment; the carriageway on Madison Place
was laid by the Evans concrete company.
Inc pavement lalu On Madison Place was not
laid at all similar to the one in front of the Ar
liDgton House; the Arlington pavement
had four courses; on Madison Place the
stone was laid dry, with a second and
third course; no asphalt was used. Witness ex
planned at length the cost of the materials used
in the Arlington pavement; IL cost about 50 80
per superficial yard. In the Evans pavement
on Madison Place, as laid, he would be willing to
do the work at 81. so per yard; don't think the
pavement would cOet beyond l.S0 per yard.
By MIR. StewArt:-I did the Arlington pave
ment by private contract with w. w. Corcoran,
Ex-Governor Morgan and others, and charged
S4.00 for that work; they agreed to pay S2.00 and
the city was TO pay the other 81 90; don't think
the Scharf company ever got paid by the city.
/ can lay pavement the same as laid on Yer
mont avenue, and guarantee it for three years,
and make about one dollar per square yard, on
q contract entered into at S3. 20 per 50 uare yard
My bids with the board were at $500; they at.
forwards reduced the price materially. bid
for the Pennsylvania avenue concrete pave
medt at So So per square yard. On the whole
work have done for the Board of Pnblic Work.
1 have made as profits, including grading.
paving, brick sidewalks, sodding, &C., about
10000. The aggregate amount OF the con-
tracts were in the neighborhood of $50 900.
Mr.. Thurman-Then your profits were in the
neighborhood OF 33Is per cent.
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