National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-01


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vent disTrace 10 The board: and thsT were r re
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fhis Sesf or the hosrs xiii ~ oSlirsd % rdont
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have Nessrs. De doiyer Mcclellan sign theil
confrset for the inprovement Of Pennsyly,nia
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their request for SI.o5o mo. Isloa vol. s. Is72
that the chief engineer reports that he exhmined
INC psxe ~ 2, On fsnnsyiysnls avenue erst nc
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Dondsmen nom the United states district sttor
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for esrtsir nsrSinsrv fr IN nSrsssyvrsson n
wood, valued at 10000, which has been accepted
in lea Of bond on their contract on Pennsyiyania
svenae sna Eighth street east, togetner Eit M
= Gani . o9en - III 20 f E9
| fNow n the hands Or ths committss.l = 100
January ., 1878, the superintendent Of propsrt,
was afected @ take charge ot ana store IN somt
Sx Msssss Ds!seivsr and MECHANIC, Nv ehstte
morS7age, dsrsd January 10, 1871 and hsHas I'M
ntshed with schedule OF said machinery.-C. Z
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wv Snn 10 10I, ~ arsr az
condition before ths Ist day or NAV NEXT. and M
new work viii be awarded until this order 10 com
Piled with. Ls
S i sro .neg wers erec1so me ,n
tracE from First IN F.iphtS strsst sast-T onrna,
A. is7s, p. 2os.
By the Chairman, Ito Governor Shepherd:
@. What did they say IN reply to your state
ment TO that at that timei A. Well, they
made q variety of excuses in regard TO theil
work. The principal trouble with the sffail
was inefficient management. The matter wal
left here without any head.
Q. After Mr.. Quinby came here and exhibited
to the Board of Public Works samples of Worh
in Chicago, If / remember his testimony cor
rectly, you then notified them that they could
not lay any more pavement down. A. We
notified them that they could not lay any more
pavement down treated by that process.
Q. What reply did they make to that state
menti A. They made several representations
Mr.. Farwel stated that he came on to see
about IL; and they furnished certain inforna
ton or certificates from Chicago. They sent a
certificate from the Board of Public Works Of
Chicago, stating that the pavement laid by
them was in good repair, and was considered
as good as any. Think that was In evidence
That was the best authority that we could
have, and as the thing had been sold out, and
they were very anxious to lay down the wood
they had cut, the board concluded to let them
finish mp some streets. - fffeEF
O. Did they make any representation 10 you
in any Of these interviews that It had cos;
them large sum of money to secure this con.
tract, and that, therefore, they ought TO bt
permitted to 90 oni A. ! never heard of IL
until these letters came. .--.-----..----
q. You never knew from any source, until
YOU received this letter from Judge Doolittle,
that they had paid any person or persons any
sum whichever for this contract9 A. did not
50 help me God.
O. You supposed they would pay Mr.. Parsons
somethingi x. I supposed they had paid his
O. Did you know Mr.. Pagel A. I did not; ]
never saw him, to my knowledge.
@. He is of the firm of Dent & Page. A. dc
not know him, and have no knowledge of his
identity at all.
O. Did be speak to you about contracted A.
Never, sir.
Q. Did you ever see the Rev. W. Colvir
Browni A. ! never knew of the existence Of
such person.
O. You never saw -him3-A. never saw
him.
o. Have you ever seen Mr.. A. B. Kirtland
A. I never have. to nv knowledge.
o. You do not know Mr. A. B. Kirslandl A
I do not,
o. You never saw such a man in your store
A. I never did; that is, TO recognize him.
NAV hsye spoken to Mr.. Kirkland as / epeal
every day to people that do not know, who
are introduced to me; but it is something thai
!, a.
Q. Were You in the habit of being at you
store during the spring of 1871 A. was there
every day.
o. But never saw Mr.. Kirkland therea A.
never saw Mr.. Kirkland.
o. Nor Mr.. Brownl A. No, sir.
Q. Did you ever see Mr.. Chittenden there
A. / have seen Mr.. Chittenden there ssyera
times.
By Mr.. Mattingly: Q. State the location o.
your office at the store. A. NY private office d
on the second floor. The store office is on the
first floor. ! 20 up stairs to my office. / sup
pose Mr.. Chittenden was at my place-well, 6
good many times; / would see him losfne
about the place; he would come up to my dool
and speak to me.
By the Chairman: Q. When you are at you
own store, are you generally In your private
ofHcei A. Always.
@. Where does Colonel Moore 'stay there
A. Just below, in the lower office.
By Mr.. Stanton: @. At the end of the store
A. At the end Of the store.
By the Chairman: Q. He had charge o.
your books, had he7 A. Yes, sir.
q. Then he was not in the habit of being IN
your ofiicea A. He was not there once &
month, without / sent down for him.
O. Did Colonel Moore ever speak to you
about this contract of DeGolyer & Mcclellan
A, Never, except In the way which have
spoken of q few moments ago. I said thai
one day was going up the stairs to my private
Office. and had come In from the country; Col
onel Moore came out from his desk and hailed
me. and said to me, "Aleck, Chittenden 1.
here, applying for q contract for DeGolyer
Mcclellan" said 'sYes." "Well," said be
care you going to give It to himf' I said, %
do not know anything about It; that Is ques
ton the board will have to determines; the
thing must stand on It's merits" He said
"Haye you considered itP' said, "Samples
have been put In, and an argument has beer
made In regard 70 Che case, but do not know
what Is going to be done about 1t That was
all that passed. II was just such converse
ton as that Is. BE did not press 1t, or say any
thing except "They are bothering ne," OF
something Of that kind.
Q. That Is the only interview you had witt
Mr.. Moore on that subject A, think that 4
the only time he ever spoke to me on the sub
ject. he may have spoken again, but it wa:
In such purposeless way that It did not at
tract my attention at all.
Q. It made no impression on you'll A. No
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