National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-11
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
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| DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
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issued for completing the grading end eettipa
of curbs in Massachusetts avenue, between
Twenty-seeond and Boundary streets north
| west"
The foregoing departures from the said
original plan and estimates were in direct VIC.
| lation of the second section of the four million
appropriation bill, which ID in these Words.
That in no case shall the said board enter
Into contract for any work or improve ment
mated therefor in its aforesaid plan, less 90
per centum Of said estimates" page 10, LIST
Session, LIST Leg. Assembly, And also indirect
violation of that part of the 37th section OF
the organic act of Congress, which reads thus
And said Board of Public Works shall have
| no power to make contracts to bind said Dis
trict to the payment of any sums Of money
except in pursuance of appropriations made by
law, and not until such appropriations shall
| have been made" .-... as
II. That the said Board of Public Works, to
| still further aid and assist the said John o.
Evans and his associates, have entered into q
large number of contracts with the said John
o. Evans and his associates, providing for the
| laying down at vast expense to said District
government of carriageways upon the streets
and avenues Of the cities of Washington and
Georgetown, In said District, long after the ex-
perience of those cities, and the experiments
also of many of the great cities of the United
States, have established their insufRciency, in
utility, and want of durability, to wit, the city
of New York, that has absolutely and finally
abandoned all asphalt or concrete pavements,
and said city is now rapidly supplanting the
last remaining wood pavement within the lin
ffs Of ooi1n iSryy wit nna of leo he
city of Philadelphia, which has, after careful
and patient experiments, determined finally in
favor of the Belgian block pavement of stone,
as against all patent concrete and wooden
pavements. To the cities of Cincinnati, Toledo
and Columbus, in the State of Ohio, your
memorialists point with equal confidence, as
establishing the truth of said proposition.
In further support of said charge of con-
spiracy and confederation, your memorialists
refer to the following sources of proof:
1. The letter of Hallet' Kilbourne, Of Au-
gust Is, 1871, showing his presence, together
with the presence of the said Lewis Clephane
and John 0. Evans, In the city Of New York at
said time; the original of which letter is now
in the possession Of the administrators of the
copy of which IL herewith submitted, marked
exhibit "B."
2. The books of the late firm of Jay Cooke
& Co., now in possession Of Edwin NJ. Lewis,
trustee in bankruptcy of said firm, showing the
advancement of money of said Henry D. Cooke,
as stated in said letter of said Hallet Kilbourn.
8. The records of deeds of the said District
of Columbia, showing the investment by the
said Hallet KilboQrp, and bis partner, Thomas
at different times since the formation Of sad
conspiracy and confederation in real estate d.
rectly situated IN tbs aorthwestern part of said
city Of Washington,
S. A certain memorandum made by said VIII
liam 8. Huntington in his lifetime, showing his
interest iii certain 81 the foregoing contracts
Jointly with the said John o. Evans, Hallet Kill
bourn and Lewis Clephane; the original of
which is likewise in the possession of the said
of the said William 8. Hunting
ton, and . copy Of which is herewith submitted,
marked eop so of Ss
marked Exhibit "a K" showing the bust
ness relations and connections Of the said
Lewis Clephane, W. 8. Huntington, Hallet
Kilbourn, Moses Kelley, "a commi sioner of
the sinking fund of the District of Columbia
and John o. Evans, prior to the said 25th day
of August, 1871. ~.
s. A copy Of the certificate of incorporation
of the Artificial stone company of the District
of Columbia Is likewise herewith filed, marked |
Exhibit, b X" showing the business relations
and connections of the Oaid Lewis Clephane,
Hallet Knbourn, William 8. Huntington, John |
o. Evans and Moses Kelley since the 18th day |
of August, 1871. -.
9. The several contracts hereinbefore referred
to, signed by Lewis Clephane as president of
the Metropolis Paving Company, composed, as
appears from the records of the supreme
Lewis .Clephane, John L. Kidwell, Moses |
Kelley, W. 8. Huntington and Hallet Kilbourn. |
10. An instrument Of writing in the posses |
sion of the firm of Kilbourn & Latta, made |
in the year 1871, and referred to In the business
deeds hereinbefore mentioned, and reciting tie |
names of the various persons who hsve con-
tributed to said 5000, also hereinbefore
mentioned.
IL. The register of the Continental Hotel,
showing the arrival Of the said |
Hallet Kilbourn, Lewis Clephane, John o.
Evans and Henry D. Cooke, about the said 25th |
day of August, A. D. 1871, at said hotel; and |
the register Of the Gflsey House, New York |
city, showing the arrival at said house ON t6e1
evening of said day ofthe said Hallet Kilbourn,
Lewis Clephane, John o. Evans and g. p.
Brown, then member Of said Board Of Public |
Works.
IL. Your memorialists also herewith submit |
the paper marked exhibit &C H." showing I'm
detail the proposals for paving carriageways, |
and opened September !, 1870, and the con-
tracts subsequently awarded on the 18th day |
Of the same month, hereinbefore referred to.
Your memorialists propose to support the |
several allegations above stated by document |
ary proofs, and by the testimony Of witnesses
20 facts and circumstances which cannot be set |
forth in detail by way of specification, and they
also pray leave hereafter 10 make further |
charges and specifications OF matters within the |
scope of the inquiry prescribed to this honorable
committee by the joint resolution of the two
Houses of Congress.
WILLIAM NJ. MERRIcK,
ROBERT CHRIsTY,
SAMUEL SHELLABARsER,
Counsel for Memorialists.
The Chairman. Now. gentlem en-, We will order |
his charge and specifications, with the exhibits,
which form part Of IT, TO be printed, and will send
he printer request TO have than printed, II pos
'ible by tomorrow morning, 20 that parties may |
have printed copies. Here IL the motion asking |
rs to issue subpenas for witnesses and subpeuas |
1uces fecum, Of which I have already spoken, |
which the counsel for the Government can take |
copy of II they desire.
The committee proposes to hold private meet
ing tomorrow In order to read the report Of the |
which We have not yet had I'D time to