National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-28

C~cr1s-sxS 49, G.~~ ooka uxarn0tly.
SaoaNy mali thru, tn:y a, ~. AZ n = nj
ScSrcssd n - msssriai sp>cihsd. Thee Viola
s,o.s - y, ~ ssnrsstS scesSdsncs Win my own
visVs. NJ expressed above From Information ae.
tvsd from Intelligent residents etonH ~ i ind
street nrd IRON in.scientiy done and that
I've eS ~ s. ~ si line This nay account IN
soms de.ree lar the very uneven surface o. ~ ~
contractor on accornt 81 ,',rnose Of laying the
Ssntrs o. me stts1 hicS and has been done since
the work on the street was commen nonition ma
fhs other part TO PUT 5ns ssr%s Of ths costrsck
clifton as to consorn, 10 DO Il In is preseut sate
sunSS \. nscessary to remove all the earth, dlrt
and loose stone, by careful sweepnS, ~ srea ~
poyer the street with nnS Dto LIN stssm roiier
~ aep.n, ~ thts with rood gravel, which must
snsu - ~ roIled
have Obtained estimates from two parties ior
making the repairs Above snggestso, wsns. ~
however, p,rent far mich thsy we're estimstine
the ~ ,ouare ysIds UPON the street
covering Cullinane's contract is 4o,a33.
VIM Helmead's estimate 10 . cents per square 70
yard; encmdmg graVeiins' WHICH VIII eD'
q. ssL cents ner sonsrs van. which will amount
to ~ al Which l. 81 ia Sc less than the former
bid. wu,.nn.
yery respectfully, NJ Ssmo's re-
Mr.. Harrington. Now reao Aii
pon. ,. an. of a pewspapsr,
Mr.. Mattingly. This Is cu' ou' VI . :
90 not see ms report ',nasrstood Won to saw
BY the Chairman: v UNI ;ns ,,sctors on this
swhile ago there were severn had from three to
ssrce!: "A. les; sn ,,o Of them there all the
time. al IN. t;mes A.
q. Two OF them on nea, ~, s",ne,imes four or
Yes, Sir; sometimes tniee A'>' =
five. ,., W., q.
Q. When you were AZ .~,orn ,.,,1rs.if nersor-
". were you AZ "oiA 'N
ally! A. Yes, SIR. .,-
hou were ' t1,asa ;ns3sciors n Won remem.
Y. Jus. name Ines ines , rnsp NJ 10 Cramer
ger .ae .h an. nS ,bcse fellows on this street
forget the name OF Ihcse ic,io Nc. ". I'LL Wsii
have got pso memory =, ma - .,,,,o,-
there were louf or hSe vi 'ne'n 'As1e'
Kramer was one vi tnem L.. If th.r, that xss
y. name 'ne ONE II, o 80 two of them
there al the time' lheie IT, ,,.s NJ
there all the time' you say " AA''' '
o. He was there all the time, was hea A.
Yes, sir; -. u.,,,, ,o,,r ,ro,., A
No, sir.
=. Q. Did either Of these inspectors , ma "a, any
fault with your work while it was going on. a.
No, sir; at the time the engineer was there
they had two men with the engineer to look at
the work.
Q. What have you to say about MI. MH-
lard's report He says you put in larger stone
than the contract calls for. A. That was SIX
months afterward.
@. understand that.
Mr. Mattingly. The stone had grown, sup
pose.
Witness. There may be some Large soone
there in the bottom where the big holes were,
and places of that kind. There may oe some
stones there four inches and some three incnes.
Q. He states also some of it was only eight Q,
nine inches deep, instead Of a foot, as proSioea
by the contract; how was that A. con
know, was not there when he was measuring
IT. kept away from him.
O. What was the fact. You were there every
dsyi Did you make this pavement ioot oeep
or eight or nine inchess A. made II, sup
pose, taking an average, from ten 70 tWeisSS
inches deep, to the best Of my knowieag al
belief; some places were more, some f'
might cut down eighteen inches. endeavorcd N
9. You endeavored- A.
do as nearly right as l could ak ron one or tvo
The Chairman. want Wacrnder want.S
questions. You stssse @ dai,a-ss Va
you to pay him t's n'u'AA'' o'"'''
Sir. ,,,.,o,, . w.
@. That p s n,,,d liz mo t,vertv tho,,
cir; he sio INC He "oui" s''e AUG '"eA'' 'Do1
sand I QUAR- :. s,,rrss,ed sf,erw.rs. Won .hou,d
4. t .S me su Georaetowns III feIt
SaMy S s,.;.;. q, hirs that should tale
O. - M. y, oro..orn and Give n N her
" 70 n Wh mne ~ ,s;as IN tbe iItb of Jniv
" When wac .us. a.. ahaat-. ~ 80 -
1nen ne was gHiss iue w. IT, a. ~
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q. a. .,,, en- f,or, ,hs, date He would looi
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% M %% he s ssr ANYTHING to Won. ask Won whv
you u,u n9s .eI III ., ,n. a. al whan wen,
~. "a nomun ~ ,ha, day Ihsve snoten If
thys On ths stres, at times
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IN IN YOU n &c M, nm ,arin,r mt r,onev m
At n K.,,r'. hank
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VI YES, sn ., IN. tt,at da,S"1 w. .,r
~ ~ he - Ia;d AZ money
n How DO ron know he had the money that
a.Si Tbeyc Is a gentlemen in this house he
Ia ,,aro. ~ on ,bs, day
n Whai 6svvas tbat9 A. TWENTY fourth of
FeSruarv the latter end of the month.
II TSa last end of Februaryl A. Yes. sir.
Z 8 And Won saw him at Mr.. KelIy's bank
Yes. cir. He was at Mr.. Kelly's bank.
m then at The tavern two or three times.
Thsrn verb four or five contracts after him.
n ma ror asl, him there TO nav You some
- ne vent from Mr. KelIy's hank
over 70 the Treasury. and I waited for him out
side of the Treasury until he came down on the
,ss1. W and when he came down there was
x M. h,,t me and him. and went over there
~ $50 h;, saws I. iCoIopel. can Won give
~, ~ 1000 moneyt,, Saws he: aNo. sir: Won
@ou,5n,t d,SiSe rirht. - Laughter
N Thst wss the second time he smoke to Won't
A ". ar
a He went from there over to Mr.. Eelly'sl
b.St, a Yes sir.
O What bank Is thatl
r. M.+t;rrIr National Netronoli,an hank /
~ Than re,, cav some one came ont and
-. 90 ronS A Mr. Middleton came out and
-,ftrsred me njne,y- three cents for nv paper.
n Whn q be3 A He Is a broker Of some
,,sn NJ, there in the hank.
n Kss he connected with the bapk3 Ale
was do.np business in the cellar; he is all the
time there; have got his name here; he came