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


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@. Can Won inform tbe rnyuitt.e yhs,. t,.,
can get the Information on thsf s.,b,ecsS. A
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o. Now, who were re pa y. Who or,,;u.,i,
conceived the idea Of the 'orgsnIzation on III
Metropolis Paving Command A. Well.I sre
sumo Twas the prime mover In II. 20 - :
o. What other person did YOU consult A
We had quite number Mr.. Mohun was II,
most active with me In that srraneement-R
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quite a large number brought into it nv ~
consolidation Of the three interests. fhers
were three interests. There was what was
called the Stowe. That was owned by Mr..
Shepherd, Mr.. Mohun, and myself. Then
there was the Miller patent. That was owned
nv Dr Fftberf and NJ rolI,p~ ~ pttl.1 .t..ts--
and some other gentleman, named Msrtiu. d
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@. Who owned the bslancef A. That was
owned by Mr.. Solomons and by Mr.. Smith,
Q. What Mr.. Solomonsi A.iA. r. Solo
nous, of the firm OF Philip q Solomons. 81
o.. Who aelsei A. ! think they were the
principal ones. could not tell YOU who wcre
In the organization, q q $50 81 f.-i > 80 =
Q. Now, did you gentlemen have a Meeting
with view to- orgsniziny1 this Metropolis
Paving Companyi A. Yes. Sir. -1s7is B q lsGS,
OWNERS was that meeting heidi A. That
was held at the Office that we had over M
Shepherds store on Pennsylvania avenue. -
Q, Did you keep minutes Of that meetinpq
A. I think so. .Easss 4t5sa3s ~
O. Where are those minutesl A. With the
secretary of the company, Mr.. A. M. Smith.
who lives in this city. he is not now secretary
of the company, for the company went into
liquidation year ago. @ : ,-as7-r 3
Q. He turned the books over 10 wont A. Not
those books; he has those still in bis posse.
sion; have only the account-books. An the
records of the company are in the hands of
Mr. Smith. - =. -, - =,
Q. How many meetings did Won have before
this company was .organizedi A. We had sew
eral meetings from time to time. -
9. What was the character Of this orrani-
zation; was II an Incorporated companyl A.
Yes, sir. ----...-,. - =.
u Under what law was 1t Incorporated A.
Under the general Incorporation act of the
District OF Columbia. -. -, r
q. Was that law of ancient date, or was It
recent acta A. The company was probably one
OF the first organized under that act. ~
Q. Did your company procure that acti A.
No, sir
Q. How long had the act been In force prior
to the organization Of your company accord
ing to the best Of your recollection A. can
not remember anything about 1t. The records,
] believe, show at what time that law was
passed. o..
@. Were you at any time instrumental IN
securing the passage Of that iawi A. No, sir n
did not know anything about IL until after n
was passed.
Y. It was not passed With view TO this or
ganizatlonf a. No, sir.
v was the Stowe pavement laid aftcr the
organization OF your company by any person
other than your company A. No, sir.
". was the Miller pavement laid by any one
other than your company, any contrsctorsf A.
tne board Old haye It laid, but without any
authority from us. -.
.. The Ballardf A. That, also.
V That was laid without any authority from
youi A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was there any arrangement between your
company and the Contractors with reference to
aging these different pavementsa a. No. sir:
not until after we abandoned the contracts.
After that we expected a royalty.
@. Did you get a ROYALTY from all these
parties who laid this payeinenti A. No sir.
We addressed communication to the Board Of
Public Works reuuestinp that they would with
hold payments from these parties, as they had
not made special arrangement with us. and |
We should look to the Board Of Public Works. |
Q. Are you holding claim Of that kind |
against the Board Of Public Worksi A. ! hold
claim. They refused to recognize IL, and l
therefore nled nay claim against the contractors
o De considered In the settlement Of their ae-
;ount.
~: nhefe' a. WIN tine board Of fuolic |
works. s7e
Q. Do you recollect what the amount of that |
lain Isl A. do not exactly.
Q. About how muchi A. Ten cents yard |
N all payenents.
Q. How mnch does that amount TO-, do you |
ememberf A. don't think It amountstovery
much. 1t is no object to me, because have
o pay that royalty to the patentee.
Q. Exactly; but want TO get the amount of
he claim A. could furnish you that from
ny books, but cannot do 1t from my memory
t Is no interest to me exceptI am bound for all /
aid in the street.
Q. Now, what was the purpose of the for
nation of this Metropolis Paving Companyl /
|. To seek work and do contracting.
Q. You had the Stowe pavement, you and
governor shepherd and MIR. Mohun A. Yes,
II.
" You could seek work without the forma-
lon OF the Metropolis Paving Company A.
.es' Sir.
" Ana these parties owning the Miller pave
1ent; they could seek WOO X without the form |
ton Oh sucn company a. Yes, sir; they
algnt'
Q. And so might the parties owning the Bal
ardi A. Yes, sir.
Q. Then your sole purpose was TO seek work.
|. The sole purpose was to form a company |
Or putting down the best pavement.
Q. Is that the only purpose now3 A. That |
the only purpose.
Q. You had no purpose to combine these
hree interests so that there should be no com
etition in biddingi A. No, sir; there are a
thousand and one different patents that could
ONE In competition, and did come.
Q. What was the necessity then for eombin-
ng those three In one company a. We