National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-10
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION


On Pennsylyanfa avenuei
Q. Yes, SIR. A. Because there was no grad.
ing 10 be done, / presume.
Q. They did not, In letting the contract, then
lafsef.they had already let the contract and paid
for the contract-in letting the contract to De
Golyer & Mcclellan, they let IL for laying wood
pavement just the same as though they had Il
do two feet of gradingi A. Yes, sir.
Q. And made no stipulations in regard TO any
deductions on account of the grading having
already been done and paid fort A. No, sir.
| BY Mr.. Bass: Q. You came here when this
work was originally commenced by DeGolyeI
& Mcclellan. Do you know how It was, OF
what the negotiations were that terminated II
this street being the one selected by DeGolyel
& Mcclellan to psvei A. No, sir.
Q. You were not q party to thisi A. hac
not arrived here.
Q. Do you recollect the date when you com
menced your work. A. II was either the 2Stt
work in that month.
o. And during August were you at worl
also; you continued from that time forward
A. Yes, sir.
O. And YOU had this some time from the 2Stf
of July. Under this award, was Mr.. McNam
ara from that time forward also at work OF
this same ground doing grsdingi A. Yes
sir.
@. Are these the two contracts having rels
tion to this work-contracts Nos. 5s3, 6S4i A
presume they are.
o. VIII you look at the close of the third OF
fourth clause in both of these contracts and
see if 1t is not provided there that the con
tractor shall do two feet of grading7 A. Yes
sIr.
Q. They contain the usual clausei A. Yes
sir; recollect at the time of Directing to that
Q. And these contracts are dated the 23d
day of October, are they not-both dated the
SD, and each of them provides for doing two
feet of gradingi A. Yes, sir.
@. And yet, during all this time you did moi
do the grading, but Mr.. Mcnamara did lit A
The grading was subst antislly done under pre-
vious contract. p
@. I understand you to say that, from the
tract, from that time forward, Mr.. McNa.
mara was at work doing grading on these
streets? A. Yes, sir; he was, as said before
He had previously substantially completed the
contract, but there was little trimming w
and finishing to do. That he came on and did
right ahead of US all the time. This Is my re,
collection now.
By NJ. Christy: Q. Idesire to ask few ques-
tons In regard to a witness that propose tC
call-Mr. Jenkins. Reference has been made
to transfer of interest to Mr.. Jenkins.
want to know to what extent the books and pa.
pers were transferred to the firm of which Mr.
jenkins is member.
Mr.. Wilson. How is that?
BY Mr.. Christy: @. want to know what
books and papers were transferred after he be
came memberi A. All of the old books Of
neGolyer & Mcclellan were continued right
along, Mr.. Jenkins substantially stepping into
MIR. DcGolyer's shoes, assuming all RESPONSE
bilities, all liabilities, profits and everything
There was no change whatever made in the
books.
2. He assumed joint control of all the books
A. Yes, sir; with his partner, Mr.. Mcclellan.
Q. And you continued In the employ Of the
new flrmi A. Yes, sir.
Q. Now, reference has been made to certain
correspondence between Mr.. Chittenden ant
the firm Of DeGolyer & Mcclellan; of letter.
being written from this city and received BY
the firm in Chicago; who has those lettersl A
don't know; they were never In my posses
| sion; they were In the possession of the Chi
cago office; are left there so far as know.
Q. Who read the correspondence Of the firm
\ A. I did in Washington.
Q. What has become of that correspondence
A. It Is all in Chicago, put up In bundles
month by month, and labeled.
| Q. When did the firm transfer the Wash
ington books to Chicagol A. took then
there on the Soth day of January of thi
year.
@. And all the papers relating to this bust
ness' A. Every scrap of business in conDec
ton with their business, as DeGolyer-or rattle
as Mcclellan & Jenkins-were out of the con
Germ, these papers and all others belonged tc
them there. The papers and books Of c. E
jenkins & Co. were taken there, as the partiel
all belonged there and would probably wan
to settle up their accounts and business mat
tiers on the dissolution of the firm.
Q. You also then took the checkbook tina
you had used here, and the stubs, to Chicago
A. Yes, sir.
Q. They are there nowi A. Yes, sir.
Q. Inwhose custody are they during you
absence and the absence of Mr.. Mcclellan A
They are in nobody's custody. They are in tn
Office of jenkins or Selby.
Q. Mr.. selby Is there In charged A. Yes
sir. -
@. Have you seen Mr.. jenkins since 70,
came to the ethyl A. Mr.. Jenkins Is In New
York understand.
Q. Did you hold any communication in tn,
city touching the transfer of these books, ex
cept with your immediate employers A. No
sir.
Q. No conversation or communication will
reference to them at sln A. None whatever
was going TO Chicago and Mr.. Jenkins wa!
going with me, and he said we had better take
all our books along and settle up matters IL
Chicago, and packed up everything.
Q. Has the new firm abandoned the field
here, or are they still laying payements A
Tho firm Of G. E. Jenkins & Co. have. Mr.
| Ira Holmes has bought out Mcclellan & Jen.
kins's interest. That was two-thirds interest
Ray & Whitney, presume, will go on, though
don't know.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Are you still in the EN-
ploy of Mr.. Jenkinsi A. No, SIR
By Mr.. Merrick: o. Where did you keeI
your Office herel A. The Office of De Golyer
Mcclellan was 413 Thirteenth street; that o
c. E. Jenkins, 81 Thirteenth street.
n i -
A. had q small account at the Second Nations
Bank.
| @. We're your checks all returned A. TIT
checks were all returned except, probably, tn
last two months of C. E. jenkins & Co.
Q. Last October and November A. Yes
sir; took my bank book to have It written up
but went away very unexpectedly TO Chicago
and never got them. There are @. E. Jenkin
s. Co. 's'checks there for a month or two.
| By Mr.. Wilson: Q. When did you cease to b
connected with c. Z. Jenkins & Co. as book
keepeia A. do not know; suppose on tn
22d day of December; consider It so. TOLD
them was going TO Chicago. and did not car
to continue with them any longer in the bust
ness.
Q. Do you know what amount Of sewer
bonds or certificates G. E. Jenkins g. Co. hal
at the time you left their EMPLOY A. coult
not say without examining their books.
| ". arc huooo DooAS ~ sAAo SAbyt a. 4hC
are In Chicago.
Q. Can you give US an approximate state
meuti
The Witness. You want sewer-bondsi
Mr.. Wilson. Yes, sir.
4 A. do not know whether It was more thai
/ $50 900 or not; cannot state.
\ @. Was Il as much as $40, 000i A. Il wa
certainly over. 81, 900, but whether Il was NOR
than that canBos say.
Q. Did tina. aEm havs any other bonds o
certtfcatesf A. Yes, sir.
y Q. What were theyi A. Auditors certif
tcates. ~
| Q. To what amount A. am very uncel
tain about that. At the time they probabl
had SEC, 900 with them.
/ @. OF auditors certjfcatesi A. Twill not b
positive; think, probably, that was It.
Q. Did they have any other evidences of in
debtednessi A. I do not know but what It wa
somewhere In the neighborhood Of $50, 900 o
auditors certificates.
| TESTIMONY OF JOHN COLLINS.
John Collins sworn, examined by the chair
man, Cat the suggestion Of the counsel for tn
memorialists.)
o. Some question has been raised as to tn
form of oath that you regard as binding upo
you. VIII you state how that Isl A. regar
any of the usual forms as binding; have n
foblection to any. have been sworn by tn
committee on q former examination.
By Mr.. Wilson: @. Were you Of the firm O
Jones & Collinsi A.. Yes, sir.
! O. What, If anything, do you know In re
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