National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-23

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the air and external moisture from below, mus
Ss INJURIOUS; and eopSequently tnmsrsIng ths
several cities they are uslng burnetiIsd and kyon
:zed wood TO limited extent; while few indorse
the majority have but little faith in these treat
II rShould cay that plain blocks OF matured but
vigorous timber, either white pine, white oak
sSa saP
the upper surface we'll covered with COAT Of tar,
and an inch Of very oosrss sand, the whole tho S.
blocks Is the best pavement In use.
;. We find that this communication was re,
ferred to the committeeman the Governor did
them the honor to serve IL upon them:
Mr.. Stewart. Have You copied all that
which you wish to have printed
Mr.. Chrssty. Yes, sir; unless gentlemen think
that other parts ought to go 10. So far as We
are concerned, that Is all We desire to offer con-
Meeting the fact 90 as to put upon inquiry these
4 gentlemen and charge them with disregard OF
the experience Of the other cities.
i Mr.. Harrington. Who Is Chasel
Mr.. Ohristy. He Is gentleman In this city,
ntf1l On "a nj IF ROar1 Of pnhlir
Works. do not valus the opinion much as
an opinion. We offer It, however, so as simply
to advise them Of these facts; so as to put them
upon inquiry.
There lie another matter showing the cost Of
trees to the old corporation. Cd page $3.50,
Journal of Slxty-eighth Council, are certain
specifications relating to the parking Of street.
1t Is q codtract made with Albert Gleason. On
page 1888 It is stipulated that for above work
the said Gleason is to be paid the sum of 81 40
per tree, to include all the work necessary for
planting, supporting, and renewing 1t in case
Il fails to grow.
Mr.. Wilson. What Is the date7
! Mr.. Christy. That contract is dated Septem-
Der 10, 1870. The committee will observe that
the price charged for trees in some instances
by the Board OF Public Works, as we learn from
their tabular statement, and I now call atten-
ton to o statement on page IT'S Of the report
for 1873, that trees and tree-boxes are charged
| lOT at the rate Oh FIX uOlidfb.
The Chairman, pro te,npore The whole OF
the report referred to by Mr.. Christy in his offer
will be considered in evidence.
"- II. o. EVANS RECALLED.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. State the extent TO which
John o. Evans has been connected with any
business with reference 10 the Board of Public
Works. A. do not know, sir. -
Q. What portion of that business have you
had charge Of as his bookkeeperi A. Some
/ A.. 4 a.
ctete--the asphalt concrete pavement.
@. Has he had any clerk besides yourself In
his business relating to the Board of Public
Works. A. Not In that office. He has another
Office on the svenue, and believe he testified
that be had some contract in connection With
Mr. Linville. Those books know nothing at
all about.
Q. Then you have kept all the books except
the matter Of business he had with Mr.. Linvillel
A. Well, as l stated before, the books that
kept were In reference to the asphalt pavement;
also, Of some portion Of the wood pavement
| done BY Mr.. Evans.
@. Do you know Mr.. Krebs' A. do.
Q. Do you know the nature of his employ
mont Well, he has been in Mr.. Evans EN-.
| ploy a number of years.
Q. Did he keep any books rclstinsto business
other than the private business of Mr.. Evansl
A. Go Tot think he did. Not to my knowl-
edge.
9. What is the name of the clerk that had
charge of the business of Mr.. Evans and Mr..
| Linviliei A. Well, l do not know. sir. Mr.
Thomas P. Morgan was employed in the Office
and employed on the street, both.
Q. Then yourself and Mr.. krebs ard Thomas
P. Morgan have kept all the books of which
you have any knowledge for John o. EVansl
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Produce the books that you have kept.
Witness produces the books
A ha hnot 49, a. - he
wood pavement, believe, entirely.
9, Nov the Others Il tou please. -
lWifhsss produced other bcoks.)
Q.'Were you present during the investiga
ton of John o. Evansi A. was not, sir.
Q. Did you see the books that he produced
herel A. These books are those that be pro-
duced here. 800
Q. Those are the two! A. The two cash
books, onein each pile, Indicating
Q. The frss entry in the Journal is July S,
IT.. A. That is Of the wood pavement.
Q. And that book was kept continuously by
youl A. Yes, sir. ..-0. ..
Q. And that is in your handwriting A. Yes,
sir; there is not q pen-mark there but what
put on. ---. .....
Q. And these entries were made at the time
they purported to have bsen made according to
their respective dates! A. They were. They
were entered on this blotter, and put on to thst
| book the same day, or perhaps some of them
the next day, or perhaps two days, II Sunday
| interviewed. The books are substantially cor
rect, so far as that goes. / believe / was re-
ported as having said, the ether day, when
was on the stand, that ell the entries on these
cash-books we're made the same day that they
purport 10 have been made, but ! wish TO qualify
| fy that little. The first few days on the first
| page (perEaps little mcre) we were unable
| to get the books at the time, and we made
memoranda and they were entered on the blot
ter, and then on that book. Aside from that
they have all been entered as have stated.
| Q. Who were Interested in the business re-
corded in those booksl [Iudicst.ng.] A. John
o. Evans, Hallett Kil6ourn, ann Lewis Gle
phane:
writing entered into between these parties ex-
pressing their several interests A. do not.
Q. Are there any memoranda relative to this
matter in existence? A. If there are they are
in Mr.. Eysns' possession.
Q. Have you any knowledge of them' A. I
have not at all.
Q. Have you ever seen any of the papers'
i A. / QeIer baye.
o. Why do you say If there are any they are
in Mr.. Evans possess!oni A. Because they
are not in mine-not in the Office, so far as
know.
Q. Have you any reason to believe they are
in his possessioui A. No, sir. ! believe not
any further than he said himself. believe he
saId himSelt tnet nc naQ q UeI1OTauuun Vi
these transactions.
Q. Have you any statement OF the condition
of the business TO these several parties; profit
or lost A. No, sir; have not. believe the
business had not yet been settled. There are
some entries TO GO on to that book. / believe
the lumber account has Fever been put on
there. The thing has never been gone through
with. They are not posted as to that.
Q. You likewise kept these booksi Indicat-
ing.l A. / did.
Q. And these entries were made at the time
Of the dates that are here expressed A. Yes,
sir; they were made on the blotter at the time,
and most of them probably the same day.
Q. These are all the books relating to the
business OF =. o. Evans Of which you have any
knowledgcl A. Those contain everything that
related to it. To be sure there are few ledger
accounts; but everything on the journal is on
the ledger, and everything that is on the ledger
is on the journal.
/ Q. And there are no other papers relating to
this business Of which you have any knowledge
A. No, sir.
O. Did you keep any account of the business
of John o. Evans and Teemeyeri A. No, sir;
| l had nothing TO do with them.
Q. Who didl A. That was done at the other
1 Office That business was done before 1 came
into Mr. Evans employ, In 1877, or most of 1t.
| think they had very little TO do with him after