, 1874-05-05

4.-MAero 40 th6y come from
A.-TheY pick them out OF Tho kiln.
Q.--Let us understand thie. danta Il Apple-
man, tho sewer contractors, burned their own
brick
Q.-Then they Lad aolid rod brtoka
A.-Yes, pir. They so}a them for paving.
Q.-The solid red brick that vera called for by |
tile specifications of this contraot-thoy picked
out Of tho kiln and ao1d tlaem
FOR OTHER ruRp0sEs?
Al don't want YOU to understand TINT say |
they called for tho solid red brick In newer work. t
Arch brick will DO i
Q.-1t will do?
G.-Yes, sir. It will do good job, too. Tho |
aaInon brlck Of course, they havo to sell for |
what they can got; paving brick they soil for
putting down sidewalks with.
,Q.5Waa that dono in this case out of this
A.-They took the arch brick and hanled them |
Q.-What did they do with tho
NICE SQUARE DR1oKs2
A.-gold them for paving All around town.
Q.-That te tho way tho thing was douer i
A.-YcB, sir.
The menorialista having charged that large
numbor ofeontEactora hsd combined M y hero IN order
Lowis Chapman, President Of tho Metropolis
Paving Company, and largo individual con-
tractor, to disprove tho allegation.
Q.-Now, who we1o the parties Hho originally
Metropolis Paving Company7
A.-Woll, presume
I WAS THE PRIME MOVER IN IT.
Q.-Whas other person did you CONSULT
Ave had quite number. hfr. Nohun Was
tho most active with mo In that arranRoment-R.
D. MDhun.
Q.--Who else?
A.-Thorc waa DR.. Hilbert snd quite = large
number brought into 1t by tho consolidation Of
tho three interests. There wore threc interests.
There WAS what WAS called tho Stow. That waa
OWNED BY Mr.. snErHEnp,
Mr: Mohun, and myself. Then thoro ras the
and 1ir: Collins, Of Phllaaclphin, aud soms other
gentleman, named N1adlin, think.
Q.-Who owned the balauce2 !
A.-Tnat was owned by Mr. salomon snd by
Mr. Smith.
Q.-Now, what was tho purpose Of tho fozzna-
tfon OF this Metropolis Paving Company?
A.-To seek work aud do contracting. =.
Q.-You bad tho Stow pavement; you and
Gov. Shepherd and 1lr. Mohun7
|, Q.-Yon could seok work without tho 1orna-
tion Of tue Metropolis Paving Company7
A.-Yca, air.
Q.-And these parties owning the Muller: pave
ment, they could seek work without tia fo1ma-
tion Of Buch company?
4. - Yos, Sir they might,
| Q.-And % might tie parties owning th~
Bal1ard2
Q.-Then your soils purpose nas to aeak
worK2
/ A.-The solo purpose vas to form = company
for putting down the best pavement.
Q.-1s that tho only purpose now?
T. A.-That il ths only purpose.
Q.-You had no pnrpoae to combins these
three interests 10 that thero should bo no COM
| petition in bidding2
different patents that could como in competition,
and did COMO;
Q.-What was the necessity, then. for combiu-
| ing those throe In one company
| A.-We doomed it advantageous for us to
| do It.
| Q.-1n what way7.
N.-Wo wore Ill intimate friends owning tho
different patonss, hnd ws thought it bcat to form
Q.-Why, y hat .dyantange was there to form,
"A 1.~Wte though: hat it would be .dvantageou.
to have them together, sud, in q business poin'
Of vlow, think it was very desirable.
Q.-Did you have any sort OF purpose OF pre-
venting competition between you throe partiel
| with regard to bidding on pavement
Al do not know about competition. As I
mattor Of course, II ITO united, each Vas tx
receive
AL were to share alike.
Q.-WaB not it D part Of your object in form
ing this Metropolis Paving Company to ayoit
coming IN competition with eaoh other ?
A.-That might hive been In y measure.
Q.-Waa not that a part Of the purpose.
Alt might hRre been.
Cot course 1t might have beens
A.-We considered tho matter aa business men
be sestoe to have thosa three. interests com
biped. we ere associnted together In business
operations, sud In friendly relations, aud ~
thought 1t best on the whole 10 form this com
Q.-And did not you think il WAS best, becaus
you would not then be fighting each other2
| A.-Certaln1y.
Q,-rhas was tho reason why you thought
rms bost7
am suro all men In buslneas do that.
Q.-Whet capital did your Metropolis compan
Ait started with cash capital Of abou
$40 1000.
Q.-raid up7
| A.-Tes, Bir.
Q.-Was that capital afterwards inoreased7'
A.-No sir. We never had really more tha
tho S40,0 900 in It, actual oAsh cspital.
Q-What dividends haye you paid?
on tho capital stock, which was 100000; whic
would be about $4,000.
Q.-so that you paid up $4,000 Of espit'
, A.-wo paid back that capital Stock and mad
CLEAR PROFIT or 40 FER CENT
{ | On 5000, ,000--About $80, 600.
) Q.-You did not lose anything
Q.-Your nominal capital was 100000, An
|, ! your paid up capital 100000
A.-Yes, alr.
MR. vEhTLEY,
First Asslataut Engineer Of tho Board c
!. | Public Works WAS put upon tho stan
to-day to daproye certain damagin
i statements in relation to tho measurement {
! hewer-pipe and other work charged agaiust til
= Oonoral uoyer1lmont. The witncss testified tia
instead Of masking up an account Of each size c
l. pipo used. ho took olghseen: inch Pipe a. his q,
r erage and charged $4.7o foot for It. On oroaI
Q examination he said
J, NOT oEE-TENrH OF THE PIPE
o laid and charged to tue General 1oyornmeI
t was moro than twolyo inches III diameter.
relation to tho account made up Of wol
Of various kinds done under tho ol
Q corporation and charged to the Gener'
;. Government by the Board Of Public Work
. witness testified that, instead Of making aotu
measurement, he sat down with Forsythe, 81
o other engineer Of the Board. aud, while the IL
u tor from memory gave him certain ngures, K
U (Nltnees) wrote them down on a piece Of pape
d BY this ingenious method OF calculation, Vertl
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