National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-23

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o. WHO ,seppsses ~ srn q zsgg q Co.
A. Lewis ClepSane, John o. Evans, and my
self.
Q; Where Do you carry On sssiasssi A. Al
Q: What business do yoasaryeaa A. ssons.
s' q *hn al yoa S Usl sd b sa,,. 1am e .
S ss,y on this busine''' A. Tie 1t d January,
9. When ala you parcAass the machinery
necessary, or which .yoa have sincs used
A. The machinery war Al purcAased when
went into the hrm; ct that time my nsgotia-
tons were with Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Clephsre;
q 9. 1s you ,as 1 .Sas 70 I. Win sr.e.s..., The
the f7sh ~ . 10y, 10. z,Tsz
| Q. were those gsntlemen carrying on bosi.
ness togother at tie time that you united With
them, or was this busipess begun on the 18th Of
January, 18TH A. No; they bad been in busii
H. 4 II 81 :s3 s: ss:ps;;' az As;s 6:
Q. Do you reside In this cityi A. Yes, sir;
1871.
Q. Had you ever been engaged in this bust
ness beforei A. Nc, .sir, n y5ygCTT.y
Q. Had yoa been q the employ o. either Of
Q. Arc you able to state how early In 1871
they began this businessi A. No, sir.
q. Whist amount ,yas taSeaeas h thlsI basi-
ness when you became Q member Of the armi
| A. There was $18, 600.
@. That was the estimated value Of the hrml
property, was 1T A. Yes, sir.
Q. What proportionate share had you as
partneri A. have ono half interest.
Q. And the other gentlemen A. They rep
resent q half interest together.
Q. Are they the only parties Interested
A. Yes, sir.
O.. VIVA. amount die you pay for your inter
est a. sk tho1sand dollass.z 4 al
Q. How many stone-crushers are there, or
were there, when you became connected with
the frml A. Five.
@. understand you to say that you had
paid for your interest in the business the sum
of $8,0 You thereupon claimed half in
teresta A. No, SIR. q. ,-.-s. Hr.f..-l
Q. There was remaining half belonging to
Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Clcphanei A. When the
interest, and paid % 600 for that third.
Q. You were not connected with them. in
business in 1911 A. No. cir. = Z ~
z. What sort Of stone have you been crush
ing! how as to cbbblcstonel A. We crushed
all kinds that were suitable fer crushing. We
have quarry located up the river that We ship
our stone from . long Is we cannot buy them
any cheaper any place else. u-lr -1s-
Q. In this statement of "sll kinds' do you
include misunderstanding Have you crushed
curbingi A. No, sir.
Q. Monet A. Fragments might have come
in, perhaps, in our ordinary business, not to
amount TO anything. -
use as curbingi A. No, dir.
9. What proportion Of cobblestone have you
crushed! A. could not tell you.
Q. A large or small quantity A. Wen, I
would suppose, perhaps, maybe thirty-three
per cent. could not swear to II.
Q. Where did you get the oobblestonei A.
We bought some Of the Board of Public
Works. r.-|7-.. -.E 10
Q. What aid you payi A. Seventy-hve
cents, and we handled and hauled Il; seventy
Ave cents yard.
Q. What kind of . yardi A. Cubic yard.
Q. Are you able to state how much you pur-
chased from the Board Of Public Works A. |
Not exactly; but can tell, think, within one |
hundred yards.
Q. From what part Of the city did you get |
that cobblestone1 A. The most of 1t from |
north of the old X street market; and there |
was another lot on I street, think about |
Twentieth and I. There was . vacant lot there |
tnat there was some stone ON.
Q. Did you purchase any bluestonei A. |
Not from the board.
Y. Did you got any that was taken from the |
Streets OF the city, No, str; not to amount to
Q. No considerable amount A. No, sir:
should think In al perhaps not more than 200
or wv yaroS.
:, y. for whom 90 you DO this crushingi A.:
ZOE any person tnat We can sell our material |
to.
2. Did you do the husinees Of this kind for
contractors generally a. Yes, dr.
2. This relation between you still exists, does
a. les, sur:
Lne nrm Ell eoonn9ecI a. les, az.
SOSs,examinseon " Mr.. Mattingiy.
Y. what nave been the profits Of that busi-
ness. ,v a. we never have had any.
y. Wnat mas oeen the iosss A. We now
owe in the nsaghborhood Of two thousand ave
10y - ~ff~~~ - w |
we're
Y; what Is your machinery worth What
mas been the loss on the machinsIy|the wear
ana tear a. enoufd think about 80 Per
; i LneIe s gfeat desi OF the machinery
nat - aDsolutey wo1niess. -.
Y. Nine or ten Thousand dollarM A. Yes,
ar,
ny Mf. Cnnsty: Y. 4ou say. you have met
WIN losses; now were you pad BY confractors-
2 cash or certincates issued BY tho Board Of
ruohe works! A. various ways.
Y. IN regard 70 certmcates, dn you receive
my, ana n 80, whas amoonh A. Never any
aTge anount.
"nss became o. those eestiacatesi What
10 you 40 With thems a have sold them.
y. AN DID You eel them absolutely, or
MY hypothecate themi A. have sold all but 1
me, believe; a. -
Y. From whom did you receive the one that I
'o1 sini rseaiaS A From Major Vandenburgh.
Ne you S5usn any COMMISSIONER ior Albert
iieasoni A.Nor Dr. = 49, - Il
Y; ANY cooblestones taken from Pennsyl I
anna avenue west OF beventeenth street or
a8nteentn streeei A. Ithink not. Ii
by tne Chairman; want to ask You . ,
lueSaon OF TWO: Mhas are your charges for {
rusnlng stones WITH your pachinese A. Our |
'enerai pr1ce y tS.o0 par cubic yard for fur ;