National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-21

part - On being notified thereof, fmmedi.,.,,
keoc and complete the same to the ssti..
POL the party Of the first part; and in
80 offailure or neglect Of the sad party Of
- s6eoQd part 20 to do, the came shall be done
fU1eS 0Adirection and orders of the party of
- hfsk DArt, and At tho cost and expense Of
|0epqffy Of the second part"
j mn read the ninth section Of the specf0cs.
tIons atkached to the contract made with the
sshe tapn, Lewis Clephane, on the lssh day Of
Dece0befS 1871 Tho contract 10 numbered
1914: ut isfurther agreed that II, at any time
during ne period Of one year from the compile
tion Of the work to be done undsr the coatsset,
any part or parts thereof shall have become
defective" and % on, % ptosids6in tho oehAg
speeiAcation. The speci1eAtioa y printed d
blank - 70 the length Of tine, bot Aoss that
writing. The eentlemen rave, of courts, con-
eeoed many matters respecting this inquiry,
but We arc unable to admit this; and Il 10 su9-
eested y clerical error. For this reason
We desre these contracts to Be inspected By
the members OF the COMMITTEES.
me Chairman. 1t appears that the ninth
section In both contracts 10 in writing.
Mr.. Christy. Tho ninth section a to the
Hr. SEASON. A. to the number Of veay..
81 !" that h, The word ssone," 10 in writtne.
Mr.. Mattingiy. The complaint i thai the
time In which the pavement b to be KEPT
IN repair = limited here to but one year, instead
Of three. - - 50 II
The Chdrman. I Understand that; but was
zone" merely filing blank, or ''three" struck
out and zone" hserted1T LtlC1
Mr.. Matthgly. Merely Alling blank.
The Chairman. We VIII examine the con-
tract. Il i not worth while to print the whole
Nj. csri..y. Snail I pass to snother sub,ecti
sire to az somethine On ths parsicsla< matter.
Mr.. Harrington. We have nothing 10 ny
just now. We WIN satiafictorily explain al
that to the COMMITTEES. r.-5lr. ,g-FlIs-lry - -
Mr.. Christy. We find, upon examining the
answer Of the Board Of Public Works, ~ pro
scented through counsel this morning, that tho
first issue Of fact they present b thai . portion
rialists pettioned the Board Of Public Works
for the laying Of certain pavement In front Of
Madison place, or the east side Of Lafayette
square, and along the south side Of Lafayette
square, which ID from fifteenth street TO Sew
enteenth. We desire to offer testimony on tho
subject. ~ -, --.-,--
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM =. fARIs1N.
William B. Parisen, sworn: t -
Examined by Mr.. Christy Q. You may state
where you reside and your occupationf A.. I
reside IN Warrington. My occupation is that
of laying asphalt pavemenfs. gao -s--..
Q. How long had you been engaged I'm that
business PRIOR to doing any work In the city
Of Washingtoni A. Icommenced In the spring
Q. You may state your first experience hero
I'm laying Of pavements where the pavement
was laidi A. The first pavement laid was
ON the Eighth avenue drive, Central Park, of
Q. refer, however, to the Improvements in
this citya A. Oh in this city. The first
pavement laid here by me was In May, 1870, I'm
front Of the Arlington house, between II and
streets, think it Is. ~
Q. By what name was that pavement known
subsequently, A. 1t was given the name Of
the Scharf pavement. ! was the general su-
perintendeRt of that company, but that pave
ment was not laid in accordance with the spect-
icatiOns of the Scharf patent. Il was my own,
and Is covered by letters-patent subsequently
Issued to me, ], working within the two years
which the Patent Office requires before taking
out the patent. --. .I .rr.-
Q. You may state what knowledge you have
Of the pavement that was laid In front Of
Lafayette square or upon Madison place. re-
fer to the carriageway subsequently. A. The
carriageway Of Madison place, between Penn
sylvania avenue and H street, was laid by tho
C. E. Evans Concrete Company
Q. To your knowledge was John o. Evans
connected with that company
Witness. With that C. E. Evans Companyf
Counsel. Yes.
A. No, sir. .a
By Mr.. Thurman: Do you mean he was not,
or that you have NO knowledge of the fact !
A. 1 had no knowledge of his being connected
with that company, Il being separate COM
pany. =, &
Senator Thurman. Madison place Is on the
OF ali IF II ofa "a 4, 10
Mr.. Christy. Yes, SIR; 1t is referred TO in the
By Mr.. Christy: You may state the charac-
ter Of that pavement that was laid there
whether 1t was laid a. the Seharf pavement
or under that patent, or in . manner CORE
spending with the laying Of the pavement in
front Of the Arlington Housed
Mr.. Mattingly. do not like to trouble the
committee with objections, but l do not SEQ
that there are any charges here against the
Evans Concrete Paving Company; ifthey 90 into
the contracts executed by that company, that
Is another thing.
2 Mr.. Merrick. would state the connection.
The answer Of the parties here to this charge
states that they laid this pavement upon
the request of certain of the memorialists, and
laid 1t In exact conformity to the Scharfe pave
ment Laid in front of the Arlington. The object
Of this testimony .-.r..
Mr.. Harrington. No, sir, that Is not the state
ment at all. ~ = ,-.esT -'
The Chairman. The committee viii hear
pertinent we will try and sift IL, If 1t Is not.
Senator Thurman, addressing the witness.)
Go on. -sgr--Es - q .
By Mr.. Christy: O. You may state now
in what n:nner it was laida A. Il was not laid
at all similar 70 the one laid In front of the
Arlington house. The ons that I laid In front
Of the Arlington house 10 laid in four courses,
each course being laid separate, and compressed
separately, and amalgamated from base to
surface. With regard TO that which was laid
on Madison place, the stone Il laid dry a it
comes from the quarry. Then there is what
they call binder, or one course of the ANAL
gamated material, put ON that and rolled, and
then . course Of topping formed of coal tar
hardened by the application of suiphuric acids,
no asphalt being used. -
"a Q. You may state whether II differed IN the
quantity of the broken material or foundation
laid Is to the depth. A. I think the depth 10
about the same. - Il -sra =
Q. What materials were used in the con-
struction Of the pavement In front of the Ar
hngtonl A. The materials used were broken
stones amalgamsted with bituminous COM
pound, as specified In the patent, wedging the
second course Of the same and sprinkled with
Q liquid coat Of asphalt. The frst course, Of
mastic, an inch thick, was then put on and
oSeA1 ouu 1pfuAAc0 Will
asphalt. The fourth course, or roof of the mas
tic, Of asphalt, was put ON about two and half
inches thick and compressed again, each course
being compressed into the other; each course
having the same amount of rolling or pressure
put to It, both lengthwise and croeswise, from
curb to curb, and afterward cemented together
70 give Il coloring, and that rolled in, and on
hat being done the street opened for travel.
Q. You may state how the asphalt used in
he construction Of the pavement of which you
have just spoken compares In price with the
material used-treated in the manner you sug-
yest-upon Madison place.
Senator Thurman. What do you mean by
''usuap' price paid for It or the actual cost:
Mr.. Christy. The actual cost at that time.
Witness. or the material?
Mr.. Christy. OF the material.
A. The asphalt that was used was seventy
.hree to eighty to the hundred pounds of com
position. This competition Is certain distil-
alton Of coaltar, taking out all the volatile
natter, and leaving the Ciutinous matter IN It.
che asphalt that we use is the Cubun asphalt.
The cost TO import and put II on In Washington
. about from SEQ 10 $1S5 per ton. It some
lines varies In price . cent and half to two
,ents per pound In New YORK. That is what
10 use. The plasterLthe ca1cine plaster
gypsum orcalcined plaster Of Paris costs gener-
aly from about three othree dollars and : haf
yer barrel. Tho hydraulic cement, such as we