National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06


100 l2inch bends, At S2.T5.
so l5-inch bends, at S426.
5lS-Inch bends, at S525.
52tinoh bends, at 40.
About 200 l2inch traps, ut IS.
Estimated by SamT Chase, superintendent
sewers.
Q. This Is a memorandum showing the
prices at which this pipe was to be delivered
to the Board Of Public Works. A. Yes, sir; as
reported to ne on his return, after the con-
Q. Were you to deliver that pipe here in the
city, or was It to be delivered at these prices at
your place Of business In Philadelphia A. We
were to deliver it at the wharf-log in the port
Of Washington,
Q. Where is Mr.. Jenkins nowl A. cannot
tell. He is In New York State some place.
Q. How long was he in your EMPLOY A. I
think some three or four years, probably.
9. How long has he been out of your en-
ployl A. think he left my employ in the
sping of 1873.
Q. Can you tell where he could be found
nowl A. cannot tell you. heard from him
about five months ago from New York city, but
the letter being dated from q hotel, l presume
he was only on a visit there. He is In ono of
the upper towns on the Hudson river, In the
furniture business. What town It is do not
know; l never inquired.
Q. Did he ever inform you with whom he
negotiated when he was herel A. No, sir;
nothing but that he went before the Board of
Public Works, In formal session assembled,
and that the negotiation was conducted there.
Q. How was this pipe shipped Who was
the consigned A. It was shipped to the Board
of Public Works, Washington.
@. Did your house ever, receive any draw
baekl A. Did we receive any drawback, You
meant
Q. Ever pay any, would sayi A. Yes, sir;
a good bit.
Q. On thesei A. Yes, sir.
9. Whom did you pay 1t tol A. It was
taken OFF of US by the Board Of Public Works
the only drawback that we ever saw.
Q. mean to say, did you receive the full
amount that is specified in that memorandum
for the pipe that you shipped to THE cityf
The Witness. Dill we receive the full
amount
Mr.. Wilson. Yes, sir.
A. No, sir, we did not: not by bushel.
Q. What mean 70 say Is, did you allow
anything for those prices to any personl L.
No, sir; we were informed by Mr.. Shepherd in
the first place that there was no ring, and no.
body to pay, and we could estimate very low
in consequence and we did; and we were never
called upon to pay cent to any body; we never
heard Of it, nor did we ever pay copper to
anybody.
By Mr.. Stanton: O. When did your Arm
cease to furnish sewer pipe to the board A. l
think somewhere about July or August, 1873,
probably earlier-June.
o. For what reason, A. Well, we ceased to
supply them with pipe because our Northern
markets got better, and we could get better
price, and we did not want to furnish Il and take
sewer certificates, although / offered to fur
nish, and even took the sewer certificates at
higher price, and they would not give that
price. 80
Q. The rates then paid by the board were too
lo%i A. Yes, sir, very low; too low for any first
class factory to allow and live.
Q. On page 1122 Of the testimony of Thomas,
Evans find statement of certain prices al
legged to have been furnished him in 1871 ey
Messrs. Link & Black in the State Of peEEsyir:l-
mia, as follows:
Dslivered in Washington.
12-inch pipe, IS cents per foo.-
15-inch pipe, 90 cents per loot.
1S-tnch pipe, sl.l5 per foot.
12-lneh bends, so cents per foot
Pinch plus, so cents per foot.
l5-lnch bends, si.lo per foot.
Is-lnch bends. % per foot
lS-tnch rs, 81 per foot.
iS-inch plus, 81 per foot
Have YOU made any investigation to IS Ger
tain whether or not such price i:si was iui
nishedl A. Yes, cir; have.
o. What was the inquiry and rs results. 4.
I understood that tho house Of Link < Black
made them an offer in the yer 1877, and Il be-
came my duty, as an Officer Of the sssoci rion
to which belonged, to make an invesii alton
of It. I made that investigation aud learned
that no such offer was made in ISL.
O. State the association, IL you plea g a q.
The association is the Eastern Clay Aauufac-
turing Association Of the United States.