National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-11

Y. DIG you allow Mr.. AcNamara for that
A; did; for the cutting and filling too
By Mr.. Merrick: O. You allowed for both
A. gave that as the grade in making up my
amount of excavation. gave that, and then
he had bill Of extras, and i allowed him fol-
10 inches OF filing. - ~
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. In the first It was made
too lowi A. Yes, sir; 16 inches too low -
Q. Then filled upi A. Yes, sir.
Governor Shepherd. Judge Wilson, Mr.. Bar
ney Il, here who made that measurement, and
he can probably give yop mere definite informa-
ton than Mr.. Hilton.
The Witness. There Is nothing certain about
mine. c; q sgIf.- IL. r-r ..,f. -.r-.- ,----
Mr.. Harrington. II is all guess work. A.
Yes, sir. u 80 80, g7 ,.s.T.r-r .r-
By Mr.. Wilson: O. Was the whole of the
reservation cut down three feet all over the
whole surfaced A. Oh, no, sir. .7.-z. IN
Q. What was cut down three fseti A. Up
by the corner Of Sixth street, and down atthis
end there was,a little filing. r.-,~ -4s,-. IL
Q. What is the length Of that reservation
A. That ! do not know, never measured 1t.
you duplicated; you Gllew him both for the
excavation and embspkmenti A. Yes, sir.
Witness, Perhaps lido not understand you.
Mr.. Merrick, / say you allowed for excaya-
ton and filing both. - go" e.I :, -
Al allowed for excavation and then I al
lowed him for filing, in his bill Of extras.
certified to the amount Of filling that he gave.
I do not know whether be got pay for It or not.
BY Mr.. Wilson: @. How was this reservation
gradedl You say the whole reservation was
not cut down: was there simply -cerriageway
cut through the reservation A.. Oh, no, sir;
It was cut all over, but not three feet at differ
ent points. Some points It would be cut as
high as five feet. Up near the corner Of Sixth
street it was cut nearly FIVE feet. = .tE-t'.1
Q. The whole reservation was taken of. It
was not simply way cut through for car
riagewavi A. No, sir; the whole reservation
the surface of 1t was taken off. ,z.zz7l--2-- aTi
Q. But do you not know how much there
was in it, A.. No, sir; that is something had
nothing to do with. -.. -.s,.-. ,--.s-r-,
Q. Have you any papers showing the amount
that ySu returned to the Board of Public
Worissi A. ! kept copies of our reports.
Q. Where are theya A. l can get them; they
are at home. .----. ,-.-. 80. 80 ....--r no..
Q. You had better get them and bring them
here. ..-.. -. -... --- or. 3
By the Chairman: Q. What do your papers
show; do they show anything but the returns
of measurements from time to timel A. That
is all; the amount of grading and curbs set
and pavement laid, &C.
By Mr.. Stewart: @. Are copies of them on
ilea A. sent the original reports to the board,
and kept copies of them
q. Inch your .COpleb AT6 Simply Ine bdI1e
vouchers that are before the board? A. Yes,
sir; you can get them from the board; the same
thing. My last report, think In full, was in
November.
The Chairman. Perhaps you had better send
your reports here this afternoon.
By Mr.. Harrington: @. Was this actual
measurement by instrument, or mere estimated
A. By mere estimate.
By Mr.. Merrick: Q. Did you compare your
estimate with the profile at alli A. did not.
Just went on my own hook, without any
reference to anybody else. wanted to keep
the thing, as near as possible correct.
Q. How could you properly make an average
without comparing the measurements and
average points that you took with the actual
profile of the street, A. For instance, there
was cut at the corner of Sixth street Of feet
between AZ and 5 feet-and at the corner of
Seventh street of ~, feet. have given the
average. don't say that was actually cut.
Q. You did not take notice whether the inter
mediate land, then, rose or feul A. It was
about level all the way along.
Q. What was your business there as superin-
tendentl What were you put there fort A.
was put there to see that all work was properly
done according to specifications. had specih-
cations furnished me, and was put there to
see that the work was properly done, accord
ing to those specifications, and report from
time to time to the board the progress Of the
work.
Q. Was It any part of your business to know
exactly how much grading was donei A. No,
sir.
Q. That was measured sfterward by the en-
gineerl A. Yes, sir; only did that to keep
the board advised of the general progress of
the work.
By Mr.. Merrick: Q. Then there was a gene
raj measurement of the work afterward made
l.Aa u Cd 1Nr,
that the contractor was paid on anything that
1 gave. .. +
Mr.. Christy. find here in the Governors
answer, on page 414, this statement: Penn
sylvanis avenue, from First to Fourth and
Sixth to Seventh street east, 50, 765 yards Of
grading at 10 cents"
The Chairman. You need not read any fur
Their, Mr.. Christy; we will have the estimates
Of the witness brought in.
Mr.. Wilson. Then there are % 900 cubic
yards more after that at 40 centsl
Mr.. Christy. Yes, sir; arse, 5,454, 1855,
5 ,974, and s, 469.
Governor Shepherd. That includes work on
the Avenue that was done before the grade was
carried out.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES z. BARNEY.
Charles E. Barney sworn.
By the Chairman: Q. Did you measure this
work on Pennsylvania avenue from First to
Fourth and Sixth to Seventh streets eastl A. Not
directly myself, but superintendent the mea-
surement. Will state that have four assist
ants. The city is divided up into districts, and
each assistant has one district. He gives the
grades and lines for the contractors as they
want them, and makes their measurements.
Q. Did you measure this street as to be able
to state whether your measurement is accurate
Or notf A. Yes, sir. FL -..... .-.rs.
q By Mr.. Merrick. Q. Can you state to the
committee how many yards of grading there
we're done by Mr.. Mcnamara A.. don't
recollect. i presume 1t Is In the voucher. /
have done so many Of these that cannot re-
call now. ..--- -, -...--.------ .--
O. Do you say you made the measurement
yourself, or that your assistant did lit A. /
checked each one of these measurements as
they made it, so as to be sure they were right.
Paper here handed to witness.l This is the
made by one Of our assistants.
Q. Who measured thatf A. Mr.. Danen-
hover. =. /.
Q. How many yards of gradingi A. Forty
thousand and two yards at 40 cents; 81, $40
yards at so cents. o D. 1
BY Mr.. Stewart {: Q. Where is that grading
A. This includes Pennsylvania avenue from
First street to Eighth MISREPRESENTATION and
all. This is Peter McNamara's contract. -
By the Chairman Q. That covers the grad
Eighth street east, including the Government
A. Yes, sir. --.l g., -.a.l
By Mr.. Stewart What was the correct
amount A. Seyenty-two thousand two hun
1red and sixteen yards. -.-'-- -.- T.. i
Q. Were you present when any of these
were madel ..-ra. .-c.
The Chairman. He says he superintended
hem, and knows they are correct. -re-- OIL.
Mr.. Christy. think the chairman Is mis-
saken. / understand the witness differently.
These were not made by him, as understand,
personally. 90. -... -.r lac .--. z-.. =. q.
The Witness. I have checked it over, and
know It is right. ., -....s. ,-s...r
By Mr.. Christy: O.. What do you mean by
A. The original levels are taken
ACROSS the street at various points. The cross
section levels plated on cross-section paper.
Then they are ready to male the calculations
from. know they are right, and there is no
question about 1t. have been over Il twice
since this investigation commenced, and
know what am talking about. -
Mr.. Christy. Let US see whether you Co or
not. .-
Q. understand you to say that your work
vas distributed by districtsi A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was this your district; did your district
include Pennsylvania ayenuei A. Il includes
he whole city. 49,
Q. Did you give your personal attention to
his matter of grading upon Pennsylvania
easti A. did. > = l. go
Q. To what EXTENT A. looked the whole
matter very thoroughly. There was G contro-
al