National Republican., 1874-06-01

is charged. In tho case Of Psnnsylvsnis avenue
and Fifteenth street to Rock creek Il 10
40 $500. Now he takes the frontage OF United
states property, which has paid the whole Of the
cost Of The Improvement on i've sixshs, aeoerdIng,
not, and multIplies 1t bya euottenf obtsinsd BY
dividing the whole number Of feet Of prlvste props
ss,y ssa United % ,;Ssss s:s,e; p.oRss
@ Ss Gnss reS1 ana q
~ MsS sT a.: sSe: t5s
t2ss higher thaa ma. psia for by Priysfs prep
t.Ss nSa's lsns o@ III
teenth street TO Rock creek. Now, the United
States has paid, between Fifteenth street-and
Of q. @ 5slOOl 6etxesa Msdi.op place and Jsok.
son place Lafayette squareI Il has paid the whole
cost since United States property Prssiaens
Seventeenth pss Street the United States has paid
i've stxths st the rate Of o. 20 tsieo and 80 on TO
Rock creek. Now, Mr.. OertIy obtains the quo
a ruie' and mse and Measures Lafayette square.
and nds 1t 7oo feet long; then Executive gsounas
1,b20, and so on to Rock creek. and hnds 3&S9
claim clan ina. When ths uni.sd stsiss has paid TIM
whole or Ave siIths according as 20 shetnsr Pri;
yats property Is opposite Of not ns iustIy SG1rS Sus a.
and II It collects any more than Is Justly due by
United States, It should be credited TO private
piise n by sSTssl and obtains sas,sis3s which he
Charges to United States, and this claim is en-
overchsrge. Now since the private property has
ne true smouai, the rate Ss,fss Of Mr.. UsTtIy's
II We multiply the whole feet OF private properly,
Will produce . result far in excess OF the actuaI
testimony as believe It to be correct, Except q
few dollars here and there for advanced price on
brick, or rather should say What few mistake:
and NOT aFaInst them and to make the currec-
tlons, THE overchsrges 20 the United states would
bo more. In regard to. the space north OF square
Is, Twas led to the error By map In Mr. Oertlys
room. Thought Il was one Of the places not ~
closed, OF which the com mtttee nHs seyerH IN
stances before them Lrsspeciuiiy osm inc 10 com n
the testimony In regard to what PROPORTION tne
United States Is to pay on avenues. tnat tne
take the total cost without deducting for inter.
sections 10 otherstreets and to ratlroads a.r a.i
80 ADOLF cLuss, RECALLED. ~FI
= Ny statement In regard to sewers was mainly
correct except that one bill had been iheor
porated In subsequent bill, and that is the
only correction haveto make, after consult
ing with Mr.. Morris. - 20. y
In vain have asked for statement Of Mr..
Daniel A. Connolly's contract, showing conclu.
siyely that he obtained $50, 175.16 instead of
about S22 900, as stated In the report. If that
is not here, here is my statement. aaE
IContrac. No 2ta-Essimsted cost, s2l, ,6so.4c.l
Date of Daniel A. Connolly's contract for grad
ina Mdssachusetts avenue, Nbstpceen Lincoln
square Eleventh street edst) and Nsw Jersey
avenue, April "a, 1872. t..'
Statement In Governors Gnswer, page 344.
Check number 243. r...-.
Amount OF certifcstss paid out, s2STc2 a.
Estimate SN, $50 40. ......-- -. ..a
ACTUAL COST OVER ESTIMATE, s2,l7l %
Remark: Complete.
Actual state efhs case. ..-.
Asks for 900 on account;
approved By A. r. Shep- ,o "A
June /, isf2 No. ITO, r.... .-- .. go.
Asks for $3.50 on account;
approved BY ]. A. Magru- ,no oo
June Il and and Is, ls72 No. 1858:
On June u d, a. Connolly asked for
q, ,000 and Assistant Engineer Bar
ney reported that Il was, perfectly
safe 70 advance the amounti ap- &, nm A
June n 1871. No. 1865: ...
On June IL Connolly asks for
First FSstosGdess and sscond Streets Streets
Engineer X. u. Phillips
charges W. Forsyth with
Il and he reports, on June ...-
q, 2. $40 cubic yards grad .....---5
ing, and haul 1900 feet) '
over 200 feet. This meas -. -- q .-'.
urement is sent in, and on si
1t there is pAidi 2,S7e 80. ..a...., q. :
yards grading, at 50 cents; III. ,
8Sb yards haul, at
Deduct % per cen. re- ..4
P!:SEss. payn.n. "a 80: . .,s.os
count ~ sns n
July 6, 1877. No. 2os7: F.. = :
Connolly asks, on June rs, for $l, ,o29.5o,
the amount retained as above; paid 1,o2p 30
July 10, 1872 No. 22o4:
Connolly asks for measure
ment between First street
md
street. Charged by Deputy
Engineer Oertly. W. For
syth reports total to date,
81, ,3Oo cubic yards grading, ....
and 800 feet OF haul over 100
feet. Due 10 full to him -9l3024 OF
Payments on account e,o4I 81
July q, is72. No. 2sss:
Connolly asks for measure.
ment between Eighth and
Eleventh streets east. As
,slstsnt Forsyth reports 49, ..
1856 yards haul, 756 feet over ''
100 feet, at 81 cents os4 a
81, 500 yards grading at 80 ots Il, ,Isl 50
q, 500 yards haul, 800 feet over
200 feet, at cents l,532 "a
1854 % .. ..
Received on account I3,024 o.
Due - ESQ 90 ..
Audited for 5000 90
N0YemDer ~ IoIzL NO. ooix: -.
August rus is 1sf2 NO:
August Q, Connolly asks for
measurement between
Sixth and Eighth streets
east. Forsyth reports Co.
Tl3 yards grading, at 80 cts. 2o,el3 90
69,7l3 yards haul, sos feet over
200 feet, at cents 27ss So
a7O2 q
Deduct amount paid 1s,5A o.
6,l7s Ss
-. No. 1915: 60
Paid April (. 1873 :. 6,17s IS
June 8, 1873.. No: .. .... - ....
On may q Connolly asked for meas
urement between First spd Second
streets. Referred to Barney for re-
port. He reports: "Connolly claims
and superintendent certifes that he
has deposited earth on Massachu- $50.
setts avenue, between First and Sec
ond streets, to the depth of4 feet for
fuu width Of avenue, which would o.
amount to IL, 200 cubic yards. Ihavs -r -,
no means Of verifying this statement,
for know nothing OF the original De- .rs
sibls to tell anything about 1t now. ~e
Ii MIR. Forsyth, who knows all about go
1t, will make final measurement OF --.
grading done on Massachusetts ave-
nue. east between First street and
Lincoln squsre, to date, We can easily -.s
o. - take care Of all future estimates. ...
MAY q, 1873" This being referred
to Forsyth for estimate, he reports:
Respectfully returned. From my
knowledge OF the work. l consider .'
q the amount Of Is, 200 yards fair es- ,.t
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