National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-30
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION

q dx cents q yard 10 take II I'M. /
Q.Cobblestons pavement per yardi A. q woua
Be worth Q little less: some three or for cent
Nkely. Three cents for taking It IN, TWovS
aot want to haul It of for that ppice. 9
Q. am speaking now for taking It nm al
-clusively; not the hauling or removing. Bricl
pavement. for piling upi A, suppose n voul
II vorth four or 1--WE crpts-
Q. Do you know what Is reasonable pr,c
for brick and masonry, furnishin, and layina
per thousapdf
Ths Wttuess.- Rs;ck m asoaryt -=--
NJ. ChrIsty. Yes. sir.- a. There are differeu
kinds OF brick masonry. anne is worm nrohabl,
come worth $50 On q Stl 4, ~, = 1917
By RcpreseutatIye Jevett. o Per tbousspd
A. Yea, ar. Pres.ea hr,ck IN front n worth /
rood deal. 80 1-.,1r' - : - - - -.
- BY Mr.. Christy: o, Suppcee, now, such worl
o. yoa saw in those ysrioi,s wails about the city
aionksids of embankmeufss A. Well, I have
! not inspecte,a anv of those. u ,ss.lsvit.a I.
; I am not prepared TO answer, becsnse have
not Thought ANYTHING about it. sas r-f isl /
a. q, Doyou know ANYTHING aboat the subjecl
= of soddine; what 1t can be furnished for, In
=. oludiag the necessary loan and lrad ", pc,
square yardl A. Well, do not, unle's & i
5 described to me how much loan or what kind
!. of sod. There are different kinds Of sou and lif
! l.. y & .
~ Q. Do you know what the specifications q ths
board are in regard to thati A. have usl
examined some that you asked me to last uichl
when was here. looked at them, and I ssv
. that / could not gain much light iron them
Ny own judgment would rather trust thar
anything else in regard to those things, / hayt
always been in the habit Of trusting to INV ovu
judgment. =, :
@. Have you had any sodifng laid, or have
you seen others LAYING II, and do YOU know
what prices have been paidl A. Well, 1 have
have had sodding laid. have paid all the
way from eighteen to thirty cents-twenty-
d eight cents, / think. ~ ~
b. what would be the reasonable cost Of
sodding laid under those specifications; the sod
TO be free from garlic aud other noxious weeds,
and to average two inches In thickness: before
the sods are laid there will be eight inches OF
! good surface sod, properly graded and firm, 60
as TO present an even surface and prevent de-
., preston in filling; where a grade has necessi
lated the removal of the origin1l surface of the
soil, the sub-soil will be picked up, and thor.
oughiy pulyerized 10 q depth of ak inches be.
fore spreading the eight inches Of rood soil
upon which the sods Will be laid; after the sods
: are laid, they will he covered and brought to .
plane surface, either BY passing Z roller over
them, or, in case Of siopinr surface. by beat
ing them with spadei Those are the specih-
cations, understand, under which the sodding
was done. A. suppose that would be worth
80 cents; that would be my Judgment
r BY Mr.. Mattingiy: Q. Are you . stone
mssonl A. Yes, sir; am stone-mason.
4 Q. Are you engaged In that business here
nowi A. am q stone-cuiter by trade. have
been in the business of stone-masonry md cut
street eircle1 Al could not state a. 70 the
material, for did not look at II particularly 70
think ANYTHING about the material: Inst no.
ticed the way the work was done. -
@. Does the character Of the material make
any difference in the oosti A. Sometimes II
does.
O. Do I understand that your estimate Of
1l.45 includes the granite curbingg A. Yes,
! sir; I will put down granite curling for that:
that is the best curbing there is.
p Q. What width A. The width 1t Is there.
Q. How wide is that? A. Either five or six
inches; do not recollect.
9. Il does not make any difference in price
which It b, whether five or six inchcsl A. It
makes very little difference. There is but very
little difference in It.
@. Your estimate includes granite six inches
wide, does III A. Yes, sir.
@. What depth Is that A. Ibid not measure
the depth. 80
O. What depth docs YOUR estimate included
a. What have been in the habit of furnish
tng-about eighteen inches. =
q. Your estimate includes curling eighteen
inches in DEPTH A, Yes sir.
9. Simply CURLING six inches wide and
eighteen inches deepF A, Yes. sir. as deem as
c9rbIps Is COMMONLY Laid around this city.
Q. How are the Joints madea A. Just as
they ere around this circle.
@. Howl they made therel A. SQUARE.
or nearly ,Ss,e.
Q. 1 undesfand y5o to say that this Is
straight curbinas A. Yes, sir; It is straight
curling. r----
Q. Well, I do not know anything about that;
but would suppose straight curbs are Just
laid together that way, Indicating. A, Yes,
sir.
@. And suppose YOU are laying straight curb,
after making curb how do YOU do! A, You
heed not curb it quarter rs much as that, fin
dicatipg.1 That would 20 around a circle al
most in this room. [Witncss illustrated with
books onthe table. -r.,
Q. No matter what the radius lie, II 1t is the
arc of circlel A. l tell you it does not mat
ter; stone from to 10 feet long around
800 foot circle, whether the stones are STRAIGHT
or circular, will lay good handsome circle.
4 Q. But want to know whether, when the
stones come together, there is any cutting in
order to make them fit closelyl A. No, sir;
there is no need Of any cutting. Sometimes
points may be little full on the back side,
tcenth of an inch. 1t is not minutes work to
do II; that Is all there is to that
Q. 1t is not a minutes work to cut Off the
stone to make It fit closelyl A. No, sir: not
minutes work -
Q. Isthcre any cutting of that stone, outside
or inside, to give It circular appearaneel A.
No, sir; there is nothing there separate from the
straight curb. 80 --s - =. ~ |
@ Have you ever done any sodiing' A. 1
ssis NO n.o II uo"e' nA'e he'er oone any my
n
$3.50 you Nv Sr'l I'M; n.I any soaang zone on
~ H.. A.. ~, s, never nave.
nasS you Tsa any contracts with the
oo n LII =, uo Jul, MSrkss a. no, ar.
a.. pa...d ~ I'D p,,,,.. No.. on eoI'Ias Irom
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sS n'1'e WI .ha. -, lor INC grahne euro,
81 "-' "s' "u'ef'iseo heie' put IN
O'1 T.
- I'M enc July cont.Ao you enoesvoreo
" vo.aih' a.. nave spoken 10 them ABOUT
s,,., nanpel VI umes, anu tney nave talked
eu ~ ysNhls me Norh, ou' .hey never nave.
" iou ne'ef got any' a. never nave got
my.
py MI Snr'sty Y. HOW oid your oid com
w , nisn .he oius upon wnicn tnoy iet ~ A.
~ n'e GEMS hignef, OUT wnen put
- III h., ou .ne advertisement spoke about curb.
49, H.. ear ITnn m1e incnes IN front, ana
.,e..ts.nn. ' !. ana supposed, py the I'D
49, - u1I so' 70 y Vely superior