National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-17
year. The board wanted us to finish up in tina.

ybdTs
By Mr.. Christy: Q. Did you, preparatory to
cost Of the wood to be used in the pavement
A. Yes, sir.
Q. At what rate did you estimate 1t per
thousand A. think my bid, If recollect
correctly, was sS.os or $40.
@. Now, sir, at what did you estimate the
wood TO be used per thousand A. thought
that we could get our wood at about s2
thousand.
Q. And that was the estimated A. That
was the estimate.
O. Did you make any inquiry, after coming
to this city, of the price for which lumber was
Furnished A. Oh! my, yes l inquired all
around, sir.
O. Were you not advised of the fact that
large quantity of lumber was being furnished
to DeGolyer Il Mcclellan for S21 thousand
A. have heard of the DeGolyer pavement.
know nothing about its specifications as
patent, and never heard of the DeGolyer 81
Mcclellan pavement until I have seen 1t in
one or two papers that have observed in con-
nection with this investigation.
Q. am not speaking of the pavement itself,
but of the fact that hcpurchased large guam
tity of lumber at s21 or s22 thousand. A.
heard nothing about IL. 49, -
O. How did you enter into these relations
with the parties In Maine to furnish this lum-
bert A. For the simple reason that he made
me the best Oner. Mr. moore came over 70 See
me half dozen times.
Q. Does he reside in this cityi A. No, sir;
he is John G. Moore, merchant at SO Wall
street.
Q. Your negotiation was with the New York
psrtyl A. Yes, sir.
@. Was there any condition made with you
that you should purchase your lumber from
these parties, who in fact subsequently fur
nished your A. No condition whatever made
u htyr mn uit INV
q: No obligationl A. No obligation of any
kind. ~. 4
Q. No arrangement A. No arrangement of
any kind. came here to bid to put the pave
| ment down.
Q. Do understand you had begun to lay
the pavement before the contract was in fact
executed? A. We doubtless began to lay our
pavement before June, but not before we had
| out letter of authority from the Board OF Pub
lie Works.
Q. am not speaking Of the award. A. 1
have no doubt that we laid our pavement be-
| fore the month of JUNE.
O. When were you first advised that you
would have to use treated lumbera A. think
before that.
=. Before thati A. Yes, sir; and our lum-
| Der was all treated.
o. When were you first advised that you
would be required to use treated lumberl A.
cannot state; but IL was before we laid our
pavement.
Q. You say that you were importuned by
parties from Washington for assistance to them
in starting newspaper A. No, sir; did not
Wasbin1ton who wanted me to take an inter.
| est and 6uv a large interest in 8 PHILADELPHIA
paper that has since died, and died out within
a yery short time after that,
| 9. Who are those parties! A. cannot tell
| you the name Of the gentlemen.
O. Was Il but one personl A. There were
two. lint one rentleman made the PROPOSE.
ton: I do not know his name.
O. By whose authority did they say they
came to you3 A. They did not specify any
authority. but they said they came from Wash
| inaIon ~
o What reason did thew assign for annroach.
,no vonj A ThatI had a Iarue contract IN
W. W. shincton and Il was brnited and TALKED
abont t5st the money was to 90 into the cam.
,oio,
| n ma tbor ojve Tho no,,es of Tho no-+,os
who had 20 sdyised vou, Lei me In,ts tbis his
staternort 20 ro,, Which yo,, dorhtiess are ,,n
o,.a;o,oa LII e. Az 80, thot 1,o,, 49,
,,o5bans No, Nd tbe ,os;tion that L.d ~
tran.,irs, r ~ .ho s,ato pornrO;ttos We ,r
'1or.1'nod =, III tin,as a. anoru ooro,aio, ~,
pasunS IT, n Sn 'ln aU5 % 49, talo ny
go, q o,rs-a-oa , scbon.es s,d o.srv o.bnr
sohor, ~ ,hi"h 80 ,vo,,i5 snnT1oso tbot cor,
.,',;.io IL" Tno3,I.;o" go ~ tnS,,annoS
nutseo auu "a =; -. ofsniaI oor,oo
suPpoS. LA marS tho ~ So1ors
slon as tlsasure1 ot ono s ~ .h;,,I.
OF sPpIcaslons on PsIe NV VIM s
Sae ~ ~ ~ ounh, 20 AZ thus
"a s.o + r. oout;nnoIIv so IN everv % No
any ~ w. 4" 70 Communal! ~ - S,S.y S1 -.
| paIgnr
:, DuI 'nIS was an UNUSUAL apPilca'ion' was
G0H a. Onty - W sIe amount.
| ". anu - X tle reasohs ussigneu why you
shoulo make inc inVesLmenn a; no. because
II was commonly rePor'eu tnat Dig nam was
making great ueal OF money, III washington
ouS Vi W0ou p a'eLnenL contIa e;
v gun tnese parties "ere from maSnlnsson'
a. LUIS correspondent was hOLn "aehinS
y. VINO "as n'' a. u0 hO' Ano" LIS
| naIHe;
| Y how 40 you know ne was from W asnlng-
yUn, ~. nc 'TtI u,e ~ naSe zen MN III
washington. kho" nc Is correspondent
2. or what newspaper A. do not know.
I'll, =; HOW :. 1nsn alu you see nun Iur,ng your
visits 10 masningOohi a. 20 n9I suppose
ever saw MN during my visits 70 washington
Y, vi wnat newspaper is ne correspon-
ue11'' m "A, uo Llos Know. Ii,
NJ, y; no" recently nave you seen ninl' A.
"Ihi ma year: nave not spoken 10 nun.
u Cah you ueecrioe ms personal aPpeara nee
a can: re SHOT nlsn, h I stouser 'nan
- - - - - aS = -.
~ D,u YOU nees nun az n.s oilG 81. IN ms
city' a. het niln LII Hy oiiice III nilauel-
pn1a'
x NoL mere a; Not mere.
Y; no" 0lten ull nc Vislt YOU upon TINS SUD
JecI' a but one Jay ne Visiteo me Twice III
the same DAY.
Y; VINO was tne Iriend WIN mimi A. L
dont remember VINO was Win MN:
Y. was ne hKewlse from Hasnlngtonf a.
CONT " know that ne was.
Y. mad you met MIN heref a, nave:
heSe ny" Snoii OO'n'
Y. plo the oLner person claim 70 De CORE
spondent' a. ne MADE no ciaim Whatever; the
cobVersatlon was SIMPLY with this one party:
v. Gan you state the newspapers ior which
ne was correspondent A. cannot. 1 can
state the newspaper winch ne wished me 10
lake an interest IN
Inc chairman. Mr.. Christy, L think you
nave pursued thls inquiry as lar as 1t is neces-
sary.
Mr. Chrsty. want to get satisfactory an
swer as 10 what Is the name OF this person.
Inc Wtness. 90 not know It.
by MI. Christy: " well, you may describe
him 50 that can Identity him. A. The fact
remember alone, SIMPLY because OF Its amount.
would state that there was not day that
went over my head that proposals OF that Kind
were not put to me. ANY one who has had
anything to do with political campaigns knows
hat AhnNY cTNHf NA NWNrk nh 6nWr avr6a