National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-21


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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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tSst n Hnm ~ 80 cmrAetooe Of Ninth strese
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2rest-thaf iiftie psrk Vhere that httle piece
cTsS,hs1t s,6s@slk ~ sunerintended thst
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q. pa mot Inst m coma 10 psecesl A. Yes,
DIR. ~ b, -f-,-yI- -. - ~. 80
O. Was ma n tha vorsH mart of that whole
street, a. No. n. @'7'l Is ~
o, Il fndjcsted-A. No. sir: the upper pext
Of that streef w lad IN the verv beet xeather.
and laid that past OF 4 In the very worst
wessher, I thtnk h Vas On the 97th or 18th Of
Noyember.- N y 'l,r : = - -
Q. That was again owing to the inelemsney
On Thsnfscivine dsv n came ont vsrv warm
and p1eesent, and then laid the balance Of Il
down, and suybody that wslks over that will
see the didsrcnce SetWeen where 4 v,s Isid On
the pleasant day and On vesycold, windy day.
Il = e Mr.. Pssfys dry eoods store, on the cor
nef Of Ninfh streek ana PenusYfysufa ayenue
and IN coming this way you VIM notice thit
part Of the walk b worn away considerably,
and fhsa thsz.ic : little square put in, and the
balance Of Z all the way down 10 Eighth street
you WIN IND II perfect condition; that 4,
that walk, and part of the street; also-&he
part that la6[ know We had TO kindle
nres there 70 make eomiortahe
nor the men; tcaeies were hanging along
the CUTTERS. dd the pest coulo WIN II. In
cold weather you cannos ges asPhalt-you
might e wen roLi roMef over giase neads q
sspnal, because WON'T sonefe- u Dreake up.
~ moss De VAIN weIsner 30 tnas tne Wnoie
sn.ne wm una ann sscx sogesnei. s4.
.. You have diseovered that snce you COM
menced e1pef1mensmG on tnaS species OF pave
mont n this city, A. What. -l
Q. That Il would mot do to lay asphalt pave
ment IN cold weatherI A: NO, sF. discov-
cred that long time ago, before came here.
.. why dld You LAY thss part OF II In rem
syivanfa avenue, when you Knew would not
stands A. did not want 70, put was tod
that had 70 put one down there II had 10 LAY
another IN the spring. - -,
z. 80 tnas you sccomm9dated tnem! a.
am very accommoaaImg' am very sccom-
modsting man. 800 -.
Y. In this pavement OF yours, ft Is . very I'M
portsnt matter % 70 sne temperature 70 winch
you heat the asphalt, u It MOTT a. u; yes,
sir: 1'S "-'-s- -
=. Ud you fmpart to the gentlemen Who
were connected with you IN this Ninth O. reet
contract the temperature ct which the asphalt
should be heatedt A. Did I impaft TO them
turef - 'ls 80 .'.,55l- -iaH 'set1- -'. les
Oh mean the proper degree Of Temperature
at which the asphalt should be heated A.
Yes: had man that had been heating It, and
left him in the yard when got sick, and he
knew all about &, and Mr. Hewitt had been
there, and showed him, time and time again,
exactly how II should be done. =
I u. @. You told him the proper temperature. A.
test ~ to disintregating the asphalt. .
o. Then YOU REGARDED that ss Q private
secret Of yoar owni A. Yes, sir. Il ought to
be kept I would not tell It to everybody.
q, You now state that Won Unmarried that
knowledge to M, HEWITT A. did to M.
Hewitt, who was connected with Us, and sup
posins he would want to Esoxr but / had =
practical man there. =; - "A go 90
o. he knew thatl A. Certainly he did.
stenoerapher rsports Won a stating that the
degree Of Temperature to which the asphalt
should be heated 10 known only to yourselfi
A. i sav 40 sim. Isav ANYBODY that IA IN con.
neetion with me in the business It is proper
that he should know, in case am taken of or
had to 20 away, but generally would not. If
there were number Of gentlemen In this room
manufacture of the asphalt pavemenfs should
not expose my knowledge to them. Let them
find out the same as had to End 1t out.
O. In stating that tine secret Of the matter
is ONLY known to yourself. You mean by
yourself" those who are associated with youi
A. Yes. sir: those who are interested wit me.
Of course. Ny vie know. just Is much about
does: vet you would not want everybody to
O, You stated that on some of these streets
that Mr.. HewitS in taking ND the stones from
the street, had used 1t in q contract in which
he vsa interested Nth VIM and had chnro,e6
the concern with III A. Yes, sir; reiterate
that : - s - 81.
Q. Does not Mr. Hewitt deny that that was
the fact! A. Yes, think he will deny any
thing. s..T.,l e, -.-,-s a q rH..-
Q That is your opinion Of Mr.. Hewitt. A.
That Is my firm opinion Of Mr. Hewitt. think
he will DENY anything, I believe he would deny
his God If there Was . dollar at stake.
Q. Do you know his opinion of yous A.
don't care anything about IT, - =.
The Chairman. I do not think that Is i'm
portant. .Is5 "a aft- 3. 81 i PAS 7''
The Witness. No, sir; ] am very glad he gave
me the opportunity. ! have proof Of that,
whenever u necessary to prove It.
senator Thurman. Explain one thing to me
oeiore we go On any mIther. In the report Of
the Doaro o. fubi,c WORKS, IN the report OF
sne cniei engineer on pages SS and y, there u
given the amount or pavement laid. both street
ana sidewalk; DO not see anywhere In that
statement Of any asphalt pavement. Under
what name y It tnciudeds Under the name Of
concrete r.
Governor Shepherd. Yes, sir; under the name
Oh .concfete
vuestson ~ ~. Asesngy. VINO We tne
you Ieit IN cnaIgeCi INC Nintn
1tfeet wofK, 70 wnom you impaired the secret
~ 70 tne proper ae2fee OF tempefatures A. ne
was herman Oh hDe name OF Leopold Ak
man.
Q. Do you know where he Is now? A. My
opinion Il that he Is in Germany. think I
have heard from some person I'm Newark that