Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-09

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know who he is; he brought them TO him il
Chicago and he bought them; met Col. Kirk.
land IN Washington when here; was introduc1 a
TO him by Geo. K. Chittenden At the ArIinstol
.. Did Mr.. Holmes own all OF these unpai7
notes? A. He said he was the owner OF all thosr
notes; he had sixty thousand dollars of them
never noticed any endorsements on the back OF
the note except DeGolyer and Mcclellan; the
twenty-five hundred dollar note was the onty
note paid in Washington; when | come "a think
we did pay SO 900 note recently; Mr.. Holmes
National Bank who held it threatened to throty
us into bankruptcy IL we didn't pay; Mr.
Holmes gave US the money, and we gave him a.
of $500 each.
q. When was IL with references TO the time
MI. Chittenden reached Chicago, and you gave
him the S9I coo that Mr.. De GOlyer came e.
Washington and closed the business? a. On
Mr. DeGOlye r had been here ali the time; after
Mr.. Chittenden got his Sg1 900 he was 10 take no
active part in the contract, except to help Us il
We got in trouble, and assist US in collecting;
he came here at one time after TO see Mr.. Shep
nero 70 get him 10 extend our contract: we
were embarrassed; we wanted to get some
money on certificates issued; Mr. ChittenJeu
came on to assist us, and also TO ask Mr.. Shep-
nerd If he wouldn't let us go on and finish our
award, and use up the lumber on the docks
governor Shepherd told Chittenden that he BE-
damned If he could give him any more con
tracts under the patent, because the citizens
didn't like it; he did not succeed in getting the
award; I'D the spring of 1873, after Mr.. jenkins
bought DeG0lyer's interest, We got Chittenfen
again to see Shepherd; he came back to Chi.
cagO and reported that he couldn't get Shep-
herd to do anything for Us; that the people
would not let ii 90 down.
q. You didn't, however, get the extension?
A. No, sir; there is a large amount of that lum
Der here now; there were 50 coo yards more laid
but not in the name of DcGoiyer 81 McClel-
Ian; the firm changed name when Jenkins
came in.
q. Who is Mr. Chittendeno A, He is q gen
tleman Chicago. hay hes nj of4i,..
you would see him there he would put Won in
mind more of the Lord Mayor of London than
any man you could see; understand he is con.
nected some way iii the patent-rght business.
z. Have you been TO Mr.. Chittenden at any
time with reference to these outstanding notes?
A ! asked him to see the parties who held them
ana 10 be as ienent a. poss bic with US; he
took an interest for us, at the time we were
threatened with involuntary bankruptcy; Mr.
Cbittenden positively declared TO me that no
member OF the Board of Puelic Works knew
anything about the notes or ever held To EN-.
q. Have you never asked Mr.. Chittenden
where he intended TO place those notes? A.
have told you, have; all he would tell me wa
that II was to pay his expenses, and a part OF
the national debt; 1 was delegated to get thu
contract; the wool was pulled over my eyes,
and have never been able to get il Off
BY Mr.. Wilson:-Mr. Chittenden never gave
me any information OF any combination formed
to regulate prices.
ByMr; Base. Why didn't you make your
Own application TO The Board of Public Works?
y. They were overrun, and 1 couldn't get a
audience; L didn't ask for an audience; tbs
matter was in Chittenden's hands, and left il
with him without seeking audience.
By Mr.. HamiltOn:-D0nt know OF Mr. Chit
teDden getting any contracts for other parties.
BY Nh. Bass:-DId you have any conversation
or negotiation concerning the subject of grad
ing? A. There was not; Mr.. DeGoiyer made Ali
the arrangements.
The counsel for the memorialists waived the
cross examination of Mr.. Mcclellan until his
bCokBeeper was examined.
John S. Cook sworn:-was in the employ of
DeGolyer in this city, and had charge OF the
business; know the firm had contracts to lay
pavement at 50 30 per square yard; commence
work about the 2Sth OF July, 1872; laid in the
summer and fall or 1872, 81 900 yards and in
The spring or 1873 about 800 yards; there was
additional work done under the firm OF g. T.
Jenkins & Co; Ii was understood to be con
tinustion or tie DeGOlyer contract; it was LAID
last summer, about "a 600 yards of it, in July IL
was completed the day after last Thanksgiving
day; the award did not provide for any grading;
when the formal contracts were made out anu
signed grading was provided for; know Peter
Mcnamara; he graded the whole OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue and part or Sth street. Said "a
him, "Mac, will YOU take this grading under
our order OF the bcard?'' he said he would; for a
condition for the laying of the pavement; do
not know any thing concerning the amount of
the contract; In the general course OF bushes.
the So 600 paid was mentioned to me; charged
II on the books TO an account called 'transft:',
did this because didn't know where the notes
were; charged the S25,000 cash TO transit ac-
count; SlO,O6O was reported as having been paid
TO man ne med Brown.
q. Was it 5. P. Brown? A. 1t was not.
q. Was it A. p. Brown? A. No, sir.
q; Do you know the profession Of the gentle
q. Was it A. X. Browne? A Don't know
him; have an impression he belonged to thi.
city; he wanted Mr.. DeGolyer to join him in
buying Hardwood park.
not; one was paid in Washington by AIR. De
Goiysr; don't know to whom; the check wa.
drawn by Mr. DeGOlyer in my absence, and /
do not think the stubs show; 1 think the check
was made pay ble to cash; the notes we're ali
eventually paid by o sale Of interest to Ira
Holmes, who is president Of the Manufacturers
yer pavement is the best laid; think it would be
about as good without the curing process the
profits here were about 81 GO per yard; IL cost to
lay it without grading 81 40 per square yard;
take in naming the profts; should have said
the profit would be ST. per square
yard; have put down the DeGOlyer pave
ment in Milwaukee in 1871; received SLIGO
per square yard; lumber was worth there sIl
per thousand feet; large amounts or the
pavement have been laid in Chicago; think
10 eight years; don't know what price they got
there.
Q. Did you make all the payments of money
for DeGolyer and Mcclellan 4? A. Substantially
l did; no funds were paid out in an irregular
way except the 81 500 note.
q. What items have you charged in the
transit account? a. his SyI 900; there is two
money items Of S100 and one OF So 900 thus
charged.
BY Mr.. Stewart When we had completed
Pennsylvania avenue east and Sth street, 1
requested another street; the board at that time
were dissatisfied with the pavement, and would
not order any more work paved street and New
Jersey avenue after the firm of G. I'll. jenkins
& Co. was formed; did not have extra for all
the grading; graded six feet on Delaware ave
nue.; in our contracts in 1873 we were required
to do two feet of grading. We sold certificates
OF the board in some instances as low as forty
nine cents.
q. Deduct what you paid to get your con-
tract, did you make any money on il? A. ny
impression is, eventually there win be; we have
q large amount OF bonds on hand; don't know
why we got our contracts in 1913, unless the
board became convinced that the representa-
tons made to themlabout it were false; think
the damaging reports about the pavement are
untrue.
By Mr.. Wilson:-It would cost more to lay
other pavenents than the DeGolyer and Nc
Clellsn; think 30 cents per yard would q great
deal more than cover the difference.
Q. How did you happen to start the transit
account? A. had S97 900 to account for, and
had 10 place to put 1t; transit account Ia often
kept In books; man can charge In IL anything
he pleases.
@. 1t is . pretty good hiding place, isn't it,
A. Well, had no other place to put IL.
By Mr.. Bass:-Q. L. there anything to the
credit side to make 1t balance? A. 1 think not
By Mr.. Merrick:-Dont know who Brown Is;
simply remembered the name, because 1 sur