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


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Senase1 6ssv,sx- ma - Lar a.v p.v,uueu.
IN front r. ~ k,iI- n Va,
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Governor Norm ~ -, e.,fIsSe. tlsare
I understood ps1t on 4 ~ e be nsfd a. bv
the city Of WssIiuRte Thst n. hss,,s IT,
0O0lU q SV0IlG WORkR pny.fua avSfT hsI1
control. Il va uuder H. -, .1,.,,sSe -.
tioD, think. :. 80
b. Senator Tharnm: Wh.t ~. IN.
tract price which You hadf 4 = , :
Witneu. With which one-forth. a,,,,.4.,s
senator ThurnAn. Yes; in fIopt Of ~ A..
linxtona - = -.
4. That bsApg hf sazsll piscs-a,7po Yards
topaz % for IN eouyeyspos q the machinerv
and tools hero to Ne ely Of Washineton, thct
~ would clare them $40 1bf that work.
They aerssd TO pay S9oo q their part, and len
us 70 get the other t26o from tie ely govern
mens, which, I 6efsve the 6eharf Company
newer got. Mr.. Cochran paid hi postien, and
the other gentlemen psid their portion. I do
not think hat ths company ever got the S20O
duo By the city, - -5.''.li $50
By Senator Stewart: Q. Have you ever done
any more work since that! AYES, Cir; have
since done work under contract with the Board
Of Public WORKS. ail5.SE lt.7ssiaa
Q. Similar work. A. Yes, SIR.
Q. Where is III A.. On Vermont avenue, be-
tween Il street on the north edge of the wood
pavement, commencing there up TO the Four
teenth street circle. That Was laid In the
spring of 1871. "a 3 tld 4-sga
By Senator Thurman: Is that in an respects
similara A. Yes, sir; Laid In precisely the same
way q laid the pavement at the Arlington.
By Senator Stewart: Whist was the contract
PAtSC "a snAss a. 4uat WoS vow.
~. And a. what other places have you laid
II! A. laid Il then on Jackson Place, on the
lcft side of Lafayette square between Pennsyl-
vanis avenue and II street. I commenced that
about the frst Of December and was at work
OF and ON during the months Of December,
January and February, being cold weather I.
could not lay It very well, but the people lfv-
ing along there wanted TO get out of the mud
Among others there was Vice President Col
fax. Those people desiring to have the work
finished up DID the best could, and put
down the pavement, which has remained there
ever since, and which has required no repair.
Q. What did you get for thatl A. $50.
Q. $3.O has been the price! A. Yes, sir;
that was the price as contracted for BY the
Board Of Public Works, and with the Board Of
Public Works. -aa.-f az
By Senator Thurman: Q. The laying Of Il
cost you S3.9W A.. Yes, sir.
Q. Leaving you thirty cents profit? A. Yes,
sir that Is, the Arlington pavement.
Q. You laid under contract with the Board
Of Public Works, and the cost would be the
same! A. Will state that made calcula-
ton when nrst came here; was not acquaint-
ed with the deposits Of sand Ut that time, and
d1d not know much about them; what kind of
material - would make for forming the msstic
OF asphalt, and based my calculations at that
time upon getting the gravel nom Peekskih, at
New York, and putting IN the labor here and
the men at t1.75; for practical men, which I
would have to bring from New York, and put
ting teams at the regular rate here, $25O,I
figured up that It would cost about the same
as the Arlington, S29O; but after had got to
work here found that could procure mate
rial here winch would make q. very dursDie
pavement AZ avery material reduction in cost,
and consequently would add or enhance the
profits OF the work. 7
By Senator Stewart: Could you do that on
Vermont avnYsUa with n nrO6tl YOyY aAv
did that at SO 20. Did you make money at that
A. Yes, sir; say that enhanced the profits,
because our material was much cheaper.
By Senator Thurman: About what, as near
as you can recoliect, was your profit that you
made on thati A. That Is kind Of delicate
question; still suppose must answer.
Representative Wilson. We want to get at
what this work actually cost to put It down.
A. can lay the same as that put On Vermont
avenue and guarantee IL for three years and
make about dollar yard.
Senator Stewart. That 10 not the question.
The question Is, what did you make on that
that which was done at the timea
witness; On the pavement itself'
senator stewart. Yes, sir:
Witness. That would be dificuK to tell, for
the reason that we took all the work in, and
then footed up the profits on the whole thing
over and above the cost Of laying and every
thing else that was done.
BY senator thurman but It could be done
at $500, and leave you desirable profits A.
Yes, sir. 800, -
Senator Stewart. You could not figure as
to what the actual profit on that was at the
| time, and under the circumstances It was done,
A. No, sir for the reason we had. the side
walks; we had the curbfng and other service
pertaining to the improvement Of the street.
and 1t was all put In one sum, and we could
not tell exactly what the pavement cost what
the profit was on the pavement itself alone.
By Senator Thurman. Q. Was the price, as
that work was performed by you, named by
you In yom hill or was Il price previously
liked upon By the Board Of Public Worksa A.
My original price, think, or bid that I first
put IN, or was considering, and which I had
submitted TO the board was $3.50 yard for
the pavement and ~ cents yard for the eI-
cavation. Inst was Tor the six-inch COM
pressed pavenenf, the same a. laid in front of
the Arlington For fennsyfvants avenne, and
eighf-inch compressed payement-that Is, eight
inches after II had been compressed-at 8.6s,
think u WAS 1of fennsyivanie svenue, In
GLIDING the extra thirty cents for grading.
In several communicafione with my agent here
at that time we founa ne board wanted to
reduce that price maferiall; and y was IDEALLY
reduced to $S.D, incauong $40 fsee Of grading
was anxious at the time to 6eQoUoo.