National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-01

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Q. Where are the bids for furnishing the
tagging that goes around the sidewalk A.
do not know anything about them.
1 Q. Were there any bids made for tagging to
/ 50 on the sldewalksf ~. So f-Hll SEE
| Witness. At that timel
/ Mr.. Wilson. Yes, sir. u
i A. No, sir. iF a. -.-FtE
Q. Have you ever heard Of any sincsi A.
i Y, Who furnished the tagging for the side-
i walksi A. That Edo not know. l~
/ Q. Was there any furnished during your ad-
ministrationlE A. I think not. / do not re-
member of auditing any bill or account.
Q. You know nothing In reg9rd to thatf A.
| No, sir. u lasl 81 - ~ y -.-sr
Il By Mr.. Thurman: O. Where are the esti-
mates returued by the engineers Of work that
was doue-returned 10 the auditor, so that
warrants might be drawn or certificates given
to the eoutractorsl A. They are In the Gus
tody Of the auditor of the board, and the Vouch-
| ers are numbered to correspond with the num-
Der Of the certificate issued thereon. 10
4 Q. Did you give the statement here as to
the fixing Of the price for Gradinsi A. Yes,
/ sir. n 81 L
Q. What was thatl A You have It. That
was grading to be done on the pavement, and
not on the carriagevAys.
Q. There were thirteen bids for grading. The
aggregate $2.T7, and the average 81 4l3 cents
per cubic yard; and there was grading, not sod
ding, Is inches deep, only one bidl A. That is
the way 10 was bid for, and just entered It
/ q EYcavating or iIIin0 "a Cents. three bids
| ,,Tora,-stc "a csnts syaSage Ioi[ cents. ana
gTTsding above "a jncbe, deen one hid AZ q
eSent. Snd ,ha hoa n mice fnr ali thia "a arnd
Al N cents ner c,,bIc ward and The eartb tn he
ldeno.Itei xbers directed without extra chs roeS
A. Yes. dir, - - %
L n NV, ,vnro thern hds Cor rrodino NJ car
r;,ssvsysl RsSors ro,, sns,ysr ina question
/ do yon know whetber The Grading Of the car
i ria gew,vs ami the foo.,vslks was an naH for
nIt5yn.,sIy a. ,hs "a me nrIcsl A : T Al not
| n Thai Won 40 not tnow snythSno shou,1
| No ar - .
Il N Gsys vou st,tanent tba,a of ,bs r-,d
i ca1rIsoevays ~era 10 Include two fcet Of grad.
L inc rba 1nIv refarepce T And IN or.dinS, On
ths.o hiJ. Sor csrrSaeawsr. r. aTcaSatio,, "a =,
grsIlin~- 40 cents mar ct,i,c yarj. 40 one hid
4 der -
%. IL there ouly one bidder, A lam sneak.
inc or n Al thai nr,ee. and them ,hsTs h,
smother hi there a. 81 cen,s Tor gradinr
unIess the Roorl of PnblIe Works can have II
Sons snr Lass Ua,a arc cer,aia ssrsatsNsor
mst.rca. aycavs+ian on x .trset 70 t2a[, .ents
laxcaxstion, on n snd RI as<. eradios n cent :
ner cubic ward, '---, - = -. -
r. IL r,a,r Ma Of th.. k,oa ,r en-. soc-.
oots, A. Hsre are Ave hids-4O cents ner
s,,b,c ward. for erading over two fee. S5 cepts
-. s.Sj;r, - go 80 IN .s,,. r.. saJ;nr,
lor gtaalng ever lxo O, lses, ~ ems ioo gaa,n
e., or $50 e.. ,S-ajS,,S o,,s. 60 S.s, Tboss
AZ. iSds On tbs fl;sssrant stree,s
r. NJ, 'cb-,.,v. q r nn5srssana Uni, n a.,
~, S,o', "a y .,ason, -n,'-aS,ior ID
, a. pos - nT Pnhtc Norks a Yss sJr
q Are Won not in the emnlo1 Of The Distric.
coSarnr,e1t. a. andito,t 4 am arditor or
gbs sG nI.,rI,.. ga,s-umsOs ih Aua''0' "
o. was ms mater the .ubIect of discussion
before the board urior 10 yo,,r receIvinUr tbis
orier nnder which Won made ,bIs 'scsie ~
pricesl A. / think at the time these bids were
Ireccivad was In tha room Wa. asked IN
tsSs otf the schedule. Tbe'onlv reason conIS
see for their referring them TO me 10 make tbis
, scbedule was from NV HAVING taken on The
: BIDS. as read by member of tie boarl. as fast
. az tbev were oneped. = = =
II O. What member Of the board read the bidsl
! A. That cannot now recollect,
o. At the time, then. that You made the
record of the bids YOU had received no Iustruc.
Itions as TO this preparing of the scale of prces
!, A. No, SIR; but I aid subsequently. - n
O. understand YOU subsequently, received
Il an order in writing from the boardi A. No. SIR;
IL was simple reference that went on the Jour-
nal referring these bids to the engineer and au-
| 6itor for classification and report
Q. It was an expression OF the sense of the
board in writing, as II appears on the Journal
upon which YOU did this work subseauentlyi
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~ o. sh.. -, -. ,,,,,u,.5,., 20 -,
y. ~ snSs yos ~" ~ M" s ~, VI any
ulseSsoin Ss az IN, rneniTets VI sno oosiI
oI Lis a. a. on, yss, nsIe ms Huo w
eose: mas IN az ous ~ tLie Dos w. ulooni u Y
quentIy uutlug tn .a mee.lngs, anu one ooJec
; OF nayihg snese Dus scneouieu was 70 ascer
ian s;d "ne'ner soers "nAs were KNOWN 10 sra"
> Dos.
. 9. That Is the arst object that you hadI NJ
ascertain wnetner they were SHAW nids' a. NO
{ sI, not me nrst. :,
". what was the ntst purpose snen, as moi
!. Gated 70 your A. lhere was none inoicstea u
me. ,-
y: Are you not aware Of the fact that 1t wa
the determination OF the board In the first In
stance 70 award tnese contracts 70 the iowes'
D oidderi A. NO, SIT, am not.
9. Were you no: aware Of the fact they re
quired this deposit OF Sl,OOO, OF which yor
) speak, for that purpose, 90 as to protect tht
board against what were known as straw bids
!. A. did not know what the design Of the
' board was beyond what Is stated In the adyer
tisement. had nothing to do with the preps
ration of the advertisement. was not cog
nisant Of Its preparation.
OIL Q. Then you have no Information OF q pur
pose upon the part Of the board to adopt thi
lee. Ia r-fr, kt.k H.