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a,r..;"n SUa "rs ~ ihe memoriS iiste who
S.,,ed th.t ,..worisli a. Yes. dr. We mad
hesrv ns,,chsses from Nessre, Corcoran 4
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/ 81 ANY oshene that ron can recollectl A.
We n.,rchssed from Mr.. Thomas Young and
from others. I cannot now remember thu
nsmes. remember We made ooe uurchssl
from Columbus Alexander, at about IS or 81
cents 4 foot. Which property We have since sold
for oO cents and : Soilsr We hsd fsitb
ILauphter. y ~ . -I'.-FGa TI,.ITT,
Renresenfative Hubhell. What AID Won ssy
Wines. M. Maffjnelv asked me WON N
purchssod pronerty of. I aan va nurchased !
considershie amo,iut ffom NJ. Cnrco,an IN
from Mr.. Ripps: that a. nurchasad for our
selves and oST cusfomers' I'VE nnrchss soms
lots from Mr.. Coinn,lms- In eo,,are 18S. fe,
which We psid him 2S or so can't do moi
remember vhich-snd I think vithin a yea,
to Senator for 20 cents .snd the DINER for q
dollar. $50 ; - = G ~
@. II WA verv cnnd ,rvestmentf A, Ye,
sir, He can an Il II Sr,sf advantaee now, but
1 believe he fntcmda Tn imnrovc II. IL ANYBODY
wants to inyest can, recommend that portion
of the city "A the be,t poesible In the United
States. There Ia no doubt Of that, - T
O. What did YOU pay Mr.. Shepherd for the
property Won purchased of him I A. I think
We I,aid him IS cents. -
O. What ia II worth now3 A, We sold one
lot At rs cents. and ara nov askino one dollar
and one dollar and a Quarter for The balance
'Represent alive Hnbf,en Govrrnor Shepherdl
A. Yes. sir. Rome nroDerty we boupht Of Gov.
ernor Shepherd we are holding at one dollar
and half: and n anyboav wants a ane build.
ing site, It is good place to locate. laughter
Nv Renresentatiye Wilson: o. You are ready
tn selJ are voul A. Yes. ar. at any time.
O. Please state what Connection. II any, your
firm or any of these beneficisrics, to your
knowledoe had with the nassaue of the sewer
age bill A. never knew anything about the
sewerage bill until II was passed and became a
law, and cannot saw now when II was passed
O. Did YOU, or any member of your firm, or
any of these parties interested in this property,
40 far as Won know. auproach the Governor OF
the District or any member of the Board of
Public Works, or any officers whatever, or any
member Of the Legislature, with view of lav-
ing the rate of taxation there for sewerage
mirnosea fixed at eleven. millsa A. i never
smoke to them on any subject with reference to
sewer or tax bin. IkneT nothing about it. I
never knew of the law until after it became q
law. l certainly never spoke to any member
of the Board of Public Works, or any member
of the Lepislature. regarding il, never was
life. and that during the last hours of the ses-
sion. = = =,
o. In this celebrated letter, Dir. EiIbourne,
Won saw. "In PHILADELPHIA TODAY We secured
Filbert's yulcar,itc peyement:" and YOU stated,
in answer to a Question put to Won by Mr..
Christy, that YOU made no purchases in fhfia-
delphis of patent rights. How was thatl did
YOU purchase tina: Filbert yuIcamte pavement,
or mott A. No. sir: we dId not purchase II.
ment Of Mr.. Fiiber.:
o. Just state 70 the committee what the
object of your visit 10 Philadelphia and New
York was on that occasionf A. We went on
to find out from observation and information
which were the best asphalt pavements. We
examined them in Philadelphia and New York;
examined various kinds. 5000 -.
@. Prior to your visit had you or these gen.
tlenen who are associated with you secured
this letter which has been referred to, signed
by Messrs. Corcoran, Riggs and others, recon-
mending that the Scharf pavement should he
laid on Pennsylvania avenue. ----s q
Witness. What is the question: ara.
Counsel: A. Whether prior to this visit to.
New York in August, 1871, when this letter
was written had you or the gentlemen sesO-
ciated with you secured this letter which has
been referred to, signed by Messrs Corcoran,
Riggs and others, recommending the echarf
pavement TO be laid ON Pennsylvania avenue,
and had you secured the contract! A. Yes,
sir; had not secured the contract.
O. But YOU had this letterl A. That letter
was exhibited to me before il was forwarded to
the Board of Public Works.
@. see that by this letter these gentlemen
recommend that the contract be made for lay
ing the pavement at s.. so per square yard, and
It has been testified to here that the Board of
Public Works, instead Of paying $3.50, as
recommended and advised by that letter, made
the contract at 20. State how that happened.
A. Well, upon the exhibition to me- of that
letter, and Mr.. Evans aud myself controlling