National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.

On the committee reconvening, the examfna-
ton of George w. G. Eslin was resumed.
By the Chairman: Q. You received certif-
Gates for q little over $4,000, you sayi A.
did not receive them; my father did.
Q. Forty-three thousand six hundred and
eighty-six dollars and sixty-fiye eentsf A.
could not tell the amount.
Q. Have you seen this youchera A. Never
in my life.
Q. Your father received these certificates on
this contract of which you have spoken, did he
nota A. He received q contract which was
awarded to me.
Q.Who went bonds on that contract A. It
is Mr.. George W. G. Eslin-that is my name
in full James Eslin, w. II. Nally, and Walter
Lincoln. That is correct.
Q. Is that the contract A. Yes, sir.
Q. When were these certificates received!
A. will never tell him.
Q. How? A. could not tell you, for went
there and set down four weeks myself and
never got any certificates. SEQ
Q. But they were afterward delivered to your
fatherl A. Well, was not present. You
will have to ask somebody else about that.
By the Chairman: Q. This voucher seems to
show they were received. This voucher shows
tho actual payment of $13, 1888 95. Do you
know what you received for the brick pavement
A. What was to receive and did not receive
is another and quite different thing. / did
not receive anything in cash.
Mr.. Bass: Q. Do you know who had the con-
tract from Sixth street to Ninth street, A.
Yes; / was awarded that contract.
@. Did you do work on that contract A. I
never struck lick on It. L have hauled stone
down there and they were hauled away in the
other yard.
Q. Under what contract A. Well, sir, you
will have to decide. 1 never got paid for the
materials that went down there You will
have to decide that for yourselves.
Q. You do not knowi A. know where they
are at-Smithsonian Institution.
The Chairman. We desire to examine these
vouchers and contracts 8 little further, and
you may come here tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
TESTIMONY OF BENJAMIN ssvERsoN.
Benjamin Severson, sworn.
Mr.. Christy. Allow me to say In regard to
Mr.. Severson that offer to prove a diagram
and 9 statement in regard 10 Rawlins square.
The gentlemen, of course, very properly re-
quired of US that 1t should be verified. Mr..
Severson has been brought here for that pur-
pose will now proceed to interrogate the
witness In regard to this diagram.
By the Chairman: Q. Do you identify this
Handing to the witness the dis-
gram Of Rawiins square, previously introduced
in evidence by Mr.. Christy.l A. Yes, sir.
Q. Who made that diagrama A. made 1t.
Q. Did you make it from actual measure
mentsl A. Yes, sir; 1 measured it myself.
rect. 1t is slightly in favor Of the Board of
Public Works; but It Is substantially correct.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. What is your businessl
A. Engineering. have been engaged all my
lifetime in general engineering-say forty
years.
The counsel for the memorialist submitted
q number of papers prepared by the witness,
lndorsed as follows:
''6s. Albert Gleason, contracts and pay
ments.
''62. Teemyer & Company.
"62. j. v. W. Vandenburgh, Lewis s. FL
bert, j. P. Crawford, contracts and payments
go. M-street bridge, Kellogg Bridge CON-
pany.
'6s. Abbott Paving Company, contracts and
Ssa .I Andrew Gleason, contracts and pay
ments.
''69. c. E. Evans, contracts. Evans Con-
crete Company"
These papers were then handed to the wit |
ness, and he said that he had prepared them.
By the Chairman: Q. We're these calcula- |
lions made by youi A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you mako the measurements in rela- |
Ion to them. A. Yes, sir.
@. The computations upon these measure
nentsi A. Yes, sir.
Q. As to quantities and values. A. Yes,
Q. When did you receive the data from
which you made these measurements and COM
,utations? A. From copy Of paper that |
anne originally from the Treasury Department; |
copy Of the vouchers made. by General Bah
'ock. The papers themselves will show from |
vhat.I made my calculations.
By Mr.. Wilson: @. Were any part Of these
that were only made BY you for |
he nurr,sa of m KING r<.r,rariaof,a with u,eae