National Republican., 1874-05-20


Thx contract was executed directly to me. l
did not assign the contract TO Adams. i told
tin to 20, on.snd do the work. He Is At work
at it now. Twas to pay him all except N per
cent. I'd m .n nH
o. Whist rate per linear foot were YOU to
construct that Boundary sewers n Thirty
six dollars and thirty-eight cents.
o.. Doyeu know how that amouutw twas made
upi A. No, sir. forget. I knew at one time
at least the engineer Of the board told me-
but have not now any recollection of what It
was. I was not in Washington when that con
tract was awarded me.
was let to you in regard to the Boundary street
sewer? A. That is the one / was Just speak,
ing of-at the Board of Public Works on Four
and-a-half street, and the others at the same
place.,
@. Do you know where the coDtracts were
actually given out, or the awardsl 4. No, sir;
| i suppose in the office.
O. Do you know at what rate certificates
chat were to be taken in payment for this work
were to be estimated7 I'd
Witness. As paid TO met
Mr.. Wilson. Yes, sir.
Witness. AT par,
Q. In making up tfe amount per nsear foot
that you were to be paid for this sewer, at
what rate were the certificates estimatedi a.
They were TO be paid TO me at par, as under
stand. .r.-. .s..
aldo not know as you apprehend my
question. Is IL or not the fact that the cost OF
this, or the price to be paid, was itemized, and
among other items that a discount of Is per
cent. on account of having to receive certfh-
Gates was added to the pricea A. Not that
am aware of.
@. would be glad to have you refresh your
recollection in any way that you can on this
subject. A. am not aware such was the
| case.
@. How much Of this work has Adams per-
formed3 A. About 900 feet.
z. HoE much have you received on account
Of itl A. S24 ,2S0.66-
Q. That is the actual amount paid. How
has that been paidl A. In auditors warrants.
Q. What kind of warrants? A. / do not
know.
Q. Did you receive them, or Adamsl A. No;
Mr.. Colt received them. ! never received any
of them.
Q. Was Mr.. Colt interested with you in that
matterl A. He was acting as my agent only.
@. You divided with him; A. Yes, sir.
Q. Have you never seen any of these audi
tors warrants of which you speak, A. saw
some on Saturday in Mr.. Colts possession,
here in the city.
Q. Were you and Mr.. Colt making any set
tlement in regard to this matter, or examina-
ton of your accouutsi A. No, sir; he had
drawn an estimate, and Lsaw the warrants in
his hands, which he paid to Mr.. Adams for
doing the work.
@. What amount have you received individ-
ually on this account A. Do you mean the
sewerl
Q. Yes. A. Fifteen thousand dollars.
Q. How much is yet due you on account of
what has already been paida A. cannot tell
you.
y. Can you give us no idea of the character
of these auditors warrants? A. No, sir; l
never have seen any ofthem.
Q. Do you mean by "auditor's warrants"
auditors certificates for the amount of work
donei A. | suppose they were. They were
signed by Mr.. Lay as auditor.
Q. What will be the average cost Of this
sewer? A. do not know.
Mr.. Wilson. desire to read the following
extracts from the journal:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.,
WASHINGTON, July @, 1861 }
(Mr. johnson says mistake in date; ought to be
The board met at the usual hour.
Chief engineer was directed to prepare con-
TS ssg S Rap asS
northwest, with Belgian block pavement, New
York specifications; also, the oarriageway Of
and Boundary street northwest, with Miller
or Stowe pavement, treated. Mr.. Gregg no.i-
m1su,rvISs, IRSIsTstfTF sssPF.nbsF nj sniLlgisH 4 isIs
The board met at the usual hour.
Also, to amend contract 800 with J. E. Gregg SO
Fifteenth streets west with Miller wooden block.
Mr.. Gregg notified to put on more force.
Q. How did that change happen to be made,
and who were the parties to the chsn2ei A.
/ do not know. ! was notified of the change,
but was not consulted about It. was notified
of It by the secretary of the board. ! assented
to It, and the work was done according to the
change. / do not remember whether / did or
did not make any application to have that
change made Mr.. William D. Colt would
know all about It. ...-
Q. You say Mr.. Colt is q contractor. Do
you know of any contracts be has had, aside
from those in which he was interested with
you, under the Board Of Public Worksl A.
! d9 pot know of any under the Board of Pub
Q. Have you any knowledge of what he has
been doing, other than looking after the con-
traetsi A. No, sir.
Q. Where did he formerly residef A. San
dusky, Ohio.
Q. Was he associated with you in business
In any way therel A. No, sir; he was keeping
q book store there. -
Yes, sir; and associated himselfwith Jay Cooke
& Co. for several years. do not know in
what capacity be was connected with the bank
ing-house Of Jay Cooke & Co. BE was in that
q sSss d SF during the war;
Q. From 1868 What was be doingi A. Ihaye
understood from him that he hsd Contract
for opening some mines in northern New York,
and building railroad up there. He was con-
1Scsss En EDor the %ue5 s6s 5F2a Ss Y ,sRe way
Q. When did you sign these c6ntractsl 4:
l do NOT know when signed the Contract for
Seventh and Fifteenth Streets. signed the
contract for the sewer on the Goth of February
last. 1t must have been in August, or early in
September, that signed the contract for the
streets. rs
By Mr.. Hubbell: Q: When was this contract
for the sewer awarded -
Mr.. Wilson. 1t seems to be in August, 1873.
(To the witness:) How happens 1t you did not
sign that contract until February A. 1t was
not ready for me. There was some engineers
difficulty in the way. called several times
for it, but it was not ready for me. And then,
again, l was out Of town for couple of months.
Q. At the time you arranged with MIR. Fill
bert to execute this contract, was there any
understanding that you were to have some per-
son to do this work for Toui A. No, sir; at
tempted to do it myself.
Q. How did it happen that Taylor & Filbert
went on your bond for the performance Of your
contract A. do not know; Mr.. Colt secured
| the bondsmen.
Q. Do you know whether Mr.. Colt had any
arrangement with Taylor & Fflbertl 4. He
might have; he attended to all of the business
| for me.
q. Did you do anything else except to go to
Governor Shepherd and get the contract
awarded A. Not much besides that.
Q. What else did you do, II anythingl A.
first made arrangements to go and do my
work; but was disappointed in nay money
matters and gave it up. & - .Et
@. Did you make arrangements after you
got the contract awarded to youl A. About
that time made arrangements with person
in New York, Mr.. Moore, to furnish me blocks
| for the streets. He shipped yessel-load Of
blocks here and delivered them.
Q. What Moore was thati A. ] forget his
name. he Is contractor, and has his Office
In Wall street, New York. -
O. Do You know where Mr.. Taylor Isl A.
do not. The last time saw him was in New
York, about three months ago. ] have not
seen him since, TO my recollection. ] hardly
know the man when ] do see him.
Q. Where is DR.. Hlbert nowf A. BE Is on
his way to- Pittspurg. / saw him last about 8
O'Clock on yesterday afternoon.
| @. Did you have any interviews With him In
relation TO this subject A. None whatever. :
Q. Do you know whether be and Taylor had