, 1874-03-25
Yesterdays Testimony in tho How
ard Investigation.
Aaui!ioaal Charges N1ado Against tho
District Officials.
Alleged Frauds in the Makinq Of Con.
tracts for indian Supplies. ),
a Singular s!a'e Of Affairs at the Rad
Cloud and MILESTONE Agencies.
DlSTE1CT OF COLUMBIA.
SiFetat DtSpatch to Tho Chscago 3ribn,,..


Sieeat DtSpatch to The Chicago 2ribuus.
TIE INVESTIGATION,
WARRINGTON, D. G., March 4.-In tho Dis-
tsact lnVost'gation today, tho mcmorlalists fled
| two moro charges sottlig forth TINT tic Board
or fablio Works have orcnled a multitude of
f'oedlesH officers in direct violation Of tho Or
game aot, especially In tho appointment Of n
treasurer Of the Board, to whom tloy cauaod oil
moneys belonging to tho Districs to be turned
over, although expressly forbidden to do
so by act OF congtcsa Of May 8, 1877; md tlat
theYF havo charged and made assessments for
vork s mover M done by them. :rhc Commute % were
notified thnt but ono moro clatpp would bb pra-
Bontod by tho memorialistH,
WITNESSES EXAMINED.
Thornton Smith. contractor for tho laying Of
concrete payementp, but who haa nat h;ld any
contracts with the Board, was examined without
developing anything striking.
JOHN O. Evnrn WIS nlso examined in prolimI-
% narv %May, without reaching anything of pnrticu-
Tho foreman, cr Superintendent, Abrahams.
"as examined anu testified in general terms as II
wofk dono oy him at very high figures. Ha Stated
tnas tho cohciete pavement ]ald by Evans at
S;,'2o ~ 70 aud a36o per Yard could be put down at
S!.25: md gnod profit ho rcalizod.
t1lbourn was not examined.
SoS-TAxABLE PROPERTY.
teppoatH by list which has baon prepared
by the Duard OF Public Works. liza. thote ii INN
tazEbln property, such as churches and school,
aonsea an IL, n THIS District, to the amount OF ovor
[7o the Assnesaed Prtsa]
THE DIsTn1cr INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON. Ntasch 24-Tlle District Investi-
gat'nx Committee this morning examined
Thornton Smith, one VI the succoHsful b,djora
Tor Inc co1creto Contracts. Ho testified that the
pavement !ad by C. T.. Evans, on Pennsylvania
nSen'lo ana MADISON place was inferior to that in
front OF the Arlington Hall, the latter boiug tao
reanlrod standard, although paid for. ut the Ha1ne
rate.
FRANKLIN MACE.
oil Maryland, tcatltied that Esans & Co. had not
paid him tile royalty caimed by him III the owner
OF the scharf pavement patent, and that tho
pasehent lad ny that company was composed Ut
LOUIS cIEpnASE
Was examined by counsel for tsle momoriali1ts
to show thRt ho went on ya.ious conttartu,H'
bonds for amounts larger than the total valuo Of
~ properly. AZ tile time ho testified he MAS
had signed bonds amounting to $4,000 In the
aggregate. The Committee took a reccss.
un tue reashombliug OF tho Committee, the.
counsel for tile memorialista offered i'll evidence
Of Jay Cooke. showing tho exlenr OF ths iuser-
ext Of TINT firm in tlo Maryland Froeatoue aud
Mining Company.
JOHN 0. EVANS
was thon examined in reference to the trtng-
actions OF various paving associations with
whiei, l,o has been connected. Tho1s was never
any secret or othcr arrangement between witness
and tbs Board Of Public Works by Which he or
his partlora were to obtain contracts. There
"as no truth in the statement that witneHs was
1'oatd. WitnosB nevor paid nor agreed to pny to
any menbor OF tho Board Of Public Works any
money to SECURE q contract; never divided or
proposed to divido profits with any Of them.