National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-26

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= nothing wrong about the bill except he word
sSsrEs for the ssiriassvsy. All I Know is the
70. Then what objection have JON 70 the bill,
skcept in its lsnguagef A. None at all.
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o: You dca't Know whether II Is . rs..oeabls
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Mr.. Bell, tho superintendent q assessments, told
Ne that y included both. Whsn knew there Vas
Is. e; , 5:s :s.s II. Ben s.a:a q, e y. sisa'.
BY Representative Haniltoa: Q. He asked
you, Of the time, Il Vas not Included, and you
| told him It vast A. II was. Chs board has sent
there was . mistake senswhefs; I can't say
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osrri.ge,w1y, Or not; you hadn't made N ssti-
9; WHIT lind g pavement did tSsy put seunf
g; e. nsss would. thai lh.sn. :. Z. II.
ffent feetf A. Insver went into calculation.
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A oas handI.d .sd sisSts-siss dsilass and
q Q. And sssa they CAV. you drawback Of how
Who'll: I've log: ~: w two Ics., &c q "a
oiil, The s.n., Nss g; they gave rs drsSSssk
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Mr: Harrington. 1t is in the report Of the board
9. 1os... stat. in your drawback wha. /. Sss
notified that . drawbsef Of S4o.s7 Is allowed yoa
tpqv whether tasy allowed ss any Interest or
~: Ii. Chairman. The Governor mad. som: Il.
the there s s..a a P,ss
o.pt. Grant was called by Mr.. Christy. but did
Potter McNamara sworn. Examined by Mr..
city: A. About twenty years.
Of improvensnts Of any kind with the Bosrd d
Public Worksf A. Yes, Sir.
q M M,,s you s1eou.sd any contracts rsosssly
q. What DO you moan by .ia.elyf" A. All the
contracts that i have had signed them before I
commenoed the work, with the exception Of one
o. What was that contract. A. street; b.
| tween Sixth and Seyenth-about fifteen hundred
yards that was my own fault that I had not
q. When was that work donsf A. guess
| about Aye months ago.
9: When v. the contract sisnsdf A. About
Q: What Is The number Of that oontrstf A. l
ia. Chri;ty. WIN the clerk produce Il.
Witness, believe 1t was Q street, between
By the Chairman: Work done i've months ago,
guess about two weeks amer the completion Of
the work. Twas in New York ct the time that my
p NJ: Bass: i "a. setting surbs and setting
Representative Bass. The date Of the award, a.
is rSs Contract ass psoaos.d o'''0'f ID
BY Mr.; Christy: All the work embraced in this
contract had besn completed prior to your sxecut-
Z. bid You give any bond for tie performance i
Of the condition.: Of that oontractf A. I believe
cid; gave bonds for al my contracts.
bond a. Indeed could not tell. don't Know
them.I can't recollect them.
q. Did you execute the ccntrsct-ths bond I
Il ut the eAme ttmef A. believe 90,
U. Who is Dennis McNamarsr A. He 10 .
q: Who is william Bsrksrf A. A contractor
BY the Chairman: Q. Are they responsible
q. Both cfthenf A. Yes, cir.
Mr. Chri,sy; l am not inQuiring now in regard
cupisd in completing this work. A. don't think
1 was more than about twelve or fourteen daya
work that you exc, Cd the contract and gave tie
bondi A. Twas about two weeks in New York;
and thinkit was about the second day After
The Chairman. They admitted that several Of
.aess contracts were 'is'sd sfs4 the WORK va'
RI. UhrIsty desire, also. to call attention to
the fact that the contracts are executed, and the
bond executed, and dated 50 ~ 70 eoiresPond
the sass Of r. 5, sns If e: %
The Chairman. That would be msterial only %
applied to that thrss-yssr limitation; the bond
III: Ghiisty: Y.s, q; and there is . question Of
Mr.. Mattifgly. There are some questions that
some other tine, rslsting to other msstsrs not
testified to In chief For Instance, az to the test
mony Of Mr.. Bowen relstiye to tho comparative
The Chairman, Let him answer II now.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Msttingly.
tho ID 81 aose qnSs
Bowen's administrationf A. had.
g State .h.s the price; Of grading Yer: under
great deal Of grading under Mr.. Bowers admin-
fstrstion; stiif. done some grading. think It
o. STATE whether in your contracts, and, % far
grading, The surplus earth was taken 81 The con-
tractors and used for nlltng private lotsf A. It
q. Was that the uniform practice, A. Yes,
from the owners Of private lots fof sliinS tSsmi
A. nigh. somstimss get ID cents yard, and %
q. STATE wsst6si tho board prices for sradins.
at 50 cents, under he citcunstsaees aying my
more than vas psid BY the corporation, when they
Mr.. Christy. That d . matter Of srrums,t We
object to the question. =,
Witness. would sooner have the old eorpors-
The Chsirman I think that Is . little remote.
Mr.. Mattingly. Testimony WAS adducsd for the
purpose Of showing that the contract prices Of the
for work 5.
was % cent. and they received from Is to . Cents
M; M..t.19!Iy 4, Ys., zig; and that he has had
The Chairman. Let him answer the question:
.nss NJ !ei ssss,as 70. a.,. had contracts.
for grading under the Board Of Public Works! A.