The daily gazette., 1875-07-07
[RST EDITION
,uE INTESTIGATION.
second Charge Disposed OF

kecOnu Sh" ~
!, nrsrrMoNY IN RELATION TO THE
bxr WHICH MR.. HYDE GAVE TO MR..
{np-ITs VALUE, &c.
bc investigating committee re-
{e1 its sessions, last evening, and
;nucd the examination into the
Sre against Mr.. Hyde of giving
Y stone belonging to the city for
! or no compensation.
Stcr TYRE, examined-Am a quarry
and furnish stone to builders;
| beon in the business eight years;
kaincd from Mr.. Wilson the other
| the dimensions of the trench on
\ Second street as follows: Length
Feet; depth At feet; width 8 feet OH
Eerage; according to my estimate
Ia nerch of rock would make II
he's of stone when broken up; if
|ock from the trench was lifted out
Eo)id block, there would be about
srcbcs of it or 80 perches OF bull
stone if broken up; as this stone
broken up in the trench it would
great deal Of waste; / think
mirht have been some 80 or so
thcs of good building stone taken
b the trench.
loss examincd-Building stone is
&h about so cents per perch in the
bunrry, and from 81 .05 to $1.20 per
ID delivered. as the hauling is the
&cipal value, the stone in the trench
His instance was worth between 25
ES0 cents per perch. To a person
wanted to build near this trench;
stone would have beel worth
s1.05 to $1.20 per perch; if haul
b the teams of the person purchas-
Ewould have been worth about 80
IS. was at the trench Friday or
6rday at the request of Mr.. Pickles
4 asked meif Isould measure stone;
be information which / have in
fd 10 the trench was given to me;
bw nothing of the quality and
fifty of the stone of my own know
b. in excavating ditch of three
Pin width, from solid rock, from
ITO two thirds OF the stone would
Paste the waste is greatest when
fockis solid; but if u good quarry.
is engaged in the work the waste
lid not be moro than two thirds of
whole quantity.
~
hvid ii, Coyle, Street Commission
|Gamined-l often use stone for
rking curbstone and other purposes;
Zee sent the city teams to the
|th on west Second street, for stone
|ch was being blasted there; | was
\ myself, frequently, while the
Ping was going on; the stone there
good in appearance. my teams did
Paul away the stone, rs the driver
VI not get any; | met Mr.. Hyde af
FaTds and told him l had sent out
Fomc stone, and he said he had Civ
he stone to Mr.. Ford; / then went
pc quarry and got some stone; it
us there so cents per perch, the
le saw at the trench was good for
Fklng, as good as that had to pay
'ehls per perch for; it costs 80 cents
perch to haul the stone from the
'rIy to where it was needed; it
ND have cost about Is cents Der
ch to haul the stone from the
pen 10 where it was to be used; |
not notice the quantity of stone |
al the trench; | did not see much
deemed unfit for blocking; Mr..
pc sald he had given Mr., Ford the
4 lor filling the trench.
Fo's'cXamined-I did not examine
sciy 10 see how much of the stone
good for blocking purposes; to
& 'fno%Iedgc the city teams did not
= away any of the stone; l wished
n some OF the stone on Reed and
Pnl'h ,1 streets, in the Tenth Ward;I
'ne Stone afterwards from the
4, ~ n,,, at llth and Spruce; did not
y ultlI today that l was to be a
b. es' lore pelore the committee. 1t re-
H. ABOUT as good for blocking as
4 &paii.alng purposes.
I1n rnis point MIR, Bradford admitted
an ni[' hyde refused to allow The
- Il ol The city cart to remove anv
4 e sl4he taken from the trench he.
Z 70 ol ,In ms rg agreement to give the
ba,,,. 10 ar. r,; Ford in consideration of of
P"''cf hillng up the trench win
|t,e o'1a 'ne examination into the SEQ.
|nagt nrgard to the third charge. the
N dch, u, OF n men for services not REM e
II !; al ar. Bradford asked Mr., Haw-
H. nc could co.. not make it more
Il fiIn, cot Mr.. Mr. -, Hawkins thought IT he he
palmer, -''Ae 'he charge
.Wedanndlt,le SGanml,lee then adjourned un.
s'Desday evening at 7:3O O..