, 1875-02-05

tltn Of the ,flre Of 1thnp Of Fond du f7r to ybcI
be ~as certcd Asne three wetk. ago. No seasans ar,
n7st public. for tic rrcs2:lt, for the declua,iou
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FULLERTON AVENUE SEWER,
| Results Of the Investigations OF tg,f
Special Committees.
Tie apectsl Co1nmiter, t.nusRtlEE Uf Mayor Cojyt,
Comptroller 1IAy.a, cnrtoraen.counc Dick4v. ara
the members of the Jndieiary Committee, appointed
bEl the corannn Council tu examine into tte claims Ct
tile 1'nlrloh Rewtr contrarto.s met ct mon
yesterday in tho Mayors un!cc. ThpFe were present
tNFfdea the Committee, Commissioners rripIIyjjlc
Tholnrso:. sui VAIL ct the Board Of l'uhliu Works
CitS-ErEneer chcslruugh, Uent1ette Williams Gcusge
i. Norfs, and u, i. Ca!urruu, the contractor, Mr.
Campbell, .ther htlornry, .r SI.ssrp. Fr,,zrn anil
Bartlett, inspectors OF lie work in tAr employ o. tia
| city.
MT. rHEauRorGH.
Commissioner vile opened rrocecdtuns by
rcaIine III. following atliausil:
,, ~ ~ Chss1ou t, "s q Gy En|ser hsrely 1cro.es
GENERAL charge Of the Fullnrten nsele conduit frOi
the commencement Of the discussion at lals and rve
wrL tu ills date. Deoncnt testjgeG that he han bnSj
charge nt various waths constructed In and fur t!,a
aaS Of cheaEo during the laa nineteen yeat- such NJ
tewtF' aud 1uanPs, which lave been na,ln through
tant al clay nt >n.iout d"thE frn 10 to in feet be-
rE IT," surface and that tho ss*rIrnse thus satnrd
70 anthi7nte, on t'sc whole, 1,nfAsarahs ground
,9sm ia thus lnr :e,' developed by the work o1, tho
that IN satisfied irm oisetyajions ns,i H. hi,snf
assistants ~ we'll rs iron adui.sin,. r ~ s
work. otwithKssntj;up iic r.rrdn,,lx h', @ ~. 'ut
Wit /: was taIen between IN, rysr n; m ts p'tte a.
=: ls street That tl,e listuncc sswea lrl s1rsfs
atput l,7re f<yt and that whatever loss+ thr r,n-
traitors haye sustaned mus: lave been this portion
:" 1epouent further states that If the srm Of ST.
l8ddS eIHitne BY ~" suhiracors and n!sc The
Witch tlicir okts have .,, sustained. II wm.,d ma H.
m al1ition 10 tle contract nrics fnT III ,.. ~
repos,be csractors stan Tua, Tcav &c IT.
ru ut q a 10 ttaaasp tnan shs purto 1n u,
"svorn and subscribed pc,nIs ,n Is"nnS t's 4
"N' :. w., sUii,,Gn, ,,,,ss, =.
Con1rtynlIer 1Jsrts i,outrc1 u thn ~ H,,.,
hal an. furtIIrr statc;nr, tn nat. ,,f ,;r.
sses ~ tn s,t ,.ospG ap2 ,hs usr-
sv1c b.re aud s rrc rayu ly thu ro ,as F
Mr. Chesiroueh rc,,e,l th,t ii,p atnaav m t,,,,
question was reserved for anucr tine uit1,olrh hs
wa willing at IVY tins to cater into conversation
4 GENERAL CONVERSATIONS
the,, cnsued nv, In 49, ,,H, t.,
with tie orei,a tin or tba srs xmv mr.
LDg1.ers p,1ce were 6ur,s nnt he},,o thr -. ,'n H
mit,-e. 0>'> 'A> o''''
Mr.. cheshroaeh WIS Of she o''tuou that e.c differ
eutSb were ncIt|EF no great tiur esIralvr rEt
!nrtt ~ i:le eo1tintttEh arIatiLs Ha acknowledged
thut the material c.licd hnrdan by r eou:racinrs
was extremely hard 70 work. aud to. r.:,.trtucI
on thr tlss Profile The larl-aa varied III htAnrp1
up tn fsrl md exteudo1 along br:rly onu-fourth Of
tue chtl1e work. 1n regard to tho uIcksauI and
w"rEriaHs htush, he acknowledged that provision for
II" "a: rnatr:sl Was nasdc i'll the city proilc, but he
tlAtnta that anY lxrntu accustomed 10 work s,ud
~Hl4 SUPPORT him 1T buyib5 that tho difficulty nr
w"rA'ng 1t mtGilirl with thn depth Of It,
IN regard TO he compilation of the p!an, lie statpd It
Maa drawn up 3n Lib oic from horsage made by Curt
nennstt, tan ef much practical knowledge III such
works. A. thls jultrture, Air. Campbell inquired II It
was nst fact that Benuets bnrinE4 had bccu fo,l1,I
inorre III tsyeEa placer, and La1 afterwards tccn
trrrtstl, aud the corrections aIr .tu reh!u nre
si"1a to adysrtlstng tho work. Ihis question wus lt
fhr a1r. Williams to answet. Mir, EhsshrOnch cor.
tinuod that saul wan nlwa3a d nuisanee In
nily work Of excavation, hut, taxing Caic,pn
hol es tho standard. lie adfullged tim r'fv |
plan to b mora furorabe 10 tia coutractors
than WIN Acknowledged a. the city plan rc,rcsc,tsI
depth Of nearly frot of sa. wlvreas lie work lad
turned unt only j or frrt -"
Comptroller Iaycs iilatised If Tho contrarto, h,a
ever 0A@'
FILED ANY on,Ecruy
to tn. r,tv ,,rofi, '
Mr. t',sshrnnnI rsr,,nd +t,t ~ -. a+ h,, j., /
ri, ~ nsts.a 1 a9Isu I'LL. 'ns ilah aauuea ~