Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-03
The Temperature, To-day.
As REGISTERED AT THE COMMERCIAL cyrIoE.
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The Water investigation

THE STONE QuARRIED IN WEST SECOND srggEY.
The Investigating Committee further pursued
its inquiry into the charges laid against the Wa
ter department, last evening, making further
examination of witnesses touehing the second
specihcAtion--givlng away city property for lit
tie or no consideration. Mr.. Adams was pre-
sent for the first time since the investigation be-
gan, he having been unayodably kept away,
and all the members of the committee were in
their seats.
Washington Hyde was further examined Ad-
dihonal to men employed in yuarrying in Second
street was Thomas Holersn, who was engaged
for 1917 days at II. so per day.
John Price examined Am quarryman and
and worked in the ditch in 2nd street, near Van
buren; was engaged there from the commence
ment OF the removal of the stone until it was
completed; the stone as taken out was piled up
ON the side OF the street next to MIR. Ford's
building; lot Of the stone was taken away
about week before the job was fmished in my
judgment didn't think there was much less
than hundred perch taken out of the ditch;
about third OF the stone was unit for build
ing purposes; the remainder WAC good building
stone; the stone was not all moved away when
the work was finished; one afternoon Mr. Ford
sent two carts and five or six men TO move the
stone away, and they began work at about
O'Clock and were still at work when we left; the
stone was moved across the street.
By Mr.. Adams my Judgment that there WAS
100 perch was based on the suppoeltion that 80
or 30 feet came out of the solid rock aud proba-
bly, about 30 perches were removed near by with
crow bars; some of the stone was as good for
building purposes any ever handled.
Cross examined: Was nos at % and Van Burren
when tho work first commenced, but was at
10th and Spruce was rather mistaken in my
first statement as TO this point the blasting
was carried on about so OF 30 feet am certain
it was carried on further than 50 feet step
ped OFF the distance one or two days after we
began work to test how far stone had been
thrown III blasting have not stepped il off
since did it of my own accord without the sug-
geston of any one began the stepping off
from the upper end OF the brick row alongside
and continued down Van Buren, ST., was first
aware on Wednesday afternoon last, that l
was to he witness in this case was first
spoken to about it by Daniel Stewart he noti-
fled me to come here that evening al !. 30 but did
not state what was wanted for at that time
belonged to the Modoc gang, and now to No. II;
u. L Grubb was boss of the Modoc gang; did not
closely eAalnine The rtuue toll how IIiIuiI war
hit for building purposes and how much moi, why
think the stone was good was because wc had
to block for it my estimate IL n rough one the
ditch was as much as five feet in depth in some
places where We quarrled don't know how wide
1t was originally laid ont think the horses and
carts employed belonged to Mr.. Ford, as LIE took
the stone away.
BY Mr.. Pickles think the work had only been
begun about three days when went.
Ry Mr.. Bradford don't know that any Of the
Ford was out at the place this afternoon, pass
ing with Needom Gray on the way to the black
smith shop Daniel Stewart was standing there.
Needom Gray examined am a quarryman
and have been for years, learning the trade at
Port Deposit was employed at the 2nd st.
ditch was not there at the beginning of the
work don't know low long they had been
working when | went after / went l re-
manned until the ditch was fully prepared
for the pipes the stone which came out
the ditch was put on the side Of the street until
Mr., Ford hauled them away saw his teams
three of them, but don't know how many men
they were the same teams which Mr. Ford had
on the basin in my estimation there was about
l40 perch OF the stone in all ; don't know what
proportion WAS rotten as | was not there when
they were put in the wall didn't measure the
stone at any tlme--only estimated the amount.
BY Mr.. Adams Mr.. Ford began to haul away
before the stone was all out my estimate was
based on the stone after it was out my iudg-
ment may be weak the other witness was more
accustomed to measurements than L.
By Mr.. Lynch the stone was difficult to get
out and was done by small blasts.
Cross examined: the blasting extended from
the building line to the centre stone in the in
tersection the pipe aWow laid extends about
a foot beyond tlie centre stone the length OF
the blasting was about $50 feet was first aware
that was to be witness here about the first OF
this week first heard through whose
name / now don't knows lie said / was
summoned as 3 witness on the stone case lie
said would be wanted on Friday night didn't
inform me that he had been told by the commit
tee what adjounments were going to take place
no one else spoke to me about being witness
was at 2nd and Van Buren, to-day :; saw Daniel
Stewart there he was standing up didn't see
him over five minutes before got there he on
ly spoke at that time don't think he said any
| thing about coming here this evening.
BY Mr., Adams calculated the length OF the
ditch from my eye.
AT minutes before O'Clock all adjournment
was made until Tuesday evening next at $50.