Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-07

Gilbert, And on a pYll lotn ceftlncate fOY the
amount was issued. On the order to J.
Western Ferris for se,700-with interest to
August I, 1874, s2s1, making 30 991-appear
two receipts of ID. +. Hamlink, as attorney
for Ferris, for the full amount, although
there Is no paper TO show any authority that
Mr. Hamlink bad for so signing and In the
report OF the board OF audit the certificates
so signed appear to have been drawn as fol-
P. s., No. 14,O.., Wholly Brainard, -, $50 90
144s A IS
per S.W. Ferris by d. F. Hamlink,
p. a, No m.5ss, Wholly Brainard. ~ '' o.
per = W. Ferris by ID. r. Hamlink,
SsssI 90
These are the identical certificates which
MrHamllDk receipts for as attorney for Mr..
Ferris, and yet sc, 1888 of the amount APP
pears In the lame of Wholly & Brainard,
and for the balance there Is nothing TO show
mat Hamilnk had any authority whatever
10 receipt for penny, although he appears
10 have receipted for the entire lot. the order
TO j. L. IL Hall was paid by certificate 1859
and receipted for by Hamlink June p, 1875,
uncer power Of attorney bearing same date.
The orders 70 f. NJ. Willis, amounting 10
- ,OtS So, appears TO have been disposed OF 8
follows: The first, for Al, 4i933, paid oy csr-
tificate Il 800, drawn 20 Wholly < Brainad
PER r. NJ Willis, recelpted for by ID. r. Ham
link, attorney, date not given; the second for
~SSS, paid by certificate IA CAS-, drawn to
wholly x BFdtDdru ana rScelpte1 IOr DY ID.
Hamlipk, attorney, July 2, 1875; the re-
naming one, for SOL 25, was paid in part by
certificate II C49, for 1914, drawn TO Wholly
& BrainaTd and receipted for by ID. +. Ham,
IN X, attorney, July 2, 1915.
The power of attorney from Wills TO
Hamlink is dated July 1, 1875, and attached
20 the voucher is a certificate from Willis
dated July I. 1875, in which be states that he
has "this day settled in full with ID. +. Ham
ink for his claim for materials furnished
MeSSTs. Wholly n Brainard. The pay-Tolls
- III y
tor Of the District of Colombia. amount 10
- ,F34 Z and tear the names oftwelve ella i'm
ants, for all Of whom save one, who received
500 W. II. Brainsrd signs as attorney.
Other abOTerS' names appear on the books
for the sum of S63I2}, for which no provision
appears TO have been made, and of all o. the
other biLs and orders filed againstthese con-
tractors not single one seems TO have been
provided fOr by the Board OF Audit save aad
except when Hamlink had "a power of attor-
ney. find orders for S2,iIS 40 and bills
en- CuntiDg TO = POS Il filed with the amount
which Rave rot been satisfied.
AN ALLOWANCE OF - FER CENT. OVER CON-
TRACT PRICE.
Voucher 9,53T. Bartlett e Williams, paid
January ~, 1876 In this voucher there has
been allowance Of Is per cent. over and above
the contract price or the amount of final
measurement, (3l1 90 p, as made up by tue
81 gineer and forwarded To the board of audit,
amounting 10 50, HIS. This voucher repre-
seuts a final measurement for the cOnstTuc-
tiCn Of main sewer on North Capitol street,
public works, and bearing date August l.
lS1.;. By the terms of the contract Bartlett &
Williams were to receive SS3.G5 per lineal
foot, with an additional allowance for tun-
DeliDg, where necessary or advisable, pay
able in sewerage certificates, as provide by
act al the legis lative assembly of the District
Of Columbia. On this basis the board of
public works paid the contracts, the last
paym ent made by that body during their
tenn Of office bearing date May p, 1874, and
covering work done up 10 that date. Under
E.rD
the same rate until April %, 1919, when. in
a settlement made on that day, vouchers
Il 1873, IS per cent. is added To the gross
amount OF the measurement as computed by
the engineer. On vouchers l9,Og7-'S, paid
october ), 1875, the following endorsement
appears under Date of November 80, 1875
THE rate at which this work has been certi-
ned appt aTs 10 us TO be all that we can allow
and certify. We do not mean to say that no
additional allowance ought to be made to
meet just compensation for the work done,
but on that we are not authorized TO 90
further" ISlgnedl-R. W. TayIer, j. NJ.
BrOtbead.
In ali measurements OF this work certified
by the engineer TO the board of audit, the
cOntract price only is allowed, and to the
board Cf audit alone attaches The RESPONSE
bility OF allowing the additional T. per ceut
which on the final measurement amounts to
the sum iISt stated.
The cores ondence from the official re-
cords relative TO the price to be paid for the
work explains Itself First is a communlca-
Ton from tte DOSTd OF puDiic WOTKS, July II,
1879. 10 MeSsrS. Bartlett 4 Williams, wing:
''IOu Will please continue the TIbeT Creek
sewer now being constructed Big yOu up
North Capitol street To . street north, with
l., present dimelsiOns, at $50 per lineal foot.
a. allowance for tunu elling when the same
becomes neces saTy or advisable will be male
rs "fier. Payments viii be made in sewer
certificates Issued under the act approved
JULe &C, is. entitled An act creating sewer
s. ciiCns il Ine cities OF Washington ard
George town. i'm the District OF Columbia,
AID ding for the payment OF the con-
Of sewers AMI drains therein by as
; eSsmeuts and Issuing certificates therefor
- The work progresses The work TO be
completed m five months, subject 10 pen
q .tv of >lUo fur each aud every day the work
shall "a main unfinished after that time The
work - be done IT, accordance with printed
specifications herewith enclosed, and sub
Jet IL The approval OF the engineer and in
sPeCiiCn OF the superintendent. You will
notify the board by return mail OF your ac-
CertanCe or rejection OF this contract"
The reply Of the board OF public works,
dated July -, lsl3, is: I'VE accept your offer
Of the l4th Of July in relation to aTching
North Capitol street, with the proviso that
we receive extra compensation for all exca-
walton or tunnelling IN excess Of the average
excavation to l. street, we agreeing TO use
sil diligence in the prosecution of the work
On November n. 1eI3, the contractors ad.
dressed communication 10 the board OF
public works. requesting that the prices be
increased 10 SlO2 50 per lineal foot which was
referred TO the engineer, who returned il 10
the board of public works with the following
endorsement. under date OF December 10,
LIS: 1.-The present prices on which the cost
of main sewers is based brings this price up
10 SS5 90 and this is the extreme TO which we
could go II the present contract is al all in
teTfered with" On this report the board OF
public works, Decem Der 10Th, directed Adolf
Cluss, engineer in charge, as follows; FYou
will please annul contract OF Messrs. Bart
lett < Williams, No. So, dated August T.
1873, so as TO allow them $50 IS per lineal
foot instead OF $50 as specified in said con-
tract. As settled with the contractors, have
been allowed S99.40 lineal foot including
the additional allowance for tunnelling
where necessary or advisable" for which
they have been paid IS ,9l1.O5, increased by
- per cent.
After the reading of the report the COM
mlttee al iOuTned until to morrow, when the
Investigation Will be resumed.
TEE BOARD OF POLICE met yesterday,
and VIM. NJ. Gambler was appointed an addi-
tiOnal private for six months, to duty at the
CIR" Office. The application of MART Will
son for liquor license, and that OF Ferdinand