National Republican., 1876-04-07
nIsrg1sT IgyE:-IsaTiuS.

| The OJmnissioners MAKE Second enswer.
On the 18th OF March last the Committee oa he
District OF Colu oia Of the HOUSE of Repre-, eota
tives passed resolution Of the following purpor
"Thst, with view OF Es'erainins the tOIsl
amount Of indebtedness Of the Dlstric. OF CoIuu-
oia for which payment must be made in 3.65 bouhs,
the Commissioners of the Distric: be r,q tested
to furnish the committee, IS sooa as practicable,
the names OF the contrs et.rI and the amounts
que them respectively on account OF contract work
ior which no certificates Of the board Of audit
nave been issued. including valid claims, prop
erly classified, now pending before the board OF
audit; also, st tltenent Of measurements not tr aus
mitted TO said board, WORK dons but not meas
contracts" -
REPLY OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
The District Commissioners have transmitted
their reply, stating that all completed work is
measurements not certified to the board Of audit
bJ the engineers Office, being increments over
former Measurements, and representing all the
additional work completed, footing up as follows:
, G. Stafford, 81 al4.75; ]. F. q. Hall, 81, ,3772i;
= Tally. 81 SO 90, E. E. Barnes sll 2s9 oi: E E.,
Barr ~ q 2IS t9i Dennis Nalley. ssi9.55; s. Oar
mody, ~ o2o.1s; Bartlett Williams, S59IT7;
Pete: Mcnamara, q, l,25S -; Osnpbell & Eslln,
<e.2Os.37; OampbeI / EsIin. SOD So; Adams &
niiOp So Is finley S sI Il as2 g.: Henry
GantZ, 81 40 o.; ]. S. Baldwin, 81 Ol2 rs; S. q.
wrOe, tL7429s; Henry Birch, s69llef T. P.
J Laughlin, 6, ,2O5s So; Brennan & Hutton, Sl2,-
47o.S9: VIM. Hussey, ~ 827 81; owen O'asre,
s4ss.4O D. A. Connolly, q s4O27; Gsllaher Loane
Kirby, 81 go Sc; Andrew Gleason, st26 el; Neitzy
Acker. se5 90; J. G. Naylor, q, 500; Jonathan
Tsylor. $3.50 so. Total, Sl09, ,7o2l9.
Deduct balances against the following con-
tractors TO be considered with retains in final SET
tlement: VIM. Fletcher, $3763.s2; J. V. N. Van.
bell & Ruthwen, S52.54; Albert Gleason, cost Of
repair work done on the Seventh. street road
charged sHainst him, sllL75-amounting to si,-
$50 6s. This lsaves sos 1851 still due.
The board Of audit.report that there is q balance
THE CREDIT OF EACH OF THESE CONTRACTORS,
so that no further deductions will be made on &C.
count OF charges on the books of the board Of
audit. This is subject however, TO possible de.
auctions on account ofinferior material and work
mspship upon final inspection OF the work en- the
allowances upon a revision Of any accounts which
may be contested There are no further meas
urements remaining to be made, and no claims 10
be recommended. In the copy OF the report of
the board of audit to the House Committee on tho
OF March It, 1875, referred to the engineer by the
District Commissioners, the following statement
appears: Amount Of retains and balances due on
audited and stated accounts mot certified Sl0I,-
$40 "a; amount Of accounts audited, bat not
finally passed upon by the board OF audit, S29,-
S, SiSs AmOant A Of accounts psnding and not aud
mated at SO 6l0 81; total amount of claims not
certified, class 4, slS22i5 o.. The claim Of G. E.
IT,, a
debt 10 the District for the repair OF his work.
WORK NOT FINISHED.
All unfinished work recently under contrac.
having been stopped, in pursuance TO the iStut
resolution Of Congress, approved March Il, 1879,
would have been as follows: Grading wbieS
might have been discontinued at the date of can
eenatton By adopting the actual grscdes Wuen the
work was in progress, (provded the contracts
will bear that constructioD,) Sl45, s60 Work
which by the terms OF the contract should have
been completed within a certain specified time
which time was passed at the date of cancells-
tion, and which might therefore have been dis
continued, (pTOvided the right OF the Commis
sioners TO enforce this requirement was unim-
otherwise forfeitable than in pursuance Of the
Joint resolution of Congress, approved March II,
1916 and the previous circular letters Of the Uom-
missiOners, OF September 50, 1915, and February
), 1873, SEQ, ,S62 %.
SUMMARY SETTLEMENT.
Measurements not certified to board of
RuOU SIVO,4E u
Totoi amount of class in the posses.
sion Of the board Of audit, en11 1Jr
which certificates have not bsen
issued by that board. 1925 o.
finished work under contract, can
celled in pursuance Of fjointresolutlon
of Congress March 4, 1876
First. Work under contracts not other
wise forfeitable than in pursuance Of
culaE letters Of tho Conhissicners.: go. .ss2 90
Second. Work un der contracts ofdoubt-
iul obligation IN other respects, the
Commissioners having determined
the work, under the terms of the con-
tracts, under advice of counsel....... lellSl IS
Add 10 per centum for contingencies
upon estimated cost Of completion. 4,les 4S |
$40 S34 SO
This amount represents the total of the present
Indebtedness and liabilities on account Of con-
tract work over and above certificates already
issued the report Of the board OF audit herein re-
ferred to being assumed as a correct statement
OF all the measurements, retains, balances due
and claims In their hands, for which certificates
have not been issued.