Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-09

I your power under the law, 20 allow and GER
/ tify claims for work done 10 repair streets or
avenues; and did any claims allowed by you
! appear upon the face TO be for such repairs,
| and was notice given 20 you OF such claim
| for repairs, as required by law? State the
amount allowed and certified for such re-
pairs IN whose favor the certificates were is
sued; number OF certificates and date there
OF, also, number of contract or name OF CON
tractor. Did You take the opinion OF the At
torney General or other legal advisers as 10
your power 10 issue certificates for the re-
pairs of the streets, avenues and alleys OF the
District? II yea, furnish a copy OF Su IN
opinion, II II was given In writing II not i.
STATE the substance, and how you derived
your power.
9. Did you allow and certify any claims
for work done under contracts OF the Board
OF Public Works which were enlarged or ex-
tended by the District Commit SsIoners; aud
itso, Gid you have any agreement or under
standing with the mmissioners OF the Dis
trlct. or either OF them, that You would
allow ard certify such claims before they
were presented for allowance; and was such
presentation made 10 you accounting 20 the
provisions OF law: that is 10 SAY, within the
time prescTibed2 Did the claims allowed by
You, or any of them, show on their face that
they were for work done on streets. avenues
or sewers, under contracts Of the Boari OF
Public Works, which were extended and en-
larged by the Commissioners OF the District
or did you know or have reason to believe
that any claims allowed by You were foT
work done under such extended and ENLARGED
contracts? State, II YOU can. the amount OF
allowances and certificates done under ex-
tension and enlargement OF contracts au-
lhoriZed by the COmmi SSioners OF the Dis
.trict, the amount OF such allowances
10 whom certified, with date and
number OF certificates, and number
OF contract and name OF contractor.
OF said act. Ifyea, state mum Der, date, ana
amount Of certificate, name OF claimant OF
person 10 whose use issued, aud number OF
contract. Do you allow or certify any claim
on claims created after the passage OF SAID
act, arising cut OF written contracts made
by the Board OF Public Works. and foT which
no evidence Of Indebtedness had been issued
al the date of said act. II yea, give the date
number and amount OF certificate TO whom
or 10 whose use al lowed and certified, the
name ofihe contractors. number OF contract
Dlu you allow aud certify any calm or
claims, created after the passage OF Said act
al. sing ont q ora contracts made by the
Board Of Public Works, and for which no
evidence OF Indebtedness had been issued at
the passage OF said act. IL yea, state the
date, number ard amount Of said certificate.
20 whom OF 10 whose use allowed and cp-tt-
Of contract.
10. Did you allow any claim that was not
q 0tbt, either lgUllatsd or unliquidated.
against the District of Columbia or the Board
o. Public Works, after the passage az the act
oiJune 20, lS.i. If yea, state the date, amount
OF said certificates and in whose favor issued.
and on what account ISSUED. D'd you allow
aud certify any claims arising out of written
contracts made by The Board OF Public
WCThs. ard FOR which no evidence OF debt
edIOss had been issued a tie passage OF the
act OF June ~, L.: IT yea, give The number
OF certificates, GATE, amount, TO whom or 10
whose use issued, and number Of contract
Did you allow and certify a. claims arising
out 81 oral contracts made by the Board OF
Public Works, and for which 10 evidence OF
Indebtedness had been Issued al the passage
OF the act referred TO?
II. Far iSh tie committee n copy Of toe
statement OF The accounts OF the lac treas
urer Of The Board OF Public WORKS, prepared
oy {. r. Behle. referred To on page : OF your
report G ted December, 1Ssj: also the supple
mentaTy report or reports relating TO the
same subject, ard the reports of the accounts
OF the pay master and auditor OF the Bosgi Of
Public Works, prepared by said Belle.