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

sue certificates on account OF said repairs,
and whether the board greed with the Con-
missioners that the cost OF the work was
part OF the floating and unfunded debt OF the
District or of the Board of Public Works eX-
lsting at the time of the passage of the act or
June 20, 1874, or whether said board held that
The cost or such repair work were claims eN-
listing at the passage of said act, or created
thereafter and arising ont OF contracts made
by the Board OF Public Works, and whether
ali claims for this work were presented with
In the time prescribed by the eth section OF
the act referred to, and If not why not.
Question II asks whether the Commission
ers in their itemized statement of appropfia-
lions made 10 the second session, 80 Con-
greSs, any sum was asked for the repair Of
concrete and wood pavements during fiscal
year ended June 80. lS16, and II so how much
ard If the estimates were based on estimates
made by the engineer as to the amount OF
work necessary 10 be done TO keep such pave
lnents IN repair 10 the date name l; also.
whether any part of The sums asked for has
been expended, and If so, for W hat repairs, to
whom paid, &c. and II these sums have hot
such repairs in 365 bonds.
Question Is calls for names OF officers who
made measurements for repair work.
Question 10 asks by what authority Penn
sylvania avenue east was repaired. and calls
for the names OF the original Contractors for
doing The work, whether the latter have
ever been Suet, whether the security on his
or their bond is solvent or insolvent; and
whether any steps have been taken To ge,
possession OF this security.
to such work done by c. r. Evars, OF the
Evans Concrete company, and what streets
ne repaired. cost OF such repairs; was Evans
bond good, and are the Commissioners con
WINGED, assuming they can obtain Judge
rnent, whether they can make said judg-
ment good in whole or In part from the
properly OF Evans or his security; is the
Evans Concrete company a corporation or
was il other than {. +. Evans, and is not the
one the security for the other; whether
Lsnckton, the assignee OF Evans, did not
IN n q n d
the Evans company without exnenSe 10 the
DistrIct, and il so why he was not allowed 10
60 it.
Question Is asks whether this repair work
was open TO competition among bidders. az
ter public advertisement, and whether IL
was given To the lowest bidder, and il not
why; wants IL detail the original cost Of the
work OF both concrete and wood pavements
which have been repaired by the Commits
sioners, paid for I'm ; 60 bonds, giving name
ana COSTS or streets, contractors, &C.; also
how much the Commissioners will he able
10 realize by suit on bonds of original con
tractors for failure to comply with thsir con
surety.
Question 70 calls for t7buIated statement
o. expenditures on account OF streets, ALLEYS
roads ard sewers Improved by the Commits
SIol eTS. except such as were printed i'm report
OF Board Of Public Works made To Congress
in december. 1923; also expenditures for
same, improved or in course or improve
neLt, since 1871, not included ia the fore
going statement; also If the property on auv
81 these streets, &c, subject 10 assessments
FOR Improvement have not been assessed, the
names of such streets are required, as well as
the reason WHY they have not been assessed
Question 20 asks tue COMMISSIONS IL they
claim 10 have authority To cause property
adjoining streets, avenues, and sewers to De
assessed Tor It's share of the cost OF the i'm
prOvements made under their direction aai
II so, whether they have made such assess
mCniS, and On what streets and avenues; If
such assessments have been made and the
properly hcLitrS assessed IS = cents in cash.
and The District II in bonds or do they fip1
the cash value Of the bond and assess one
third OF fnat value against the adjoining
property; in other words, IL their 1.-THE Com
missionersD assessment against the proper-
iy-holders based upon the face value of tla