, 1877-04-11
MIR. John Wentworth Comes to
the Front Once More.
Investigating the Contract for
Doing the Boards
Dredging.
Mr.. sidway Put Through a Lively Course
Of Questioning.
ur. Jnmes +, Roots Serrlccs-'.TIic
Boards Readiness to De, Inyes'
tigated.
TIC Western Avenue Improvement, and
Why It Was Delayed.
nr. Sherman Tarns up Agal4 with Ills Tale
o., About uls Trees.


The South rark Investigating Committee met at
the Grand Pacific yesterday morning At 10 o'clock,
Zen. Howctt IN tho chair, md oil tho members Of
the Committee prcscnt The following documents
were received from the West Pax con,ni..ion:
sss H. SsS, y 81 ,1
vii RESPECTFULLY. ~ X: U. MiII1Hn. Secretary.
nt.o,rta, Tint tho Legislative Com now In ,s..
fsk M sema.so' i scsae.ssa y .s'"t % ,ins @ @ wsa
tlsn GoMln.ttcs Wy !nxcas!Eate tlts affair. 1f tnis
ss @ u s IF h' resolution !" thu ''''
tho accountant, ,hsn en- p's,sniss m .eeoan. Tor
ns to a, Correct @ % is vona b. sompccd % to iur.
ns'' the.s tems from Tine to time a, tney can.
faie to p9ove u 'as a hal
reported to tbs Committee.
nonEnr n. ALLISON
va, tho dsst witno.s sworn, and wa, examined by
John Wentworth: Wtne.swas s,s member o. tue arm
o. vanaeeor nl.o. "n.ea o~nea ,.a af'asee anu
commissioner. @ to do eorta,n work for them 1t, 50
per l.our., NJ. nary; tho superintendent. had
sistant superintendent. also looked III two or
n.ss t'es IT,, aas pAf'y @ stslosa ~ luz & so'.ss" t
nehs Q! the account M"nsss oa aooAt ious
tic number Of hour. Of actual work ,,y tho drclsc,
and ,hs price Was 50 rcr hour Tor coci. tlrcigo
employed, tho wItness paying for fuel and hoIr.
brother..n ,aw Of James Morgan, President Of The
.so ~. .as Vii VIII W.. IV.'t .1 as.t " 's a.
ne5s' "'s III urn se!ne oa Ihe ma.eelaa ~.
amount OF work done,
Ocn. 1,owett a,kcd IL v,tnex. knc,, what amount
~ ,a.a,raI r.. ~ 90. "'.,.,I., ,.,., -, ,.htch,
tn, ersS1 tuF s n. .vu' s onn -
1,y Coz, TAompso,-alr. vanleeor owned tho
two drodees, tugboat, nnd sou,c scovs, md pxo.
posca tnat witness should 70 into partnership WIN
h.m' no hsa no O.. contract with inc 1'arS
ness WV to assume half the Indebtedness
on Tho machinery, to attend to til. outsIs busness
OF tho Urn. aha 70 safso soWc money 20 eaf1y on
eoniract with tha Government for Railing wreck
in the hsrbor. A. tho time the agreement was
ass y. .ns" ""1.k ~, nSsus 49, pS'Hs t.oa
ea LOT .ne pa,x. lucy tosa ous "seaaso 1ney .ouna
hour sceneI l,ko rood pay, hut It must to remcu a.
brrcd that this was only counted on tAs actual run
ming time.
ng W. Wsat''ortA-Rseetyed no. bonus from
- t. 0' $''' ~'A1As'' ""' WA so'' s'aa "s'A
~ pu ~ ~, W. 7,,ou,,,uxo p.,,, ,,,,
1g CO.. .no"p'oa-::No lafs commstsiones naAl
lien Of Ss 600 on tho machInerv secrcl bv ehat,e,.
mnrtgor, ysr1ornr nnJ ,xltn... tn,,nS 49, aa,,,,
A'o',sus'' snhaesos ana ".'ncss 1ounu lucy conl"
not Keep up tho inherent nd pay tho notea a. they
,aatnssd, and asked Morgan 10 bny .thcn out.
made to soil 10 u5dku. Eons Of tho Commission.
ess got any OF the IS, 900 patd for Tho work Tho
conveyance 10 Ur1dxu wns mada 10 order TINT Nor
gun might take thu machinery under hta chnttci.
nortEago IL itlurned ont that there wste no other
liens upon 1t.
~ ssnator SoutairortA-;rne dredge was used to
M fetch Mp eo9l from wreck IN tho harbot. and had,
Lincoln Park. Witilcss thnugAt the pricu paid Mas
very anialt. Tho drefga coat alj0ut Sln 900,
and required fur men 10 run IL
1t was In good condition. Witness
nirn Is cents III hour whiio they wene ~ On o', ths
4rcdre. They Ind brenl;.down by which thoy
]ost seycral hundred dollars When running they
so,netimcs tnade ton hoars d day. VaaIecnt n,ado
the contract with tho Park Doael, and witness
did nut know Whethcr bids werp advertised for
Tneru MAS written: contract with: DEldgo.' Tho
1atcr assumed tho ehnste -mnrtgagc indeLtedness,
and also 500 Of bills, NhIla Vandccof 4 Aijjapn
had lie drsdge they tnld or Rbont 94On s,f inturs