New-York tribune., 1884-02-24

and 1899 Mcdonald paid for 1iluoh ops u oV cuolo
yari for 2inch chips 81 4O and for screenings ~ %
These were the prices delivered az HcDonalds uoon'
In 1898 the price Of limestone screenings oehVoro"
wa. reduced 81 40 yard He knew only OF one otoer
place besides Tompklps Covethe works az Verpianck-
roru which limsstene supplied to the city lie ana
not how much OF the material which his company
had sold in the last three years bad como 20 HewYos
W'lam A. varian, practising physician and surgeon'
who he'd lived At Kingsbdgo for the last thirty-hve
year, testified that he In tho habit Of driving over
the roads in that vicinity daily They we're in bad cond
n and at present IN state than they had ever
been before. Fr IN ODehu1drel and.scyentybirdst to
KingsbIidgo tho read was in such condition
a. to render It dangerous for gentleman
tn drive over IL IN carriage. Unf!l
within late years 10 had been fairly good road.
Concerning tho manner in whica work was done on the
roads in the vicinity OF Kngsbridgo he said: have
seen from I've to ten workmen tho road with horses
AMI wagons picks hovcls etc. simply dilydalyiug away
their time from morning tonight without doing what
one honest man could DO In two hours Some laughed,
GONE worked and sons sat on the bank He hsd seen
stone hauled from long distances 10 the kinRsbr1dge
road when there plenty OF broken sfone lying close
by. In this way teams would make three trips day
carrying about half q cuDic yard at o time. There
was road running "by the Catholic
church up to Mr. Llbby's place" which was
regarded private road Re had teams employed
by the Department at work ON it, In answer TO General
the said he had tOiOnci
lo0k ng after the roads about kngsbrtdge
DO You know any reason why you and other eenMl,e We
Thompson 7" asked Mr.. Whitrdge.
Because think IL would do no good replied the
witness. hT. Payne objected That the answer was mere
gossip, but it was allowed 10 remain on the record
Isaac VI. Dyckman iarge owner OF real estate IN the
upper part OF the city gave testimony similar 10 mat OF
DR. yaran regards the condition Of Kingsrdge road
and others n The vicinity, and he way the IaboreTs en-
gagged upon them worked With two carts and two men,
be said. Z" / could do as much In day az f0'r
or fye of Colonel MONEYS do with many earts
After John Haven, resident OF Fort Washlng
ton was placed tho stand lie said that the road
leading from kngsbridge road 10 the depot was IN q
good weather. but II bad in inclenent weather. AS
10 the way worked on the road the witness said
should think the city ge9 the equivalent O three hours
WORK for tho eight hours day N pays for. The some
times sit down and talk together, sometimes they hold
their tools their hands, tOmeiimes they -mOke, and
at other times they are STRENGTHENING their backs
| He had also seen work done on tho
| supposed private road that DR.. Vanan spoke Of.
A. j. towel repeated some Of tho testimony he bad
prcyiOusly given to TOmpkins Cove and Verplanck
being the only OF supply for limestone chips for
| the city.
OF Supplies and Repairs Of the Department OF Public
Works was the next witness. IL near the hour for
| adjournment when he called aud his examination
was brief He said the increase OF Sl4 0DO IN the ex
pendture of his for the 1883 over that OF
1881 was due to the cost Of furnishing tho Mayors
office and cnarCng and refuTnishDg the Chamber Of
the Board Of Aldermen. He asked 10 account for the
buildings in 1881 's2 and 49, and promised 10 DE pro
yled at his examination with information as TO
| how the money was expended
The committee then adjourned 10 Monday at ~ a. M,