Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-12
THE SAM STRONG CASES
The Arbftrators Award the Claiman
$2S, 257 .3S with Interest Since 1874.

In the cases Of Samuel Strong against the
District of Columbia, two civil cases growing
out OF contracts for sewer work, &C., under the
board Of public works, the arbitrators-D
Cady Honek, s. d. Halliday andJ. J. Darling
ton-have fled their award as follows:
"The undersigned, appointed by the Presi.
dent Of the United States, under the Joint reso-
luton of Congress, approved ON the 10th day
OF July, A. ID. 1888. arbitrators of the matters
in controversy in the above entitled causes, az
shown by the pleadings, having been first duly
sworn, having carefully considered the evi.
dence in said causes referred to in said joint
resolution, and after argument before MS BY
the counsel Of the parties thereto, respectively
find that following the judgments or decisions
heretofore rendered in the said causes or either
OF them BY the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia in General Term, and creditinp
the District of Columbia with the full value OF
the certificates issued there is due from the
said District to the said Samuel Strong the
sum OF twenty-eight thousand two hundred and
fifty-seven dollars and thirty-eight cents
(S2S,257.35), with interest thereon from the
10th day Of November, AID. 1874, besides the
costs OF these suits; and we do therefore award
to the said Samuel Strong, in satisfaction OF
the matters in controversy in said causes al
Aforesaid, the said sum of twenty-eight thou
cuHu swo uuuOTeu anu uIty-8eVen QOudIB anu
thirty-eight cents (s28, 257. $50, with interest
thereon from the 10th day Of November, A. d.
1874. together with the costs of the said suits,
to be taxed by the clerk Of the said Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, including in
the said costs, and to be paid to them individ-
ually, the compensation OF one thousand dol
lars (S1 ,000) to each of said arbitrators allowed
under said joint resolution"
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS SEEMED QUITE WELL
to-day with the result Of the situation in the
case. The case has been pending since 1874.
The position Of the District officials is that
nothing was due Mr. Strong. but the award il
much less than it once appeared Mr.. Strong
would receive by judgment. The arbitration
OF the case was ordered by Congress
by joint resolution approved in July last.
The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to
pay the award in the same manner as judy
ments against the District by the Court of
Claims are paid. The money comes out of the
United States treasury.
SUIT FOR AN INJUNCTION AND A DECREE FOR A
LIEN UPON THE AWARD.
Sarah Campbell, executrix Of Robert Camp
bell, has, by Mr.. s. T. Thomas, filed a bill
against the District of Columbia Samuel Strong
and Charles F. Wiley for an injunction, a re-
ceiver and a decree for a lien upon the fund
found to be due Strong under the award made
in his two cases against the District. She al
leges that Strong sub let certain Of his work to
Wiley, and Strong gave to Robert Campbell,
between May and August 6, 1874, orders on
the board of public works for 49,, go and they
were received by the board and recognized,
and subsequently they were presented to the
board Of audit. when Strong opposed the al
lowance. The bill recites the subsequent liti-
cation, and states that a decree in favor of
Wiley having been assigned testator, but
90. 49, 80 has been paid, and she believes she
has and therefore claims a lien on the whole
award. Chief Justice Bingham issued q re-
straining order.