The Portland daily press., 1897-10-25

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prescribed saltpetre for the city horses.
He did not believe in prescribing salt
petre. An ounce was d proper dose. 1t
should be given in solution and then only
in cases OF fever. An overdose would
weaken a horse and cause symptoms OF
colo and trouble with the stomach. A
handful would irritate the stomach and
injure a horse. He had never been con-
suited about giving the horses saltpetre.
On cross-examination by Alderman
Leighton he said he had seen many horses
at the city stables suffering from colo.
He thought the city horses were remark
ably healthy. Witness had suggested that
saltpetre should be given in the water
and not in the food. Since saltpetre had
been stopped as remedy for the horses
there had been no sickness at the city
stable.
DR.. Bailey was the next witness. He
said an ounce was the maximum dose.
handful was an overdose and would
cause bad symptoms and would injure
the horses. 1t impairs the horses for work
II given in large doses. Given every Sat
urday to well horses 1t would have very
facilitating effect
Mr.. William E. Donovan, city teamster,
said he had hauled load of crushed rock
10 Mrs. Spring on Danforth street for
a walk to the side entrance 1t had been
nauled by Mr.. Staples's orders In reply
70 questions by Alderman Rounds, he
SAID ne had never.hauled any slabs. of
granite to any other private parties. He
had not been paid for it and didn't know
whether or not Mr.. Staples had. Alder
man Rounds said the list received from
the commissioner did not show that any
OF this material had been paid for to the
city.
Harry Llewellyn, former city teamster,
was called and asked If he had given q
barrel OF sand to any private parties.
he had hauled load of sand to the Bos-
ton boat wharf by Mr.. Staples's orders. He
mad hauled a load of loan to Council
man Smiths on Gilman street by Mr..
Staples's orders.
Ine witne4 was asked If he knew any
thing about pair of horses sold by Mr..
Staples to the city. He said that he didn t
know anything about them. He finally
admitted that one OF these horses was
lame soon after they were sold by Staples
to the city. He did not know that this
horse had been offered to Mr.. Randall
Mr.. Staples's predecessor.
| Gen. Mattock said he would show that
this pair OF horses were owned by Mr.
Staples one day and the next day were
sold to the city by John D. Murray. This
lame horse is now being used every day
and Is good horse.
In reply to questions by Alderman
Rounds, the witness said he knew moth
| ing of granite blocks which were hauled
to the elevator.
Lewis Lombard knew this lame horse
which was said to have been sold to the
city by Mr.. Staples This lame horse
had been offered to Mr.. Randall by Capt
Sawyer, but Mr.. Randall would not buy
him. He was very thin and had sore
on his back. After this Mr.. Staples had
traded him for this lame horse and OBJ
tanned him from Capt. Sawyer.
| AAO WtUlL05S uaO bSGu NIT. SG6pleS' s.
teams hauling grout from the stone
crusher to be placed in the cellar of Mr..
Staples's sons house. The witness was
sick and off duty and his pay was dooked.
Mr.. Conley had his leg broken by the
kick of horse and he received pay from
the city all the time.
| Charles 81. Lamont, patrolman, said
he had an accident at an unlighted hole
on Newbury street, about six weeks ago.
He fell into the hole and was hurt. He
reported the matter to the police station
He didn't know why it was not lighted.
Herbert Mckinley had something to
say about the unlighted hole on New
bury street. He fell into the hole and
was badly hurt. 1t was not protected in
any way.
| Fred Mcgowan takes care of the lant-
erns on the city work. He had no notice
see Mr.. Staples who was at the Portland
theatre, and he got no word of the hole
on Newbury street.
Con. Mattocks said the purpose Of this
testimony was to show that Mr.. Staples
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was working tor the contractor at The
Jefferson theatre, measuring stone, when
he should have been tending to his public
! duties.
| Nathaniel Woodbury. said he removed
the old Prides bridge from the Pre-
sumpscot river, and for taking it away
Mr.. Fernald gave him the bridge. AT
ter this the bridge was offered for sale,
but no one would buy it. The witness
said Mr.. Fernald had asked if he would
buy the bridgessnd he said he wouldn't.
He couldn't remember whether he got
1858 for the iron work of the bridge af-
forwards or not. Tt took four men two
days to take the bridge apart Gen.
Mattooks tried to get the witness to state
how long it had taken to get this bridge
out of the water without success. The
witness said he was not willing wit
ness. He only got s1.5s as witness fees,
had to drive nine miles and get up at 2
O'Clock in the morning. He said he had
| taken care of Pride'a bridoa for Mr.