Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1874, Page 1

(TE SS : = ———————* THE EVENING STAR. | . : PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, } iy Pennsylvania — cor. Lith St. | aed TOS EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, | . 5. B. KAUPPRANN, Pret. | - ingtan, (20th Mow the Legis , 4 damayes castaleet THE EVENING STAB ts served by carriers to | ey A ‘ * Taube st Tax Oexts rex WeEK, on f ‘i ‘the Cuts PER MontH. Copies = each. By maii—three months, @, six months, 83.9; one year, 96. E WEESLY STAR—Puvlisned Friday—91.5? | arent, SF Invariably in advance,in bothoasesyand | no paper sent longer than paid for. EF Ratesot advertising farnisbed on application. | Re ee ns ee for rca images ight irom the execution of St eeenth pean Da, pve mgd pes proved June 20, 1872, V8e, 43-—N®. 6.555. WASHINGTO! _ D. C., PHURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1874. TWO CENTS. | rasgessrntite tartar Pala Went ages, and to makes report to the Legislative Astembly, and this act 5 = Foe Las been ful.y and faith THE Dis | ta =: RICT INV to the P..treet elrele? A. Yes, sir; Ewan: to | properly under ! ; 7 = be y iy u1 its control, and where contrac- Second Speciicotion —The Board of Pabic ____ | EVENING STAR. BACT INVESTIGATION. | ( Jiitna ais, Bemso om the sabes.” board tore ‘may have been regarded credit any propet cy 180s, | —— = ——— <a A 5 . MR. THEODORE B. SAMO ON THE P STR ‘ET means the greater part of their work has bee! in the execu*'on conan | - Proceedings of ihe Joint Congressional Committee, ctmCLE. bonded. In a few cases additional bonds b im have | Washington News and Gossip. yar hy ‘Theo. B. Samo, sworn.—Have been a civil hay not deen required. z 3 rected thet partes “ Me-sh Bh, ———~ ——_—— Answer of the Di trict Cover: nt t eogineer 25 years; has been in this city as e.- 3 3, new were g: +4 Mirch 7h, IntTeRwat Revenve.—The receipts from this Ms = ing Berkdasimnse ee meer since 1863. The datain the repor: 0” yor tol 1873, and are on file or o | ence es nun the Charges of the Memorialicts. — | F175 Sr'the Board of Public Works, were m ste the office. ‘In the ma board w found ‘en item ca | es ee —- by an aseistant engineer upon which estimates nue Sewer from 4\ to » the cont ‘and for its | Tne Pn stpent r ceived a great many vis- | COmehusion Yesterday's Proceedings. le based. I made the measurements upon | Ia: our being abundantly responsible, it was deemed ‘Oer- , Gustrve we: 5 , 2 | to pen ‘her re pects to him. Minthe clkads Vis toa te Ts bomen Lee the measurement around the F stréot | make ita award, and remains in excellent condition. | claimed, or when it has appeared to the 0: | Punsonar —Mr. B. R. Riordan. editor of the | ¢ront ox his house on 16:h street were taken by | was made ic December, 1872; 1t might poustbi mains, “pee oe an exeeaced by the ecigueat anaes ont Therd Speahcatten—-The board as not isene t | Charleston News, accomoanies the South Care | the coniractor who did thé wo 4 uscdin riy in January. {Wituess sapm' k has been the contract was sabsoqen! cancelled. | certificates bearing interest. and hy pothecated ~d7scmts | ol'pa de'egation whg come to Wacbin,:01 to - able belong. said ¢on- | ted plan of P street circle, and explain Prices avd under circumstances which yii As is contract No. » the originr! | them before the completion of improvements. aS ed Nish, | pr ster os je g-ievenc. 30! the prop- Sees Carne io Sao wae ae ——— *. grading, — oe - a we carly lant epet ss atone a were given etek! mp wy ery Cy | to the foarth Hakk¥ OLIT FORD | “"13 Boge: so" Ste = Pubtic Wo Fs in wercngoe b's alleg. a ae ding done, &c}] Witness est ct *1-e fact, Our bid would have been "20 pet “as regards contract No. 200, ba sportion : | tng brick Obtained in the market tu tite or MP," or Wax DOWN SOUTT, =| Nominations —Tue Pres.dent sent the fol- | pication of b's propercy, the measurements were cotrect; that the est. 7d, iy scerd of $2.95. But, believing that your | said contract was executed, as an injunc: 01 other cities, ant have only taken uj: parement« CE VARIETY COMBINATION. | lowing row rp. ons ty the Sen.t> t-day: Hen- The nest witne.sc lied wes Zephaniah Jones. | mates were really less than the work actually mo-able bo td wou'd deal fairly by ovr com- | was applied for and obiaied in the courts o° | where it was rendered neressary by a change of L bE FES pee ry P. Rote, U. 8. Aitorrey, d's of New | Witness bad confrze’s w:th Me board, both as | done; is willing to risk his general reputation | pany, we have ly executed the order: | the Dis-tict preventing the compleiion of the | grade. THE - = hi - | 0 individval and im partnership with Joun | as a@civilengineer that the meesurements are | sent us by you 110m e totime. Ineid..oa | contract. In view of these c cumstances, it 1n most instances the old material taken ap Jackin Bamy-bive; Masae Halet, Chief Justice Se- t Coirss: the work wea dane in theo stere cone, | Core Meter wae SEND Go faved any contrac- | to theee facts, we desire to say that we have | was dcemed unnecessary to procure any addi. | wa#not worth the cost of removs COMBINATION V‘RISTY TROUP eee ee a es sia: | ot the city, F, G, 17th, 150%, 19ch, 207 and Ms tors ever was offered any inducement to do 89; oo im machinery ‘and appliances | “onal bonds. ‘Fhis injumotion related 10 the on Ae € wer » or_onis.3 sud 1 ‘etet be ain win streets; coutract was no: in wr.t.ng, to hi: | did rot know ‘se contract jov. Shepherd urry ap the wor! wing o! @ tracks of ashi and “ he P| feted Rese knowledge; b's fit wiltten contract’w.s !ast | never asked wisness to favor the board ie sny respectiully petition that the | Georgetown railroad company, as pear ANCATIONAL THEATES Coxrmyatioxs.—The Senate in executive | Augusi o- September; gave surety on that; ex way, nor did Gen. Babcock; no alterations were | bo ~d will pay us 3.2) on all the streets cor- by_reference t> said cot -act, and suit is Nagenag 9 ses-on geste day cor rm dhe following nom- | ected & contract with tue board ater the work | fade in wine x! measoremen's: couidrat have | “eted b aaa El ya eeiie ameal as am ia ee Giese Brilliant Saceers 07 t ine sors: Chee. D. Hows d, to be sarveyor of | “ir. Mattingly stated that the board hI fixed | ments were made honestly and fairly 10 | ps i wl t upnecessary to secure additional bonds for the MES | cust urs for the d-sirict of Salem and Beverly, | their pices. Men were awrtded a contzact, | best of bis knowledge. orab'e borrd ha» been pay <i brick oot pavements and tile sewer conta’ .-d “Notice ‘s bereby given P Supp ried by the tsk Mr Wm. K. Hayes, to be po tamaster at Per. Dotified, and then told to go on speedily with By Mr. Wi'son:—As I understand you, you ‘Kents, tary ropes ily, ” footy ag omy ae | avery insignificant | propery on the line of streets in course ME.J C McCOLLOM. tons, Ker.; J. P. Ls!" ngsly, > be 5 ssimestor the work, and call at the offes and execute the | were sent tothe P street circle to make these 3. E. Evans, President. portion of the work. The contractor was | proverrents that they are authorized WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS, | Mer'on, A‘a. contract. measvrements in anticipation of an appropria- | Losrp or Peptic Works, Dist. of Columbia.) abundantly responsible for the excoution of the | qrov'od to remove such old curb feotwa'ks or w arston's exquisite comedy ta four acts, Pereeat omg a Examination resumed:—Paid Mr. Jeffries tion by Congress. Do you koow what that ap- Wasatncton, Dee. 14, Ii § | work as evidenced from its completion, and i utters ao maybe in irapt of the premises " ‘THe House District Comattrae held their attorney, in beba't of creditors, for gett! propriation was? A. One million and some odd Respectial’y referred to B. Oertly, deputy en- | present (ood conditions, eighteen months hav. | owned by them; provided such articles be re- DIANA: OR Zoe "3 MaSQUReavE. regu'et m. 2ting this moiring and considered | wooden ‘pavement. Agreed to pay him $15 collars. Witness then described what flagging @ ueer, for exemiration and x peed since its execution. But acriieal | moved without ¢ haying the improvements. FRIDGS, BES Cree ao * | the bin introduccd by Mr. E'dridge on the 234 | For this he was to aitend to hisiuterest aud the | was laid, the dimensions of the circle, ec. and Guas. 8. Joux.om, Aas ‘Secretary. tion will show that in no case of th's “ALBX. K. SRErGEeKD, Vice Pro ident.” GRAND BOWERS MATUNE instant “to further define and er'arge the pow- | inerest of Austin P. Brown. said there was 18,159 feet of flagging by mathe- August 30, 1871, submitted the tullow.n7 the board or the Dist-ict sustained ‘W aen this notice was not complied w th At Popalar Prices of admis-ion. trs and duties of the Board of Hesi*h o¢ the | _ Mr. Harrington questioned Mr. Jones, and he | matical calculation; his measarement of 17,490 | psdposal, viz : to’ put the chemical con- | injury nor is there at present any groun‘s | board have been compelied to remove such Bicht, Hyor pee jonial aed | ))istrict of Columbia,” which was then referred | ¢XPlaived it es follows: Ww. Bore sold é feet soe aeee at + — Lc np Pear agen ey perry Lice pS hacen ove = ot gy — it _. inte = ial material and store it in their property yard: Poe arouce OL MAY SSVILLB. gyoon | toa sub-commiites cors! Mera. Lot- | P- unt of lumber. - le} Q pig gan oo 1 Fy ph nol — pt Cee ae cor By Bo Lome goes unt at the | vastamount of this description of rubbish ts ak N 2 mart lar d, Eldridge ard Ha , With instructions | (Jopc:) was on Brown’s paper $76,000. Oiher | ging was the ry . It mast least ears awa an allowed contracts to be | nowon hand, and wi'l not Pay the cost of re- = == *) draw up & bill which shail punt out more | 722 in Maine sold Brown mator.al to the | been, because the flegging was distributed. the contracting (Evans Concrete | executed involving expersive improvemen:, | moval. Fog? OPERA HO definitely the powers of the bord. Several bile | #Mount of $50,000. At a meeting of creditors Q. _~ me = greg ot grading had | ompeny,) - 15 = surfs ¢ ag pe Cy oo eee ot Fh rification.—The Board of Pablic TO-NIGHT AND SATURDAY MATINER. recently introduced were referrcd tosai com. | they agreed to pei.tion the board io award a a —e — oe Bn © esti of a Be mames 0 in hap yer 5° ee ee + . in all iustances been cop-istent in 5 mittens, to some one t> lay a wooden pavement | Mr. Forsyth and Mr. oo ~ cae @ vai lous sireets h they propose their | land records o! ity ae on will | their improvements, adapting the step? A CHANGE IN THE PRICES OF ADMISBION. =——. to u.e up the lumber then here. Thecontrart | Q. Then you are wilting tostake your reputa- | pavement. At the close of their proposal they | show that the bondsman, George itzy,‘s pos- | fences to the class of property improved. Daring this month the rates for tickets wi! Nomrvatiows.—The fol'oving no ninations | wes aw: to him for 75,000 ton es an engineer on estimates iurnished you | .tate:—As jour honorable board have not as iple means to make good his bond in | not deemed neceesary to put before {i 1 aud 15 cents, reserved seate tsextra, whic. ( were sent t> the Senate yesterday: Daniel B. | pavement. Have laid about by orhevs? A. Yes, sir; when the same carnot | yet adopted plans for the grades of the above contract; and attention houses expensive steps and iron fences, Gime Dar uased Deeween the houry of 2 aad 10. | Chiffe, to be collector of internal revenue for The boned price wos #150 td Thewesd | wos acousD Sue GovensWuur mesuaya- | cose iey ts aceren eine the ambant of oading ¥ Creat Success of the B:iilinnt Youug Actress, the 5th district of Tenne-see; Wickham 8. Ha- | is chemical iv peepaed. egreed, to pay Mr. 4 ‘TIONS. to be done we propove to sach 8: reets a Fetnein tw PUTNAM. OF Soe Hate, eye guMon's for the district | Jef, cies $15,00 to attend to the brsiness before | _Q. Do you know of reservation No. 177 A. | roadwaye,or porte th as A improved mes tpedas. BLADE 0 GRASS. et Sag Harber, N. Y.; Alexander Linstrom. to | the board.” : Yea, sir. * for an additional cbarge'of thiray per and all interior styles of improvements have +day GOETHE.Ox, BY ROYALOOMMAND. | [5 SPPre’--r Of merchant'e for the por: of | Mr. Jones eald he gaye bond with D. W.| @. What did you find there? Had the Board | cubic gata. To their preporal on the - | been assessed in proportion to their actual cot enetit of UTNAM.) FANCHON, | ©! ton, S. C.; Caiv.n Reasoner, of Kan: .s, | Smith. William McClain and Andrew Gleicon. | of Public Works done any flagging there? A. | s me footing with other proposa's which ‘n- x ainst the property in tront of which they were KASD MATINBE SATUUDAY. : be the ino public moneys at Cawker City, | py Mr. Basy:—Mr. Je: I don’t know wheter they did it or not. cluded two foct of grading, an riWit.on was Pincee. ¥ Satordsy Night. BANS SOUCL Kan. Pe =eseee— a B. Hall. at Getveston, | +> clear up my Zz Q. If they never did any flagging, and never | made to their propczal of ‘5 per yard, sur- Sizth Specifice <n.—Iit is true thet the board Te a rand Mre CHAR exe ; L. B. Kerdell, at Kalamozoo, Mich; | tak h: ve, your charge agains| government .or twenty cents for the two bas included the wages of general and Fun WickhED Woetn Er glbsrt Hubb, at Newbern, N. C.; Henry sueu flagging is incorrect, is it rot? A. I can't As regards contract No. 569, & good and sumi- | superintendents appointed by it as # part of the ] Mollen, at Colrmbia, Pa. ston.—Then Mr. Jeffries is acting | stats thac the Board of Public Works did any ¥ own proposal for grading. This | cient bond, dated October 15, 18/2, is on file ia | cost of the Improvement, and bas included such i ies in the Districe as well as the witness. work, of my own knowledge. When Mr. Vertly .55 per y td, surface measurement. I | the office of the Board 0! Public Works. wagee in the ascwments, A proper execution bia. A; The amount paid him sfor the wholetruct. | and Mr. Forsyth showed me & piece of wo x | do not see how, urder there c'cums’ srros, the | Fourth «prcifcoticn,—it is untrue that the | of the work of the board, of or tee improve. I ‘d not pay this money for auy corrupt purpose; | which tuey es'd the board had done around $3.20, wt leas: | Board of Public Works have awerded and al- | mens, reqrirod the appolutmont of superias White the general government has been some- | saw Governor Shepherd and sskcd bin #5 de | government property, I ancasured the sawe and amed b: P lowed contracts to be executed involving tie | (endents; and as the'r ehaployment was heoes~ FlvsY EVENINGS, March 25 and 37. what i!'(beral in reiesing to extend e'd to many | what he could honorably; be said that he wou'd | it was charged up to the United States. In de- making Kexponsive improvements without re- | sary mm the execution of the work, their pay- Charge of programme each evening. coe very worthy charitable institutions in the | do everything in his power to protect the crod- | termining what grading was cone I had to take | street, Es }» G street, 12th, H, | quiring sufficient securi.y from the con‘ractors. | ment consututed a nece sary part of the cost of _Seats secured st Ellis’ Music Store. mar2¢-ct District of Columbia, and nas thrown the bur. | itors of that wood, and acs'st him (the wii- | land-marks. 15th and 9th siree's. If the price is to be re" Asregar’s contract 39, as has alresty teen | the improvements. Such charges are cust »m- > ECHERCHE DRAVWATIC ENTER- | deno* their support upon our own cit'zens, the | Bes.) it en oply cons stently be raised on stree’s do! statcd, good and sufficient bonds ere on file in are sustained by weil cstablished prac- R TAUNMENT. fact should not be lost sight of that ith. s estat- | _ W.tness then explained at length the manner es, by them other than tho-e enumerat7d. the office. S . well by adjndication by the courts. SECIIATIONS AND IMPERSONATIONS | }'sbed and fostered several institutions of tae oo — > besapg sant 5 ; eset wee to yon es) & govern- Vety respectiuliy, De ee Bnd come Paes ee oe = ~ th wpect fcation.—The board = 2 a ay ferred tri -E. Miller, o— a ‘vowl- } ment reservation? A. Mr. Fors a fy the opir:on o board, amply sa t improvements madi GRACE GREENWOOD Setibeen eas nee wnetably | edge ot codding; never been in the business; | Q. ave you familiar with the plats of govern Boagp or Peatic Wonks, D.C.) | work has betn firishod nearly two years Churches abd school houses aud-other wroneate MES. SARAH F. AMES, | the Columbia Hospital for Women. A simple | Pid Jo-eph Jenkins in November 17cents @ | ment reservations in this city? A. Lam not, 1 B. Beane, EN ASEIROTON, Dec. 1, 155° ‘The same applies to cont ct No. «x-mpt by law, to the property in the line of a analysis of the nativity and residence of the in- | £VaFe yard for rodding two back yar”s, (taugh- | opty know of my own knowledge that the !arge aK Beant. Esq. Washingion, D.C. contracts 604, 146, 905, 416, 6 , and 707 on which the exempted prop- LINCOLN HALL, mates of these institutions discloses the reason | t€t’] that’s what I know. packs are government reservations. 5 nx: In reply to your Firth Specty cation.—1t is untrue that contrac- ated, but not otherwise: and MONDAY EVENING, MAROH 30. why the general goverument should con..ibute bell.—Calll your next expert. Mr. Harrington.—The reservation was ozi- | stant, relat-ve to am increase in the price for | tors were permitted to execute coutracts long | not agairst pr mpted z iar coaae vuecamine towe-ds their support. In ail c~seatre ,ce.t | _ Exawiration samed—By | Mr. Christie:— | ginally @ litre plece of land—trian,alar in | “ork done by you on certain siceets, I am | aiter the improvement mede by thom had been | property. The bosrd coud not act oruermies 0 ic oe majori i es . 5 . 3 & Co.'s music store. No seat ajority of the inmates reside, when at home, | 2 bere was a wood pavement laid in front of two | sbape. It was improved; it w’: part ofthe | directed to irvorm you that the same re- | settied for and complet-d. Ina few cases trom | in view of the fact that Congress on the ith ns ogre in the states, : 2 | lots on ith street; there was a claim m: le | avenue. ‘The Supreme Court has decided that | ferr 4 ‘> the deputy engineer, who bas sab- | inrivertavce or abrenc: of thecouscac ors the | June, Isr), enempted whut eee eno oe note Wie. Gee oe Columbix | by the board fpr cr-riageway aud .ootway when | the avenucein this city = re seats carly, F “ — to igo a ee = ea aned ee ee = = aoe a = after the | erty from texat on, (16 0. 8. statutes at age. t ie does there wea re f not pat ia a tates, and hence the triangie being made com | 10!lows Mr. Oe report above printed. } wor! been performed, butin all cases the | page 153,) and in view of the fact alo that eee {Sa Bsa bee be ceased te eee Lee | cintey wutll £6 wcuE 1a. pay bis mndeion a meree er Pennsylvania avenue it became a | By order of the bod. + | contractors were notitied to call atthe office | the organic act one-third the cot of the tue ' pe | ‘ } arom the states or fores ~~ Seni Th bowed claim to Mr. Beall, superintendent of res->- | governmert reserv: fey JOHNSON, A-sistant Secret: and promptly execute their contrac nd fn | pi required to be made upon the tm Bt.) MARKRITER’S, te ‘ongress in all suck ¢ ces is con-suecntt, | ments. Witne-s made a statement rs to bie | - Q. Did you me:sure the B-street fatercepiing Ww. D.C., 26th Dec., all cases be.ore beginning work they had been | property sdjoming ‘and specially benetiwcd. In No, 439 7th street, between L and IE strosts, eight | pisin, 4 sequently | snterview with Mr. Beall. Mr. Beall told bim | sewer? A. Yes, sir; 1 don’t remember the spect‘u'ly returned to the Borrd of 'Pud''c | notified in writing of the award of contract and | the outset the opruiono. the Attorney or the decors above Odd Fellows? Hall, And while +peaking of this particutar insti- | be would bave to make a claim for drawback; | amounts charged up to the government ior the | Works. The report of the deputy engin-er ‘s | of its terms, and sn no cr-e has any lossordam- | District was taken upon this subject and the Croice OU Faimings, Bagravings. Chrome, 2c. | -ctign it may be wells state thar the iad woe, | hie did ao; didn’t get any auswer for alongiime | work; the Beard of Pablic Works gave the | co-rect esto ore alot August, 18:1; That | age resulted to the District. board acted in conformity with hi sacs, Pictates’ Brame’ FicturOneds Sen Tan, | ete appropra’sd €15, ) for whe toes oo | when they allowed a drawback of & i - | prices; I have nothing t> do with *he prices; 1 | is, we put in proposition to pave Per syivania BIRD CHaRGE,—It is untrue that the Board | "Prgms Speciicetne Ie > is, Acs in the Dinrice, = =~ | Sercactiog and impeoring the Duilding! ‘Tove | Rees considezed it > paltry he wouldn't go after only make the mee-nrements avenue, New York avenue, 4 , | 0: Public Works brs conducted, managed, and | exteut the board bar mele os 9 BEng - wes sally done ‘1 a thorough inasner by | 1 iy Mr. Merrick:—Ie it the practice of the | 12th, 11th men ip H, K, 15th and 7th streets, at | administercd the public affairs intrusted *> it | cent to the — stk . D S7 Please remembor Mare and Nomber. jel-ly™ . Clerk, > in answer to @ quesiion uf Mr. Christie, “ne | general government to pay .or earth excavat-d | £275 per yerd surface, mot including grading. | so cerelecsly, neg'igently, “LL KINDS OF C_»>OFF WFABING a>. propane tha Sonttetios Scaeaee nntens witness spoke ef'a contract which Stephos | sod Pawled te auotuer ‘eivest, ana then az'in | That Js to eay, we propoced to lay come 230, 3 ud improvidently es | sulting their ha oH , £2 PABEL can ;» sold to the very best advantage | ore of the most perfect of the kind, considering ‘alty hadon C sireet, between lith and 15th ay to- the deposit on that street? A. I dun’t | yrrds of = at price n~ ned, but we did i JUSTA 4 ‘ % y to the District of | provements which have been made the bor-d Columbia axd to the government of the Urited 4 caretally endeavor -d to promote the ints. - to cauce great los: and fv, ‘calli its size, tates. 7 reets. Talty’s ontrict was betw-en lithard | know. nox get the con. cact for. The board gave | States. a ests of citizers. It wovld be difficult, if not m- Oy adarenee oe cauias om generstiy kas Neko eaine tn ae A | ith others, pesitioncd the | Mr. Chrutle—There isa payr-ont for filling F< of '5 BG and F streets only, les wan | Firs! <pecifcation—It has not stipulated to | jo-uble, for members ot the board, asumoere or accowpitehcd by sach institutior s: of *he vast fe the pavement on © street | tbe canal, from what cources did that earth ards. We won'd also respectfaily cali | pay tor improvements, prices greatly in exccs# | the United States, to perform the'r duues‘* amornt of which they do from yeer'to | €Xterded to lish street. Hudnell avd Fletcher | come? A: 1 don’t know; 1 did not ingr nt &. ention to the fact that the board practi- | of what the same could have veen done for if | they wererequir din every cate te comealt the LECTURES. | ‘antet and ear daca = ‘The tract, and a cobb'c-stone On Magsachuset’s and Maryland ay onuc:, ‘y rdopted a.te. wards a price tor concrete | let by what is designated “open ond ta't -om- per A and tastes of citizens; bat not r y . | Pabeoek, Ge 0 at rope ty was 43. er baving | < J . S d i. prices nave in: > les | cordance with petit.ons or letters received Y, M+ & a+ SCIENTIFIC COORSE. | Daberck, General Townsend, Sergeon Genera’ | Sten the Coverro:a corrected bill was sent | earth was take? A. I Dave not the sligute.. ©. E. Evans, Presiden! than’ paid im ofuer citi-y for simliar work. In | Ciidene’ sted te basen tors eenars rocelved som — Jobn T. Mitchell, and others, a.e pawonsof the | Pm for $201. idea. epee WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23, 107 rt "ahat medi Inieply to Mr. Alicon, Gov. Shepherd made . How did you get atyour prices? A.Itook | R-sp-c .u'ly reserred’ to the tor of FOUR PSC FUP ES OF elf gle pemre Saoer an sant estetnment insogerd “Sts tare, showing avdgerer toe oginen ‘of the board; I made | br‘idings for h'sovinion. Mr. Shepherd's im- talent in the medical fraternity, is @ sutticient | ‘bata mistake bad been made by Mz. Fo jth, | the original estimates for Rawlins ASTRON OM WY , | Muranteeot its usefulness #9 th which wes at ones co vec.ed, ana the corrected | wae a decided mistake inthe fit *he opinion of the board, the contractors who | es it could, with due regard for the interest have surnishcd the material and done the work | of the public, 1 accommodate the warhes af tee arte; there | pr ‘on is that these pariies should have “se | ordinacily secetved "Ninth Bkcetnsett n.—It ta true that the beard 5 there *he | ordi Mt th Speci fir —It t" stimate; 1 | ¢-mer3tbe others. By order of the board. flegstimake Wastuces in UPtch the asme bere: mpi Soe ~ . has chopged the .ade of ome e*tects erd ave- ‘ssent. The Goverror read::om the min- | mcasurcd the same when six inches of scow wes Cuas. 8. JouNson, Aes’t Sec. capacity and capital are em; d. The ra*ss » abd thatt> ome extent t b | wale ft Lincoun, HUT eye iattee keener eee ay ard njt> | Ut23 of the board. du the ground; 1 measnred for asphalt pay. | _C. E. Evans has done some of ovr best work. | ‘stablislicl by tne bo. td were based uson the | temporarily. interfere x3 may 3 ith the business or t Mr. Bacs questioned the witness, and be gave | ment, aud Mr. Forsyth informed meI mrdea | He rsks an increase of 8 per centum on b's | lovvest recporsible bits obtsined by public ad- property Of Citizens; but this hes at all times Screens Bees ah dpoes Mid Deeded Semateni, te. Lott ee Fens ol yng pal for | u'sidea and the result of b'smersuremert, ‘Tae | mistake, that woot the stretsleasiag ta the | werk. ‘Trving all clrevmstancss tas cent, 1 | oczest, Feepo f table — ° “ institution, and a number of private rooms jor | P Pers in the c~se were produced, and a“ ty squaie were cobble-stone pavements; General | think, though the report of the deputy eng‘resr Secord Sp°cificc'’on —By xeference to *he THIBD L? OTU TO-SiG IT, errors who are willing and able to pay for | ©PCe Was tound between the me serement of | Babcock then told me to make a new measarc- | is correct, toat the board should accede to the | answer of me Lee oy peepee the “ > - eat ‘ie board’s engineers a’ d tte witne-3. ment, and the amount of difference was covered | r guest of Evans on the ground that b's pzoro- | report of the arditor of tre Bord of Pav''c Sa aoe wee ce te a esa Spesarpsoa fe oeet Bike ae | eat lace tagaested (bat the st. a0h be saent- | Into dhe Tromery: The wimaks oer coeecien | cee med teen eee the | Works, it will be seen that the exe -s jn actual Beank. tal Wiestraticos. fought after by medic l men’ "simpoi-antrau- | Fed, which was agreed to. coe <oy GEREN SEITE tele ee | pied it. | cost of oentzacts done under it over the ¢xi- } a 4 7 : any publication T i Do! uss. 174,052 49, Tro? JOSZPH HENBY will preside. tributiors to mcdieal eciencs, show a remark: - = _ esked if any put ity been 2 oo concerning it appea ia the em A LU: mated ccsts amounts to $1 17 4, wi the diy hi reenteze of cures, 8 roel z cures, many of then Wasuineton, Dec. Zi, 1872. diminution on a-count of the same contracts, 9s = re ordinarily regarded as incura- bao The wiiness.— Well, in some way the New York | THE ‘‘WINOBR’S BUILDING’ iy a compared with thetr ~x'mat d cost, is 769,- orm Sun got hold of it. BXPLAIRED. pev, who willbabmit to *he board h'sopinion #3 | 307.90, showing @ ret excess of actual cost of trict of Columbia, including the Board of ‘The gove.nment now owns the building and | , Mr. Ma.iingly.—Did yeu not .arnich the dats make the estimate with to | totals c-se. By order of the board. $404,71'.50, being a title over 3 per cent.on | jic Works, deny ibat they have imposed ee pelt fy e building ty the Star Ww HAs. S. JOMNson, Ags’t Sec. totalexpenditure. This} ercentaze is 'ess than | Gensome prong Se ‘nue fo act in a liberal spirit in mstutsining eee teen reported by aork | THO TeLOrt ls eine rroTOM, Sept.<9, tara. | {*bOwnsn any sim ‘lar work ever done in this oe atien lee A Sma enue iu elition *2 the ye mergin of "he | lon. A. R. Shepherd, Pres-dent Be Ps We, "The ordinary allowance in engineers’ esti- SPRING. the im ror men tof the grounds, and the Sscre- ir vexamined by Mr. Matti i The desi ‘Winder's, bui'ding” | | Sin: By enuotsement on tho iotrer of ©. ¥. | ttmates, contingencies and excess of actual cox recommended PPro Single seats for ar~ Lecture, dentotere 3 cents. Adp's 13. at the de Lectures » ompt ats o'clock. MEASUREMENT 3 e ingly ignation know what the cost of the 14! av.- | ‘8 an arbitrery designation of *he localiiy; it | Evars presen‘. ly same que .ion | of work done over the estimated cost, varies | pune ee ‘We therefore ment wes; Mr. Feall told me that the bill wes | should include up to the ‘margin of the caaal, Jesconted Jn che papers of Same Sion , a When it ‘s considered reacon why that vod: ‘will refuse to act favo BO | right. . | e'ong 1th greet. The excavation proper ex- | and the opinion fu~nish~ apn gy that this work has been done and the grades es- AW! ! bly. nd —_ 'n i.niswer to Mr. Stewart, the witness said he | tends irom Pennsylvania avenue to Executive | *> the claim of Mr. Kvans. As stati in that | tablished during its performance it is an: >- NEW! STYLISH! ATTRACTIVE! It is to be hoped that will continue | 20k ‘he Dill upon its fece, and did not know | avenue. opinion, the ic act does not prohibit the | tounding tact that the excess has been 20 little } {o act in the same liberalspirit with Providence | "2 letiamate, pemnt tien taslead oe dha bot maravare were siseedy dower aed era | crectsor tae sing priote Ber peck tee ot Third Specikeation= ‘The statement made in amar! — i ‘ re t ci fication.—' ara the Freedmens’ » wad all other in- ba Teasore whet was bot dons? -b. 1 gave the | whether in axy ose’ tiny oon toe toe this charge, viz: ‘That the Board of Public flagging, which was not Jaid, and kept tick | fication is @ question eolely for the judicious | Works undertcok to make “he improvements , FRESH AND NOBBY. the carriagew: as inid, because 1 | determination of the board. Mr. Civas re om- ay, which wi: thus secur-d more than 7h to pay ior the | mends an increase of 8 per centum on his work. sea % q qa tgg rn eemneg tines {2 keep omer aren oy “a poomeeee not the Tae N. — about ‘was | on the safe side. In mak! arns a. and suggest wre | S28 Aibieios stig Seemecae | TBP ness Deete Bloae mene | Siege ee ee ne em | rool be, Cle ee “O17, rs » § who were Dei icNa- ually-dore. Ps barge “OUB CUSTOM DEPARTMENT: cmeeee It is pale gy mara and William Buckley, the bondsmer. ‘Mr. Wilson then read the law by which Con- | as the board may deem fgg ine as to amount to nation which | The him. sation to Mr. . witness told thorized the Board ot Pab'ic Works t> pel v rather than | een <= Mr. Ailison.—Reaponsible pcople? Be reimbursed for work done alound cavern. | sdd per ceutum, esis proposed. And the mod. ine ood (cane ie *Q. Bid you maske vour retarn as 90 mach i mace Dy mazoresum on hls’ React. signed 8 le La im a 7m oe. As provements that bad been made? Act ed, mode the . co . Had it been mede? A. I deducted suffi- carried | 10] 3 OF FINE SPSING@ WOOLENS, — tnt Yr sue 3to make it cover oy as low = Act ~* rag bly ap- a proved July 10, 1871.. a ; By mr, Herrington:—The :sphalt pavement of k | Act, &c., Ist cersion ie. SCH, ENGLISH, SCOTCH AND GEBMAN nthe B-strect bircio wee all faishea except progresses; det So. June 250, Ie. ; COATINGS, ~~ Gaels —— ae aes We. Teena t; D.o Received Comwisxioners’ ea to on 'o go. |. A. Coox, Ye TROWSEBINGS, IreLed on’ Mr. Forsyth where the work world | Boarp or Pusuic ‘Works, Dist. oF Cou.,) | bwer.”...-ceec., esesssasseceeoe- SUITINGS. not show for itself. Wasaineton, Oct. 21, 1873. ‘Mr. Wilson esked the witness to give the sur- | Wm. B. No:t, Esq., Contract Clerk: fee covered by wood pavement on Penrsylva- Sir—I am directed to notity you t> amend all | Recelvod trom nia, betw en ist and ith streets east, when he | ontracts in the name of E. bly, Concrete com; (ew “ii WHICH, WITH OUB SUPEBIOBR MERCHANT TAILOKING FACILITIES, WE ABE MANUFACTURING TO ORDER IN UNEXCBLLED STYLE, FIT AND FINISH. esme opin Evars Mr. Herrington suggested that the quc.ton of me ssurewents should not be taken up vnt'i that : ‘ion wes reached. He sid if any committee indicate a dc- information on the subject of mez .- vernment would .ur- desir d. hat is just what I aeked the for, m order to eecure plats and ia’! Examine Our Stock. F So By Mr. Tote! U. 8. appropriat‘one. .. Re took 8 an | Ses Dad “tal Leg. app'rs as above. SJ This Department is in charge of Mr. LBL Q- Who was was procured, and ments | There is no or $11,143,867 39 rg /BTH, & skilifal and artistic Cutter, pot remember. were mede, eo far as they affected the Discict which prevents To which 944 r-sesemen*s on pile | lately connected with one of the principal Merchant krew of it. I government. a correct , as shown ‘Tailoring Retabliehments of Union Square, New ae he ee a Pete me emma took York City. Ruops Istaup Sematosuir—On Wednes- | nipited — pK ‘AFTER RRCESS. wilt aiget. a success te tpibe, epiatature that | °'By°ser. Ohrtet ‘The committee reassembled at two o'clock. | MABLE BROTHERS. ited. She cam es pg dosed om Mr. Allison stated that in & day or two the yy |) MERCHANT TalLoRS @ FINE CLOTHIERS ; | Saalaing, bee measurements febas-tr Corner 7th and D Streets. ‘THOM4S LDOWLiNG, AUCTION 4ND COMMISSION MERCHAN' T, ap GENERAL REAL ESTATE AGENT, No. 641 Towmrgus Avi DCR, Lig Doons Rast or one of the, and the due tne United ates i ay i i ie il ‘; HE DOMESTIC SBWING Ma- CHINE ‘The easiest to sell: lightest ex: cS ac. ae, fi ‘oa ef —t prices from wanted. marbim (Rep 1°00 Fai meets Meee, Peat. CARBPBTS, OILCLOTHS, ac.. ywooR 5 ounen, lm" 119 Peum. ave. 2, w., Washington, D. 0. a i z at | el i 3 ae f