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Q. And did they tell you in that little item of $20, what proportion of that $20 went to the Inspector?
A.-No, I had a dispute with them. is only worth $4, and you make it $20." not correct, and if we do it, it is correct.
Q. Who said that ?
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I said "How is it that it is so much money. And they said "If another person makes it, it is If our name is just mentioned, it is alright".
A. The contractors said that. They said that if our name was mentioned to the Inspector, it is alright.
The Chairman. They gave you to understand that if the Inspector was told that they had done the work, the work would be passed, without any question? Is that what you mean?
A. They say they are all together in it to share the profits--the Inspector and the contractors.
Q-Do you mean collusion ?
A. All together.
Q-Only those two men ?
A-Only those two men.
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118.-Q. Now, what trouble did you have with Inspectors about the limewashing?
A.-56a, b, and c. These three houses limewashed twice a year. It is already done, but the Inspector says it is not proper.
Q. Who was the Inspector?
A.—I dont remember. I did not see any Inspector at all. I only got notice from the Sanitary Board.
Q--Who was your contractor?
A.--A man named Li Shu.
The Chairman.-What is his address?
A. I dont know the contractor's address, but I can find it out.
Mr. Shelton Hooper.-Did yon enter into a contract with Li Shu to do the limewashing?
A.-$1 a flat.
Q. When it was done, did you send up to the Sanitary Board to say you had done it, and ask them to pass it?
A.—I dont know, because I left the thing in the contractor's hands.
Q.-What was the first intimation you got that the work was not satisfactory?