The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-28

The COURIER AND ENQUIRER ON THE STREET Con-
TRAcT-WKBB's MoTvEs-THE CRY DEPARTMENT
PRINrNe.-The devil upon two sticks" who is at
the head OF 'Courer Il Enquirer" in Wall street,
is out again in his winding sheet OF yesterday, cut
ting up the wing party, ironing down Thomas Snow
den, denouncng Alderman Atwell, looking very
savage at the wing Aldermen, and giving whisk
with his tail at the Heraldthe Infamous, degraded
Herald" Let us look into his reply.
In the the Herald of Wednesday last under the
head of" Street Cleaning Disclosures" we charged
the Courier ~ Enquirer with interested and selfish
motives in attacking generally the wings Of the Cor.
poration, and in particular, Aldermen nawss and
the Contract Committee generally, for the course
they had taken. In proof of this charge we al
legged,
i. That Col. Webb and Mr. Snowden
nest solicitors in the first instance for the printing of
the Board of Aldermen, which is much latter job
than the printing Of the Departments. Their petit
ton was denied, and the printing was given to
Charles King Of the American, by whig vote
Webbs own party-at the head of which are Alder
men Davies and Balls, both on the Contract Com
mittee. BY this cut direct Col Webb was cha.
grined, mortified, and greatly disappointed. This
was the first and strong ground of dissatisfaction
could not regulate control their movements
they would not submit to his dictation-but took the
sceptre away from Judah.
2. In the next place the printing of the depart
ments was given to Mr. Snowden, who has job
printing Office in connection with the Courier, and
in the profits of which Webb is interested one-third
or one-fourtb, and we are now prepared to show
that they determined te make the most out of it pos
sihle For the very outset thew used every eyer-
ton 20 get up combination with Messrs. King &
Van Norden TO keep all their printing prices for the
Corporation up at an exorbitant rate, which it is
said was charged by Jared w. Bell, the locofoco.
To this combination these latter gentlemen would
not accede. Whereupon Webb and Snowden but
loose, and charge upon their own hook whatever
prices they chooe. OF these prices we published
few specimens from Mr. Snowden's bill, which was
read in the Board OF Assistant Aldermen on the 10th
January last, by Alderman Atwel chairman of the
Committee on Police, Watch and Prisons. Among
these specimens then published, we ask renewed
attention to the following
,,oAL ASH BILL.
Oct is. To $4,000 notices. coal ashes So per
hundred, cutting and putting up
In bundles Of 500 each. $500 90
From this bill of $500, the Comptroller, gentle.
man of honor and sterling integrity, and whose
is worthy Of public commentator, deducted $344
which Is more than six-sevenths of the whole
am cunt, and the balance of $50 paid over to Webb
& Snowden. And even this $50, which is less
than one-seventh o. the original bill, is too much by
at least $40 as is evident from the fact that Mr..
Snowden afterwards offered to print so, 900 notices
(requring more labor than the coal ash notices. for
$36 We therefore submit to the public whether
this is not attempting to make the most pos
sible out of Corporation printing!
g. The next cause of Col Webb's dissatisfaction
with the Wing party, according to our allegations
on Wednesday, Is to be found In the fact that Mr.
Williamson, the Comptroller, proved gentleman
of too stern integrity for the purposes of Col Webb
and Mr.. Snowden The total amount of their bill
for printing above referred to, being for three months
from LIST August to LIST November, was between
$3.50 and $2700. II was presented to Mr.. William.
son, and we now add on full and ample authority
that it was sworn to-yes its correctness tcds
to, coal ash bill and ALL Mr.. Williamson saw at a
glance that here something wrong, and he re-
FUSED to pay it. To make everything plain, we here
insert the authority under which the Comptroller
acted, and also the duty required of Mr. Snowden
as printer rendering service to the departments
CORPORATION ORDINANCE
CHAR. xxi Vs. 4,h.Whenever services shall have been
Department. which in their nature cannot be subject
the operation Of any tariff general regulation for pay
ment the bill or demand Tor the same shall be accompa
MED by affidavit Of the fact that such services have
been rendered that such articles have been furnished
and that the compensation charged therefor not than
indirduals accustomed 10 pay for similar services
Mr. Snowden then goes and cuts down the orlg-
nal bill about $1,000, and makes it out anew for
Sl705 IS, and, as informed, again swears to
it. At any rate, whether Mr. Snowden swore to
to p
was sworn to as correct, and the $l7OO was sworn
to as correct-of course, both must have been cor
rect And when Mr.. Harrison and other Wing
printers swear that " correct charge for the same
work set down in Snowden's bill would be less than
$500, why of that must be correct, TO: they
are all honorable men. II being all correct, Mr..
Williamson at last paid the bill But Col Webb
retired from the charge more chagrined and mortl-
fed than ever.
4. Next ia order the facts which TRANSFERRED in
the Board of Assistant Aldermen. 1t was an at.
tempt, as the "Courier'' very Justly says, "vutu-
ally to deprive Mr.. Sao,cden Of his Office" The
truth was, the Board could not swallow his !" coal
ash BILL" and other bills of that ilk. To show that
this was the unanimous Feeling of all the Assistant
Aldermen, we extract as follows from the minutes
of the meeting of that Board on the 4h July, by Mr.
Edward Williams, the Clerk; -
Assistant Alderman Nesbitt, Chairman Of the Commit
tee Finance, to whom referred the resolution to
nave the public printing Except such is ordered by the
two Boards respectively done by contract presented
report and resolution that he Heads Of Departments be
directed to employ the printers designated by the Come
mon Council unless they procure the work done in
similar manner at less price than they willing to
perform it for.
Assistant Alderman AtweIl moved that the original
solution be substituted for the offered by the Com
mttee.
Assistant Alderman Brown moved that the report and
resolution be referred TO the Committee Police Watch
and Prisons. Adopted
From the minutes Of the meeting on the 10th
January
By the Assistant Alderman Atwe] from the
Committee Police Watch and Prisons, to whor.