New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-27
poIyGs IN OUR LAW COURTS YESTERDAY,

cornr roR THE CoRRrcrlo~ OF ERRoRs-JGnss
NuuseN plaintiff crr0r Hazard Lcis, dsfeaadW o.
error-in l-33 and 1884. LOWS and Nctd contract"
with VIM II BOuck and the two Other ,anA OonlliA'
oners AZ that period construct all TIE bridges IN SEC
ton. 81 and o. lie southern division OF mo 'hehah-e
Canal In June, 1896 Lewis and Weed made an agree
ent with the plaintiff Nunse by which they assigned
10 him their contract he finish the work and receive
the contract price from the Commissioners IN consV
luence OF wages and materials having hsen greatly III
creased IN price the l.. -lsaiure IA April ictA as-'"
law allow M 10 the contractors OF s3 and lc@ era-
ny OF ~ per cent their contract ratcs IN cuh'
lucncc of hich the Commissioner, paid Mr. Lewis h
himself and Weed. -D3 b. being the said - per CEN
Nh Mun.o m, assignee oi the couira' claimed in- Pa
belonging to him MIR Weed gave up h- share. bur Mr
Lewis refused To do So alleging that 'hs srauily was ~
tended for the original contra tors, ana thit no eht
had taken place IN the price OF materials ana .pv are
tue as-gumtnt OF the contract nut me chrnS' m" u"
mon the defendant the work he had done ny Ia me
period OF as-.umcnt-t.at the rise m labor ana male
rial. between 1884 and 1896 great AS 10 bav. made
bankrupt and ruined several of The contractors &c il
sl2 the present suit brought against Mr Lewis a.
Rochester before judge Mcneil 10 recover Mr. l. shaff
bein. with interest Sta e. Judge ". allowed non
| suit which was confirmed by the supreme Court RIO
muh-r appeal 4. made 70 this COuri-Nr spencer wa
heard for plaintiff error and Mr. Collier OF blnshain
ton for defendant In error.
HiAiaw T. Johnson pi1in'I ~ error IS Hoo3t ~
fersor dsfsrdaHt a. crr0r-J"nies T. Druninnnu 90
aimed Judgment against Amos :. Allen and Reuben
Dsnnison on which he ned Creditors MI m Chan, cry
nd Mr. Johnson appointed receiver 81 the oeols'
hatfes &c. of the sad Amos :. Allen Mr. Anderson
ne defendant In error subsequently hled Creator
M also against Allen. which was entered by default oi
actn, Aliens debtors % pay - Anderson Under ih
rider Mr. Anderson received from the Treasurer oi n'
Fourth Company National Guards So % oeins amour
Tue 10 Allen for rent IN the shakespeare hoie io
holding drills from Oct 10 1870, 70 May 81 lrJ' Aheh
,eng that time the lessee OF the Shakespeare, thei
,xned By Mr. Anderson. Mr. JOhnsOn, the receiver OF
he bill filed by Drummond entered in his own name ~
he Common Pleas action against Mr. Anderson to ~
cover this amount being cortcnded mat belonged q
he nrst Bill Motion was made tor non-uit ana allowed
ny the Judge the ground that for debts or demand
Tue 10 Allen II they wrongfuiy recovered by h'
.endsnt after the appointment of receiver Tue &c
non should have been in Aliens name. The case Wal
carried 10 the Supreme Court which affirmed the JUG
ent of nonsui and further appeal made 20 this cour'
Mr. Watson was heard for plaintiff In error Mr. Clark
SON. for defendant viii reply.
L. : Circuit CoURr-Day es. Myv-1he TESTIMONY
IN this cause j. very conflicting. The examination o.
he part OF the defence nearly closed This cause ha
drssy occupied the Court for week AMI viii proba.
llycontinue through to-day and tomorrow.
BoARp or EDucArroS-The President Mr. Johnson.
the Chair sufficient number OF members being pre-
sent 10 form quorum
The Finance Committee reported IN favor Of paying
the contractors Tor school house in st ward. ID,
became due. amounting IN all 10 SIR l.S. Adopted
Mr. Nc0l from the special Committee TO revise the
Bylaws. proposed several amendments. among then
that motions to refer lie The iabesdiourn and pre-
question shall be Away. in order, and decided with
our debate. Adopted.
The same geutsman from the Committee reported thai
the whole required for the support OF the school
N the city building school houses &c the ensuing
will be- -lTg9O7 being a dimnution Of $4,000 from q,
styear. The only amounts required for new school
Will be $40 9J5 the school house IN hrst ward, S2OV
Tor the school in Che ih and 300 for that in the 9Th
The necessary for rent included in the estimate
s3337.
Mr. Wnsow moved that the Of $4,000 be added
% the tor the expense Of purchasing lot anc
erecting school house n lth ward for tho school nov
organized IN Second street. an application Tor ~h.c wa
made 20 the Board Of Education II months ago and au
th0nzcd Mr. Fraser commended thar the school house
no, wanted. This was denied by Mr. ". Notion MOI
carried
int stating that the Bible is not used IN II Of the schCc
departments LAID on the table tor the present
some other lue business done, and the Board 80
burned