New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-08
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.

ever meets your eye, that 81 to the victors belong
the spoils.'
In reply to a well-timed resolution proposed by
Albanian CRoLIus the Controller, Mr.. Even has
made q return TO the Board Of Aldermen, OF the
moneys paid 20 Surveyors Commissioners and
LAWYERS. for fees aud disbursements in legal pro
ceednes to open streets squares and avenues
during the last fifteen years-say from May ~
1881, to July 90 1876. The return has been printed
and may be thus Analysed
The payments during the year ending May w.
1881 were sl62 Az; in 1872 1917 $40 In 1928
s252ls2 in 1884, 1864 62i in ls34-5' s47o' $50
in 1856, 81 400 900 in 1867, s234.563 cash
was more scarce than in 1886 in 1878, sol 1913
lcash was ,tl more scArce) only 1895, in 1879
and that not confirmed till 43 in 1890, s535 IN
ls44-4e widening Hous,onst s6.04l in ls43-o
widening Bloomingdale road. s49,s75 extending
LeRoy.st So PSI; 10 1867, opening Madison
square s75.3Oe; widening Wiliam-st s2Ol6 to
Com'rs Hallett, &c-s2,127 to Lawyer Brady
s24so 10 sundres-aso for widening Soonest
o. 500 to sundries aud 81 80 TO Counsellor Brady.
Under four millions Of dollars were expended, all to
Attraction, by the Old HGnkers who have so long and
disreputably ruled through Tammany Hall
OF this money sfs. j62 went TO Commissioners
selected by the party in 1856 500 PA in 1867,
and only s26.7l6 in the other 10 years. In 1885 to
1887. we find among the Commissioners for many
openings, Ichabod Pran, D. Dusenbury, Abram LIE
Foy +. Labagh L. Purdy T. Bussing, Adm. Dal'
ly, T. Dsvey, w P. Hallett, Thos. Dolan, 6 A.
Baker, N. schureman, A. L. Robertson, Jefferson
Brown &c. Good incomes must have been realized
by the faithful in those days.
Mr. Robert Emmets fees as /" Counsel amount
ed to an enormous sum. In 1881, he got s3926 in
1882, s7,l45 in 1888. 5000 in 1894, s7,s66 in
1885, s., 5si in 1896 s45 976 in 1887, sl9.2jO in
1882 $3.50
OFF this there was Of course a small deduction
for Court charges, but the system was most repre-
bensibe which allowed any one attorney to pocket
IN twevemon,h, for fees only department Of his
business aging nothing Of his private law re,urns)
nearly equal to a years salary Of the President OF the
United States and all the members Of his Cabinet. This
comes presume, Of useless, ndolent Hunker eglsla
lures allowing Attorneys, when seated the bench, to
regulate law charges to suit the cravings Of the trade they
bred to, at the cost Of industrious and frugal
citizens
Mr. Emmst a Loco "a democrat Of our stamp" and
would form curious item Ia the civic annals of New.
YORK we could tell how much his whole City income
ssmeto.
We Wish the recipient of $4,000 in three years. law
services In department alone had borne any other
name than the honored one OF Emmett To talk of de-
mOcraoy and his tga INSIDE Of earchiag man in he
br.a by Its pretended champions, unbeara able
insult to community.
Mr. Z. is the gentleman wbo in smother lucrative Off
ca capacity, found such unspeakable difficulty 10 get
scisncy slender clerks copy for the Constitutional
In q ats Of he
Gerry funds the custody Of the Vice Chancellor here
Bstwix, his inability and the unfortunate selection OF the
legislature Of lsa7. the millions In Chancery continue TO
he OF patronage Of the worst kind, held by
sers Of the Judiciary. for the banks they may
pleased to favor
To Mr. Emmett succeeded Mr.. Leverage, the NATIVE
whose reform broom swept into the capscious pocket Of
his pants 395 (minus Court charges street.
Openng-law. fees in 1855 Messrs. J. c. Leysrdge c.
A. Whitney aud w. p. HAes his associates as the
Commissioners AT 547 of fees Was 1t this Mr.. Hal
lett who was, time, Clerk TO the supreme Court
here large salary and fees said so to be-
for was as unable Mr.. Conner unwilling 10 say
what said fees were
Under the head of hire and contingent expenses
S2O23s paid bat to whom. what the contingencies
wee enlightened by the than the pub
lie will be by Colonel somebody other who got seven or
eight thousand Of the City surplus dollars TO aid in spread
log abroad among the MexcGns the civil and religious
liberty" Of relieving the weak OF their wealth, and
Ing the spoil Aehan in the book Of Joshua, liked the
s,ufs Of the ungcdy Canaanitcs of his day-tey al Ike
aem Twothirds Of the S20,23ij swallowed up by
n. Locos Of 1886 and 1887.
The writer Of these remarks lives in the Twelfth Ward
10 which the return shows that SO9l7i ordered to
be collected from the publcdu ing MI Cornelius W Law
rences Mayoray. for OPENING the Streets between For
iyihlrd and Fny.sevenih. Doth inelusve) iron h'
Ea. 70 ne Hudson Rrer." II Mr. Lawrence guards the
FEDERAL Revenue with the he manifested In watching
that Of the Kucserbs ckers the Pro-Savery Sub
Treasury hossheai viii e Shibt several smleshoies be-
fore its con;eais STRIVE IN the GULF OF Mexico.
For oFEsISo Forytr ird-st. from East to Hudson kv'
G. Messrs. smousou, Swords. Thorp, Emmett, Ne were
pad sa02a; for orKsrSe forty fourih.st. Messs Fos
DICK, westeryelt, Jscoous nmet sc got Ss,lOs; for
orrNISS Fory-fifih st, Mes srs Gaines. Holly Stevens
Emmett, Sc. got Ss043; for OPENING Forty-slxih 81
hessrs Tracy Jordan, Sci uremsn. Emmet, &c. had
Sl3s2; for OPENING Forty seventies. Messrs. Harris
Williams, A. L. ROBERTS on, X. Emmett sc. S4,5s2
for OPENING Forty. eishihsi- Messrs Gaines A. l. ROB
EsrsOS tagsin y Linebaek. Emmett. &c. got 50, lss
for oFIsIse Forty-nintf.st. Messrs Harris. osivie
Mereeil, Emmett &c got Se,425; for OPENING FIJI
iie;b.s 81, Mes,rs Dasenbury. Cahill, Emmett &c. got
sH osO; for OPENING @ Fify-nrs,-st. Messrs Ire
land s,lwen. Sewrom5, Rmmet &c had ss.i|
for CD Fly-second-st Messrs Ainsle. Bussins
Ralph Han, Emne,. &C had sa,O for OPENING fii'y
thrds, Messrs EllSha williams, J. W MeKeon, Emme
&c. had sa0i3; for OPENING Fny-fourth'st Nessrs
Gaines AeAeon- i'urdy, Emmett sc. had se'ase 10
oPENlSG fily -hth-st Mossrs Baker, A. lie Toy, (wh'
went from The Cnslom-iiouse 10 the Convention al.
nominated Mr.. Marcy as GOvernor). ,. o'NeH. Emmet
&c. had s7,O5S FOR OPENING Fifty.sixth.st Messrs
Harris, Gaines. AndreSs. Emmett Sc. had StIs6; an.
for OPENING Fay-seventh ST.. Msssrs AncreAs Harris
Murray, Emmett. &C. got Sll3i0.
It would II the party F.owsr IN February anc
March, 1887, had carved out this job 10 reward itls
in friends with reference TO the previous Fall Presidential
elections To this day, AFTER lapse Of eleven years, III
thus YRETEsDso to have ben opened swamPs
hills rocks. neids. wilderness and impossible Tickets
There is not them opened terms the ordinance
there any need fo- the pretended expeDci
tare when ordered TO be made there Is 10