New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-28

SD after the grant bad passed. the Board OF aueiN
ami had been cent 20 the Board OF Assistants ne was
waited uron hy Assistsnt AID w smith, Of the Eevenn
vsrd, and an Ex.Assstsrt Alderman and the sum "
500 paid by hun toward the furtherins OF fssoE
able acton in the Board Of ASSISTANTS upon saa grant,
sad Aer the passage Of the grant he wss called upon
by Assistant AID. w. Smith, for $500 for etfecans
the passage Vi the grant, which Dr. Coekros rei@sea
10 pay.
hwss further proved that in the early part Of lse
reou,icn was oered in the Board Of Supervisors to re-
duce The fees OF Coroners and that AID Smith agreed
tosuppress the resolution for $3.50 be paid from the
fund upon tie receipt of tie quarterly accounts and taas
s1oo has actually been pail in pursuance OF said agree
meII 1t was clearly shown that enormous sums Oh
money had been expended for and toward the procure
neut Of Railroad grants in the City, and that toward tho
recession sns,orucurenent of the Eghshav. Railroad
Grant sum 80 lar thar would stsrtle the most creiu-
lous bu, in consequence of the voluntary absence OF
iuportan, Witnesses the Grand Jury left without
direct testimony OF the particular recipients Of the diF
ferent unts.
his in evidence before US that s,250o0 would have
been paid By one of the applicants the Gansevoort
property. who notified the Mayor and Controller pre-.
yoas to the sse ,hSs he applicant for the said
property and desired notice thereof n relation to the
security Of the mortgage by Draper) Il in evidence
before US ,hs; Arthur Qun was compelled to sell his
buIkhesd and water right IN consequence OF requiring
5000 Tor tie passage Of the eommutson OF the grant
He ofered $1,000, which r,iused, as the Aldermen
would have TO divide and there would be nothing left
.or him.
In the spring of 1882 resolution offered in the
Common Council to reduce fees Of the Coroner
Aid w Smith called on the Coroner and agreed to sup
u. -, 70 ba Iuna
,eceipt Of his Quarterly Report, and the Coroner has
paid 500 of ssd amount To ger seport on the C0ro
ners lii of the 30h Sept, AID Smith said that AID.
Bard wanted 500 to report the bill
Mr. Geo c. Byrne testified that he leased from the
Corporation the south half OF the pier foot of J.y TO
procure that lease he said that he had promised 10 pay
amtmber OF the Board OF Assistants money 10 procure
such grant He refused 70 answer to whom Il is in
evidence before the Grand Inquest that in the lease Of
part OF pier foot OF Jsyst 10 aged be paid
q membe< Of the Common Counci--Ghe individual
could not be reached BY the refusal OF witnesses TO
answer the questions propounded.
Mr. Jobu T. Stanton testified that he paid $500 to AID
JAsM BARD for the suppression OF the report OF the
leasing OF the pier south side OF Wallet, in the year
ls5l
Dr. VIM Cockrolt testifes that he made application
for the Cathsrnest Ferry and after the passed
the Board of Aldermen and had been sent to the As
sistsus tor Concurrence he was called upon By Assist
ant AID. w SMITH accompanied by ex Assistant ALI
Chns Francis who stated him that he could not &c,
favorable report from the Board OF Assistants without
paying 500 which he paid. After the passage ofthc
grant be called upon by Assistant Aid SMITH, who
demanded 5000 lees the discount, for efsetng the
grant, which he refu.ed to pay
tastitnouv already bcforgus W satisfied
that enormo a. amounts Of money have been paid for
obtaining grants for various railroads in the City. But
in consequence of important witnesses sbsenng them
selves from the City aud beyond the Jurisdiction OF the
Court we have been unable to complete the nveotiga'
ton.
Wehpvins examined, by Committee the public build.
ines and thcaters md OF them rather limited in
ueir ner,ss aud egrsssi the propretors having been
notified have romised TO MAKE such alterations will
obyate the difficulty And also Committee 10 look
into the law regulating the buildog Of dwellings, stores
&c We find il necessary to call the attention OF the
Fire Wardens and other public officers to the present
mode OF building tenant houses; there are in many
parts Of the City tenant houses Of from to stories
high with only 2la 10 feet entrances. with only one
flight Of running up in the middle of the house,
with from 10 families upon each door and If fire
should take place the lower floor OF the house. the in.
mates OF the upper stories be subjected to great
loss Of life and personal injury.
Signed HENRY ERBRS, Foremln
THEODORE dASIlNE s.,,.,,.,
JAMES ENGLISH HORATIo n WILD
NM. = COkELf, JOHN : HADLfT,
JOSEPH PARK. ia, NJ. a. USDERHiLL.
JOHN Nolan, JOHN DESaAa
". d. kENSEpY DANIEL HoGESCAMP,
Preston HITcHCoCK
This important document was listened to
with painful attention, and even before it was
finished the news was abroad that some men,
bers of the Board had been indicted. When
the reading had been concluded, il was an.
nounced that true bills OF indictment for mis-
demeanor Lad been found against Aid. Smith
and Bard (the very men sitting at that moment
with the Recorder as Judgss,) and that the
papers would be placed in the hands of the
District Attorney that the Aldermen might be
put upon trial.
In consequence of these two Judges, Alder
men Smith aal Bard, being obliged TO appear
forthwith at the bar Of the Superior Court TO
answer in the case Of contempt, the Court Of
Sessions adjourned without resuming the
Perjury ease.
CITY ITEMS.
~ The weather yesterday was very clear,
moderately cool and for most Of the time tolershy
calm At midnight the sky overcast aud there
were symf toms OF q storm.
ENTERTAINMENTS. - The Anniversary Of
Metropolitan Hall
- Mise BACON gives Historical Lecture TO night at
No 10 hcntagueplace, Brooklyn. Subject, The Last
Results of sntihc Research in Egypt"