The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-23

FEW fOkK h0sdAy. August 2s. 1858,
TO TEE EDITOR OF rHE NEW YORK HEEALD.
sR-A letter spgtass In the herald Of Saturday as.
addressed BY Nr Frank Ward the Secretary Of tde
Treasury der dase Of the 30h April last ,nsscg soe
ststmsnts respsctiDg sleass Of custom house ap
prAiess's store and bonded warehouses In San Fran
ci:co," vhion deem m 1t proper briefly to rodoe.
name leaving tue impression the mind OF reader
thai pesotisied for them, avd that something very
bio. This uDiust ool9aEg ard tsadency Of Mr. Wards
ieer is In my opinion, part and parcel of plan Of set
OF miscs not Connected with tho govern
iIjws me-. procesdto ooaader Mr.. Wards statements
I-T1e iesse from Daniel s,aArsns, Of the Battery
The contract for the construction Of this houss was
msde by MIR james Collier Collector Of ssn FraHoisoo
isase vaa to run tsea years. at monthly rent OF two
thousand dcsrs 70 be signed B, the Coe,t and .p
ior~sd hs building ". aoissss ssS t.hsa po.s.sson
Of about the time Mr.. C,rwin came into ofics,
oonsds.ed the rent tao high and the term Of the lease
too long, and he insirted reducing both Toe term
huns,sd dollars p.r month. m;lss precisely ons hall
use Of the house believe the Secretary consi-
dered the government bound TO- take the house.
ticn In the terms o. the isase To terminate
the controversy 1t was necessary should sign
sse ass S as 1aeS or In cSn;om,t with the sg,esmsat
70 take chsrge OF my Office believe the teens OF the
esse at the tne were very low aud that MCor vim made
the best possibie compromise for the eovernu,ent
knew nothing Of the agreement win Mr.. SAaarsns.
had any hing to do In the matter until called on to
2-Ihe warehouse leased from Er James Eldridge.
This lease made at Washington. knew nothing
OF until was brought to me st San VraIcsco Toess
houses will hold stou eight thousand toes Of bonded
rerchsSezs, and II filed, es suppose they may be,
would nt So ton the present price Of storage as
The Cover. nieLt pays $4,000. l know nothing OF the
,esI,s ,snt ps'd in advance" for these buildings,
g." The Custom Houss leased from Palmer. Cook &
Co.. '''
vented this building by the month, after the great
fra Of the third aud fourth of May, 1885, it is about
twenty four by seventy five feet two high ~ith
base msnt comfortable for tho transaction of business
mskng the house equal to three stories but only paid
81 SEQ per month for 1t 50 eco as Mr. Ward says:
there not sufficient for the convenient
sn Of the busnos and rsa,d' % rs%ted an adsiniss
the Naval Office bosh agreements surec to the eppro-
val of the Secretary Of the Treasury; sent to the Trea
and other highly respectable gentlemen, stating the
OF the rents ard the freprOof character
Of the building 1t 1thstood destructive fees. aud
the cheapest and BEST Accommodations could pro-
cure for the Custom House busness.
4. "Thc APPRAISERS store leased for ons year
This lesss made after left efice know nothing
Of it.
structlrg building for Appraisers store" &c
did rot know that such u contract had been made
until saw it stated in Mr. Wards letter.
9. "The building formerly used ss an Appraisers
store, on California stree: /"
This store was rented by the month"; subject to the ap
Lr0dHufy.
and chespest could procure fr the purpose. Csrtia
Gates were sent to the department. setting forth hess
facts am Informed good u,horty, that less than
half Ct the bulldog rents for nearly about the
per month, which paid for the whole of it, This
building IeL ted from Mr.. Frederick Griffin. who,
believe ascd 1t for term Of years frou the in
Boston Mr. Werd In his letter TO which am referring
says to the Secretary Of the Treaeury-
srprss.s Csifcrnis street. rsstod ~
s g n. %Srs q spS lrsw thai S
Sanders laying ,rned ibis refHeed to sy the last twc
fn signed documents i which he declared that NO
aud letter to the ary Of the Treasury
the subject, I think we're sent In January last"
wsre, certificate made acth BY Mr Griia, tina.
officer Of the had received any part Of
the rent of t.s building deem 1t pro to say that
in Office sent with ohsrs, to the Secretary of the
Treasury, certificate nuade oath By Mr. Gr that
~as not, thecuy or indirectly interested In The rent Of
this store.
7-Mr Ward says
1te next The iighterase account upon which you have
issSsi si Would
WsIth refusal to sign the unts for shte1age, Is
without the siehest shadow oftruth lilo not the Off
Ger whose duty TO examine and certify to these
counts Mr. Deputy Collector Hopsin: was the officer
Of the Hghtermsn brought to my notice
By Mr. Ward or any ono elss nor could they have re-
ceived oDs dollar Of pay without signing the regular
cover the .hole amount paid and appended TO each
account Therefore, the convcrsaon reported to have
taken place between Mr. Ward and Mr. safsrans young
i1g having reported such conysrsation to me, with
out tbs shadow of truth.
beg to refer your readers 10 my letter In ths Daily
7es Of this morning, for an explanation Of tho pay
Respectfully, your obdt serv't.