New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-04

hci r the grading Of Hundred snt tFeniy'hiri - "a
c~ucsfnsd. Shonld the Committee admit % h-sr-Ny
evidence hat Tom Dch AID Harry said OUTSIDE 70 each
Other Le would advise Mr. Furey 10 withdraw from the
investigation.
The Committed decided to admit ,he ,asti ony relating
70 the conversation between Mr. Hsgan ard NJ Au-'n
provided that the Street Commissioner connected With
" but u had not bearing upon the CASE should not
be regarded.
AID Doberiy moved to inquire into the motives Of the
bidors, ~heu the COMMITTEES said that should be consd
cred hereafter
he asked ne II saw about One Hundred and twenty
third 4 told him the last time had the Street
Commissioner be told he going to send the papers
10 the Board Of Aldermen be Asked me how long II vas
since had seen the Street C"mmi-siouer; can't t-ll
what time stated be then said that be and settled
difficulty the contract would be awarded he did no.
maks any proposition TO 81 that time he did not say
he had the Street Commissioner At that time TOYS
about FIVE days before the contract Awarded
BY A d. Dnhery-FrOm The 10Th day OF April until the
time referred to in tie lat had the Street Conn's
oper continued refuse award you contrast a.
the repeated demand made BY you for the contract.
Ale had
Aid Sturtevant-Hsd you made definite demand
Al never asked him but directly 10 award tha
contract but had repeatedly asked him ne had fecisd
By Aid Dobery-Are you scq tainted with the usd.l
practice cf the Commissioner in awarding contracts
after the bids opened 80 regards time
Al am acqusii ted with such :hink have only
estimated for Jobs don't the established prsc
the used 10 be two days after the opening OF the
cortac for the lowest bidders 10 BE- notified asking
the Street Commissioner when be would make his mind
in r. gard the contract he said he would IN s-F
DAYS said he would award IT, but that he would
decide in few days this was five or SIX days before
awarding the contract the contract was signed on the in
Of July.
ter seeing him in Third-sv
AIN q few days he came where was at work IN Htr
lem | can't distinctly recolect what pissed between
then agreed meet down 20 Tn that day oe'Nesn II
sne o'clock there conversation between Austin
and in regard the awarding of the c"n;rsi by the
Street Comm- the substance o that We
10 come down 10 have the contract made and then that
.nurra kar trfG n far
certain amount.
By AID Dcherty-At that conversation did Austin say
you that if you would enter into the agreement last
mentioned the Street Commissioner would award the
contract
A-No, he did not
ODD ne say anything TO that effect
Al clio net SO understand il. | understood It as be
fore stated that 10 be awarded 70 me, and thu
assign my interest to Mcclure That was the prop
osion that ing by Austin and Mct'dfe to ne
O-From the ii you had the conversation TIE met
one with Austin until this second cOnyers on, hsd You
seen the Street Commissioner !
Al had not seen the Street Commissioner in all that
time in relation 10 the contract The mo rning that tn.
PR pos ioD made by Austin and Mcclure partially
sgrt "a TO accept goo for my interest was TO sell all
q aimed in suppose | was t. get slOO cash and 500
Of lien the work. There no further proposition
mace This about 10 O'Clock in the morning think
| came 10 town that day but was too late don't
member of eeiing Austin that dsy az in. We did
poihng at all events. Two or three days slterward
cane Gown again ID relation 10 the contract
O-How much W,uld the contfsc have been worth 10
YOU when the bids opened ON April Considering
The peculiar position you placed IT, ss contract
The Committee considered this question irrelevant but
admitted IT,
Al cannot snswer the question With any degree Of
correctness then situated think tie contract
would have been worth from $4,000 to $1,000.
Q-Wss the agreement With YOU and Iernece McGuirs
ever carried out
A-Noit was not Mcclure notified ma that he backed
out Of II biusef three days after Austin and VI
CURE both Ia me air Austin handed NE paper 10
ski saying that the Commissioner would not
verbal account about our setting aud wanted il 10
| ffa Mr. hal had
b,o 80 down but Au-tin willing 10 give what n proposed
told him would not agree 60 for less than 900, ana
finally refused 10 take suything Austin tod
that he See C"uusroer you'd bot give contr sct
without signed this paper; lie said you'd se'tls it
ong neyes 1t would be awsrde; mp to lis period
had not seen the Street CeTnmissi further about
the contract came to tosn the lay iSued I9sr
get the contract agreed to meet - . ocDcE At
the time that sgned the paper alluded ia
formed by Cpmm sirn-r any person in MS
employ up 20 the period that he would aFsrd ne TIE con
tract ! next saw tlat paper ntrded win slf Ilr
ner in the Street Con missioner Oce tho dy that ths
TO let Austin my s, IN tn contra Por T. t-
paper beng signed, partly agreed TO do thu ~ok
Jointly refused 10 ALLOW Austin name Ia the contract
finally agreed fhe whole contract % Austin pr
ssrtemen msde between Austin and m Harlem he
satisfied AID gong 10 assign II, when til no.
nor 10 DO by Aid h-rfy; the day the
awarded Austin cams To me- and told thar the contr
was ready / vent with him aud signed the contract ID
know that Mr. Furey bad any knowledge OF any
mem or conversation between me and hf Ausnn or
Mcclure.
9 DID Austin Crrr To bet you money previous . the
cortatt berg awarded HAT the Street Commissioner
wouiG not award the cOnirac; 20 You
A He cid
T-r,rc4 Mcclure. sworn-I am = contractor and "a
side Harlem called on Hisan with Austin in relation
10 the contract made application to Higan for th par
pee Of getting his interest tbs contract prior ~ - b.
ing awarded made The proposition IN the latter cad oi
Juie or he let July Was 10 give him $500 fr his CIR
IN The contract was to give HIN 200 cash aud l-n
the woIk for 100 lie agreed to take met him few
cays atfwaIO and he ssktd mo 500 NJ hntiiy cane
Gown to 5000 llsgsn made proposition 70 me alter Aus
I'm eIt to the lslauol be came my house An said
- could take refused 20 give Hgsn $500 he
had broken The agreement it not understood that
ulo be appointed Inspector on the work ~as l1okuk
for the appointment Inspector might have told Hag2n
that vas gong 10 be Inspector.
O-Do y,u ever state To- any person thst you thought
you would be doing well BY being Inspector on that
street
Al may bsye said 50.
Q-Did you ever enter into any arrangement, directly
or drscy between you and Austin tina! you should be
the foreman on that work
A-No There vas TO such arrangenen | am fore
man on that work now and have been employed by Mr..
Austin | applied the Street Commissioner 10 be- ap
pointed Inspector that work and he said he would
be would would be Inspector any ether
living there | think this before the contract
awarded The Street Commissioner promised 20 appoin,
me Inspt ctcr that work cannot say whether
b-f, r. or after the contract awarded. have net had
any nversSon with The Street Commissioner snce the
awarding the contract IN relation - being appointed
Inspector expected to have done the work with Austin,
if Hagsn hsd taken the $500.
ODD Austin tell you intimate 70 You that II you
could H'gan TO transfer his interest 10 the contract 10
you Tor 500 that Ausn would get the Street C0nms
sicrer T. SwS:d the contract and that Agsn and You
would then DO il together
A-Austn told me that if could get the contrac,
ewOuo the WORK together but he did not that hs
would procure the awarding OF the contract from the
Street e nmiSsioDer.
Here the CC mmee sgreed TO adjourn to Friday night
Tba f,ioxng copy Of the s1reeunent bet reen Aus.