New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-02

| In ac after p&t % thai Gay Wa requested BY tss
Con,roE to prepare grant similar IN al resPeS'ts
th.s Of Mr. prspers TO M Joseph B. yrrun. and tbs
g-saS 10 Mr. Draper ~ss sent TO me for that parpoa
and was informed tn, Il, psrtis had arranged tAs
Mr. vrrnum should take the tide and give he own bond
and mortgage in place Of Mr.. Diapers sad 60 secarc
the Ike ssm
Ny cler,s accordingly drew the gran. 10 NJ Varasn.
and bond and mortgage fOf him TO execute. AID Sd
vsei tia; before Mr.. y.rnap exee0,ei the mortgage
M Diaper thoald release sly interest he mig have
in the premises that Mr. vsrrams ntle IA gar DC
questioned. accordingly had srcPuei release and
ouit claim deed from Nj. Draper and hs wife % Mr..
Vsruura snd w,tch they executed AN the papers -
p,usl were sent o the Controllers ohcs Scr exchange
ard delivery Al zee time VIZ. Varrum attended a. the
Controllers okce to exec,te the eoaatsrpsu u the
srapt and his bond sna mortgage, WIS sent Tor to 80
tie Controllers OfSce by thai ohcer and Gs 90. and
was present whcn Ma Varnum executed The grant and
his band and mortgsse. and when Mr. erApers counsel
delivered 70 Mr. yarnrn his release and 0as-cisifa
Mr. Lovejoy hsi sem previously to the Con'rouers
Office written request that the grant shsasi De made
70 Mr.. YSrpun. Sndu wss thus r'ste win his ssSess
and Mr.. Diapers, and by dreetoa Of the Controller
the officer charged WITH the OF the real estate 81
the Corporation.
gage aad the grant TO him substitutes ts those q
Mr. Draper and the grant to him. have dO0b,
uoned 10 the Controller thH ,he gran, to Mr. Draper
WAS thereby cancelled and thai ought be soged
the record OF the counterpart ia the Controllers oce
The duty OF the Counsel TO the Corporation IN the
rrcparsto Of deeds Sc Is stated in section 40 NJ the
Ordinances which l.: IS 9 He shall ir.w the leascs.
deeds snd other yspers connected with the Finance
Depsrtritui and all contracts for any other Depart
mcut OF the Corporation. rlss rsqHiretby tie as1
Of ne DepaytzsaL'
This Is al the knowledge had Of or connection vith
the sale OF the hand under water at Fort Ganssvoort
had no interest directly indirectly remotely
ungcnty IN that any other sale made by the Cor
poraou or any grants, leases or privileges granted
by the Common Council while held that otice.
Ivoluntsrly attended the Grand Jury and desired to
give shy Information possessed upon this or any oihr
matter connected with the public affairs during the tss
held office Dad YOU not inform me that the Grand
Jury did not think necessary TO examine me Mt hst
tirnr but that they would DO any suhisct came
der their cccniraucc in relation to which ,h,y might cup
pose bad any know edge,
regret that had not been examined a. could have
stated that Mr. Varnum did execute his sorSsge 10
cure TO the City the OF sl2000O aud thai had no
doub, would be found ou record twas the practice
and duty the Controller to place in the Registers "a
fee all mortgages the Corporation for record and
do not believe bu, that he put there this mortgage n
Mr. Varnmm. Respec fully yours,
HENRy r. DAVIES.
P.S.-Stuce writing the above motto have called at
the Registers Office and dnd that the mortgage OF Mr.
yaruum to the Corporation recorded Dee 10 ls1s
a. appears by the suboinod certificate.
Rssisrss's Owes. Vet. "A. is1
BE- certify that there recorded this gte ON the h dv
Of December fom Joseph Narnnm, ~ the O,y
New Mayor. Aldermen, and tonm'aair oi sus
dated Dee g. 1854 the sum Of sieDo and ntess
and his he . ue Of reso'.
ISsnrdl HENRY d. JOHNSON, DeP Rssiscr.
Ss~ YoaE. Tueiay Mach i.ts3
Uus,F Dawn. Dear S1s Ia note Of the
date can sayins that youatAiy
asad jury Room AMI d "a o. De examined a. slated
in YOU, note snd that after request 60
the Grani made the reply that ih0ui ,nStns Scsr
by VII "a would be- rtafe would be sshr'a,si
NOafs respectfully, hfNkf hhhEN