The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-16
Amuslng Corporation IntelIAgenees
TLAoG ON CoNTRAcrs--GREAr REJECTION IN THE
. PRICE OF STATIONERY u! NNrI4

Amuslng C0Yporat1on Intelfigenees
yLAes ON coSrRAcrs--eRsAr REJECTION IN THE
~ PRICE OF srAfIoNRRY y! nr0
10 the xproR OF yonK HERALD.
We have had an exposition Of "Flsgg on con-
tracts In the CO Of Reynolds, where, after long
and vexatous lawsuits, the Comptroller has fioally
effected settle ment. whereby the city 10 likely to
have the streets encountered during the next n n
mer with putrefying dead animals, and flooded With
batcherr refuse, spilled il Ii carried by careless
boys in ricketty cats to b dumped into the rivers.
Mr.. Flsgg first refused to pay, because he alleged
tho contract 70 have been illegally made, and had
not been fully performed--a plea equal to that Of
TIE old woman who "never had the kettle, or il
she had, II was br,hen when she got it, Not
withstandiDg the decision Of several judgesof the
action Of ell the city authorities in sustaining the
contractor Mr.. Flagg has finally, amid the crash Of
banks and defalcation Of bank officers, succeeded,
We might say, in starving the contractor into
yielding ny his contract, agreeing to pay Mr. Rsy-
nolds for tie work done TO the first Of November
We do not know by what authority Mr.. Fiagg
can psy on contract Illegally made; but as 60
much has been said Of the evident fraud Of this
contract, would it not be well TO examine some Of
the contracts made since Mr. Flsgg was cast. by
the turbid waters Of political revolution into the
Ccmptroller's officer Elecxd at the same time
with PrcsideDt Pierce, the mauagemeE of Flsgg In
municipal affairs il about equal to that Of the gene
raj standardization Of the spells Cabinet. At 6rsl
Mr.. Flseg Mas looked upon az "ieformer," then
- On 'egotist;" next we viii let the exposition Of
the stationery contract " determine. Tne
csveting !" extraordinary frauds" to furnish
his abolition and Foulierits orsens with
startling discIesuresn and robberics perpetrated
by every official in the city government excepting
always and only, the Immaculate Fhgg-Flagg
who hiss all his lifetime been politician Of tn.
to enquire for orr old friends Swartwout, Pice
HCyt, Butlir aud Others. Woere are they? W.
had almost forgotten them; but the horiid dem IA
lizat.on OF the times demands renewal Of states
pieacbipg;" AND where, oh, where can we find ou
ndy Hiil pr. acteSsi yan Buren,, we know, is a
Rome, paying court to his Hoiioess the Pope; and
Marcy Is In Washington. trying to retain his seat
and Flsgg in the ComptYoler's Office, managing
the inancial affan of this great city; but where
But what has oil this to do with the ssatione-,
Contiactin Nothing. We didn't say it had; bn
we will talk Of that Iow.
On the 4th day OF August, 1858, an advertisement
was published for proposals for stationery for sh
Common Council, Board Of supervisors. the Boar,
Of Health, and the departments, blreaux, an,
Offices Of the Corp0S atom" and after receiving TN
proposals., Mr.. Flsgg completed . contract Wit,
firm Of this city to continue for one year from tn
lss CT Sepiem ber, 1853; a9d q startling fraud bs
been anDoun. ed, or in other words it is intimate
that every enc connected with the city govern
mert has been In collision with the contractor t
plnnder the treasury, because every article 90 tn
board has not been-furnished at " only one cent
-" Only one Cent &c c-h.'
fbe proposal embraces ninesysix enumerete
articles, and the contractor proposed to fornis
them Al prices a. f0llpws:-