New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29

Ha ~ coniroier End how AID Ring
be refunded he tod them a... ~ ~ tHe
pe,ss pane; witness, 'uPpons 70 De rsnt ndor'ed it
or fsres or privileges srsnts made by
~ BE name has been ued for thai p1rpose
Ia, been Without bis consent or knowledge.
Rufus Ripley depOses that he is the boys keeper
on Rsnoss snd had charge Of the fireworks tae time
referred they sent to the leland BY the Governors Of the
Aims ousei the ire ~otf without including the cr-cssr'
Charles II. Ring testifes that in JAY, o. msn
pS FIRE orks called on him 70 pay $500 fr reorks far
nshe6 ~ him By the order Of AID smith f1T Rlndss Island;
the active Soeeedrgs relation 10 these FIRE works dey0yed
Smith who Chairman Of the committee attend 70
them the very uporgnate and witness advanced
told Smith what be bsd done and he procured wsraa for
the payable TO Jno Dillon and indOrsed ~ Don
Wesley Smith testifes be Alderman Of the Eev-
enih Ward June ls52 until 50 1854 10 the discharge
Of DUTY hIew9!fs were fnrassso ios vsfaI o. e 80
had been furnished 10 RsudAPs Island on TIE dovs
OF hs omission assistant Alderman Rns and vi.sess pfoeeta
ID % store in Msoensbe or John 81 Ino oIdeLsc sPPy
for RAn6as Island IL Understood the pcs va. Ao 70 e.
cam. bach learned AID Ring lad P.ia me
bill Ring wishd 10 have the warrant pay sDIe 70 n 80
witness stated fst the Controller could not dIs~
bt order he s,rwa ara called the CONTROLLER of1Se Iva
,ugg..ted by the Collector 81 the City Revenue M ~
no brobsri wines. aid he had brother n.isw. Mr. D,'
Ion he advised me 10 have II IN Ms ,.sS w.s he
rss:s he did not remember the Of the person who fur
nisheo the frevoTks
WsII-ST. FEhhfs
Slss C. Herring being sworn, testihes that ABOUT
sSpIosnt With others for the all Ct Ferry;
n. were jas S Thsyer Jane. TsJ 'r and ID
seti,z 1o.spb Brron Nj barton Of Brooklyn aud Judge
iis ., ts,ir meetings it disguised how much il
~ lkey 10 cost obtain the grant, was sad tAey eGId
teeoIs 70 psy him $500; thinks James B.
TsyoT made STATE neui; be aid t amount co1la s
sUsrsneed BY responsible persons ne could procure IN grant
nsss b.n declined have anything TO 90 with ~ Taylor
d be wne,s need not he known IN the n>er bat he de
oned snyhng 10 90 with it, and 0oA 40 further 'Hte
In the matter. =,
lanes Is. TAYLOR was an applicant for the Wall-st.
n Seant we supposed that il would cost IS COO 900
the grant, 1t ssfeea that ne aPaia oe
with IN offer, he thinks Of 5000 per annuni Mr Herring
withdrew from the application saying that be would
d der that H. Btton and MI Tbsye would have
agency in Poe0ng the grant s a. s. rbsr. and
6ritop eportsd cost Os escn prepared
20 sy his proportion although they did not actually pay the
money Subsequently he was informed that ne ws
ali rieb and would report their favor they did not how
morning after the report 70 see thAt tne sleut was @
Draper Devein and that they were 70 have 1t a. rem OF
go1Td OF Assistants for 80 year night some per
fon offered behalf Of Nj sharp szOpVi has 10 know
Or bonus being paid for the sharp grant they informed US that
the Sharpe applicants were going 70 pay $SOvO. 49, -
Alexander H. Schultz testifes that he 10 state Har
master, that he was Alderman OF the fth Ward IN
lg4e about year ago there application for the " all
AZ Ferry his associates in that were Jas Iayl3r Josepn
Pron lanes s. Thayer Judge Sterling and Edgar Barton
believes that slas C. Herring was TO have been one o1t DE
they bad meetings on
$40 OOO witness rather THINKS that Mr. Herring withdrew
& @ Is the Nj T6aye1 seemed to have the pn
cpsl witness understood a. one o. more Of ths
thai Committee of the Board Of Aldermen Fer
es all right by which supposed that they were going 20
report for Their ery the report was maze 10 Law
which they offered for the ehs the report giving the grant 70
sreI Deg ,,n was se BSsrd Of Assistants before thew
passed witness put written application for the ferry Of
ferng rent Of @25o00 but il was subsequently, gwen to
witnesses Oifcr
faith and rendered he believes with suho ient surety
Daniel F. Temann testifes that resolution 10 grant
erry for 10 years at 500 yes having he moved TO
fix the Al $1,000 Aid Denman moved TO hk II 81 $4,000
WIN e,' men m a ss mooO were lost Wines told the
Board that If they would give him "a hours be would OBTAIN
moved 10 Jaw the whole subject the table and that IL be
made the order for the next meeting winch was os
the was taken the resolution presented by
the Committee al adopted and the Board of Assistants
for concurrence; next day Vim X Marsh placed 10 witness
hands written offer Of $50 bonus for ferry which
he presented by Assistant Aid Wells to
Board Of Asstsnts witness saw Shepherd Knapp alter
ward he stated IN conversation with bun that be would
pay $50 cash the lease sivea on the 10Th
Msy after Committee Of Board Of Assistants reported in
of granting the lease to jacob Sharpe io 10 years st
5000 year this adopted and sent 10 the Aldermen for
and the ae,i rsht the same night on which
the Aldermen and sent to the Mayor for his approval
RoosKvELT-sTREET FERRY.
John ii. MARITIME deposes that he was an applicant
for the Roosevelt Ferry and became grantee his spplics
zion was made through Assistant Aid Wes Aid Brown,
Compton OF Bsey remember whether the sppica
hon eonapt any specific amount, other persons inter
s,tsd with him Duncan OF Nsmsbursh, and Mr. shami
had no with any Of the Common Council to
the to be paid as an annual rent OF the terms Of
the sn know but be have said that they ought TO
claile DO more than 81 coo $4,000 year. 40 Alderman
Aant promised by witness or In his name to be inter
Were any inducements Of any hind whatsoever held out
TO sny Alderman Assistant AZ ens OF were any promises
other valuable thing TO obtain their votes In
favor Of said grant,
decline answer because it may tend to eriuns,e me-
the grant made witness for heen years 81 90
wear now that Mr. Anthony Compton the father
Of the President Of the Board of Aldermen was also inter
esed in the same as lsham and Duncan.
q Previous the grants being made any money con
tuttd By or the other spPesns ior the purpose oil Cd
decline answering the question the ground that it
NAV tend to oTiminsie me
8 Do YOU know OF your knowledge or information that
any money has been paid to Of the Aldermen or Assistant
Aldermen oi the purpose OF obtaining their votes 10 favor OIL
81 decline to answer the ground that 1t may tend to
grant Law days in the Mayors office unsgued called
Mayor Kinssand and during the interview he remarked
hind he asked how many interested in it, he said
that be had friend captain who would like 10 have an
Interest In H. and that the would be invaluable
10 u.s. AID Compton in while they talking; witness
told the Mayor that he would be willing TO let the captain
and had no doubt would also be willing he
would IKE without consulting them; the Mayor
he thought the and that he understood more
money had been offered for H. witness suggested that wsud
good to b., Popa on . ana Iasa
to get the street widenea 'he mayor sac sOssIne soo1
the said be would advance the money for the captain
snee Of the Conversation As xe as wines. recoects the
the the Mayor approved OF the reso
mai ing the giant the captain was not let IN
O Do you of any money valuable thing being paid
to any Alderman Assistant Alderman for their votes or inh1
uee 10 favor any other grant franchise sale lease Of
property to be made by the Corporation
Not my knowledge have heard Of such things talked
of out of doors
Theodore MARITIME corroborates the testimony as TO
the conversation the Mayors oce that during the
veson the Mayor said the widening and extending of Cliff
81 10 Wast and the other end to adison would
make great euy be also made inquiries as to the value OF
property on Roosevelt ST. said might be boagh snda good
deal of neney made out OF IL.
DANIEL Il. Temann, Aid. of the Twelfth Ward,
te,6es As TO the legislation respecting this ferry; when the
lease 10 MARITIME At goo up the Soard Of
Aldermen witness moved 10 have laid the table which
w.s o he then moved strike s. Geo and insert $40 500
which was also lost; AID Denmsn moved TO strike all
tOnIFOlleI De AulAonzed