New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-23
THE WRECK or THE JOSEPH y,lKs.

The Special Committee of tho Board of Ada,..
charged With the duty OF nye-'iga ing the prcc.E,.
Of the Mayor in giving contract FOR raising TIE o..
Of The ship Joseph Walker withol; the erhor,. :
the Common Council, met Friday afternoon a, :,
City Hall Present: Al Ely, Chairman; aaa a.
NoOIlie. snd NsrisD.
Dr. Rockwell, Resiien; Physician; DR.. Miller. B.,A.
Commissioner, and Or. Downing City ln-ne~to- = 20
tscc under oath TIA; tacir acfi1n in vo;inr n, =
Msyors resolutions 10 r.nove the wreck Of The IL
Walker on the ground that II was ninrions 70 he =,
&c health was wholly on the representation ~ =
Mayor. The City Inspector testified that all .ani.I
measures ouli be carried ouf under his ipspec,,
why the Street Commissioner suIefihteDdel M. III
be yrs unable 20 ray. When ne heard OF re Nal
action in q Joseph Wa'ser ease he went 10 him -.
told hin, he did not think the law bore him os,. ~
Maso rpie': .. II there - anything wrong take =
" ihc r; sponsi biity.
The " hole of the above wiine-se. concurr.l !. -
rardrg the pleathai the cargo of The ship wa ini,s
ous to h@alit rs absurd In the extreme and they "a
thew never heart Of ANY complaint against /, Ca a.
ground or shy her until offered by the Mayor ueo
time he pr, seued he resolutions in The meog 0,o
Health Commissioners.
Mr.. Cg.s +. R,RNFs testified that he Offered "a a.
MAYOR 10 DO the work OF removing the wreck M
- 500. Al tue same time the Underwriters wen ~
eoiating with him forthe wors, they offering . ~
him the ship ard cargo for his pains. But Inc ky,
gave the work t0 Mr. W *. Jones, and hr. Bgss
subsequently, contracted with Mr. jones for the rsr
val OF the wreck. Tao following IL the agreea4
entered Into by Waiter b. Jones aud Chs +. Barzs.
Nrw-YosK. Aprl - ia
Cherries y Barn,s do hereby 20 raise, 70 ists.
On, ,b- sin tor cd Waltz H. Joaes the snnkeD hip -,
Maker fogc her With De- cargo mo ,aid vessel and ~
rort the ye,ss 10 SAFE and convenient place ~1ihm
limits aud trtre dschsrgs The ca soi OF ihe aid
deems Il tes - diseha &c n 'aIgo la waoe or m pats
socS into vessels he IT. whe,r SAD snip nov y.Es
70 be he option he L. - have hist puvhesei A,ss
Barnes hereby bons hst TO 40 ana p tiotI1 le Aeft
VI lime . " fuIn THE cate Oinef~.e AIS = reness
Il. Dbl. .ft be- said
Re- s'i I've ffv pe- cent cn the sal =.
mn sud rsteras not sfschsd also hat sii BE-
- ~ BE- csr,o ii, aid ve...l which h said Baras,
esr.e be- saved &c l. further agree that ssd caro- "a,
ds scd az pnhic auction inucde,ely sfter dAsF
and ready i se and thst sal YES 81 shi be IA
manner further thar Il the said barnes rlsae
seais ssii Se,s'. s. INA. ~ 81 i 20 r, Nm 80
OF tive huudroo dollars 10 cish in ati 70 the ae1ye h
Lcrlby her agreed tha AID al claim or elaine o ~
re which the said vessel o"ne o. nader are el
liable. icr that each of tie p-s 10 rus a-ie men. og
tns e'les, ~ h. 5e5 ~ o5~r The direction of .ail ia
and laI aid Jous. is 20 be entitled and hif 9era
ooou sion co the net sale. here IL 8 luther g csda
If the Of said pitF SLOW any nm or suns To- me re-
equally divided b-tween sad Barnes snd } ones siaTS
seerd iht .st Barnes shs neye ne l. control ~ me ~
which is 70 be done bis direction for The spac. o. ls
dsvs e. herein n y.des 'cr II IL 'lso agreed I'd
der,,ood fht ssid J.ne' T. not 70 be liable Nr q
rcfsr h Il tho said Ralues h.ye any claim el
vessel an until the job j, ei9I5ns i a. 'o,ii
''' C. T. rARNEs, tseail
~ We y. AL9RlcEr. GsoscE NJ Cow.
Mr. Barnes testified that the Mayor told him hat .
contract would hc awarded 20 the lowest bidder !
could not understand how the Mayor Inquired n I
Jorc,'s bid of Sl3 600 20 be lower than his otter
81 500. Mr. Balnes subsequently, took INTO pHos
ship Mr.. Darrell l.. Dodge. and together thoy "
carrying on tie work under new contrGc, WIN
Jones.
Mr. Daniel f. Dodge swore that until he canso
the work not spilo hid been driven nor sucif
timber ,urchascd He bought the timber and enE
tbc t,rss,,o.k and paid for the labor ont Of his N
nurse. Now he fluids hat the ship is no', as re%
scented by Mr. Jones, free, OF all mcumb ance orca
tie Mayor had right TO take the property IRON
Civ ard transfer II to Mr.. jones' the taderwnh
have ~, a. was represented, abandoned tlolr cla
on the vessel and cargo aud the ship, instead Of q
timing valuable cargo, as tpr eenlcd ny mr. Jo1
lie has reason 10 believe ls lltte better than b
hull-the cargo havipg, lie lie supposes been remon
by former wrCcbers who have attempted 10 rlko
In short he considers tnat he has got himself iaDi
awkward fix. from which his counsel, Mr. Cutting
epdeavoriug 10 release hun. In hls contract with
Jones that gentleman reserved the Sl3,OOO 10 b.
sclf-sal ing that he did not know what sum me Z
would Give fof the work and that DIS Dodge II
ward was to be one half OF tie amount Tor VIZ
Barnes agreed To raise her.
Walter X. Jones swora-'lhe Mayor, IN the cotHt
viii, b he made with ne, released MI tlgt ana uHA
behalf # tie City, for reimbursement OF TIE Sa@I
which lie agreed 10 pay me LOT TBS n 'he JVst
Walk. r. anu all claims sainsl the ship and cargo
the uuoe writers anG Ow RS for The ine. Inn
dstiro city Informed me he dill on behalf of the VI
All the c aims the City might have agans. Tho 3D.
cargo, owners, und,rw tiers, for this expenditure
$4,000 tie Mayor a. sigued over 10 me.
All Of the witnesses cOnouTed In testihng Thai =
cargo Of the Joseph Walker was perfectly harmel
and that any assertion TO the contrary was eo'aH
Committee adjourned TO this afternoon NJ oeccs'
Atihe meeting OF the Committee on Ihursiy if
noon Mr. Flagg testified in reference to the msu4s
follows: -
~ link thet an effort should have been maaee
comuCl the owners 70 remove the vessel hciOe ineOV
yas asl cd to 90 it the raising Of vessels CONES U
der Mr. Furey's department. and he generally kef
uosses.ion of the vessel simply because II ishNH
matter 70 yet any one 10 come forward ana cihsii
the profits of the City are not very large at any1
on snnken vessels in dra~ ing warrant for an app
uriaton of this kind, We charge II TO the apQrop1sa
for whaIves, piers and sll.si corsider ~ Pf9gT
INV any sums on reausiiiOn OF that kind; think
sbould have paid the warrants for raising the jose 4
Walker without the action of any other person "a
tho MAYOR and Street Commissioner and charged
the appropriation for wbaVes, piers and sips onl
GROUND tia. il was an obstruction 20 nayi5Gt0n ~
ordinance docs not require copy oil conifacI~1
furnislo d me- have no Oihtr c0iufe leit me unanO4
arequsiiion WI en- made upon ne by tue pro er ones
if lie joseph Walker j. raised according 10 me g
tIoc / cannot say whether sh II pay the re iaisiA
for the balance OF the contract (amOuniiug 10 4VN'
not. can't tell 80 lOuy befo-chond-a oil evena
she'll want he 81, 500 made all right bret ! l5
th,re vii have to be something paid back iaos
treasury before can pay any more OF II IN Isn u
ter