New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
THE PRESENTMENT At LAST.
FOUR MORE INDICTMENTS.


In spite of the arbitrary command of the re-
eorder that the presentment of the grand jury
should not be placed on the file of the court, We
were enabled on Monday to give great portion
Of it. 1t is not nearly as long as was supposed,
and il turns out that the recorder stopped the
reading on rather slight grounds. Probably bis
fears were worse than the truth. The present.
ment commences as follows
PRESENTMENT.
The grand jury impsnneed for the October term re-
spectuy present to the court the result of their sbors.
After disposirg of persons charged with crimes of var
ious kinds the district attorney called the attention of
the grand Jury to allegations of fraud and corruption
ON the part Of public officers connected with the City
government. Many witnesses have been examined,
who reluctantly answered, and many have been per-
sopay summoned but have refused to obey the orders
Of the court Sufficient testimony has, however, been
obtained to enable the grand jury to conclude that cor
ruption prevails to a great extent in various depart
ments of our City government
Here follow the names Of the heads of depart
ments already published, and matter which the
districtattorney does not think proper to be pub
lished until the party indicted has been arrested
We are less anxious to publish it than we other
wise should be, as our spiritual telegraph this
morning gives full account of the whole affair
under the head Of oysters. For another little
natter Of $4,000 see also same dispatch.
Resolutions have been offered and petitions pre-
sented to the common council to extend and widen
streets and for other matters for the express purpose
Of obtaining sums Of money from those who were IN
teIested in opposing those projects.
TWAS further show that the assessments on prop
city for sewers and widening and extending streets,
&C, have been and collected by in competent
and irresponsible individuals and the records and
books kept in such that parties Interested in
real estate have TO pay assessments for the same pur
Iose second time the city loses the amount which
had been received by previous collector.
Also that contractors and others in the constant
habit of paying commissions to officials and Others
having the power or Influence TO assist them in get
ting their account settled. Ii has also been in EVIL
depce before the grand jury that gross injustice and
great partisity have been thogn in the awarding OF
contracts and the grand jury would strongly recon
me nd that statute be passed TO alleviate the griev
anees mplaned of and would also recommend that
in the awarding of contracts the controller be asso-
ciaied with the head Of the department awarding said
contracts.
They would also recommend that before the con-
uoer pays any money on any cOntlaCS tnai Ce.u
copy Of such contract shs be placed in his hands as
basis upon which such moneys shall be paid.
The grand jury would further stste that during the
o1snips ion Of Wit it WAS fully proved that re-
.porsble parties stand ready to enter INTO contract
accompanied by reliable se;uritl for cleaning III,
streets Of the ente city for the Of one hundred
ard forty thousand dollars while the city paying st
this time more than double that smosnt; and ii fur
ther sppes,s in evidence that hese offers have been
inside 10 the proper authorities and rejected.
We are informed that the following persons have
been indicted in addition to EBLNd, the street
commissioner:
BARTHOLOMEW B. PURDY, commissioner of re-
pairs and supplies.
W. d. REYNOLDS, ofa contractor
HENRY BEAKLEY, councilman
FRANCIS NJ CURRY, councilman
Other parties will be named as they are arrested
The parties mentioned above appeared yesterday
afternoon and gave bail in Ave hundred dollars to
snswer. Purdy is charged with corruption in SONS
operations with VIM. b. Reynolds, the ohal-con'
tractor as We stated yesterday morning. Coun III
man Curry is indicted on charge OF proposing 70 70
e.ive as bribe for his influence in the MISTER OF the
lease for ferry from the foot Of Fortysecond street.
n. R., to wsbawken, y. certain lands IN hadsso'
from Francis Price; and Mr. Reynolds u indicted on
charge Of influencing the action Il the city insPec OF
in the :" ofsl contract By 9 bribs Of 6rs Asndred
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