The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-30
Municipal Affairs.
THE IRVING INVESTIGATION.

CONTAMINATION Oh the Comptroller referred TO them by
the Board of Aldermen, and relating the illegal
In which James Irving, tho su perintendent OF Repairs
and Supplies, gets the public work done.
Samuel Long being duly sworn, testified u am butch
er; am engaged IL the glazing business at present ny
p'nce Of business Ia in Rvington street, between
LUDLOW ard Walker streets.
Here is piece Of work specified In hi, bill dl you
do III A. | oio.
O. BY whose direction did you do it, A. did II by or
der OF the superin tcpdeDt.
q Did you exinniDe the work before you did iY A
to colt
Q Have YOU ever been requested 70 examine work be
oie you od ~ to see what 1t would COST A. Yes, STR,
frequently after have done the work objections have
ben made in some cases by the Commissioner to the
prce charged, would then change 1t.
O. Did you make any estimate OF what II would cost IA
do the work on Clinton market before you did III did
not
@ Some Of the windows were old and some of the N
new DO you know in what proportion they old or
lev? A. ! do not
O. Did you charge the same per pane for putting glass
into new sasbe sent to your shop do for going
place ADD putting glass into ODD sashes? A did.
q This is the highest price that is charged for doing
such work IN this city A. 1t Is but 1t is the regular price
that Is charged in the city.
Q What Kind OF glass do you use? A. American and
French.
@. How do you know this is the regular price? A.
Wen got my Information from my predecessor, Mr..
Purdy. charge the same prices he did.
What induced you TO go into this bueiness instead
Of continuing at your old onea A. thought it a
q. Would you have gone into the glazing business II
tbe inducements OF doing the Corporation work had
sal Oft A. do not think they ever offered il to me
q. You take 1t for your rule to charge whatever the
former gszer charged be high or low you have regu
glass.
e Where he put in English glass and charged one
prise you charge the same9 A. Yes sir.
!. q Have you done work for any and charged him
the same you have the Corporation. A. Ihave.
@ Whoms A. can't remember.
Chairmsn-we find bills sent in for work, which, when
,hty are looked INTO seventy five cent is deducted
end the parties are willing 70 &c. twenty five per cent Of
their bills. This ia frequently dono.
Wtnfss-I have never known to be done.
Chairman-Here is case, in . sewer from an engine
house to the street the charge was 50 foot the price
for such work 81 IS foot the party was asked how
was, ne said wen, ! made bargain with the
that effect p said we he replied that he bsa per no 70
and we reported in favor Of giving him only 81 so foot
Tor that was the highest price paid for such work.
they were willing get the Now this way Of charg.
ing has been going on for long time and l. chairman
We viii make report Of the result to the Common Coun.
Gil, and they can do what they like about il
MMness-Wm you examine into the ether depart
Cbauman-I will II they put ON a committee to co
and 1t should be investigated. =
Wness-I don't know.
Chairman-Yss, you 10 know as well as do
W r. McCormic, berg sworn, testi6ed-I caulk
er; receive my work from the Commissioner and su
perintendent they have sent me to estimate the of
O. Did you make an estimate OF Fulton MARKET
No, sir; the work was done by days work; would do
one piece Of work aad then orders would from Mr.
seah Irving, or Flagg for 10 do another estimated
and told Them what the work would COST bat don't re-
collect how much 1t was.
on this engine house would coer A. DO not remember,
they told me sometimes my bin too high; altered
N Two or three cases; can't remember one particular
case did the work by the lump.
O. Were those floors done by contract A. No; they
were done by the lump; have been in the cauking
business all my HE; have done jobs for different
q Where. except for the Commissioner? A. l can
remember their names.
q You have made affidavit that the price you
have charged this work is right and lust the same
as you charged other persons: can you state
where you have done work and got paid for il at
this rateS A. believe did work for one man up town
at the same rae; cannot remember where
Mr.; Ffalcs Marren sworn.-I was sorekeeper be.
fore went to be messenger &c Mr. Selah: clean
public rooms buildings, &c; hire women to do III
cleaning and charge much for their time the soap and
~ day for my own time; Mr.. Se!ah employs me- pay
the women 81 day
O. Here is bill Of $50 for cleaning Hose Company No
D. Is IL your bill, and correct
Winess-Afer locking at the bill for some tlno aud
comparing with the account he had kept Ia his books
decred that ho knew nothing about the bull that he had
Mr. Irving. who bad been notified to attend the sitting
OF The Committee but was not present. then sent
by the Committee but not 10 be found al his Office
Other persons who had been notified attend were not
present The Committee declared that they would sub
purs Mr. Irving TO attend their next meeting, and adj
Journed I'LL Monday next, al 3 L. NJ.
The Committee OF Repairs and Supplies OF the Board OF
Aldermen, met In Mr. Valentines Office City Hail. yester
day, at r. NJ, Alderman Tucker In the hair Soon
after the Committee assembled Mr. sExAs clerk Mr.
sclah came before them and desired that they would
adjourn for Mcssrs selah and Irving bad been taken
suddenly SICK unable 10 attend the sitting OF
the Committee, for which they had been subpnnaed
Tie Committee length decided 10 adjourn TO wednes
day, al r. NJ, and that that should positively be their
last meeting JONI MORTON then got up and wanted 10
know who was going to pay him for his time he had
been subronaed, and loot the whole Gay in attending
a. H. -
and remarked that he would take his testimony
then, so he need not como again Mr.. Nor
saying be thou, b, the committee had adjourned and he
was not going TO be sworn. This Ia the whom bono
van testified was empo, cd IN examine roofs after they
had been put ana report concerning the work Nor
ton declared iba4 had bad anything 10 do with
such work-that be WAS not tinker, &C. The Commit
tee then adjourned.
PIERS FOR THE MABKEr BOATS, ETC.
The Committee on wharves, Piers and slips OF the
Board Of Councilmen met in the Library City Hail. at
I. NJ, on Monday, Councilman Henry s. Smith in tho
chair. Various matters brought up before them
The fret was propossl proposition to build extcr
or bulkhead along the East river, from Grand 10 Thirty
eighth street. for The purpose OF improving the channel
improving commerce. &c, 30, The second was 10 set
aside piers 40 and a. East river, exclusively for the
market boats under ore hundred tons The third 10
Get aide the slip between piers 81 and 30 foot OF James
street. exclusively for the use Of market boats. The
Commit tee adjourned without coming any decision upon
these projects.
REMOVAL OF THE 0OtYFRNEUR STREET FERRY.
1.-The Committee Ferries OF the Board Of Councilmen
met al the City Hall yesterday, at O'Clock r. M Coun-
Gilman j. L. Noyes In the chair. The subject before
them in relation to the removal Of the terminus Of
tho Brooklyn Bridge street ferry from Gouverncur street
to jackson street. Some time since the committee
ported In favor Of this removals subsequently, Union
Ferry Company a Brooklyn expressed desire 10 be
urher heard In that matter; hence the meeting ycster
day Mr. T. T. Smith, acting manager Of that company,
appeared, and declared thai the proposed removal
made, they (ihe company would not take The lease
the city would give them eco eco year that they
at q loss OF $4,000 year, ard much incom
moded by having only one slip al the foot Of Gouverneur
street. whereas they require that they could make
more trips with boat and two slips, than with two
boats and Slip Ina, they are running the Roosevelt
street ferry ri loss o. $50 600 year. and that they viii
take the lease OF the Gouverneur street Jerry which
IN be sold the 18th OF october unless the Common
Council gives them two slips n the foot OF Gouverneur
street, also cancels the lease Of the Roosevelt street
ferry, because they cannot afford TO tso ferries and
lose on both Of them Amer hearing this testimony the
committee adjourned.