The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-02

MacIc Hong Kous, Wasnpoa Cumsnenscon Naosa -
Hakodaoi shspen,e Guai.aSs, Foo caow Annoy, aanaA
z Angler, Point and -. Heiena
Investigation I.aS tho JepsrtrHrnt Of Re
Rai1s and surg les~
The Committee of REPAIRS and Supplies Of the Board q
Aldermen IN ny valaniinS's oic,; City Hail. a 9
]. M., on "Wednesday, Alderman Tucker IN the ssaAr
Tie Investigation no eoe Of the Departures
o. Repairs supphos further continued
NcAhaoii S Sean, Commissioner OF aepsArs and Sop
plies being sworn, ,essiaed-I have generally selected
The persons work this department. for Our
poratloa: selected Mr.. Long, the glazer.
Q. Who selected Mr. swift A. As understand Il 4
examined upon sne bills before yoo snlsa
Mr.. Swift has get bill there decline answering thS
question.
Q Do you refuee to answer the question: NO
swer)
lions asked bat what II will be perfectly right for yoa
answer the affairs OF the depart have been
Quoted they should be- If you refuse to answer n NJ
snow upon the lace o more than by any answer yOs
make.
Q Who selected Mr. MoCariy, the plumber A. ~.
| selected Donovan, johnson and Read
q. Did you select Mr. Rose, who furnishes the bin e
orrpets, &c A. cannot exactly the Qacsuas6
IN the first place selected another and then gave
Mr.. Rose orders TO do il. The / first selected was
Robert Donald; dd give some orders 70 VIM. H. Rose
L Co
2. Was hcCarty practical plumbsrs A. Yaa have
AcCaiy sunpGn.ed: You can AK him, he VIII auavsr
he has been In lately.
Q Was ne the plumbing business when you selected
hme A. Hc was not, that know OF.
10 making selection Of these different mechanics rr
their several duties they selected with reeroaos
ne Dnt interests o. me CITY OF Tor sone other coEsdse
uonss A. do not know what you mean by sorls otAa
considerations.
were best able 10 40 the particular work Tor when th
those men
O. Tben you selected them without, any reeresos -
the interests OF the city A. thought they could gss
aloog with the work as wei, as any persons.
e. You have signed and sworn 10 these bills ~ bSag
BY you ASCERTAIN that they vsso
o. correcr A examined some OF the work s0ss 4
whs done End others examined some OF and testiisA
In relation 10 Il
Can you state single case where you examined -
work yours'tr A. can't remember.
q. Can not remember a single cases A.. Yes -
engine house ef Chambers and Centre Streets
the second, Fourth, laghtn and Thirteenth ward sAsa
q Atcr looking at the places and work DONE you ss-
sidered the bills correct a. did.
Y. Is there any bargain with these parties whs sr-
nsh materials for the Corporation per centawa
they shall charge A. There with me; cannot
ahewer ior other persons; know none who have
Y. suppose Il these bls was rendered q. douhss
the amount IL ~ now would ou know /! not ngaA
ahd iestf A. After eoing and looking at tho WORK,
Q Can you tell, by looking job Of plumbing. wAaa
would be correct price Tor IL That KIND of vsrk
would be harder 10 estimate than anything else psrt
o. II ts generally Underground.
O. Could you tel the price Of TIN roofing A.. suppose
q What tho price for tin roofing per ooV A. dsa's
o. What rs the price charged the city for such wal
A. can't tel; could by iUoxing at the bills
What becomes OF the old materials, such oopesr,
lead iroa Scg A. They generally taken the psb-
is yard Ludlow street some copper has lately bsso
stolen from E.scx market.
q Was there a large amount Of materials taksn
o,a and -opiaoed at Washington mArkety A. Not ~
knowledge
Here q large bal for stoves: can you state vscr.
thoy were purchased A presume Mr.. Dsoovan hss
fe'uished the bill for stoves since was here.
q there IS a 1ge bill for taking down and removn4
nNE - her tn.rA af.x 4 A.Wz
ot u them IN ados street there good many sshsn
Gown, but not out Of tho buildings.
q. Ina you give Nr SSr orders 70 do certain pau,ue
at any tim0 A. Has he got bill tbcres
BY sssng yoa be has got bill thcre (aaoag ,ae -
n the Chairman's hand) answer In rslAess -
iLose bills, and | snail not answer concerning ~
James irving Superintendent Of Repairs and sappSsa,
4. When you hrst entered upon the duue. NJ ys~r
ofcc, were YOU not furnished with condensed cory sr
The ordinances by tho bureau A. don1 think wAs u
COZ suited with Mr. seian and asked different psrsons bs
tore 100 was commenced 10 sse wha, i would -
worth.
q. rhe majority of these bills are for two or three hs.
dred doars did you make M estimate OF the befwO
,bcy coud do ior AID Il css than $50 told them =
ahead; did cot Eive ort work for than that.
=, csn you sta,s one ca,o where yoa asked mss -
dsn on Caihernc market the work ,ne
Court cos, f2 coo; but would DO job and tss
hc tailed Jon me. would do much no wanted -
%; Kept teilins h.m each lob wovld be the is~,.
4. fou ccruacd thai TIE bill oi repairs the ssccss
Ward station Iou2a correct how d.d you knos vaar
txnnained tho bill icr the isDers' work and th,sgha
q was nof ovcrnhsrw~a
y. What v the pricc ol tn per square ? A. his SIC
a iow msny squares there 4. don't kssv
= VIA, a,safosaeis prics icr copper -u,tsrf A.
doit know
ctsrrusr--g very cyidc,, many or ,scse ba,s -
n.crrec, either sy MISTAKE or dcsgn.
Nnne.-T1.e bilh in tbs departments nach isss
than they were last year
o. is tbc In roof CO engine house ss a nov roof A.
tbiss not
y. pd you snmnc saer the work ca Il ms dsas,
Cbalrraa-The bui for t,,ai root d s2ss I have m~s
sutea the roof and II a had all been made new a vcxA
not have cost ban mat sum. Now 20 know hSw
Tat you could certify that that b correct (Ss
Y. nd you examine the work on 7 Trcnty.sccond wars
sis'Son house si,cr was done A. don't rsoclec,
Yen rct ai Il 10 kpov that corrocC no aasw~rl
wnncss-Part Of the rocs wss made new.
q. IND you sec IT, do YOU know that A. No, sir.
2. lfw couI you cer,iy 'or thu bill suppc.e u haA
oc,nsco i~ould hare gope and locked At Il, asd
4 thought vas right would have siezed a.
Alderman tulln,er--po you know whether the roN %
ne tworty second ward sta'c cn house is 3 not .
Fclner-.i hsvs hceu 90 sae roo and examined a;
'se,e se tsr'eer rev sheets u Ia, nineteen holes sol
y sc yvv NOV o yorr own knowlodsc that anything
Vas terc en- EfsntEin market A. never Il; bus
70 DC rlAzrs Tho onIy way The price Of rlass
6e evan NED Ere occss o. at year, and and shasN
bts ten per ess: ae rot always take Purdv's tlm
- nv tHde ~t charges. sometimes give or.
G,rs lor raierfsf snS scmesmcs Mr. sclah dsss.
wbtu hEgs bought taoy are taken dow ~
ny h,ts, SD v The bills rendered 90 NOT cor.
fegrerd wih these entries deat pay ihsm; the has
hen wnsrs they dio correspond; forsered
ftrossr ic Do wosk, lon knos whether arv af tb,
Yeistn3 tnpoycd we're eauyr- that kind ~ buss.
rcss ocsote employed them ncs; yes one sas Mr.
Caly never hsd any credit gwen Tor old uaaters O.
swt A. eerrsr &c ronovsn returned hsy copper
uriead
tershs A. mink . he duty Of Nj ssss a. much a.
myself.
- Bere ss bill OF sra Tor pumrs-de you knor OF
your knowledge thst that bill s coswscty A. 90
ros don't know the rroc OF rss pipe without lsckng
a. he bs have never had work dorss By written
tract. had ooe jcs cone BY verbal ooosssct
Z Where on employed men, have you used the same
dilgrrec and 70 sse they di TIER work that you
would lave done ihty had betn working s~ ycurseng
a thuk have