New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-02
orriCIAL INVESTIGATION.

~. ,,.nnsr in which the business of the Bureau Oh
D...irs and Supplies is transacted, Nd TUCKER,
Chai,mso Preseut: Aid. Fulmer and McConkcy.
Mr. S.Iah who examined at previous meeting,
xras recalled and testified as follows:
q. Who selects those per.ons VINO atehu 10 'he
work in your bureau A. suppose select some OF
them; / selected Mr. Long.
Q. Who selected Mr.. Swift, the boss painter A.
Have you bill Of Mr.. Swift's before you thought
WA 10 be examined in regard 10 the bills before YOU
refuse TO any questions except a. 10 tnose
who have bills before the Committee: selected hr'
McCaIty. plumber; Mr.. Donovan, timer; MIR. Fisk
and others. .o..,;.. ,x.. :,
M the best interest of the city for some other con-
,iders,iou? A. Explain yourself MIR. Tucker.
N Were they practical mechanics ana why dd you
-, tbem? A. | selected them because wanted to,
"a rad right to- TWAS my business to select them,
and though, that they could do the WORK as well as
anybody. oe Tho r,ooo, ,vbaro
Vi waa done TO see that it was correct before you
s;vnsd the bills A. examined several places-the
bouses in Chambers street. and other places
do not recoilect. ,..,;., ...
,OSeived percentsgei A. lido not know of any such
snnnose bill for work was rendered to greater
amount than the usual cost OF such Work, now would
Won know ANYTHING about it A. BY going and look
ing at the work
o. What becomes Of the old material! A. have 1t
sent TO Ludlow street.
O. What becomes OF the Old STOVES a. nave
sent some to Ludlow street. L believe you saw a @t
there the ether day, Alderman
AID. TUcKER-l saw some.
O. Did you ever give order to Mr. Swift to do any
painting A. Has he got a bill therei believe l
came here 10 be examined relative to persons who had
bills; outside of that will answer ho questions.
Mr. Irving was next sworn
O. When you entered upon your official duties were
you furnished with copy OF the ordnance regulating
the duties Of your bureau' A. don't think was.
q. In relation to repairs on pubic Duuolngs, 10 you
examine the work A. do.
O. Do you examine work previous and have an estl-
MAZE so to see what work would COST A. gen.
orally consult MIR. Selah and prepare specifications
and give work out If it can be done tor less than s>Jo
i generally examine the work
o. In the case of the Court-House of Judge Green
we have bills for upward of $1,000. What do you
know about it, A. In regard 10 me oIs L nave
5000 have ordered work done there. The Judge
himself has sent up orders for work TO be done there
We have done little by little there, and has amounted
80 great deal.
done by order of Judge Green
IRyISG-fes Sir.
AID TUcKER asked witness in regard TO Eighth
Ward House, and other places where work had
ben done, and inquired the price OF timing prlce OF
COPPER gutter Witness replied that he not
Judge OF all these things. In some cases be took
practical man with him.
O. DO YOU examine all the work before you sign the
bills as correct A. | generally do. l don't make
ANYTHING out of these Jobs have not anything out of
the city. All the bulls hNve signed DeneVe 10 De
o. Suppose a bill of $500 was brought for repairing
The Twenty-secOnd Ward Station House, would yon
signii1 A. would not sign such q bill
Q. Suppose you should examine work for which such
. bill WAS rendered, would you know whether 1t was
worth IT.
AID MCoYcKEY here remarked as the witness was
about to answer. g He 8 said be was not a timer.
L,.,x ION ll0
"examne the roof of that Station House y
WIrsEsS-I don't reoollect-so many of those cases.
can't recollect them all.
AID FULsrR-Perhsps can enlighten you. Ihave
been upon that roof and found that thirteen sheets OF
bad tin had been put on, aud number of holes
soldered up, &C., for which the city charged
s249.
The reporter of The Herald, not understanding the
remark Of Aid. Fumer asked him in low tone of
voice to repeat his observation. The Alderman
about TO reply whom Mr.. Selah counsel Mr.. Marsh,
rose and informed the reporters that they had no bus
pe 10 report such conversations Us was not IN evi-
denee.
Witness Undressing reporters: Such fellers as you
have great deal too much TO say; you put anything
IN the papers you can get hold o.
Reporter Smith insisted that the matter 'cds IN ev
dcnce the question and conversation was addressed
10 the witness.
reported. :..;o,
After some further conversation, the examination
was resumed.
men instead OF being given TO partlcula persons
Witness said that work had always been done In that
way, and he thought it would make considerable
trouble and cause much delay by employing parties to
do work in different parts OF the city.
q. Did you ever dispute any OF the bulls 81 "A.
have; Mr.. Longs bill and Mr. Waterss bill recouect
OF having sent back.
O. Has there been any deduction a. In the case
OF the GLACIERS bill deduction OF two or three cents
was made on each pane Of glass.
Q. How did you know il was not too great then
a. / examined the books Of Mr.. Purdy
q. In the instance of large job, do you not know
that you could not exceed SO A. know that
2; You then divide the work up among different
Parues so that the work Of each will not exceed that
amount A. Yes, Sir; have divided job among as
many "a four persons.
q: You say Mr.. kagg did no, furnish you with
could not say.
Q. Have you ever read studied the ordinance IT.
lating TO the government OF y0ar bureau A. don't
think have.
Q. Have you ever had any understanding with any
person about per centage A. answered before,
had not don't make anything out of it.
o. Who makes the purchases A. don't know;
believe Mr.. Selsh employed man ~ do the buying;
the goods were brought 70 my office and account OF
everything kept.
o. Can you tell why persons were selected to do cor
ryston work who were Of different occupations than
th,se engaged in such work A. do not know-and
d. no, suppose it would make any difference, 50 long
a. the work was done right
Aid. FrLsrR. In ths superiniendenoe OF work for
tLe City, have YOU used much vigilance a. you
would do in ca.c il was for yourselfl A. have
After some further questions to Mr.. Irving, ,.
SAsuKL FISK was Oh sInined, in regsrd 10 hs oiils
for filing up and covering wells and putting IN new
pumps, boxes. SC. The testimony was not very I'M
poytant
No Other witnesses being prescott, the Comm Tee adj
j0xzped til kudsy.