New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-08

% dscoysrisg ikst tts yOIk vac geiEg On 1t CT
erbltsn, r,css under private contract u sas ny the
Sr-e; Couossoser the Corlros- refused - pay he
et'usies OF The saveyOr, Pfesshss 70 aIs oy hsgsr
Hogan cccseqaespy prosecuted re Sorp1Is,,,a, sGd
:lt csse vss s.gusd besors is igs WhreE, N.rch
1856 wbo gave il ss ni. opi.i.n Ma .ic C0.tT1Lsr
% not on!y Fad :ie rigk: 6i.t tkd' cis ks fhy 70
Sc rsfnse 'ts Payment" and dismissed tie csss VIII
eots.
N ihs stste OF The case ap2iiss.op hss beer ms6e
TO The Controller by Mr. HolI s.sisn4e II .gsn, WAC
reprssen.s hst he hss sdvenoed some Hsgsn
10 enable him 70 execute tue work doIe ducer tae con-
Isct referred 20, sud has des rcd the CONTROLLER t.
hut i ALd settle bis account on equitable principles
THIS TIE Controller consented to do, provided thst TIE
assgrs. would procure f;om Mr.. Hsgan ful power TO
cstc,l 'hs Contrast, ard 10 give the city full aoi
couplel release for s Liabilities sccorrt OF the
sane; IN this bers done the CONTROLLER requested
NJ Sage 70 make up sr estimate OF whst the work
done ard which hsd not been ps.d foe would snOuct
20 under the rates nxs1 in each of ths three contracts
This Las been 6ole, snd these statements are 80
nsIed:
Inc statements Of ar Sage sbovs referred to show
the ouartiy OF work 70 be done aud the prices; also
the work Gcre and the suns psid therefor The work
dore or the third contract. which has been declared
lie GAL if estnsted sccordng to the terms OF that con
Acecdirr TO the term, Of the sec'nd contract, AsO
Aceefcins to the term. SIZED BY he leo. c;n,r.
under sealed bids the would be........ l6ls 81
Tie following work has been performed st the prices
sucns the Of se6 a. already paid woald be 2 ss2 IS
By the eeoIe cnIaet would Be. ....'..;.;; tss q
The Controller therefore exposed TO the assignee
his Willingness to audit the clsn at the rate fIed by
the legal contract flO o62 AZ. This payment is TO be
made or the condition thst the Assignee executes 10
the Cooperation full release and cancels the con-
tract. II will be seen by reference 20 ststemsnt No.
that the for excavatng rock in the third con-
trset 81 IS and that the totsl amount Of the con
tract would be $50 $50.
~ GaKdp NApa has
bill as Surveyor on the work performed by Hsgan,
emoun,Lg 10 &i9l which II is also Necessary 10 pro-
vide for BY s1stion. The whole sun. therefore, pat
in he ord nance tor this purpose IL $40 5 A. ana is
place under the head Of srresrsses OF 1857.
ARREARAGEs OF 1857.
Ststemen, No. is a lis, of the aTesrages Of the
ore emit year. IAN act TO reduce the several acts re-
latirg 10 the District Cou.ts in the City of New
" York into ore act passed April is, lo9', h1es ihe
salaries of the justices and clerks az the same as that re-
ceiyed by the Jusces and Clerk of the Ma inc Court
section 6S) which Increases the salaries Of the JUS
tees from 900 70 $500 esch. eLNO
he act % s two o,ss: 90 zach
has bee fixed at 800 Aso
Amount of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sls $50
The arrearsges of salaries are made up from thu date
of the passage Of the law ordnance resolution IN
der which the appointments aud increases have been
authorized.
JUDGMENTS.
Statement No. - is li.t OF judgments, numbering
abou! 43O which ere put Ia the ordinance under t,s
he so Of arrearages that have been sb'Mned against
the city during the year and paid amounting IN the
asgre gate TO the large sum of $l66 85S 81.
BY an ord nance passed by the Common Council,
June % 1857 the number of officers 10 the Street De-
psr,rne at was increased TO nearly twice the number
REQUIRED for the same service under former ordinances
beside the number added in organizing the buresux
Of Re psirs and Supplies and Of LsInps and Cas- and
the salaes ncrea to mere than twice the amount
formerly paid fol the like service in that Department.
About the time Of the adoption of the ordinance before
referredto c. Devn appointed Street Com nl ssoa-
or by the Mayor aRd most of the ncunbeata under the
foruer Street Commissioner Taylor were removed and
others appointed instead, while the title to the obi:e
was claimed by d. ID. Conover under IN app inlm 'nt
from the Governor In this State of sairs, the Con-
troer r fused TO pay the salaries Of the officers in the
Street De partment until the title to the office wai
decided by the Courts The appointees OF Mr. Devlin
soon afte prosecuted their claim, for salary and az
the Counsel TO the Corporation would not allow de-
fente to be set up against the Legality Of Devins ap
pointm ent there sufficient defense to prevent
The recovery upon their claim for services
that had been rendered, they being most OF the
time under sn runcon OF the Supreme Court aud
restrained from the performance of any duties under
their appointments; and judgments have been recov.
cred against the Corporation from month to month"; and
De- yments hays been made upon the executions.
The following 10 statement Of the sums to be raised
by taxation:
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