New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-13

lss Been already published.
ny. LOWER sad :hs; for h. sGfety be wi-acd
= explain br,e.f anG 10 chow where the Controller
ha- thrown Oh; ise insnua.ion- in hs report and told
nspy untiuths in relation 10 him L)wberl and his
claims, ard be- would therefore. ak permission to
explain himself.
The CnAIRXAS Mr.. jones' assented, when
Mr. LowBER proceeded 10 explain the origin Of his
claim which lie .aid grew out Of the city advertising
Tor market site, and that he, Ike many Others, sd-
dressed the following proposition to the Controller
NEw-YosX, Nov. 9 l's.
re nor 4 G rogg csato., q Re cay q N,,' ~ 5t.b,
Offer 10 10 Corporation oftbe City Of fer the
- f a"9 pTi r.. r.1 ., the oi Of n. A,ss
the euibe.d East River AID tw,en se
!; b si s: nd ;fr. ~
sSshs.d T on E!., RiSs sfIS
third os 8 &c, front for the ss% Of 5000 per lot
OF SiIch size Il to line Of Seventeenth street on
the East River and being sbo1, 2S1 feet IN ennn eG'Is
bulh,s between the center line. Of said s5te.Ha and
'fes . icr md
SIXTEENTH and Seventeenth streets bounded nohery by Sew
.ss .ff 3; Avenue sa and .e.sy BY Avera
G. 1871 et containing sixteen avenue ot each = teet by %
I'll ss tas forty street '' each ''' '''' '' '1' SAM
tween Avenues and C. Sixteenth and Seventeenth stet.-
bounded nother y Seventeenth street: SOl feet so1thesy
westerly BY Avenue B. Isl fee--conanips
lots each % feet BY 80 feet and ten street lots each
The parcels mentioned in The fr head cths proposition to
be s s:s T tss h. 's Gp1"S
T. to BE- cGIyeyss By ne BY soSG and e.sS s w
to bciaaumed by the Cooperation
eIe%s plea. na Of TIE 'oge sI T.os property
''H' '''' ''''"'' ROBERT W. LowBER,
No. l66 East Eighteenth street, New YOrb
NJ. H. .ho,a bo;p,, fla Iowest oher
cepted That he then consummated the bargain by
giving the full title to the ground which was deemed
sufficient, will be by the following c iuse IN
the report of the CoImittee Markets, who had the
snhiect under consideration at the time:
the title Of Mr. LOber il Is sufficient to say that the
property if purchased to be conveyed TO the city by good
sufficient warranty deed to be approved by the Counsel Of
and liens, except a provided in the resolutions
the io sf orb E yo rho b pu @ the
required The price asked scarcely half Of that asked for
per than is asked for the property between Twenty
third and Twenty fourth streets exclusive Of the bushead aud
w TSif Sn' de tqS M %%S o
the interest Of the city to purchase the same a..
Iom Committee recommend the adoption oi the Following
Rrcrd That the Controller be- and he hereby directed
hr pcptrty Of Rts Il Lowbef block and ps
n en 81 sp sse s s and O;Ss
ard the Fast River together With the busheed In front thereof
line of Seventeenth street, and the front between the
dtd and rneysI ,hcn.Ond doa. - lSStoc tho Corpora
ton assuming The taxes and nen,s unpaid thereon in
S"e w Sdr da Of November 1875 the prop
ey be conveyed by good and sufficient warranty decd free
cDt. upon title the said premises The
to D a unS e tn. s and ID p S 3
assessments to be assumed by the Corporation. shall
Reorrd That the ssid prem,e. when purchased .is be
subject the control and supervision OF the Commissioners Of
(si.nsdl y. W. C0LYER,
G6 !, kfySq S5S$ Market.
That he CI.owber begged leave to explain this only
to show bow men will ny 10 lie one man out of his
property. w. would NOV. IL. 20 ,o,r from, ,,.
Corporation Counsel for the city is in state of bank
ruptcy end must devise means TO relieve it,
MIR, BrsTYED then addressed the Committee
follows:
MI. CHAIRMAN, AND GENTLrNEN or TIE Cow
NITTrT: This cOmmun cation Of the Controller is
very singular ar looks 20 10 the public. ! I'm used
10 arder and, the eore, not for slender or the
slandcrer. But re ID in tina mo. nipgs TRIBUNE to
which il come cted Of your Board believe, who
suppose wrote an article concerning me, in which
am Unfortunately classed enc of the Commissioners
of Record But in tn article if inrendo means Off
cial dishonesty. the author mu.t he =, and l a'n
ready at any mOmeit to answer 10 man ioF my user
tion but if il does not moan it, then it IS quite the
contrary. Eut to to the subject before you.
Shortly after came into office as Counsel to the Cor
porati0n, the claim of Mr.. Lowter was presented to
me: the claim Of the time was subject of legislative
action and knew but little of the acton which pre-
coGtd my own in the matter, further than among other
suits brought against the Corporation which are ot DO
Manipulating about loo suits brought in ~ daya
| saw suit brought by Robert W. Lowber for
$4,000 which amount he claimed for q contract
made by the City Government with him. examined
the contract and found it perfect and therefore, could
not how the Cooperation could avoid paying the
damage, 50 wrote TO the Controller the following
letter
Law Drg.HIMGH1 c' Ec ri Ss% 1' g. qs''
Chambers street: April - l&57
Hon \ {. FL.cc. Controller, Ac.-peGL sir kgesIt W:
the city growing o: resolution o the Common CcuAcd 70
purchase site ior market upon the Es:t kye.i
ana insi resolution uppOr,ang the .m o. Sso Tor
the Pcha.e o. , IL from Lowner Pa,'ea "a, Sad , o.
Gosid Of Aldermen the 18th day of:trGsry AM hi rc'ou-
tion not vetoed or returned by the Mayor , IT.,
to cIs@ncd ard have fc ce approved tie form Of the
The site We. sppTOvsd Of ~ this Department In the
ppt Of h Low6eT he Iesites the ioiesns i.c ana 'sO
and the syoI ioI acceptance and that you ''e re-
lie now prays the aid Of the Courts. ana demand, tia, by it,
udsueT lie Co9aon be se 10 .ec1p; snd et 1--WE H., IT,
s s1s o I a.. .s5 r,. he contract
desire TO bnow whether sch tender gnd refusal to accept,
,s scy sS b %t,g 6 aSe snT eus TO tn, d.s
procesded The time IL the exp.s tomorrow,
s9d s e ns sS the y .eo Of tho OF in the
Of the Common Council, anything ies4 and vii he veg
sa 70 have Won point Whist section part 81 tue Chsfte
w onsnce III sny you suppose have been vosed IL th,
pr,mi,.a ala tfuly your obedient servant,
RICHARD BUSTLED,
Counsel 20 tie CORPORATION.
Mr. Fscg never sent me written answer. Bu' l.
finding the time 10 answer the complains; abou, expir
i,g. procured twenty days further time the, went
10 The Controller and request him 10 send ne
written euswes Twenty days u.iher time passed by
and still no enswer was received by NE. tnen Win
touble procured twenty days more making in 81
sixty days. Receiving no answer ct the equation OF
tbs period Mr. Lowhcrs counsel persi:ted IN taking
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