New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-18
..,,,d. In his Honor's communication 10 Tue
swssn0o ..,;,o the napers called for, he said:

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sU'snce 'Vs ;.,;,, tbe papers called for, he said:
Board usn 80 Ar, "a have Attracted some attention IN
A tbs rcI beg state that 30 far as Tue arses
toe Nth Nr Jones concer.eo ssbory .pd thai, ia
pOrasnoe o. raise that vessel the insre,. o. tue CIV
:, fully sSd c, ss.Sus ali the o.
am I'D respectfully invite any action WHICH, 4" '''
e fss'n in ri sssS%sDo WOOD Mayor
-. Cher papers, al except tie last msm@, -,
f.rpish.d the Committee with the Letter o. h''
uo,ox Given above. They embraced two letters "o-'
a. street. Commissioner, James Furey, who h'a o'.s
.oscted to give an opinion ss to the proos'e GU.
ICING the wreck and whether the city saou'd nv
~, ,sroo,ea This distinguished gentleman "uo',
option a. % the powers OF the Guy .ouod and
90 ,,;.i,g wrecked vessels, must be sou'a auu
kgsl. told bic Honor that II would oo'' ., io" -
and that the city should undoubtedly f'''0
immediately. In all probability his hon0' '0iu n''A w
ssy Just what be did. ,-.,.s
s;.,a Walter r Jones, the person who Wood desired
.bould DO chosen to make pnvate settemen' VI n''
frauds upon Marvine; mv.u.,
WIN " NEwyoRK April Is, Is'5
u r,,s.sDo wooD Mayo, Of the City Of Neg Yo,k
various mere aant ano o'neIs Csh.
o;ps business In South street, between futSn sas
e streets have petOned to your Honor o %.Ier now
i,i,s sunk In Dover street slip ..E.. ,h,, +bi. hnt
Your Honor probably not aware Of me sc. o,.b
s s S ssn9 sof s
shh TING four s sss Ct s.5 city limits. II:
city authorities should cause TIE pomp vsrv Srs,t dst
the SANE ansc copye aeuce great hpp9s interest,
the hull lays 10 The P 1p sssa,s I IN n. lover
"a, % 1sSat ,cye friends engaged in the shipping bust
70. e. tb.t vicinty desire 10 call your Houors attention to
Ri subject snd hope official business ensssenen's will
uSs prevent you giving subject promp attention
'ey 'e'pe''''"'' ''N' WALTERR JONES.
The following is the Mayors reply TO this letter:
MAysRs OFFICE, Ntw-YoRK, April Is, 1855
WALTER JONES, esq Dear Sir: 10 reply TO note
bs 18th beg advise that have determined upon the
sS r ' se G ac and H1n
he, purpose who CONCUR with me that the public interests re-
, yin 81. mater and how long it
IN Your FEsa tSiSs wo ;S6' %.vo,
Then comes another letter from Jones:
osrIeE OF wsLrEs r. JONES IssURAscE BsoxER,
No. 90 Wall street New York April q, 1856 )
Drir ss In .nswei to your note Of the ast y.'terd.y
VII agree to have the ship joseph Walker now burned aud
@ .ip within reasonable time for the Of cash
payment to be made as the work progresses for the faithful
NY si Proposition accepted any lien. the vessel
removing the vessel think the JOB may be accomplished
Your SSsdicnt .eysn s''' ' WALTER R. JONES
The next morning his Honor sends the following re-
ply, accepting Jones's proposition:
MAyoR,s oFrIcE, New YoRy, kpril %, 1855
sGPS. IsS' BE- sS sJs:
Ys please oPssons 1t aud for h,
purpose have authority to order the removal Of any
'"AO'''''' Your. resp sctfuiy, FERNANDO WOOD.
A copy Of the bond which Jones gave for the seouri
~ that he would perform the contract was also among
the papers the Mayor sent to the Board The secuii.
tea we're A. B. Van Oiinda and Robert L. Lane.
These parties together with Jones, were bound only
in the sum Of eight Thousand dollars; though Jones
drew on the Treasury about the time the bond vas
gives for 50 900, and received, as before stated,
a. 1900. The estimate alluded to amounted to just
49,
But Jones and HE Honor seem to have omitted au
important part Of the agreement 50 far. IL was sup
posed that the city might have claims upon the owners
Of the ship for the cost incurred in removing her, and
fso Jones and his Honor-for there is little doubt they
we're partners In the punderwanted to have assigned
10 Jones ell the rights that might accrue TO the city,
and thus in addition to the $4,000, and the liens for
savage they thought no doubt, that few additional
tbsufand dollars would be realized. Hence, Jones
sssin addressed his Homer the same day, as follows
OFFICE OF WALTER r. JOKES, In'. Broker, 90 W.l St
Hon FERNANDO wooD. Mayor Of The Citv Of Nep York;
DEAR s In addition to proposition Of even date here
WALKER any and AL rights which the city authorities may have
dr the tstu.es Of this State for Ieo as = the
md cargo waived aud the claim atuis under the laws OF
M sst on the part Of the city s,nst me 1wn1I OF
and assigned TO e same to revert TO my sole use oeheht
"' ''n00' ' WALTER R. JONES.
The following resolution OF the Commissioners Of
Health, proposed by the Mayor, was among The ps-
pess sent 10 the Board of Aldermen by his Honor:
ReS That the Mayor President Of this Board be au
Orsed to proceed for the removal of said vessel and
bet cargo without delay setting In conjunction Win tue oto''
CommissiOnsr and Controller.
There were also two or three other proposals to
fse the wreck, for sums varying from 81 500 to
$4,000. The following is he proposal of Charles f.
Barnes, The person who actually did raise aud remove
the wreck for Jones' aud who was fully competent to
perform work Of this kind:
NEw-YoRx, Aprl2s 1855.
T'ae Mays, Aldermen o, Corporate" Of the c'fy ''"
to raise and the hulk Of the ship
eph Walker (which burnt and sunk under water oe"een
S.y some tine .e G the snm Of three thousand 1--WE hun.
dred dollars $500 within the space Of ,ixty days. Provasd
pvege Of allowing the ship to lay in the middle of the slip
with her head up to the bukhead that can DISCHARGE her
90, rp. her my paying for the Of said
slip the usual rates The Cooperation to said sum ss
BOON do above This will allow vessels TO at tho
Vrs either side to load and discharge and will not interfere
q mn spy one G.. r. BARNS.
We have now alluded TO all the documents furnished
the Board by his Honor in pursuance of the resolution
referred to.
Barns did not know that Jones was to get any
morey from the city for raising the wreck. Under
the circumstances he entered INFO agreement with
Jones to raise and remove her for 30 per cen. on the
net sales o; the hull and materials attached to her. and
62 per cert upon the net sales of the cargo which
might be .avsd, after berg sod at auction as soon as
discharged. II the owners of the pier or clip where
the wreck lay gave anything for her removal, Jones
I'D Barnes were TO share equally; and if the owners