New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-22

built but Ia had not kept record OF all ths permits
granted-but thought be had a memorandum OF thsm
at home; he bad never received any money from any
one fer the permits granted, but every stand vas
made TO psy the ususl fees TO the cty-Ae bsiny
collected by the clerk or collector OF Mr.. Fisgg; he
had heard report that Mr.. Moran hsd sold out the
stands be erected upon the laud, but could not say
that such was the fact il a common report N The
market that Moran had done so; witness could not
recollect the of any other person beside Mr.
Moran TO whom be had granted more than one permit
he considered that he had done quite right in granting
these permits he had offered the same pri 10
other who had refused to accept of his osr-ey.n IN
Mr.. Riley, whe had complained 10 this Gaze and he
declined the offer. ln answer TO question put by
MI Morton, witness repeated that he had never di.
vided dollar either with the City Inspector any Al.
dermsD, Councilman, other official be considered
the land as Il was az the time he commenced his du.
ties at the msrket public nui.ance and detrimental
10 pubic health IN the neghborhood he ne YER heard
of a Mr. Sears paying $50 for about eighteen inches
o ground upon which he desired to enlarge bis stand
ne never heard of MIR. Devlin paying $3.50 for bis
sferd.
Aid. BLUNT here directed some afidavits TO be read
touching the alleged abuses, the first of which was
made by Luke Brennan Of No. 80 North Moore street,
who set forth that be had obtained permit to erec.
stand upon the land west side Of the Market that it
was signed by Mr. Morton. and that he had paid $l6O
for it.
Wbereupon Mr.. MORTON protested against the
reading Of these affdsvits so long ss the par
ties who bad made them could be produced and
subject TO interrogation by him. These afiidavis
did not set forth the true state Of the case They
bad been carefully drawn up, and concealed cer-
tain facts They stated that the permits signed
by him 1.-THE City Inspector and lat certain Of
money had been paid for the permits loading all to
infer that he had received the mentioned whereas
ne would defy any one to show that he had re-
ceved single dollar. He wanted the SO accusers pro-
duce TO have them state under oath to whom they
p.id the money, 80 that the blame might be thrown
upon the right shoulders The reading iof the sfida
Wits was deferred.
Aid. BLUNT thought that things had been queerly
managed-ihat great lsxity had prevailed in keeping
accounts of what had been done.
VIM. Hawks was next sworn and examined-He
stated that he was a carmsn, and had been put to
seriops inconvenience by the market wagons standing
in the street selling their produce; it was often ii
o'clock in the forenoon before he could reach the store
for which he principally carted goods, the crowd OF
wagons being 80 great as to block up the street, be
had heard country people complain OF the ground for
the use Of which they paid being occupied BY stands
had known some Of the diit-cartnen to dump their
rubbish the ground before tho stands were built;
some of the stands were built several years ago.
George NJ. Fielder then examiped-Hs had
beard of stands being sold he occupied stands the
land west Of West street. he did not know OF any Al
derman, Councilman, or other Official receiving money
for the privilege of stands he considered it hight to
se the good will of stands; he has stand Oh the
land, and from what he had seen and what he knew
about the country wagons, he was sure that tney
would not 60 on the land il it was vacant unless they
compelled 70 90 80; they would rather give q
dollar to stand in the street with them than go on the
new land for nothing; he thought that the best way
for the wagons to drive down to the stands aud
transfer their produce to them and then start for home
that one gosi stand would dispose of the contents
Of dozen wagons and occupy by far less ROOM be
hsi cold from his two stores Sl50Os worth of produce
in single year; his Stores be thought did the bust.
ness of II TO 20 wagons be had paid 81 900, g. an
other stand and $500 cash, to Mr.. Moran fer one OF
The stands he now occupied and 5000 for the other, to
George Thompson he thought that if they could &C.
cupy good stand for ten years without being dis
tuIbed would be worth 81 600; while he was out in
put up another store adjoining the he occupied; it
injured bis business but be could not say positively
whether Mr.. Moran had built it for tina purpose Of get
ting money from him for it, or with view Of making
him buy out.
At this stage of the proceedings the investigation
was adjourned until o'clock this afternoon