New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-08

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On the % Of May, the Coslroller re1ae-sea Join
j. Setreli 10 measure al the .ofk done under the oon-
tract with Oscar Taylor fasy -6fth street, and sub
sequentIy Danei Even was associated with hm 20
examine the woik.
Their estimate Ofthe snOup, Of work to Mays,
1857, IL as follows:
an cutie sie Yard. roct sa,s &C. 50 o.s.
ssl tei suiyr'i 1857 ~
r4........................... IS
II ". take the whole snount of work ceriied 10 by
Mr.. Vidal having been aone April a, 1857, Il Is as
'O'0"'' csss Y.s.
A.ps..IIed " Me..r. s,rr,a ssd dE~vn........aLsSs
Es,s.. o. y'... & ,ts, a .' yi:I :
Rocs esesvs,ed, a. ucs.ecdby ssrTel Ia fweA tio
EIces. Of viaar. csrascs,e......"..""..,. sg1i
Culver, c.r,hsd BY vld. .;:...,........ $40
Culy,r :. measured BY s,re. and E~,n......... @i
FSce..of vid.r. ..r,iscs,.................... IS
Nticb, at ~ pr soo {. ~ 7co oT euyer' nos eul-
This case was reported by the Controller - tbs
Board Of CouDcmen on the H9t1 Of June, 1857, sc-
cCppanied by the report OF Messrs. Serr. and Ewes
when VII be found IN the proceedings Of that board
Since the publication of the report the contractor
has done DO work on this job.
E0geiHR, Guiding and CATERING Fourth AVca-c
trom ScreRty y-HiRth to Nia>t, second arot.
On the l5.h April, 1871, contract was made with
Charles Dcvln 10 fag curb aud gutter Fourth
avenue from seven,v-Iinth 10 Nuety-s.cond street.
Tie prices To BE- paid under that contract fol-
lows:
For bridge g ..as
For daggnS square ess:
For ..rr curb and gutter per running foot.'.....
On tLe 18Th of Aapust, 1857, a statement vas made
by Charles Turner, Depsty Street Commissioner, se-
con panied by ccrutcatc of Edwin Smith, eur-
yeyor; .,..ss
Less NPTocut. S.ps
p, snn a.
The following items OF work were certified to- both
by the Surveyor and Mr.. Turner not embraced in tho
contract, viz:
SeS Zee, inch curb ard gutter reset @ase.."'sS: Z,
lstl cubic yards rock removed, s2..''.'''''''''' ~.
,6s cubic yards earth reno'ed Sc''''''''''''.'' ~
Tota....................,..... %
The account thus made up amounted TO ti4,sls 9'.
AZ this exceeded the limit of 10000, il entitled the
contractor To an adv ance Of 20 cent before the con-
firm alton Of III. assessment
Seventy Der cent the items embraced IN the con-
tract would b. $S,S7S 20. Mr. Turner'S statement,
however, would entitlr him TO SlO,3'39 9@ -.
The sum actually pali On this contra August ~,
1851 was Sl2,y13 90 exceeding the 20 cent on the
amount oi Mr. Tuner statement &, GOO. The bonds
IN this case were ssued 10 John Bramgan, the clerk
of Charles DeVln, under power OF etorney OF tne
assignee John Fitzpatrick, which power IL now on h'e
in the FDanc. Department . m,
the figure :" |" was added 10 an amount OF $9,SN IN
tie contract Of Fizpitrk; did that refer 10 spseh
work Of 1850 or 10 general one a. 10 aspscai
work ] suppose; when Devin was appointed Street
COMMISSIONER be msde ali his claims over 20 Fti-
n,tri,k so az 10 convey the contracts over ~ va
suupo,ed TO Deyln himself again.
o. Was there much as this Sl2,S SoO doe rnz-
potrick by your office A. In his card he claims
80 OCO or ID COO due; suppose that amount Is made
M of the contracts for Fy-seyenh and flity~econd
streets Fourth avenue, and others assigned 70 him
by D.vlir. H.. ..
make up this sum of $l2s00 A. There might be
O. Mr.. Flsge, was this $4,000 due TO Mr.. Devlin
xvb.n he assigned these contracts To Ftzparick A.
I sbould think Devlp was eulitled to that amount;
we examining these cases, and will continue our
investigation and give you the result
Mr. CRo.s-Do you know anything OF Mr.. smh. 9
private habits
CHAIRnAS-I think il is hardly proper 10 inquire
into that here, Mr.. Smith fore criminal court
would say that expect Mr.. Smith to give testimony
here but e was desirous drst purge hi nsef Of ue
charges made against him b, fore criminal troana
be il be exainned on TneNiay most, b" ~.hcs to
be heard there rs and conceive It To be ght tpsS
he should. r..
The Committee then adjourned to meet on satsr-
day next at . O'Clock p. m