New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-16
PVBLIC MEETINGS.
THE CHARGES AGAINST DEYLIN.
HOW WE ARE ROBBED.
AN OPINION BY MIR. BUSTED.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board met at o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
President. JoHE CLANCY, esq., in the Char. -
Aftes the minutes were read and approved, the
Board received the following
CoAmUkIcATION FRON THE MAYOR,
which was read: ,.,.
MAYORS OFFICE, NEw-YoRK, April IL, 1858.
To the Honorable the Common Council;
GIsrIINEE: During the recess of the Common
Council suspended Charles Devlin from the Office OF
Street Commissioner for the following causes which,
in compliance with the provisions Of the 2lst section
oftbe City Charter, now communicate to you.
As have already asked the concurrence of the
Board OF Aldermen to the removal of Mr.. Devlin as
Street Commissioner, may not be necessary to act
They have satisfied me, and they must you, that it
ia impossible with sefre.pect, or any regard to Inc
responsibilities imposed upon us, to retain Charles
Deyn IN his Office head of tue Street Department.
AS explanatory Of the charges, state the following
facts, come or al Of which already known:
That Charles Devlin was, on the 18th day OF June,
1857, large contractor with the Corporation and
largely interested 10 contracts.
That the Bowery Bank held many Of these contracts
as security for advances made or to be made to him.
and that the bank from time to time, before and after
june Il, received both warrants and bonds on such
costracs and warrants and bonds for pretended con-
tracts Of said Devln which, or large part OF which,
wers handed over to said Devlin.
That John Fitzpatrick had been for many years,
and stii is the intimate associate and friend oil SAID
Devlin. empaoyed by him in the matter OF his con-
tracts or otherwise. 49,. q,
That on or about the 18th day Of June, 1877, said
Devlin assigned in writing his said contracts to SAID
John Fitzpatrick, who still claims them Us sucn as
sgnee.
That John Brsnigan has been for many years aclerk
for Othei wise in the employment OF said eV
lin After said assignments 10 Fitzpatrick by said Dew
lin John BraDgan was made the attorney for SAID
Fnzpat,ick by a written power lie also made m1ny
many the collections ths contracts and pretended
contraets of Devlin for the 6owery Bang prodaclng
On such occasions a special authority Dy ieUeI irou
Enoch Dean President of the Bank.
That Charles Devln was appointed TO the once OF
Street Commissioner or about the 10th day OF june
I857-Josepb S. Taylor, the former street Commls-
soner, having died on the 9th day Of June then
instant.
That j. B. Smith had been for considerable Pc
rod until the discovery Of the transactions herein
after named a clerk in the Office of the Controller,
aud the only person in that office by whose aid the
frauds named could have been easily accomplished
FIRST.
On February %, 1857, n warrant upon the Chsm-
berlan wss drawn in the handwriting of said >. B'
Smith purpOrtng to be for curb and gutter on Thirty
fIth strict, between the Eighth aud Ninth avenues,
for the SUN of S3742 SO, in favor of Henry BiGeow,
aseignee.
On toe back of the warrant, in the handwriting of
tie ssd Smith, are the words; "This nay be p,li to
10 TIE ORDER Of Chas. Devhn," signed A. {. Flagg,
Controller and iudorsed Chss Devln, assignee, in the
handwriting of said Deyln This warrant was dopos-
tied by DeViu 10. his credit in the Bowery Bank aud
was paid by tie Chamberlain.
An rspo cton ofthe books and documents in the Con-
trOeFs AMI Street Com nlSsiOners ONCE SHOWS that
there was 20 contract or work Thirty sixth stree,
between the avenues aforesaid with which Henry Big
Glow ss assignee otherwise or Charles Deviin as
ass gnee or Otherwise had any connection.
Cpor inquiry il is asceitainCd that Henry B5elow,
named in the warrant, had no connection therewhh;
that he cid not procure it, st any time nave the
ssne in his possession; that Re never indorsed H. nor
delivered to said Devln; and there can be no Gouot
that sa;d warrant procured by Devn through tue
agency OF the said j. T. Smith, irauduently aud WIZ
ful knoe ledge that no contract existed for the work
naned, and that nothing was due whatsoever 70 sGd
Bgelew, or to himself, upon the account Pre'ehaeo-
SECOND.
On the 18th day Of March. 1857, a warrant upon
the Chamberlain was drawn in the handwriting OF
the said j. b. Smith, purp0tng 70 be on account, Tor
the curb and gutter Of Ffty-fourth street, between
Second and Ttird avenues, Tor the Of - 2l6 IL,
IN favor of said Charles Devliu and is indorsed by
raid Charles Devlin in his handwriting. This warrau
was deposited by said Devlin TO his credit in tne
Bowery Bank and WAS paid by the Chamberlain.
There was no contract whatever upon winch this
money. oY any part of It, was payable; and there
is no ertry IN any book IN the Controllers office
on the subject, except IN the check Dook ana book
cAred the audit book, whi.n IS Journal into winch
en,r;es are Auied from toe check book BNh such
entries are in the handwriting of SAID :. Is. SmItn'
Tie entry in the audit book has caecs m-rh' a1i
slso IN, fgues 90 in the Handwriting oil sslI q; ID
smith, which indicate that the entry was posted 70
An examination Of the ledger shows 10 such accom-
81 that page CT auy other. 49,, .h,. c,,.s
Tts ,noTey vas obtained without the slgatest rSht
90 n. azd the warrant drawn to DeVln o"a or
der, and wss indorsed by him.
THIRD.
On the 9Th Ct October, 1851, warrant was drawn
upor tie Chamberlain in tue handwriting Of the sad
a. B Smith purpoI;ing 10 b. for the balance duo for
the const uciiop of On Thrty-eiehtl street,
10Y the sum Of s5i 80 in favor Of the Bowory Bank,
as.iguee. Said wsrTaut was ndorsed, Pay Charles
"Devl:n. ESQ., or order, Enoch Deaa; Psf" and by
Chsr!es Devln, in ais handwriting. This warrant
was paid by the Chamberlain
tt,e same time that this warrant was issued, there
wSs obtained from the Controllers once upon tne
eAl pretended claim for money due for said in
Thirty eighth street, an sssessn6 ut bond f,f i0l.
L. the psfgiu OF the book from which said warrant
was sktu Il appears in the handwriting Of said oi.h
that the pretceded sewer was botw Second and
Third aveiue. The only sever in that locality was
Completed and paid for a. early Gs lS,i-the con-
tractor bong J. Lynch. Aud neither tie Bo"cy
bnk pI Charl.s Devin had Any intoTo9. thoreln nor