The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-09

O Was not the work done when you made the contract
How long had you the contract before you assigned
itS A. Idsremember now.
O. Do you pretend TO say that you don't know who did
@ Is il usual TO do work without q conuactp A. Ia
small cases like this We generally to work without
contractP
O. Is usual for the lowest bidder to do the work. and
the next lowest To come in afterwards make contracts
A. That is not exactly usual but don't know how it hap
pened in this case.
O. who got the money for this work. A. don't know.
O. Had you any interest in hs A. Not dollar-not a
'' For what reason did you take t-wh., motive had
could; had no motive.
Alderman TrcKKR-Do you generally do things without
motveS A. Yes, do; do things sometimes to oblige
neighbors.
O. What nelghbor did you oelige in this c .se9 A. I
don't know whether it was Farley or Tracy; presume
it was Farley asked me TO take it.
O. Then you did TO oblge hmS A. Either him or
Tracy, tell you don't know which.
O. Did not Farley ask you TO take the contract and
sign it to his father in law Tracey A. You asked
that before tell you don't know there was secnetb no
about IT. is so long ago cont recoect thls Va,
q Now, did you not make that contract to eoto larger
price for FarleyP A. don't know.
O. How much did you get for making 9 A. Not cent,
@ Do you remember anything about wall and Gull
vert? A. No. sir
Alderman OwESs-It seems very strange that you
should sign in which you had interest," after
the work done. How did you know tina. 1t done
TX, you
would not have to pay for deficiency in the work?
A. Phere inspector to certify to the work, and
took no trouble about It,
O. wba, did you base your calculation onS A. Oh, I
don't know; / suppose-well, told you all l know
about It.
Q Was there an arrangement between you aud Far.
ley for the purpose of enabling him to get your bdS A.
! dsrememoer now daughter
CHAR-That will do, Mr. McGrane.
JOS Il. TAYLOR next examined as to the stolen as
sessment roll and he stated that he last on Tuesday
that Mr. Libby had charge OF then neither he (Mr lay
lorNn2r Mr.. Libby had any knowledge Of where 1t was;
tbeAd searched every hole and corner OF the office for
it, btit was not to be found was the first document
he had known TO be lost for the two in which he
filled his place in the Assessment Office.
Charles Mcneil swornI am one of the assessors 10 the
Fifty second street grading case.
O. Did You the sment listS A. Yes prepared
it, mir Mcneil here produced copy of the assessment
Fifty second street was put down At 81 30 foot whereas
it was put down at so cents only in the contract)
CHAIRMAN-Why this is diiferen &c of dollar foot
WTNEss-Yes, but this is just We found it in the
paper from which made out this list.
O. Did you ever know curb and gutter TO cost 81 so a
foot2 A. Never except in case Ct re setting.
O. Can you explain how the difference occurred In the
two papersY A. No, sir.
Mr. j. BRICE SMITH said that the paper he held GER
titled copy OF the stolen paper made by himself and go
others and that the curb and gutter were there distinctly
agreed for at fifty cents a foot.
The Committee then adjourned to Thursday at O'Clock
Pm.
THE FRAUDS IN THE COMPTROLLER s OFFICE-A STATE
MENT BY CONTRACTOR FARLEY.
Mr. Terence Farley, the contractor the work in Fifty
fourth street, which $500 paid for work dose
caed and stated dat fraud attributed to him
for although be received that amount the certificate
the City Surveyor Mr. Vidal he not aware that il was
anoveIpayment the job and when informed that work
TO that amount had not been done he atonce
money 10 the clerk 10 the Assessors Office This fact ap
peared in evidence and has been published in our reports
of the investigation of the affair By the Committee on
Frauds,