New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-07
With the surveyor. return of lie -crt p.rtsss ~ ecrsss'

With the return Of TIE -Crs pes. ts~ ecmFs''
eIsu instions tsnno, Be made without ths m.
sayyor. should BE reqaiiee 70 max o. r.ei9. .n,,
, 81 sT sSSi 70 ~. s .psns n =. ss.e OF ,. "0'' 'A
The though literally pad for the
Gued Of them to have BEEN rr-d en'y ~ the
the Street Conmissoner without examination OF oop,rsc
= Psns Of the statements fun .hd herewith or even Of
lists Of bera enormously Soed. incr.e
Of correct bu'iGss. that they dscd
she 20 the parties concerned The fact ths;
have Injured o the bn; Of the themselves and col
will has far toward justly
ke opium thai they have DO, gSn such asntion 10 the
rn Of their DUTIES the property wHe aud public hal
They have included their own t.s In the a.sn,-ut list in
AXE em.e,s tie Of the
their Tres whca would ~
m Pr .cecaa a. S III '. .
bo6i,d in the foregoing r,mak your Committee rssn-s; the
smns+on papers and books having reference. the
Hu ded and Twenty third street, thr following stsenien. IL
yir contract. based on III. specification Of wO per-
.,in A. from TseDtyeshh tho uosthery line Of
entered '' cn curb and sar book B. fo @
Section b. frcm Fiythi Esh,y sixth street with James
Gslher csed J.n H. 1851 entered on streets ard roAis con-
Section from Nn.iyhiid g On. hundred and
street. end road. contract book o. folio 1884, and AFTER
ward ssirned to John P-ttisrsw of the suretie'
IL addition to the foregoing the fossius supplemental con-
'Iscts were uttered into BY the Street Commissioning
1882; James Gsshe contractor entered book OF spss
I'd For buidius eulvcrt at lO7 street dated March last
John PeiT, assignee, colac;of snered on sps a conact
Sd For building culvert at Tooth street dated January
s John Pe,tsrew CONTRACTOR enteed on book Of special
Thee eneptal conscs have been entered into
wilton public call for the bids BY the STREET Comusone aud
imIop.y OF priyse obvious ii the require
msrts ordinances esbas The form. to be observed IL
The esniaie Ct work 70 be done on Section for eW
excavation 5000 cubiea yss OF earth filing to be FURNISHED
Tile Survivors return on The section fer 81 cubic yards
earth excavation 46 cubic yard. o; rock excavation 9iI
cubic yrs Of earth furnished making difference OF about
A. The bid. Tor excavation ircuds the filling of material
wID; The sar, OF fps With esrh i.ed from eS
,svsons made by the contractor There nothing in his GER
tween the eu return does he state whether the
removed the rock eaosated for his account ta
h n d 81 n' S %ssr e0 Sa %ho e.s
difficult how the Street Commissioner or the Assessor
could determine the amount due the contractor and proper 70 De-
iLcluds in the asssssmen; list.
On Section the Surveyors return earth exsvsed loes
vary materially from the estimate while the quantity OF rock
exceeds the estimate by - cubcs yards which
the price Of 81 ceut' per cubic yard smonnt' u
The surveyor does no. whether that provision Of the
contract viii requires earth be shed aud file in whore
required on the street equal quantity to the rock which
be- BY the complied with and IN view OF
the price psd for earth hhng on Sec Ion v th De-
comes very important consd The assessors could not
the soul due and proper to be cl1ded In the a.
dete the proper be pail to the contractor Tue
sses,ors allowance for rock exeavaion S Por cable yard
Il thsn the pcthe excess amount
ing $3.50 ej The work performed under supplemental con-
trset On ibis sction amounts to s4Ssi 81! ...d, the
esmae for earth filling by loj GA cg6a yards soaa s al
The snysyor submitted statement xpsaory this differ
ence which owing principally to tbs mshy nature OF thu
ns which should be necessary by settling suksge
Tie included in assessment o %Ss sS az aoSd sop
whole the performed under unauthorized con-
In The assessment improper allowance Of $40 Is for
ding rods The Assessors .s on this improvement. moun
moe cre full and thorough performance OF their duties
blu, der on the part OF the Consrsc C.Is Mcna o
Hart in writing special with John Petigrew dated
March lSj which to have been unnoced by the street
ne ISs 1bs Sare eli any whh
executed. -,
fed in this contract was to the following effect VIZ. That all
the work should be form required and shown plan
faction Of the Street Surveyor charge the
wax 50 per cubcs st including all dan
is,oi wS,tsoeyer renqred to complete the same.
The contract is drawn iolows AN the above worh 10 o.
done in the very best manner and to The satisfaction Of hc
The following cor sidrration: For ali daunng pumping baDe
~ ds ncludr stcIi,ls and labor. 81 cent? cubru
esdirg very cnIpsby executed With
ror Had the contractors been slowed tor work accF9g,o
would have te.n required to satisfy the claim. -
The Controller that lie has made no payment for pump
ng water compomi.e OF the crr9neous provision u
lie Tract, but than $50 900 paid In allowance r
Mr.. Pettigrew which IL injustice 10 tie tax
payers being required by the terms Of the spec
desi5n which his bid based to receive payment as
be- should be collected nom asscsnen aud doubtless
made allowance for any probable delay IN TIM receipts OF hs
money in the price prop sed for the work Th, payment
utbofz.d Common Council II contacts may be en-
without the usual notice and fomaes required ~
aw may make such allowances they may "e
IT. without IeeIeLce the legality If the contracts the
Of the Surveyors returns Il cfc: 70 what pro
lection have what other mode than resort
expensive aud troubome litigation to prevent their real rs
being subject 10 excessive aud unjust liens
lowing table has been prepared 10 show the results OF the
Investigation Instituted by the late and continued by the present
Common Councils together with Items reported by Mr. Conoyer
The either loss to opeIiyowners or to the City
Treasury. lam
titl -Fssslrs dh.st. Sd to ithsyE......".si oa9
over eLt on tana st
57tb st.-Reg. Grading 9th 10 9TH 5op
i8ih-s.- Paving 9Th 10 9Th l<pV
j2ls.-CuIb and flag 81 to
4gh.t Paving u D. 9th sys.....
SD .-H.g curb and gutter and flag 9Th 10 9th sy flp
ard on ,te .d haa 6i.t 10 6Stb 800
Iq,L.t -SJ 10 5tI avs cuI sad eu.r.,......... 7J
$50 EIs 4nb ~ d. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 473
NJ H., : Psyinr ON 10 Tn l,I
Tihs 9th To llth-svs, curb. gutter and has.....''. @
Bre lopI
S7ib and 3Sth sts-Rrg. from 4h b. Lexiug tonay'. ~
irhst-lltnay Hudson 90
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