New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-28


Mr.. ETp,s sworp-AE I can say IL. W.. oeta.,
1 was getting what wa. entitled 10.
AID Apass-Are yUe rot satisfied 10 your o~u
m nj tha. there has been q mistake OF SloDf A.
consider that the Commission has not gwen me any
more than wss entitled 10. -
O. Are YOU no. aware thai yor were overpaid : .O'
A. According to Mr.. Conove statement the books
show that.
AID. ADaNs-There is only one course to be- pw-
sued We shall recommend that The Cofp"sisos
Counsel take measures to recover TINS a"0@" WIN
AID. OSIsS--we are satisfied that you have re-
ceiyed A.. 600 more than awarded yoa
AID Submissive are satisfied that you have os~-
drawn 50 900.
MIR. ERRrs-It was net with my knowledge.
The paper which had been pasted on corner OF the
page, and under which Dir. Erben colieoded wos.o
be found 5000 which would justify hun. va nov
removed Nothing was found under Il. MI Eroes.
with his pen pointing to the place where the pspss
which was pasted over had been removed. said: Il
thought there WAS s. 900 there"
Mr.. CoNostR-Don't you write anything there.
Aid. ADAMS-AIe there any of the contractors pre-.
ent in relation TO this CO ,of Mr. Whites They have
been notified through the papers, and that "a al the
notice they will get from this Committee. We have
no time to give them any other notice. THIS is
la,on to tagging FEty-tourth street, between Third
and Iou nth avenues. Mr.. Conover you have seot IN
a Contamination on the subject Of the tagging in
Fifty -fotftk STREETS that correct
Mi CoN6tER-If il is printed rs reported Il. u,s
correct | would merely state that the contract wss
given to Mr. Mountjoy at IS cents. can get the a.
sessmeut lists 70 show that There were three bidders
in this case. Mr. Gsllagher's contract would hsvc
amounted To- 81 900: MI Mountjoy TO f,15O. There
is another thing On Fifty fourth street on one side
the Corporation owDs, and the other ndIvidusls.
On tho Corporation side there Is lO5 feet more than
can be measured aud more than is assessed on tbs
other side of the street A. the pavement stour feet
wide this makes 400 feet for the city to pay which
does not exit. That case has all passed through the
Council, has been affirmed and signed by the Mayor.
A. l,nlft ha pAtRaft nn
Aid OwEns-And the parties have been paid
Mr. Coso,ER-SOme of them, presume, have been
paid.
and Inspector. Mountloy assigned To rafley, aeo
Farley did the work. .
Mr. BUSTED now made his appearance, and said
have letter here from Mr.. Valentine. requesting ms
TO be here al O'Clock. l would have been hero
promptly but for previous engagement. II can DO
of any service to YOU will remain II not, should
prefer to retire. -
AID Ap,Ms-We have had case--Mr Henry
Erben-before us, and the facts appearing in such
light that does not adult OF doubt, we have d~-
posed of that.
NAV as we'll that have instituted legal proceed
pgs against Mr. Eben for the recovery OF the onouN
which Oyerpaid to him upon that assessmers-
The papers prepared already, and notice VIII PROB
ably be served upon Mr. Erben 10 the course Oh tno
day. -, w.,
Mr.. CosoyER latter examining the pspers)-Sdai
is the Inspector and who the Surveyor does not APP
had the provision for Inspector stricken out aod
vet $50 was charged for inspection -Four lots arc
charged sSl S3 each none OF them have any Tagging
in front OF them. .
large amount of desultory conversation ensued ana
the Chairman had great difficulty in restoring order
STEPHEN WmrE, swom-i am the owner oil q LOT
IN the southwest corner of Lexington avenue and
Fiftyourth street; IL 90 feet the street and II
feet on the sidewalk, making 1906 feet this by feet
wide ut 90 cents foot, would be SSa; allow for
a. ltgls aEa. tas
me; but am charged $i66 IS; ask that it I've cut
down.
The CoMNrIrFF-Thats the way to talk.
| Aid. ADAMs-Have any parties come 10 you and
offered TO refund any portion OF this assessment A.
party in the office Of the Commissioners for making
assessments offered me $40 and some cents toward
this bill, and refused to take 1t; this was Pmtney
be said be would give me that, provided would pay
the rest he sad that some lots had been assessed
which haG not been tagged.
Q. Did you accept that? A. No, Sir.
q. Did any other parties appear before you aud
offer you anything A. No, Sir.
BARSARD SMITHE sworn--l own the southeast
of Lexington avenue aud fity-tourth street,
they assessed for 100 feet 1862 81 they said at the
flee that il outrageous BILL and there must be
mistake about Il; they said il was sent TO them
Tor collection and that all they had to do with it,
sent in a,peton about IT, according to the calcula-
tions made On these bills il ought to be sOj; r
ceved notice from the Office Of the Commissioner OF
Taxes and Assessments, who offered to return mo ~
and odd: this was on three lots where there no
tagging done.
RoBERT L,roS, sworn-I own the southwest cor
ner of Fifty fourth street and Sixth avenue with tho
adjoining lots the avenue the corner lot u assessed
1894 "a; three lots fronting On the sixth avenue arc
charged SSl 3each, where there IL no hngging at ALL
| also received notice and went to the Assessors
Office
The matter of Fiity-se street. between Fifth aud
Sixth avenues. then taken up. This case. aiso.
presented to the Common Council by Mr. Con-
j. BoYcE SMITH, sworn-I with two other persons
represent the whole block the north of this line,
and forty lots of the block 10 the south in all ia lots:
appear to show the facts connected with the assess
menf upon il made some time in December last, for
regulating, grading and tagging the facts pub
lshed by Mr. COnOver in his report; can only swear
that | have been to the Commissioners Office and got
copies of documents there which prove tho truth OF
his statements.
Mr. SMITH read from the contract and ordinance,
fully oOnoboratng the report Of Mr.. COnover 10. far
as concerned his lots. Mr. Terence Farley was the
lowest bidder but against his bid written, "ds-
cined BY letter and the contract awarded to
MCGrane but never confirmed by the Common Council.
Mr. SMITH went to see the surveyor, Mr.. VIM.
f. Dodge. by whom was informed that the work
being done by Mr. Farley the lowest contractor there
was no record then of any contract anywhere Seven
months siterward the contract was awarded to Nc
Crane. -Four five months afterward wenf up
there and was informed that Mr.. Farley was tbes
workiD! there. Within few days siterward MIR.
Dodge, the City Surveyor, certified to the work ~
done BY Mcbrane. Among this work is SOD cnb'c
feet Of wall and - feet of culver which is not IN tbs
contract. At the same time the Deputy Street Com
missioner gives a certificate that the contract wss
awarded to Mciranc. He certies that he Is entitled
TO 81 cents foot for the wall when II Is not In tho
contract at all and ~ foot for culvert whcbisno, in
the contract either. The same Charles Turner ceti-
fled thar the price for tagging II cents foot.
when on the conirsctt was only 10 cents.
q. Was the contract ever confirmed to MG;unef
A. II never was with any one.
AID. ADAMs-It would save a great deal OF time if
gentlemen would make statement of their Gaze,