New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-15


On the 7ih of February 1855, II contract VS. made
BY jan, Furey then Street muaSneI % resaa.e sas
Cornelius Smith. Prices Rock .ssysed 70 cent, per yard
earth ,Nc,ysied ~ yard This c,nLsct wa. asned
.iS rnorks On The 18Th pecemb 1855 James Furey, The
s.,t G. the time years Payments
have ie.p made On thi. conusct IS follows .o,.o %
June 2 eylou QUESTION Of J,s,ph I.yiot sa'2 ~
S.T' Is Ac. rthca" is pr.se1et Of T. sslh ne ~
vsy'r, for 500 yards rVch Sc per yard Si'si
Lees ~ ~ CENT '''''''''''''''''''''''''
Aa,un. Of 20 Ger cent. ..............silis go
Oct "a payment TO T Farley on IBIS oOn' o "a
T 4S.i were aad the ppc relating ,h S 81
f, md ScsNstins the Intersections - correspond WIN he
sac % ,synSt to Viz to co;Sctor Wa snsd Toe
work these b vas not coy,red BY the contract aud
tractor Mr. fs,y states that be wss verbally sathcnfed by
H. H. 1 won sa s y cA o Sa s.,s do H ne sss;
voucher up1n which The Payments claimed
Of The surveyor upon which the two payment. based
ouId - t5a ~ for s whole emount work doae
the os Done on he w sV ' a. No, psyeas
TO have been uade amounting s7 80 ft work done
the intersection included IA The contract. This auJuD,
Mr. Farley Will be required 10 account for other JOBS where
be ls due 70 b leaving the wors dors on he inter
To Regulate and Gr0de FJty-strh street. 6etuteR
F0u,th ani FJth dreAnes.
8 Tayor Street Iei.oncr with James Riley 20 regulate
and IIsds ftysyih ,est om Fourth q Firth aysnue sec,
eeinhcstr o Gia'.s The surveyor on the WORK, pre-
~. cubic yard. roc. vs'rd s5Als IS
Gs3 cubic JsIds Earth escayp,d IS cents... i65 rs
a25ScrSic Iest retaining ecS.. 2s 6
Les. KS IS
Amount Of 10 q u
On The 10th October 1857 payment made to Farley
Of tSiSs - On 's ..py o. oil 'e IN ,hs ss
Department, found thai the copy II the fssnce DopsIt
yaros which not included in the .isins contlsct.
This payment, Of being 10 pei ~ 200 more and
ID. q. ss ~ s o. d% G.t az.
$ 1G s s s The t K P s up Rcd IGf. have w
c.yd =: 100 than charged 20 that job Hr Farley
hs. sirce been called aIs 81 given additional receipt Tor
10 RSsnlatc, Cur and cutter Srt arenue, 5et,reen
FUyJosrh and Fyty-nink 'treets.
On the 9Th 81 Avn 1857, contract made by joseph
Tay ken Stree Couus.ouer with Terence farley iesu
hate sae f,s curb and gutter Sixth between Fy
The prices b. paid apder that contract 5i,ws
For ,sTth f.ars, ]! eslt. pc! Cubs 1sId:
Foi gravel t,,'shed 80 cent. per cubic ysid
f fsI s ..sas eot f4 g., ;G.i per o
ior re,si3ls wsD, 20 cent, per cable yard
Dor cal,er,s, IS cent, pei foot,
Payments have been made ,b.s csntrsct e. f!o~s:
June ., lSo7-On rcqusiuon a G. Turner Dep9.y
Street Cornmissi rsr..: @Sts3 60
Aus D. l857On certificate Of r. suryeyUr 81 p
St g l37Ou certificate Of Graves, surveyor.. s51 %
> have been lied to sI.cs7 O9, but
spay tns nj VS., made o. \, sT7 %
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Due the contractor viii exceed all oyerpsymens
Mr.. FLAC6 saIJt Now | would ike TO mention lit
tie matter, not connected with this Investigation,
which | think it woud be well 10 Inform you OF.
Mr.. Farley has largo AMI heavy job TO regulate and
grade the upper part Of the Fifth ayeDue. Mr.
Even has m.asur that job after Mr. Graves, the
Surveyor, and 6rds il a. right can be- As j,
stsIds now it ia very cl, job, and Farley will do
very well he comes ont OF It without loss because
be has considerable work TO do without paw which he
h IN ,1ar IN AEn LIB H.
CO, ated o heavy amount Of rock vithou, being re-
Guied 10 do SO by the contract, anticipating that
this rock, which he has eicsvuted, would be
put into well, and it was found necessary
10 get ordinance passed for that purpose. Al
ordnance ha. been passed by both Boarde Of tho lat
Common Council directing the building Of wall
with in certain IN ns, and authorizing the Street Com
mhtioner to make contract with the contractor for
gu6ting and grading Fifth avenue az 20 cents per
cube foot. When heard Of il ! sent Mr.. Even to
HessGe up the after. ] made communication to
the board q Aldermen giving al the facts and show
III ist this WALL a. the rate IF ~ cent? foot, would
Cost $500. Mr. Even reported 10 me that the wall
would be Of DO yBlue, and OIL dead loss 10 the
property On Ders even if the cost could be collected
Of Ii, III, which doubt the vol wac not in the
contract. ] sent for Mr. Fsrey and told him that the
oIdipaIoe wee illegal and warned him TO 10 the
roik under IT, as would not pay him anything FOR it,
He has not, therefor, Gote anything e. IT, made
the col tract, and thISk the present Common Soun
ell oue hit 10 repeal the ordinance. When state that
MI. bde IN Dlu IOr QOing the 9g llnd OF
work the Sixth avenue for 10 cents cubic y1y4-
the snOuht decreed to be paid him by the Commo,
{, upcll for the Fifth avenGe wall would be equal 10
g. 10 cubic yard-you viii appreciate the illegal
sId eXtoItopate Dsiure of the ordnance NJ Flagg
stated url er hat many eLtries IF suspicous if not
fra udu Ut character had been discovered in the con
fine contracts for tJ' but they had ROT been saG
centy examined into 10 make any pO,itiye s.ateent
az present.. He thought TIE pe frauds gou III amopnt
IL dtcui GEO. but he expressed biz opinion that the
CT! would ltse bctbiug Oh the slsC0 fraud OF smith
Mr.. CRoEsBEoE, Asslstsn At Auditor ts-,i.dthst his
cutts ctrslstsd 10 examining accounts and assisting
he AuonOT, be was appointed by tie Auditor but
Itt cti hiu Cd by tie Common Council, Ia August
lt5Jj er Ill Tas m the QfCe at he time i, the I'm
IoleTs room; kmlth assumed sOule d BIS ,lut,es by
canning sOme Of Tie city accounts arI draw
Hg wsusBis; be did not know who aUthor,zed
Smith 10 do ihs; The bu,iOefs which Smith s,.un.d
wa tie ot important il the Office the duties OF The
assisitlt Auditor were regulated by the city ordi.
LtLtes and i was part L; thoee duties that Smith
" deIit ok sn h bao char e Of the trust accounts
and isc caused warrants 10 lie paid ont o. funds no.
" liorTeied 10 y AZ pnT9osc but witness awsys sup
Pseo be cid so by hr. Fls2es onters; he did no.
kIGw lie &c fact.
1be Con d itt,e adjourned 10 Saturday q. D.. m.
Wien the investigation win probably terminate.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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