The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-21


Beard % CsunsAaunsn.
ne Bosrs net ha svssing-sAs Prssdess, Ohasiss h
n.swen, Esq, presiding.
Aner me reception Of q number - routass papers,
vAssa we're referred " their sSFrspvi,s committees,
ss1muncst'on received mon the CITY Inspector N
yspsy 70 rssolusaoa Of Inquiry 10 Why number o.
men were p&d for cleaning tho streets The CITY In
spsser said thsG the delay eoosssaed BY the noa-
passage Of the ta1 levy.
ANOTHER yxox mn COMMITTEES on Accousrs-S.n
HENRY ovkRrzsHENI-A ANOTHER ovSsPAysxk ON
Tux AND wAISxa STREET. KxrEN1oN.
ne following report received from lie Join Cem-
maes on Accounts, which was Aid over till the next
meeting
10 TBS RcSoRABls THE oomoS f.ovScI THE CITY or NEW
The Joint oenmt.ee eoOuns respectfully report 70
yosl honorable body that is communication OF the Comp
Nciier presented 10 The srd OF Aldermen the lSh
March ast and referred hia committee, has been
sacred by us and We nd that the statements MADE by
nr Turner BE- fore the COMMITTEES on Frauds 70
wa Thai he paid sai sc5 70 Mr.. Erben without requ
ssrj, .nS that Mr.. tsen sa is,o1iss IN Z. o0mp1o
w., snss-sse corr eel. ~, Fagg appssred before your
ne sad payment xss MADE, wSch rsqSsion ~ss
rsOs upon the Treasurer were given % NJ, Tar-
The oorpsroer the opinion Of committee, stands
fully exonerAief from the charge q having made the
having made ae payment through nvortIsm. As the
communicable OF the Comptroller had apparently no
toned your committee othor duty perform than
70 examine INTO their truth or fasiy iossmuch Is the
payment o Mr. ESen NV A more extended ersmiuston
ey your committee has led 70 further developments
s on to As Canal end r Msse5 b.- ssree
rrs sented Mr. Eben not the only party overpaid
@ The awards for this work On map NO % damage
Grvss,. of No 2S4 Walker s'res in the sum Of
which amount was 20 20 be paid 70 J. Jones he
psym Mr. Jones in the Of "a ,e20, snd not
II mould have been in the sum Of $3.50 he thereby
wing nine hundred dollars than should have
wore your committee that Jno B. Grivst The owner Of
mortgage upon that property, portion Of which was
iaken in the Of this Improvement for which the
was be paid 70 Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Jones received from
Me Street Department the sum Of four thousand and
sssa, Of nine huDdrsa dollars NJ jones on his s1s
xnisason stated that Mr. Grvet when about leaving for
% a him ,s s,vs nsd ", made AZ.
- be paid to him r Jcnes that be received NO notice
nor made any inquiry or examination 70 ascertain the
amount awarded 70 Mr. Grvet that after receiving
The amount Of 81 c2o he gsvo satisfaction piece to
Gel tne mortgage Of 5000 he held upon toe property
william r. Plumb, In 70 Ar Grivet, stated his
eEsnnson that he informed Mr. Jones shortly after the
payment above referred TO- and before the satisfaction
5ooes) had received more than was bis due from the
CITY; that he (hr Piumb) when be saw the publication
anonymous note that Mr. Jones overpad we'll
- Mr.. Eben Mr.. Augustus Purdy, Clerk o. Arrears,
N The CompIollers Office produced requlsltion datei
April 8, 1850, No $40, tlgosd BY James Farcy street
Oommssioner, amount s3i4,276 In this amount ia in
sused smong osner pay mens rs an award TO be
~ the entire Int o, awards and payments 10 tue
various parties discovers degree of careIessnes and
accuracy IN the COMMISSIONER reports Ia any
ofcal documents they have yet seen The original re-
port, fled in the County Clerks Office the copy of ths
same hed in the street Department. and the absract OF
the report prepared by Commissioners are 40 fall OF
erasures and interneatons to render 1t impossible
any person TO determine the amount actually awarded by
the commissioners, and confirmed by the Curt, from
either OF the documents. This stated justice 70
lowing summary sho=s the differences be.xesn the re-
ports and between the abstract and reports together
with The overpsymeng which appear comparing the
payments With the amounts awarded per these d3ca
nents:-
Total Of awards, az per origus report sso7 1874 20
1os1 OF payments by Street Commissioner 5l6433 30
DrsreBce ....................... 81, 200 10
Add amounts yet due ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. go so
overpaid.......-... ..........~........ 80 500 90
is pss@s..s, ss1 boy f'po,. SO
difference; siaJo COS %
Aao amounts YET oue..... ...,.,........... 600 80
yosal Of awards per a,s,rac. .ssos Ssl 20
Total OF payments, as above ............ 5l6433 30
Difference. slOa40 10
Add amounts doe ss above. 600 so
Total. ....................... sloe4e 70
Allowed by the commissioners a. per original report
'o the persons whose property taken injured By or
10 quepce OF the said intended Improvement IN
peDsaton or recompense for the damage occasicoed
Dim respectively, and the said costa aud charges
CARED, IS Aforesaid aud the costs and charges
fore Incurred and taxo1" SS4s 057 10
ms Includes 81 zoo allowed 10 collector Of as
eessuents
Allowed by commissioners, as per copy re-
port, for damage, including costs and
charges veil az those heretofore incurred Jl4l4S 60
Difference In toe report ................. 1905 so
Assessed by tie commissioners for bcneAt adyAn
Ase, as per original report including SCI 95s assessed
up0n The Corporation s5ss oss 90
DO. do. ~ per copy report iDcluaiDg $3.50
Assessed upon the Corporation ........ 6Af49 90
Differences. - 900 90
The ComEifsioners ~exe-John lozior, Robert Hcnry.
". l. Outing. Aitorpey--Henry r. Davies.
90 comparison 81 awards psr report with tho nav.
monte, The fsllowipg dlfierences appear:-