The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-15

FRAUDS IN The CONF rB0LLER'S OFFICE
The Council Coramitsee In Session - Mr.. !
F1Axg again the stand-Froah Frauds
Alleged I'm the CONTRACTS for Gr~Aiog
Strests-Thrce New Cases OF Farley Open-
sd-Frauds Sean Undeveloped- 600 More, ,
Sc, So.
The Committee Of the Board Of oouncilmen engaged
xbe investigation Of the frauds In the Compuoers Office,
arising of the alleged overpsyment Of $4,000 by Mr.
james b Smith to John Ftzps-s,,o. Co.,
~ee'ni - saturday ~. brssens, Gpssciinsp Gene.
gross ana b'NSiofa considerable time having al
@''er me appointed hour, and no w,tsssss. .psed
messenger was despatched 70 in~~' appearing,
S'e' pe pss ahs tA'ss 30 Ire Of Mr. Flagg
es !" . TO communicate to the CO.. -.
Gs~' 80. ,,or his place nEr
Mr. GKsxr-Hsve you any further comm xnasu,,on 70
male w rlsgsP A. Yes sir; stated the ,.s ,.u ,,,,
we had rome through an examination O. Ar. ,s,gs an
which the confirmed assessments were e,narea e found
IA OF them correct With the single seop,on Of this $40
we are now gcns % s, w sAe payments when
be mad the whole amount; " nave gone through an
ete End the pay me ts made 10 the contractors
amounting to about 81 ehaps well the clerks find
made on 4S ~ c'xrsscncg
PARK and where ne wrrS think was imyreperly done
Tnere was Anew of $4,000 made the property well
Jou cone after the Dill the Centras
Para psss ed and refused payment 90 it; all tho
Ss ccIes rond, and do not exceed the amounts ia the
so.a CON- lrmei contracts for 1851 are about $3.50
800; ths Is not exact calculation butt is nearly that
all ,hoe couysc,s paid BY assessments on properly but
which The CITY trust Until the assessments col
naks varA son in this sum--but however, that
;h then there is this book rehscg TO tie
are exceeding $40 600, which the ordinance
requires moplhly estimses be paid there TO tie
many irregularities indeed, If not frauds
CHAfaMAS-Yes, sir.
Mr. FIAGG-we have been through tive three
things wrong with the-e have done did befors-pu
down some figures To
would prefer that ne should read it
Mr.. GESET-Perha9e had better read IT,
The chairman then took the papers from Mr. Csdy, and
read as follows
TO RBGuLArE AND GRADE FlFrY-FIPrH srREsr,
BETWEEN Sixth AND SEVENTH AVENUES.
On the eth of February, 1855 contract made by
James Frey, then Street Comm ssioner, to regulate
and grade Fifty fifth street. between SIXTH and Sc.
excavated, 90 cents per yard; earth exesvated, 40
Farley Jan IL, ls5b Toe time allowed &c finish the
work SIX months On the 18th Of December, 1855,
James Furey, then Street Commissioner, extended the
Paymen,s have been made on this contrac; a. follows
Sept l6-A certificate presented OF f. Smith,
Surveyor for 800 yards rock, at 90 cents
per ~ Sa nsrc.n, %
Amount OF 20 per cent. LIS 80
Oct. "A payment made 10 7. Farley on this
TSs1s wss found amone the n.ns,s relaslny -
his JOB bills for filing and excavstng the
intersections to correspond With the grade q
excess Of payment ch contractor was entitled
The work named in these bills covered by the
thorized coorpcor, Nj Farley, that he
verbally authorized by Joseph Taylor, and since
by Farley, but there other voucher upon which
the payment Is claimed me requision Of the street
which wopsymepts based 70 81 65s
for whole amount Of work done the contract 10
done on the intersections was s. III o. pay neut ap
pears to have been made, amounting TO s2o77 90 for
This VT Farley will be required to
Tor ether jobs where he has pay nen,s due him,
leaving the work depe on the intersections 10 be deter
mined by application TO the Common Council
cnnxAN-n appears by this that be has received this
e2o71Y A. Yes, and without authority.
Q You have made this payment, and suppose on the
certificate Of Mr.. SMITH A. Yes; he told me this was
O. And without authority from the Commissioner
A Without authority from any one else; Smith never
showed me tile papers, or would not have signed the
warrant
Q. lie merely showed you his certificate, and you
CLAmNAN-wen, This appears be the Fly sixth
lie then read the following paper
To REGULATE AND GaADE FTFrY-sIxTH STREET, BE-
TWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH AVENUES.
90 the 18Th Of september 1850, contract was made
Jses Riley 70 rcsuae aad grace Fifty street from
Fourth 20 Filth avenue
tbs conTac. assigned to Terence Farley March 3,
1857.
certificate Of R Graves; ne surveyor Of the work,
presented, dated oct 2, 1887, as follows
III cubic yards rock excavation al 7bc. ....s54l5 IS
663 90. Csc. 1876 IS
Tss DO earth dllpg 10c ....... 70 so
246ls cubic feet retaining wall l2tac...... 2,slo 81
Total ass 81
Less, thirty per cent 2,5i5 is
Amount az 20 per cen........ ..........f5, ass q
On the 10th October 1857, payment maize 20 T.
Farley OF ssS3s u on examining the copy Of the con
furnsnoo the Finance Department with the orig ,al
contract IN the Street Department II Is found that
the copy in the Finance Department embraces
the Of earth AVIATION at % cubic yard which
N not included In the original contract
This pay mept instead Of being 20 per cent, Ia ~ 500
more, and receipt taken at the for only 10 per
cent aud other entry made the books kept by
Er. Smith 10 show that any bad paid, and
therefore In poetng the books without referring 20 the
bends issued Mr. Farley wouli have received az 500