The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-07

requistion was made by Joseph s. Taylor,
Street Commissioner, April 2a, 1857, which has not
been paid.
Amount of work to the date Of his requisitiOu Is
given .,....--...... ,........-........ .$Z649 ~
Less 50 per cent. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S54 80
Total. 81, ,s96 90
IF the last reqaiition had been paid the total pay
payments would have been. n...-..... ST. ,445 ~
On the I'd of May, the Comptroller requested John
J. Serre to measure all the work done under the
contract Win Oscar Taylor Fifty-fth street. and
subsequently Daniel Even was associated with HIM
to examine the work.
Their estimate of the amount of work done to May
8, 1857, is ss fcllows:-
4,727 80. rock blasting, &C., Soc e. 1853 so
6s1 feet culvert, $50. 20...............13 .13 $40 90
If we take the whole amount of work certified to
by Mr. Vidal as having been done April %, 1867, it
is as fokows-
For earth filing g.......... cubic yards, 47 IA
Asmeasured by Messrs: s,rrel Even 2,,265I
Excess of vidals certificates 25,97s
Rock e-scavated, as certified by Vidal S,70l
Do.as measured by Serrel1 Even 4.727,
Excess of viaals certificates cubic yards, 1874
Cuvert certified by Vidal. .......~... feet, SIS
Do. as measured S7 Serrell Il Even. 6Sl
Excess of Vidai's certificate. ......... 1875
which at $40 perfoot is So 700 for cuvert net built
This case was reported by the Comptroller to the
Board OF Councilmen on The 10Th of June, 1857 ac
co-npanied by the report OF Messrs. SeTral.G Even
which will be found IN the proceedings OF tha.
Board Of that date.
Hnce the publication of the report the contractor
I has done no work on this job
'Chairman-Youssidt the last day, Mr.. Fhgg, that
the figure al - was added to an amount of so 800 in
ths contract OF Fitzpatrick; did that refer 70 spe
cai work OF 81 800 or to general onei A. To gene
raj work, ! suppose; when Devn was appointed
Street Commissioner he made all his claims over to
Fitzpatrick as 20 convey the contracts. over es
We supposed, to Devlin himself again.
O. Was there as much as this $500 due Fitz-
patrick by your officer A. In his card be CLAIMS
$50 900 or $40 900 due; ] suppose that amount is
made up Of the contracts for Fiftyse~enth, Fifty
second streets Fourth avenue, and Others assigned 10
him by Devlin.
Q. Are you satisfied that there is sufficient due 10
make up this Of sl2 500? A. There might be if
all was settled up.
Chairman-Nov as to the other case you refer TO,
Mr. Flagg A. We have not got that prepared to lay
before you; il is Fourth avenue, from Seventy
ninth TO Nnetyseoond street; il is JOB for s4 O50
and il not confirmed yet, but the work is done and
certificate has been presented by the Surveyor I'd
win Smith for the whole work: we find number Of
items in Smiths certificate which not in the con
tract amounting TO about $4,000.
q. Mr.. Flagg. was this $4,000 due TO Mr.. Dsyln
when he assigned these contracts to Fitzpatrick? A.
! should think Deylin was emitted TO that ame1at;
We are examining -hese cases and will continue our
Investigation, and give you the result.
Chairman win you would.
Mr. Cross-Do you know anything of Mr.. Smiths
private habits?
Chairman-I think tits hardly proper 90 enquire
into that here. IA Mr.. Smith il before a Grim nal
court would say that expect Mr.. Smith TO give
testimony here, hut he was desirous first 20 purge
himrelf Of the charges made against him before
criminal tribunal; he is TO be examined on Tuesday
next he wishes 10 be heard there first and CONCEIVE
IL Ia he right that he should.
The committee then adjourned to Saturday next,
at 2. % clock +. M.