New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-20
REPLY TO MR.. J. II. WHITE.

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SIR: In your paper Of the 10Th inst. appears .
nun ica.;op from John II. White CaaumAn, the fDl-
lowing norton of which seems 10 cal for notice:
"lu III, mt report the Join, COMMITTEE on Aeeoanis
'ubn lifted 10 the Beard Of Asstmsn Q, "a. 81.
,cion Of the hrrs uisscn 'Fpnitd 20 open ssssn,y
eishh .,rr. nom Third D. th s,'nue and statement o. mo
esp OF opening 'sd STREET siysn "a os,s ~r
s,ihe report sies,' 'Ae~,ag ne r'Ssae.s 80 Co..
~iu,oEsr, fer orssiss 'frssi. .ss,-ss - ,A,.
The whole expense 10 pot down a, t4SoI o. soa "s
New ,Ss nmii,ee are UfStanAie Ia ie other mat
isn stated in ih.I,P they are IA ,ssE
them Be but little erdenoe ,isen 70 10. socansnt
re-iy,d by the TIRE spps By
Tie esunnt 'elf IVES baxSg and chatter a. N. .emm.
In ~lch % .msi sum rce,vsa BY 10. Ccna.-sansr.
Tb, other ehss' in the .. ,esNey'r fe- sSan.
and attorney posne stationery, printing ke mshins up
he rr,si bui Of ihs chase-he on. had o'e 20
Or Of he Justice. Of the suprss Court, and hoash
the chsrr,s msy eNortsnt the commissioner are N NO
,,,i. "a oSrrhauns aud > CoGut,ee sssl nod
before the pvh'Ahle nature o, suee 20. WI %
reformed received ten, hteen and even t~,asy u""s
than the s.y,ny 'ss :, ,s stree, Com
mi..ionsu enly IN SESSION seu, ,hy Jaw. ~ 80 are
buus,s iunu..d Couni.son dSne vita
dnon a. rht mus'i ner are conotrncs sts: 81
rn,e would be interesting TO snow bow many so
LAYS have drawn the city treasury dariI The past Ten
year. street openiDs ha weIe and M
~ usprced and Of oou" all thu labor and 'apeue incurred
going FOR noueht'
In reply to the allegations spd utimatous conveyed
by tits part of Mr.. Whites letter, statement 10 pre-
etted of the fees eud charges in the matter OF open
irg One. huudte d-sld-tsud street, from Third Ia
Eighth avenue, paid Jan. 30. lSi
Counsel ~ sta"nery.'.
este ard oiNge..... 80 col Advertisers is
Commisione,, fscs las Printing sud Pcsns.. ~
Cletk hre........... 80 0ICsui.st hire
Room rent, fuel, Ac..... 2. 81
Or little than sbrd Of the coat u the Seventy
eighth street opsung.
Other cases might be given where the services
TIE Commissioners were more moderately estimated
than in the Seventyeg hth street opening and where
the labor performed probably exceeded that called for
In that case.
The following is copy from Receipt Book in the
Street Department:
for t2j 6s ia full bring the amount Of as'd costs and
charges above taxed by H. Z. Edwards. Judge
the Supreme Court April ~ ISL
O. MONTGOMERY, Commissioners"
JULIUS UITCHCOCK,)
There seems 10 reason 10 doubt the accuracy OF M.
Whites statement with reference to the time con.
sun ed by the Commissioners in the performance OF
their duties which were very light but in view OF
the amount charged to this Improvement for station
cry and printing tsSI7 99) this exp anaon was very
necessary.
Had the charges for fees stationery, &C., cores
ponc ed TO the and extent OF the service per-
formed, there would have been no propriey IN IN
stanong the Seventy eighth street opening 10 exemp-
fy the cAtravags permitted in such job, which Mr.
White seems to unite with the joint Committee on
Accounts. so cordially in condsmnog: -
Repeatedly HOMER FRANKLIN
lOyk MAY ii, 1888