New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-20
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Psy Rsnry Eiber "a T. Lf- Ie;a-qc. and rr ,'S
mortgage ords thr. tho five hu drei .ni t,
ais to- sWnd oleu.os w'isesu,t.
FrRs.aDo !, con. M,yor LAW 0'A''''''
Pay Balko Of re~Yort for c-ed Of Life Ins-r
,'o- ard Trust Co
Fer OIdiusSoe. Dec. 80 last
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Psy hIiy f'ben and \. Y life In.ui,nce sai rr-t -
noat a. oTc'7 eeven Thousand two hundred sad h ydo
cou'i.r.rsd. A c. FLAGJ CeaIoie:.
d. NurArtSg CT
Fey bsnt Of sta, o. Ne" York FOR crsd q no Insr-
ID Trus. L
Both Of theae checks bear au iudo-soraeat on the
back, a. follows.
D. THOMPSON Pref
These warrant amounting to total SUN OF 81 SJJ,
are ID the handwriting OF Norman A Beach then A.
sistant Auditor ano svn-in-lsw of Mr. Turner. Tne
warrants were then sigred by the Controller and the
Assistant aud tor delivered item to Mr.. M4thews the
clt:k Of MIR, Turner.
Tie Street Departure ut then paid these warrants 20
the parties entitled TO the awards and took from
them, in book kept for such purpose in the Street
Department, tie fOllDsirg receipt. VIZ: -
Received from the Street CCmms.ioner wsnsnt' Nos l79
,nd for twenty four thousand eight bundred aed hve dot
lar. IN f oI award to Heny EfOen and n l. Lie ln: and
Trust Co in the .boye matter s@fS'
N J. Lie 'D' 'n' iIs'i D. TaoSpsos. fGo pres.
IL. EKBEN
In the same pge0n-hole where The list of payments
to Nj Erbep was deposited another requlsiilon was
found, dsted April q, 1859 for the sum ot S5l4|'1'
signed by James Furey, Street Commissl1ner, con,
bected with let o: eighty-three awards, heaced
Statement of Awards 10 the ma ter of Extending Ca
nal and Widening Walker streets, making together
the exact FUN called for in the requiston:
There was another list of awards found among the
papers before alluded TO, containing thirty awards,
amounting to the sum of sl2OOOO. The requison of
the Street COmG ssiober not found with this list
Another requison, dated May 81, 1855, not signed
by any person, was pinned 20 statement of an award
of 81 so ~ to Martin Bennett for Canal and Walker
streeis
Another requisition was found, dated June 9? 1865
for the 5000, signed by Charles Turner Deputy
Street COmmssi ner and connected with this requsl
tion order OF Court Il at award of $500 made
to the widow and he Ir OF Elijah Valentine should be
paid to Henry S. Valentine.
Another IeQuisjtiOn was fouLd dated Dec IL, 1855,
for the sum OF $500, for street opening signed BY
james Furey. statement was pinned to this requl
.itIOn as 4 llOws:
Extending Canal street and Hidrnng Waikcr street
George Rash for this underpsi in consequence
sJRJhT lpPSII NrS Yd Dec e 1855
"CHARLES TURNER, Deputy Street Commissioner"
Another requisition found, dated May 26, 1855,
for S. ass 90 signed by Charles Turner Acting Street
Coumissi1neT. This requisition was ccompanied by
list Of two awards for Canal and Walker streete,
amounting to the exact sum Of S6, 4SS 20
Another requisition was found dated August l3,
1Sj5 for 81 6S 80 signed by Charles Turner, Deputy
Street Commissioner This was accompanied by
memorandum Of an award on Canal aud Walker
streets Of the same amount.
Two memOrandums. lndorSed May II spd May %,
1855. Is pay for the foil wing awards On Canal and
Walker ctieets:
w Io m Nh ~ ,S 90
Donald Murray Assignee JOS ph aud James uyer 1850 90
May 2s-Egb, Scudder. GO
As M Tuner and Mr.. Tmpson have had more ex
pefieuce Or the last ten or years, 10 regard to
all the operations of making out requsitions war
rants and taking receipts in the payment of awards
for Operipg streets, ii might have been expected that
they would have give the Committee more precise
statement Of the steps taken IN the perform
arce of these operations. Ii may DO. be inappropri
ate in DIG communication state the process OF pay
ing awards Il ade account f streets opening,
which has prevailed uL.l the ordinance passed fVr
paying the awards on the Ceotral Park.
Ths law in relation to opening streets provides that
the ComIrissoners of Awards aud Assessments shall
prepare two copies Of To sir report oue OF which shall
be filed il the Office Of the Street Comm ssioner and
tie other i'll the office OF the County Clerk. No p-o-
virion is mad, for iu nsopg tie Finance Department
with copy Of the awards, and no such abstract of
awards il q connected ard authentic form, ever has
been furnrheo By the Street Department to the FL
rance Department on the contrary, section l59, re-
ered to all the acquisitions IN the Street Depart
inent for extending Capal street, provides that
All moneys payable BY tue Corporation for the Performance
Of the ti0u.d IL the s seciiOu for work dOne
any il the Street Department hall be paid BY he
wsrrsnt II the CONTROLLER drawn upon tbe req iou the
IT, contracts. and the vouchers and ctif
Street Cor. missioner"
Tie practice under this ordinance, in paying for
ards fol etreets opeuipg as follows The Street
or Lis DEPUTY would make out requl-
ston for 500 900 under the apprOp for streets
OF eDing." Thir requisiton would be accompanied by
list nade ont uIoer the sanction of Mr. TdrLer, for
sundry awards on the opening of particular street,
t" the ssme sum- BE would then hand
these papere 10 MIR. NDpsOn, toe Auditor OF the FL
usnce ID. pa tmeIt who would fill up warrants on the
1Ieasury of the several Individuals named In
the list ard the Auditor would then present the
the papers from the Street Department to the
Controller: si'er the Controller mad signed the war
ants they would be returned TO the Auditor who after
prosurpg the signatures of toe Mayor and Clerk, would
deliver all tbe warrants thus executed to MI turner
fling the rtqusitiOn- arc lists IN the Audlting BQrsau
ID, Deputy St:eet Commissioner would then deliver
these warrants to tne several persons nsmed IN them,
a. take their receipts for the same IN book peiong
my tothe Street Department
Take then the G. ase of Mr.. Erben. The report CIV
ing him twaTd Is recorded ID tue Once oil tho street
OInmrs nrT aud the only official Information on
which the Fiuarce Department Can act according TO
tie ordil abce above referred TO derived from the
equisitioD lit OF the Street Commissioner When,
therefore Mr.. Tuner certified TO the Controller as ls
shown 10 have beer done III the hrst part oi ths
report biz signature tba the sum OF S?iSO5
swaroed 10 M Erben. according TO tue record oil
swaf6s flee III toe street Department the Controller
not p ritts by the Oldnsace TO doubt the accu
rscy of that certificate Aside t. ON the testimony of
hr Turner, given in the requsition and list before
referred TO- the Fnapce Department not furnished
with aIy rec I'd evidence which would enable the
e. ntTOller 10 defsraiue whether Mr.. Erbeu
,ted to COO oo0 for bis damages iu extending
Canal street Arc yet Mr. Turrer, the principal agent
Il producing these resut- bas tbe efoutery to deny
that be Lad any Knowledge of the existence of the
lequ;sitiop which the only basic of the overpsy
neut and at the time most unworthlly to ipsln
uste to tie Committee that the Controller had signed