New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-15


tn. n, on aw.,d. Nos. i 70 and 20 "a: ~
,sS' NJ ZOO per receipt dated seDtenbe5 is signed b
"a q i sop not Al having
abe Any information in regard your Com
was done IL. warrant wa ssasry entered ssd for
ent hsse swd and no entry be found to indicate that
TIA stated BY Committee ioL line w.s drawn
No ss .is that Tie we 70.
When the attention Of the Controller called this BY
oer suggested hs: two warrant. for this sum had been
issued neither OF them would perish 10 the hands Of the
both certainly would presented Treasury Bank
mint snd thai th, fact nd be BY examination Of
the book 10 which the enters the date number and
OF the checks which be returns tins CONTROLLER Office
lo GS t. sa sS ab for s 1osn paid y s The
pd BY tae Chamberlain would afford conclusive evidence that
only the amount Of the check which Mr. FranIn held 10 h,
heck bad been Cancelled and not .sSed
d. psrment sIdi found that only the check No
29 for 100 returned and credited !. the Chamberlain
lining checks which had been being
signed s the Mayor and Clerk and Issued The identical Coee.
BY the Contro The following appears to have
Ssos VIZ: "TSino%n thus coPs.pondins
with tbs cencepsn Of the eoe OF the executor on the margin
Mson Day well known citizen who had possessed the
pOps Question for long 'se: OF year: and the hI,t cSess
without suppcsne that such estate would be awarded 70
uninowa owners w., tn. ppoc0p h,d to BE-
snep deferred till Oct 1856 this probably explains the with
holding the first chec i: and the sIs: OF the
ain OF the check book
.ont Of these awards for property owned by tn. ss.:
P.ymeS.s were made As follow. VIZ:
OCT s'V sowe S ,. directed by the order Of be su15,%e
cna. 70 tss,;me Of payment BY warrant No aoss OFT Is
lss siss and IecPs and release. Were executed 5y the
9.Idiner
ard ext n'on Of the Bowery was .6s
The smosnt paid on the principal Of award i'.. S9s7s
f4sy'ns the amount yet unpaid awards ss
In al these settlements in.de BY C.dy as shown By
the Department that the amount OF the principal Of the
award, and The Interest ID .cEres ses 8, ,h
Csnbrins examiners in the Finance Department concur 10
The @ 1 III. s Of sud and
forsey perpested by Smith This later case was referred
sres & the Of swads on account Of The Bowery
extension aud subsequent examinations by Mr. Stos afford
MetnoTsDdsn, Of the settlements made by c.dy
ssSs + sn a 1Gl tho ss' e sS
above there sbsd Of to warrant
made By Mr. csSy suth 1Ss payment. Of awards on h: JOB
amounting $s9 appear have been correct 10 every par
ticulsr
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
A. C. FLAGS, Controller.
tee.-The Committee Wharves, Piers aud Ships, to
whom were referred the subject OF making new con-
trsot for the completion of the Battery Enlargement
made long report to the Board, which paper
lei cd pi nted They advise contract and thatthe
City proceed aganst the present contractor to recover
damages for the nOn-fulhlment OF his agreement.
Ts %T S p i ss $751; % eS whS
sgreed the to complete the in ita d.
sS aud although period Of years aud sir months has
the expiration Of the time specified, the work
ptsn provisions the have been utterly dsregadei
violated and advantage and has for two years and
inder q the Common Council 10 convert what was in
tsdd great public benefit into the ~, e o. egcn anS
wsnton not only OF toe itse out Of some Q,
y evidenced In establishment of ferry fixtures aud
rsac.s the land onns tbs water made by ths con
tractor and over which he or his assignee Claims 70 exercise ex
control and jurisdiction independent Of tine Com non
cOrPo until the completion Of the Battery Endorsement even
were much desired event BE- postponed indefinitely
The COMMITTEE state that, fortunately clause In the agree
peted through the fundamentally Of the Street Commissioned
has wuy aud rec kessy violated the terra
Of the Conmt Council 10 hold and his ureties rigid
oOuntably aud possible obtain from them such exemplary
prscce by parties contracting to perform public work aud
advantageous to them falling TO comply VITA the term.
,ter practise heretofore INDUCED III win inpun"y'
not only Sn this but in msuy other cases , ,,
The COMMITTEE fully coincide with the ys~ sna opnGba
AGAINST be for damages based on the diueten
the p " s wo no BE- SSne Th
uiiots authorizing the Street TO ot
proposals for eontIs to the lowest bidder and mat IA.
Cnsc confirmation Of the contract proceed against
Mt COnku and bis suretes and assignee for damages so
ferry Battery grounds Staten Island without consen.
the Conn Council from them what the said
pryeec be deemed worth and another suit against them
viOlsiion Of rights of Corporation
Collector Of Asses SmsntS.-A communication was
received from Joseph S. Taylor late Collector of AS
sessmeots claiming the right ocollect all assessments
,vber,j in III name was inserted Collector. Ordered
oriLtcd al d referred to Committee.
Tie Ninth Arenue R0iiroad.-Ald BooLE called
elp the report in favor of constructing the Ntntn ave
nne R,road through Ninth avenue, Greenwich street
&c. a. authorized by the Common Council IN the
rant 10 William Bradford and Others four years ago;
the three miles Of the track was laid when an I'M
WAS recently passed in the Board of Councmen. 1t
wss stter some objections carried by vote OF to a.
The matter Of Teorgsnizng the Croton A9ueduct
Department was called up and lad over uuu 1" 'naay
next. The Board adjourned to Monday