The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-26

rather 70 the apprenssrs Of the contractor than the
Of opportunity afforded by the BUT,
vrheanirg the svcyrtle result IN this instance
principle involved Nay Just as readily lead 70 unfortunate
results in other casee.
The first item (pavng) in the above statement cor
rect in all particulars. the last 800 yards 6,lng)
overcnarge Illegal respects the contract, and
contased with the Surveyors return, which made
the amount only $40 yards To make the ogerchage go
down, presumed, with the Comptroller accom-
panied by the following bill and Affidavit
CORPORATION Cry OF NEw YoRR.
TO 900 yards grave, filing at ssA s62s 20
pssias Of Forty eighth street. between EishR and Ninth ave-
smoan that It the prioes charged herein
sworn before This oh dag of November 1856. JOAN
L. HENLEY, Commissioner OF Deeds.
cAEHI.
Floaging no,ly side,ca Of 7,oentythird street, be-
oeen Second and Lexington apues and tagging Third
sidewdks bcsen nceny third ana 7oenty fourth
sreetThis work not advertised required by law
and yet contract to do made with George Mount
joy Sept 15 1855, and the cost amounted tos5sl 81
Flaqoino feet ,oide sideuaM IF Fifty second street.
fyon, Broaipray Eighth apenue.-Ths work moi adj
vssd as y yss ss sss Of as
work amounted to 47so 49,
These two contracts clearly Illegal made in
violation OF law
Setting curb and cutters and Saegngs 5> wide, side
nufsProposals doing this work advertised for,
the work W be done being specified as follows viz EArth
ling curb and gutter and faggng-tbe prices that
should be bid to include and all necessary work.
The contract awarded and confirmed to Terence Far
ley the lowest bder and the cost OF the work under his
contract would have been 81 19l 49, But the compile
ton Of the work the Surveyor returned in addition to the
work contracted for the following ems-l5e cubic yards
the street Commissioner falsely certifying that the
tract called for rock excavation at ~ 80 cubic yard
the work was figured up by such addition to s2,75I TO-
The overchaJge so Illegally made amounts to si,6eo
Saino curb and oer and aaooing four feet wide, the
Sidewalks in Third ocenue beoee Sixty first and Eighty
siz sresThe advertisement calling for proposals to
do this work foi i among other instructions 10 bid
deIs the following Specifications and terus-n language
Estimate of work aod materials required $500 linea
feet curb and gutter TO be furnished and set $500 lnea
feet carb and euet to reset 40 900 square feet asggng
10 be furnished and laid.
Contractors will state their proposals the price per
neal foot for furnishing and setting curb and gutter,
(Which must include such excavation as may be neces
sary the curb and gutter and the backing Of the
came when set the price per square foot for tagging,
(Which must include the regulation Of the sidewalks TO
ceve the same and the furnishing Of all necessary gra-
Hel")
For this work, on the terms and specifications above
quoted Charles Devn was the and the con-
tract was awarded and confirmed TO him October FL 1856
The of the work under the contract would be 81 65
SO; but the completion Of the work the surveyor
turned besides the work contracted for the following ad
dtonaI items WIZ 2e5 "a cubic yards earth excavated
357 cubic yards rock excavated 500 cubic Yards
filing the Commissioner certifying falsely
contract embraced besides setting and gutter and
9
Tagging, as originally bid for
Rock excavation at. ...........s2 90 per cubic yard
Earth excavation at......46 46 cents per cubic yard
The cost Of the work was increased to $40 20 By
adding tems at the rates certified TO, and that
smount was paid by the Comptroller. BY the terms of
the advertisement the price tna should be paid for the
specified 70 include all such necessary work
excavation and lng; and yet, by Of the above
survey certificate overcharge of about - 500
perpttrated by the contractor and paid by the Comp
troler.
CASE VII.
PAIRING Forty ninth street from Srsh TO Eighth avenues,
and lJying cossiodik at the esteIly SIDE Of Strh
Proposals for dong this work advertised for by
the Street COMMISSIONER and the following is an extract
from the advertisement respecting the terms and spech
The Surveyors estimate Of the probable amount OF
work and materials requi by which bids will tested,
| is as follows
$500 square yards paving
les SQUARE feet of bridge stores.
Contractors will state in their prososas the prices OF the
fooTing work ana msterias as before described, Toe
paving per square yardths price o include the ueces
gravel and sanding a specified also the nt'ng and
repairing the manholes OF the sewer
For the CoDsiD sharpe the lowest bidder AMI
1855 ana subsequently assigned by him 10 John Ntz
patrick COst o the work under said contract would be
returned the work 1raced IN the contract the
following items, VIZ
20 cubic yards rock excavation.
Z70 square feet bringe stones relaid
500 cubic ards macadsmized stone removed
%, feet new cHf b stone.
12h feet new gutter stone.
zoo feet curb stone reset.
800 feet gutter stone reset
8 manholes reset.
And the Commissioner falsely certifying that tho
embraced besides the paving apd bridge stones
originally bid for, the following items, viz
Rock excavation, at 81 p4r cubic yard.
Setting curb and gutter, al SO cents per running foot.
Relieving bridge stones at cents per square foot
Macadamized stone removed at 81 DO per cubic yard
Manholes reset at u each,
The cost OF the work was increased 10 81 25o5 49, by
adding such tens a. the rates certified to; whls In fact
the amount paid by the Comprole' vas still more reach
ing the astonishing amount Of $12,s23 TO- How this
aorsDary discrepancy occurred not apparent ON the
o the papers the in the hands Of the col
ecors OF Altogether, the difference Of cost
10 the property by the terms Of the contract made
With Copsln sharpe and the rates upon which was
settled with the Bowery Bank, 70 whom Fitzpatrick
signed 81 OIL SO against the property owners, and the
difference TO the treasury by the over payment Of the
Comptroller IL $1,000.
Regulating, s,fng curb and gutter son>s and fd0ging
sidedLts fr second street from Ffh 10 Sirsh
The advertisement, in this specified work TO be
done Rock excavation earth excavation, curb and gutter,
and Tagging.
Work was awarded Oct %, 1856, To Terence Farley
the lowest bidder and the cost OF the work his bid
estimated at o. ISL Contract, however, made with
John McGrane June 3, 1881 (which Just about the
time the work was hnshedl, At the following prces
For rock excavation. cents per cubic yard
For setting curb cutter AZ cents per running foot
for naRgng 10 cents per square.
And the cost Of the work under nis contract
subsequently NcGrane assigned his doutract 10 Patrick
Trescey Neither the original award the subsequent
on the completion Of the the surveyor returned,
addou 10 the work contracted for $500 cubic feet of
wall and 10 feet Of cuvert and Charles Turner Deputy
street Commissioner the 10Th day OF June 1887 (hve
days after date Of coutract gave certificate that the
properly done and completed, aud that the
specifications and prices Of the work contained In the
| tract az follows, viz -
For rock excavation, rs cents per cubic yard.
For earth excavation, 10 cents per cubic yard.
For setting curb and gutter so cents per running foot
For hsggDg, IL cents per square feot
For wall, % cents per cubic foot
For culvers, 81 per running loot
Upon this superuous return OF the surveyor, and this
false and audulent certificate OF the Deputy street Com
missioner the cost figures 10 - 3si iS by adding SAID
items Of wall and cuivcrt a the rates certified to- and yet
the rendered ~ the Comptroller Was even more,
beg 90 $50 7s How the discrepancy occurs cannot be
asccaned by the papers the the hands OF the
collectors 81 The excess OF cost IN this
case what the original award 10 Terence Farley
would have amounted 10, IL between ~ 700 and ~ 500,
LLn L.lcrancc the iccal nnlnr the