New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-07
The overpaymeuts amount to the suu


The oyerpayment on awards Noe. -, ~ and 20 was
BY warrant No. 1904, per receipt dated Sept. =,
1856 signed by w. n. Tburston, jr executors amount
So, 100. An ink lire is drawn through the signature or
this receipt, but net having been able to elicit any
formation in regard to it. your Committee can offer
opinion a. to the purpose for which or by whom
this done. The warrant was regularly entered, as
seued for payment these awards and no entry can
be fouI to indicate that il ever Cancelled. The
weren't hes rot yet been found, and, owing to the
mo &c Of keeping the account OF warrants drawn,
al the wait of proper method in the arrangement OF
the warrants returned by the Chamberlain, very
long examination may be necessary before the fact
be determined whether or net this warrant Is among
the papers Of the Department.
In regard to payment by warrant No. ,0iO, pur
porting to be pay nent for award on this improve
meLt, with interest drawn to the order Of L. Ii. Cam-
brtpg. attorney. ard rfceipted tor IN tina. name
amounting to ~ ,325 62, your Committee are OF tie
opinion that a gross fraud has been perpstrated,
Whereby the Treasury has suffered loss to tnat
emount The receipt filed up in the opinion OF those
,mi.r with bis writing, by James smith, late CLARK IN the
so reay to writing the body of the receipt to ex, the
suspicious of the examiners that the Tp, ana nv the
o ar opIou of the Controllers employees well a. by he
the Endorsement on the warrant which Is wnen
IL i,ent style from the 'snanre ~ tne t.ee aGa AZ
psepy disguised hand. A. there was no award 10 'y
h .t of tie person drawing and issuing the warrant and 10
tie prn Of your COu ee hi, case require. tast p'omp;
al Prope! method in recording the hnsno trans
city The sS nee Of O;dSs[ SsTas nss
eyrTy step Of the they prosecuting a'o
Justify of their Gpl on that the head OF the
Co DrpstmtIt highly censube for having omitted 70 n'ti
and correct mode OF keeping the books AM Of
bo Convenient, and accurately the SEXUAL financial tr'n'ac-
Had prope been KEEP, Of the improvement, forming
tie subject OF this report the oyepsyments could not nave been
naee they now appear, without ping ascovet
able ediatc upon the posting OF the edser 10 the o'enc
such i, no mater 70, :pss tea, er,o sh
mtd and that the head OF the ds a'a
npo,ed upon by those disposed to avail tAsnsevt: o. Tue
pp uIte ed procure payment Of sums no. due By
ne City and Of ovsrpyuen on ei,in' Of just cha'a
gain Of payments made award. or tAaase IN the mat
tsyma ut Of So O,O op award No. ~. , . o,.,
0~ the esrSer san S ,psI' II n p. sepD cn not
he prodced when called and the report ssned BY the
e ere Gle in the Street Department mas been ne
,pca that an award made to Matthew Maoney tor dan
ass IN the sum of q eos. .N o., a,,ad San
.ntrI 1883 order of NJ Msloney ndor'ed by Eza9sa
bel .dmnIsni1 Of ~ Mssnsy dec s,a 1na
I'll. oe Oct g. 1855 TIE written amount OF the award N .as
rrv rrpe;t for siS the figures IN the margin are sD
nd wbtb.r The Street Commissioner ha. taken the msf4qa
his instructions In paying the swaa OF %
E a. ssSs e; dtioo Of oHaa. repolt
In this ection your Committee nave 20 ~, S c;
reports opeLDss 90 TAR 81 theY nave oeen eA
smined. :, IL. q, Z, q, ,ba S,,as,
Dtp,tu et ers,es snd iutenesons are OF very frequent
oocuuence The snou's OF portion OF tns , md d;s.r
en- the AID copy IS in the Canal and ae
case, indcste that 10 comparison was iua-S
OWN ,Se diacI. in the Street Department. rendering
the bceis aud papers for hIne , IN
the that the very extended insesesu'ns M
.srs Of TIA; Depsrten which TO be imPer-ye calico
for by the dsord red condi Of the box. and faP
satisfactorily conducted When tLs Drpa''sns h
sasu IN worig oIdrr, We have ouiy S Nv =. ~ tbs
iOt to be made should 'a. yoq, ha,Ois b,r BEN con-
dncted sayioi tie noe. of the nuinsip % nsedfsl tr
,xsmins,crs Of contracts, assessnent' Sc' 'een "
The rnl,s Of lie inau. stitted 10 gard % The ninnel
pas. AZ. such =. to n" the sa ~ t " h..s or Of tho
psIim.n: and bureaus toe ordinances H.
I'D 20 waiting have they eeen IN su, 49,, snt peseryns
records u "a. Department ist valuable pfp,s ~
KY 10 The undrrstsndip o. for seys
ould and books have 10 b. posted BY IN sAAninss 80
esrs p.psr.o-y 20 an understanding OF thf sc'n" 80,
10. ben matter Of common vSoy, n. prsyi a.
ConIissinpers 70 enter Into cnraets "'tn"' -.
o.,, Of ,c,, and e,,iulate make such ioi
WORK III rb,csd in csbiIsis IS they ~ e. oad ,1s
ffbe rr,,et. nrde, wbeh The work tGAe a. 20 .i
suf e1snin atoms OF thr - a. vii a..
wbiaoS Ss d,u a. .isre ed usisrnns sud fraud
Tie survsyos In great nsuy cast nave is,aa.
~ - -, 49,. ,mrtine. vtll,ion of-'h. e&p-'s
TENS sf th. cop,ra.ts ard foule times % - S
Nth -, IT, in.rrnrssy u the preliminary sirF-y u
Which IL rds work ae based Is - =. :. h., 80. ut
o. scoT have been seeusoni.d 70 @ 81 e,uat-d uiss.
sceotut frsnlipg tbsir lies 49, r,r-s u.d. In
,lf.a .tf, x,h ha m.e.u.lnsnts Of "oft Pe,i 80 =,
cLceon ~i,h 'he bid b-.,d on ',en IT, ,Sa TIE oeea.
.b,~sre.ulis which preclude tie oes, "a 80. Wa
.tI. siu pc errci. Ct Ju5smer OF iaA' '"' ~
i,LSstt Of lie STATE q ih' e, Of Accounting or hr
-,culv q tn Lids The prices being ot-ntln'' n.te
- tens # expansive work ara o. wy 80 1,u A. hsi
u, ,-cr.,..u Edd,fs slfhouGh the Srs 81 .e 80. -.
s,ftutor were rally hlhes en- t,1e ,ora. 70 sar
IL. h y. BID for a, very lew OF Eo1ias t.r' -
ten s.,sy ovr.c.iinsted, add those BID io " hsA pS
81 n, e xbi,h bl. bs.ri pfesous 10 laIi
hun esd fr have ret been prodn 3D. ne eet