The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-05

Q They bad oeao N soss t,s,aoces' a. TIA ledger
lad uo< been opeOed tiu NJ sc,i:a opened Il
| q Can you siata GA& receipts had beeo hAbNcA-iy
tasers directed tSsE 10 be taken have COZ ooksd
| III rEa1 matter 70 5e enabled to say.
is,ess waes ,ne SEQ vas charged sss,st
is.pelt, Can you: A No; my impression would be taAt
IL one CT two oases that occu-red within the as ysar or
| two we found that lnteres& had cot beou ohsIget
Wien hr. Sm.!n was c6A geo with those duties that
yo- speak O Ga he net retors you sros nsgleot
CT cliy IL ,osse partoulAiss a do aos reooLect any
O. IN he ros IL general language ts. you that your in
suicrtls rae teen very mica neglected n aese part
cu;.s9 A. sscer,aned sst Ia tsss 70 the iecgef ny
stG, IA regard to tie book Kept oy Mr. Vaa.tne, was
aso.s.sso Shat one cars returns from The Collector Of
AssesSnsrt hAl net been pcsed aDo believe they were
| .c"Eeo I, 4 aid posted
q IL that, cot the original returns col
ltc'st together sEd boupd in yo.uusS A. Yes str.
O. ~ that there double duty Of collecting the
tsi tsher fn,m wh.ca tae reports made, and
pindirt them % a vouneS Yes. SIR.
Q Understand ycu 70 SAY. MI Eiagg. the keeping Of
tbs trust u Oh properly 70 the Aucors Depart
meni: thai 70 90, $ Il rott A. dd not cay that.
! O. Well, do il A. think 1t belonged 10 any person
| that tcnbaed In.
q Considering the different departments into which
Jour chic civic eli up whica OF tSem would snis duty
rItpsiy heoogs A Properly TO tie Auditor; the ord,
nance q ss9 expressly declared that the ents on al
stcuJu Re mace by the warrant CT toe Comp
totr CT s requston CT the Street Department and that
al OF c2nacts and vorcheTs ehctd be kept In that
cetartnel.. The o.her ordinance transferred to orr
! ,ffice
O. At the time Mr.. smith engaged in keeping ths
Gest GER 30 whea department OF your Office do VOC
attached particularly to any he held his phcs in tho
bureau ct arrears.
the time of hs leaving the o3oe A be-
LeYe hs paa in that bureau.
Q I4d he perform any ouy technically or eeitlmAtely,
beltegDg 70 that bureau within the ast year he IN
| your ti1ces A. do Eot knw.
O. We're not his duties IN great measure made up Of
duties withdrawn from all the departments OF Jour Office
| think 30.
O. DO you mean to tell US that In the dschaf Of the
O.C
he was sufficiently ensssed 70 occupy all lis timer a.
| Yes. sir
| q You mean 10 say tha, the work performed under
this 80 per cent ought to have
been put upon c.erk a. 1t would have been fair
Q As you rsirsly imposed the duty upon him, did
requ ain TO any hps more ,hsn 70 examine assess
specific oues to any Of the clerks; called upon any Of
teen wien required duty 70 be perfoE med; the or
dnance ace some Aotments TOR services, ort always
called upon any them WHEN business pressec without
| reference to Their epecfc cutee.
q As you first imposed the duty upon him did 1t In
anything than the receipt Of the assessment
list AID snscrbirg them under general dates IL this
trust iecaers A. involved every thing connected with
kat matter; depended on him to take monthly returns
Of work make the computations Of the work from
mouth to month " that they we're all correct under
| the contracts.
When you first required him to do this duty, and
when boEds money required did he furnish any
written statement 70 you or die he merely make an Graz
your A. No; usually he would SIT down by
with the contracts the certificate perhaps Of the Gro
Board Of te Street Department together with the
Computation and then would decide as 70 the amount
70 b advanced under the circumstances he would then
make oct memorandum for bonds or Q check
was .uch form Of statement as you put your aAs
this required when no first commenced the dis
charge Of this duty, or was not principally by cra ex
plantations Of his that you got the amount OF bonds or
money TO be issuedS A. Probably.
How long, Mr.. Fagg, before he .et your Office was
that statements similar 10 these frrnshed to You
the basis Of directing bonus 10 issue only lev
weeks months A. Menorandums were furnished for
| q long time, tut not ~ full rs that perhaps.
y q o
you required them! Yes required him 70 make oct
Memorandum rs 8 guide to Mr.. DycAmAn, upon whose
o Fer hoe iyl time hsd you required him TO submit
yor statement IN the fern q this enc (exnibiine s
A. always required him 70 submit 70 me statement In
writing.
O. In VIA, respect different fron this OneS A. It
mere brief.
When this ampiaed form Of statement adopted
A. Not TIL the close VI 1907.
O. Can you gve idea of what contained in the
staten that first acted upon A. II was brief
memoranda OF bonds-so much TO be issued such
contract, 70 tie B0wery bank or any other person.
O. But not so explicit as this ones A. No.
use before be lei the Office. A. few weeks only.
w he Ds aS ns 8 % he
made form but suggested that 1t be made IN de-
ta specify the job which it was 10 ee paid.
| q Hao hand in that Suggestion A. No
Bat for your suggestion be would have gcoe sub
mlitl the fcim OF statement he had Always sonef A.
Probably
O. TheI yoa claim you self the meri, Of the presen.
fern Of staten ers A Not OF drawing IL, but Mr. smith
in " n
How long before NJ smith lei did you require Mr.
Dycaman endorse his approval upon the sssiemear A.
| Mercy .or thoee few weeks.
approve the satsneoi before yoa sppesaeo Jour aa
fer the rsuiDg q he boposS suggested TO xr smith
q Ycu required Mr.. Dycxman's approval as well ~
Mr. smiths statement before you issued for that few
. Thoee few weeks would cover this s,a.ensni-
was In pursuance Of That reouiremeot thst these
Initials OF D!eAmAns are here A. | sh' S ma think
makes elIry 70 show thai be hae examined all the
pspers ccnaectes with and therefore could net b
coz be "a 70 what he put his initials for.
y For bow many weeks, speaking from your reoesec-
ton you require Mr. D5cknans spprovA Q. the sa,e
to issue was two or three months should taiak
| Ave CT Elk wesn
Dyckmsn in order TO ges D,cAmAns approval upcn NE
steen,s A. expected be would chow hin, In ordinary
csses, the pspers that were usually shown TO me
tracts Of err $40 900 where there moahy estimates
the Of 1894 absolutely required toe Comptroller
70 pap simple certificate OF the heae Of tie Street
| Coursssoner department; when the Street Comuis-
s,oners office tel into ciscrsaaizAi!on the question tnea
came up whether eli the wcrk should be stepped
wte,aet should exam ms and psy ice eo1usois-
q What papers do you mean A. The oe,tfa te OF ms
bead Of the department. tue certificate Of the surveyor
ano the certificate the speoA that emp.oyed
70 reeSRmine the work sna ~ test IT, accuracy, shro
get the certa;e q the bed n the department
u We're the monthly es,tn Afes Of the contracts cird
eds A. I DO nos know thai anything Vas s7sc:hcd but
TIE monthly estu sies would be the papers
| that would be she WI t. ne.
O. You meant Mr. Dycxnsn 10 lapk INTO The statement
| 10 ths papers orIectf A. les, SIR.
a Itu did ros mean thai he H. ccnine himself 10
The q the paper and rdge Of correctness in that
way A. No, sir; expected NJ. smith would snow him
the o. :grsl contract
O. Up 70 the death Of Mr.. Taylor, In MAKING pay
meuts those mcntny esrmates you required The GER
ncs,s Ct the Street Commissioner, and after hs desin
you appo special survey benf a your cfcs.
ard MS erl1caie accredtsa the street Corams
s.oner A. We tocx the certificate Of Mr. Tuner, acting
A. deputy and not removed by the other Claimants
u AMER M. Conoyer sot into possession o. The ofhcs
then you appointed special surveyor, vhose certificate
you acted upon A. ShAd empoyed Inn before, "a early
/ a. June.
o. Up 10 the Street Comnssioners cea;h cid you not
require The reau OF the Street Commissioner tbs
haas az the monthly pay and ater strife the
street. mssioners once you required the certncae q
| your own special surveyor A. Yes sir.
o. AFTER this street Commits d,culty grew up did
you not know which the contractors brought
assessment Lists themselves directly from tie Mayors
.xDo. ooinw yousA