New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-08
TIE STREET DEPARTMENT ON BUSTED.
STREET COMYIssIO.tRs OFFICE,
kev N.,k March lS1g


To ne EoassLLs he Common CovHci;
The con municston made to your honorable body
by The Couusel 10 the Corporation, on the 81
February 1859 cOttsius c.rta statements Tehscnng
iDurUls upon this Department. which makes it 10
cumbeLt on 20 sohoit y,ur permission 20 offer the
following explanations IN refutaiCn ct the grave
charges thereto mad"
The attention of this Department having been called
10 the Ct the Psttgrr Judgment included 10 ;ne
Tax Levy for 1859 an nyest stien was directed on
the 18Th Of February, ~oich resulted IN the discovery
of the facts set foTtn 10 my communication % tee
Common Council tso days thereafter, and which, as
thew were not known 70 this Depart neht until the
9Ot6, could Dot, AZ the Corporation Counsel an
courteously charges have been kept from bis knOwl
edge in suit winch decided sBf Judgment filed in
January last. Petterc~s compliant IN this MISTER
YES amended IN December, 1888 which gave the
Corporation Course The rgDt 70 amend hrs BY
The odci.iog OF sBy new fscts which might become
kuosn The Law Department, hosever IN deyia-
ten from zbat IL stated 10 he its usual custom, neg
lected ~ cA upon this Office for any Information IN toe
mstier, and bad knoweige, official or oth.rsise,
of the penceGcy q the sut. R4d snch call been
sde there every reason to suppose that the Cor
porstion Counsel would nave been placed in pos
setslol VI the facts lately developed they were
brought TO light within forty -eight hours after
attention had been called 10 the subject All tho 10
iOEm' tion that the Law Department seems TO have
obtained 20 enable II - defend this P.tgrew snt, .p-
pears from the communication Of the Corporation
Counsel to yOGr hohOTib s bodies to have been YER
bal statement, slf ged 20 have been made oy Mr..
Turner that the cont for lhng suuken los between
Ore.bundreda ldJurteeIt 20 One-hGndrei and wen
ty.thud streets fsI transaction. Ii is not PIE.
tended that sny steps taken IN obtain from
this Department any knowledge IA relation ~ the coz
tract fOI REQUESTING sE ythfd street. OfciI cJnr-
tesy would nevertheless 10 enggestthe propriety
of seuding To the Corporation Com oel copy OF my
bitter OF the .lst oi FsOTahry but IN previous IN
stssee, when r.que,,el by the Head OF this Depart
next 70 take some setiou for the recovery OF large
% money alleged TO have Oesn Illegally withheld
Re- CERT D.
Of Aese nts re distinctly declined in the following
terms, viz:
LAW Drp,,gHIST CRY or Esw YoRg,
80. 81 sraaa.Sy, sept. q. li52l
EOwaRo cooPE. "a street Coz ni.',gusl, - -,
Tsqc.'tSl - lmsno- stot' a.n~t -Le .i' Collector
MES sS'd have t,.u Secsi'ei sJ hsn AZ withheld Ron
the Gig sd $50 % az P-oee'dn1- ld"r ne .s5e u IT,
inrsfy Az ~. So, D. ob.fge rast II opiron
have authority 90 r.uto lisa pro csfrfs and max Toe
tue Common Cola n n tn sgusss II TIE CeuIer unless
" ss,R % oreerso By - CorForstop.' ..,-.,
ing. IN tbs va refer to, siI glgmg'ig s0ney
IouT cL.1lsLt ssISIui, .iChAkO sg3tEtO
Counsel 70 tAs Corp JtauOa
Assuming that toe Inv Department did not make
special mice Tor special case, tee r-2ot IN the Pti
grew mstter ode & yonr n'rsoe bodies acne.
In order that the Corporation CbuDsel mSoi receive 1e
Legs a,sse dissection, which he seegs TO consider
esseuts And thi, course must necessarily De pnr;ned
hereafter by this department u05,r similar cucln-
sttLces Until time e. Il "a L1tincd nat Tue l-iS
Department has thought proper - modify or 81 andon
i position efrtI ir the ABOVE letter.
Or the day after my cOmmuiicst on 10 the Common
Council in relation % the alteration If the PETIT gres
contract | received lsuer from tie Corporation
Counsel calling upon mr. for "s~Orn s'ateGent OF
the seget fIaai1eL alteration, 10 which reply was
ms1e offering % grnsh tie facts 10 the case, aof eI-
pressing d, re co02era'e with hin in the n.atter
which letters bern already iad before yoar hon
orsh.e bodice The PREPARATION OF ne proper legal
affidavit or sworn sta'eUen,' IN be b1s.d upOn
these facts oonsiiered &c be the special and leg
mate duty Of the LEV Department; tie street Con-
mlssloreT hiss 20. The time i NJ supposed 70 pos
the kr 10 prepare documents OF tals
description. The pfe.rut cOafee VI ths La" Depart
mer n aters Il Elich this d. apartment has O sni-
zarce, i 70 obtain the fact n the case, winch are
teen put il prOper form and cent - the Stree, Con-
uif.iOrer for oah when Necessary. Inc reasons Tor
the exception 10 tlIr are apparent.
Ny reply, however the Corporation Coansel elected
TO Dndersasi r-iJssl 70 fgfblsl him with the .e-
qured morn alton but 81 sO0l g. tl- eN-repdlnaiy
construction Of ny letter became known, the following
communication yes addressed 20 hin:
srREEr coNMlssIosER's OFFICE,
EEWfoEK. F.b s. $50 !
hcHAsD BusTEED o7 C5rposs1on oolE.sL
hI ots-rs- la, cs-ir or Nrftefeh'
5sfs "a the bosrd Aceu-r profess % u5-fahf ny
tor a. n "a Inst = - lr'a.a = gys zoo =
~ thGt such s5o u ~ it.f u e-try
sfor~oSs Ny 1i-u;iot ls-eh 10 tseEs - ~ ".s flc
rsny -Hpr,ssec - ssa- so~ HSlsts 80.
f-irt 2Ey ~ Eatrr - % pe.s
,crHtr Nth You n ths
D. --culsn b. rsTDs - % stst@r
70 ~ tEsI Esy .hss y = 1ssS fsge~ 2s sh-s0I