The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-08

A mount advanced TO and due from the Conmls
soner on account ef the sinking fund for the
sds%PS s Of The s Ss s9s ars sd s @
to pay interest on Central Park stock and other
as % sf se civ @ Interest
on 1854 O00 Public Education stock provided
for BY axten but paid from this fund or'he .. %, ~
noun Of cash in hands Of Chamberlain Deem "
the COMMISSIONED OF the Sinking Fund l,s9 5s5 70
Total. ss579,5sa II
rents outstanding. s2i7,ils 90
mortgages the further sum $3.50 50
Total. s2sO6ss 65
Pc viii s
collected to the Of the sinking Fund for
Fun her paueusis respecting hsse will hereafter be
vii b tha PLEDGED % ts fund for
esssedDg what anticipated g, the time creation
dempion TIE city debt until January 1860 when the
Ter soch issued nrder the get of 1854 amounting to s2OoOo
transmit statement to which beg leave 70 call your
amount osrn and character the permanent Of
the city authorizing the purposes for which
s es a'0 ''' RcBF T. HAVE Co%prclsr
COMMUNICATION FROM THE STREET DEPARTMENT.
The following communication was received from the
STREET aaw cS 9osn ss1as !, o ,ass
The Communication made bodies BY the
AIMS Certain reaecng nuroasy npo hia depart
g %sn o d %sres he o~na sSaE &
charges therein attention OF this depsrmen,
having called 10 the oil the Petgrew judgment in
cuded The levy for 1859 inyssisa'ien directed
the facts ret forth IN my The
81 days thereafter and which they were not knownto
% 3 sRads sc sse a DseR Sp G ms
smoDdtd il nees%seS isss wseh gave the corporation
any new facts which might become known The law
ss az is usSsi csom neseced To call uSon III.
for any nf.rmaiion IN the matter and had know
call been made there every that the
e s evp Se trohs %b
hours after attention nsd been called TO the eubec'
aned 10 enable 10 eecnd this retsrew suit appears from
he communication OF the Counsel e our hoaera
bee Ssen mace S s ns
not STEPS we're ever tsea to obtain from
Il s Courtesy to sSSa aF
hsess leem to suggest The pr3pr. q sending 70 the Cor
but previous instance when requested by the head Of this
T. s have I f ~ %6hS Il o na hs cs
en.ury by ce tam eepIty collectors OF assessments he dis
o'''l =; - Sro.agay, sept Il 1855.
q ,ciS3 no Of The &c h inst
and depuy coectrs Of assefsmens and tser sarees for
S hays ea escss b hs@ s aad 4, Withheld
to % Se ansr u sa sa De
~ psinu iigs.rs yllSou lhs egi,,aaye direction q
when ordered BY The SorPors,ioo When the co@mon
Ri0I1AAD BUsTEFD
Assuming that tho law department Ola ct mite s9eca
made 10 yaur honora6e boeies aooe in hat toe orpo
ration Counsel might receive the egisl'y direction which
ssry be pursued herssier by s dep armsnt
ees until such TING % y noed tat the Law de-
as defined in the shove letter t@ atler my
s the pere eoarsc Ssevsd letter from The Gorpoaoa
ss %s to- ws reply ~ss ct n
furnish the facts in the case aud expressing desire to
already laid before honorable bodies The
Of the proper legal an or RI to PC based
duty of the law department The street Commissioners has
course Of the law department in matters OF which this de
hch hep PIT IN torn ar 70 the street ~, s Com
eep IN S o ape not ppen D' '0' 'e OK
Here follows some spo dccce between the L,w snd
In further - the cson oibe Corp ,raon
Conpse 70 your honorable bodies Il bot proper to add jus.
made on III. ce for and ia many others The cali
r answer elapsed II he hshy mp or anti
the a.sn ana CLARK arbitration 90 eir Eighty sixth street
been alleged to have been committed no call for nformsoa
fnecember lat The day before became necessary
coed with the defence letter addressed CORPORA
ton Counsel To The Mayor, asking niorma9n by whom
referred TO this department which
this crcuous route on the day named for prJcccdiog with
de ence 80 this Yves complicated involving tw,
tracts and two nIunconr this department. could arcey be
expected 10 full Justice to such short notice No reason
Il known why this in with othe,s shoud
have beeH sent direct 20 this Office. this
statement of acts furnished the setting
the important points that the contract With IN,
lowest bidder; that Harsn himself lower ttder
yMeara the contractor but declined 10 make the
| IL had been awarded TO him. that It scluall,
| made with another party. ana that after two a.
sienuents the contract thus made ftil into "a
bands of HaIsn ut advance of 81 600 upon his
bid Judgment was rendered against
The report the referee Mr. WIN. Fullerton, fer $4,000
addition which bad already been paid By Conpr
Ter gain, the goth Of November. 1888 cn
by the department for the facts IN The matter OF JnhT
Callahan the &c for regulating fon:h be
evenly first and Seventy ninth streels and e
day the court made. submitting the TO
referee, Merwn r. Brewer Esq to which reference the
of the Cooperation Counsel had been given noc days be
fore. The to the complaint which /, flied with th
judgment roll not sworn to- nhoughthe complaint was dull
verified under oth THIS. Of saf would have entitled III
answer and TO have Judgment at toe expiration
bis twenty days ms IL no answer had been made Ills reason
Tor not 30 doing are OF known only to himself In TN
letter TO the law department furnishing he cia Ia tbe a5o
case, which tran united the 20 december the mai
point for tho defence of the suit which made known b.
this department inst John McUrane with whom the ION
tract was made and by whom assigned 20 Callahan,
not the lowest BIDDER the award Of having been mad
and duly confirmed TO Michael Tracey lower riaer f
term November & 1853, 1, matter Of ths assessment 70