New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-30
COMMON PLEAs-spscIAL TERn-JuLr ss.-Bsfsrs Jsae'
DAILY.
DECISIONS.
THE WEST WASHING TON MARKET
o, Of TIE N. y. Tritsss.

To ne Editor Of 71sN y. Trsbsss
Sin: IN an editorial N your paper Of the 18th nst,
YOU say that you are gsd the lease Of West Washing
ton Market was given TO Taylor and Brennan, a.
through this lease the corrupt jobbery BY which cor
tain officials had for years managed candestinety 20
as to return mex. 70 nothing the City Treasury, and
remark that you believe s consciousness involve more
GOOD than evil. When this matter Is underssood the
Community win fully concur with you in the belief,
that through the light let into the market revenue "
soii he cy II and The s according
the charter not as now by the Controller Phe di6r.
snce will be, instead of the markets being charge
upon the tsSsq asy wan Pa s Vii
be compelled, through the information obtained,
through Taylor lease 70 have this income Legally and
properly returned. You say that you disspprove o.
the release of the back rents 70 Taylor and brennan
undertake 10 say that there was wisdom N tmt 10
lease Tsylor and Brennan had Q lease, with tbe
usual covenants Of quiet possessicn, ana wne1 they
came to the Mayor, he changed me Foprd q ~ e,
pressed twice over to the Common Council and deaisa
The States right and emp Dyed i've Of cur a1leS
coup rel 70 resist the rights Of tie State. Ns Thy
lor and Brennan called on the State officers 70 procure
y 81 M, msasy e o. 70
assert the tile Of the State tie Court Of lax
and indemnify the State against al costs provided TIE
state would ielesse any cam II might have 70 back
rents against the city. This was agreed TO. Taylor
gave he State bond for 10000 % protect The STATE
against all risks, and received-whssl Why,
claim to back ,eps sd q could ooy
know the income Of that property from me Con-
troIlers Report That showed that the city, u nm
interrupted possessicn, received, net but ~ PR
they were returned together, and the latter market
the most valuable, person except the eoeetocs md
city officers who divided with them, knew anything Of
this income and they would not let 1t be Known, but
always referred the report of the Controller a. the
full amount Of the revenue. These are the true fAcg
of the case and this was all the information the Land
Commissioners could obtain. They may well have.
supposed that the hack rents woula not more thar pay
the EXPENSE of the suit These were the actual -
and circumstances Of the case. Now submit IL
Land COMMISSIONER under these crcumstances acted
in good fah and from the best information they could
procure for the best interest of the State !phe les
see they secured the active energies Of one Of The
acutest minds Of the State, well as man Of ample
me ans prosecute the suit. According 70 the City
Controllers published statement the back rents coaA
not be Of any great amount, and the Land Con,mis-
soners could mol suppose the city employed dshonest
men or thieves, to collect its revenue, and IL
the city did not, and its Controller wss
honest in bis reports, the sum that could have
been expected to be rsail:sd would not more than
ingenious and can devise many crooks and turns In
sui. TO make delay and costs; and this sat y net an
exception This Is the fault Of our laws 4 ssit like
this ought to be determined In six months at the ouse
and yet Mr. Bronson is dspossd 70 charge the late
Counsel Of the Corporation with collusion bscsass b.
allowed the trial TO take place after eighteen months
Now, feel as you sy, more good than evil win come
out Of this natter and mot disposed 10 ssvl With
the State officers because they made the rssass Of
back rents 90 in the run Of years viii be very hrxs
benefit TO the city. r.at.I ssal bae 10 =
The whole blame in this matter really rss, viii Ia
Of the beck rents, he called on Mr.. Temsm ana tod
him he had such assignments and sah that n h. "a
Mayor would ask the Council that he, the Mayor had
employed their opinion Of the title and II they IN
resistance Of the title Of the State then he, Tayor
would never make any demand for those rsi,a g 10
at that tine-which was after be had the asgnnents
for the back rents-was in the full belief thai tAoso
rents would not pay the cost OF recovering them.
This Mayer Temann utterly refused, and II tie city 4
mulcted IN heavy damages there is no cne 10 blsms
more than Mr. 1iemann. JusrIcs,