The New York herald., 1860-09-12

OF rocks and morass the rocky hlccks rising 10
places ihAr,y ave feet above The swAsaFs the
area
The drph es sresvsiIoa ercceica IN some places,
thirty feet
The estimate cf necessy made before the surface
was broken Tor The work and the auaEttc and pArteu
5v 'nc Qualities q ne various csi,s and rccss 70 be
found benesIh the surface every engineer kno~s
and ~ have expAined 70 you matters more or icss Of
Ans true tbs, for thee variations recurring add,
toual work and materials The Contractors val be entitled
10 sCo 600 be their bid of fSs2 7aS uh ch
mate bri n no, True thai sse ea, 20 the civ Mi b.
iucreassd tta; snoant eeyond my estimate of the
made Zoe h. use q the government sach estimate
(excuave cf The gstc bouss 81 02s 900 The
~ be built Tor $50 90 lees, 81 least probably much
8 II no, true hat in every caser IN which taese
have occurred ihey have proved very bene
nclA 10 The conrartcrx" On the contrary, several Of
Them are done q price. -aIeh indicate o.., .ad ne
ohess are done Al p'ices barely remanerave, and which
smsisny q the crmpstliors willing 10 40 Tor
any Ter cent advance
award OF the contract.
dia moi make the avNrd: n vss made sy Me..rs
and the Bcn A. c slasg The Comptroller unanimously
fafchild % 70 whom the avSTd vas made, we're the
n Even had | aiooe made the award, IL vas made
strictly according 70 the requirements Of the charter,
there mistake IA any po'nt of the letting.
xs executed without "proper vigilance" !" on my part
me water Purveyor charge By lsv With such work,
sniincd r~sssd me crosou Board the Board %
assessors, ue Roard Of Aldermen, aaa the Board Of
Councilneo confirmed a. against the unanimous action
Of thee Eve separate bodies there evtdence but
the stsiuslt q niue property holsers interest
ed 20 defeat The elt Tor the cork
~ true that Of eight inches. in the maxi
mum, Vas made IN the grade Of sewer lp rortcth
street but h not true, that tbe made BY me.
or that an responsible for IT, that tho city VIII suffer
any Ioss ~ H. The made BY city surveyor,
appointed BY the Common Council, and viii simply In
vove The additional charge BY the contractor for extrs
ercsvatos averaging four inches In depth, for limited
distance.
o II not true thA, any Of the mes IN our depart
paftment have been guilty q the aad u onvertinx tbs
public property 10 their thai have retain
"a Asy such men IA our employment
10 II s not true that there have been any "dsAeree
meps,- serious Otherwise, bes~eec the MAJOR and
myref Surh sute Of facts n simply npossibe; be.
canse By law n the discharge of respective duties
there h 20 cne SUBJECT upcn which " Necessary thss
We should ss-ce :.
n ni true that have been guilty Of "iusu6ordi.
raiicnr 70 him. AN engineer charged with the
Frcnsbilty n the plan and execution o public work re-
curing ~ II and science He y isyman, and the Lac
not guilty Of The abrurdity Of making subordinate
him IN The discharge Of my duty On Che contrary the
ass cf ls<o oreapirre the department. imposed upon
. r<rvcna festons bilty. and makes my decision within
ths sphere of my Jurisdiction. An u and exclusive
II But u 10 that afser his repeated attempts 10
uurr tbe povcr cf the department, aod 10 make the
slsve ,fhis ~ have rsiscd tbo~e osiectsons which
lcrsy entitled " interpoee, spd ~hch demand.
"a ., ne ~ evurv consideration o' hdefiy 70 the city
rw The ssse Of cot bsvng any imcorsan, pubie york
delayed, have ns~c-, f5r oos nOnsni, stood upoa tbs