The New York herald., 1860-09-12

.rssy increased the amount which The city must pay TO the
What is the proof The Mayor admits biz ignorance of
the subject. BE says
requres either the professional knowed ge engineer
s ne q us u % such ~
quircd for the reservoir.
And he sdds;-
No, having this knowledge, have avaied myself Of the
opinions Of the most tkihul conracsors.
And where are their opiniopss He finds them In the
bids Of Cumming Co Tor hose particular items the
work which happen 70 be lower than the bids the
Co., the neyt 70 that Of Fairchild Co. What
authorizes him 70 say that the bids Of FAirchd Co. 4,
being IN some instances higher than those OF Cumming
Co., show them 70 be remunerative. have shown 70
you that BY universal ence the bids for special
items Of work evidence that such bids remu
nerative the contrary that bids items are
frequently made al known loss Why select the bids Of
CANNING Co., and snore the bids Of the sixteen other
MISTAKE IN AwARDrso THE CONTRACT.
But 1t Is said that made mistake In awarding the
contract TO Fairctld Co - lower bidders than Cum
This is not true In the nrst place the award ~ not
made by personally but by the entire Croton Aque
in an estimate Of this KIND where there is not only no
assertion even pretence Of perfect exactness but
actual provision for and ~arnng against, contingent de-
force made in obedience 70 the charter which requires
work 70 be let TO the lowest bidder.
Fairchild Co was lower than that Of Cumming Co.
BY S87 1884 32 that the bids tested by the est
male made for The purpose Of ascertaning who was the
lowest bidder while has been already fully shown
closer approximation 10 The developed facts than that
estimate could have been made, without mourning
pense unwarranted BY the circumstances.
RuxoRs.
beg to call your attention, for moment to the extra
ordinary language with which he concludes this portion
OF his message. be says:-
In entng upon this subject have abstaned from
giving currency Of ths which have reached
With what object, let ask was this allegation made3
M 10 1871
office true, they faseS He does not condescend
To inform you. What their gubstanCeS He does not
sssed IN their nromnleat,ons He d s,lent n,a thew
from the vicious and corrupt, whose efforts at
torton hao baled and defsateos from schemer
for Officer or from the parasites o power who hoped
for by offering up the incense OF my slaughte
reputation He doee not IN orm you. He merely
that he has "abstained from giving currency any Of
them currency why did he not abstain from stating the
fact II such fact there be- Of their existences Was II
nteDo ed 70 set the imagination Of work and 70
allow them 10 give these their form and feature
each ording his fertility and caprce9 hare
our duties q my profession For eleven years past I
have been known to my fellow citizens Ia the responsi
bic petition now hold Both here and In other PAGES
have successfully prosecuted important pubs works,
ccetipg millions OF dollars, and until read this mes
sage of the Mayor l never heard OF any remarks
prejudical the slightest degree 70 my reputa
tioo. For my part do believe that the Mayor
has heard whisper ito that effect from lips that
were honest; and ! ask you, and all men who, having
language applicable 70 who, IN hunting down
for hjs OIL attempts in this manner TO "rumor away
his reputation
PAVING or FORTY NINTH STREET.
ask your attention nov TO the second charge OF the
Mayor, viz
That the work Of paving Forty ninth street from Third TO
L<srs with blocks the engineer did no
&C. w s se mt s.
used slo that the work performed
S % &
the character c the material employed In the
"a latSn raw ltS
and acceptapce.
What is the proof sustain this accusation Nothing
than the statement 81 nine persons claim
be OF property the line VI the street. aud
interested IN defeating the ent for the
Did the Mayor investigate this sharRe Does he believe
10 be tu,s oa the contrary in the fame breath In
which he makes the charge he entire
Of because be says, ether the property owners are
utterly etaken IN ths emphatic condemnation 1f the
work Mr. Craven has been guilty OF gross ueglisencs
In its supervision and exsminaton Iwill now proe-d
TO show the facts OF the
sawsR IN roxrurH srrKEr. NINTH AVENUE, rssry NINTH
nKsEr, ETC
have now 10 call your attention 70 the third charge Of
the Mayor. He JAYS
That error a eight inches In The maximum depth
ss.-s, sn,S $ avenue iss sin. ss. md s.ss .Seaa.,
whsh hra~s ssro"s responsibility on ;se snsSeer q ,ss
ray e.ms.ass o. oee to shs. yro;-ssaI ssa : sarnsa
the construction Of important pubic worAa
The Croton Board intending make contract for this
work, directed The city Surveyors 70 prepare plan and
profile Of the by viii IN the specifications Tor the
work Cout be drawn and tho contract let tt must be
borne mind that City Surveyors appointed by ths
Common Council, and although the Croton Board has
10 their recommendation coutrol over ther 40
intment, they yet are obliged 10 employ them o. al
sorg Witch " be paid fr ny assessment The u
selected for h " work good standing aud
ban been en- ,ycd on similar work ir common with se
Other Cs SuFsev"s Tor years, 10 The entre sas
faction ~ he Dard Tie made the pan and prvie, bat
IL apg,efs he had been bet the work
prosrgns tat hc bad erred ~ biz minutes Of the dep,h
cf excavation for tne trench ny This urith~
be original pan, nor ne nor the efceucy Of the s"w-r
sei Was 70 any asgrte altered er I'm ,sired tne siaii'e
Eject that at the cf Nrtr avenue ami flr
nnth street. the contractor In order t get DOM me
proper grade, obssd 10 excavate .gnt inches
than 'rncaied oy the levels givcI the osSir
profile .heh the Contractors had based tneir pro
sale. tr atdni"nsl eight irchss of excavation bsme
extra Np's ~hich the undoubtedly
Ntlsd c,inp- rsstion. A the DIS
rov.rcd SAD reroftedro conferred with the corpo
raiioa ooOn'c and cur Boara have IN hts cpnlon sIf
ny he advice, done all thar neosary the protectiJh
bote u the contractor AID the pnbnc
uTsSuos ooKswnI oiSroy ~ xxrtorsxSr
oy ufx DfrAHrxAsr.
The fourth charge of the Ma a folio oxs
That John Corn~-i william rorhoy en- sl9vss q the
ss. h.s p,,ss s & for s ~ ..s,s.'o c. -. o. ss.
"a s 4 = n cSspp ne and ID S.s s.
% .. .nse al .snwsI had furplea po.c.r ta.- sua
-. pr,s.,. eeauss and I'D .o.sd vs saplc, q
Ss and he'd isusSsndy r,,assea . The ssss,,a. ss
tine h.y were hus snsssed n rs pr,v.s entr.es-,Aus
islm.s 60 rriys,s sgt mi ns,.iA.i.ssss !ss sdns
ron nse sos u s,.s s,rres ss ". rss.a.s 70 the
srsie The department. that M Tspt the then .4ins
PRECEDENT Art ny~ the cti-f knsr-er ought hsd
them ibdieiea for The public prop.'v % he
fsd them cludrd BY heir cnvirt from
c,virg or hoding sny fce "a der he siy charter ths
hsve uphsld ten rcesng he city q puzzle prersy r
hsn, sud ~ tr~ping them service have subvrrsd the
rccd fsnh snd honeeiy d the Department.
Thsse very charges, alleging vcvy enormous
offences, and conveyed IN very strons language suited
true 10 their enermity.
What the fscus coaboy had been . issorer IN .
ssug u ~beh Corn~e foreman, and at job when
he not In eurluyment, FOE sxcsvsfing smsli
privsis ossr az Yorkviie. Hs fellow isborers 10 the
helped him In the work ~ such Intervals a.
they vere not required BY department. which they
han riftt io do John Chapel and three others
Aborers whom wc had dischuged, and ~ho, for some
or other unknown 20 me- bore very IA ~n against
Coruveii. whom We retained
svus rs nrssesUxcrs NsvpoRnUAuoy
sm ~ loes understand ho~ there be any dsa.
getmens between me or the Croton Board and, the
Mayor In the dschNge q dutie~. because, BY the
Laws ard The distribution a powers rnicd 20 each,
there u 20 subject con shich n necessary that
should a.rce The action snd decision q tho Beard
The matters within their dnsi and concu
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