The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-14
THE CHARGE AGAINST TIE INSPECTOR OF
SIDEWALkS,

For several days have been adoat In town 70
the effect that another official in the Street Commissioners
Office has been found guilty Of corruption, and Mr. Alex
Ward the Inspector Of Sidewalks has been named the
delinquent party The charges turn out to be founded In
fact The following affidavit contains the PARTICULARS
City and County Of Nnc York. a:-Jacob r. Ssight, of
tho said city being duly sworn deposes and says-That
about May rs, 1859, be was employed by the In
spector Of Sidewalks, OF which Alex Ward was, and Is
now the proper officer and which Office s attached " the
Office Of Street Commissioner Of said city, 70 paint letter
ana put up all the signs necessary for the said CITY,
And this depoDent further says that the 26th day Of
May 1852 the above Alex Ward informed this deponent
that he (ward) would expect remuneration from ths
deponent for what work the sad ward gave him 70 DO
TINS deponcnt then told the said Ward that he depouen
was informed that he TO have all the painting OF the
street egns and the REMEMBERING Of all the streets the said
city, and that this deponent TO give half Of the
amount II the money received BY him for such work 10
Alex Ward that he would not do anything Of the kind
when the said Alex Ward told the deponent keep his
business to hmsc and not 70 notice what others said
and this deponent further that at the time the
said Alex Ward asked deponept how he, deponent,
of for money when this deponent told him that he had
some to spare and this Opponent gave him. the said Alex
Ward, the sum OF twenty I've DOLLARS which the sail
Ward promised 10 return this deponent bat has
Done And this deponent further eAys, that ON or
the city for the Of $l73 which he got discounted by
FRIEND out OF which the said Alex Ward asked and
deponen, ss ~opk xna this dsponens further
that June 2bth 1859, no had another bill Of Sl97 3d.
out Of which the said Alex Ward demanded and received
the OF $40 And this depouent fdrtner thai
the % day OF July. 1852 he had bill Of $i4S 90 dis
counted, out Of which the said Alex. Ward demanded
and received tho Of $50, And Shs deponent fur
ther eays that the 10th day OF Jaiy, 1884, he mad
bill disccunted, OF which the said Alex. Ward de-
anded and received the Of S45, of aud from de-
porent Aud this depcnent further says that, the
day OF - he had bill OF - discounted, ont of
which the said Alex Ward demsndsd the Of $50,
saying chat he going the country, and wanted all
the money he could get and deponent then aud there in
formed The said Alex Ward that he could aud would
pay any per cen.age that this deponent would
rather throw up the work, he could not pay his
aud honest TO his employers and al the time this
depcnert laid $780, and over upon the counter and told
the said Alex Ward to take out of that what he wanted,
il would be the last he would get from this deponent
and the said Aiox Ward took from the saif money the
OF $780, and this deponeut farther says that the said
Alex Ward has received In Au the sum OF 5000, and
over from this deporent and that all Of said money
exacted from this deponent reward for getting depo
nent the work above mentioned. JACOB r. SLAIGHr
sworn before me this 9Th day Of March, 1850 JOEL O.
STEVENS Commissioner OF DoedR.
Though called upon by the Street Commissioner clear
himself from these muutatons Of dishonesty Mr. Ward
has yet made any defence and Is believed that
be will therefore be dismissed from Office.