, 1861-09-21
The COMPTROLLER IHvKsTIaA-
TING COMMITTEE.
The West Canal Street Contract.
NOW THE sAM sARl FlRa Oh apalxEss,

The Committee Of Investigation into the fnAn-
cial accounts Of the comptrolles ret at the Board
eaer "a autes ~ pa
TIE Chairman desired to ask Il the orfginalf
Smart document had been offered In evidence
Tne Clerk replied in the negative.
TESTIMONY OF HIRAM JOY.
WIS An Alderman IN 1857; was chairman Of
tain's Clerk: Capt. Yates appointed him; Smart
cp ad Ss as pe fsS Sss e It IA I'm ns ta5 %
pay roll st that time: knew the men who went
BY those names, aud knew there were more
%e1e @sek IT, saa waa
the Mayor Of tha fictitious nanae, and cursed
him for It; . John - abused Smart considerably.
blame aa Smart: smart said "Th1s IA Ward is
meddling, With things that don't belong, to him;"
should pay the @ money back, and / Know % It was t.
Yates was the most to blame; ! knew Smart vel;
inas ee Of nsvs zen 1aa &c
Smart psper; II Smart had made those charges to
ne without eorFoborattye evidence, would not |
those charges, would not have believed them,
ier know Ward too veil | have never howa Of
Of Mr.. Ward; said the eame things 1T the Re-
eorder's Court once; never knew ofany one who
come people who thongbt he was little hard; |
was thoWn the Smart paper before this insestiga-
t1on, but d!sltke to tell who showed 1t to me |
Il ,o Iii EaeW It vas M ss s Wishout VIZ tss
Ing the signature.
g Ald: Ca6y-- Smart was always running about.
talking; he would tel all be knew, and more too,
Z2 A'a. Heyt-1 never kew that Smart drank
Es7sl raw hin drunk. After M til police isi Sattes n
Wentworth shut down upon Yates and the whole
Of u, and watched ua closely. He wanted to
If mt he rhf,fo r1{fCa
be thought smal wages Wsuld do It tho most
v:1s.I e. fas @ @Gngtro<r1I M meyer saw you n Capt
Mr. Yates never intimRted to me in any HaY, shane
or manner ttat yon knew anything OF the fictitious
BUSINESS.
TESTIMONY OF WALTER s. FRAZIER.
7 have seen the g Smart papers, know III.
time; the police in 1857 were paid every two
weeks; the Pay roll vas made up II ths captain's
clerk, and an order Was drawn On the Tressary
for the amount; the order seceipted for By the
clerk for the captain never U ade such remHrk
50 iR alleged In that paper; Mr. Ward never lent
me any money: have never been under any pc
eunisty obligations to Mr.. Ward; never knew OF
any dishoneet Transaction on his part:
70 Aid. Hoyt| have been in the comptroller's
Office four years an NO rel .tion Of Mr. Wards;
1wert into his t:fhce IS an accountant; during
there four years have never known Of any d,s-
hGnest transactions upon his part I have heard
E'li,ho!pe ssy that he knew Of dishonest transac-
tiGns; Mr. ard never let me have money to eDeC-
tb ~ a1 1nss Ut ~ = in9 81 ~ H. meaG n
Wsrd said be would keep ne st the rate Of Sso1 a
| year; the next year the Council gave me- 81 900
r. . - w hta ~ 5 @ ano heeg n9use ~,
lars to live per year; in 1855, when Haines was
antsa ,S 81 ~ ~ +o "a ~ ha1 satd ~ ~ tt y
IL shem 81 mnnrr H4r nr ~ ~ 70
atter nasa hesitation consented tie two orders
were lees than $40; these are all the orders ever
| I 1T.NTf a Hrnfa 1cYl7t
thHvrnn'd 1Sr,n4 a - ~ hHt S s1s6 ~ SSt ,
at anntftr sale nrohahv ahant a. o9 arhans
asa had ~ aop"T t nst o. praaps y
fce-abeut 800; did not buy at the tale but puI-
aljv held them NTH tl1eY matnred nnjess nartfes
wanted them Buying tax certificates az far as
nv Enowledee soes pavs pretty well. ''@' 40
81 Kae e Ga
FAY you aid rot desire any one Ia The ofce to Dur
eaais city 39as5tsdP, %;,11 s. ,o,r,,.,,,.
.,a coih1 s.;d that h.
"smart.'' The gentleman who gave it to him
made affidavit before notary that It .was written
Geman appeared up apop tie 9itness ha e stand @
eBore that he had made mistake and given him E
eopy. hssying tie original q hong. Hs had M @ 6sea
bEt had failed to do 60. &c could not discover
from the evidence before the Committee anything
AID be wou,d therefore dismias any further inyas
legations in that direction, He eaW Mr. Fiint
Yesterday and be rssasseTtcd til at he had the ote
Ro ae s
moved 10 suapend pfoceedinss Sntii i Va: Bro na
dpctd. Se- pNS
The Mayor conduit zee what difference II made
{ the CHARGES would be The came a. in the cony
The Mayer asked A,d Colby il be believed theft
was ri foundation for Tie charges contain ed il
: ruth In It or 20 On until We are satished.
Aid. Colby Wou1d declare his opinions in re
y e .chn9 oea af r. ea III a con
H.. bcnd ~ 11ha9 AZ 10 ah sha1
t THE WEST CANAL STREET CONTRACT.
! JOIN C. nvans s,sorn - macaaamtzea wes
Gsnal tireet b direction Of the City s9perinten
me a1 maa Il s1a M
u ofoS9e9 = lae eoranaon IouncA took the 70
a n sId sy Bonton ~ I e5a get
] tnoGsaao M - aoHs1s more taan gos; gave t9s
t5s SesE ~ss sseS; there % Tsre eaiysEts ! se.s2
come nGer nv iii II n a1er tne "9'ls snpnost
=. to get tie psy ont Of tha assessment
d thels weIe ~ contract papers bstvee
t:ttipe nv ~ neo fl"u fba ~ Keoa me do;n
Business VIZ @ Elm. 'I neysp iscoFersd a apq I'll
ID asnest!, ano Rno" Oh no maheasanes OF MS
le oIISe' m A.. <,,,h. ,,. ,...4.
W ...es.nnnn+ 49, .-n. ncf,a.ta5 - "asIHIA - -.
F. assessment a5. was ever coileeteq or rot; TOO
N tome city pon4e n psyment never sa1d az
Gng !ap9ut uS 4uoosauu GonaI e3eess 20 y -
u IomptioneI; p ! nhyE Ts. ngYet AnoWa an71nhg q
y noness - Hpo1s I'LL t4e 10y y2uptittalenuSnL. pt
C. r. Iasu. aoya-lAEeei auoA anytn1ng itom u
~ Mo.o ~ Au1ey - EesstsHent : oe4ese y
ds pa1nsF took sesef1 tao0sanae n scf1p q oro
ag VI me Gonncn; ahn 4e aekotaten II Wltn Green
at Daom aao 1Es en44ak " exel 91Gled u tot aals
20 e,,, !ue i us ans u n1s eleIks. knoN
ne NulaM ones IL - naa VI trusn ana Ves3elt
q: HOW THE SAM SAIfL FIRM DID BUSINESS
TYiu;c.n CiIes *,ro,n-J tnerr that canal sire
,una ro5nmiye5 ~ +hs+ nn,r.-ts ~ r.a-a ~ ~ ;i i
y; afIer it pas macnfaTn,zei morr stone w.s a", -
on +here ere ~ a. ai1ht XIII
r, ehnnI thinE s9oo. knnw - nothny 13 ahn ~
ID tbe assessm.nf. had na inte1est A'o
81; etreet work: haye had hns1ness n II
nd ! ro,nn+ -nlia.,a ofana4 Ar Tss1;as I.5 =
of GGu19petfVne5 Gea9 t. gmse' ;.! a. IiaEsl 4sa
eseu " w, ~ ~ wns ,ntsles;sa t s; e9 Maa9
ba @ ~; T.; ~ n "a "a E5s .l na fo9 .ot tas
~ o. otos1 - - tas pfT V u5aGn Y oatuel oaIl
cr. My !aaTt, ~, ah4 ~, asAeu "an9 Wnsa u coaio
~ pa11; ndFa .9a t9ia Me ne aloat knoW Wnen
''n soaa, iS!u nat9 ! WAS aoout mall mall
EST ~ taae @ ~ f1azte1 tos III aeea, aHa "ant
he ~ G. .uones LIZ VA Eu.9g ~ GNe M Etazler
e1dt otaei ~ ILL., atm a9r eMl ol4ef ne Ioiq me
ad tagn aIn.sg " ~. taAlef W tahe u. tmads
mr. na1e n1t! Mt- ffAzIel auu gave h1M InE ot9el
32os M PIECE: OF *SVV casn agreed p Gt7e nl1
nd Mf. Tta1.er pa sl5 a1a some cenls 1of the It'll
Mi; Flazlef toia me abouS month ago thst
mad got an order en- the treasury for the orde
gave A1h LQ1s IaHsacl1on to1K place IN Ii