New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-17

THE STREET-OPEslEG lSyEsrIGATION.-Ihe Leg.
slatiye Commit tee on tlis subject reassembled at
Judge Brdsalrs rooms, opposite tue Park on Tuesday
at ~ O'Clock, and proceeded to examine Tomas Nc
Gov, pnrtner with Oliver r. Hubbard in keel ing the
,5Jou N the corner Of Tlirty-seycuth street and
Fourth avenue. The witness name frequently ap.
reared la the Controllers items as the re,li lent OF
considerable Gums of money from time 70 time a.
" ill posting" Mr.. Mccoy testified that MIR. iib-
bard occasionally assisted him IN posting the bills
but that no other person had done any Of tic work
or received any Of tie money therefor. lie bad
cen doing this sort Of work TWO years NJ two dol
ats "A CAV, net, and drew his money from the Con-
trollrrs Office on his own warrant. For each street
/. certain number of bills two feet square, varying
from three to forty, had TO be nailed against fences,
&c., ani repla ed il torn down, during space OF
nincty DAYS after the decslon Of court 81 law, III
order TO notify people Of the proposed improve
meus, so that they might bring IN objections, If any
existed Que OF the jobs WAS Seyenty-eighth rect,
Tor which the witness received Sl$. This MAS the
average SUN received on each Of his commissions, oil
which there existed separate one Ior every street
hs WAS lucky enough TO become interested ~.
Among other items of the same purport tie witness
mad one commission for Reade street from Broadway
10 Washington street, and another for the came
street from Broadway 10 Centre, but resigned the
aiduous task of posting bills about tie Iime The
ninety DAYS were half expired in favor 81 william
H. Busted, brother OF the Hon. Xxi, hard Busted
The Controller hns it that he received the iul pay OF
$500 for both jobs, but the Witness memory was
bad, AMI he could not recall whether or
not Le did the whole Of Il. AZ sll
events, Mr. Busted got sol. additional for
completing the o5. The number Of notices required
in one of he co1migsions was only three. The Wit
ness had once or twice procured advances Of money
from other partes on what ne expected 70 receive
In The bin hosting business bot declined giving the
names, on the ground that il did hot concern the in
yesigation. MIR. Busteed, the Corporation Counsel,
had APPOINTED him out OF pure friendly motives ana
he had nothing to do with any Of the streeiopenng
Commissioners except through Dir. Bus eed.
l.. j. Maloney, coal dealer at No. 80 Pine street,
testified 10 having rented rooms 10 several Commits
siOners, Of which his father was chairman. He got
certain sum for each meeting, lie thought 81, but
could not recollect, nor could he tell how many
meetings there had been held
Tie Committee adopted The following resolution,
end then adjourned 20 Thursday:
ksiolrsd That the Corporation COansel be respectfully
reouetd 20 furnish this COmtes with detailed statement
Of the applications made to the Supreme Court since tho lt
Of January 1850 for the appointment Of C0mmisaoners oT
he opening widening extension Of seeI lanes and ave
nues together with the OF COmnSsioners 80 s
pointed place which the meetings Of such Commission
ers were OF held and che the clerks BAL posters,
aud other persons employed by said Commissioner"