The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-03

IN their hook, ard when one II the band
q taken he taken and tried before Judge Lynch aud
rom The Ssss Tee~Ihey wing of ike the old ss,sS
heroes Of y burn, fun Of cou and defiance, and If"
pit well as better men" But wIai rapid strides in
has civilization in the Empire State TIE hrel
city on the Western continent made over chat OF the
West whore such trea ment melted cut to those who
take tina. which belongs 10 their Legf.bors. The gen
temen of the "Rog''-ihoss civic baccanecrs-tnrust
their hands into the city rob plumber the tax
payers and eel the valuable franchises 81 he city 20 hose
who will contribute the most to Ter private interests,
stealing their CT houfand where The horse thieves
steal Their hundreds and mer clothed with the habs.
ments OF ssDstois stand up IN Their place ami defend
them and resort 10 all maner of plsterng prevent
DENOMINATION OF the cbLge agaEst there conspira.ors
of public and ofrcial lreebooters they are emf
nenty stesrcls Of beng sh.aded by the toga Of the
senate such - progress Of civilization in the
state "a Nos YORK, ana WIS h.p from claiming
Where 4 modern viviiia4tser drifting "?
seDaSor Truman 30 have ertefed the boat,
and his tecopce the delecer or The ring, much 10 the
establishment Of tnose vito locked upon Inn Of
the uprehtaeHa,ors and his making the melton to re-
CONSIDER sst night ass created little establishment
here.
The xe.rmon couEc seem to DO in better credit with
fte ovcy thhn other parties They have the repe
taticn z paying as they go-never asking for credit
srndsy other scAcners do, Their sergeant. Al, arms
pocke.oosk wen flied, ready at aents notice 10 pay
over and evidently have 10 the ooncnsioa tina. the
coteN in The stats Legislature are marketable commo
d,y Iega article OF merchandise desirable because
u does net ceae under The provisions Of the Morrill,
tariff
A caucus Of the Common Council worthless was held 10
Nav York yesterday, az which Booze expressed gre,,
amount Of indignation At the action OF the Senate, do
clan That the city cba ter them 10 invesu
gaze snd they would make i, hot for some Of the Sena
ors irepat IL everything indicates that the heated
term has need and that TO- before there any
syn Of theapproach OF deg days
But tire investigating Committee g not the only thing
before the ature in VII the ci,ize1s York
inere,ted which refer 70 the Common Council An
act passed the Senate than month ago, akog from
the Common Courcl the power TO confirm Contracts it
tab. In thl nndr.
tee Cites ard Villages They have had almost daily
sessions since that time, but, for some
several ,!mes, but when the hour arrives they make
some excuse, and put from ts consideration
against The protest Of Messrs Ball and Hardy OF
the committee and it looks though he committee
tended 10 hold il until would be too late to consider
even IL 1t was reported
1t stated during the debate on Saturday that the
Common Council boasted that they of majority
OF this committee and whistle in the faces of those who
talk OF this bill passing the Assembly The charge is
doubtless without founcatop but the action Of the
mttee win affirm disprove IT, time VII be the infal
liable the truth falsi.y of this charge
This act relative 10 contracts involves very simple
question As the law stands after the bids for
tracts are opened and the lowest regular bidder ascer
tanned the contract is publicly awarded to him. per-
would suppose that the contractor would at be
permitted to go with the execution OF the workthe
law doth give IL and the courts award it, but this is not
the case by long shot There is provision which re
quires that the contract before is executed shall be
that body az well erstood regulates its action &C
cordng to the influence Of the contractor Some times
the contract is detained from spring to autumn, in
others for whole year, before It is confirmed
or acted upon; and in other cases still
in which the contractor is very obstinate, what is
more very poor, and unable to hand the requisite
tariff the contract never sees daylight The "Ring"
have q regular graduated tariff far odious in its
features than the Morrill, tariff Whenever any contract
before them for their action, the profits TO be
earned carefully Deed down and the contractor is
compelled TO "come down. accordingly One might as
well expect 10 smugge through the French Cdstom
House, under the mammoth nose of Napoleon himself
collection OF internal machines for internal destruc.
Without paying ing full toll one case is mem
toned in which the sum of four thousand
dollars was paid for the confirmation Of contract on
his time, experience, labor and capital amounted TO but
The object Of the law in question get rid OF the
confirmation business Of the Common Council, as they
just likely under their system Of tariffs and tolls
TO give to the highest the lowest bidder depending
upon who gives the best toll The Common Council
at this attempt to break down their business and
smash up their toll gate Alderman Brady, who asserts
that it only needs twenty five hundred dollars TO
buy up the whole Legislature, has been here,
in person TO look after IT, The Aldermen represented
here by no less parsonage than Hon Danei + Sckes,
who intends to before the committee and Argue that
the power Of confirmation T. very important legislative
supervisory and ought to be preserved that
after the bids opened the Common Council faay for
very good reasons hn it expedient not to have the
work done, &C. The iallacy Of this reasoning is very
In the first place the Common Council must frs.
specially, in each instance, direct that the work
shall be done and authorize the department 70
let ii and tGs before the irst step be
hken to advertise invite bids This recton and
hority involves the character Of the work its extent
its necessity and ts evpedency, every element which
should enter into the legislative decision. When the
Common Council have passed the resolution OF authority
public notice given that bids will be received the bids
required to be sealed, accompanied by anidavits
showing that they made in good faith aud also with
securities that The party will the contract The
bids publicly opened in the presence Of the Comptro
Ter, and required by Law TO be present at every open
Tho safeguards such that is hardly possible Tor
frauds or irregularities to exist by any possibility
the law officer to take proceedings to SET the whole thing
aside and he does cot do SO the Comptroller is i'm
passble barrier in his veto on the pay ment.
Now, then what possible is there this power of
confirmation by TIE Common Council except to Cypress
the contractor levy black mall the taxes of the
city By rendering 1t necessary FOR the contractor
what he pays the "Ring." If 1t is alleged
that no abuses are p;ac.iccd we learn that
senator Kelly is prepared to testify to his own expe
reIce being to s,and and deliver on contracts
Of his own for building docks IN tie city
This business OF the Common Council has been raging
beneath the surface for long time, like suppressed
volcano but has at last cropped out rather burst
forth in the eliminating Developments Of the Hacley
contract when the contract to the Common Council was
confirmed 10 one Of the highest instead OF tho lowest bid
GERS making difference Of $50 GOO per year for
i've years besides other accru,ng and immensely valuable
contingencies By the action OF the Common Council on
this contac, alone the city will be com oelled to pay,
besides the oes contingencies the $500 GOO In
five years than they would II the Common Council
hal had nothing 10 do with the confirmation OF the
contract Yet in the face Of that fact, the mittee
Cities and Villages do not 10 hsyc intention
Of letting the bill get before the House in time be
acted upon.
The pr, sentacn OF memorial to the Senate distinctly
charging The crime the city officials aud stating IN
black aud white the signatures OF responsible per
that $500 900 10 lawful money OF the United was
paid bribery corsumniac the arrangements for the
contract ard asklng for investigation. Senator Law
wonderfully uneasy while he attempting
to shield the ring and prevent the facts from being
brought to light. Those who making the effort to
reconsider this resolution will sights in astronomy
The week Notwithstanding the snow Storm promises
TO be a very warm in Albany. 1t was reported Of
san Francisco before the Vigilance Committee did their
work OF hanging and DISCRIMINATING ''the ring which
robbed piuBdered the city OF the golden gate that
tia, city separated only by thin board petition
from the niernll sreei,ns II Is getting TO be very
manifest that there Is quite contiguous hu more ia
hammahle connection between your bcughted city and
the hot and suphurous locality, where, the good
Book says, "there is weeping and gnashing OF teeth
The Confirmation Of the contracts the richest placer
that the Commou Council have let that he taken away