The New York herald., 1864-12-24

ne y,myco ure eoa eco Nmao:n u - Q 0ogNsmo meAl
supsrvisors waiting freud Of ,mss. who lived IN
my ne,shbsrhood; of did not hear private ocp
bear. s sos: 'Rss'a or
RICHARD A. RgADDINd ExAMrSvD.
Richard Reading was next examined. He depossd-
was of . Ore COMMITTEES appointed by the supsr.
vtsors 70 examine the claims of persons whose property
ssasrsy ss.nisss the ne .siGssos and sns ei.i@ siss
got All the paiArs necessarily ~ elucidsle The claim
hss made up an account and compared = with ne on:
pfoecos. lhe Trecs wAy u vslung machinery, arss
TO md out when boss sht, h,w long had been is
use. and bow q had been kept during eli thai time
oniosry there were .hsss caims from Harlem: do not
rememeer sSy othsr the claims Tor small Tools we're
the claim Of Mr.. Aoksrm.a, Who L.d formerly been
poios0as; Il daA shak of Il esfsfa r--o'sE 31es
The ssxs w,.nsss osiisd vas Mr. orSou Blunt q sns
hoard o. supsrvisosss deposeA:l rssds tH tho city
-, sot I. 1svs AVE 2" s,0sss =
machine uanufacturs. o What hevs you bses
s.lns since yos gavs ~ :ess oss.oss.s a % n.vs
States. by obtaining voluntse0 and subststusss.a o
Have you been member Il ths Board Of 6spsevisosss
msmbsr q che Boardvol euperv every year sincs
except 1855 aaA 1856 wnsa think, was out VI 0nce
Learned lhs busssss Of guns and ptcs
was In the business the lS32 and Cout unoa y
ysss Ws.s zen co.nsSssa via any house or were
you asias scsis.ss q ysss sve scooann A. wss Coz
no0se4 Wtsh shs arm oe Bune 6tms Tor some twenty
@ Arey ysu asouaassd uith ths mode q makinG gussg A.
an soqusintsA with the mode q makisg goss know
sy:ry %.oso. ,S.. H.. BEEN .v.a..d sos King guns
rp y tho present day. DO you know aoythns q the
rsmenber the claim Of Mr. Farley; u came up before
the Board of Supervisors; "a tho committee 10
ss asa sS s'y ns
never ssw Mr. Farley until tho time he came before the
sr Dssvs - ns clam ss.sss s M bs
never did 50 directly or Indirectly do not remember
that any other person ever spoke 70 me 10 regard TO na
N mitter; when tue claim first came up wss desifous
tnst the whole committee should sit on IL the matter
Was discussed fos very iong time and was at last
decided that should hear tho Claim Tdid bear y;
think it under consideration Tor period extending
from nine to twelve days. Mr. Farley was the erst wit
the witnesses without exception were All exam
inod at great length and with 20 dtai
the Corporation Counsel assist the ocumitee ne sp
pearod before the COMMITTEES and ead he was desors
IvuRh would give to him; these urloughs not
frequent than tue committee woald coUsen. to-
sent Tor tho Mayor several times ser or him. toik,
thi tmss before he came; when he did ccMe he said
he rested the would stay ne e:t
In muutes he said TIA. cA1m should be considered
like oil olhsrs q motion 10 reduce Il, which
opposed Mr.. Purdy also opposed Il, and said u sne
claim we're cut down 10 would NOT sign tUs eporI Q.
Was there q great demand for rms at that tines A.
iheroiwss very great demand and the supply
rather mitod thuk that the price Of machinery hsd
considerably Increased; milling nasnnsry had certainly
By Ii. Evar.s-i beard the Alderman claim; Purdy
heard the oalh and heard the evidences presented
to witucss ttink this II the report Of CAn Acsr
mans oaim carpenters cbset OF TOOLS think
thatts turdys hsadwrtiss doa't tnk tnsre was any
guunlaker IN 1855, snd have 10 public life ever
siocs, with The exception oi the periods have mon.
Mayor year last TAU; nigh, have besu nominated 10
october. O. Are you q member " the barr A. have
no: es :: iced n".
ostiaoae 70 make ne %. @ You said that you bought
| .o!a |. e %. n.a g q: y: eiods 4 B,s.
ssn.iiy ss.sn.S via he ssrssis my irlsods wanted
II y them my terms. @. suppose they were 10 .
tight piaor A. No they were rot they we're never N
you yoarsolf aswhs placer A. never was In my
ils g You % say you 1nSss:tssd gsnsf A. know ,s :
D
ter Ct opaioo Dc NOT think That any man knows more
about guns .n.n me. and u there y saoh man 40 not
sSSs. sas ssas yss ;oos 30 wsssnsoo ns. could rake
O.. s.: 70
regiment when IN perfect line; split that
s.n Mr. liooSs Hr wsi,ss sss some s.sas1 esSsr DIS
ttusu.shed pessoos wese pressot; there we're some
:S a. 70 pso Ho. aid You do
dsns on pnrpossf A. No. sx; hs csuss WA that the 10
aide parts q ;ae Iaa were made Of css! iron Instead q
unsafe gun via vhioa 70 b i ias pssssuos q Is.
oousldsrsd material.
aow ouN Am o. ouor 70 n MADE 4
guns ike thu Gibbs patent Gardner A. Would
you have Ne build the faotoryS
NJ soa q. saS van. @ %: .Soas.ss o.1sa.s
wtaess-Thsn would Arst build the factory; nsxs
would buiId the machinery. Q. Would you Dos bay The
ana ~. o would % sos Or lease q uh tss land
guns, which would bring them 10 the rate OF
81 each soms discussion arose q 70 quantities and
prices OF arms but nothing was elicted this
polDt) There Grss. many taiuss sbs printed tes
timony Of Keens that read diferspt from what they
mode Of computation adopted. should have allowed it,
II there bad been but one gun, burned and the
thoroushiy did this aud il had become satisfied
that that was the loss sncud have opposed cutting II
and sxpenses allowed each lot OF one Thousand
guns was surprised that The claim small from
reco Ct .hs ,sms q mschnsry ana tools wbich came
from Maystou 10 farley although tho bill contained the
s,1 p: am and:
sold cost 900 or $4,000. and that he bad sold
them for certain amount, wn'Oh think. wa: $4,000
You that tue si1sss charged for twenty.
nine tool hands was burned up In the factory A Mr..
employed in msking tools. adjusting machines for the
purpose of making Of that suo and upon hts statement
was Sstuuou tnas Nc ulup Iom to0 knoWtouG0 ne
had OF the business and NJ the OF making those
tools tbese might have been two sets o during the
timeone SET days I'd ret nights-aod they might
have expended oil shAt time and a that money In making
those various tools questioned Mr. Keeue on that point
and deerous OF seeing some OF those toos have
here producing ii sxampss, 70 which my attention
was called; Il ID gang OF mills, and goes into milling
machine Is Tor cutting the topedge Of the side plates
and three others TO the other edges; when
that too Is started Y very Likely 70 break on ne nr.s
rsvoiutiop, and does 10 totally destroyed; or II
may last thrse months without alteration; at the
end Of that tmc, 10 70 badly broken,
Is only worth OLD iron, II pos, can -
sharpeLed ~ coat Of about $50 aud used six months
more In gun factory In operation IL would $12S
seventy csuts tho chsoees thai it made tbs
nrst turn without breaking. would 90 on for thres
months; have known . 70 make three IN success
sion, all breaking q The Hrss rsvolstion and have
them break n hardening, bsfore Being put Int