New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-20
Fernaudo's Inst Jc5-Purthrr Pnriicu.
lars of the 9wiulie-Lf IL Much Worse
than YVES Supposed.

To the Ed.for Of The " u Tribune.
SIR You prove yourself an innocent in the
ways Of our local politicians by supposine ,ha; SsaOoO
(sl coo year for 10 years. is the extent Of the robbery
from the public treasury contemplated BY the resolution
of our Common Council directing oce.roous for the
Corporation Attorney. Corporation Counsel and Public
Administrator 10 be leased from Fernando Wood in
Nos. lis and III Nassau-st.
In the gaIret Of the same building. under another
lease for ten years there the Civil Courtroom OF the
Lower District hired by the City at 5000 year-thus
making the total from the City s2l0C0o 70. the Of
less thar half these rcetty and iDenveOoat premises
But you do not seem aware that Corporation Counsel
Deven rased 10 occupy the Offices thus hired and pan
for by the City for his but took oiler offices for The
Corporation Counsel in another part Of Nassaust fof
which he pays s5.ooo year extra; and that he has
generously allowed during his whole term. the Hon
Thos c. Fields to occupy said offices Ient-free for his
private praetce-the private practice of this gentle
nan beiug al but exclusively confined TO obtaining
judgments by default against The Citg.
Here we have $4,000 assured 10 Mr. Wood for ten
wears use Of rot more than half dozen actually
used in the public Service or s2roOo year. to which
must also be added the extra 5000 year paid by Mr.
Deyclin for the other in Nassaust, which are ac
tuay occupied by the Corporation CounsClso Office OF
room rent free is only right and it would be happy
thing for our City Treasury fthat the only thing
had to give this gentleman, with 10 more color OF law
or right.
But arc You not aware that all The other floors in this
building as well as the store, underneath hired out
TO private parties at large rentalsMr. Wood himself
having handsome offices there on tue third or fourth
foor and the entire building itself being dark, dismal
.oG vcf-u u Uih which COM
mon Council has to deai
win not Judges Leonard Ingraham, II applied to,
grant an INJUNCTION to restrain this notorious fraud
VIII no, Mr.. John Heckerwho has had experience in
the Injunction business-take action 10 this matter be-
fore either Of these Judgesno Ingraha, IL 1t be pos
sibc-and thus prevent Fernando Wood from receiyns
the price of his reachery in desertng Hecker and sup
porting John T. Hoffman in the lato Municipal Eiee-
ion, Wood is not only dead. but stiuketb." poiti-
oa. Now let the whole decency Of the town conspiro
10 bury him. Lot the Citizens Association take action
in tle matter through Mr.. James r. Whiting or John
McKeon ard lei us all sing together Of Fernando;
"He has chet his last cheat.
He has done hi lasi swnje,
No chagce cru restore him
To plla.s again"
Tie course OF Tie Times however. is extremely rep
rebensibe In attempting TO involve the name of Mr..
ocornan our Corporation Counsel elect with q trans
action of which be knows absolutely nothing and over
wbch-until after the first Monday Of next month-he
can exercise no more control than the "fonrcent paper
man." Knowing the gentleman pretty well feel safe
in precting that if he ever has any necessity or OPP
portunty 10 take official action In the matter, The
swindng.pricc Of Woods support Of Hoffman as pre-
arranged by his Tammany leaders. will not DO paid
That this was the Tnmmany bargain ia clear. The
Common Council do not give such things away FOR
nothing nor embark Oh them without seeing that all
Whose assent will be necessary have been made "al
,obD III Controller Brennan who will have to exc
cute this lease made aud. previously to that Mayor
cupthor will have to approve H. Is it with such an
oct IN his head that Mayor Gunthcr means TO quit
oaice, Isit with such serious charges already against
b--referrcd by Gov Fenton TO the Legisature--that
coptroIler Brennan means to sgn this lease and then
90 IN 10 Albany next session and ask that he DO neef
unnihed for bis past alleged oenses nor even be pre-
vented from committing more
You can kill this swinde dead II you will only keep
On banmcrDg at II. believe that an examination OF
The hooks in tho Registers oflce-towhich you VIII DC
entitled ON payuent of quarter of doar-will show
that Wood only paid 100000 for the two buildings In
and that he never even paid the frat deposit
On this nurehhse until AFTER ho had made bargain
with ,be Common Council (his previous and existing
h.rca,n, Guaranteeing a larger sum than the entire
price from the City Trcasurylor few rooms on one OF
the foors of the building he was about 10 ouy'
This point Is worth looking up; and IN the report "na
ing Up TIE afYaiis Of tho Artsans Bank-wbose rfesi
dent Nathan g. Platt Mr.. Wood once appointed Ci'y
Chamberlain, to that gentlomanS ruin-whi DO i'anu
the whole history ofhow rarnasdo hrst HQGup'u csme