New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-02

he, Mr.. Stewart, in addition TO Dis SupaT-
visorial duties, is grand architect Of the County
at heavy salary; and that no errors in the
marble bill can be alleged without reheoting
severely upon the integrity Hear hear j, COM
potency, Hear hear hear J. and business-like
attention Ia storm of applause, of him, the
very humble brother of their body, who has the
honor of addressing them.
This speech delivered, the marble.bills will be
passed, msmine eomtradieente; and Mr.. Supervisor
Briggs, convinced that his earlier suspicious did
himself injustice, will step over to the Control
lers Office to receive his warrant; after which
he will have On amicable chat with Mr.. Daniel
Devlin, chamberlain, arranging for the payment
of the amount under q judgment which (as in
the City Inspectors case,) will be allowed to go
"by default"
Next, in the presentation Of the iron bills for
the New Court House, the Harlem River Bridge,
and all other County operations in which iron Is
used, Supervisor Walter Roche Of the Sixth
Ward, will make a similar display of personal
integrity and the most supreme devotion to the
public interests. He will denounce the bills,
as Mayor Gunther has already done, as having
been conceived in fraud and brought forth under
the obstetrc practices Of iniquity. He will
quote, as did Mayor Gunther the evidence of
the heaviest iron-masters in the country, oil
stating the rates charged to be extortlonate, ana
offering to do tho work, and do it better, for
third, or even one-half Of the prices named.
Mr.. Roche will wind up by the assertion that
his own personal interests in the matter are the
cause Of his feeling particularly solcitous for
strict investigation of the claim-honor with
him being inexpressibly dearer than moneys
and his most active fear consisting only in this
lest he should get unduly rich BY the profits
of our depleted treasury.
Bursts of admiration from the fraternal Super
visors will hail the conclusion of this truly noble
and spirit-stirrng speech. They will repudiate
every insinuation relative to excessive profits
on the iron, and will listen with rapt delight
to Supervisor Davis, who will say that, as him
self one of the heavily-paid Commissioners of
the Harlem Rivor Bridgo-also denounced by
Mayor Gunther and the " Citizens Association
as a gigantic swinde-he must take exception
to all that Supervisor Roche has said in regard
to undue profits being possible on the vast
amounts of iron work continually furnished for
the supposed benefit Of our County. Such
things could not be without his knowledge
Hear hear ]; he would even 90 so far as to say,
without his official conniyance Hear hear!]i
and he would therefore in conclusion, beg his
respected brother, Mr.. Roche, TO pcrsiitently
discard all evidence as 10 any excessive charges
for the iron furnished to our most happy
County, and to enjoy his life in that condition OF
elegant philosophical leisure for which his
habits. tastes, and education so eminently quail
fed him. [Rapturous applause, Supervisor
Purdy paying a deserved compliment TO our
excellent Controller.1
The iron.bils being thus found 10 be perfectly
correct, and a full answer having been thus
afforded to all the base and NAL grant ISLANDERS
which :" the Roosevelt family" (ride any num-
Der Of tho Controllers weekly organ) arc in the
habit OF putting forth, said bills would in
s,antly be voted "all right" and their pay ment
ordered after which, another pow-wow would
be held between certain Of our prominent legal
and financial officials, resulting in another
amcable arrangement FOR the immediate pay
ment Of this most righteous claim.
In regard to the monstrous bills for furniture,
which are semi-annually brought against the
County, Supervisor William NJ. Tweed would
play a role precisely similar to that already
enacted by his incouuptblc brothers, Super
visors Briggs and Roche. lie was Supervisor at
81, 600 year; he was Deputy Street Commits
sioner at $4,000 year; he held available prae
tice as the special referee of Judge Barnard;
and he was also very deeply interested III tho
honorable gentleman who received oil orders
for furniture both from the City and County.
These bills were of vast amount. and the patron
age was in itself fortune. lie would therefore
beg his associates to be scrupulous to high
degree in the examination and auditing of this
bill. As Deputy Street Commissioner, he had
himself to audit and certify the greater part of
these bills; and then again, Us Supervisor,
they were once more brought before him for his
scrutiny and approval. Under this state of
facts, his brother Supervisors would at once
comprehend the peculiar emotions Of delicacy
he had in reference to this claim.
The moment Supervisor Tweed had concluded
this mastery Grafton, up would start Supervisor
Henry Smith, Deputy Collector Of Assessments,
and Supervisor John Fox who enters upon the
duties Of the same Office with the commence