New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-08
STREET CLEANING CONTRACTS.
Fraudulent Sale of Central Park Stock.
CHARGE.

That the third day OF OCTOBER, Iet4 ne lIe s'uu
Mathew T. Brennan Controller at the City of New
Yolk delivered or caused 10 be delivered to Orson
Blunt a warrant drawn Daniel Devln, ESQ., County
treasurer signed by him. the said Mathew T. Brennan
Controller aforesaid for the sum OF Fifty thousand
Dollars which said sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars was
raid to said Blunt by said County Treasurer. That
ad warrant was signed by said Controller without any
authority Of law, which the said Mathew T. Brennan
sen knew and that he signed and delivered the same
70 said Blunt knowingly, willfuly and corruPtly.
Sccons Specification.
| In this that said Mathew 7. Brennan Controller,
As aforesaid Of the City Of NewYork. willfuly, know
usy and corrupty, for the purpose of evading the
provisions of the charter Of the City of New con
sented ami arranged that judgments should be entered
Up against THE Mayor Aldermen ard Commonalty of
Che Cty of New York under preepse that such judg
nens were for work and labor performed in the clean
ing Of the streets Of said CITY, and that be- the said
Mathew T. Brennan as sRch Controller might have
an excuse for paying the same out OF the public moneys
Of the said. The Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty
Of the City Of New.York" and that in pursuance of
such consent and arrangement between the 2s day OF
jane, 1864 and the I'd day Of February 1865 divers
Judgments We're entered up in the Supreme
Court Of the State OF New.York against
the city of New.York for sums in the aggregate
amounting to Seven Hundred and Fifty.eght Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seyentytwo Dollars and Ffty.Our
Cents s75s 72 81 or the purpose of paying off the pre-
tended demands of certain parties for cleaning the
streets of New York when appropriation for such
purpose had been made by law and that such entering
up of said judgments was assented 10 by said Control
Ter for the purpose of evadng the provision Of the law
requiring previous appropriation 10 be made for such
purposes and that said Mathew T. Brennan as snch
Controller paid said judgments between the said TWEEN
t first day of Jane 1864 and the second day of Febru
ary 1865 by signing warrants in the aggregate for
said amount drawn the Chamberlain Of the city of
New.York. which said warrants were paid by said
Chamberlain.
Third Specification.
That said Mathew T. Brennan, as such
Controller at the city Of New York, know
inely, willfuy and corrupty paid and caused TO he
paid large amount Of money, amounting in the aggre-
gate to Five Thousand Dollars Of the proper moneys of
tie Mayor Aldermen and COmmoDalty of the City of
New.York at the City of New-York. between the first
day Of January 1884 and May the first 1865, TO Jacob
seebacher, to Alexander T. Ward. to George W. Lou
trel to Jacob l. Smith. TO Christian Il. Woodruff, 10
Daniel D. ConOver. and 10 Cornelius COrson, under
yrctense that said persons were doing duty and per
forming seryceC for the said, the Mayor, Aldermen
and Commona4y of the City Of New York whereas the
said parties were during said period not performing
any duty whatsoever for the said fhe MAYOR. Alder
men and Commonalty OF the City Of New York, bat
were absent from tie City Of New. York during the
whole OF the most Of that period, or perform
ing any duty duties performing any service or
services for the City and County Of New.York; all Of
which the said fireman. such Controller, well knew
Fourth Specification.
That said Mathew L. Brennan such Controller
sold and delivered on or about the thireth day of June
1903 at the City Of York, 10 John Anderson.
Assignee Of john W. Doty, certificates Of stock in the
Central Park Additional Fund Stock to the amount Of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars $4,000 at the price
al per premium each dollar of said stock so
delivered which said Central Park Stock so delivered
was at the sand time worth least ten cents premium
on each dollar Of said stock, which the said Controller
could have got for the same, which he well knew
That he the said Mathew 7. Brennan Controller as
aforesaid sold and delivered TO Robert COpey at the
CITY Of New York about the said hirieth day Of
June 1863 certificates Of Central Park Additional
Fund Stock at the price Of two per cent premnm on
each dollar Of said stock delivered while the said
stock commanded and was worth at least ten cents
premium on each dollar thereof all which tie said
Mathew I. Brennan. Controller, then and there well
k0cw.
And shat said Mathew T. Brennan. at or about the
time be so sold and delivered the said stock refused
offer from Andrew Mills President OF the Dry Dock
Savings Bank, for Two Hundred thousand Dollars
(SOOCO of said stock at the price Of five per cent pre-.
MUM on each dollar of said stock, which said offer
was rejected by said Controller wilialy and corrupuy
F.tt Specification.
That knowingly and without authority Of law in the
year lsC he signed at the city of NewYork an agree.
meut to orbitrate claim made by Fernando Wood
against the Mayor Aldermen and Commonaliy OF the
City Of New York and that in pursuance Of such agree
mont arbitration had and such proceedings taken
therein that within few days after signing such agree
ment judgment entered up against the Mayor, Al
dermen and CommOnalty OF the City OF New-York for
the sun Of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
(sn.JOO damages and Sixtydye Dollars costs, which
said sums were paid a warrant signed by said
Mathew T. Brennan, Controller. the Chamberlain
Of the City Of New.York
.Sir1 Specification
That said Mathew 4. Brennan, Controller as afore.
said has knowingly wifally and corrupty allowed
Judgments 10 be obtained by default against the Mayor
Aldermen and Commonalty Of the City Of New York.
and paid the said during the quarter ending December
g. 1868 for the Of Ffty.one Thousand Six Hun.
dred Dollars (sjlG0O, large portion Of which was
for costs and that among these judgments was
which the claim OF Dennis Clifford amounted 10 TWENTY
Eight Dollars and Eleven Cents while the costs awarded
Fourteen Dollars and Sixty -four Cents ga a.;
and the claim Il -- Butler for Six Dollars ard Sev
enty five Cents sc 7 IN which the costs amounted to
Twenty one Dollars and Fglty-seven Cents) sol 50.
and That said judgments paid by the said Control
Ter "a Thomas Fields Attorney for the seversl main,