New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-19

time be made by the contractors and the Commis'
sioners, which change was made with the corrupt
and fraudulent purpose and intention Of permitting
verbal alterations for the beneis of the contractors
without imposing upon tho Commissioners the
responsibility attached TO written record.
L.. They omitted from tha amended spccifra-
tons, and the contract made, the clauses in the
original specifications declaring that the con-
tractors " will We'll and truly observe AID conform
to all the laws and ordinances applicable to The
said city now in force, aud viii not violate the
same or any of them,' such omission being made
with the corrupt and fraudulent purpose and nten-
ton of exempting the contractors from any lega!
control whatever
IL. They omitted from the amended speci'icl-
tons, and from the contract made, the clauses oi
the original specifications requiring requistion o
the City Inspector TO authorize scml-monthly
payment and certificate of the Commissioners
that the contract had been performed to their
satisfaction TO authorize, az the end Of the year,
the payment of the ten per cent reserved BY the
terms Of the contract from each scmimonthly pay
ment; which omissions were made with the cor
rupt and fruiulent purpose ard intention OF
cnablinga corrupt Controller 10 make such pay
ments without any check OF control whatever, ana
because there was danger that the said Commits
sioners, by emitting to provide for the succession
Of their powers and duties under the contract, had
failed to during the contraci-term the cor
tinuance Of body to give such certificate o. 10
exercise even a nominal control over The con-
tractors.
Fourth Specification.
That the said Commissioners, having issued AM
published new advertisement inviting proposals
under the amended specifications and the New
York Sanitary and Chemical Compost hanufactur-
ing Company having duly delivered 10 The SAID
Commissioners II proposal in full and exact
compliance with all the rcqurCm cnts Of the
said advertisement and amended specifications, and
offered such suretics as were required by tile
said Commissioners, approved IN tho manner
prescribed by the said Commissioners, by which
proposal the said Company offered 20 do all the
work required by the said specifications for the
price or sum of $780, 600 for tho rst year, SJ15 goo
for the second; 1850 900 for the third; $4,000
for the fourth; 100000 for the fifth $4,000 for
the sixth; $50, 600 for the seventh; $4,000 fer
the eighth; $270,0O0 for the ninth and 100000
for the tcnth-amounting in the aggregate, Tor the
ten years to the sum of - l65,eo0; the said Com
missioncrs did, nevertheless, wiicly and corrupt,
refuse and omit TO award the contract TO the said
Company, and did willfully ard corrupty make and
execute u contract with John l.. Brown, William
H. Devoe and shepherd +. Knapp, a. the Price or
sum Of $98, 500 year, amounting in the aggro-
gate, for the term Of ten years to the sum Of
a 9S5 600, being an excess for the ten years Of
a 500 600, over and above the pricr or sum at
which the said Company offered to do tho same
work. ~.
That Patrick McCahoIty, Charles Gudot and
William c. Kingsley, well known 70 the faid Com
missioncrs to be capable and experienced contract
ors for street work, Of good charccran nndolbtcd
responsibility, having also duly delivered to
the said Commissioners o proposal In ialI
and exact compliance with all TIE T.
ouircments Of the new advertisement and the
amended Specifications and offered such surciics as
were required by the said Commissioners, approved
in the manner prescribed by the said Comwission'
ers. by which proposal they offered TO do all the
work required b. the said specifications for the
price or sum Of $4,000 year, amounting IN TIE
aggregate for the term Of ten years, To the sum oil
a.. go. OOO the said Commissioners did neyerthc-
less willfully and corruptly, after wrongly rejecting
the proposal described in the fourth specification
also refuse and omit 10 make contract with the
said Patrick McCafcrty, Charles Guidet, and Will
liam {. Kingsley, aud did williully and coHup'ly
make and execute the said contract with John H.
Brown. William II. Deyoe, and shepherd r. Knapp,
at the p-ice or sum OF si95,J00 amounting IN the
aggregate for the term of ten years, to the sum o'
os 900, being an excess for the ten years OF 70
OoO over and above the price or sum at which the
said Patrick McCaifcriy, Charles Guldet, ana VIII
liam c. Kingsley offered to do the same work
.SixM Specification.
That the said Ncw.York Sanitary and Chemical
Compost Manufacturing Company, having duly de-
liyered 10 the said Commissioners proposal III iuli
compliance with all the requirements OF the ho"
advertisement and the amended specifications, ana
offered such securities as were required by the Sad
Commissioners approved in the manner presented
by the said Commissioners, by which proposal inc
said Company offered 10 do all the work required by
the amended specifications and the contract
made and also III addition To sweep OF othoi"'So
clean. daily, Sundays excepted, not only Droau""l
but also Park-row, which, by the specifications anu
contract made are only required TO be swept three
times week; and also Whitehall, Courtlanut, auu
Fulton-sts each and all of which by inc Ssu
specifications and the contract made are rcqu'o'
/ to be swept only twice week and also west
, Washington, and Grccnwich-s's., sevcrally sou'h
| of Canal and Front Water, and Chcfry-S's' Se''',
ally south of Catharne, and South st. south Vi