The sun., 1865-02-01
AN INVESTIGATION wAsrxp.-An .,.nn,


fnrnAh "A Homo and school for the Children n
Deeessed Union ssldieys." This "uorpe" ".
'ounded " some Of the vort est waaitbies, and
most bcnsvolent lsdto' of this c.,y, who starred !,
Win the declaration TIA, tho destitute ohildrca Of
Union soldiers shLl no, he compelled N ,lepcnd
upon tbe almost soulles public charity ths, has
charge OF the poor children, snnualy made paupsrs
oy The eroo-ses or crimes Of vicious parents"
with this worthy objcci In view subscriptions
were received and =" Home" founded on beth
street and Sth avenue, where some eighty children
have bcen gathered in and c,rod Tor. A charter
VI. procured and appropriations obtained, which
appears to have raised the ire Of some rival insitu.
'ion. injurius reports were privately circulated
concerning The HONS, and on Saturday the mater
oulminated by the publieiion Of . card IN ono n
he evening journals refcciing upon the character
Of the Treasurer. This lady, u sppe,rs Ia now IN
Europa on private hu sinecs- bu, her obsrscpr Ia
beyond suspicion. Yesterday . prosecution was
commenced against The parties who signed the
above statement and they will doubtless be called
upon TO prove their ASSERTIONS. II 10 fortunate tha'
This msuer has taken such shape, becsuso public
attention will thus bc turned H. the consideration Of
es,cd. Il score more Of benevolent ladies' have
erefted q emssl'es TO provide Pleasant Home"
Tor the orphaned children Of those who have fought
for and died in the cause Of their country, they
shorll he sustained 90 long ~ they conduct their
arairs honestly aud properly. IF they have done
oh"rwi'e, II will now sppesr. aud the public will
10 ,athlei to discover how many sins this psr,icu-
lar charity covcreIh. The benevolent residents Of
Nov Io.k Ci,y sre often called upon to donate
r. m,1 1sy to various institutions, tat an inves-
tgatou into the Affairs Of this one will serve good
purpose, however IL may terminate.
CONTINUED INVESTIGATION or THE Cry
I'srscI rs DrrssrsrSr ny TnR srSA1, CoMMr-
1Es s-The nyestis alton Of the Albany Commiiieo
was continued yesterday. Thoma. n. Carr, for.
mer employs Of Mr. Roole, was the A-st witness
sworn. Tic testified that IN isGo, wh-n b. went
into 'he Department, the city was doing the stree,
cleaning lie entered into she statistics u the
pensss under Mr.. bools and bis predecessor, Mr.
Delevsn For the frst year under Mr. Boole Il was
t9Hhun. During the past eighteen months Il was
total Of 81, ~, 600. Under Mr. Dclcysr, for the
same period, u Was s02i, 900, being Increase Of
cNp"n iiturc for eighteen months Of ss26,UuO; and
allowing the increased expense y lab. during the
last eighteen mouths ~ lie S2oO0O. IL would be
an overchargo Of Eome FIVE hundred thor sand Dol
srs. TIE lahorers receive only two dollars not
TWO dollars and hali as stated ycstcrdsy H.
neIt entered into the number of street IN spectors
and health vardcns He descr bed the TORS, us
corrected with this branch Of the City InsIeciois
department as being mos iiltcrsc cisss Pom
Nov I, TO Nov. 10. 1884, there were i15 general
inspectors in all tho Wards He took these y .ures
from the payroll. TIE nature Of the duty
which they are to perform be cannot understand;
NE ordinance distributors were excessive; in fict
Il n n Ia tla Al. ~. a
notice d.str buiors the nature OF that office he did
not understand 10 did not know the number a
such distributors; there are lahOr, ~ on uumps
two laborers Oh dump would be one more than
was necessary now tbcre is scarC Is "a limit to he
numbers tncy have Rshmen and ssN-tcket dis
tributors' this is an abuse that In very great.
Those tickets are given by the distributors 10 ash
eArimen a. they dump their loads. II is general
thing that these distributors will collude with tbe
cartnen. The bcll.mon are rece wing two dollar,
q day. They are Of no earthly uso 10 the DE.
psrtment does not know the number but Al era
are IN some Of the wards Is bclmen 10 10 ash cart.
men. The entire supervisory work OF str ei-
C Gaming should lie lodged IN the Pullco C,n,,,,ia
sioners. M. Acton told him II wouldn't coat The
city an additional farthing u nre than the PHI.
Department now costs Wtne-a fere went mo a,
long enumeration OF the nun nor Of sve.ucyo ,sb
esrtnen and bollmen, tho resuli ~ his tvam,uo.
ton VI The pay lis. H. foGad number of srer al
Inspectors, or attaches as they are called which
for scven weeos toward the close Of the venr fsei
n
viees not OF the slightest use " tho city, Wi,res,
wrote sketch OF Mr.. Boole, which was publ ~, d
In 1903. Tho bass for the article wa. hlruishe1
him Oy q brother of MI Poole, and The ,,tr,,rco
OF II wss sudation Of the City Innp ctors ofhcial
action his efficiency as 3 public officer, &c MT
Booe VAS closeied with witness when the article
was prepared.
Chprs u. Blsch next teshh.d ths, h. had .rc.
czl .erbI s2teomont with NJ R,rle 10Y 1. . ,ie.n
ins a certain streets. He was cnnpccoi win 10
Hsckley contract; tho cost Il lltcr VS. 1orLe
whs: ~ was in Hackey's ur.c: don't bclieyr th a;
Ihe contract could 10 done or 4al. Ir xhrt M
Badge- had offered to do the Nor. for dors m,
belle It could he done ior less tLau lr,we,n 6v,
aud SIX hundred thousand dollars he would -.
quire Tree dutnPs, Cro,on w.,cr srd manure 10 te
.ue to do II Tor that sum the streets have ios,
kept IN the finest condition dGriu.. the l.si 90
with @ tTiflng execution. 80
MI Blackman WAS next sworn. lie had ono NJ
che badges Of special inspector; he PAID hupdrcJ
snd my dollars 70 MT Nigaud, who sai1 Il was h.
position, and W sttsnA to the business Of spec,I
Inspector
Joun sigmAn depcscd that he got the rl.es o
special inspector Mr. NIssnd had previously
money, hr would go. him good place nj ~ A .in,.
wltneHH asked him how mtcl 20 wanted he sd
nc "Anled sloO witness hHd not that sum gayc
a 10 svo u. brought witness down ~ M. ~ les
oihee snd introduced him to a gentleman he nnid
" 40 M Bodies brUther Here ID ON, M Inv
spe'lsl intpeet tors" he sNidi he gave witpes, a
Sleli sAd told Linn 10 po around the streets and
sts II be could sec any uead -i.lpala IN ,ars '
laushter Afer some tune lie could no, yet n,1rey.
Mr. W lgand said they hsd mouey M the ~ -.
bu. mr. hooie went to Albany TO get the rlour,
and when he came home they would c pail. ~
paid by Mr. Wigand-abouI nine wecks' pay.
hr bohacr s" ore 20 u sm ar state ot f1aIs a. the
previous witness lie pad WlgEn4 SEQ 'or 40
rtrauon oi special inspector he 10. La.k about
$lN as pay when the pay WAS stoTot. W.
gsnd made excuses 10 tie mon that Iucle was I.o
money III the City lnspeCtor's uAce tie names ol