The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-01
THE NEW COURT HOUSE.

uS AR. xed Gross Corfu ption-Ffrst
,r...,,. "a the Investig ting Com M lite.
or the fsoa.d OF Supervisors. &c.
The snec,a Conn Nittoe Of the Board Of Supervisors
appointed TO inves e.Ne the charges Of corruption
made by supervisor " against the Committee the
New Court House. met yesterday afternoon at the ap
pointed hour The member, present were Messrs Fox,
Blunt and Hayes and Mr. FcE presided and Mr.. r. r.
Gains appointed clerk. "a, 49,
The CHAIRMAN asked the sergasstat Arms II he had
notified Mr. Ely that this meeting was be hed, and he
replied that he had
The CHAIRMAN announced that the csu1mit<ee was
ready to hear what any had TO say refereNce to
me subject which the committee appointed in
tgate To this there was response from the few pev
sons present at the meeting and lull Of few minutes
Supervisor HArxs moved that the COMMITTEES adjourn,
but the motion was not eeconded
The Sergeant at Arms was then despatched with the
NEW Yoxx. Feb %, 1893.
SRI directed BY the Special Committee appointed
70 investigate the charges Of fuud in the construction
OF the Court House TO notify that the said committed
are now IN session. quorum thereof being present, and
fully, &c, JOHN FOX, Chairman.
The serreantatAms returned and reported that he
had seen Mr. Ely, who said he would communicate with
the committee, but would not be present
Mr. BLUNT said he In favor of going with the In
vesiigation
the CHAIRMAN stated he thought that impossible, az
there were no charges definitely made, and II would
be therefore In possible to 60 on in his opinion He
thought would be better wait t opportunity would
be given to hear from Mr. Ely, and he was In favor OF
adjournment for that for . few days. The
committee then adjourned till Friday next at Ave o'clock
Pm.
LETTER FROM Mr. Ely TO rHR CHAIRMAN or THE COMMITTEE
FIGHT srrCY QUESTIONS TO ANSWERED.
The following letter transmitted to the chairman
OF the committee, but only received by him after the
meeting bad adjourned 9t8
NEW YORK. Feb. q, 1866.
JoHN Fox. Esq, Chairman
DEAR SIR-As have teen excluded the committee
appointed IN investigate the Of the new
House. respectfully that will address the fol-
lowing eight int rogatores 70 the Superintendent and
Chairman Of the Building Committee
the Superintendent the new Court House. between
the LIST June and Sst of December Of last year. earned
S22.0m r..n
the which made that gentleman by
the Board OF Supe visors about the LIST of June last
bind the New York continue the work in hts
bonds until Lhal completion even II the Board OF Super
architect received $40 900 or thereabous during
the two for services which have not amounted to
more than one in the month for the whole
Has any person persons continued upon pay
rolls OF the Court House who have rendered service
thereforf
Has any person persons who have payments
for materials for services either paid agreed
anv portion Of their receipts to any other partyf
Has any articles materials pertaining TO the Court
House been Sold and II what has become Of the pro-
ceedsf
the contracts for the iron and marble as economical
tainedf
for the iron which received by
SUPERVISORS made In good faith, without COLLISION, and In
real competition for the workf