New-York tribune., 1866-12-03
MuNICLPAL CORRUPTION.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MATTHEW T. BRENNAN

Tl0fv flf the iyDU
M Alexander Mills President Of the Dry Dock Bank was
fret sworn and testified acquainted with The late Cos
cr have been engaged IN ts r ,, roTk sloeh
Central Park stock In sol was worm i2< dont Iee"e u
stock going below PAR ih,y VIZ % Is w. n . y. y, Central
Park stock saw the stock clerk about the bid his eanA dd @
stood the stock not al taken ana promised 10 take f
or 500 900 worth of the stock az per cent premium ana ~
0esd him 10 state il Mr. Brennan, but the latter in couyr
sHon with Mr. Mills decihtd 20 isloSe ol uen iu 80 %
m ne he had been offered U for the whole remaining STOCK
CrosexsIuucl by Mr Lawrcnce-Put in no real proposals
Mr. Brennan did say be WGd give me stoSk at pL ], ~ NV %
he reduced TO per cent declined TO take the stock at par
pcr cent stock was take sOO0 Of the stock for The Bank
had Dis check for sO1OO worth intending To- iahr c lun
ount tt morning: before the battle OF Getbug me money
market affected and stock went down about a u IS
latter pat OF June The Controller told lm that h NhN
Fund Commissioners met ana agreed 20 tHhe lle W 49,. ~ . -
q per cent. r,.., -, NJ y Y,,ssr gIifs -
Wakeman Dykcman sworn tcstfel-Am stock clerk ~ me
Controllers office the creation OF the same central ihA
additional stock IN lstJ bid ior ON te th oi June I'v
on the first N May on or about have no knowledge OF
hiug submitted Il bids were submitted tue .lth June
lst3 ranging from lO to H. thc bid OF j. Williams 81 Ioi
was read lie bid Of John W Doy read which form W.T.
ness wrote but did not insert the price, Of the stock was
issued for the Irving Savings Institution t lo 80 ana a m
July the Commissioners Of tlc Sinking Fund TOOK iLe Ie
Crossexomiued-Tle additional Central Park stock was
suo 10 nav for increased Of The Park tNct authorizing
The extension of Park partly read also the proceedings o le
Common Council OF MAY and june in l- as letuiu' pIoNn
for the extension Of the Park m conformity win tl' ~
of be epsate proposals issued hy the IonirohH m
S nor from the ih 10 the 2gth OF June lsO ~ proposals
we're received from Il bidders the money raised iiom ne He
~ ,ouol stock was 10 pay for the increased the a
Toch of The Rebel army about june - affected the stock
tt be propoas d not reach half of the aggregate stock
ii IN t, fIs sub,nittcd were acecped uhe sinking
Fund Commissioners iu stj were here ehlh'Hledlt
Was held by tbc Sinking Fund Commissioner July lsii
Iereo the Controller made statement regarding iht eoN
ton OF the stock and resolution nd'pled tul"'',&ts &
The Controller 10 purchase for the bcnelt oi lhe
done and is now used for the benefit oi tne tNi
Mn ls Of the Dry Dock Bank put n no bid hc conversation
with The Couolcr Mir Mills and the witness here given
suhstautayl stock issued as per cent premium
the h of the sinking Fund Commissioners at Oa - was made
Isl. M
o clk .iuc, thc creation Of that department have been DO
he office constantly since Tsp there is no iucguany ln
rc.on okiur popo,a for stock and ordering TO be ssued
10 another person the blank form for Mr. Doiy bausc
We have NO blanks knows of ucaity in the ling
70 la always been customary 10 do 30 when parties defc 2"
make proposals WHO are not cou'reaIl Nllh '"e
OF uo collision with the Controller on others tgaIuhg ' l'u'
u ID Badger svon-Am President Of the Architectural Iron
Works know Of bids being called Tor in This city in ' ana
l4t tcre were proposals street cleaning in -hi one
made by witness he communication to witness rceirdne
strcctccaniup made ly Che Mayor made l' al s"VV
uar wear for ircc the bid was not accepted
cross cAamnod-Nlr GuHthcr was Mayor Do i-'4' was
from him received the communication my hd was oltia @
got copy oi tie bid made in -t The pa "as It H,
cordng 20 statement or account OF inioimnnl lleAloll.
consisted OF witness wanting the use o. Croion W'if ana
dumping grounds from hc city altcTaard made Dl Tor
EcdrccfI aiva,, understood that street eIeaHiu con
tractors had Tie usc Of dumping grounds Le i1"I "''
cost about e. GEO. and che dumping grounds apoli so,w
Gross examination resumodAm not prepared 20 sai what
would De the exact cost never hhd any lfsoh" ,il' l'.
zion with tlc Croion Department accepted me 'H'' "'iN
: Herring sworn io.frl-Hayc me warrants Of sa-.c'
paid 20 John w Coils. cleri in ho street prlallE Dr. H
-ti and -,: Clafa. g.. Cornell Was ODE ls.Fncr ui VI '"
hs in Fchrar, and March is4 Mr. \aud'uacr vas ns
,gucc u November l- ' pr oi d"cNm'hi, were CON
% witness and repeatedly rcru tor am not aollaHu Win
Nj 6. Coils Charles g. cornell wa. strict 'Imul'll
don know whether Coils worked Do iLc street IIhItN'
biz slar, was =. Uu0 year and paid 90 th1t nl nun
january s64 MAY iru5 hc names Of number Other
hagher ucmer OF Che Legislature 90 lr't an' '-''
held au official position nud wns ralI .1iniy '9IilE , @
thought Dc most of dc time n Albany during ihIFf"d
mentioned a.,
Eiyliah NcwIessl. did make md iuI irltm Ill ldl
oua stock in June l-tJ made application Tor f'" worm
l0 thc bids opened on ihc Hh when "lfhedt "a'
stated that my bid was taken made my nd Toy my 20 D. =
Wllams WHO uas % dercymn } Minncr0in madehc hl
u Die name a De- wa. joint owner OF hc lnh iHhrn H A'
PARK the cy owed @ u0 foI tlc land tkrn ana td of
"a corresponding amount oi Central Park stock there uo
couon with The Controller iu rr,,fcnce 10 the Did, .u'd The
tros csnrainc D., Nj Noy,- Intended % bid Ioo ht h
conference with friend decided Q" bd lri as tho iuad Ail
hd more than per undco'd a the rcasontby thr
stock bid ior by him AWARDED vns on arcohi oi o. in"
Trte rr@,i61s t,.tnon, of Alr Williams on uc.c hars,.
was here presented boy NJ lauHnc" and rad 70 wiussI
CrosscynmInaiion-k Know a ODE oniroi.,r rlfy pure
as regards Dis lnd fnr teutul latk siorh.
George Barnard sworn aid ic.nho-lr,ide Boz ih tii' "f
y Mr or na, u '' H. laac,oa 7ad IL" no1y aad i l,
,ocs. the Controller had nothing 'o do vim ue bi. Dos
whole connection With te stock "U- An c knew h Aad Do"
EuU invest and he Dol not want o n -n n Die
lc people should thuk hc made ihai amount Boa iir oT
Judge C1pfou sworn Hud iesufrd-Nns 100 uIr tine CIV
Judge aud have hru engaged Boo practice ~ law stcr thf
time In reference 20 tlr claims Of ihe arbitration rtHcrn
cXMayor Wood ald The city growing out OF Ac poae ROT.
MnvoI Wool nom iccoiocuu tac g'f l.ulcd ispons
ira...ls W io h. iSlca asn.t 49, Wool ,aIc The ar ,a
Nj Wood tlc aggregate amuurt claimed Do, bin o meet
reagan ,lid not nlueno Dim in making jhcuulid never
had a conversation ull M llelHau n Dr. .i'r
Cro,sc2auinrl hy Ar Hlmmoud-ihdn LnoW nhih'T iac
amount git have bccn Icluce, or NOT
To Mr. Noycs-Ihc papers were ul regularly .slt ui-
not long Gcra- hour in taking tc,iimony aoit ink
that ans argument submitted either side Ccpt tlc
siatcunt questions were Iui un bath side. 10 Nyu Wool
don rccorct OF ans Other witness except Mayor Wood the
papers drawn under hc general arbitration lr of the
state he ground the wuos ooh u the matter 81 u y tion
that Mayor Wood boz thc police riots nus acting n n -"
fetal cnIucity; don rccocct che plIei- submitted.
10 Nj LaWrcucrIhe Comptroller prc-,ft nt this
investigation appointed 'i'y Judge by Gov. tlak
Orison Blunt sgorn testified that De vasn mcmlcr N hs
Bonrd Of Supervisors since lsCi elected hy the Rcm
pary ihr Rcpubun party nominated me for Supc sof WIS
lfmor of ihc Volunteering Committee drriss hs existence
since the III 6l August l-j ic Luuo- Of the C0unAye ~
Iso3 were 20 furnish plrli. or drafted exnmscd r
ieli obtained siC lolnnlccH or lrfed aptih oJ
eertcd 10 go and rcr,ci ~. and \ I, eJ ,c ouy W,g
that went under the dm OF lets the whole 60. 4s -,
!1' und. the hnt FguguqIW Us t2wmite ho in' como
e fGti uI," az J'I & is oTn w. ,,"s 0na saDl.te .u n,u
in lrtJ the Committee was known ns Tho Hu l'i' ION
ucc uhe ordinance authorizing the C0dmtice was hcIc put
in evidence by Mr. IhWrcnco the committee ltF"u W'
police force. indrnt people, mIlap Hdu m'm'h NUh'
was at committees rooms al the imr htg ilnlt m %.
sleep; often signed as many on nnd Loo cuthcir-
daily the Controller gave check for $1,000 the amount "i
Under the succeeding can the Committee was organized
anew and Afr Blunt Was tisen rmlmuu I, Ncte enlisted
at o. cost Of 800 each rflcd men in the hch Ntr' pu
45 individually paid he money 10 every pfiton louAl'ef'
u ~ g soldiers we're obtained 90 zoo 80 great
many volunteers were enlisted NJ That time Who N'Ip ,h"
the mastering IN Of he l25 hod the quota under ihc call
Oe orinnuee Board OF Supervisors of March l- WIS
submitted In eyiencc under tho call iol 10000 80 toin-
tcers were otnped o 81 5654OJ during this time il
was difficult f. obtain the money. very few would take the
bonds al par cl on several institutions with the Controller
urging tr take nc bonds bat they would the quota oi
New Yoh hlel nnd bad surplus ~ 1856 went 70 the Of
ut all IL
dnsio Volunteering balanced my each with the
Coinroicr I think for S.DO0O
The investigation then adjourned until Wednesday
morning 30 10 O'Clock.
WAR AMONG THE DRECKEES.