New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-03
wOgxISG EIGHTH.AvgNuEAs 4 COUN-
TRY ROAD.

Application Is made TO the Legislature each year, by
thc city Authorities for the appropriation Of large sums
o. money for the ostensble purpose Of working
EghtL-ave. as a country road from One hundred-and-
forticth t. Onehundred- and -ffty.nnthstreet Be-
fore we 90 into the figures and the irresistible
clu,.on flowing from them, let US look around, and
take orr bearings. Let those readers who feel any
doubt in the premises follow in our footsteps and
anime this matter for themselyes-if We are in error,
we are ready to be corected but we feel the greatest
confidence when assert that even the most cursory
examination of the subject will prove the working
Of Eghth-agc. as a country road" to be an eyerlast
ing monument both of the iniquty of our City Off
cals and of the supneness of our people, who stand
by and look on idly the consummaton OF one Of the
most gigantic schemes Of fraud ever perperated upon
the public treasury.
In 1861. the Legislature allowed for the " working
Of Eighth-ave. between the above limits the enor-
nous sum of 500, 900; Of this according to the Street
Commissioners reports for that year, but $500 "a
was spent, and this amount was paid to one Richard
Schofed as Inspector for 81 working days at - 80
per day, making Sl52 80, and to c. b. Hustled Sur
veyor. for leveling S2i1 II. Thus it will be seen
that in 1861 it cost 1852 80 for inspecting work
amounting TO but S2i7 a. and this Surveyors work
at that. We cite this not a large item in itself,
but as one containing the germ inquity. Ii figures
in this instance do not le this inspecting" is good
business for some one Let us state a simple PROPOSE
ton in the Rule of Three: Ii it cost Sl52 so for in
spectng S2i7 81 worth OF work alleged to have been
done in 1861, how much should it cost for inspecting
S3i Isl 80 worth of work alleged to have been done
in 1868 Again If require one man 81 days to in
spect S2l7 "A worth of work alleged to have been
done in 1894 bow long time would it require for in
spectng S3i,i ~ 80 worth Of work alleged TO have
been done in I-65l In Cornell aud Tweed's Arithi
mete very many strange things appear. We give
these sums To these two worthless, suggesting that
they had better set their wits TO work. for il will not
be long before the Governor will call upon them 10
answer these and very many other questions. We
have noticed many OF our officials riding over that
norton Of these notorious nineteen blocks that lies
between Onehundred. and forteth and One-hundred-
and they are acting as INSPECTORS
also doing extra work after Office hour.
Tins il will be seen that there was balance 10 the
credit of this account of SI9599 &C on Jan. J. 1868;
add this TO the $1,000 allowed Tor working these
nineteen blocks as q country road in 1862 and have
the handsome sum Of $3i 500 CO at the disposal Of
the Street Commissioner ior this working business
during last yem. OF this amount he spent
s3i.i.7 80. leaving a balance Jan. !, l-G6, of
SIP IL. MI Cornell why did you not get some
one 10 Inspect mp this balance! 1--we were to
believe nc street Commissioners reports then about
90 900 ca' Yards Of filling We're uscd in lrO.' IA
working Eisbth-ave. a. country road lgQpl QnS'