New-York tribune., 1866-12-28
TIE CH1RGES AGAINST THE STREET
COMMISSIONER.

Alderman Joseph B. Varnum and Councilman
Christopher Pullman have Through their counsel Joseph T.
Dsly and on behalf Of the Corporation Of the City Of New
York brought suit Supreme Court against Charles c.
Cornell late Commissioner andaey yed on adaviis that
be has guilty OF fraud corruption and malieasance IN bis
official capacity and they ask that the COkrt shall interfere
and compel him refund the amounts which they aege be has
1urpg his term oi Office corTupy converted 20 his
That Jan sO the Common Council directed the Street
oDer to Grade and workEgth IN this city from
0nshundred and .oreth 20 One fy ninthst
county road, that the Lighthaye then existed and
now exists road only from Onehundred and
fprtieth 20 Onehundred and forty ninhsisr and for
that distance has existed for many years that RON
One hundred and fory.nrth one ffiynnth
streets there only marsh partly submerged that ~ the
year the Commissioner commenced to make and hnd lay
The foundation OF the road that he laid the foundation and
filed IN the marsh roughly along the proposed Inc WIN rock
filing for distance OF about $50 feet In length that curing e
~ the y OF New York for the sum Of 7 s4oo upon the
preence that he had pnced upon the marsh % 100 cubic yards
OF solid filing IN the year ls65 and the Controller drew his
warrants for the upon the Chamberlain who paid u
OF the funds Of The city TO Mr Cornell OF 70 M ofd and
That he incurred further Of scb 80 ior The same
pretended work which viii be paid ont OF the Cys funds
whenthe whole work OF WORDING the S,enae avenue ' M or 70
placed the marsh more than 2lO cubo y9r9s o sod
lne IN the year l-oo Thich az tne plC. p M, n V ~ s @ W
SIS 30 and that he incurred liabilities to the damage OF the
Iitv In about the sum Of s2j 32j
SeI Tie plaintiff further allage that from time
during years 1853 s6 ard Ices the Street Commissioner
audncny issued his requisions and vouchers TO the Con
troef for vaEous sums amounting together 70 ho sun Oh
500 m 20 upon the false claim that such sums had been law
incurred IN the keeping OF
thereby coupty ndGeed ths Controller TO draw his warrants
for such amounts upon the Chamberlain who paid them OCT OF
The public HGs 10 deSa s value si Of % only scS SS1s
been put upon the road during ihe three years
nnd that the work, II honestly done, should have
Cost no more than and this Commission thus corpty
caused be drawn about the SUM Of " Tor pretended
,Vork and materials whicfhad never been furnished.
Third third OF action, Tic plaintiffs Aihrm th1t
dug the Years 1851 and le6 Mr. Cornell irauduenty
issued his acquisitions and vouchers 10 the Controller for various
sums amounting together TO the sum Of t0o 2e2 81 UPON the
| ba such sums been carefully and truly incurred
the keeppg in pair the BoOmingae Road and that be
runty indrced The Controller 20 draw hi warrants Tor The
onts upOn the CambeTn Whereas work and materials To
T en OF only sJ have been put upon the rond during
,hse yeas ard that the work honestly done and furnished
would cost no than 5000 and Mr. Cornell eornpuy
caused paid out Of the public iunds the sum OF Sou ~
for materials which had been furnished whereas not
more Than "a should been spent In each year upon the
road and that he committed fraud upon the city In about the
sun T,,1 ~ For oh cause Of action the plaintiffs affirm
the Legislature IN ths yoar ls5 appropriated The sum oil
keeping such roads and avenues IN repair anu IA
addition 10 ths appropriation. there balance OF 3t5 -
In the hands the ChHbeain applicable TO The same purpose
during the eoj by ordinance OF
bc Common Council transferred from the other appropriations
and made applicable 10 the same purpose that TINS sum OF soo
and the other named had been raised by a1 upon be prop
Tty In the CITY and County Of SewYOrk and deposited with
The CITY Chamberlain Ia be paid out on the warrants OF te
controller upon requsOns and vouchers 70 be Issued by e
payment OF WORK done ana nhefinia
furnished repairing roads and avenues thai during he year
$50 the Street issued bis acquisitions ana youol
m Ia the Controller for various sums amounting together 10
no I'm az Upon the false and fraudulent claims tha
ng in order the roads and avenues OF the eiy that OF th
amount the CommssOner claimed that tte sum OF 90 $50 .
o Tor the pay aboers that by the charter OF the city th
nns whether authorized by the Common Coupc OF not IN
E an eppropraton should haze previously made cover
ing such expense that Ro qher expenditures of HDo' an