New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-25
Fernando Woods Last Job.
. "A, TS,to, Of Ta, N y. Tribune.

To ne Ediio, Of TIE " y. TritSne
SIR: In your issue of yesterday. there appese an
article commenting upon last Saturdays Ci0, from
Which, for correction. make the following extracts
IA. Citizen CHARGE pumpy and sQuarely that the Common
Council has Fernando Wood for Corporation Coun
se Oe Sc few any, on 1s second ana a
rental Of Esea UousoHd Doays and that still other
at s. 600 per annurn making Ten
DOa II oil Tor tsn yeas sss a; s 81 SS' pS now assessed at
$1,000 We do not indorse this charge for We bave per
knowledge Of the facts We respectfully call upon on
Reform Corporation Counsel for public statement Of the
exact truth MI OGorman we tried to help your
election in the belief that you woud do your very best TO save
payers robbery We swallowed your bad politics
TO this single end Have sanctioned or IN any manner
lent yourself to This ten years easef Speak out
All tho In the first paragraph Of this extract
absolutely correct The rented for aggregate Of
s2l 600 year Of Mr. Wood certainly not worth
g. 900 year private parties who might wish 70 hire
them but your assumption that Corporation Counsel OGor
man any responsible for this e1tortion 10 the
verse Of true and does injustice to faithful officer
The passage resolution by the Common Council order
ing this lease 10 be made your columns
the ueand believe coecy-to have been the price paid
to Fernando Wood by Tammany Hall for his betrayal Of
interests OF Mr. John Hecker in the Mayoray Of
December Against the execution Of the lease Corporation
Counsel OGoman vigorously protested last January both
officially and through the columns Of the and from that
action has reoeded despite the solicitations and i'm
Piled threats Of Mr. Wood His subordiDates-the Corpc
ton Attorney and Public Admintrsorwbo obliged 10
these for their Offices vsnly applied 70 the Control
for other Office last May but told they could
get oheruness indeed they should TO yet
aud In smother building also rented for
years another member Of the Wood family and made
by the breaking Of the City Inspectors Department
is the Controller who has 10 sign this lease It signed
all; end whether be has yet done do
In the future points which The Ciits asked light
from TaE TRIBUNE. 1t is known that Tammany Hsl will
candidates for election November aud December
and eoTsous Of the Mozart Hall ind
There that the lease If signed already will be
signed before the general and charter elections but
such may possibly think credence should be
tached At any rate Corporation Counsel German is not the
officer to be blamed far n this matter toe Corporation
Attorney the Public Administrator. IL lie with the Con
troe that the ress visibility for the execution Of the lease must
rest; and IL OF hin THE TRIBUNE should make inquiries.
Meantime the ofnecess used by two Bureaus Of
The Corporation Couns Office in the atseRce Of anywhere
else to go and the for thes tactuay
worth at the outside aboot ArHdrel dolas ea
the rate OF EIGHTREs THOUgAND DoGAEs rsAR while the
rooms overhead In the building used for Civil District
Court paid for by the city the rate Of Thee ThoHstnd
Doars year for ten yta while womb yei FIVE hulG,d
dollars at furihest to any private renter.
Very respectfully yours, EDIToa n. Y EUizEs.
0ket y Chi'sR. Nts. yo,t July "a. 1866. -