New-York tribune., 1867-09-24
ROARDS OF Audit.

The first claim upon the calendar was that
Of The TRIBUNE Association against the City for adVer
tsements printing, &c, s1,7OO-whch, with interest
from 1865 and other incidental expenses, amounts 10
about 900 Counsel for TIE TRIBUNE not being pre-
pared to proceed. the case was adjourned The next
claim presented was that of Robert f. Bay for services
cOpyist in the office of the Corporation C0unsel I
Bay testified that the work which e claims compen-
sa0n was that OF copyipg riot claims Mr. A. Il. Camp
bell called on behalf OF the city. Mr. CalpDen tes.,
fed that he was clerk in the office of the Corporation
Counsel during the time specified by Mr. Baly hat Sr
Bay placed In the office by his uncle with Tequest
that he should be kept busy that nothing said ABOUT
compensation it being understood that he to receive
no compensaon that he was kept busy according 10
quest, the riot claims and that he was not good COPY
st but did the best he could Another clam OF THE ll
BuNE Association was then presented ior LOT IN
tising printing &C. for the Board OF supervisors rom
1862 to 1907 Mr. j. IT, Jenney testified that he is stock
holder in the Association and that his business Is ta ~
"a collector that he has frequently presented these bls
for payment hut has IN every been informed that
the appropriation for printing would DC exhausted peoc
the committee could report upon the bills; Sr Jehney
that TIE TRIBuNE bills were somewhat larger than those
of other newspapers that newspapers charge according
TO their croulaton that formerly THE TRIBUNE charged
only cents per line for corporation advertising put d
found necessary to increase the rates; That tbe
charges in this department of the paper are lower than
charges for similar work III any other department. that
fixed rate of charges was agreed upon Mr.. Manning
of TIE TRIBUNE testified that his business to measure
the matter published; that all such bills are made out
from the records his books that the prices charged
in these bills are the lowest charged In answer 70
a question by Ex-Judgo Bonney, Mr.. Manning said
that speeches Of counsel were sometimes sent IN win
request by the Board OF Supervisors that they be pub
lished; these bills had all been certified by the Clerk oil
the Board number of other claims oi The TRIBUNE
Association for smaller amounts were also presented tho
nature Of the work performed being similar To tiat
above described. Daniel Young claims 75O for injuries
occasoned by both fire aud water 10 certain wharves be-
tween Piers Nos 81 and 81 North River leased to nm Dy
the city, which damage had not yet been repaired Tne
defense Is that the lease conan9no clause requiring te
city TO make repairs The National Broadway Bank pre-
sented claim for s36,4oO II, advanced by them
TO the city IN 1862. The testimony the part OF
the claimants showed that the money was ad-
vanced for the payment OF employees streets and
roads; that the wages OF the men were then thTee
months in that, finding the appropriation Tor
lands and places exhausted the body petlt0ned
the City Chamberlain for advance that the petition
was referred 10 the Broadway Bank, when advanced
S2s2s or the amount needed pay the o the bank
holding the payrols security Tor the repayment oi the
loan The Ncic York Courier claims s5 30 Tor publishing
the proceedings of the Common Council OF 1863 The de
Tense that IL IL shown that The Courier Is one Of the
four official papers authorized by law 10 publish the ON
cal proceedings OF the Common Council. Another clam
presented by The Courier for S053 s. for publishing
March, Is55 to December, 1856. Decision reserved in