New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-19
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tits supposed thit il would be dircut to arti
Gle necessary the use Of your Office which does rot a-
pear ia ample list above md II s surprising that IN
q months The sum Of $3.50 IS should be absorbed py you
fOr other contingent expenses OF office"
II also appears that yOu had charged in other accounts
FOR tho fees you had paid 10 tho Courts ana CLERKS Once
for reporting, referees, Witnesses suopenas law books
The Association now proposes to direct your attention
y the Charter Of the City OF NewYork and other Acts
Of the Legislature you are constituted the egal adviser
~ You arr maid salary OF coo per anIm you arc
also allowed $4,000 per apnum with which 10 pay com
pett clerks and assistants aud yet since you have been
ia Uice you have employed about fifteen extra lawyers
whose charges arc hsh, aud paid them fees to the asgre
gate OF $lI 60 OK which amount of these lawyers
eonc received 81 727 So and another 0f them S9775
Notwithstanding ibis immense outiay ior extra raw
yers judgments 10 the amount o. STA $50 rs were entered
against the CITY, o. which over SO)JO are ~ GTec pIOd-
Tu in Justice to the legal gentlemen employed by
yol ought to be stated that, I'm those advertising ana
printing claims which you advised the Controller 20 pay,
cr Sd aopc go IS nrohable they rond have produced
different result II the fact that you did not retain emi
,s aud Stationery claims be taken in connection with
tile fact that yoa aferwhd urged the Controller 10 pay
all those claims Dnt one inference can be drawn-that
you id wish those clos 10 be defeated The Asso
citation nov presents few Of the instances IN when you
cid employ extra counsel and pay them from the City
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Cornell then street Commit sloner FOR permission 10 e1
amino contracts die in his department; he re-
fGed, and maDdGuus sued ont 10 compel him. the
supreme Couri, after bearing what he lad TO say com
iDaudCd him 20 allow tire examination Now, uithVngh
had ncaus TO DO with ihe night. OF The city yet YOU
stepped forth without authority and retained counsel for
city unds for tirg % prevent the examination OF the
papets IL lis Office 10y the citizens " New-Y0rk.
Ia the year lsG8 certain Mr. O'Brcn who was duly
elected TO the oihce OF Coueiman was reastd seat IA
The Ciambor by tae other C0uoilmen. He appeared at
tie supreme Court and obtaned mandamus requiring
them % admit him They disobeyed this order ana the
Court nnGl item al Tor contempt Now, although lhis
natter and not official duty. you engaged counsel at
the expense OF the city appear for the Councilnen and
Id dSrgrr(rg The mandate Of tho court In 1856 Mr.
pulli1at monher % tie Common Council IN audnble
lighting ills city viii gns which the Common Council
about to make Tor 20years at vast outlay, brought
Instead ~ assisting him III his honest effort You engaged
two special counsel at extrayagant fees and paid them
ton ard allow tie contract 20 be made.
In 1866 st was commenced ~ member Of the Com
COuucl prevent the execution by the Controller
81 certain lease Of promises M Nos rs and III Nassau
~ from Fcraaudo Wood for ten years at an annual rent
Of $4,000, the premises being worth only 5000 per
year. certified 10 oy prominent real estate agents IN
he Vagtcx on "A
murror to the complaint. and retained cnineLt counsel
outset and preventing il possible, any similar suit by
any honest member of the Common Council who desired
TO stop the scheme Of his colleagues
In Narch 1875. application made by citizen OF
this County TO tile Board Of Supervisors to allow him to
the construction tho New Courthouse. lie could not
them however because they were not deposited In
the Office Of the Clerk OF he Board as they arc required
to be by tie statutes Of this State but were kept III the
private Possession OF the CourtH9use Committee He
therefore applied 70 the supreme Court for mandamus
Snp tie 81 ss to SSs 81 9SS pPeEs
public Inspection az the law OF the state directs Al,
though this just and legal request you retained
OF the Ci TtasiVy to in the Court in behalf
| OF the Supervisors ans yer TO this mandamus
As, however all thai the eminent counsel din for h3
s6O ~ tell the Court that the supervisors would obey
the mandamus and put the papers IN their Clerks Office
oppose tue execution Of the law but that custom
Qued you ~ retain and pay al extra lawyer On every
preteXt.
The Association also directs your attention to the fol
lowing remarkable fact That Ia the last 20 months you
employed William c. Tru n partner in tho lawfrrn Of
DcYeln, Miller Tru az counsel on behalf OF tho city,
Of the CITY Treasury Also that at the same time you
employed Mr Miller tlnother partner in the law firm OF
and paid 1OoO fees Of the City Treasury: APP
pears ty examination Of e Court records dat At ns rsry
Muller mall ioere Justly engaged IN sse9 ne eity and
5 re- S y afD Sga and c 9r SSry es so
and hot my dd ns reeorer judgments against he ely 10
The question arises whether the facility with which
Messrs. Develin, Miller Trul recovered judgments
high sense Of their ability that you employed two OF the
firm 10 defend the city against other claims brought BY
persons WhO did not happen to be their clients
1t happens that Mr.. Develn. OF this semo 1rm, was
your immediate predecos sor In office, and br Tru was
his assistant aud that when lac Corporation Counsel
me Nes YOrk Transcript obtained Judgments
against the city Also, that immediately after their
the same building with your official rooms. and tho
same floor and commenced 10 the city the claims
Of the persons whom they should have defended IL
against when they ia power; and IT Is the judg
ments which they obtained against the city that you
urged the Controller 10 pay.
The following statement Of such Judgments against
judgment Of IN, EO- York Transcript obtained BY Dsvsn
Js Ga fIa i Mscoo oSsc b. Dsa Miller
Jadgaeni q re Nee arsipi toO.ainei By Ds'tls
JsdsSen Of Z B. sa%cas cttsins By Deysn Miller
Judgment S Of M Sss Ycrl Ii.erri ciiainsd BY
The following is the statement Of the fees paid By you
to those two lawyers In suits wherein You employed them
william G Trail counsel fees in % suits se 90
But il appears thai not content with employing extra
counsel many occasions, aud paying them from the
City Treasury go gngg esoys9 yoyseg a. gor o'S
appears the county records that in the present year
the case the taxation OF the stockholders Of city banks
was determined In the Supreme Court at Washington,
and that you certified 10 bill Of $4,000 for counsel fees,
10000 Of which you certified to your individual
fee IN the And this $40 600 paid 70 you Now
the Citizens Association presents to you the following
facts by the charter OF the City " NewY0rk and the
subsequent acts OF the Legislature compensation is
provided for as follows:
Salary Counsel 10 Corporation. $500
Saary lieu Of Lee street opening $500
Allowance fOi clerks and ZOO
Salary memher Of Board Of Revision. 100