New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-16

The gross amount Of lumber thus charged 10 and paid
for by the City, IN the said u months, 1898 feet
while Ia the aforesaid period than 900 feet of
lumber laid used for such repairing. Tho bal
nnce or O7O9 feet Of lumber charged the various
wharyes aud piers aforesaid and alleged 90 have been
laid on the same not found thereon IL no DIM
cult matter upon this survey and inspection for skilled
and experienced dock builder TO discover from the ap
pearance and condition OF the timber Of tho wharyes
what pant had been renewed IN inc year ending July iS
The Association is of opinion that you have ample
OF knowing whether the bills you certify arc cor.
rect and full power 20 protect the treasury without
your sg1atqre no money can DO drawn from tho trea;
lions without thorough conviction that yOu are not
thereby making yourself party 10 wrong. But this
II not the whole extent OF me ey bad as seems To be-
10 appears by the records Of your office that paid for
900 feet besides paying carriage OF g. per 100 feet for
delivery while Is acertaned by the Association that
tho whole period mentioned above, for s25
per 900, aud delivered free OF carriage :
piers In this city have the work Of repairing them done
IN proper manner b. competent doctbulders at the
OF lumber land the piers But your repairing, ms ap
pears from the above records IS done at the rate Of J5s
could yield enough to cover expenditures which
The system Of oyerchargng sTound rs well in the iron
spikes aud bolts used IN repairing tho piers, as IN tho
the amount Of 3l27o pounds, charged TO the city
and paid for certificate at the rate Of cents per
pound when they could Dc obtained nc the same time Tor
~ 10 cents per pound But 1t IL in the contemplation OF
the gross ovcrcharge that the full extent Of the wrong
statement win show It: You charge for 1899 feet OF
lumber s67O5 &c; 34279 pounds ~ spikes aud bolts,
SlS 2s; wOrkmen TO lay same, 67e9j 9S-tota for re-
pairing Il piers, f7,s3 a. While the repairing
should cost 50 500 feet OF lumber q 2 oO S27o pounds
Of spikes and bolts $3 05 labor AT $40 1900 feet TO
repair the same ss25-tota s6Ol as From this state
mcn II appears that the taxpayers compelled 70 see
their officials eXpend $4,000 than necessary
IN ana about single Item oil repairing the pupne
In the year 1867 the OF $4,000 placed at your
disposal by the Legislature 70 keep and for the said
wharyes in the present the additional OF $780,,
600 WAS given you for the purpose but notwlth-
standing the fund OF bl500O whGryes and piers
decayed and dapidated rOttiDg in the face Of our m-
mense disgrace 20 city and to every OIL
cia who has directly indirectly duty in connection
with them. As the chief Official Of the street Depart
ment, your responsibility TO the merchants and tax
OF this city for these most gevOus wrongs very
great The Citizens Association expected from you
very different performance OF your official duties Very
respectfully yours, PETER CoorEr,
Chairman Citizens Association Of New-IOrk
RICHARD NJ HENRY, Secretary.
Replg.
CRY or NEwYoRK sIHEAr Coxx,soSHKs OuieE
No. l37 broadway, Sept 2. 1903
PETER COOPER, esq, Chairman Oidsens Association.
SIN: am but now in receipt OF q communication from
the Citizens Association In consequence OF leaving the
city on the same day that IL reached my ONCE was
prevented from sending an earlier reply consequently
take this the earliest moment to respond. and state mat
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