The New York herald., 1869-12-08
SUPERIOR COURT.

Interesting Suit Against tho City-pcter b.
Swecny, Comptroller Connolly and Others
Brought before tho Superior Court-Inte-
resting to Taxpayers Generally.
R. j. Bennett US. The Mayor Aldermen ana
conmonalty or the Guy Of Ne,o York; 7Re Board OF
Supervisors or1se county or Ne,c FORK; Rtcnara b.
Connolly, Comptroller or Me CitD OF Neu York;
Peter B. Slceeny, Chan,oes1aia; Eaeard Jones,
Wi1ian C. Rogers and jag Jones.-The following
is the complaint Of the plaintiff in suit against the
defendants just entered in the Superior Court
The p'anun by Samuel Schldrowltz her attorney
on her own behalf, as well as on behalf or altother
citlzen taxpayeIs similarly interested alleges and
Fra-rhat the raintilr is taxpayer and owner PRO.
perty city New York resident said city,
the taxes levied m a., and assessed Sc y e
hSsr CT q S = New 5 s
d @ o. ne so eas as, and
and excessive and the for he coming year, as e
enormous and bardsnsone inorsase 'A1''' ~ 'a'''
of the NJ 'n the pb nsa mo-
ney IN the manner hereinafter stated and in various other
alarming degree effect which has already bsea 10 in.
said city limits thereof % avoid
the onerous and axe annually Imposed upon tho
THAI tLs deenisnt, Richard ?; Connolly is the
the department nanee Of said city, such au
horiy by the charter Of said city 70 settle AMI adjust all
Tv fha. The defendant Peter D. sweeny is the Chamber
the treasury Of city, authority pay ali
s,l~rhas tho DEFENDANTS, Edward ard jones William O.
Ser. and IA said c nsr h
names and styles Of E Jones Co. and w g Rogers Co.
and st other times perform certain labor
an an or1ss or ss Corporation q lie city
Ss s Sa A. csanSs Of o9s sas ss SG%s
% ana ,ao aeienn. % reer 3 Sweeney paid IRON the city
an &c ss As a p se and
ever Savng qwsa v ps no % n
s So and NV %n
ng az S this psn; n a % = nsosd and believes Il The
and believes. Of aoocoo L therein CHARGED Tor the
p1Ss oqds seo snsg sn s and
ration Of the CITY Of 6s and this pa charges
ely soaS,y q NE Ssw Y"rs a psa 'H tsa
Rsas & 81 III sss S9Sy 81 %
ns S Gesn Of ssa city on he s March
Jay Jarvis Jones' did print furnish for distribution only
n s Rcnr s E. s as ]
ntoresad claim payment for $1,000 copies having beeu
S,,h. S. :; pIain,a tmscr information and
Charged the Of Ss sesso
OF certain book esd Laws q the state Of New York
monty tnown "homan's pisess Of City Laws ~ which
said publication was ordered In 1866 printed In 1866 aud paid
above mentioned OF $4,000 pretended
edition OF said digest by Illegally raudulenty corrpty
removing the te pages OF some few copies left and Ia
ward Jones Co.. printers TO the corporation dated
1850 md altering the imprint to Il. Jones Co., and
the date TO 1865, thus creating the impression that
ne said digest was printed and published anew
page aforesaid not reasonably worth the Of ty
dosra whereas this plaintiff shows that the charges the
said bills or claims of the raid Edward Jones' William c.
Rogers Jay Jarvis Jones' lying before the ad Richard
for & snpes Of as as sss ossas made & for
| and published In 1853.
TssiThat there many other fraudulent claims and
charges made and contained In the said bills, now lying
before the said dc endan Richard II. Connolly. Comp
troler, as Aforesaid and this plaintiff charges that
bills OF similar character rendered tho enid
and were ordered paid BY Elm, and were paid 'f By
| the said Peter B. Sweeny, as such CITY Chambar.
lain IN tho mon,hs Of October November 1855 amounts
ing to about the OF $26OOo OF which amount this
fraudnent ana this palnT charges that tho sum about
$4,000 OF tho remaining 2l6C COO also utterly
and mat the far mud honest charge In such bills not
| more than $50 600 or I650.0.
Eerahat there danger that the said Richard y. Con-
molly, said Comptroller, settle adjust such ali-
lent claims and bills against the city Of New York; aboye
for $So Or therosS0us % and s hs sd
| may pay the same TO tho said Edward Jones,
William Q. Rogers and Jay Jarvis Jones out Of the
treasury Of the city OF New York before investigation Of
III demands judgment her behalf and on behalf OF
all other taxpayers OF said city that tbs Mayor Aldermen
and C9mmonaty OF the city OF New YORK. the Board OF
Supervisors Of said Richard b. Connolly the Comp
roer OF said CITY, and Peter ~ swcsny the Chamberlain OF
said city their counseor attorneys solicitors and agents
and each and every Of them bc perpea enoncd and
any wa, or manner 70 H. Jones' Co, or % W. G Rogers
Co., to either all Of the members of SAID lrn or rs