The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-12
PROSPECT ATINUEsvIADLg

How the Commissioners FIJI their Pocket
-s4OO Tor Grease -AitertnE Awarts at
she Request OF n BrOohiia Alderman
How some People fIouri-h In Idle ics..
neat little sNiudle has bceu unearIhvd In the
city OF Churches. which gives clue to the opera
lions OF the hing AMI SHOWS Tue noi4' operaaai OF
some OF the Virtuous Com missions which ldo~u ,hs
city. These Commissioners francis +. Madison,
Horace r. Fletcher AMI Robert Moore were 40.
pointed oy Judge Gilbert ulder an act Of the last
LEGISLATURE to widen Middle street, the name Of
"hieh was to be changed to 4. aspect avenue.
Everything seems 10 tlve gone Ioth,y until the
Alderman Of tho Eighth Wlrd comes upon the -eede
IL seems that an awardo s2sJJ lad been made to paa
stone, owning small house tue line OF the street.
wnich had TO be moved This award was in addition
20 an amount allowed for lanl taken. The ori dual
cost OF the house vas t2s1J, tie same smount of
he award. The award was $50 more than tue a..
dres named by Madison AS snhfient to mhve the
house, and 81 80 more than tde sun eeiir ued b.
Moore, and a competent BUILDER offered 10 move TIE
house ior t.OD, giving boud 10 secure the con.
Uiet. 1e report OF tie Commissioners ~ been
made and Published anu then revised. and ~ ieNi-ei
given TO tie clerk TO he cn-rI,sol, ie Commission.
ers agreeius srNetaly TO -l2n t'e report In putsu
tBce OF such agreement the en-rOesei report " as
rgneI by hAllison anu Fletcher.
A,tcr the re OFT hsl been sigued by the two CON
u,issilners AMI bo.ore IL had been signed ~ he
ihld cOmmlssi9ner NMo"re), Charles 4 wizard. Al
ierman VI the Eightn Ward Bro ky ~ accoulpani,-
Dy Moore, called On Fletcher and.revressuting that
lie Was aoOGt W purchase ue property o. stout de-
handed an increased award tor expense 10 m1vns
the house Fletcher refused TO M IKE any al,eri.
lions IN The report aud told the Alderman to briu=
.he matter before tue court. wueu the report
up o. adoption, c.siuns Tat even 10 II NEs lusl, NO
alteration, could legal b. madc,
his dbl tot suit tue Alder All, and before leaving
he made the ~ mark that he majority would rule
On he slIne day and with tile eohnivtnce OF Matte
IN and Moo the eusTOsEed report taksn from
the ClcTk vi TIE COOPERATION Counsel aud Lie dgurcs
4,eUJ OF aseG anu $40 deserted IN Its Place; mAking
ne award Tor moving q mail house few yards
,Wice the value oi the house and three tunes q
luai cost OF such removal. Aud IN adli,ion nearly
iuubius an swari. though excessive, BY two oi the
Commissioners because an Alderman proposes to
purchase the property
FiettIu has rv.u,eI to "hx things" although re-
cate ~ urgei - do % by tao remaining CommIs-
-ipner ami the Alderman AID ADVISED Dy the Corpo-
.itiJn Counsel 20 rOmTrOml.e.
A. Ons time ~ llsun IA do tAe following remark (;
Ia cVnse I 10 put thc ,uTss Dick 10 within 800
ol the or laa. SUN We VIA Just leave snough ,OT
-rCase.'
Meantime the case has come into Court and In an
.Nei to petition of the corporation counsel JUd
Gilbert h.s ordered Ar. Fe ,er to show ctuss Nhy
u 11uuid not De declared uId i,uul geI tpAl hi-
md wy he snOuiJ nOl proceed m nis iuue, unu
cnltnue Ia lct Is Commissioners inj further review
me ruivli heretofore hitd, Ia default tu-reu WI
Ie 10 u MT uc -tItaei - iJr scII.u y. ore
moved rom s4iI oiiue, - The Court may deem "