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city by that irm. and for which there appears Dy
the city accounts to have been raid to them from
April TO June 2i 1870, the total sum Of si63,
03l21-100 We saw iir Garrett l.. schuyler the
principal OF the nrn, aid stated 1uc object ot our
visit.
In reply, Mr.. Schuyler stated that his former
partner Mr.. James Z. Miller. had at that time the
tion Of the bills. but that lie. SCHUYLER, had no
means OF aseertaining the amoglt Of smd bih,, or
The amount paid to Mr. Miller by the ctv bu that
lie knew that only sis 900 was returned to the Hrn
for tie lumber delivered: also, that lumber TO that
extent Of y9lu' was delivered md no more. Ne
sad lie could .how us on his ledger TIC amount Of
morsY received, tosctlcr with tue dates and the
gri .lty IT lumber delivered. jpon Uur request
i.- AI. ochu.luf 10 SHOW US his accounts, Lc re-
iu.ci.
mLLEr ciN'r ne ForND
On lnquring where Mr.. miller could be found,
Nj schuy Ter replied that he had not the remotcst
dea and that he had not Miller lor SIX months.
We asked Mr.. Schuyler TO meet Us on the ooN.
Ing morning at 1890 O'Clock. at the New tourt
House. for the purpose Of getting his uckuov ledg-
mrnt to the gcnuineness of the Inducements on
the warrants for the i463039 2ti0J. fhi- he like
wise declined doing our interview with Mr..
Schuyler proved conclusvely Ills unwilli ,-uo,s to
give any lurther testimony Regarding thcse r"ritu-
We therefore. the next morning. called upon
ID putY Comptroller Green, requesting MIN TO show
Us the Schuyler warrants whlcn request Mr. Green
immediately compiled with There were tcur war
rants, ull drawn upon the Broadway Bank. amount
ing to total OF fiC3 03JSi 100. one vss dated
schuyle' y Go or Robert " lnthrou. n.slln o. ihis
warrant claims to he Tor material furnished from
July 10 Aus. ~, 1868
THE wARRANrs
Another was dated April y. 1870 drawn Tor 500.
2i24S 100 to same order. and ior material Ia u-hrd
from Aug. ~ to sept. H. 1sGs
Another was dated Nsy. gf, $50 and drawn for
tlOj 2is74 100 to order q. l.. Schuyler Robert Win
ihrop, assignee, Tor material to May If, 1863.
la al Of the three warrants above named tho
written In an entirely different hand from the hlhtg
no OF the warrants.
The fourth warrant was dated June 81 1870 and
drawn tor tid2,Oss.7O-iOO to order OF q. L. sehuy
The frst three warrants were endorsed Robt
Winthrop. assignee. the fourth wns endorsed G. /.
schuylsr, per Roht Wi0tprop. attorney
On the morning o. Scot. 20 we called at the Broad
way Bank and saw the President. Mr. Palmer and
inquired upon what authority and In What manner
his bank mad paid the warrant for tiG2 Os0 20 drawn
Robi. Winthrop, attorney Upon looking over tho
booNs and consulting his paving teller he yep Irtei
that upon is hr.t presentation for payment it VA.
re'used they not know ing The endorsement; that
II was presented a second tive,
WIEN NR. WATSON, rHE LArg AUDITOR,
Identified the bsrty prc.cnting the warrant sayi1v
It WI, all right and tlat he had tho proper papers
In his ofce IL VAS then paid In bank bills tie
counter.
ler's Department whether that ep1rtment bed any
assignments from schuyler TO Winthrop. ON re.
ierrng TO the books such powers were found, ard
two s.sgnments handed us-one under date Of
April II, 1870, and the other dated April ID, 1870.
lac first was hled in the name OF a. l.. schuyler,
QndivduallyJ IN whleh he assigned to Robt Win.
lumber furnished the street Department for 1909
b,iu. balance due Tor ihs year i@e-signed @. L.
SC iuyicr 10. Nitn. .-> Wm. II. Cooke
TIE second wt- i.om G.. L. SCHUYLER TO Robert
Winthrop. ass gniug al nis tIgJ tide DC, an bl-
rendered I1i nal,ra nit i.atd 4u-ug the year 1869
and IN 1879, signco 6. l. $ hu. Ter. Nifie~s Peter
Morns.
We have since been ~ formed that Roo, Winthrop
was clerk In tho Auditors Department.
Your Committee would further report that from
lniormstion received IRON VIM. H. Wiggihs, now
bookKecper in the ONCE OF tile Auditor OF Civ Ac.
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these aInOunts were doubtless Obtained nave been
austracted that they were originally presented to
tue Auditors ONCE by James Watson, each having
a ccrthcate Of i;s correctness sigbed by
wN. N.TwEED,
l-ga,~ stree; CcSgui..sicner ~ Comm -sioaos OF
fgLhc " Notk-. The form Of such oeftiGeAte gwen
tie street Department IL substantially as follows,
The amounts being charged in the city account to
Adjusted Claims to vat;
lctei ccftIN thai the within Din i correct In
Accordnuce Mln me records u tn lse street Depart
'''"' ''' Commissioner oi u ra5ic ~ iNtsH NofE:.r
WIN tie exccttion Of tho certificate above
nag -. tie Committee are without any knowledge
sg5e 5ss otrer 'gIsiptns ~ Fny1 ou Ile biJa . .
raeiohs..' % u Ssaa7 Med @ snd a{'stsd N Sa sdsh
elaiuis to the blank forms used for.ai such
aga.ns; the city. Ana also that he fills up a printed
blank for the Cumptrolcr's order the Auditor Of
Accounts. setting forth that he uhe Comptroilcrl
had soJusy ysl and allowed the claim. and insiructing
the AuaitOr to prepare = warrant Tor the amount
and ca. r-e iue sane &c tIc account OF Adjusted
Claims"
a copy of s.dl blank order reads rs follows
Crv or WV YORK.. DEPARTMENT or Fry,ncrl
- ,"hi'tEoLLAs Vt.i1E, --, -. lsiO.
pal mo .uii asaie., sac Maygr Alte.,aea, and Com.
rutsus &C. OF ana ~ sutnorzed 6y sections ana Of
ue O., tLapivr 50, Laws OF ls5- ana also Secun TO-
uestion ana Interest arising on sad claim, hereby
IA uli ttIncnt of III demands arising thcrefrom
lht A.4iu. ol acclt. .. WH draw Variant for the
and enaigS 10 aecoaat q AdiaStea Si- anl mo-
on aaymtnt, receive and re iu.i releasu acquli
Ter ,i,' Lsws .. 80, N--'
comptroller.
ovKR 800 zoo STOLEN ~ scHUYLFR's Bills
We furthsr i~irn troy " Wic.rns thaf actions
had been commenced un ,aeA OF s..ld uIl before
the N,CrC acted uuou uy cue Comptroller, but Le
d 90 no' remember 'ie uamc o! ,he pIlHun e
torner.
Your Committee beg to add that. IN v,eN Of facts
herein gwen, and ron sucA iu.ollDatoD a. tuey
have been Hhe % Obtain. tnry leo - the con
vet,on that sAt3,Os9 n 100 was pad tor about S4S
OUO worth OF lumtcr, aud that arge part II not
wdoie OF the over payEeGt, was received by one
Robert Winthrop.
In oonclusion, your Committee would state that
the items referred to IN tre foregoing refer merely
said Schuyler or Schuyler x Co., ana recorded un o.
Der the head OF ADJUSTED Chains" ana that they
know Ele books OF The city show other ments 10
| The same parties during the years 1859 and 1870
charged TO various accounts, which during the Inn
ited tme the books have been at ther disposal they
| nave been liable tu transcrbe there rom.
F9osHr f3os = pEnRiASI EHRIifI Committee
THg suu OF THE WHOLE NATTER
Taking the reports Of the sub oonimitteos Us ID
| basis, the General Committee make conprohen-
syc report ON the situation, which show the ioi.
loainR facts:
| l. That the city dcot is practically sie0,OOOOOO
| IL. That not mriolS oAtravaranco but lrauo and
pteulatlons ol th' sto.s,.t enSI"S,ei ia'g 1trn
| edge Of their Lead4
III, Tn4t tns dcot aa4 been douD!ca ever. Two