New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
TAMMANY'S PLUMBER.
SUITS AGAINST TIE CITY.
ACTIONS BEGUN IN TIE SUPREME COURT To pr-
COVER FOR WORK DONE IN THE NEW COuRy-

drew j. Garvcy and others TO recover the amount.
alleged to be due for work tho public bui'dngs An
Drew j. Garvey brings II suit for $4,000. Mt Badger
The Iron merchant, brings a suit for $1,000 Edmund
Jones brings suit Tor SO 600, and i, said has claim
oil S20c0OO0 ON the city. He has obtained maudaIuus
from the Supreme Court TO compel the Controller pay
MN >NOW0 This sun r. portion OF the S2,OOJOO9 al
legged 10 lie due TO the claimant.
The following papers in these suits havo ret yet
reached the Court aud may indicate tho nature OF The
actions begun:
NetoY ort Supreme Courf Ci'y and Co,,riy Of ye,c-
lor@ ANDREW }. Gorye'. IlaiLuh, ag tic Mayor AZ
G.Ie1, bhT C.mmonpt o. the City Of NCw-} ork. de-
leudaiis.-Io the dcicndants; You ore hereby sum
noh'u aha rrquc ,ted 10 the complaint in this
ton, OF which copy herewith served upon you and
No sn f IF II iT r as No 10 we 5d fona IN On
City of NcwYorl within 2oays after the hereof
m to answer ne eont Within me Tine S afofe SH
tho piantH in this action will take judgment against
day o December, 1859 hosie the tls action.
GlLBLhr ohhDLLY, lHntiis Att0rBesa
NcD- York Supreme COuf.-pace OF trial. city and
Tine Mayor Aldermen, aud Comm0nalty OF the city and
The plaintiff complains Of tho defendant, municipal
corporation created by the laws of h state and shows
10 the Court, That heretofore 20 w.t. ~ divers times pre-
yous 10 Dee 20. 1872 &c the CITY of NowYor the plain
titrcbieTod services ana rslod material, TO defend
Office TOR Board Of Assistant Aldermen Of the City Of
New York. and Clerk of said Board County Jail interior
f6rmeriy used by tic Coaris Of common tcos for the
cry and County OF heT.York, into Comfy Office, and
IN repairing shdry public buildings OF the yaiuo OF and
amounting 10 tue s.lh Of $i6lOjt.
And lh. plaintiff fWt4er SHOVE That heretofore, and
In @dong 90 ihc Conto Dior OF tIe CITY II Ne~-Nork inc
claim ho.cino.soro s, forth, upon when this action j.
founded for aG "ueut and that at least 70 days nave
Aid ills P,..uta further shows that heretofore and
repeatedly, and about January, 1870 aud there
afcr and nfeFthe expiration OF the aid 20 days he
made second dcpauu "a Wrlirg upon the said Control
"A Ia .
Controller has hitherto neglected. ana refused 90 make
an adjustment cu thereof, and The whole remains
Wherefore palpIT demands Judgment oqanr defend
20 1867 IN" No ~ aid disbursement. OF TIL cotton
GILBERT sHEDLEr. PaWtns Attorneys. =, -
Ciiyoaa coarfy Of Ncr.Iorl, rs.-Andrca j. Gjarycy.
bcug daily sworn, doth GopOsc and say that ne IS plain
t, the .,ne I. true or hi owl knowledge except us 10
tIe matters therein SEATED information aud belief,
ASDeEw j. CARNEY.
P.J. HhCE. Notary Public. n. y. City and County.
mdored Received aud service personal by ny smed-
john b. Cornell the surviving partner of J. J.. ana "
y. Cornell, hGs applied Tor uano'n' To me supreme
viyoroi ms n.n, OF ti725 49, ua petition sets ont tiat
the Board 81 supervisor were tnorZcd To huda Court
t.onors ira 10 furnish iron all the way from - cents
per p0uod 10 IS. cents pr pound aud Tor cellns patgs
and tho latter at Is pr loot that they furnished such
iron etc, aud were Pad up 10 the ith day o. july lseo
- - ~; 80 tror3 tIe rrcco,i' cnHsir,irtion ind
TO- In az % Co ,e te jt,ns brms fur
nIsIrd I'm a bil TO lie Board of superyisors; that
me in was duly verified, and certificate
tno SuperinTcndcnt OF tho CUuri-iIouse that bncn
b duly rendered the Board Of Sapery isors and
audited and a.Tci on no on day Oh July, loCF " ana
Tie action OF sd Board oi Snpcisor9 wa subsequently
approved 10y The Hon y Oa'cy IiaH' mo- Mayor OF tn'
CITY OF Ncw-l CiE;" that the liu was subsequently t&
amiuej by Jdio5 Watson, then County Auditor and
foud CORRECT; that tie bin was thereupon presented 10
TIE Controller, who paid exactly on9;a.i, the whole hii
being sj55.J 49, ana tlr amount lad beldS *'@9 ~ lh
being made tip b. interest the original bill from July
8, 1862 10 Doc t. 1867, me uH'o oI Tue 'VhiVfo pay
mont. . ,,,-,., too.,o,,,or
Tho petitioner further says NAT ny acts o 'ne
laure d tas s.ate day p''eu ~ to H,Is iDz ao' =,
l6d5, ana SC6, slins oI money ~ lug ~ %
70 more tMh F-Wu, W." ~ 49,, e. ,. 49, ~ ss,e
SgpeiE'0is % & t - |Sr " %yetoJ 10 o
niid 10 The erection and CONSTRUCTION OF said Court
11ttPN - ~. ,nn,oy va directed in ina naid
house S2a tns money was for utSS or and n,tP a
- t"C - 90. if,,sa ,n,iit.d AMI
allowed by inc supervisors; that the said sums
o. money were .tanS raise avn IN aid ~ ocS lat
"u,i'ue toi w ~ OK n or Ann Ise7 ,rccrd tho
",fd o. SUPERVISOR 10 raise By tax the further Of
80 ,,u, H3, aotJay raised by tax and Ic-
sii ~, az !, 20 az y, SUI SUI ~ ',ip1i,r ~ ~
Tha ~ gcf OF lane D. lsGs tho Controller was directed
90 raise Irrr sum OF SsOOCJ, be paid by the Con
tVolr ror t6e cnapeton etc OF the new Court HOUSE,
StIi"I sutn " =. r. "a nd RECEIVED By The Controller
Tint by an aot passed May 70 1862 tho Controller was
drcc,ed to raise on County stock te further sum OF
m ara for Inc same purposes aud to be applied in to
'.s WV and thar p actually did raj ana receive tho
arid 5000 ugO that at the time OF the auditing and
,,ynrc.. of Mr. CORNELL bill and at The time OF de-
msnd for payment ON the Controller " there was re,
raining In Tho h. n,s al the said Controller Of tne said
"i,e mentioned appfop iatious or some Of them, APP
nIicabo 10 M payment OF said BILL OF money tar
-, t,,an s,d iicIif IA nay the said bill ia full"
Trat netifiouer called upOn the Controller after the
Ill ,,y,nouf nf his bL and on each occasion the
pll ''di Pc. a be ,,ouId nav the balance
r, nm rrii Oh $50 rio L9gis tHre authorized the
-, "a rii,t rur coIntnIs s1uers with power 10 an
mlioi t' ~ 80 III CnI,rtIou.r for sum NOT
tpsreodng 10000, which the Controller was
M - TO NIlyor eppOiuted Thomas Conan, Michael
Norton James II. Ing1rsoil and John j, Walsh, such
"Reminiscences whom the petitioner claims are tho
and Successors Of tho Board Super
ysols thar sald S5OOOJO received by ne Controller
onJ ma III srysrd thc petitioner called upon the Con-
'ier and the Controller suited petitioner that said
balance should BE- paid out OF said last 2ppropauon
trat a,erwarI The Controller told him that soon as
a. Votsou mo chief Clerk OF said Controller got 10
toy which would ~ in about 10 days, the balance due
IN "A tstIts mill