New-York tribune., 1871-10-10

rants all drawn upon the Broadway Bank, amount
iep to tctsl Of &4sS, ,O89 97-lO0. One was dated
Aprl O. 1870. for S77slS 85-10O to order Of q. l..
Schuyler Co.. or Robt Winthrop, assignee. This
warrant claims to be for material furnished from
July to August 81, 1858.
Another was dated April o. 1870, drawn for
O22 4S-100 to same order, and for material fur
nished from August "A to September IT, 1853.
Another was dated May "A, 1870. and drawn for
$1eS,ss HlO0 to order G. L. Schuyler. Robert Win
throp. assignee for material to May IL, 1863.
In all Of the three warrants above-named the words
Robt. Winthrop assignee" were evidently written
in an entirely different hand from the filing up OF
the warrants.
The fourth warrant was dated June 81, 1870, and
drawn for $l62 0s9 70100 to order of @. L. Schuyler
The first three warrants were indorsed Robt
Winthrop assignee, the fourth was indorsed u. H.
Schuyler, per Robt. Winthrop, attorney.
On the morning of Sept. 90 called at the Broad
way Bank and saw the President Mr. Palmer and
inquired upon what authority and in what manner
his bank had paid the warrant for $162Ss ~, drawn
to the order of G. L. Schuyler and indOrsed by hoDt
Winthrop. attorney. Upon looking over the BOOKS
and consulting his paying teller, he reported that
upon its first presentation for payment, 1t was re-
fused, they not knowing the Endorsement; tnht IL
was presented second time. when Mr. watson, the
late Auditor identified the party presenting the war
rant saying it was all right, and that he had the
proper papers in his office it was then paid in bank
bills over the counter.
Your Committed then inquired at the Con-
troller's Department whether that department.
held any assignments from Schuyler to WIN
throp. On referring to the books such powers
| were found, and two assignments handed us-one
under date of April II. 1870 and the other dated
April A. 1870. The first was fled in the name of g..
L. Schuyler individually in which he assigned to
Robt Winthrop all his right. title, and interest in
bills for lumber furnished the Street Department for
1S69-being balance due for the year 1s69-signed IT,
/. SCHUYLER g. Co. Witness Wm II. Cooke.
The second was from G. L. Schuyler to Robt.
Winthrop assigning all his right, title, &c. in bills
rendered for material furnished during the year 1869
and in 1870, signed G. L. Schuyler Witness, Peter
Morris
We have since been informed that Robt Winthrop
was clerk in the Auditors Department.
Your Committee would further report that. from
information received from VIM. H. Virgins, now
bookkeeper in the Office of the Auditor OF City Ac-
counts it appears that the vouchers upon which
these amounts were doubtless obtained have been
distracted; that they originally presented to
the Auditors Office by James Watson, each having
a certificate of its correctness signed by VIM. M.
Tweed, Deputy Street Commissioner or Commits
sioner of Public Works The form of such certif-
cate given by Wm NJ. Tweed, in respect to all such
bills from the Street Department is substantially
as follows the amounts being charged in the city
account to Adjusted Claims" to wit:
thereby certify that the within bill is correct, in ac-
cordsnce with the records OF the late Street Department
"(Sgned), WM. NJ. TWEED,
Commissioner Public Works"
With the exception of the certificate above named,
~, vlo1,T tn hp
other signatures (if any on the bills.
Mr.. Virgins also states that in pursuance Of in
structions he usually filed and attached all such
claims to the blank forms used for ell such accounts
against the city, and also that he fills up printed
blank for the Controllers order on the Auditor of
Accounts setting forth that he-the Controller-had
adjusted and allowed the claim and instructng the
Auditor to prepare q warrant for the amount and
charge the same to the account of Adjusted
Claims"
A COPY OF said blank order reads follows:
CITY OF NEw-YoRK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
CoMPTRoLLERs OFFICE, -. -, 1870
The claim Of F. for --- having been
put suit against the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
monalty City of NewYork, the Comptroller In pur-
susnce of and as authorized by Sections and OF the
Act Chapter $685. Of ses and also Section TO- Chap
ter $685. Laws in order to save expenses OF ga
ton and interest arising said claim hereby ADJUSTS
the same and allows the sum Of - dollars, i'll full
settlement Of all demands arising therefrom
The Auditor OF Accounts will draw warrant for the
above stated sum, viz, - to the order Of ---,
and charge to account Of Adjusted Claims and upon
paymen receive and file full release and acquittances,
as provided by Section of the aforesaid Chapter 1885,
Laws Of 1868. -
Comptroller.
We further learn from Mr.. Virgins that actions
had been commenced on each of said bills before
they were acted upon by the Controller, but he does
not remember the name of the plaintiffs attorney.
Your Committee beg to add that, in view of facts
herein given, and from such information as they
have been able to obtain they are led to the convic
ton that S463 0S9 27-100 paid for about $4,000
worth of lumber, and that large part, if not the
whole of the over-payment, was received by one
Robert Winthrop.
In conclusion, your Committee would state that
the items alluded to in the foregoing refer merely
to the payments purpOrting to have been made
to said Schuyler or Schuyler g. Co., and
recorded Funder head of Adjusted Claims" !"
and that they know the books of the city
show other payments to the parties during the
wears 1859 and 1870, charged to various accounts,
which. during the limited time the books have been
at their disposal, they have been unable to trans
cribe therefrom. ROBERT L. CUTTING,
THos. w. PEARsALL-
Committee.
SUM TOTAL OF THE PLUMBER.
The following is list of accounts collated from
transcripts taken from the Controllers books, chiefly
payments in 1859 and 1870:
Keyser & Co 81, ,5e1,e19 42J. Mcbride Da-
Ingersoll & Co. S006,S91 y wilson. Sao4 81 y
c. D. Bollar g. 2; Jones & CO. %l ,SS2 ls