New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-06
TIE RROADWAY WIDENING.

HOW TANNGANY FRAUDS ARE HUSiIED UP-TAH-
PAYERS THREATENKD-OFFICIALR RECORD OF
TIE AwARDS-ACTION OF THE COMMISSION
ERs OF THE SINKING FUND.
The pro bono publico investigating committee
Of actual taxpayers prominent among whom is George
r. Bradford discovered Friday that the persons
who had tine active when the enhanced awards
were to the property 10 be condemned In the
widening and Strengthening Of Broadway, were indus
iously circulating the ntimaton that no further dis
closures Of what had been done must be made, and
they were, that those who gave the information and
who possessed taxable real estate, would rue 1t In the
heavy assessments they woud have to pay hereafter.
This intnatlon made many citizens retcent who pre-
yiousy had been quito communicative and who know Of
secret transactions OF the Ring, which, exposed, would
astonsh even those who imagine that they have fair
conception OF the audacious swndles perpCtraed upon
the community from time to time since Tammany has
been in power.
The first Commission OF Estimate and Assessment was
composed Of Charles G.. Cornell James 8 Hennessy now
q Commissioner in the Fire Department.. and Thomas
Murphy the present Collector 81 tho Port The latter
subsequently resigned and James b. Nicholson, one of
pointed in his stead The Office of the County Clerk was
visited on Saturday TO ii the record of the awards
cording To the statement OF Mr. Plumb, deputy under
Charles L. Loew it has never been done, and conSe-
quently il is not possible by means OF official documents
actually fled make the comparison between the exact
amounts of the first and second awards respectively.
came finally from Messrs Cornell Hennessy and Nchol-
son, and these exhibit the awards as follows:
Eosl, I, 5, Thomas y. Lawrence sl6,ScO.
&c. :. I George w Pen, soloM
wm i IssS % So a5clace Lodge arS " s S
No Jane A!crgse, slaZ5 AHne A. Lanaude lessee,
10 TO- same owner go; Anne Latm,a lessee 5000
no Il ;,ae o%Her 7 charles csrPsatef e,e $1,000
No L. $35Si heis Of john Kennedy ees $2O 600.
10. chs. johnson ts,Soqi gorts,sei
fog ~ 81 J. S sa I. T Pt..5r f:s 90"
No. r. sophie H. Hau, owner sl7oOi Patrick Brennan les
$l7lo3i r,irs B5s91,n ls...e 500
No o. Jane Mana Hne owner $780, Patrick Breuaan les
Nos Is % CITY
q a Goysnq5 M,cy. and J. Js',oP trustees Of C.
70 q M.t.ds a. G5o,, :, nor owner %!''Vo''
Nos 80 g. John murphy Estate Tax Reeover) $4,000
Nos 81 90 III White owner, $500, Ashtel P. Baldwin
owner 81 building and lessee, $500.
Nos q, g, - a, John b. Wendell so! 900
Sos 4; 4; s. o. % 81 a. John D Wendell $4,000; MsryJ
Or. asar slzo0c Erssa ueed owner q bqdings and lessee
los 80 So 5000; estate john Kerr jThe B. Kerr Iismion W
@55o G II Jonu D. Hamilton c',ce lot. nos 81
81; 50 8 5000
So o,. 81 81 - 81. Chs. johnson ss,sO
Mo-, - and g. Martin zbon"'i, sToe.
No. g. Marlin ZboroS,ki. S6200
No o. Michael Deane flor the ste Auditor Wssonl t2340i mort
gsgd % tie late VIM. X Thorn for $4,000.
S e S Saos sn4 ss', & GS Dc s 80 H. R''''
No. II "a 70 and a. Martin ZorowsN owner SIS $50; lame,
jenkins ee Of lots Nos II aud ~ 500; Nichols
n and H. 10; stephen Shrek ol No o.
500 Nicholas Peters lessee Of lot No J 500; John G. AhTeu
lessee Of lot No "A, $1,000.
Nos. s. 70, City
No q Louisiana st. John, owner $4,000, morgngei to -
No H. 4Unknovn owue' 20 Ooi Benann Js,teu lessee 81 oO
No. ~ EiEd. NJ. Geiuey, $1,000.
No 81 George Ross owner q 1900; stephen sLrles -.
No George Ross. $1,000.
No. 49, $1,000
% IS Of Tarran Putnam t5O00O: Metropolitan Gas
Company rssees tj00O0 Total f2OO) before this
late James Watson purchased the estate for l2 SEQ
The asAr Of 900 for only that small part estate
10, Il . feet q inches
Nos. &C. u, City.
No. gg Henry bolAn 43D40
No. 49, Wm II. Pel +2lGD
NJ. S2lBa
No 81, H. H. cailPP and Juigsl John ['JOhuuy'l Scott
No ~ Amo. RnO $2l $780, No. o. Amo. r. Rno $3.50 No. "a.
s2l.i5O.
9 H. Cuipp and John 10 Jue Johnny" sg.nl
the Sll206 swid for only part Of feet 10 inches on
front line and deTt ranging nom 10 ire, to 2s fet
inches and situated the bloch between Forysecond
Nos s5I &C. s7ICb
Nos Vs. 100 ol ZOE 100 lOi los Corneu. Polon and Ar
Palion. lO ami norg.g,J 49,
White for gyl No 100 East River nstuon Tor G2S
and No le4 10 Lemon Insurance Company Tor +l.150.
No. io 100 no H. ia 49, IIi u.s. Robert r F.i $40 ooo
oresgei % oha stuart it, for +l05o ana for 800 aud
George sloan fDr +50lnln
hos. no, tl7, ll3 llg city.
Nos tso 3 Reuben H. Cigau Jah Scott 500 he whole
propcr decided to then Tor tl5 M ls No ~ 10 l n,us.
dssei 20 zeiisl t. Th,m,oa Nf 4l2oOi r J. Bu,Ar sub
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