New-York tribune., 1872-09-26
HARLEM COURTHOUSE FRAUDS.
TESTIMONY OF THE ARCHITECT AND SEVERAL
CONTRACTORS.

lIOiiMONl VI 'i'S h''S'iANNN NN-'@
CONTRACTORS.
The Harlem Courthouse Committee met in Har-
lem M yeeray for convenience Of witnesses residing the up
er pu OF the island szy testimony taken Mr. Genet e1
pnd thai stationary and furniture appearing In the vouchers were
bougH ane deer the old Couboas though the was taken
from he new Courthouse appropriation Only Senators Tnnn and
weiSa,n o Committee present
Gae InleT The first witness testified
e been ARCHITECT. NevYOrk for forty years. employed BY
building: il wss in Jay August lso Instructed make build
no Init placed the made the plans and estimated the cos;
eu made no DETAILED estimates o o ss .1Is,p h9s soa
hayken months have made estimate detail supeniended
the Snsueon building from the beginning Of the eIcsvOn
the quantity cost Of the material furnished but only
~ @ bose business IL wa. TO look ser other matters;
Sonan acted superintendent and Lewis Baker as assistants dd
vicinity Of building cOua not tell from the plans the
a eIannaton which would occupy considerable tme my
b for $50 which was got,d and paid soon 1Gsr m the Ps3'
Of which SO paid BY and $1,000 given me By Mr.
n 1 ' e. d s nH' Ssn % % So va. .' Spd BY an eos IN
september 1871 made Oat bill for es%sted 'he value Of
@ usual FOR architects to charge percentage the money setu
o Of work public private building. differs reatly made the
IN Ae Pss jestp 9isa1 sm s se As 5 Mr. Ho
said be would not Ike to 90 u Win Ws ,d6c sane
Witness wa. ssd b5 judge wsterbay Of counsel Tor The
comso The oundt sd The best ms9ner and Of the
ob for les, $1,000 SOOo The charge for detailed plans
Kiche- Of lumber having been used except Tor
scafoliiug sheds, and winGos- frames
To Senator WemanThere contract with the Commissioners
they made in accordance With W o established
b. the Institute OF Architects u 49, ,
Thomas testified that he street contractors did work In
eresvpg tie cellar the Ninth District Courthouse
poy the earth taken from the cellar grading
One sec0nds; made agreement with
made bill but expect 10 be pad have been a
eustone 25 50 per load for digging cellars did half
erarag which done obliged TO buy dirt 10 OIL In on One
huudrdS nty-seeOndst
George H T. Lynch testified that be Clerk Of the Fifth District
Police Court Assistant CLERK 10 the Courhouse Commissioners
from oranlop OF the Commissions performed dates except TO
pay the Commsion received all the
mon5 myself and used for purposes Judge Por
tes Cout furnished during 1870 and Jdse McQudes
reurnshe Telusoa for stationery bas been
made sine he fpi one In 1870 - -,
John HIon printer and publishers iu the Ps OF
1871 Spring 1911 in the liquor business furnished some stone
for the Ninth District IN the latter Of 1870 and early
l57 Abou, loads 10 all at - per od was al from the island
James Ryan 10 do the work aseerained the number OF loads
the given bin by the Derniendent bough the stone and
paid per for hauling t paid about 1900 for the stonei
asked Mr. favor 10 draw the money On the warrant Tor mel
be paid u all 10 -
Michael Qugg stihed carpenters IN 1910 and 1871 wa,s
partner Bker furnished the lumber and built the sheds.
seafo dow ames &c, Of the Snth District Courthouse began
closed By nuneton employed by Mr. saon Who
paid SO) the rest Of BILL SSOJ, has not been paid Seaon
furnished part Of he lumber ~,
At y. III. the Committee adjourned 10 meet IN tne
same place on Friday afternoon.