New-York tribune., 1872-08-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE EIGHTEENTH WARD MARKET.

THE EIGHTEENTH WARD MAhNTi'
THE BILLS IMPROPERLY AUDIrED-sTATEhkNlS ,,s
OF THE ARCHITECT, THE NVN'''
ANDREW J. GARyEY.
Tho oninion is entertained by the Aldermanlo
committee of Investigation that the Commissioner VI
the Eighteenth Ward Market consisting Oh "~' h""'
ir President OF a Grant and wilson campaign N,"V
Rorbes Holland, and Edward Moore, may oe 'es"S "N
yor the amount misapprOpriated' as an lrresu"i'' %
hoen discovered in the payment OF warrants "hi0n
makes IL extremely doubtful whether they "eio
go ~ the law directs 10 appears from hu
examination of the vouchers that u'e pno
wer. never audited properly While the Auu.oi
stamp which any one in the Contohers oneo
rond have used without mis- knowledge is iouhu On n
warrants the Auditors name is invariably Wantins
T 10 significant inasmuch the law requires that inc
Audtor shall asnx his name to the bills thereby sghl!
ing that they have been duly examined anu "lo"eu'
before the Controller is legally qualified to pay them
In order that the persons implicated might be "oe 10
furnish explanations Of the part they TOOK IN lhe pro
edincs TRBUNF reporters detailed yesterday TO
,au upon them and obtain their statements. some OF
them we're out town. but the statements OF those VINO
could he found appended:
A TRIBUNE reporter called hrstupon stephen D. Hatch,
at ms Office No III Broadway He, apparently without
hesitation gave the reporter all the information desired
In reference 10 the Eighteenth Ward Market, OF which
ne was architect He said that soon after the Legs
lare appropriated S5OOO, in 1865 for the erection Ot
pnpHc market in the Eighteenth Ward proposals were
made for plans and specifications and those submitted
bvJ W Ritch OF No 5s Ann-st were approved by two
az the gentlemen then constituting the Commission
n vas required. however that the cost OF the
buine should come within the legislative approprla
ton and the lowest estimate made by Mr.. Hitch was
s.soOn His plan therefore set aside and he one
offered by Mr.. Hatch accepted. subsequently MT.
Hatch. plan was modified by lowering the building ana
causing il to cover less space contract was
1n.de with Charles VandevOOrt in August, 1865 10
erect the building according to the altered plan lor
sO4o4. After the contract had been nade' ana
the WORK begun, the plan was again chanseu'
giving the structure elevation as originally deslsheu
and new contract made with Nandevoort lot
little more than S74 OOO This contract called for merely
the external building without floors or stalls IL was
made AZ a time when building material was rapidly
risu and Mr. Hatch thinks that the advance III prices
lernatey added $4,000 10 the cost though he knows
Of no authority by which the Commissioners cOuld 20
beyond their conroctasreement The cost OF the hoor
iuc he thinks, should have been about $4,000 Be
side. tins there were gas plumbing and painting
bil. Of the Justice Of which he knows nothing The
entire structure etbOratey painted inside the JoO
having very naturally been given TO william Moore,
brother Of Edward Moore, OF the Commissioners ana
Tveods superintendent of the Bureau OF Streets. Inc
Commissioners were constantly making alterations,
which rendered extra work necessary, ana hcredseu
The bills An the bills brought TO him to be couh
tersned Several of them he refused 70 sign, as ne ke"
nothing Of them, hut be informed by the com
i.ouer- n reference 10 many OF them that they were
IN accordance with special contracts aud So on the au
tborty Of VIM Haw IT.. Forbes Holland and Edward
Moore he signed many OF them. Others lie refused 10
sign as they were palpably fraudulent until the Com
mssioucrs adopted formal resolution declaring them
correct and requesting ms signature Ihe l o5ls
for misCc laue0uS services, not rendered uuqyl 4f
contract. he cut down after examination. lie
reiucmhcrs having reduced batch about $4,000
lie believes that there has been great fraud IN tne MVe
th6n Controller. that il pity there was so Iluch
eNtrayagsncc ia building the market. Mr.. Connolly re-
fNI4 mai Ftl I-HN
I3leIen,eu men T., . 'i = on fr his services and s
holds that the city Is indebted to him. The remunera
zion of "a suprrIl>iug architect D. 1--WE per cent ON te en-
iir cost of the bui'dns Nj Hatch does claim ex
incurred. but Dee Girus that the frequent alterations
made n The plans caused him great trouble and expense
Wr NanaavOort, t5e contractor, was found by IRiB'
INE reporter his home 80. l29 East One-undredand
ihc Eghtrcnth Ward Market published in yesterday ;
TRiUNE, ready 10 talk Freely about II; ne hau
htc Tor the market contract earl time that BIDS were
called fnr ana in ls5s his bid was accepted He knew
snu, f,if tri,.rd mat the Commissioners would
discover tins. and make contracts Tor extra WORK,
fho Indinr was completed had received "a written
{r,,rd nacr he direction OF Mr. Hatch. The bills
fof special work were submitted 10 Mr. Hatch and coun
Mr. Vandeyoo has received for his services under The
contract, and for other work, nom $4,000 TO Sll5Up
suiug In tue supreme Court. He is decidedly OF the
opuou that ms CHARGES have not been eNorbtant ana
that they had been high enough 10 permit Leakage
his bil, wouid have been paid long ago. ,, T.,
Andrew j. GlTNFN Was WHlteU upon dt his
For,yseyeitn-s that il might be ascertained what he
had 10 cay MS bin for pasterng The Eighteenth
Ward market. lie stated that he had received $1,000
for abor ana materials used upon the market, but tha
none of it was for pasterug. 10 gross error iOr
nCope 10 suppose mat he did nothing but
mastering although" he added don't
tnow that blame them, have
got the name Of the great Tammany pdsterer,
which plaster will stick 70 me- guess as long as hVe'
Ic stated that had repaired the roof and cupoa ne
sides caukin the hoOr, putting glass sashes in the DOORS
Introducing ,as the building. and furnishing gas
fixtures lie sid the job had been superintendent
bv Ms brother, and he could not at moment notice
recall thc particulars he very busy AT that time
He denied the statement that there was yet tFOO due
.lln -.Il LL-aL he Md boon pal I'D mn