New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rur STREET SURVEYORS FRAUDS.


NEARLY HALF A MILLION PAID FOB ffcrrrICrs
SURVEYS ON PIPER - ANOTHER GLAhING
ILLUSTRATION OF THE STREET-ofLslN"
FRAUD5-AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MApE'
Confined investigation into the subject ol
street Openings shows that az every stage OF progress
frauds perpetrated and that scheme OF plumber
| enacted by tho members Of tho Ring-fere as were
iher rcsources-exceeded in enorny those which day
10 be light under investigation. 1t is shown ny
persons familiar With the ter OF street improvements
that In all Of openings cited in the table below"
maps and surveys made-under tie direc-
ton of the Tax COmmissiOners-Of the entire upper
portion Of the city, and that the statements and maps
concerning AL tue streets opened from 1851 to tine pres
ent time were.nled in the Tax Commissioners ONCE
that they all times accessible to the surveyors
appointed b. tho Commissioners and that no additional
mars or surveys were needed aud that the new sur
actually made that the cost woud OF heces-
sty be trng the surveyors would be assisted in their
york by any OF the numerous maps already ned IN
many OF the public Offices OF tho CITY. A gen
tleman who has been many years In the Tax
Commissioners Office cOrrOborates the testimony
OF persons who state that many cases the charges
for surveys and maps are entirely fictitious he saIs
mat during fue mast four years tho maps his Office
nave boon constantly referred TO by the surveyors app
pointed In ~ street openings, ana many copies
made 10 IL noticeable, also, that the same surveyors
operate the numerous cases OF street openings ana
that in one instance one OF the IOrsunuo P'i-
claucd sl7l 25I Il. or course it is not believed
that the pTomptness with which bis numer-
ous claims were paid by Controller Connolly
were induced by tha belief that this whole amount was
10 be retained by MIR Boyle but that with the generosity
Tnch charcferzes persons who fall herr TO windfals
scn al his e would eXpeoted 10 distribute portions
OF the amount interested persons it Is not quite clear
who these persons wera but IN the t 81 an inVestEh-
ton which may Io~bly call Mr. Boyle 10 the witness
stgrd tho name. these persons may appear IN the
present 81 of street openings there no provision
maze Tor The opening os persons desiring to 90
the work oil surveys hut until Controller Green refused
10 uaythe exorDiiant charges the charges OF the ree
lar" surveyors were paid Without examination nYesa-
1ton OF III cordancc with any previous contract ever
W zoe pubc. urged thai the contracts for neces-
a., rypvs should BE- gwen To he lowest bidder, the
,c a other rontracia WOtk. aud that III tails respect
Also tira system i7 fauitV - -
Tie following table shows what ionr favored survey
ora we're p9d Tor surveys" during period OF three
,n a aII YEAR ads another Interesting chapter
~ The story previously told OF frauds ~ street Openings
| the peusfs incurred IN the forty
grnterprises now pendng,anG including tho Btuadway
rsir.ring aud Riverside Park matter Ihe addition or
80 f,,r.. v II show t.t millions OF money have been
c~rr,ef during the pst years In tie opening or
f-acs on paper h1.OrU ne Dr5t particle 81 Work
W,is perform, %. ~, ,t..L..t.L
G. Ps-.er. i~ani Doyle. B-giey. Me.sadL