New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-06
THE DISPUTED CONTRACTS.
ADJOURNMENT OF TIE COMMISSION.

Commissioners Sutherland, Van Volst, and
aoues resumed yesterday the chamber Of the Board
OF Assistant Aldermen their investigation OF the street
having contracts The following cases we're disposed or
Contracts OF John g. Masterson, for regulating &c.
from Third to Sixth-aye
of jeremiah Cromwell, regulating, &C., Twentysxth-st
from Third-ave TO East River of Charles H. Green for
paving with the Hanar wooden pavement One-hundred
twenty-eighh-s from Second TO sxthaye.; Forty
sixth-st, from Fourth 70 Fiith-aye, and Fifth-aye,
from one-hundredand.twentyIou TO one-hundred
and-tbrIiethst
la regard 70 ,ireers contract Prof Chas. F. Chandler
sent communication correcting his previous testimony
He stated that his previous experiments he had used
AN insufficient quantity Of the pavement to detect the
trace Of zinc, and that on later experiments he estaD
shed beyond doubt that zinc existed dts preseryave
eernent in the same quantities stated by the cOntrac
tor Mr. Fuertas, tie engineer who examined the con-
tract testified TO the same effect. G. A. Carter who was
called on behalf OF the propertyow however HstE
ma that no such paIement had ever before been Ied in
this city and that 10 had not Justified the eectaons
Of those interested y the patent.
A. c. Anderson, WAC appeared ON behalf Of property
oorners Ia contest tbe claim OF Jeremiah Cromwell,
stated that bondsnan, Charles Deyeln, who was IN
surety the assignment 20 succeeding contractor,
which face cOpsidrea prind fdcte evidence OF Iu
The cSs6 however lad been passed. and there was no
evidence produced u substantIatc the allegation.
The Robbins preserved pavement contracts occupied
iarce uortion OF the afternoon, and were finally dis
noSed Of Several dher minor contracts were passed.
and the Commissioners then took up tie Brown contract
fnr REGULATING etc Tentlaye from Manhattan 20 one
hundredand ifty-fitls About S3COCO0 Is involved III
this contract and Commissioners were deOeratlng
upon il until late last night Considerable testimony
was eloited bearing principally upon tho prices
OF rock excavation, the witnesses on uchHI
Of the contractor onendng that the proximity OF tho
CrotoD vaduct rendered the work mOre expensive by
reason of the and caution required In the blasting
operatIons. An Or0er OF injunction was granted by
Judge Pratt ia this when 1t r5t came before the
Commissioners butit subsequently so modlned mat
testimony was taken TO certain extent at the lat meet
inc OF the Board The case was argued yesterday Ia the
Supreme Court before Judge Barrett, WHO nj ouce al >
solved the injunction, and stated THAT he would not III
T. rere with the machinery provided by the Legislature
10 settle these contracts ana that his decision should
20 De regarded in any manner "a rullns upon inc
3ct of the certificate OF the Commissioners attached
10 the contracts Whcl they a:c passed upon. , .
This was the last or the Calendar disposed OF by
the Commission and their time OF service under tue act
of Legislature which convened them on tue TN OF last
MAY, having expired they adjourned sine de.
over 800 contracts OF very great Importance 10
the CITY, been passed upon by the Commissioners,
aud the result Of their abOrs, with the decisions rem
dered in the eases VIII be lied In few days IN the once
of ne