New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-03
STREET-IAVING JOBS.

CONTRACTS WHICH WIN. NJ. TWEED MADE.
Commissioners Sutherland, Van Worst, and
Jadues met yesterday afternoon in the chamber OF the
Board Of Aldermen and 'esumed the examination OF
street-paving contracts COUNSEL for john l.. BroWh'
contractor for regulating Tenth-aye from Manhattan
to one-hundredand1fty iIthst, stated to the Commits
sioners that Judge Pratt had made absolute mod
iAcaon OF the order Of Injunction served on the Com
missioners Thursday Il stay proceedings In this
case and that he roaV to proceed with the testl
mony. Edward H. Tracy thief Engineer OF the Croton
Vladuct testified TO the manner and extent or the
work. He said that at hisreques special clause was
added to the specifications Of tho contract, requiring
competent inspector TO superntend the tunneling
from -hundred-and.thrtyf fourth to one-hund-
Observation-Disclosures. The proximity of the
Croton Vaduct rendered necessary great skill and care
I'm blasting This increased the expense, and while the
regular price OF rock excavation was " 90 per square
ward he did not think than this the charge OF 50 30
was excessive. Upon discrimination by Mr. west
the witness stated that appointed to his present
position by VIM NJ Twee,, from whom he first heard Of
the contract and that Mr. Tweed spoke to the witness
several times tho SUBJECT substantially to the effect
that he did feel aubTzed TO have the job done by
days work. but preferred he contract SYSTEM provided
he could find suitable peson to execute the contract
The contractor has already received 100000 for the
work. and he claims that $25 600 still due The con-
trart is dated Sept o. 1870 and opposing counsel clam
that the regulating of the urbiug and tagging Is ex-
pressy unauthorized. The Engineer, i. A. Fuertas ap
pointed by the Commissioners to examine the work,
saws in his report that the section OF the city where
this contract was fulfilled is mainly uninhaDlted, ana
| has few side streets, AMI Is without gas water OF
sewers The high prices the contract for rock exca-
walton he says would be warranted were they confined
to the 15 part of the whoe length OF the work but ne
! believes them TO be "wtked aud fraudulent" at all
other points. The case was postponed until Monday
The assignee c. W. Randall in the of the contract
for regulating seyenty-eyenth-st, between Flrstaye.
aDd East River having testified that the work was
performed faithfully and that be received favorable
| engineer, the Commissioners nmeul-
atey granted certificate. Another contract or John b.
! Rrown In which VIM NJ tweed plays prominent part,
was then taken up IL was special contract for reg-
atng Frst-Ye., between Ninety ana One-hund-
fad-and-ninth-sts Mr.. Isown, the contractor testified
that he made contract with Mr. Tweed, and had per-
formed about quarter OF the work. Mr. Tweed sent
for him and gave him the contract; he did not know
whether anyone else hid for the contract or not; he
stated that theexpeuse OF compile ting le WORK wod D
very heavy Mr. strahin asked the witness he did not
know that the Corporation Counsel had told Mr. Tweed
that the contract would amount TO virtual confscaton
all the property along the line OF the proposed work
The witness replied that he did not, and appeared TO
very little about the value Of real estate IN that
neighborhood. The witness testified in ESIy ehphauc
manner nc had never promised Mr. Tweed, or any
other city Official any pecuniary compensation for Sc
curing the contract Inc amount involved III thls con
tract is about 10000 The Commissioners postponed
The contracts OF Matthew Barrett for paving Ninth
ave. from Fifty-third Fifty-fOurthst sixtysec0nd-
ST. from Fifth-ave. 10 Rrstaye. sxteth-st from Lex
ngton to Flfthaye and FOurty fonrthst from Fourth
ave- siXth-aye approved by the COMMISSIONERS
The contractor testified that the contracts had been
faithfully performed, ahd tle engineer VINO eAamlueu
the work reported faYGaby In the case OF the CON
tract for regulating One-lunultdh lOuftA-st, TOu
Fhaye. the Harlem River, the engineer having re-
ported unfvoraby, the Commissioners decided To pass
II for consideration.
The next case taken mp was that OF r. W. Trundy, the
inventor OF the Robbins preserved pavement lie
testified that a resolution adopting his patent ap-
proved by the Common Council, owing 10 the Influence
of Aldermen COnDOr aud Moore Justice sorrs, clerk In
the Controllers Office. testified that Mr. Irundy was the
lowest bidder for the Contract for paving Fourth and
Fif-sts from the BOgery 70 Lewis-st but that the
contract not awarded to him In consequence OF an
ordinance relating to Advertisements After considerable
discussion Ia regard to the effect OF this ordnance the
toner's reseryedthe for cOnsiderat on Ad
iOuTned until Monday, ID L30 =. Ia.