The New York herald., 1873-09-23
TwEEDISM IN NEWARK.
Another Batch of Hard, Stubborn
Facts.
Desperate Attempts to Defeat the Citizens Inves-
tigation-suspected Traitors Given the Quiet
Go By-A Case That Puts Caleb H. Earrs
Case in the shade-Flinty Fact Nuts
.or the Officials to Crack.

there Is, beyond DOUBT, In their midst mean UNI
tation OF the Tammany, Buinsted and Brooklyn
"rings," that If the bottom itself to drop out
OF Wall street. the financial hub OF America, they
would still go on asking the question :-"How many
more Broadwes have we ?" and continue urging
the Citizens Committee to investigate and find
out. Meanwhile the most desperate efforts were
made pending the meeting on Friday night to rem
der nugatOry this citizens movement looking to
complete overhauling OF the books In the several
departments. There are five daily papers pub
hshed In Newark-One democratic (outspoken),
one OF the say-nothing democratic stamp, one
independent, OF slight influence, and two weekly
sheets. One republican is the most powerful
OF its party In the State. For reasons obviously,
party and personal, 1t secretly opposes the czens
movement by silence or by arguing with the lamest
logic possible that the Finance Committee is
fully able to do the work OF investigation de-
manded by the citizens. The other republican
sheet is violently opposed to the movement, but
Its influence is not worth considering even with
the party 1t processes to speak for. Every paper
in the city processes perfect Willingness to print
any statement the ring or its members may MAKE
in response to the charges against them. But with
few exceptions, one and all preserve
THE GOLDEN RULE OF SILENCE.
One member Of the noble army Of city serving
patriots Mr.. "Joe" Young, Chairman Of one Of the
Street Assessment Commissions, tried his hand
at card writing, but, 1t would appear, made ter
, rDle muaae o. IT, ne excitea only ieariu reDun.
soners' lees alone, of all commissions upon which
he had been engaged, average only s2lo ~ "as the
looked at the records and at the first glance found
one job, Central avenue opening, which cost over
$500 'Ior commssioners' fees alone, of which
Mr.. Young himself appears to have pocketed nearly
1900" Among the other items Is one OF
$500 for legal expenses for making out alty
$500 would have been handsome pay Tor
the work. Hence, it is not surprising
oysters ever since. In justice to Mr.. Young 1t
should be stated that he has long worn the demo-
cratic livery. Two other gentlemen OF the City
missioner Charles Merchant, have tried their hands
at care. writing, but only to burn their fingers
badly. Mr.. Mills especially has been sorely tried,
and Is not likely to bother the paper with cards
again.
THE EFFORTS TO KILL THE COMMITTEE
have not been confined to the ring press by any
means Other ring influences have been brought
to bear on number Of noted persons, some ac-
licans, who moved heaven and earth trying to
pack the committee Of one hundred and the work
ing subcommittee with traitOrous elements-that
Is, traitorOus to the people; but, so far as the
HERALD representative Is reliably advised with no
more success than Nil. Young met with in the
THE AB UNO Disco OMNEs PRINCIPLE
the following facts are cited and printed now for the
first time "A certain prominent man was origin
ally appointed on the committee AS was believed
he could, to borrow ex-City Treasurer HartshOrnes
remark, play upon the piano IN the city Treas
urer's office, 1t was thought great things would
come from him in the way OF developments. He an
nounce q his determination to do all in his power
for the good work OF municipal publication. On
Tuesday morning, however, he met another active
member, and, alter good deal OF backing and
filling, said that perhaps 1t would be better Tor
him not to serve. He had been at the City Hall,
had seen the Finance Committee at work, and
thought the citizens ought to wait and see what
they did before moving iurther. You can," said
he sscOunt On.O SO he but in the evening
at the meeting OF the big committee he was there
AS LARGE AS LIFE.
He had, he said, thought better OF what he had
said In the morning. subsequently he tried hard
to be appointed on the committee to investigate
the movement could not be hoodwinked any longer,
and his name is significantly omitted rom the
rected also to the strife-breeding movements Of
several democratic members. Thus far the CON-
mittee. considering the significantly prudent hang
back conduct OF so-caed leading citizens in the
movement, have, according to general consent,
done remarkably well.
rnR EARL OUTRAGE oUTsTRIPPED BY ANoTHER
EARL CASE.
The HERALD last Monday published exclusively
the astounding details of the case OF Mr.. Caleb II.
ments' done his property. Improved (D and all
as his proaerty IS Mr. Earl Is willing to sell the
m e as aefs hs hn city om 90 S
ring on It's organs was the very conclusive argu-
ment that the HERALD representative took a lead
ing part in the cause OF the people. But
WORSE CASE STILL
is herewith published for the first time. In 1871
fhe city surveyor gave Mr.. William II. Earl,
cousin OF Caleb's the grade Of Frelinghuysen ave.
nue., as decided by the city authorities. His prop
erty extended five blocks-irOm Earl TO Bigelow.
solved to again grade it, In accordance with the
city map lie gave the contract to NJ. Shanley ~
SON, and paia them sS,ee7 s2 His st street
%eis1st ana Ipid paid hlHy hly ssa' s%,seiSr for xs,sa
he has the receipt He also has the receipts for
the Otncr billS. soon alter the work OF grading.
cur6lng, &c. had been completed. Mr.. Earl began
20 sell his lots. assuring purchasers that tney
MT. Earl Mr.. Hopper bought lot aud began to
build. his house was nearly completed, when he
received bill from the city Tor assessments for
grading, curbinp, &c. the street In front Of his
property. The city had picked up where Mr.. Earl
had stopped-irom the end OF his property. Its
officers demanded pay for work done and paid for
by hr. Earl Hopper was modestly asked to pay
ssSS on each lot purchased. Naturally, he iell
back on Mr.. Earl, but first went to
THR ALREADY DEPosED ''Boss'
OF the city Hail Ring-Alderman Stansby.
stainsDy told him contemporary he would have
10 pay an, how. He went to city Counsel Francis,
who admitted the thing all wrong, but that,
mad ne known OF 1t before, he would have fixed 1t.
Ear went 70 the "Boss'' and others, and they all
claimed, with Francis tnat it was wrong, but
could do nothing about 1t. Alderman Armstrong,
WAC mas always cen regarded as a model City
Father, advised Earl to keep the matter quiet, as
II might interfere with the SOC, 900 issue OF bonds
when the Clty Fathers wanted to get through the
last Legislature. The foregoing statement was OBJ
tanned rom Mr.. Eari's lips by the HERALD repre-
sentative, TO whom were shown the receipts. The
matter + now In the hands OF Judge Teese Tor legal
adjudication.
$3.50 on sl,7oo WHICH?
florian Levers, Resident OF No. 90 Springfield
avenue makes the following statement when
the sprlngneld avenue JOB one OF the most dis
graceful jobs oil work done by the CITY, was CON-
peted. be was awarded damages OF 5000 for prop
erty taken supposed tO be his. lie demurred, took
the matter into Court aud got a verdict Tor $3.50.
shortly Afterwards a legal representative took him
bal calling for ST. zoo lie said mis- bill was only
$50, bat he was petulently told 10 ''Never mind,
but sign that; you Will get your bill ali right" He
slgned the tl.so0 and got $3.50. or course the
question comes up Who got the overpus, the $3.50
Did ~ 20 ior illegal expenses ~
~ THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS.
Another little case In which Mr.. 'Joer Young
appears 10 be implicated Is the following;-
NJ iaenry q. Lane, Newark printer,
owned piece OF property on South Four
teenth street Afraid he would be ruined
by he assessment for opening up the
street h. visited Mr.. Joe" Young the chairman
oi TIE Commission. lie was conndentially advised
that ne bad better sell. Mr. Young, 1t IL declared
~ MT. Lane himself, told him In an offhand way,
IN response 20 The query. "Wher. can get any.
lody 10 buyf' that 10 was a little outside their
business lcOmmlssi0nersD 10 Nrinpx purchasers