The New York herald., 1873-09-15

blage, DR.. jeremiah 9. Cross, O well known repub-
lican and for many years and now police surgeon OF
the CITY, said in explaining the reason why he was
present, that for some time past the atmosphere
had been rife with rumors discreditable to city
officers and by implication to the city. Had the
distinguished gentleman taken slight pains to In.
form himself Of the actual facts had he read care
fully the HERALD, he would surely have been con.
vnced that the great gathering OF his fellow cltl-
zens whom he was addressing mad been moved
to assemble en- nsdsse from causes much more
serious, much more positive and much more un.
realistic than an atmosphere merely rife with ugly
rumors. As has been before proven In these
columns the Broadwel robbery is
NOT THE ONLY "IRREGULARrTY"
which has been unearthed and shown up In the
conduct aud management Of city affairs during the
past few years. The series Of startling sewer
swindles and the ,n0dus operGndf BY which the
people were barefacedly robbed with the con-
nivance Of some Of the CITY officials and through
the scandalous negligence OF the higher
city authorties, exposed In the HERALD In
1871 and 1872, were 30 conclusive that Judge
David A. Depue, presiding Judge OF the
Essex County Court, deemed 1t his bounden duty to
devote to the subject the greater part Of his
charge to the Grand Jury OF the last September
term. At the opening Of the subject he used the
following pointed language, which comes with
greater force now than ever:-
JUDICIAL EXPOSITION.
Complaint will be made before you OF frauds In
connection with the execution ofcontracts for street.
improvements under the charter of this city. The
protection Of the public treasury and the owners
expenses Of such improvements from fraudulent
practices In the performance OF such work is Q
e 3ur %.S
bot not until the eve OF the final adjournmene
OF the Grand Jury and then It was given out as On
hurriedly at the tail end Of the session. The mat
ter was let go over, and, IN some way not known
these sewer aud street Improvement" swindles
are not the only evidences in addition to the
groadwell affair which 60 70 prove that there Is
'"'''' Ats TsE PRESENT PEOPLES UPRISING
than an "atmosphere rife with ugly rumors:" Tnere
inexhaustible mine of evidence has &c ircely more
than been opened yet in the matter OF these street
excited the investigating faculties Of the
HERALD Representative which Is now p1SnsasSr pSnetsS
is only one Of hundreds ike it. In April, is4s,
twenty-five years and halt ago, Caleb u: Earl
e aa aGq House, and ns on
east side OF Bound Creek or Meadow Dock: He
paid for it to Nathaniel Johnson the =, SUI sum OF sos
Council, ever on the alert to make lat jobs for con-
tractors, no matter how notoriously unnecessary,
| ordered Frelinghuysen avenue opened up. The
map was prepared, but MI Ear's name was not on
it. as he satisfied himself. 1t cut through property
Mr. Mr. To Tolap's ' land @ Not seeing Ills name on
the map Mr.; Earl bothered himself no
shroas% his propefy and
ingly. Last January the city owner and Mr.. Earl
ss y s Is sSs Mr. Tsy ys@ ns %ous ns
| have to pay his assessment ior the Improvement
The city Officers didn't know him when the map
| was prepared, but they knew him when the job
was finished. He told the surveyor fatty
HE WOULD NOT PAY,
have to pay, and he might as well pay anybody.
Mr.. Earl urged that he bad never been consulted
would not pay. His assessment for both sides Of
the Improvement" was $500 ~. The original
eaay ne nos
think 1t Is worth that scarcely, 80 that
sw Sen ana yet not
$4,000 Mr.. Earl de1es the city to collect his as
is that Of Q Mrs. Van Syckle, resident OF Halsey
street. This street was opened through from
ciared, Se,ooO The end Of her house-nearly three
stroyed. The hardships endured BY the family
caused, the lady alleges over her own signature,
asf 6n sss
| Not acent has she received for the damage sus.
tanned. Twice she offered her house for sale.
| man called, but said he would not pay the assess
wrongs, gives vent to her feelings and says :--T
Seenceless " and unprotected would not
cause q ripple on the stream; but to rob the city,
rcund in ms groups, with horror depicted in every
countenance. One would suppose Q nstional ca
newer newer, heard @ Of before or as man borrowing few
hundred dollars from the public treasury Without
prayer meetings and hold up their hands with
exciaim, Whose turn nexts Even quiet New York is
occurrence. There Is no one In this city without
guiie-to whom can 90 for rcdress-they ALL with
Wit With your PERMISSION, would nkc to inform the
autocrat who makes the laws and deals out JUS
ss sns xo my hSSe nssSef W
These hes two cases. as already intimated, are not
words OF Judge Depue, above quoted, regarding
the owners OF lands, are peculiarly suggestive and
sDoss" srArNsBY ATTACKS HERALD REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
~ on aS Gbo WEEK as aH
"Boss'' of the City Hal Ring lost his temper made
Don Qutxote attack on the press for daring to
Rng' and the personal liberty OF its members and,
among other iool,sn things, declared himself poor
10 y
he made use OF the remark that he was not respon-
% ws % oa o S as
published statements purportine to be copied
nom the records going TO prove the very dam, y,
real estate transactions to the extent OF over
425O,000. He had declared that he had not been
interested In any real estate transactions aver.
| aging more than $500 or $500, but the statemenc
| published proved the average TO be $4,000 u was
also stated that Mr. statnsby had been paid " the
city for damages to his property In one pars OF tne
city some $4,000 odd In violation OF law. 10 tess
the truth OF these latter assertions and do
| to Mr.. Stainsby, HERALD represeutatve,
accompanied by the author Of the publication,
visited the City Hall on SATURDAY. Tney were re-
| ceived with marked courtesy by C1y IicasuIsI
Stout and Com ptroler Baker, and convncea snas an
Injustice 80 far as regards the ssOoo, nnE ~ @ UeUn
| nanion LEFT the building and stopped momenL 20
Converse on the sidewalk ~ iron ysr !as , saee saes
| az" ,nSignation ana, after the interchange OF
few warm words thrust mis- INST IN 1ng 1s me- tS 81 Inc
Mcw , nad MIN eutside the city he would "llck" hinl
Tor publishing damned lies about tna n far he hed ns
cnnned his mouth and made the same silly remark
about licking. Tne honorable" gentleman