The New York herald., 1873-09-30
MANDAMUS AGAINST THE COMP.
TROLLER.

Applications for Manda m us-Claims that
Have Been Filcd-Orders to Show Cause
Why Mandamuses Should Not Issue.
The Comptroller has enough mandamus cases on
hand to occupy his time and that of the Corpora
tion Counsel to say nothing of special counsel for
some time to come.
APPLICATIONS FOR MANDAMUS
The following applications for mandamus have
been made i'll the Courts to compel the Comptroller
10 pay the claims enumerated beiow:-Stepnen
Smith, for balance OF salary as Health Com
missioner, from September / to December
81, 1871, $1,000 6e; william Jarvis, for sal
ary as Clerk in the County Bureau for
September and October. 1871, $3.50: Archibald
j. Fullerton, allowance of $4,000 for salary Sec
ond Deputy Clerk OF Board Of Supervisors IRON
January l, 1872 to December 81, 1872. and from
January 1, 1879, to May l, 1873; James Dunphy,
$4,000 Tor salary First Deputy Clerk of the Board
81. 1872 and from January / to May l, 1873; John
McClave ana William Q. Traphagen, $4,000 each for
fees as commissioners OF opening public road north
OF l55th street. notice OF judgment for 406s 3S
also issued in favor OF Edward Brown Tor labor
and materials lurnisned tne FIRE department. from
cause issued at the instance OF John b. Dolan Tor
$4,000 for salary as Grand Jury clerk, Court of Gen.
eral Sessions, from July /, 1871, to March 1873.
CLAIMS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED.
The following claims have been iled:-George s.
Byrne, services In Finance Department., 1868 to
1866, $1,000; Isaac Wood assignee OF Thomas g.
Fields, for salary as Corporation Attorney rom
August, 1871 to December, 1872, $17 750 Gratz
Nathan, salary as first clerk In corporation Attor-
news ONCE from September l, 1871, to August 81,
1872, $4,000; Edward Boyle City surveyor, Tor SER
vices In surveying, opening or Madison avenue
IRON 124th street To Harlem River, $7,I97; same
1or came service, opening Tooth street, from Fourth
10 FilN avenue S7,9lS; same Tor same service
opening 1920 street, from Fifth avenue TO Harlem
River, S2456; Metropolitan Gas Lght Company,
for supply of gas from Tnirty-fourth to Seventy
ninth street. in July, 1878, $19,7l2 X. M Allen
and others, damages from inlrngement OF patent
by the purchase ana use Of 10, coo water meters
from Jose Navarro
ORDERS TO SHOW CAUSE.
Comptroller Green has orders to show cause why
mandamuses should not be Issued to compel pay
ment of 81, 600 to James S. Hennessy, tor services
Commissioner In the first Broadway widening;
charles G. Cornell for a like amount in the same
commission, and Tor $500 on the relation Of Will
liam Wood, Commissioner in the second Broad
way widening The Comptroller contends that the
costs are excessive Tor work performed and directly
In violation OF the rates prescribed by the act en-
Titled IAN act TO prevent fraud in the opening and
laying out OF streets and avenues in the city OF New
York." and that during the time these proceedings
were being carried on the parties we're holding po
Ritions under the city government each receiving
q salary from the city treasury. James :. Hen
messy was Fire commissioner; Charles g. cornell,
Water Register. and William Wood, Dock Commis-
sioner Their payment on these demands would
therefore, the Comptroller asserts, be contrary to
the provisions oil the Charter OF 1870.