The New York herald., 1873-12-05
TEE NEWARK FRAUDS.

Taxpayer Determined Resistance TO
Unjust Assessmcnts-The City Said To
BE in Debt 81 200, ,OO0-More Arrogance
of CRicials.
As has repeatedly been Illustrated by facts and
figures IN the HERALD during the past two years,
one OF the main sources through which the tax
payers OF Newark have been neeced OF thousands
upon thousands-aye hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars-ls the working OF street and sewer .'improve
ments.n One OF the best illustrations in point Is
the Springfield avenue pavement job, VIII ch is just
now the subject OF Indignation meetings and
proceedings in the courts. The contract
called for the laying OF Tilford pavement is
inches deep. Instead OF that, as alleged and sworn
TO by various parties, the average depth is only IL
inches and in some places it Is only eight inches
Instead oil sand, which costs 81 load, common
dirt,
NOT WORTH CENT,
was used TO great extent, as Is alleged. Alto
gether the work was done. by all accounts, most
imperfectly; and even then, thanks to the con-
sideration OF city officials Tor poor, hard working
contractors the money was all paid over to the
latter full months before 1t was completed or
rather alleged and assumed 10 nave been COM
pleted, III clear and positive
VIOLATION OF MUNICIPAL LAW.
The amount paid was Sl360)0. How much OF
THIS was really earned nobody can tel, but some
intelligent taxpayers say that the $50 900 would 20
the largest way towards paying expenses A iacg
which made taxpayers inquslive over this lob
was the tact that IL given out In opposltion 10
their wishes Ihey had but a short time before
paid bnl OF sl42,0O0 lor widening and sewerlng
the avenue, an Improvement they had asked or
To tne pavement Dill the taxpayers rom the
first demurred. They took the matter before the
Chancellor and applied ior an injunction To re-
strain the city from collecting the assessments
II was granted, but subsequently dissolved or the
made before the money was all paid by the city.
But, nothing daunted, the taxpayers are moving
again, and are determined 70 spend more money
with lawyers IN the courts rather tnan be
SUBJECTED TO OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT
by the very officials VINO are IN league with the
contractors At recent well attended meeting
they declared, among other things, that the am
daylts, in answer 10 our bill MED in Court, we're
not true, for we can snow that the par
ties making the strongest aud most I'M
portant oaths In answer to the biil have
SINCE stated under oath that they did not
know they we're swearing 10 what they did; also
taat wnen the Chairman OF the street committee
(Mr. Stainsby) was complained to as TO the charac-
ter OF the work being done we were told ~ was not
the proper time TO complain, but To wait until the
work was done, IL VIII be recolected that the
last Grand Jury indicted Bernard NJ. Shaney and
several others ior perjury In making oath TO lasc
statements to prop up the cityis suit IN this very
case before the Chancellor. On the trlal young
Shanley swore that he was not aware of what ne
had made affidavit 70, taxing II Tor granted that
wnat city Counsel Francis said was AL right was
so. When lie came to learn what was actually IN
the aAdayit his nair almost stood on end, he sad
Al TAO trial Francis was shown, on his own testl-
lnony, TO nave made all these indicted persons
PFflJIRE THEMSELVES,
and TO have conducted the business OF the city in
the matter ia most reprehensble manner. AZ
ihe meeting Of taxpayers Mr., PAU Buchanan, who
mad himself once been contractor saI1 that while
/ AT the CITY Han he was
l TAKEN SEVERELY TO TASK
] oy AUDITOR Dawes and Treasurer stout for daring
! w say certain Things IN public la behalf of the
people anu against the contractors lie made a
| s@nal @ point on the ring by saying that nowadays
one t Salhot say word about contractors but ne
Whi pc caed 10 account Tor il by cty officials VINO
| seenl ueebN Interested IN such matters. A Mr
| sion, - $50 WV"
| PLUNGED HIS ARM Up TO THE SHOULDER
| In the pavement which was paid for as ala
| Inches oi solid rock.o Another ciIlzpn ssid ,he
| contractors, through the manipuatons OF nntctsis
| mad well nigh ruined poor men, In The compsn =,
some remarks showing how the city charter had
Oeen amended uhtil there was scarcely o bit Of me
original left, Mr. Jabez w. Hayes, one OF the me-,
| influential and highly respected moncyed men ~
Newark, said these amendments had been piled an
by snrewd politicians, until, step by step, Inc CIV
debt mad been run up 10 s7000,ooo. commlttee
| was appointed 10 apply TO the Council once moro
lor the rights OF the taxpayers Failing ID these
! The courts wiz be agaIn applied to