The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19
MORE SUITS AGAINST THE CITY

Bringing . Case to Trial tor the Fourth
Time-Onc OF Tweed's Street Jobs
Potency of Proper Certiffcatcs-Next OF
KIN and Gas Fixtures.
And the cry is still they come. Another batch
Of suits against the city was disposed Of yester-
day. In the hurry OF the prosecutors to get their
money before the summer vacation In the courts,
and thus prevent their lingering on year or two
longer the suits were brought in the various State
courts and no less than four judges were occupied
Ill day trying this class OF causes
FOURTH TRIAL.
A rather singular case was that brought before
Judge Mcneil, OF the Superior Court the singular
feature being that yesterday was the fourth time
n was brought to trial James Degee rented to
the city certain premises at the corner OF Houston
and Mulberry streets, occupied BY the
Coroners and Excise Commissioners He sued
for 5000 arrearages OF rent. Although at
the three former trials the city interposed de.
fence, none vas made n this occasion. The result
readily granted. Judge Mcneil, Moreover, gave
500 extra allowance TO the plaintiffs counsel
which another sum added to the bill OF expenses
the city has TO pay on account OF the Comptrollers
migratory spirit
STREET REGULATING JOB
Christopher Reyes sued for s2,soo balance
claimed to be due for regulating and paving 10Th
street between Second avenue and Harlem
Rivera piece Of work given to him during the
came to trial before Judge Robinson, Of the Court
OF Common Peas and the city was defended by
ex-Recorder Smith and j. H. Forker, Assistant
Counsel to the Corporation. After the pIaintln-s
counsel had proven his case and rested motion
was made TO dismiss on the ground that by an
ordinance OF the city thirty per cent could not be
claimed until the assessment had been confirmed
The Court sustained the objection and dismissed
the complaint.
COULD NOT GET OVER THE CERTIFIED BILLS.
In 1872 Paul O. Cohn and Others furnished cast
inRs Tor the Croton Aqueduct Department. Their
bills, amounting TO l7,s00 were duly certified by
the Cr0ton Aqueduct Department, but the Comp
tr0ller refused to pay them, claiming that the
tuted against the city for the money the only
answer put In by the Comptroller was that he had
not sufficient knowledge and information upon
which TO form belief as to any OF the allegations
contained in the complaint. The case came TO
TRIAL before Judge Van Brunt, holding Supreme
Court, Clrc9it, Part 2 Mr.. u. c. Colvin appeared
ex-Recorder Smith and Mr.. Forker A strenuous
effort was made to have the complaint dismissed
nut Mr.. GOWN met eacn point raised with such
force OF law logic and facts as 70 finally obtain
verdict for the full amount claimed.
QUESTION OF NEXT OF KIN.
Mrs. Mary Driscoll, in passing the corner OF Morris
and Green wch streets, in october, 1872. stumbled
and fell and injured herself so severely that she
died. Her husband, James Drisco, Thought the
city responsible and brought suit for S. 900 dam ages
The case came TO trial yesterday before Judge
Van Worst. holding supreme Court Circuit Part 3,
Messrs. Smith and ForKer also defended the city in
this suit. IL turning out that the deceased LETT
Two children, and there being allegations In the
complaint OF any next OF kin, motion was made 10
dismiss the complaint on this ground. This Judge
Van Worst refused TO do and allowed the plaintllr
70 amend his complaint.
LITTLE GAS BILL
James N. Heatherton sued the city for S208 for
gas fixtures furnished to the Fulton and Catharine
markets This case was tried before Judge Van
worst The defence was that the fixtures were
worto only fs2, and the result was a sort OF CON-
plaintiff.