New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-02

many warrants We talked II over, and he aud ageed
that should fictitious names IN some OF my hllis
After had for some time, with Woodwards and weeds
knowledge, used two OF these IN tins way
! added u Third fictitious name nj WoOdwaids sugS's.,
ton. We agreed that should thus the names OF
known persons slightly altered 50 that to common on,
servers the names would seem 10 he those OF sncn re
persons ana YET the me1 themselves wcuu a lyt
names J. A. Smith, G. d. Bolar d Co., and a. g. NIL
The said system OF practice Of Issuing such warrants
required measure 81 attention 10 particular hws IT'LL
time to time passed by the LEGISLATURE Among tncse
the County Tax Levy. which contained numerous seea
appropriations of limited sums for real or tnagiiay
kinds of expenditure by the government of the sau CITY
or of the said county. understood from ataon' anu
Lelieve that in working such system or prHclce WE
necessary 10 the bills rendered for work. materials
and supplies that each Of such bills could be rangou
under one OF these special appropriations M,no eA
Of these appropriations from The eultn. nn-
nual income pore dnte qulIe nsir w M a,p,e
sad in payment therefor were always as biiere ioi
Other warrants mentioned in sail schedules were
Issued under laws which allowed them TO be provided Yr
by the issue ana sale OF bonds OF sid city or Of said
county PAYABLE nj distant periods Warrants Of this
last-mcntioncd kind with which had any connection
Laws Of 1865 Section g. and Chapter s5l Of the same
laws Section 3 the said Controller had authority
70 adjust and allow CLAIMS nsamst ne eo, nau
City Corporation or against the sad county
and 70 pay the same from. from b mOss These csc
claims are herein designated as adjusted clanS , 10y
Chapter 3S2 of cine Laws Of 1870 section the a we
said Controller, and Tweed. then President Of INC sai
Eoad sujrrvisors, were appointed Board to audit
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audited the sad Controller was authorized TO lny from
the proceeds of like bonds These cerd liabilities r are
ored under system and practice Aforesaid wbch ne
came an adjusted claim rs well as every bill when 50
supplies claIgcd TO Lavo been furnished AT date
long prior the presentation Of the bin or claim Con
scquonlly there an allowance OF interest ON every
suoh bill and its amount as rendered differed from the
amount Of the warrant issued in payment thereof
When FIRST began 10 receive warrantsa aforesaid ana
until Sept TO- 1868, the facts which tranSred between
said Woodward ana myself IL reference TO The aforcnen
.lfxfa, cfs.V
him 10 cont. OF the amount named III each war
rant But after mat TIME many OF my Transactions %lih
be seen heninafei. II was on Sept l6 1s6s That the
issue of such Warrants on adjusted claims" was begun
Shortly prior that date Watson and Woodward both
explained 10 that obtaining these laws lad cost
great deal OF money and that must make MP bis under
this head of adjusted claims of dates amor ior 10 ut
time, reseryiny Tor myself 40 per cent ana must pal ur
cent was for Tweed 90 Der cent for Connolly and 10
per cont for Potter IL Sweeny | acquiesced, ana
made up the bills accordingly. When | received the
aforesaid directions about my bills for allowance as adj
juslcd claims" nothing was said about interest Oui
when the warrants made thereon and delivered
each covered tho amount Oi bill render al with interest
the makers OF the bills were cny receive their spec
fed percentage Of the principal This rule was acted on
IN the divisions Of tho proceeds OF all warrants men
tcrcst except that in the six instances specified III the
preceding Schedule No. T. received Nh equal percent
age, b0tn OF the principal and OF the interest 49,
Shortly prior 10 April 20, 1870 When Chapter 3s2 OF
the laws OF that year passed. Woodward and Watson
both told me that must arrange and present ns under
the fourth section of that act at 30 per cent o me
amount charged would snlico for myseli Ihey stated
that the rest was TO go o the public officers Tweed IS
usual 10 receive % per cent Of H. Connolly to receive 20
PEI cent OF IT, Peter b. Sweeny 10 receive 10 per cent o
1t, Watson to receive per cent OF II, ana
receive Ior cent of IT, arranged accordingly all IRE
bills which the warrants appear IN sad schedule
No. g. TO have been Issued to lngcrsoll d Coz
or c. d Boar Il Co., or A.. G. Miller. or
J. A. Smith In the course " the convc satlon
last referred TO, remarked 10 Watson that G5 per
cent pretty large sum to pay; be replied that u
GSI my lu 70 Sm tba t E hs 20 vSd oo rac c
ring in my mind 10 the possibility Of THEN being
made pn6c Watson replied That need not lear c a.
biy. The business Of making ont Bills for work ma
te iaS and supplies on county account to be certified ny
tine three auditors named IN said fourth section and OBJ
tainng the money for the same and dividing II, pro
that series on Aug. T. 1870 both days included The
issued are stated in said Schedule No s..
Many Of the difficulties encountered ut the outset by
Gov Iidcn In his attempts TO trace the movement from
hand 10 hand Of the public money procured through tne
operations Aforesaid Is tlDudbe 10 lie Aforesaid allow
ances OF interest and certain pecarties attendant upon
as know am informed, believe Tweed received
any share Of such interest and the clanants Work
and supply very rarely received any Of it, Besides,
the process OF dividing il not uniform among the OF
Gcias Az very constant witness of the divisions
of sc percentages as aforesaid among eal officers and
frequently took part III making them. will explain how
Dstratiou division ucr lie said ionrth section of
1870 which has ben commonly called the special
Audit act let u be supposed that bill of mine was for
800 and that the interest ii amounted ~ $40 This
would give $40 10 be divided IN sue. u case
agreed on would require division of this TllO as FOL
would retain s35 90
There woul allowed Tweed, being his % per cent
There woni 6c aIIo*ei to Peter b. swecny 10 per
cral'and interest '.. 22 o.
There %ouli be allowed 10 woodward per cent on
principal AID Interest 30
Making .... 500 %
This would still leave a fragment Of the interest when.
locomotives iii. was in each instance ast so per cent
OF the entire sum allowed for interest being the interest
Tweeds % cent and on the 30 per cent kept by
the mechanics and supply-mcn.
On or about June s. 1869 speaking in reference the
per cent, Woodward and Watson told Inc thai must in
futuro increase Il O sum put up" by additional per
class Woodward winch had before been 10 per
each warrant. Was increased to - per cont. | fire.
uucny Woodward and Watson divide This additional
per cent between Themselves; tie other 10 Ier
cent was, az before. set aside for Connolly The
method adopted ia respect to such divisions Of the said
special audiJs mentioned III said schedule No did
not In any substantial respect, differ fron any Of tine
other divisions above mentioned. Will describe II rs
specimen. II MAS 40 follows:
ready for OF said bills went for ard got
the warrant or warrants from him accordingly then
Immediately met Woodward in the chamber OF the said
Board of Supervisors wnoreupOn. then and there, aud
before MY taking SUCH warrant warrants 10 tha bank
Woodward figured up the intended division OF the amount
specified In the warrant or warrants beiore us We made
these computations together. helping Woodward A
memorandum Of sdch division then made by him.
and any clerical work required IN filing up aud signing
checks or otherwise to complete the days operations
TO DO these things the bank Theie present
but Woodward and myself at these operations. except
that Andrew j. Garyey sometimes present, and
think tho said George s. Miller also occasionally
present. Tie said chamber OF the supervisors was
chosen for the pun pose being pacp FREE from obsc
walton. Except WHOM the Board was III session, 1t was
neither duty practice OF to be there and. ~
sld meetings therein, we always bOed the door in
side aud thus protected ourselves from any sudden i'll
tuslon. ALWAYS brought my warrants from Watson to
our Aforesaid place OF meeting that 10. the Supervisors
Onainbcr.
For the balance over what to retain sometimes
gave Woodward my check on the said Broadway Bank
other tics gave that balance 10 him In bills drawn
by myself from thIt bank on my check When said
meeting ut the Supervisory chamber euded always
went immediately 10 the bank. deposited warrant
warranS and drew the % per cent Tor Tweed IN bank
notes. tanned my cheek for IT, aud invariably either
the day soon after, generally AZ urbcst the
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