The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02

and 10 pay the same rom moneys obtained by so
issuing and selling bonds. These claims are
herein designated as "adJusted calms.n BY chap
ter $50 Of Ihe Laws OF $780, section A. the Mayor,
the said Comptr oler, AID Tweed, then President
OF the said Board OF supervisors were appointed
u board TO audit and certify liabilities OF the said
county, when, when so audited, the said Comp
rroer authorized 10 pay from tue
proceeds OF like bouds These certified La
bties are herein designated as especial Audts.p
Every Dill rendered under the system and prac-
tlce Aforesaid which became an '.adJusted claim"
as well every bill which so became especial
audtn was Tor work, materials or supplies
charged to nave been furnished At some date long
prioT 10 the presentation OF the bill or claim. Con-
sequently there was an allowance OF interest on
every such bill, ana its amount as rendered ar
Tered IRON ne amount OF the warrant issued in
payment thereof.
was very simple. Ingersoll merely gave Wood
ward ten per cent OF the amount named. But al
ter the date given the adjusted claims wa rapts
were commenced. Then Watson aud Woodward
explained To lngersoll that obtaining these laws
had cost 4 great deal Of money and LnaJ ne must
make up bills unoer this head OF adjusted clalms'
as OF dates anterior 70 that time, reservlug Tor
himself forty-fye per cent and must put up nlty
OF TINS twenty-five per cent was Tor Tweed
twenty per cent was Tor Connolly ana
zen per cent was Tor Peter Is.
Sweeny. Iacquiesced ana mace up the Dils ac-
cordingy. Nothing was said ABOUT interest, but
bill and accrued interest from the date OIL sucn
BILL The makers or Dllls only received their
per centage OF the principal, six exceptions ac-
cruing 10 lngerso, who received mis- snare OF Doth
principal and interest
Shortly DrlOr 10 AprlI 26 1870, Wnen cnapter o6Z
OF the laws OF that year was passed Wood
ward anu watson both told me that must
arrange and present bills under The fourth
section of that act so that thirty-hve per cent
on the amount cnaiged would sunice Tor myself.
They stated That Tue rest was 10 90 TO the public
officers, Tweed, as usual to receive twenty-five
per cent or 1t, Connolly to twenty per cent
or IL, Peter y. Sweeny TO receive ten per cent or
It, watson to receive i've per cent OF nc and Wood
ward to receive i've per cent OF 10. l arranged
accordingly all the bills on which the warrants
appear III said schedule No. 3 10 have been issued
.ttlfrn y 4 ID nT A
Miller, OF j. A. Smith.
In the course or the conversation last referred
10 remarked TO watson that stxty-hve per cent
was a pretty large sum TO pay; he replied that II
/ got my full sum That ought 10 satlsfy me. 1
further remarked 10 him mat the oils would look
large referring IN my own mind TO the possibility
OF their being made pubhc); watson replied tlat
need not care, as the department. passed the
bills anu took the responsibility. Tbe busi-
materials ana supplies On county &c. &C,
auditors named in SAID fourth Section, and Oh
tanning the money Tor the same and dividing IL,
proceeded THIS footing rom May 8, 1870, TO the
end OF that series August II, 1870, both days
included. The warrants 80 issued are stated In
salu schedule No 3.
Many OF the difficulties encountered at the out
by Governor Iden IN MS attempts 10 trace
the movement from nand 10 hand OF the pubic
money procured through the operations aforesaid
Is attributable 10 the Aforesaid allowances OF IN
terest ana certain peculiarities attendant upon
tue division OF the sums 80 allowed for interest.
SO far as | know, am informed or believe, tweed
never received any share OF such interest, ano the
claimants or Work ana supply uleu very rarely re-
ceIved any of IT, Besides, the process OF dividing
was not UNIFORM among tue onicia.s. As was
very constant witness " the divisions OF sucn per-
centages as Aforesaid among SAID offices, and ire
quently took part IN making them, VIII explain
how the, were mace. Taxing. for an instance, by
way oI1llustlaton, DIVISION under tie fourth Sec
ton oil 1870, when mas peen commonly caled the
especial Audit" act; let IL be supposed that bill
CT mine was Tor 500, aud that the interest on IL
amounted 10 $40. This would give Sll0 TO be di-
vIded. In suen a case the rule SO agreed on would
require dlyision OF this $40 as follows:-
T6eTs weua be allowed 70 tweed being h,s
twentyy,e per cent eIa on the principal S1y ~ % 90
per cent on PRINCIPAL and interest .......... ii %
cent on principal and interest. -. ~ 10
There wolld bs allowed % Watson dve per cent on
Taere woutI be allowed TO Woodward nve per cent
principal and 90
Making .sCi %
his would still leave a fragment OF ne inter-
est waict, as suppose. Natsoa aud Woodward
divided themselves. lnls vas 10 each instance
Just Sky per cent o. the ehtlle SUN allowed ior
interest, being tue interest on lweea's twenty
i've per cent and on tue thirty.nye per cent Kept
by the mechanics aud supply men.
In June, 1859, lngersoll was ordered 10 increase
the sum ''put upn by an additional nve per cent,
and then the payments to Woodward was fifteen
per cent instead OF ten, the additional nye per
cent being dlyloed between Woodward and Wat
son, me ten per cent being ConnollJ's share. In
gersoi had then account at the broadway
and a private account ut the ienth National Bank
IN ms iathers firm name. The method adopted
ION learning that Watson had warrant or war
rants ready lor one or more OF my SAID bills,
went for and got the warrant or warrants from
him accordingly. | then Immediately met Wood
waru IN the chamber OF the said Board OF Super
vsers whereupon. then and there, and before my
taxing sucn warrant or warrants 10 tire oank,
woodward figured up the intended division OF the
amount specified Ia the warrant or warrants be-
lore US. We made these computations together,
! aelplng Woodward; A memorandum Of such
division was then mace by nlm, aud any clerical
work required IN nIng up and signing cheeks or
otherwise 10 complete the DAYS operations was
then aud there also perfoi med BY Us. We did not
Wish TO DO these tnlngs ut the bank. There was
no one present but Woodward and myself ut these
operations except that Andrew J.. Garyey was
George ). Miller Was also occasionally
present. The said chamber OF tue super
being a place free from observati IA. Except
when the Board was in session, II was neither q
our SAID meetings therein. we always bolted the
door inside, and tnus protected ourselves from
any sudden Intrusion. always brought my war;
rants from watson 10 our Aforesaid place OF meet
ing-that Is, the supervisors Chamber.
For the balance over wnat was TO retain l
Broadway Bank; at other times gave that bal
ance 70 him Ia oils drawn by myself from that
bank on my cnecK.
Wien our said meeting at the Supervisors
Chamoer ended always went Immediately to the
bank. deposited my warrant ur wsrranis, and
drew the twenty-five per cent for Tweed In bank
notes or retained my cnecS for &C. and Invariably,
either on the same day or son after. generally at
u
cReck or bank notes 20 fweed.
Woodward, OeIng la a hurry 10 catch a train,
would often leave luRerso 70 divide tue money,
ana used 10 nand 10 over 10 watson. VINO used 10
make out the parcels Tor Woodward. SWeeny
and connolly. sometimes Ingersoll was sent
10 Sgeeay with his share. The andaylr then
goes on 10 describe the actions or Sweeney ana
his brother, and IL IL explicitly stated that the
INV SONS OF money were we'll understood by all
the parties. Whenever lngerson retained sixty
per cent u the principal he paid to Tweed hve-
twsIftns'o Of The sum 50 kept
- aar M he's
lions with the respective aarrants mentioned IN
said schedule No. :, the warrant either pinned
70 the olli or claim on which ~ was issued, or
folded with t, and the oil aud warrant We Q not
separated until, at said meeting " woodward and
my seli IN tue supervisors Chamber, the memo
randum OF division had Ueen made as Aforesaid.
The bills were always returned to watson to lie
deposited Ia The SAID Finance Department
IN each OF the divisions figured up by Wood
waru aud watson there was Ia the AFORESAID men,
orandum thereof an allotment to Peter q. Sweeny
OF precisely ten per cent on the wnole amount OF
the warrants mentioned Ia SAID schedule No. 3.
which ere Issued and deposited on the same
day. Whenever the money put in any or said
parcels so made up by said Watson Tor said Pefer