New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
rbor mounted up from $4,000 to $4,000;
CANAL SCANDALS.

quits GROWING OUT or THE sTANWiN HALL MELT
ING-JAavIs LORD AND TIE CAEAL RING GIN
ERAILY pEFENDiNTs-THE WAY IN WHICH A
CONTACT WAS AWARDED 10 HE LOWEST
BiDDIR.
The following is the complaint of Attorney-ien-
eral Francis e. Barlow, III the snt OF the People
against John Leahy and Jarvis Lord, IN relation 10
the celebrated StanwiX Han meeting IN 1856, when
bv ALLEGED collision with the Canal Commissioners,
the privilege Of bidding on certain large contract
was sold at auction TO tho highest bidder. John
Icahy purchased the privilege, received the con-
tract assigned il to Lord. and both are now Joined
as defendants in n suit for damages. This Is the
text Of the complaint:
That NJ or ~ the 23th day % December 1866 the Con
trac Iug Bparl had duly gwen pu't no. r" 81 et'ng
b, contract o. tire lowest bidder or bidders WAC would
give adequate sec5rl fJr the performance OF rald
work repairs for the Chcmnne Canal and iegder
Tor hvc years IRON J1r l7o' unarr me sauT E
prescribe said board and Ia pursuance OF ace 'nap
o. O5 OF the Laws Of 1851 and tn ia"' "inehdat"ry
Ina by sail notice tn time Of holding such letting
was appor ,ed the 2sh dav OF Decemher 1906 ana
missioner, t4e c.. ii'aoy. at vhcI place sealed
tscd t. be- received urli - O'Clock noon OF sara last
Tbnt or sai pc &c 1896 large number Of persons
attended 81 SAD pace 10 Did for the dboNcnehontd
piece q. wotf. WIo were c3mpatent and prepared 10
That several pmpI-a, were prepared Tor presentation
said board ~ tr idtes, ana containing tefns ao
vau:ageous the State which rates were the fdr value
~ said work ami materials ana which bids were much
lower m amount than the proposal OF the deiendant
Leshy, ~ hereinafter alleged
TlIE PRIVILEGE OF BIDDING SOLD Al AUCTION.
That certain persons whose names are unknown 10
the plaintiff bat known to Ihc defendants had pre-
pared bid, Ice pnt Aforesaid and were ready
and intended 10 put them IN ("hch BIDS were lower ana
more on, TO the state tina, the bid Of the de-
fcndaut L,ahy below mentonedl, and were ready and
competent 10 give adequate security Tor the perform
ance OF said Work. . -..,.,. ,
letting, ready and competent to give adequate
security as afOresad intending to prepare ad sub
said notice. FAR rates, and contonng terms adVan
tagcOus to tae STATE when yates were much rover III
amOdnt than the proposal OF the def ni1nt Le!hy here
matter mentioned, aud that the fact oil the attendance
and intentions OF such last Uaned pcrrons was then ana
there known to the defendants.
That with The intent to deceive and dcfraud the
uIinIfft inc dciendants and divers other persons.
whose are 10 inc plaintiffs unknown. dt as-em-
saio b,d were IA bc mi I'm before the said Contracting
Board, and did organize meeting; that al SAID meet
the defendants and said divers other persons dd
bidding for the WORK hcr,inoeforc mentioned and
the night to control all the bids which were
y wos agreed by the ocfcniauis and said
other persons themselves. tnat the person who
woai1 pay tue most for tue sole privilege OF bidding or
said work aud for said bs should receive said bids ana
control the same TO the end ana with the intent, hat
and omit put IN before SAID Contracting Board sucn
said bids offered TO do said and reason
able prices, as hereinafter set forn mat ne defend
ants were present al said meeting and made bids hercd
ia the manner aud Tor the purposes hcfeubefOre set
FORTH and paid money In the purchase OF said Dds and
with intent TO deceive aud dcfrIud the plaintiffs,
and hereinafter forth did and paT
cpate IN said meeting and the fraudulent PURPOSES
BIDDERS PAID MONEY TO WITHDRAW.
That the defendants did, with intent deceive and
.ef,s,d the planud- hereinDefore aud hereinafter
,,ted ly all said bids at sand meeting and did pay TO
the aforesaid persons whose naes are unknown 10 the
plaintiffs az above stated divers large sums OF money 20
induce them TO withdraw from SAID bidding and eompe
"A nrttiff la Z.
,.S, 10 nTeu.re any bids and Ia surrender 10 them, the
Ia afndsnts aid bids proposals, and 10 give the III
Thai with jnIent 20 deceive ard deraud the paintn'
AZ slo the said persoBs whose names are 10 me
nIaiuflfT nv known, VINO had prepares Such Dns ana
sucl Ipkuo y n pers sons who had INTENDED 10 prepare
and puL IN such bids did receive sald money anu, III
ton thereof did withdra" lrOm salu coupe
rop and bidding. aud those who bad prepared oIus AZ
Aforesaid did omit and TAM 10 put IN tbeF shd Du ann
the SAID t1rsOns whose names are 10 tc paIhtl
known did surrender their SAID bids 10 toe deiouuas
th tho intent that the said vi which we're lower III