New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-10
por cent retained - and that, although NO
Iaoh materials or labor were called ior:

per, cent retained :" and that. although n, no
S1 n. desndant. prstended to have furnished under
said contract wrWght and east iron loose stono pine
carpenter and mason work for which materials and
work, under sad preiense: they had received ana 90
1t is further charged that the vertical wan called for
iora to- 70 9 the ssS * the contract either
santialy or at but was wholly defective and insmm
Gent nd detective Tor the puTpos. Of building vertical
wall and the will SO built wholly wSf MoS a mot
stand X the The or rs hs S, .ay the
failure Of the dciendans to comply with the contract IN
the building of the same in any material never
had been built in accordance with the contract and by
corrupt influence procured the Resident ana Asssh d
wall was built under and in accordance with the
tract and by Of these false preenses aud fTaud
aeendaats received and Obtained, fr1uduIeSy
the Of ce the ns Of rss sa
Of s3es2o ~ hess IS per cent II Is charged Was also
paid the defendants under the pretense that they nsa
although they had used loamy and muddy sand mixed
with the cement
TIE AMOUNT CLAIMED BY THE STATE.
The complaint, which sworn to by John Bigeow on
the eth inst and is signed by Attorney General Pratt
closes as follOws:
Aud plaintiffs say. that the moneys received and oh
tanned by defendants from The treasury OF the saLe as
heyeubafOre alleged and set FORTH were paid out by tc
State Treasurer and drafts drawn therefor by me
Canal Commissioners upon the Auditor OF tnc
Canal Department, and warrants by the Audi
tor Of the Canal Department on the State Ireasnrer
in Ignorance Of the fact and under tho Do''ti
and mistake on his part that the defendants were en-
titled ereo and that they for work and ina~pats
performed ana furnished legally, under contract WIFE
The State: that the false certificates and vouchers pre-
scented by the defendants. which were prepared by then
from the Assistant En- snccrs aud Resident Engineers
officers of tae STATE, plaintiffs say, n.ol IN
formation and belief were procured and OBJ
tanned by the exercise Of corrupt Influences
upon the said officers, AMI, among other fnnnenees py
inducing the said officers 30 believe that. tirOlg tns
great political power and influence OF the deiendine
and their friends the said engineers would he Dismissed
II they refused to Sign such certificates and vouchers
and would be- rewarded II they assenrd so IA 90 AND
plaintiffs say that previous to she conencosnt OF tnk
action they have demanded OF the defendants
the moneys hcrenbefore set forth nnu AZ
le.cd t. have been received and obtained BY mem
fraudulenty Illegally, and without right, but ,he de
PENDANTS have wholly neglected and refused TO pay over
the saine AMI retain the WhereoIe iaintins dc
mand Judgment against the defendants for the sum oi
S4l7J7l with interest thereon from the LIST DAY VI JAN
uary 1870 besides costs OF this action.
The contract entered into by Henry ID. Dcn'scn on
Sept o, 1869 the notice Issued in July, 1869.
by the Canal Commissioners inviting sealed pro
posals for work ON The canals, and the bonds
entered into by Henry d. DensOD, James j. elden, ad
A. Caldwell Beldo The acceptance OF MI Driis'hs
bid accompany the complaint are made rart =" H.
TEor Caasn on n r. Do Of The TRussigd,'ng tVmpes -
ThtTI I,sge.l