The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-22
SUING THE BROOKLYN RING
THE COHPLIINT SERTED IN THE
FIRST or the dCTIONS.


1851 OF ~ ~ u Z ffO0os
Mersrs. KingsIcv. Kecurv, Fowler, Lowber.
ard Bliss Accused Of Collusiou 70 Drirnud
in the iIcmp~tcnd Reservoir Swindic.
The complaint in the first of tie suits
against the BROOKLYN King that relating to the
lltmrste I'd Reservoir swiude-f for the recovery
Of $45G, 10 was Yesterday served on tic def nd
ants Nossrs. William G. Kingsley, Anncr g.
krcney. hlam 4 Fowler. Edward J Lowher
and Ar.hit7ld VI. bliss. The basis OF the slit
IL the ALLEGED collision Of the former mcn-
tiers OF the " alter Board Messfs. Fowler, Biss,
sud Lowhcr. with Messrs. Kingsley a keenev,
the contractors for the Hampstead Storage Res
cr,oir, which resulted, as charged, in the ILLEGAL
payment Of money bv the city for that work.
q he action is brought In the New YORK supreme
Court, where the case ia to lie tried.
The complaint ex laius the act uf the Brook
Ign Common Council In providing for the build
ina Of the storage reservoir and the contract
with kingsley & Keency 10y which the latter
were ia finish the work. II also describes the
duties of the Brooklyn Water Board as to the
letting Of contracts, aud add,
Tic said contract Tor tho ,,ld Hampstead storage
ants Fowler. Low Der. and Bes. comprising such DO rd
DEFENDANTS william &. Kingsley and Abner C. Rccncy.
~ uurtuancc Of sc' me 10 which all the sam defend
that the said dcfcnian.s William {. Kingsley and 40.
A.
tan large suns O. money iroin ana OF tn moneys o.
That the siid scheme embraced the PASSAGE u the
sad act Of MAY .. 1870 the eaid action OF the Common
sid ac, Of tcp Us. III, some or oil Of them ana
siruction of the said Hcmp.tead forage rescr, or
should be- rNeh 20 the stii defendants WI lam &.
bNoul ne fair nnd reasonable va ne nj The work and
pngh higher ,9al =, at witch ne Scrs c.na have
tics ths in order to rive eject 70 the said scheme.
the dcendants Ars fraudulenuy combined ani ccnicd-
,r,tcg together Tor tic purpose creating, aud they
w io@yn aud smong the inh,blnis thereof that there
existed the Heccss. for the cOnstructon Of ofave
reported that their pr sent fof FURNISHING
there daf ger Of VAR doncenov, when N truth
ana IN fact such was not the cns That 10 order to
rcarsucc q foundnton 10 Ne truis hereof The dcfe
,anis combine auo coiluded TO use and did use
NM or v unen a, o uunN ol Sa eic,
| required purpose
he complaint further alleges that the de-
OF Nav D. $50, nd ieh. Is. ISL with the under
stnuuiur tciurch tnu that If the acts worc
| q szcd. KIM ~lcV kceu,Y were to he awarded
ihe contract Tor uuiding the fesetN IT., at prices
| $50 mach above ftir and reasonable coniueu- i-
| ton NJ to enable them wroucfulN. improperly.
| am II udulen.k 10 oi tHn rec sums 81 money
| tiom the city"f brooklyn without vdiue received
tncreior; that aitcr tie ssace e the acts.
Fowler, L"~ner and Bliss, he members Of the
| Water Board. ahsitined from publishing o.
pos.i. for the construction @, the work, to pre-
vent public COM etltilu with Kingsley a kecue'.
/ aud invited cid, from a Tow persons only. whose
Ui-s thev knew must be lora sum cons .'ierablt
10 ger tnan that If Kingsley * Kecuc,'s: that
whci ON nucf ne the bids 10 Wa- found tD.t enc
icr.un had ~ rcd q cumplet" the work Tor a
much lc.s -ur man had Kingsley 4 krrnel. ia.
Water Board permitted that fact g. bee known Go
ku-ele, kecu"y. and cun-cu'cd that kiuss.
les n, ne,'- hld should be- diminished 20 a
RE complaint then saws:
lhr assrrstie Pre-. to v''ci ic sag. bll of NE Sc.
3, ttc Sab ~ az oialu lr~,rI tni III .al r.. .,'
a. .,ne ~ tas Wis 81 Anotn O." uc dcirn /.
lr.c. ""uIt cti pu1hc ait'tuln Q" nIe ptere 'in.,
b.. ris' srit d aci.airs iae ,cneu.,s u sac de-
Il, u nr T., Incri 'h- gym 81 ~ lhi.-, o. %
ir,,t r.s -.,cd d. IA nsslc, a ke,ner
The complaint further cvpl1ins that this
change ~ thu specincailon Fowler. Low ber. and
b'iss WILDLY 'nd lntenteuuoually omitted to
communicate to the ot. or g., r-on- from whom
fr p, ais Wee received. with the puruuse thaf
there should not he X1rnued g. thu-e OF them.
II any, whose bids were honestl. offered tic
olpN rtutify " leGuriug their lids correspond
90. ~ with -utn reduction otexpeuse.
'inc cl TN. pararrtphs uarrafe tnat the Wat r
| Board kept the plans and Specifications away
from Nr Heard. VINO wished 10 construct The
! payers, whose interests were TO Ice fuithrred hy
7 the honest ana econ 'uic-l construction of tue
t Al, ,n' , mo- 10 nc.p2i, IN, ma T'nN
So a. e. prevent Tie knowledge thereof 10y tue
| iaNpNcrs aud INT" b. MS ~ tine 'itN OF Brook
| ln, whose taterc- 8 t.-rr concerned. with the
intention thss TO plrt %. interference Win t+eir
| sal -fhcme; that the board then euitr.el the
/ limits Of the reservoir that ktn-sleY n krc-
| neN might obtain their cNtr VACANT price
| upon increased quintitice, though As an the de-
ed, II was thereby made impuseiue that the
| work should he done within the and Limit tx Il
necessarily resulted th,t tue sid reservoir
! go I'D NOT be built with fhut part OF the SALT
| limit OF Si+rWN tupi t'e gre cto. and that it
| mus r,nuu uninisned and of uo use 90 tine
q If lirookivn.
,,.ihe conpla'ni ends b, tho assertion that The
Water 30 ,rd worked Ia concert WIN KINGSLEY
| a keeueN, ana thnt without this concert Of