The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-25

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now n ana sommeTs FURNISHED sa m money 70 Pay
has very pad repaa'oa and Is constant %
Joseph Wallace also holds = position in the Fire De.
iaru bank, and formerly run Tor Tom shedds game,
while holding his position in thu Fire Department lie
Albert ' os6orne but whose correct name is Albert
6ereau wa born N Brooklyn and nods position IN
appointment As paymasters clerk in the army and in
none" Was arrested for the offence ana connned for
Rs s r 'ns can - oanS AmS Street Ah
Hesry i.ippeneou : another party who ~ or Was in
sSin faro games" al and formerly steered or Tom
;S same oss SToadwsy John nasys sSn zane 6as
game Of Dick Marsh, at the corner Of Broadway and
lie has very unenuablc reputation, sven among
AMI was enGS Ssb N n 95
the Fire Department He also Is constant visitor at
Nathan j. Bennett held position in the Fire Depart,
menI anu curing sucn time followed his vocation Of
bank lie also i daily visitor 30 Amlty street
lhe above parties compose Que gang = aAd are n9,ed
Tor their hgrd regulations, osborne probably navhhg
ne worst he saloon a. NJ: unity street d 5epf oy
Trusting that this report may meet mh yoa approya
am very rsspeo"uuS' "cr
INV yonk. April 20 1873
GENrLENEN IN reply TO your resolution directing me %
in me purchase y certain patent for aerial hyiag and
orgge LADDERS ana Of The par3 paSe by me M said par
chase OF sue claim PATENT beg respectfully sub
on The day o. september, 1874, entered into
patent Of the United states anu Great Britain IN the
On Septea6er IL iS7i paid Mrs Scott IDA the sum
OF 5000 aud eptemoer II the sum Of sl0u0l as re-
next day agreement was delivered % me BY her.
,b gpss 20, Inc rsrrant ~ the civ OF Ney, YnrR
IN payment Tor tho rght to manufacture and use or
cred by scott uda. by her ATTORNEYS three DAYS
Mrs Scott ida The sum $500 and on october me
additional sum o. solSa ~ u I'M ior az moneys re-
Obligations by her made dependent upon the collection
Of the claim against the city accompanied by the io
LOWING statement:-
September IS, amount OF claims against the city
Interest on same 1914 80
pIsauRsxnKsrs
September rs, ormsby Shaw, Tor professional !.
september u.s. T. Il Dicxerson as retainer IN
ape as Ps pate " nSosfd sS
matter o. search 40 %
os,oSer o. PAID B. White. to balance account Ga 50
Total. .................... s2so74 80
MANY BELLE sCoTI IDA
il navins been further verbally agreed that should
purchase ladder trucks brought this country Tor
aeed ~ asraad on SoTee y paa ar
scott IDA. as per such agreement sl91 on December
her after me issue OF the original patents From
profits derived b. me from The purchase OF tue above
You viii perceive By this statement that the above
The purchase OF the invention together with all the
the simple purchase OF the clam against the city q New
DO feel called upon By your resolution reiute
the charges n ade against the Commission or myself ~
recollection the fact that the contract which this
arc aware N lhe meeting q your iongrable Beara OF
February IL sl4 anu the nili transmitted 70 the finance
department by your order for payment on February
IL mat I 70 say seven months before ms project Of
ehelades any intention . and9ly influence N my ora ~,
Sy ., lhls claim. warsant iur payment haa lhdssd
been drawn b. me ahd was connse
Withheld from tue eiaimant Tor re sons not assigned
posing the pay ment instituted. gish every
prospect ~ al inaennite pTolongaton. lnder These
crcun-tunees YRS scott Lla desiring 70 sell me pnr
chase was made by me VITA view - ootslniis pos
pending ami unetiled claim against the city YOU wul
meaS ana !eeei5t, Mere snbnifIed H. the uemnisson
crswas not aue The subject OF any special mention or
advanced in oher clues naturally anu vitabiy
10 my purchase carefully refragned rom emptng,
directly 9r naisss, 70 iaiueaei Ihe paymsnt o. ne
tn Fire departments the contract had been Stipulated
every official audit aud formally when the tommis
fore my oricia RELATIONS with her we're ended she
wss = the time Of my purehae Engaged in iitiganon
interference on my part cincialiy otherwise.
a. private oitlxen into Transaction IN which nv ON.
eiai innae9ee and day we're no onger Concerned and
Utilization 70 ne conmlssoners n enierlng into the
conscious that the CITY has not lost ono dollar by nv
Commission aas been N no way compromised BY The
Tor .tep taken thc best 81 belief IN the ely
Respectfully submitted. WILLIAM B. wHITE.
oruos rms coxEIssIoSEEs oF ACCOUNTS.
Hon. SsSGSG !. Il. v1ser. Mayor d the city Of Nsw
the 6th inst the com Of Accounts
received from 700 communication IN which you le
CATION made BY them rc.aung the fire department
Wa coalpeted tnsi w same ns tIhu-nitlea - YOU
In- inycsug ion referred g IN THIS communication was
proceeded WIN a. compliance with resolution nnani
seDt"mpe ast which resolution AM relative preamble
whereas i; i ale ca ihat grave irregularities exist
maBagepsnt q the business Of the Fire Depart
,om niisslonefs and others are engaged furnishing
sen iar S1 - proyed IS s Snn hat 5s
expenses o. tne department arc ~ egaeauenes ~.
''i.e o,vod That he Commissioner % Accounts he
transacunr The Dusnes. of toe tlrc ucpart-
inst = ~ Sil' ~ t u Ia ~ ~, 20 =, A
thereon g tbs Board - tneir earliest convenience to-
they NAV conducive the interests this clty
rcsolntlsn was develyed ~ lie Commissioners n
counts % TIE uueer fiSned Ihe examination hss been
perlencel AZ tracing some % sue matters upoa which
Tissr. - 10 TnF rUacnass o. scrrtfEs.
The practice q ne !. ior zach Y nc ca
reqasion upon the COMMISSIONER ior three months
regaislt.aa alter passing through the hands 81 he
s~,ent M Supplies and h . lar a. the same < as.
pfyyed ~ the Commisioners. We superinendsnt
aepcate bills on Il Il with ne general bookkeeper 1T
were made ii conpisaeo With isw but tie fset really
is that masking tnese parcha.es no resarl vas paid
these provisions been perslstentr cvaaed the
= entered upoa lie dates d their once
81 tie ista day q Nay SO ~ the sagphes 2, 'he ae
teen purchased Of n. ,. wright, q forty-
il brother-nl9w O The President p he department.