The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-07

prove and ndopt contract made with the own
crs for the pSrehSsS Of The & rsNsidus Nn Of land re-
the river at the price Of $4,000. Do you know
anything about thatP do not. 1 recocct at
member now who the gentlemen wcrc but they
were persons in whom we had the fullest conf
Q.-bo you know Of anybody making money
oui of those transactiionsP ,,A..,No. sir.
.Q..On March 9, 1871. NJ, Murphy reported
for tower on New York side. which negotiation
was complicated by lease to the Roosevelt
pany. and for which special damages are asked.
appraised Mt $4,000. Do you know If that
amount Of money wqs appropriate9l, and paid on
but presume 1t was done, however.
Q.-Who drew up the New York Bridge Com
pany's chqrter' Al do not know. but think
DID YOU over hear him say that he had
done SOP Al do not think that did, but that
was the impression in my mind. and think
everybody had the same.
Q.-You do not recollcct tho circumstances
was long before 1had anything to do with tho
bridge, or any relations with its management.
Odd you understand that by that charter
the managers were responsible TO any one. or
should mako RNi did not IundcrsiooG IiSri eaDk L
Q.%Do you know Of any. other matters con-
nected with the Brooklyn Bridge Company, or
the management thereof which were Improper
in any way Al do not.
PRESENTS AND sISEcuREs.
Q.--with regard 10 the presents that Jones h
Co and Rogers 4 Co were in the habit Of Civ.
ing To- employees Of the city and county Gov
crnmcnts, and aiierward charging again to tho
city and county as stationery. at the last meet
ory SO as TO be able at this time 10 state the
names of any persons who SO received
sush present, priI IT,, Can, you nov Dc sGY A.
Mr.. Connolly. Mr.. King. aud. Thought. pretty
much. all the. public officials. | have no
time. and have not had any opportunity To ro-
fresh nv memory on that Mytime thsiwcek has
been pretty well inkon nj. with tho 1rans and
received presents. They told mo they wer. in
the habit of making presents. and know from
have good reason to believe they were 10 every
body else oi any Importance in my of the de-
10y name now. Furnish me-. with list Of the
public gih ials IN ~ and ~. and give me a
el"rk 10 help mo. and viii cndcavor 10 obtain
for you all the definite Information can
Q.-l asked YOU. with regard t. your private
pay roll. to furnish me the names of an per-
sons upon II who held sinecurcs and who ware
paid money from the public treasury for ser
vices which they did not render. Ar' YOU pre-
par, To- answer that. question? Al an not.
aud hope with his assistance to bc able to tell
pretty much every one who was on H. cannot
or INC ha,h's vr NE serN ,,- th,y w"r' seVcrally
supposed tp perform. With tho assistnnr, OF
III" lwo gent iemen from the Department OF Pub
rolls OF the late Street Department during my
connection WIN ih.m:, While am satisfied in
niS own Hl4' wa, ul'Ir are many persons
Wn.-' naHos are there VINO nsyrr rendered
1rNi''i UNI Wi,p I''"lV,r pay. nm unnni" to
ils'h'ilN T"'uIl,ct hut low. me pny rolls for
ih'! -",S N"ll'n'hHitr INi} inii- Tor clerks
u, N H.r ~ ,tIlni'hi 90 Iinuc works during
w I'M i''V anu lS'l nr', 10 my h"st
rrroll.elion, c"mp"sed OF such parties. lind
wv itit'S ~ I'M .,S-lhs on iil's' liiy rolls at
a,Sl'A' ~ s-i'l' sloN! anu sl,2ul year.
many ~ lhS, u'n ntr not re7l,irntS oi tho city,
nlu n'I n.t y" ahN service. ana were appointed
Ahpnt JuN ii lotV. NJ q salary OF say $4,000
y,,,n,r y,,,r eaeh in,,sn aLpvlntiuents were made TO
otiEr s.ih" nl llc h"nuhli'an senators who
niucu IN We passage oi me chartsr Of 1870. but
an unnnu.' 70 nAinc th,,m. Nn.la am 'oni-
dent OF ms impr.sslon am confident also that
M i''''N ~, ,i VIZ IN" .l' ~ we. wer.
ynPu'liN' i' "l.l-' senators hhd othrrs. anu
ul'N p,S Ni'hpu' KIT, lhS any services, yet
roiis arI rau.,s mr.. :, i M ,n,. ii ~
Hiii nnl,ivhr IN ftr,I ,.,,r.f M, ~ W., . !
iny..ti,,ut, thatn nm, rt IL, f,' ~ =, ,, ''i'''
"r1i e. ,n,ii,t, m, r.,it XXX @ IL n',iii ~,
hnt,tsn.d s'ye, ,-',,ra 40. ,, !, ai'
n,l. Ia. f,, ,,I., T., MN i,., ~ H. , .t
several l., r-"nqilties Of thn iLot,,l. az ,
with whom llll doplinrs Thof ib,r, o,' 50 ,i
culiar difficulties Hnlf dozen mon ~ ihn
Sure unrr auuHnr ON tlp ttv rolls .n,.', A.,
At, .,,, 49,. i''', ~ ''7, .'Y
- ns.-,' ,.i -, -" li, INlr =
ilN t'liiy | wu n~N ia" committee t. 1T
N" l'WiiN NNlii DIT. htNS I'iNiN~, 10 bN-Sl. l.l'.
WHO Wfgr ClGNfyANT OF TIM Iu.ttu@