New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13

wa Ge 81 sos Miller Sas IS also again
ss.147 20. Sr Tweed here took the volume contain
AZ anE the prOcS' d'Ds' OF 1870 ana 0A""''' ~
Q-Mr Chairman, that exhausts the printed doe ye
small bills thrCagh there for the same parties tha' aiu
not mention. ,oco 49,, 60
1SGs hat we have not got yet. dont pretend ihal
thorough in that, but have taken them as n,ne
seen them IN the books think am correct III e'erl
thing except the small amounts Wherever tn'se nHi
found IN the book you can rest assured 'hat 'H oi
centage came off.
WHO MADE THE ARRANGEMENTS
Q.-wLo made those arrangements with regard TO inc
percentage with these partiesf Active me the names
Of the different parties. made the arrangements Win
Ingersoll, Watson Co.
Q.-who made 1t with Carney. Al think haue
tLat. know did
Q.-who made it with Kcyser co., Al made that
o.-who made it with c. d. Bollari A.-That was In
geIsoll BOiar was In@ersOl -
Q~Yoa made the Arrangement with InGerson A.
Yes sir There are two Ingcrsolls. One i lnscisrll
Co.. the other is James ii. InscFs0ll mace D. win
Q-who made it with William c. Rogers Coz A
That iOatod along; don't know COW mat came IL was
natural sequence. generally got the money from
him.
Q-With regard to these persons that say you made
the arrangements with, state tic nature Of tnat aiiang
That they must lreparc bills and send them in and
when The money received they were to pay 10 per
Q.Was it the understanding that they should send in
Their bin for larger amount tan the proper oct
cent 90 be taken OFF, ID per cent taken OF was ABOUT ~
per cent to a. ADDED 10 tho bin.
20 per cont to their lrgtmat' bill in order mat me
Is per cent might he t.kon of, aud was doae ~ al
Q.-NOw, with regard TO Cornell. the iron man Al
had something 10 do with that but mos o. VA wa" , ~
by tiic Super tendcut of the CONT Louise
at tLa time; have taiAei to one OF the memoSoi inc
(Which one' Al cannot tell which it was by
maine.
O.-Cannot YOU describe him so that will know
he n
awa around the Court HOUSE, ana he appeared to DC
Cll- W this kind Of with HINT A.
Tue exactly with The others; but u!if Whl.c
ana f,ato inio the hands o. Cummings II. Tucker. ne
Superintendent 81 CONSTRUCTION of Tue Couit HYns' Ia
tc last year or wo Mr. Tucker used to receives nc 81,
ccutagc rOd Cornell ana pay II TO me- on 10 M Sm'h'
which was the simo thing. .,.,
OF CONSTRUCTION OF tAc Court Housed 40 sr ~,
Q-Whu 30 You mean Dy aging u hoaLct mo ms
and hc HAD chag-e OF everything mere and we h"I 20 DO
some work through Lin and nohoay was AFRAID oi beihS
ca-ttcl, because We knew wllt tau hlo were 49,
Q.-Was That oc.orc The appointment o. ihe EonI'
visos had the construction OF Tar Court House III tAeh
hands. 80, , =,
10 the Board supe and after the lapse of lev
DAYS Il was ethc. handed 90 nc or TO ar Smnh-the
percentage. Generally 70 myself, however.
O-0U were the percentages cuilcccC WIN fcAarG 10
tLtsc other claims. apart from ose thai YOU nave sara
TIE superintendent ~ charge ..--
Gwen was this percentage diydedi A.--The one
that received il would divide II either tnat day or tEe
rcxt aay.
Q-low IN money or in checksl Ain money or
catcls. SOMETIMES they would run along adozcn or
tScn.Y bills and tAen one percentage would bt paid
Q'-You sly pad IN money or checks Are any OF ine
checks by which payments were made ia eAlstehce
a III We Won apv Of tlirrq A-Ihave.
C-Wrrc any of those cheeks endorsed by them? A
endorsed 10y the PARTIES, bu' they were made
pavnlc 10 ho bearer aud when the teller paid them he
an
40 whom nc pdld tue money. -,
Q-lhe Of the parties in some instances are the
name, U claimants WHO made the divide Win lac
rngl A-Yts SIR; nc s1perN not ne cI'imsnisi
Mir TownscnG.-iIe l. speaking Of Tie percentages paid
o~Eow the construction Of the Court House was dur
Snucrylsu.sl A-Orilinaly il was; then Il went ato
hands Of The COMMISSIONER then 20 the supervisors
Q-Cal yen trace the daics oi csc several chanecs9
Can Won now daring what period the super
yisors had Chatsc ana what period me Commissioner
ud charged A.-AO; cannot ten the gears Tic Si-
the building az we te phdiioh ~ me boaIu o sutf-
vsors Those Is last years tnow the irsi ana as
r,ri- tur~iaicl los us construction fraudulent in
partl A.-TnC same as tho others that have men
Q-sone q them were for tlccopsuuc;ion Of t2 A.
Many Of t,n; I'D OF toino We ana tie East Chester
% IS hat els A.-solne Of Garye,, S were.
O-Wcro BuHar!'~g A.-Baiuard's Werc-some Of
Them: Tor ccdi iurIisnei.
0-D.i not Briggs do something n mat lnel Ale
was 40 supply one-nan the marble think lie ala, ab"ut
Q.-Wcre al The bills presented BY these nersoGs and
tlhs corporation that yod nave nam d. increased u
amounts ia order 40 pay TIC percentage To tie rug!
At. inc understanding Ar Briggs bis were
not IL paio 10 pcr,cntg,. lie got his bills.
O-WcIc his accounts all straight A.-As far az
know. know only al the eases where 4 crNed SOME
Iniug. I cangot tcH ABOUT iny other D.-, because
ueyt!. eNainii cd thG.n.
OIL Iius so FIR as You know, did receive from
him aau Q. receive from the Otncrsi Yes, sir,
witt thu, reservation about ihe I.ast On scr company
" Hiad is as positive IS ntila wound De- nhl =. tie
tinc ny iaind Is me- distinctly positive a1out II.
az 10 stale oSiiiyey ~ hc hNs intiis 81 'n'nA
do IhIt Was niy iae' 90 having me DO0aS DUR
M tao week, tha mi2Hi Dnns mp Inc Attending cir
U-As 10 all these bills that you have testified concern
M, say there moro On less basis Tor thcnf A..
NJ IMPRESSION was at the n;it bills sup
pied pretty mucn 10 the amount called Tor.
QUESTIONS ABOUT SALARIES.
O-During this time did the Board OF Supervisors have
en- re oi Ximg ana payment Of salaries for county
olcers2 Ayes, sir
Q-They fixed those salaries and provided for their
paymcutl A.-Some Of them yes .ir
Q-Was there any percentage levied upon the salaries
of county officers during that lines Al mink rot.
Ihe, were mssily political friends.
O-Were there any sums Of money paid IN bulk or in
any wa} for making the salaries Of county Officers arel
Al think not
Q-Do you know anything about the salaries of CLERK,
IN the District Courts in 1864 having been raised ana
then set lack AGAIN, ana hen reIliseii Al nave an
indisiiRct recollection but no positive knowledge.
Do you know whether ANY money was l.lii Tor that
cnDge ! Al don't lipk tLeic Wa con KNOW:
Q-Do you know OF any money having been paid in
connection Win INC nNiS cl RAISING OF the
salarSs officials OF the county Al nave no rccOl
lection of il. and don't tinuk IL Occu red.
O.-Do YOU know OF aliy money having been pad 10
thc Supervisors any member O ihcln al ini' lime as
a consideration Tor tho appointment OF any county
oiiccrsf Ave Lai power 10 appoint, that rccOl
lcct 81.
O-Wele there no County officers whose appointment
de,.eldrd upUu-i Ave did appoint to il vacancy
-ihe vacancy Of Eeerdcr and once Of Surrogate re-
mfuber now. Ii OccasIOne0 by The doath Of tie
surrogate SIR West, and by the resignation OF Sir. Hon
man. " 80 was elected Mayor
Q.-Wnom did ap, ONT in the place OF Mr. Wcstl
A.-GidgonJ !. Tucker.
Q-Was any money paid for thatf A--No' dollar.