The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-28
THE OLD RINGS MILLIONS.
riJyTOR's ITGrRES FROM TIE ydRT-
OTS cry DEPdRTMENIS
o,c- Three millions sauandered on the Old
A,ucduct Thirteen MILTON. the New
.,urt House and Other County buildings.

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The session Of the Aldcrmanic Committee
- Investigation yesterday was one Of the
ii,l,st and least productive Of matters Of pub
Il. interest that has thus far been held. The
,uNior@ were few in number and seemed
dfoN-y There was nothini. worth hearing for
r.n To- listen to-nobody Of note to be- looked at.
MIR H. T. Tuiutor testified concerning the
frsul- lorpotratcdL the members Of the Ring
mon thc CITY Treasury. He respectfully
e,lrdtho attention Of the committee tothc in
e,.v-al .lity OF making public the details Of cvi-
l,nae in certain suits. n knowledge OF which
might housed Ivy counsel in other suits pend
tttrrolud. ialis tu the city's interests. In con-
alteration Of this fact the field Of his present
u-nfuinrs- is nccoi -ariy much restricted The
MAJOR portion 81 ,hc frauds upon the ctv. he
.ad wrrc rcrpD iratod under the special laws
.ftnc Legislature and in connection with pay
meats made from unds raised upon tho credit
o.. the city rather than from funds raised 10y d.
ret rprorriaiion of the tax levy. As instances
af this tact hr cited the frauds committed under
rr Application " the act empowering
IT, Comptroller to adjust claims against the
.ty \ great part If those fraudulent claims
wore made in connection with the Old Street
! .pat;mant ucforc its pro .incc WIS transferred
o. the Board If Public Works These claims
wrfr divided among the perpetrators of the
frauds a- systematically as those II the fraud
uem claims upon the county were. In these.
lrw'.r. the process was Slightly different. the
u.n Dy bong paid olt in bank bills upon the
warrants. 80 that the division oi the funds could
lH hr traced, and it WIS this tact. noticed as n
uuifurm prdetir" even where the paycc on a
warrant had q business accoun, in tho same
baths. THAT first attracted attention TO the prob
ah.e dishonesty II these claims. The Won hers
fr the claims thus adjusted had been stolen
WA Oh oN'giiion Of one. but that one showed
Application was then made 30 the Board of
iuDlr Works 10y the witness for information as
'n Oh appearance Of these claims upon the
records of the old Street Department. where
be-" should property have Eccu shown hal they
.'"n honc.t' tut upon thorough search it was
found that. 50 far rs these records wcre con-
rrn'd, those claims mad no existence. The list
ni fraudulent bills thus paid. rs far ~ tn Wit
mDs. aegrcea,cd 81 100 900. nj Of which was
lndn out WITHIN Year and a hall 20 lngcrsoll \
k"NX-crN Go, Jaco14s, Archilald tn,l.
IT,. II. Bcrrian. j. o'ncnr"ll. +. Mariner. q. l..
schuyler. w. {. Rogers ~ Co.. +. Jones ~ Co..
ihr lrd"Syph As~orlation. and the New York
Printing Company. Tho total amount Of adj
iusted claims. iurporting To- los on old bills Of
.hr street pgPntim mt. FOR whch no record ap-
VWrrd on the books of TINT department. was
between three and four million dollars.
ul "a" cNi~ndilurcs on account I cxtondin-:
tie distribution ~ Croiun water. under an act
~ ISL. inc witness had found that .'i~ 400 hal
,''il l''i'' nni ut'h 'alins Whlch were irAudu-
ii. !h9r Wholly or IN great part; The nam :
tNun'ct"fi with ihvs" frauds wcrr k"ys'r 4 Co..
hNnr." :. Niiil"r. +. Mariner. Archibald Han.
ir- Morgan JOINS. and u. Brrrinn. Their
,.. - w,r' lraplulri,' nniiI IN quantity md
n'"n per ""ntum of their l.lls rrlr scented
genuine value
H. ihr removal of the old uquclluot from
Nu0'y-thiri street "a ll3th street the city " :
lIu o. an oN!nusr III u year ami "a hait. III about
'ti''3 W. Nt.r,ihcr ahgut s3oW."p M"r