The New York herald., 1878-11-16
DirAnrln.Sr or PU3L,c PARKS,
% USfca SQgAgx, Nov. II, .s73.


the Riverside drive contract
DrrAnrsnsr or PuaL,c PARKS
~ uSics SQvAex. Nov. IL, .s1. I
sa-n your letter ,he 9Th Of November inst you ac-
S dsa s 70 aas b Of % A;
Sl3l25 20 account of coutrset for Riverside
mat ha ss OF ia
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and If What particulars the specifications have not been
f,sIhs contract and specifications have not been
aarss Which hass bee" aIee i sss
wit, the parApet vail and The pavement q tis dr,e
This wall serves par4pe. the edge of the sidewalk
s isse @ a oe Toe
half sias Il @ and foot @ and half hsh 70 be made q solid
, Be Of s s s S a hs S & a sa q & l 70. wall
ssccsdns inch thcknsss bsiwsen Seni fill hs M
Is to bc covered with granite coping Tho coping all
right but the question arises 10 the cons.rncon Of tho
The wall which The contractors bnt and which
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issns foo. and half vide two ice. and bali N aeghs AZ
OF e wa except the show onds aud instead of ito ssss
Z s are the
md sometimes largely exceeds sI inches Snd
The objecuons this wall that such face slabs do not
compose % q e solid ID s:o,s, stone wall -. -.
ana an opnon aDE% %s
h = as That ss
saa no q Ta.ss .ass ss
Of what known irau duIcut
s ~ ss
hs I'D sSs sr' eass yard on an es
s in tho height
%o lS in s Is
Of an item q ssa Wok % y profitable ~ - hs
opens the door 70 the gravess frauds
The contract requires that this roadbed should
waited sixteen inches below the grade and rolled
from % inches in dsp.h exceeding I'll
inches in width 20 DC evenly adjusted and conpacty
S aas sesS @ a a az" ap ea are to I
% as .9 bring i z, sss and and make NE = soao
gravel Composed q . one and hs
down to depth & two inches; aaS upon Ills
'9sFs quality s Ss layer T A. sA sss s''s
30 Ta Tssd for to Of two
S or osd Il nsn sn o 'p s I ss
with which any who observes the Of such
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n Of h Wiz % T s s
him POINT ont on the grOuaa ibis saEGds
that there not one single yard contracted in this way
Ss,s ,s s;,s
which Is in progress and reveals itself 70 the obser
character and wholly unfit for the purposes Of
or Park drive. Eough quarry chips without
iwo places evidently designed for samples nowhere
SAND which i not called for By the contact i il
pssent The eai or i've ronss for
os he NJ s'sn IN the be
between bis certificate Of the oth September 1875 that
square yards of this pavement have boon completed
bsr ISIS in which he states that
He in his letter tor he contesses that no is
unable to point out ON the ground single one OF the
4 II nara IA oil
- A GRAVE CHARGE PRoxouScrD.
certificate therefore, which has been paid
deliberate alsehood and II 1t is not fraud he should
hss the sp sppoSn.y e ar.on aSr Of tho evil, Of an
The bid for this stone pavement was thirty
per square yard i is obvious that they could
build It. FOR the estimated quantity II 5000 yards
except great loss the average Of the bids 81 ~
per square yard They therefore, the loss
of $4,000 had 10 obtain the false certificate of the en-
gnecr that such rough and worthless work they did
u fnll performance OF the contract
THE coxxissIoSEEs ovsRHAuLED.
Under any other circumstances would consider IL my
duty refrain from any comments upon my associate
Con,mssioners sa, recognize your right as the chief
think they have been in in certifying these est
mah mhn the o not seeors hs
contract and thus paying moneys OF the city out to persons
who entitled H. in violation Of the oth section Of
In the vn.ss II 1877 and 1873 the work had
of the such that the contractors cond
a1 @ eS' 90 the DAY q
Mr. Aidrich aud to appoint Mr. Franklin in his place They
traton the contractors
and " ~ s,'G fs sn inquiry 70
therefore voted against the rcmosa Of Mr. Adrch and
Ny assocatcs after this proceeded to audit and approve
for monthly estimates 20 tho ccntractors In each
approve the bill and also voted against motion TO
transmit tho same 70 you for payment The estimate
as folowss- -,