New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A CORRUPT FIRE DEPARTMENT.

A. the last meeting of the Newark Common Gou,
ell especial committee was appon gu W of The
charges against Chief IngD oS,roes against Isaac
Eownsend a building inspector, foT naVlng oona
10 pass buildings not equipped WIN the d
recommended by Benedict, although the
Saye him no snch power and the Fire C0miniti:ee9
had ofcially commended other patents. nc ny a ,n
Of the charges was begun on WEDNESDAY AZ r,"an
was continued yesterday aftarnoOn Alu Ir,
LYON also charged Benedict with accepting UusSS
and sleigh from the firm of Isaac u ioung dOort
consideration of giving the illTnshSS ot Penedict
charged rent for three years foI the use VI 10
erty and applied the money TO his own uses tlo 10
onened bids in his Office in order 10 give ceilul oo
fractnrs unfair advantages; that he bought anu soIo
hose and used the department wagons anu plliI I
for that purpose, and that ne kept HIS ~o'''-e
ut the expense of the city. -, - Co,n-
mttee, testified that he had learned that bc'c Gcr
kept back bids Cor hose carnage NIuct ontract
was awarded. +. j. Meeker, former ct f IN The
office OF the Chief testified that ne haI ami that
Chief to open bids and seal them up agtln, a
Isaac l. Young d Co. received the con raci 80.
10 Iv Alderman COlyer Alderman sane ioiT ~ W.
,ar.i,er of Isaac l.. Young, testified that MI iuis
bad Told nm that he had given n buggy to behe-
dict and when asked why he had done SO lounE ~
n!ied "Oh, IL makes US soilo' Inc u.s. II to
never paId for. sic gh had also been Shals u ~
benedict and had never been pad Ior ne hncn
decl ned thai Mr.. Young san that ne nag -, ~
"siyen points IN regard TO c9htIdClS 40 10 ,Das
80 "a - dollar or so lower than Others:
Witnesses were brought forward to prove M ~
Eerelct charged his coloIed driver REM lII ono
rse of city premises an used The driver 10 ahe va
of his private horse; that the horse was IcL WIZ
feed purchased by the cty; tha' beheulct nD"su.
eoudaUued hose IN thc East, had III cutel III W. q
nortulert wagOrs and sold Il 70 business men HI
I,oiit 10 himself in preference 20 Cehdcihuef HO o
held for sale by the Newark Department. anu VIC,
h. nsed the Fire Department depot as HtoItHou y
for this hose and also for sections OF inc iI0 'S'P
i'm which h. was Interested. IL. l;e
T., his defence Benedict sought 10 provo lhHt lie
ou.raTiops in fire escapes and hose were 10 i''Vo,
sisteut with his Otic al duties. lie acHHo" t
the main facts developed by the investigations ~
,enied having used the city feed denied lhaI 'iiI
bnrpy and sleigh constituted ilbs, ana a'7fi ,ou
thai he was simply TO have the uc of tneh anu az
10 return them and pay Tor whatever danase 'H T
might have sustained. Benedict alleged 'nt' Wv
charges against him showed conspiracy " lui
HIM. 49,. .1 % tho
The investigation committee reported 10 tLe
Common Council ast night that some OF Cnlel p5io
dicts practices were reprehensibie, ana shouII We
liscontinned Alderman Lyon called 1t a WHtt'
washing report" and moved to suspend beheIii0'
ThIs motion was lost and the report was aG0p'eu.
Al the Irouest of the AquedUct Board, tle So!'
mn CouncIl of Newark last evening ordered an
Investigation of the BoaTTs books IRON It's oISIili
yation until the present time. Theodore T. pau
win fhe teller of the Mechanics National BANK;
was the Boards bookkeepcr for ten years MI o
an eXpert accountant could not reconcile INC ac'
Uounts,