New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DEPARTMENTS BY THE GRAND JURY.

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Eew-York Central and Hudson River Raiiroad 'o"-
pany's road at Spuyten Duyvil -
The Grand Jury has examined largo number oi s snj
nesses In rcfere nee the Duyvii utas,tt,
ends the direct Of the accident was cT s
csreessness and neglect OF dnty on NE ms rear train
f. Ifanford conductor and George Meus, ~ onford
man, and has ordered indictments against Sal" h"-'
We and that Edward Stanford engineer in charge OF
Il leading engine and Archibald Bu:lanan ensmoss s
,;n nS Francs Burr engineer the Tarrytown
train were obeyng the r'e Of The company ana arc IN
M wsv responsible for the disaster.
We ind that Superintendent Tcucey ana me ,,
mem % arc aeserSnc Of ccnsare for not having
sufficiently guarded DANGEROUS cut WIN s ssp
trans and for allowing too high rate 81 speed III gong
through said cut.
The Grand Jury further presents that some approved
by the use Of mineral oil; that the heating OF cars NY
AMI Ina. ananSes should be INTRODUCED for
heating by steam. hot air or hot water 10 De cohd
the car he dTeoi connected With he placed
below the level OF the car floor tnai on AL o ot .ss
than trainman for every three cars sho"d DC ho
vided; that tie electric signal services now IN use We
tween the Grand Central Depot and tic Harlem piG9 t
he continued and applied to the extern OF me cS III,
combination OF the time block eysem aud the Pennsyit
vana system be applied throus bout the Wn9io nerons
cnts and curves shall have signal men at each eno, %
suts p21T r Ti"nioiins rovSyning employees in
reference 10 the safety OF trains shall he printed IN" US
men ard others holding responsible positions shond ne
required be able to read and write; that every uh
should he provided with tOOfbOX huPPhod VII"
suitable tools aud pals ..,oo -,
The Grand Jury further presents that me nI5ng
giving free passes to legislators ana others
oce under the State ami CITY Governments Is conta
TO all proper ideas of good public policy and shomd DC
prohibited by law.
The two indictments against Conductor Hanford
and George Melius. the brakeman, are ior man
slaughter IN the fourth degree. These man VIII DC
arraigncd on Monday. Both are out on ban taken
The Grand Jnrv also made presentment in rela7
Al 4. Of flg a
the City Prison and Jefferson Market Prson. 1 OF
the City Prison Ute TOmbsl and the Jefferson Mar
ket Prison recommendations for various SanildiF
improvements we're made, and for the separation OF
bows from older persons. There are twenty pcIoUi,S
in the House OF Detention who are prisoners merely
because they happen to be witnesses IN Eases pohu
ing i'm the courts This prison is under the care OF
the Police Commissioners and IS not IN hfao,IiaA
condition The Grand Jurors think the law Shouiu
be so altered TO allow the witnesses depOSltlonS
to be taken as evidence, which would serve 10
abolish this prison. , !;
rected by the complaints of many persons TO the
dangerous condition of the pavement IN TIE roaG-
way of Fifth-avc., particularly between fOrutth1
and Forty-second-s:s. and at Twenty-siNth and
Twenty-saycnth-Sts, the Commissioner OF PuDnc
Works was summoned to appear and turmSh eNPia-
nations of the causes and remedies oil inc copi"s
preferred. In consequence OF this testimony the
Grand Jury yesterday made preeentnent recon-
mending the Commissioner Of Pubic WORKS 10 re-
fnse ali future applications permits TO lay expert
mental pavemcnts on the line of Ffth-ave: that
contractors lie compelled to keep pavemcnts Ill or
already Laid which are dangerous be replaced by
block pavements and that the Legislature De re-
uuested to pass law without delay for the repave-
nient of Fifth-ave. with an obong block paNemc1l,
The building known the Hall of Records, III the
CITY Hall Park used a depository of all recorded
evidence of title relating to real estate In tins city
is declared to be unsuitable for the purposes ior
which it is used. 1t is recommended thQt the proper
authorities be called upon to provide WlthOnl dcay
for the erection of proper and hreprooi DuiulhE'
LOOSE FINANCIAL METHODS IN NEWARK.
tl,.h pntyG
and accounts of Newark officials discovered yesISr
day another forged warrant for O,IoO 81; INC
warrant had been drawn for the Mutual Bene1t
Life Insurance Company by Auditor faimeE IL
was maid with two checks one for So, lS3 20 and
the other for SG02 80. Alderman Iheberath; chalr,
man OF the Finance Committee, visited the Mutual
BeneGt Office and found that while the company
was not entitled to the amount OF the warrant ana
knew nothing OF IT, the on G cnu M
Mas apparently genuine, WINE stuP Oh the con
nonviS check hook seemed to show that tic check
had once been deposited to the credit of the COM
pany i'm the Mechanics National Bank. MI Macknet,
The treasurer of the insurance company began yes
tcrday afternoon an investigation OF me matter 20
determine how the company came into possession OF
the larger check. lie found that Palmer gave 1t To
The company in payment of mortgage on ms house
and anofbcT on his mothers. The check TaS for
precisely the required TO cancel The two m6rt-
cages. - .,. .,;o,
of The tax lease accounts, says that they sLU ~
dence of great frauds lie cannot say at present "ha
IRREGULARITIES exist i'll the account, but Palmer bad
assured him that considerable sums OF money mao
been stolen in these accounts, anu he VIII DE aDe 10
verify tie statement. He Is SATISFIED thdt mum
Der OF outstanding bends is held by innocent people
without the city holding an equlVa lent 10 meet inc
payment. IL the coupon account thtIc Is alSo 6Nl-
dence of fraud. The treasurer has unqueatioiapIy
paid considerable sums 10 Palmer without receiving
coupons from him. Ihe expert is severe III MS
criticism OF the methods used by John ": stout the
CORNER City Treasurer. lie has Informed the Finance
Committee that 81 29S 4 was received BY treasurer
Stout and entry Of the receipt OF the money was
made by him upon any of the books OF the city. Mt
Stcuts books show also that he carried continually
several thousand dollars III the way OF memorandum
checks of men IN order TO save them from paying
interest upon assessments Tor street openings ana
improvements. In one instance the city lost 100000
nnn one of these transactions. One year Treasurer
Siout's cash-book showed hat he had balance OF
$3.50 900 when i'll reality he had only $4,000. In
ali these instances the city had been deIaudcd ont OF
interest money lcntimately due. After these mem
orandun checks had been carried for some time
hy Mr. Stout they were cancelled by INC H"pichc
Court setting aside certain assesSlnentF' ana ~
arbtratlons.
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
AT the monthly meeting of the Chamber OF Com
ncrce Yesterday, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS James, eN-
Sub-Treasurer lillhouse, T.. G.. Hubbard, j. Ernest
Miller John Sinclair, j. H. Taylor and }. II. Win
CHESTER were elected members. he desirabiIity of
2 National bankrupt law discussed, ID. {. Rob
bins the chairman Of special committee, making
report upon the subject The report characterized
the Lowell bill as Ill the main, constructed out Of
the ruins of the act of 1867. The committee con-
sidered the substitution i'll the Lowell bill of plan
of commentator by fees as an Improvement while,