New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-02

Mr. F1sh uoyed that the report he filed and spread
upon tho Judge Spencer said that the expend
lures made by the Controeron the order OF the
suorems Court and that tho Commissioners had moth
Inc IN do with them Mr. Baldwin moved that tho re-
mort be fled but oi placed the minutes This motion
prevailed Mr Fish saying that he Was content Win
having brought out the facts.
I1t,s,s were read from 0 Brlen AMI Clark and from
Brown Howard A. Go. protesting against The DELAY 81
Controller Ioew IN paying for their work after their bills
had been audited by Commission. ana declaring hAi
they su1ercd serious DAMAGES TON huch GeIay loi
which they would hold the city liable
Chief Engineer Church reported that upon tho
advice OF The Corporation Counsel that lie hal
mower IN the may0r lie bad given notice
20 the contractors that II they d not provide proper
Hsht aud ventilation m their tunnels W septsnoer l.
be should do SO charging them VITA the sIe So
Commissioner F.h Stirred up another hornets nest.
Assistant -ngiueor j. H. Muller and DIVISION Engineer
Walbrseht bavs been writing TO Mr. Church concerning
the ALLEGED misconduct aud neglect OF Frank Clark Az
inslector Of masonry. Clark n Iammsny man. and
he tried 10 intercept his dismissal by ressnng Jnds"
Spencer moved 10 accept his rcsienAliou. NJ. sh
e.ca for the correspondence. Mr. epencsr onl,c'el'
and Mr. Fish moved that tie re. E"ai.on Ie not ae-
csped toat tue man DO dismissed Ills motion PIE
corporation Counsel Lacomhe said 10 TRIBUNE re-
rorsr after The meeting Mr. Sheenan'. report vac
very u,l.leadiBg. "Ihe comparison ne MAKE, he
si between TIC parcels taken aud tho money pali
out Is nsorY aud srroueOus. L. il my opinion th<i ths
expenses have been reasonable. They cover not
ouly TIE already acquired, but all The cases
Inc OF The wOo sQledHct that arc IN various
Stages prog TT were trur. as this statement
errvnsousy assnme, that s0nr sixteen a"rea OF lsnu
had tho pubuc Arout 100000. third OF II onT
land aud ~ o-thrds for PrinAns and counsel
fees. It would be- all wrong But the fact
is wholly different Tao monoy paid out
Affects tie acquisition OF al the Land
needed DON know Row many acres The Nrftchus-
Ter County Commission ade report - yet
case. aud docs not intend 10 make any re-
port sm informed, until II 10 prepared 10 report as
all p4rceiA Then II viii make report on all
those subsequently,. when It 10 prepared u report On
all the tunnel parees Will do 40. Tue report OF the
com lsssners covering The TwrHtJ-femfth Ward has
been a cd euly a such particular parcels as the
Expressed desire 10 have specs report 10 AL
vance Of the repou When the reports OF 10 b
Commissions are completed an Intelligent comparison
can he instituted between the aHOuht claimed. tho
awxrisd and the expensh OF the prSoes lin e.
Until that tue all such sons Indicate nolhlns
I h. conduct OF the proceeding 10 acquire uIe 10
| tseso lands has teon under my Immediate chaIgr,
and fesl II II had been accomplished
Thus far at very reasonable expense The uissiou
were about four columns long, not No OF waioh "a
Inserted Al less ten ne papers reg
ular prices undrr contract when required ih~m,
they made single error In any one OF six week-
tnuous insertions. TO forfeit their bile have done
ina best could In this whole ransactOn and AIN qu
satisfied with the result"
Controller Loe W sAid that he paii the bills upon the
order OF the ruprene Court He han no discretion IA
the lie SAID referring 10 the complaints of
the squeuct contractors OF his DELAYS In paving them
that to 10 he bad been doins. and
not gong to lie hurried. lie should scruniLe all
their bills and eIorosc his own judgment upon them
aud not pay them II lie found them wrong.