New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-27

ned to the Controller that Iynbrook was never In
o oDd as village and had right impose
taNes Tor any purpose Inquiry at Lynbrook failed
the tax collector. - " ~
ne statement then refers to alleged bills from
other Long Island towns. which may be summarized
follows:
co S2male9 or S BqpoTng to be from George
hundred valuation &22S rate 20 cents per
n,u 10 as being correct hy Peter Milne chief En-
No aHd on by Deputy Qqmby paid by warran,
dcposIicd on ,S nE 70 M, Endorsed by Conkng ana
n nn pTomnen residents of Jamaica sad there was
is any one OF that name known in the town The
S Wht,o"er declares the bill is fraudulent beyond
o;'s Dill rom James Wills. alleged collector Of
o}s' b Bay bearing date Of june l. 1897 for s6 o5
,oi5, was certified by chief Engineer Milne and
aMndite So ny Deputy DUMMY and paid by warrant
same bank. James willis has no existence as far
ds s fe 9'eials Of Oyster Bay know and the bill Is
uecIareo 10 ne fraudulent In every particular.
PAYMENTS IN NEWTOwN.
The town Of Newtown paid five bills OF collectors
VINO. as far as the officials can learn have had no
existence The first one has the date Of October
TO- 1894 1t is for tax 1898. valuation sl7.
81 rate 10 cents per hundred. and amounts TO
SoA a. 1t is certified TO by chief Engineer Van
Rrunt Bergen, approved October 10. 1894. by Frank
Lyman. Deputy Commissioner: audited by william
on the Long Island Bank. and appears to have been
cashed at the Kings County Bank on October l6,
1894. The second bill is oi september . 1925. FOR
unpaid school of 1891 District No. !. and
amounts to siG2 &c. II approved by Bergen ard
Lyman and by Deputy Qumhy. and paid by war
No. l0Gi5. on the Broadway Bank. and APP
pears to have been cashcd by the Peoples Trust
Company September -. 1895. The third is OF
January IT, 1896 for $3.50 % road II is approved
by bergen. Lyman and Qumby and Endorsed correct
SIC. The fourth is for school tax q sl7i5 81. O.
@GHn Of MG vafe n' sna Hf'e iSown t6ar there
has been no collector Of that name for five years.
made ont as coming from tho town OF Hcmpstead
are three purporiing to have been su"n'ITa a, ny
stead. Careful investigation. the report or the on
roer saws. has failed to find that there Is any
such person living in Hampstead or that there was
hector of that name The hillheads bear
no 70 The S oGal one o Of the 'oe"
First. under date Of Nav J. 1897; f. one charging
ST. gpaq h r'q bin was c l%r to e BY Sr
chief engineer OF the Water bureau audited by
RP Sraw AdS Sc STr sX
snd Endorsed with the same name. and deposited
Works Of Brooklyn to rs credit. second a bin was
presented dated October 20 1897 for unpaid schoo,
and paid the first The third was for unpaid
fed to Ms the others hut Endorsed by IF. East
ment" and drawn AT the Kings County Bank.
THE ONLY C. VALENTINE A CONDUCTOR.
Two bills from the town purport to he pre-
sented by c. Valentine. alleged collector OF the
town Of Hampstead. The only e. Valentino I'm
Hampstead Is a conductor on the Long Island Rail
road. and there has been collector Of that name
in the town. Both are for road taxes and are m
amounts OF 1874 II and 81 oi5 Il; including fees. They
city Works Department and the warrants issued
10 NEE, them were deposited In the Fulton Bank
Chief Engineer Peter Milne John r sutton audit
m ed he and fe
Another bill, for s3ss IS. was made out I'm the
namo Of Charles Cocmhs. alleged to be a collector
OF school taxes II was presumably paid AT the
Fulton Bank, and Van Rcunt Bergen. Alfred r.
White the Commissioner in 1895 and Deputy Audi
tor Qumhy passed II through.
IN THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE.
The case OF bill for taxes Of the village Of Rock
Vile Centre differs from those previously men
TONED in that the name Of n genuine collector was
used. and the city really owed the village some
taxes upon IT, but the swindlers doubled the
amount. paid the village collector what due
him. and pocketed the rest The records show that
the city OF Brooklyn paid on December Is 1880. the
sum Of sf1s So. which purported to be the on
The s S pr3Psy S or village SS Of Az Scky
Of w. ID. Whittemore collector. and indorsed by
him II was deposited in the Fulton Bank ny the
Depa:tment OF City Works. The Endorsement Of
W. D. Whiremore on the warrant does no; CORE
rants ISSUED 10 him in previous years. The books
kept by Mr.. Whltemore show that he received
his commission. The bill voucher upon which
this double amount paid certified TO by
Chief Engineer Peter Milne
To show how the names Of genuine officials were
used. three bills, Ostensbly presented by Joseph
Dykes. Treas Irer OF Queens County. and Charles
L. Phipps. another treasurer have been found upon
which their names do not correspond 10 genuine
signatures on other warrants. Dykes was Trea u
urer in 1895 and Phipps In 1891 All for school
taxes, and the amounts were, for the two Dykes
bills s29 %, and tho Phipps hill 1914 40 The Dykes
bills were certified 10 by Chief Engineer Van Bruut
Bergen. approved by Frank Lyman. Deputy Com
missioner. and audited by John II. Sutton. and the
warrants were deposited in the Fulton Bank to the
credit Of Alfred T. White. Commissioner Of city
Works. for the Department. showing that they
were substituted for cash In the office OF cry
Works. Peter Milne. chief engineer. and John r..
Sutton. auditor. passed the Phlpps bill through.
Peter Milne. whose name the Chief Engineer
OF the city Works Department appeared on sev-
eral Of EASEMENTS bills certifying TO their
RICHNESS, when seen at his home. AT 80. l2A Dean
st. In Brooklyn, last night. said This is great
surprise 70 me VIII not deny that II is entirely
likely that signed a number OF these bills sup
posing that they all right. Eastmen, had il
In his power deceive hts superiorH with these
particular warrants and he may have forged my
name IN order TO get them through shall make
Il my business tomorrow 10 examine all Of these
warrants and find out what Easment has done -
Efforts made TO find other men mentioned in
the statement. but they were unsuccessful