The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1875, Page 9

TWEED'S REAL ESTATE How the “Boss” ‘Invested Part of His Money. MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS Buying Whole Blocks on the Grand Boulevard. HIS SIDE PARTNERS. Thomas Murphy and Hugh Smith Join Tweed & Co. THE RISE IN VALUES. Dipping Into Property on All the Avenues. A BIG CORNER ON BROADWAY Purchase of Suburban’ Land on the Old Bloomingdale Road.” FATHER SELLING TO SON. “Yor Natural Love and Affection and the Thirteenth Part of a Dollar.” ‘The recent release of James H, Ingersoll, the Tammany chatrmaker, by a pardon from Gov- ernor Tilden, and the preparations by counsel for reopening the civil suits on the part of the people | against the members of the old Ring, nasgiven a fresh interest to the question, “How did they in- — vest their money?’ We propose to throw some light on thissubject—at least so far as real estate in this city is concerned—and for that purpose have | feev; thence easteriy 44.11% feet to the Circle; | had the records examined and thoroughly sifted, — A simple transcript of the entries on the books touching the real estate transactions of the Ring | feet, thence northerly 25 feet, thence westerly 25 ‘would not give the reader any accurate or com- | prehensive idea of the scope of these operations. It was therefore found necessary to go over the records page by page and trace out every deed in order to find whether or not the property re- Mained in the hands of the Ring buyers or had been put into otner hands since tue civil suits were begun. To-day we present the REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS OF WILLIAM M. TWEED, from January 1, 1864, up to the present time, with full descriptions of the property purchased, the price paid tor it and how it was subsequently dis- | feet; posed of, The reader will Gnd that Tweed bought | Jand wherever he could get it or knew that pro- jected Ring “improvements” would advance its value, Judging irom the records he does not ap- pear to have realized any great profit ‘rom these speculations, owing, no douot, to the fact that the frauds were discovered belore he conid get ria of | | to Ricoard M. I'weed, under @ deed dated Novem. | | ber 21, 1 bis purchases to buyers willing so pay full value therefor. The facts given herewith are not only interest- tng but important, in view of t preseut condi- tion of the prosecation of the civil suit againss Tweed, and they will, no doubt, afford our reade: @ciearer idea of the Ring operations than any- bhing yet publisved regarding them, With the exception of two instances Tweed ap- pears to have made al his purchases of real estate alone, and the same in greater part is trae iso of the other members of the fing, as will be shown hereafter. In the exceptions alluded to we find the names of Sweeney and Connolly ap- pearing as copurchasers, with the addition of Hugs Smith and Thomas Marpby. names look very odd in juxtaposition, and the im- mense purchase made and its transier to these $wo last named men iurnishes a queer chapter in this real estate story. No attempt has been made to ascertain if the persons recorded as baving bought real estate trom Tweed since 1871 still hold the same, owing | the thirteenti part of a dollar.” This property These five | to the tact that it was diMcuit to follow up so | many separate parcels and lots of lands, as they ‘were subsequentiy lumped together in deeds or subdivided and regrouped for the purpose of sale and transfer. It wili sofice, however, general reader to know just where Tweed placed for the | his money and what disposition he made of the | property so acquired when trouble overtook him and it became necessary to realize or getit out Of nis hands, | avenue, 125x100.5 feet. Deed aated December 1 ‘The system observed in describing the records | Of transiers has been made so clear and compre. | hensive that no explanation is nere deemed necessary, Facts widely separatea have been Drought together in order to give the reader, at @ giance, & complete record of the entire transactions of purchase and tale, and note 1s also made when the parcel of land described has been attached by the Sherif. Transiers of property, When fourd in one book and placed opposite another, give a new phase to the transaction; therefore the facts in this article cannot fail to afford interesting reading to thou- sands, Who otherwise would not know how the matter stands, In describing the transfer of property from William M, Tweed and wile to Richard M. Tweea, Certain fractional parts of a dollar are irequently Mentioned. 1m each case the explanation is, that wither seven or tairteen of the original parcels or lots were transferred in bulk, and in the same feed. Thus Tweed gave his son nearly $1,000,000 Worth Of real estate ior $2 and “‘navaral love and affection.” The aggregate amount of money appearing on the records as having been paid by Tweed for this Teal estate foots up to the respectabie figure of $2,951,496. The toial amount recorded as paid back to him ior tne property was $1,905,065 92. We now proceed vo consider Tweed’s speculations in detail. NUMBER ONE. ‘The first transaction we find as being made by William M. Tweed as purchaser was in the early part of 1864, which transaction may be described as follows:— Bovenr,—Charies G. Cornell and wife and Tere ce Farley and wile to Willtam M, Tw: The undivided two-third part of jot southeast cor- er of Sixty-toird street und Third avenue, 105X50.5 feet. Deed dated March 25, 1364; recorded March Bl, 1864, Consideration, $100, | feet. Following up tie record we find that this prop- erty Was transieired in 1871, as iollows:— Soup. —Wiiliam M. Tweed and wile to Richard M. Tweed.—L ‘theast corner o1 bird avem et, 100X50.5 leet. Deed cated } recorded January 4, 1872 Consideration, naturai love and affection and the seventii part ol a aoilar. This piece of property is among those lots re- cently attached and delivered to the Sherif for execution, under the warrant granted on the 6th ist. NUMBER TWO, The second purchase of real estate was also Made in 1864, as follows :— Bovant.—Charies G. Cornell and wife and Terrence Farley aod wiie to William M. Tweed.— The undivided two-third part of lot, northwe corner oi Fiity-ninth street and avenue A, 25.1 feet by 108.6 leet. Deed dated March 25, 1864; recorded March 81, 1864. Consideration, $100. This lot was sold by William M. Tweed and wife to James Stokes, under deed cated March 25, 1885, With three other city lots or parcels, a8 follows :— SOLD, William M. Tweed and wife to James Plot southeast corner of Filty-ninth nd avente A, 100.6%100.5 feet. Deed di ‘805; recorded March 27, 1865. Prot ou, $4,000, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, cause this plot was sola with four other plots, or | eleven city lots, 1a the same deed, as will be here- after mentioned. NUMBER THREE. The next purchase by Tweed was as follows:— Bovent.—Charles G, Cornel! and wife and Ter- ence Farley and wife to William M, Tweed.—The undivided two-thirds partof iot in avenue A, 25.134 feet norih of Fivy-ninti street, 100,6x75.3% feet. Deed dated March 25, 1864; recorded Marco 31, 1874. Consideration, $100, This lot was sold to James Stokes in the same deed as the foregoing one and at the same rate of compensation. NUMBER FOUR, The fourth transaction by Tweed, was as fol- lows:— Boucut.—Charies G. Cornell and wt’e and Ter- ence Farley anu wie t+ Wiliam M, Tweed.—The equal upaivided one-third purt oi the turee Jote described 48 {vlioWs:—Nortiueast corner Fulty- seventh srreet and avenue A, 100.5x25 leet; | Dortuwest coruer of Fifty-ergnth sireet and ave- | nue A, 106,6x2) leet; northeast corner Futy- | eighth street aud avenue A, 100x25.1%4 leet, Deed | datea March 2), 1864; recoraea Marca 31, 1864 Consideration, $100. These jots were sold to James Stokes in the same deed as the two last, and at the same rate of compensation, NUMBER FIVE. We next find an additional purchase of lots in the neighborhood, as follows:— Bovaur.—Charles G. Cornell and wife and Terrence Farley and wile (o William M. Tweed,— | ‘The undivided two-thirds part of lot northeast corner Fi ty-ninth street ana avenue A, 100x100.5 feet. Deed dated March 25, 1864; recorded March 31, 1864. Consideration, $100, This plot was also sold to James Stokes in the above deed. The whole five plots recorded in that deed being put down as sold for $11,785, as will be seen by the records of purchase; the | money consideration recorded for ali amounted | to $500, NUMBER SIX, The sixth purchase by Tweed was as follows:— Bovcut,—Charies H. Applegate and wife to Wil | Man M. T¥eed,—Lot southeast corner 128th street and Kightan avenue, 126x911 feet. Deed dated | August 18, 1868; recorded August 18, 1868. Con- sideration, $20,000, ‘This plot was held only a few months, it having been sold to Quenton McAdam May 3, 1869, for | $25,000, being an advance of $5,000 on the original price. . NUMBER SEVEN. The seventh transaction is recorded as follows :— ovGHT.—Robert H. Arkenburgh and wife to Willam M, Tweed,—Ail that piot of ground lying between northwest corner of Fitty-eignth sireet and Eighth avenue and southwest corner of Filty- ninth street and Eighth aveoue, described as fol- jows:—Beginning at northwest corner of Fighth avenue ana Fiity-cighth street, westerly aiong | Filty-eighth street 200 eet; thence northerly 100.5 feet. thence easterly 26 (eet, thence northerly 100.5 Jeet to Fifty-ninth street; thence easterly 14.10}¢ | Jeet to the Circle; thence southeasterly, in a cir cular direction, 3%.2!5 leet; thence southerly 68.10 thence southeasterly, in a circular direction, | 122.544 leet to Eighth avenue, aud thence soutnerly | 40.834 feet to the place of beginning. Also plot of ground on Fiity-ninth street, adjoining the arore- Suid Circle, paving 4 frontage of 34.3 feet on Filty- inch street and proceeding southwesterly in a cireular direction 51 leer; thence westerly 17.7 feet, thence southerly to Fiity-ninth street 75.5 Jeet, Deed dated September 20, 1568; recorded October 1, 1868. Consideration, $200,000, ‘This extensive bit of ground was sold in 1871 as follow: Sotp.—William M. Tweed and wife to Richard M. Tweed,—All property at nogthwest corner of Filty-ninth streec and the Cifcie; westerly, 34.3 northerly, 75 Jeet; easterly, 25 lect; southerly, 25 feet; easterly, 17.735 feet; to Circle, thence southwesterly, 51.25 feet to begianing. Also property at northwestern cor- ner of bee Wed avenue und Filty-eighth street, Deed dated August 16, 1871; recorded Oc\ober 26, 1871, Consideration, $200,000, [Attached.] NUMBER EIGHT, The eighth purchase of real estate by Tweed is recorded as follows :— Boveur.—Jonn H. Sherwood and wife to William M. [weed.—A p.ot of ground on the southerly sige of Fortieth street, 150 eet east of Madi-on avenue, 26x98.9 leet. Deed dated November 21, 1868; re- corded November 23, 1868. Cunsideration, $20,000, ‘This plot was sold, as appears from the record, 7i, recorded January 4, 1872, the con- sideration being ‘“aatural love and affection and | has been attached. NUMBER NINE. The next purchase was a more extensive one, as will be seen by the /ollowing extract from the recor Bovsar.—Wiiliam Tilten and wife, William T, Blogget: and wile, and Martin M. Kellogg and wiie to William M, Tweed.—All that plot aud sec- tion of jand iying on the east side of Biooming- dale road, and being the block bounded by Seventy- | SIXth and Seventy-seventn streets, Bloomingdaie | road aud Tenth avenue, Deed dated Novewber 24, | 1868; recorded November 90, 1868, Consideration, $150,0.0. Following up the transfers, as they appear upon tne books, we find the Joliowing disposition of this biock of land:— AGREEMENT TO SELL,—William M. Tweed with Washington M, Smith.—All the forego: tioned proverty, lying between Seveaty- Seventy-sevento streets, the Boulevard and Tenta agreement not recorded, Con- eration, $185,000, SOLD,—William M, Tweed and wife to Wasbing- ton M, Smith, executor.—Ihe above m joned | property. Deed dated April 6, 1869; revoraed April 8 1869. Consideration, $185,000, NUMBER TEN. Tweed’s tenth purchase in regular order of date ‘was as follow: Bovont.—Joseph Smith and wife to William M. Tweed.—The piot of land lying on the no: jr side of Sixty-tiird street, 125 ieet wesc of Ergntl 1863; recorded December 3, 1868. Consiveration, $60,000, ‘ These lots were ostensibly sold to Richard M, | Tweed November 21, 1871, and recorded in tre same ceed (January 4, 1872) as lot No. 1, the terms being “natural love and affection and the seventh part ofa dolar.” To show the utter absurdity of this transier it is only necessary to state that farther examination of the records reveals the Joliowing adat ional transaction :— Sotp,—William M. Tweel and wife to Jacob Vanderpoel.—Five lots north side of Sixty-third street, 125 feet west oi Kighth avenue, 125x100.5 yeet. Deed Gated Marci 10, 1873; recorded April 30, 1873. Consideration, $1. it is scarcely necessary to say that this property | has been attached. NUMBER ELEVEN. The next acquisition of real estate was as follows :— . Bovent,— Thomas Palmer and wife to William M, Tweed.—The plot of land, the northerly side of Duane 8 reet, 100 feet east of Broadway, described as jouows:—Beginning a¢ a point 100 jeet east of Broauway, and runaing io a nor.nerly direction 60 | jeet, th iy 20 leet, thenee nortnerly 26 feet, thence easterly 100.5 leet, thence southerly 75 thence along Duane street 125 feet to the Deed dated December 30, 1863; S1, 1968, Consideration, place o! beginning. recorded December ‘$200,000. ‘This lot of land was sold to Richard M. Tweed, November 21, 1871, in the deed with lot No. 1, on the same ambiguous terms. This 18 also in- | claded in the attachment, NUMBER TWELVE. The twelith purciase ts recorded as follows :— Bovaur. aries Carey Taber and wie and Meory M. laver und wife to Wiliam Mi. Tweed, — Taree sols described as ioliows:—One on the north- erly side o! Flty-seventh street, 25 feet west of Ninth avenue, 15vX100.5 eet; second, lot on north. | eriy side of Filty-seventh street leet west of Nioth avenue, 100xi yt on south. erly sido o: Fitty-er 875 Jeet west of | Ninth avenue, 450x100 . Deed dated February 1869; cbruary 20, 186). Cousidera- In disposing of this property the record is as follows :— Sonp.—William M. Tweed and wife to Richard M. Tweed.—Lot north side Fitty-seventa street, 275 Jeet west of Ninth avenne, 1005x100 leet. Deed daied November 21, 157i; recopaed January 4, 1472 Consideration, natural ‘This is the same deed as jot No.1, These four lots have been attached. In examining the rec- ord of sales we also find the following entries :— So.p.—William M. Tweed and wile to Stratford C. H. Bailey.—Lot on norta side o: Put, street, $v. % Jeet West OF Ninth avenne, 21.4343 reet. Deed dared April 2s, 1871; recordea Aprii 28, 1871, Consideration, $40,000, SoLp —Willaw M. fweed and wile to Michael W. Derham.—!wo lots on north siue of Frity- | seventh street, one 2 leet west’ of Ninth avenue, 64.855 X100.5 feet, the other 111.7% feet west ot Ninth avenue, 63.11%X100.5 feet. beed dated July 1, 1871; tecordea August 4, 1871. Consideration, $400,000, The jots sold to Richard M. Tweed, 275 feet west of Ninth avenue, have been attached, tne others, bought by Bakey and Dervam, have not, NOMBER THIRTEEN, The thirteenth purchase made by Tweed ts re. corded as Jollows:— | lying east of Madison avenne, vetwee' | love and affection | ™ and the seventa part of a aoliar. | Tweed.—Lot on the south side of Twenty-third street, 250 fee} east of Fourth avénue, 25x93.9 tet. Deed dated March 11, 1869; recorded March 13, BT Consideration, $30,500, 18 property was sold in the following man- SoLp.—William M, Tweed and wife to Richard M. Tweed.—South side Twenty-third street, 150 t west of Lexing'on avenue, 25x98,9 teet. Deed 4 November 21, 1871; recorded January 4, 1872. onsideration. patural love and affection and the | thirteento part of a dollar. ‘This property nas also been attached, NUMBER FOURTEEN. We now come to the fourteenth purchase in this remarkable series of real estate acquisitions. It 1s recorded as tollows:— Bovucnt.—Benjamin P, Fairchild and wife to Wiliam M. Tweed.—L t on the south side of Forty- sevond sirect, 125 leet west o! Eigith avenue, 25x98.9 feet. Deed dated March 22, 1869; recorde March 24, 1869. Considera ion, $1,000. ‘rhis lot was also sold to Richard M, Tweed in the same deed as No. 18, ana on the same easy and loving terms. Like No. 13, tt also has been attached, NUMBER FIFTEEN, Following the record in regular order of date, we come to the Afteenth transaction by Tweed, as follows:— Bovent.—Gustavus A, Sacchi to William M, Tweed.—Lot on the west side of Eighth avenue, 125.5 eet south of Seventy-first street, 25x100 feet. Deed dated March 10, 1869; recorded April 10, 1869. Consideration, $16,2 ‘This lot was also sold to Richard M. Tweed with No. 13, and also attached, NUMBER SIXTEEN. Passing up town we find Tweed making his six- teentn venture in real estate as follows:— Bovent.—The Orphan Asyiam Society, in the city of New York, to William M. Tweed, two lots described as follow First, lot ea south side of Seventy-sourth street, 200 ieet east of Eleventh | avenue, running easterly 153.834 feet, thence easterly 25.934 Jeet, thence northerly to Seventy-fourtn street 148.3% feet, thence along Seventy-fourtn street 25 feet; sec ond, lot on soutnerly side o! Seventy-'ourtn =treet, 850 leet east of Eleventh avenue, running south- | erly 1421144 feet, thence easterly 50.6-8 leet, thence northerly to Seventy-fourth street 140.0% feet, thence along Seventy-fourth street 50 feet. Deed dated April 8, 1869; recorded June 9, 1869, Consideration, $22,900. ‘These two lots were sold to Richard M. Tweed, each lor the thirteenth part of a dollar, November 21, 1871, and recorded January 4, 1872, and also at tached by the recent warrant. NUMBER SEVENTEEN. Going still further up town Tweed made his sev | enteenth purchase as follows :— Bovont.—Thomas H. Landon, referee, to William M. Tweed,—Lot lying atsouthwest corner of 129th streetand Fourth avenue, 100x99.11 feet. Deed gated June 11, 1869; recorded June 11, 1869, Con- sideration, $53,350, ‘This property was sold to Richard M, Tweed, the | deed being dated March 20, 1872, and recorded March 23, 1872. Consideration, natural love and affection and $1. This property has also been at- tacned. NUMBER EIGHTEEN, Tweed next purchased two adjoining lots to those already described, the bargain being re- | corded as follows :— Kovent.—Thomas H. Landon, referee, to Will- jam M. Tweed,—Lot lying on the southerly side of 129th street, 100 feet west o1 Fourth avenue and joing jand previously purchased from svme party, 40x100 leet. Deed datea September 6, 1869; Tecorded september 6, 1869, Consideration, $13,300, This property does not seem to have been sold as yet, being stili on the books as owned by William M. Tweed; consequently it is not surprising to find it among the list attached. NUMBER NINETEEN. We now come to a new phase in these real estate transactions, the nineteenth purchase | being recorded as follows :— bovent.—James_ Lenox to William M. Tweed, Thomas Murphy, Peter b. Sweeny, Haugh Smith and Richard B, Consolly,—All of that bloc! 4% land NX LV ninth and Seventietn streets, Madison Fourth avenue, Deed dated Ociover 1 corded October 16, 1869, Consideration, $267,500; sen parie™ share of purchase mouey being In @ deed dated April 22, 1872, and recorded | April 23, 1872, Tweed sold bis one-fifth part of the above block to Thomas Murphy, one of bis co- partners in the original purchase, and who subse- quently purchased the other three partners firtns a8 Will be shown on some future day, The consid- eration for thia sale was $27,500, This property has also been attached. NUMBER TWENTY. Still bankering aiter Boulevard property, Tweed got his twentieth deed tn the iollowing manner:— Boveut.—vaniel Butterfield and wife to Wiliam Ma. Tweed.—Eleven acres and 8234 percies on west side of Kingsbridge road; also 11 acres, 1 rood and 18 perches on west side of Kingsoridve road to Hudson River. Deed dated March 19, 1860; re- corded October 14, 1869. Consideration, $275,000. This property was got rid of on the following terms, as appears by tne record :— Soip.—William M. Tweed and wife to Richard | M. Tweed.—[Here loilows description of the above roperty.| Deed dated August 10, 1871; recorded ctober 26, 1871. Consideracion, $250,000, ‘This is not the first instance of Richard going on the record as paying bis father immense sums of money. If the price was really paid, where did he get itirom? The property 13 also attached, NUMBER TWENTY-ONE, | Money being s0 abundant, the “Boss” evidently did not know what to do with it, for we find him going into his twenty-first specu‘ation as foi- | lows:— Bovenrt.—William Pitt and wite to William M, | Tweed,—Section o! land lying 176 feet east of Ninth avenue and running torougo trom Eigbty-third street to Eighty-lourth street, with a frontege on eacn of 200 eet. Deed date October 15, 1969; recorded Octooer 18, 1809. Copsideration, $85,000. Of this plot the following parceis were sold :— SoLp.—William M. [weed and wile to Richard M, Tweed.—Lot souta side Kighty-fourth street, 175 feet east of Nintn avenue, 102.2x100 ject; aiso lot south side Eighty-iourto stree 5 .CPb Cast of Ninth avenue, 102.2x50 feet. Deed dated Novem- ber 21, i871; recorded January 4, 1872, . onsiae- ration, love and affection auu the thirteenth part | o1 a dollar. ‘The remainder of Tweed’s purchase was dis- posed of as follows: SoLp.—Wilham M, Tweed and wife to Joon Car- lin.—Lot south side Eigity-ourtn street, 275 leet east of Ninth avenue, 100x102. feet, Deed dated May 6, 1870; 1ecorded May 9, 1870. Consideratioa, $55,925. DOLD.—Same to same.—Lot north side Elghty- third street, 175 feet east of Niath avenue, 260x 102.2. Date’ot deed and record same as above. Consideration, $69,1 The whole piot as originally purcbased is in- cluded in the attachment issued to the Sheriff, NUMBER TWENTY-TWO, The next transaction was oue having reference to transaction pumvber nineteen, Ip that opera- tion Tweed was joined b; eeny, Connolly, Mur- phy and Smith in the purchase of the vlock of land between Sixty-vinth and Seventieth streets, Madison and Fourth avenues, each paying $93,500. His share im this plot Tweed sold to Murpay aiter- ward ostensibly tor $27,500, but the followmg record more tuily explains the transuction — BouGnt.—Thomas Murphy and wife to Wiliam M. iweed, Peter &. Sweeny, Kichard B. Connolly and Hagh Smita.—fve iou.-fiiths part of biock of jand lying east of Mad.son avenue, and vounded by Sixty-eigbth street and Sixty-ninch street, Madison and Fourth avenues, Deed dated cto: ber 22, 1800; recorded October 23, 1809. Considera tion, $3,000, It will be herea!ter shown that this exchange of property Was made by ail the parties mentioned in the deed. Following up this section o/ land we find the foliowing transiets were made at @ later date :— Sotp.—William M. Tweed and wile, Poter B. Sweeoy, Thomas Murpay and whe, Hugh smith and Richard 6, Connolly and wre to Jopu GC. inomp: even jvisun south side of Sixty. ninth street, 100 feet west of Fourth avenue, 1i)x 100, Deed dated April 1, i871; recorded Consideration, $105,000 toLp.—William M. Tweed ana wife, Peter B. Sweeny. Thomas Murphy and Wiie, Hugh Smicn and Richara Counolly and wile to Joon © Thompson.—Seven lots northerly side of Sixty- eighth street, 100 lee! west o Fourth avenue, 175x 100.5 eer. De dated Septemver 1, 1871; ree corded October 7, 1871. Consideration, $106,000. Tois makes $210,000 paid jor fourteen ios ina biock ot land originaily costing, in 1869, $267,500. Bat the entire transacrion becomes complicated when we remember that in October, 159, Murphy sold nis fifth part to bis copartners tn the criginal purchase, and thit deed went on the record. Yet here we find nim giving Thompson a deed tor part of che property appatentiy trans- ferred by him two years beiore. Another pecull- arity among these transactions is found in the record of the aced, worded precisely like the one just descrived, where Thompson buys seven lots on the north side of Sixty-eignth street. Tue first deed was recorded October 7. 1871, and here we The reason Jor using the word “probable” ia be- | Bovant.—Joseph Meeks, executor, to Willlam M, | have itagain recorded em November 18 of the APRIL 15, 1875.—Q | ber 15, 1869. same year. Thisis probably owing to some tech- nical informality in the form of deed. This prop- erty, including Tnompson’s purchase, has been attached. NUMBER TWENTY-THREE. Tweed, having an eye to the main chance, boughta @ of property in Broadway for the purpose of re-leasing it at higher figure. Tne Tecord 1s a8 follows :— BouGat.—Giibert N, Marshal, trustee, to Willigm M. Tweed.—Leuse of premises No, 423 broadw Jor four years aad nine months trom May 1, 1370. e dated November 15, 1869; recorded Nove: Consideration, $12,500, NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR, Coming down town from the Boulevard property, Tweed next made the tollowing purchase :— Bovcut.—Benjamio P. Fairchild and wife to Wiliam M, Tweed.—Three ots on the norta side O1 Ninth stree!, 100 leet west of Totra avenue and Nivth street, 75x92 eet. Deea dated December 4, greg December 6, 1869, Cousiderauion, 515,000, JUADRUPLE SHEET, Of this property Tweed subsequently made the | following transfers :— LEasE.—Willlam M, Tweed and wife to Jonn W, Keyser.—Lot north side of Ninth street, 100 fect west of Taird avenue, 80x23.4 ieet. Lease dated December 30, 1869; recorded December 31, 1869. Lease jor ten years, at $2,000 per annam, SoLp.—Wiiliam M. Tweed and wile to Richard M. Tweed.—Lot on vorth side of Ninta street, 100 feet west of Third aveuue, 23.4x87.6 feet. Deed dated November 21, 1871: recorded, January, 4, 1872. Consideration, natural love and afectlon and the thirteentn part of a dollar. The remainder of this parcel of land 1s evidently still in Tweed’s hands, and the entire plot appears in the list of attachments against nim. NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE. The twenty-fifth venture by the ‘*Boss” was also in Ninth street, as follows :— Bovucnr.—Eliza B. Somers, executrix, to William M. ''weed.—Lot of land lying south side of Ninth street. 329 leet west of Second avenue, 21x75 feet. Deed dated Marc) 6, 1869; recorded, Fevruary 8, 1870, Consideration, $8,350, ‘This property was flually disposed of by him in the lollowing manner :— AGREEMENT TO SELL,—William M. Tweed with Mitchell Halliday the foregoing mentioned prop- erty. Agreement dated January 13, 1870; recoraed, February 17. 1871. Consideration, $10,000, SoLp.—William M, iweea and wife to Mitchell Halliday the foregoing mentioned property. Con- sideration, $10,000. Deed dated June 28, 1871: recored, June 59, 1871, ‘This lot has also been at- tachea, NUMBER TWENTY-SIX. | westerly by 108tn street, nor.hbwesterly by east- We next find Tweed recorded as laying out his | money in the following plots of land:— BovGut.—Milton S, Curry and wife to William | M, Tweed.—Two lots on north siae of Twenty- fourth sireet, one lying 260 feet west of Third av- enue, 22x98.9 leet; the other 282 feet west of Third avenue, 22x98.9 feet. wveed dated February 2, 1870; recoraed Fevruary 158, 1870. ‘ Consiceration, $28,000, These two lots were sold to William ©. Trapha- gen May 31, 1872, the deed being recorded June 4, 1872, ior a consideration of $23,000. The property has also been attached. NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN. In regular order of date we next come into the Fourth ward, as will appear by the following | Tecord:— Bovwut.— Benjamin P, Fairchild and wife to Will- lam M. Tweed.—Lovt on east sice of Oliver streer, 65 leet north of South screet, 40x50 leet. Deed dated April 13, 1870; recorded Aprii 19, 1870, Con- sderanon, $10, and otuer considerations not men- tioned. . In @ deed already mentioned as bearing date November 21, 1871, and recorded Janwary 4, 1872, Richard M, Tweed appears to be the purcnaser, the consideration being love and affection and toe thirteenth part of a dollar. The property is among the list attached, NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT. teenth, and find the following heavy transac- tion:— Bovent,—Auguste Pottior and William P. Sty. mas ana wile to William M. Tweed.—fwo lots on | the east side Of Mercer street, one 25 feet soutn Of Bleecker street, 25X100 iee'; the otaer 50 leet svuth of Bleecker street, 80x85. Deed dated Maren 28, 1870; recorded May 30, 1870. Considera- tivn, $120,000, On this land were erected the large livery sta- bles, ostensibly owned and conducted by Canary and Norton, well known adherents of Tweed. It should be mentioned here that W. C. Dewey had a mortgaze of $10,000 on tue property, woich Was ioreciosed yesterday and judgment entered. W. C. Dewey is a brotner o1 Foster Dewey, private secretary to Tweed. All of this property was suo- Sequently sold as follows:— SoLD.—Willtam M, Tweed and wife to Richara M. Tweed.—TIwo lots east side of Mercer street, 25 Jeet sousd of Bieecker street. (Dimensions de- scribed a8 in lormer transaction.) Deed dated November 21, 1871; recorded January 4, 1872. Con- sideration, natural love and affecuon and tue seventh part of @ dollar. ‘These lots have also been attached by the recent ‘warrant. NUMBER TWENTY-NINE. The twenty-ninth purchase by Tweed was re- corded a8 foliows:— Bovert.—Andrew J. Smith, referee, to William 370 feet Jeet, Deed dated June 15, 1870; recordea Juae 18, 1870, Consideration, $14,200. This property was transferred to Richard M. Tweed November 21, 1871, and revorded January 4, 1872, on the same easy terms and the thirteentn part of a dollar, and has been attached. NUMBER THIRTY. The thirtieth purchase was aduplicate one, as is expisined by the record as follows:— Bovent.—Saran 5S, S. Sturges to William M. Tweed.—Lot on southeast corner 01 Fil-h avenue and Forts -taird street, 25.5x91 feet. Deed duly 15, 1870; recorded Juiy 18, 1870. Considera- tion, $1. Also, Warhington A. Hall and wife to William M, Tweea.—The above described property. Deed ated July 12, 1870; recorded July 18, i870, Con- 40,000. Harriet N. Trask and Benjamin J. H. Jr., to Wiidam M. Tweed.—Four jots, lying liows, oe ON the east side or Futh avenue, 25.5 eet souty oO: Forty-chird street, 37.6x123 ieet; second, of the south side of Forty-tnir feet cast vi Filth avenue, streei, ¥L 5 leet; third, on reet, 103 ieet east ity avenue, 15xX25.5 feet; fourth, on the souto side oO: Forty-tbird siree’, 123 see. east of Fifin avenue, 10X.00.5ieet, Deed datea July 15, 1970; recorded Juiy 18, 1870. Vousideration, $225,000, All of these last four lots adjoin eaca other and the one purchased trom Saran 8. 5. Sturgis aud Washington A. Halland wile on the same day, at the southeast corner o! Forty-tuird sireet and Fifth avenue, Being troubled in bis mind regard- ing nis real estate property {weed sold, at least so he is revotded as doing, the entire plot of ground covered by the dees already specified to his son, Richard M. Tweed. The ded is dated August 16, 1871, recorded Octoder 26, 1871, the consideration being $275,000, quite a sum jor the young man to have lvose in his pockets. How- ever, the entire property has been attached by the Snerift. NUMBER THIRTY-ONE. The thirty-first purchase, according to our sys- ten! of enumeration, was as jollows:— Bovent.—Patrick Duffy to William M. Tweed. — Lot southeast corner of 105ta street and Fourth avenue, 3505100.11 feet. Deed dated Octover 14, recordea Octover 14, 1870. Vonsiaeration, This plot was also sola to Richard M. Tweed November 21, 1871; recorde1 January 4, 1872, tor the toirtieth part of a doilar and the love of his parents, and has also been attacned. NUMBER THIRTY-TWO. We next find Tweed jaying out tis money in the following Manner :— Bovent.—Edward Kearney ana wife to William M. [weed,—lot West side of Hignth avenue, 60.5% leet sOUcH Of 113th Btieet, 50.5'4X100 leet, Deed dated August 25, 187 recorded Novem- ber 2, 1870. Consideration, 000, This property Was soid to Richard M. Tweed in the same weed as Namoer Thirty-one and on the same lioeral terms. 1t has aiso been attached, NUMBER THIRTY-THRES. The next purchase was the largest and most impurtant, apparentiy, that Tweed made during the entire series, the location of the property being a very desirable one, The transaction is re- corded as follows:— bovent.—Henry Nicoll, reieree, to Wilitam M. Tweed.—Piot of land northeast corner of Bioom- ingdale road and Twent si street, described as ollOWs:—Beginoing at the corner oi Kloowingaare road and running alony tue north side of Twenty- first street 96.9 reel, thence noriheriy 98.9 feet, thence wes erly 123.11 feet. (hence alung Bloommng- dale road 1025 leet to che piace of oemmuaimm. Deed Gated Feornary 23, 18/1; 1, i871. Comsiveration $000,00), At the time this deed was issued it was a legai fiction that Bloomimgdale road ran down to Tweuty-first street—hence the substitution of “Bioomingdaie road” for Broadway. In selling recorded March T ee 4. Boss lost money, as will be seen by the following transcript :— SoLp.—Wiliiam M. Tweed and wife to Richard M. Tweed.—Plot of ground. bortneast corner Twenty- first street and Broadway, descrived as ollows:— ‘Here joliows the above description.) Deed dated ovember 21, 1871; recorded January 4, 1872, Con- sideration “love and afection’ and the seventn part of a dolar, Like all of the property recorded in Richard M. Tweea’s name, this valuable piece of ground has been attacned, NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR. H Passing (rom Broadway into Filth avenue Tweed Ot possescion of the lot herewith described :— Bovuaut.—Harriet N. Trask aod Benjamin J. H, | Trask to William M, eed.—Let of land on east siae of Futh avenue, 82.2 leet north of Eighty- fourth street, 20x12) feer. Deed dared April 23, 1871; recorded may 6, 1871. Considerativn, $82,000, The troubles that encompassed the Boss and bis lellow members of the Ring evidently irigntened Dim. or possibly Mrs. Trask, for we find the iollow- ing entry on tue records:— Soup.—William M. Tweed and wife, to Harriet | N. Jrask,—Lot on east side of Fifth avenue, 82.2 feet nortn of Kighty-fourtn street, 20x105 ‘leet. | Deea dated May 80, 1871; recorded December, 8, 1871, Consideration, $32,000. ‘rhere was evidently no money made in this Transaction, and it becomes @ nice question in law whether the retransfer of the property back to the original owner will hold valid, The counsel for the people evidently think it will not, as they have included the lot in their list of attachments, NUMBER THIRTY-FIVE, We now go on jollowing Tweed in a Boulevard speculation, which is recorded as follows:— BovucuT.—William B, Astor and wife to Willlam M. Tweed.—Five lots bounded southerly by the Grand boulevard, northeasterly by 109th street, | Doribwesierly by easrerly line of old Biooming- | dale road and southwesterly by lands formerly of J.J. Astor, Deed dated April 29, 1871; recorded May 30, 1871. Consideratio:, $31,500, BouGuT.—William B. Astor and Jobn Jacob As- tor, executor, to Willlam M. Tweed.—Four lots, | bounded southeasterly by Grand Boulevard, soath- erly line o! old Bloomingdale road and northeast. erly by jand of William B. Astor, Deed dated April 29, 1871; recorded May 30, 1871, Consider- ation, $23,500. « ‘These nine lots, by examtotng the map, we ond comprise the entire block of land pounded by 108th and 109th streets, Bloomingdale road and the Boulevard, It will be seen, siso, that Tweed pata therefor the total sum of $55,000. He sold it sub- sequently in the foliowing manner :— SoLp.—Willlam M. ‘weed and wife to Jonn | Brower.—Lot bounded by 108th and 1o9tn streets, From the Fourth ward we jump into the Fif- i Bloomingdale road and tne Boulevard. dated May 31, 1871; recorded June 12, 1871. sideration, $60,000. Notwithstanding this sale the entire property has been attached by the Sherif, OTHER PROPERTY. Although the records ol the past ten years were examined it is quite evident from the entries made of sales by Tweed to various parties during | tuat time that he had been buying reali estate ior | some time previous to 1864, a8 shown by the lollow- | ing records of transfers :— SoLv.—Wiiliam M, Tweed and wite and Chari G. Cornell and wile to Terence Fariey.—rhe tw thirds part of lot southwest corner Fi'ty-niotn Street and avenue A, 156.6x100.5 feet. Deed dated March 25, 1864, and recorded March 81, 1864. sideration, $100. This transaction balances the transfer made of transaction No. 1, The record then goes on as fol- lows:— Soxp.—Willlam M, Tweed and wife and Ch: G, Cornell and wife to Terence Farley,—I'wo- Lhirds part oF block, bounded oy Fiity-eighin and Futy-uinth streets, avenge A ana East Kiver, ex- cepiing the norcheast corner, 100x100.5, Deed and record dated us the foregoing one, tue considera- tion being tie same. SoLD.—Willlam M, Tweed and wife and Terence Farley and wil» to Chars G. O>rnell.—Two-tuirds part of plot between Sixtysthird and Sixty-iou th Streets, West of avenue A, runbing west 306.5 leet on Sixty-third street and 200 1-et on pixty-iourth street, No dace or consideration is meationea. ‘These trans.ers were evidently made for mutual afrangements to balance accounts. We now come to other traasiers, as follows: — Lease.— William M, Tweed to Mayor, Aldermen, &c., of Nev York, by Richard B, Connolly, Comp- troiler.—Lease of National Hail, soutu west corner oi Fourti avenue and 129th 8.reet, for ten years. Lease caied Decemver 1, 1869; recorded becember 23, 1809. Consideration, $6,000 per annum. This jease was not profitable enough tor the Boss, 80 he made a new one, woich is recorded as follows :— | Lease. —William M. Tweed to the Mayor, Alder- meo, &c., of New York, by Richard &. Connoily, Com ptrolier.—Lease tor ten yea! ff secoud oor oi bUliGing on the soutnwi corner ot Fourth avenue and 129th street. Lease dated December 1, 1869; recorded Fevruary 12,1870. Considera- tion, $7,500 per annum. Deea Con- | Cor- THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. | Viear General Quinn bas sent a communication to Mr. L. D. Kiernan, Cicrk of the Board of Eauca- tion, stating taat bis answers to the queries put by the Board of Education Committee touching certain points suggested by the Parochial School Commitiee’s demands’ would not be ready ior presentation belore Thursday, the 22d inst. The Vicar General having been sick férseveral days past no doubt has prolonged the response or the Parochtai School Committee to the interrogatories | puttotnem., The question of the amalgamation | of the scnools bas had, thereiore, no new light | thrown apon it recently, and it wili prowably pe | some few weeks oelore the next meeung oi the | Jotut Committee of Con.eren Upon the answers | of the Parochial school O mmittee, which as yet been even discussed by th: jate of the Vicsr Generai’s measure of mei the schools depends. st. ANN’S CHURCH FAIR. Like almost everything else in this city, the grand fair given by tne ladies of St. Ani has suffered somewhat by hoary Winter's tarry- ing in the lap of Spring, The ‘air, which ts being beid mm Ferrero’s Assemoly Rooms, Tammany Building, wili close next Sue Many curiosities that posed of may ve prominently noticed a genuine Vario Doice head of St, Cuariés Barroweo, vaiued at more toan $100, ir Will ve Suld to the highest bidder on next Saturday nigot. Also a magnificent Brewster top Wagen, Worth $475, to be rafiied ior at $iacnance, fhe Zeaious jadies in charge of different oooths and stauds in this benevoent undertaking, are full of hope that auriog tne next three days they will be adie to Make the jair Acompiete success. The spiendid band of tne Seventu regiment iuroisnes the music. CITY RAILWAY RECKLESSNESS. Coroner Croker went to Bellevae Hospital yes terday and took the aule-mortem statement of Jovn Ginna, Who Was thrown of car No. 93, of the Second avenue line, on Easter nigot and had his ari broken. Tae jury berore whom the statement Was made rendered the ioliowiog Verdict :—*That Jonu winna came to hes Injaries vy Yeing jolted of car No. ¥, of the Secund avenue line, ana we ve- heve said injuries were the resuit o reckiess driving oy the driver or said car, and we also be- lieve Laat 1ie conductor Oo: said car 1s aiso respon. sible 10, allowing bis driver to drive ia a reckiess manner.” ANOTHER RAID BY RIVER THIEVES. About two o'clock on Tuesday morning six thieves weat in a rowboat irom New York to Hovoken and waixed dowa River street. A nigat Waichman on the Sixth street dock took posses- sion of the boat, and Géliverea it yesterday to Chiel Dowovan, +1 the police force. Beore the imientions o: the robvers could be saspecred they roubed 4 store at the corner of Ninth sireet_ and Prk avenue, aod another at Tenta and Garcen streets, of « small quantity of vVajuabies. faey did not return w the dock alter their depresa- tions. fhe, ave supposed to be the burglars who recently r boed @ dry gvods estavlishwent m Washington street. | SUICIDE BY SHOOTING. | J. W. Sneetns, of San Francisco, was found dead in bis roomat the Astiand House tn Fourta avenue, yesterday morning. He bad evidentiy commitied suicide, as there was a pistol shot wound in his heat, and a revolver, With one empty chamber, lying beside tim, Coroner Kickhoi will noid an inquest. NEWARK’S NAUGHTY CITIZENS. Joseph Toussaint, an Irvington (N. J.) butcher, has been arrested im Newark and held to answer | @ singular charge of maticions brutality. One | Charles uz got into an altercation with tim over @ picture o! the late Franco-Prussian war, Joseph g0% very angry and swore revenge. He took it, ‘niries alleges, by stupving to the heart a fine $100 Horse beonuing to Coaries, Anvther Joseph, Whose other name ts Murray, is also in custody 1 Newark lor an alleged atrocious assauit on one Charles Dick, Joey fad a suspi- cious “jimmy” in 018 powsession, He has served Prison, | this nroperty to hia son, Richard M. Tweed. the | the State twisa in Lrenton—at the State | adequate, DOINGS OF THE DEPARTMENTS EMPHATIC DEMAND FOR A BOTANICAL GAB DEN—THE DEATH OF LIZZIE STEABNS 4 WHOLESOME LESSON—-NEW ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES AND COBBEC- ‘TION. The Park Commissioners held an important meeting yesterday moraing at which some inter esting matters came up. It bas been found neces: sary to erect another irame buliding at the menagerie in the Central Park, as the present accommodations necessitate the keeping of ant mals requiring quite different states of tempera ture in the same structures, Hence the Commis: stoners advertised some time ago for bids fora frame building which 1s to be used more especially for graminivorous animals, ang the probable cost o: Which is estimated at $4,000 or $5,000. Yesterday the bias were to have been opened by the Board, but as the building is to be patd for ous of the “construction fund,” which is exhausted, they were laid over for three weeks, By that time it i hoped that the Legislature will nave given the Park Commissioners some funds for construction purposes, A communication was received from the Norms) Schooi Committee of the Board of Education, ask+ ing the Commissioners to assist them in properly laying out the grounds round the Normal School in Sixty-eightn and Sixty-ninth streets, from Fourth to Lexington avenue. The application was reterred to the landscape architect, Mr. Olm- sted, With instructions to prepare the necessary plans for these groands, and to use any shrubs or trees trom the parks of which the department could Dot avail ttsell, A petition, signed by Professor Doremus 8nd other aistinguisnea scientists and physicians, rep resenting Columbia Cuvilege, the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, ine College 01 Pharmacy, &c., Wat read, asklug ior the establisamen! 01 @ botanical garden, sucd vs eXists in London, Paris and every Otuer capital Of Lurope. It Was relerread to M Olmsteu, With instracuons to report on the m: ter at a jucure meeung. ‘The bids jor hgnting the lamps in the paras Were awarced yesterday as lollows:—For toe dis- trict south of Graud and Canal streets, to the New York Company at $16 lor each iamp for eight months, iro. May 1 to December 31; from Grand to Thirty-lourth street, to tie Mantattan Company at $12; from Thirty-fourth to Seventy. Dinth soreet, including tue southern side of “‘Iransverse road’? No, 2, to the Metropolitan Company at $23, and jor the district north of Seventy-inth s.reet to the Harlem Kiver, to the Hariem Company at $25. THE DOCKS. The office of toe Department of Docks quite a bewildering picture of coniusion yester- Guy, as the Lommissiouers are making prepara tions to remove to tueir new ofices at Nos, 117 and 119 Duane screet, uear Church, »bico intend to occupy from the 1st of May, Commis siouer Wales said the new offices would be more couveoient for the purposes of the departmen' besides effecting au annual saving of §7,! (the reotai of the present offices $15,000, while those in Duane str wil only cost tne city $8,000.) The force emp.oyed by the department numbers about 500 meu, ut lit new work is being dene owing to impediments wuich have sireads been ex: Piaineu at ieng'h in these columns, The laborers are puld $2aday. Presideat We velit thinks that their hours Of 1abor—elght—are entirely tu. “| bave been amvug laoorers and me chan'cs all my lle,” he said, “and I do not hes- itate to Say that eight hours are only an apology for @ day’s work,”” . EXCISE. At the office of tne Comaissioners of Excise yes- terday Commissioner Stiver was louud hard at work sigginy ceases Aud transacting other busi- bess. Commissioner Stiner as oeen indefatigable and remorse.ess in his prosecution of those liquor dealers Wao Nave persistently violated the Excise laws and reiused to pay the license jee to the city, ihus depriviog (be municipal government 018 BOE inconsiderabdle part of its reven Owing to tots Steru enivrcemeat Oo: tne law, money 1s now flow. lng inte tae coulers of the city at tue handsome Tare of $1,000 @ day, and the oiice of the BHoara is crowded every day with iguor dealers eager to pay their dues and escape the prosecation with waicd they are tareatened, CHARITIES AND CORRECTION, The Commissioners of Charities aud Correction yesterday received a letter trom the Houseot Re- ception of the New Yorks Iniant Asylom, No. 2 Cliutoa piace, ofleriug to take midwilery casea The jollowing is tue letter, whico has evidently been evoked by the sad death o! Elizabetu otear: under tue tender care of those humane comical now in the employ ot the Department oi Charities and Correciion :— New Yous, April r | Hon. Isaac H. Barter, President of ine nutes Charities:— i eau otx—This asylum is prepared to receive aad treat cases of midwiery which are Dow coutined be tore reacning the Lstaid, Suarter of the asylum requires as .0 take charge of such cases. and | write we oily you chat 1 you will sead them we will take of them uni Yarein condiuoa w be trunserred the Island. Yours truly, SIBPHBS oMLik, M.D. The Board, acting upon this generous offer, adopted the roliowing resolution :— aes Fourteenth street to the House of Recepuon Yor« Insant Asylum, No. 24 Cunton piace. Cases north of Fourteenth street are still to be intrusted to the loving care of the well paid of cials of the department, @ new room having veos provided for the purpose in Bellevue Hospi! since toe Harrowing dea ‘h of Lizzie Stearns excl! the just indignation oj the public. God have mercy on these womea “nortn of Fourteenta street |"? BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR RESOLUTION FOR JUDGMENT CLAIME RESCINDED—MORE ASSESSMENT BONDS, Toe Board of Apportionment met yesterday afternoon, Mayor Wickham in the chair. The meeting was held as usual in the Mayor's office, and no “outsicers” not immediately interested in the proceedings of tne Board were present. The Comptroller called tne attention of the Board to the ‘act that he had, ata previous meeting, asked for the issue of $50,000 assessment bonds, He showed tne payroils, “certified by Fitz John Porter,” as he pat it, for 1,700 mea, and he said that it was to pay these men that ne wantea the $50,000. The resolution was passed. ‘The qaestion to the standing of the Commis. sioners of the Court House was called'up by the Comptroller, wao ealogisea the Commis sioners a8 men weil qualified for their position, and who fed thus far not spenta clty'* money even liar of tHe for statiovery. The Mayor, be Feport om tue sub- ed it but fair to the Commissioners ium (tue Comptroier) and that.the Matter should be disposed ol, A ‘The Mayor, witvoa: deiutig to reply to tnesé remarks, asxed the Board What action the mem- vers desired to take upon a resclution (waich tag Compirover had just offered) caiung upon him te Teport on the suoject. r, Woeeier moved t the resolution ve laid over till tue nex: meeu ‘1018 MOTION Was Car. nied, the Comptroiler vouog against it, On mottva «I MI, Lewis a resolution was adopted Tesciudiny the resoiution passed at the last meet Board, woo authorized the Gomptrok ler ty issue $186,000 judgment bones. It was com sidered by the board tuat the resolution as passed wi ot specific enough, and taal rs arisen it Was oaiy (he part of pradeace to recog. sloer tae 1e-oiution. Mr. Waeeler saia that the Board of Aldermen bad passea and the Mayor had approved a resuin tion which @urhorized the payment of $15,000 te Warden Dunham, of Ludiow Str support, &c., Of prisoners doriug 1874 being bO apvropriation, the subject was reje: Ww the Comptrover, ‘Tous oll got Me, Lewis and the Comptroiler inte @ aiscussion as to weal the unexpended valance in the various devartmen(s were, After @ little © matier Was dropped, ait vy Mr. Green, (hat previous to 1 joners Were in the nacit or pia tue names of Gead men on the assessment ied out Mi. Wheeler with the reply that When ‘hut question Was properly ap lor discussion the present fax Commissioners Would oe able to give iheir Views on the subject ia that would be satisfactory to everybody, the bomp> troller probably excepted. FIRE COMMISSIONERS. ‘The above Board held their regalar meeting yee terday, aud alter trying several members of the force for insubordination they detatied two batal- lions to attead the ianerat of Michael J. Bannoa, 0° Bogine Co npany No. 13, who jell dead in the street on Tuesday irom disease of he heart, The decease} Was & singie man and had beea con pected with tne department jor a lite over twe years. His bank book Was found on his person, With @ Geposit o: $1,100, which, with §i,! the benevolent iuad, will go to nis mother, THE PAPAL ENVOYS. The ecclesiastical guests of His Eminence Cat dinal Mevloskey, Monsignor Roncettl, Count Mare Josehi and Dr. Ubaldi continue to explore the city without attracting attention to themselves, They ing quietly torougn ainuer they drove wich tne ut Farley ‘0 the Convent ot the Heart, at Manhattanvii.e. The party remaiwed tt for hour oF more, and reacued che Vardinal’s ab woul cigar o’oloce In the evening.