In the depths of a sweltering New York summer, a contentious trial came to a head as Michael Noonan, a contractor, took the city to task over a disputed payment of $2,277.98. The battle had been brewing since November 1870, when Noonan signed a contract with the city to build a sewer and culvert through the streets of Manhattan, from Seventeenth to Twenty-third Street. The job was supposed to be finished in 200 days, but the city’s bureaucratic delays and changing plans had Noonan at his wit’s end.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption, White Collar Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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