New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-27
I,o,d and The ,a,e Comp,ro,Ier.

b. q recent communication made 70 the Com
Council relative to Lloyds defalcasions, 1t ap-
pears shat the amount received and retained by him
up 10 the time OF his abscondag, and for which MS
own receipts have been produced and seen, Is
s55, 828,79, and that the actual amount vii! pro-
badly reach $4,000.
It also appears ,aat receipts fornterest on bonds
and mortgages from the estates OF Jacob Lorillard,
Henry Pray and others have come in, which wers
back on the books in the Cotnpiroliers Office from
one to three ycars-and also from John Jacob AS
tor, Stephen B. Mum, Peter A. Jay and others,
for quit rent which had been due on the books OF
the office for three years. By the Corporation Or
diaances. p. 30. it is made the duty ef the Comp
rrol!er to superntend all officers Of the Corpora
tion who may be in the receipt of public moneys,
and especially to furnish to the Collector of the
City Revenue accurate accounts of all moneys IN
arrear and unpaid and for this pnrposei is made
the duty of the Collector of the City Revenue (Or-
dnances, PIP &c and 27) TO attend at the Comp
,roller's Office daily, and keep his books OF &C
count there as part Of The records Of that Office.
It also made his duty by law, once IL erery
t,co ueeks TO make full and complete report to
the Comptroller of the whole amount of his col
ections, and also TO report TO him all cases IN
which be shall be unable 20 collect any debt due
the Corporation, with the causes OF such inability,
to the end that the Comptroller may adopt proper
measures to secure the same.
1t thus appears that the Comptroller was char
ged with the direct supervision of the Collector
,f ~. C;, Rava,,,a I'd ,ha. ,har otf,cer vas re-
CURED once in every two weeks to make full re-
port of all his collections to the Comptroller, and
also report all cases in which any debt should be
found to remain due and unpaid. And still the
Comptroller was so regardless of his duty as 10
allow the names of such men John Jacob AS
tor Jacob Lorillard, Peter A. Jay, Stephen B.
Mum and others to stand as debtors on the books
of his Office for three whole years without single
inuuiry into the causes thereof and without taking
any measures whatever. or making single effort
to ascertain whether the money any Part of it.,
was paid or unpaid.
From $4,000 to $50, 900 was thus allowed by
the Comptroller to accumulate and remain from
whose duty it was made by law to account and
pay over the whole amount of his collections at
least once in every two weeks. And it will be re-
membered that during all this time this Collector
was placed ia the office of the Comptroller had a
desk there, attended there daily, and all his &C
counts and collections were before the Comptroller
and constantly passing before his ewn eyes. MIR.
Editor, will you allow me to inquire how is all this
and can you inform me whether Alfred A. Smith,
the late Comptroller, ever did any such thing as
take an official oath or whether he ever gave any
official bond or ever make any explanation OF the
causes of these delinqucncies on his part7 / do
not wish to be too curious, but have q concern,
in common with the rest of the Public, in this
matter and have great desire fer more light
on the subject. lAX-PAYER.