The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-05

Connoa Council
from the Mayor: "asreceVea
MAToas osy'cE, CRY OF NV Yosx.,
tn. I..,. April 4th, Isa2

from the Mayors 'A''suoA wasreceNea
| A'o's o's, .,;; CRY OF NEw Yosx,l
:, The Bssrd Of .a'de,me~ Of the Civ cf Me-, y.,.
day last with the members of both boards 1 On Inurs
SouLe n relation to the absence and defs,cs,i ~
ton has been obtained making it no longer ma.
the interests Of the city to oserve the secrec
subject which our united judgments deemed Advisable
Leiieving thh publicity will best subserve tn ~
tea ess OF the CITY, have determined to make this com
nuieson to yeu and solicit authority offer reward
for the apprehension Of Mr. Lloyd for the
CT the Lloney supposed TO be in his possession In this
commuA icstion will give you all the informaton MI
have without distn gushing bstw cen the inform
laid before you on Thursday last and that
obtained.
On the 2sh Of March recsiy Cd informstien from the
he found letter from Thomas Lloyd Collector Of Civ
Revenue bearing the post mark Of the Office Of this city
Of March, informing the Comptroller that owing
TO resolution which hsS passed your honorable
body on the evening of the 2ist requiring all col
iecting officers of the corpefation 10 return under
oath al each payment by them nte the Treasury ofhe
that ths amount paid is all that has been collected
oy him he determined to leave ne city 70, Charleston
as ne stated tocolec DEBT due there him. (Loyd}
Ior the purpose Of paying the amount to the Common
I0hnc There being evidence of the dealcation Of
Lloyd other than his going Off and bis letter which
mentioned no amount the Comptroller to She differ
minaton the bank whe,e Licy ken, his nrivata
account acc The Comptroller by this means discovered
On me Iin Gay Of March Lloyd drew mp his
cneck Tor the bank $4779 o. and that he had
sceyed from tenants $780, which had paid into
.ne CITY treasury We have also discovered that he
state Of New Jersey The drawing of this - rs OF from
the Bank and not into tn. Treasur v was such
no confidence placed in his that be was going
to Charleston We therefore instituted enquiries in
which Induced US to believe he had gone TO Chareston
have caused an attachment to be issued sesinst his
attaches any property he may in this state but Also
all detts that may be due to him. An has al
Jery have Iso had an ~ .ns state Of N%
his conduct and bringing him within section 60 Of rare
SOS, second volume, Revised Statutes second edition,
which taken in connection with sections So and 81 OF
the same volume page 5s7, defines the offence to be
FrLosr, punishable BY Imprisonment in the State pri
son. have sent officer TO Charleston with this af
dav Since all this has been done, the Comptrollerby
investigation among the tenants Of the corpoI has
discovered that the amount Of Loyds dealcation is
about $4,000. The dates receipts given by LLOYD TO
tenants show that much Of this amount received BY
Lloyd Immediately before he absconded consequently
have since ascertained that there great be-
leye that Lloyd sailed from this the 2sd of March,
in brig called the Hope Of hch he supposed to Be
owner, bound for @Cape de Verbs and market" For
these reasons have deemed be for the interest ohe
city to make the matter public, and to offer reward for
his apprehension as fugitive from justice and also
reward for the recovery Of the money he has gsns
with This money may be taken from him in the same
manner that any stolen property might
Under the attachment issued ainst him in this State
his house and furniture have been levied upon and the
payment Of all debts due him suspended When Trus
tees are appointed under these proceedings all
them Under the attachment issued in the State of New
Jersey, two small farms have been levied upon.
The sureties for Lloyd, informed, are good for
$5000 the amount of their bonds.
deem this proper occasion to call yoar attention to
the nsuicency in amount Of security directed by
dnance to be given by many of the collecting officers
OF the city and to the practice that
has always obtained among those officers Of depssng
the public moneys to their individual accounts and pay
ing such amounts they choose to the Chamber
lain of the CITY, There has been check upon these
officers except ascertain from the debtors Of the Cor
poration whether they have psh the amount of their in
debtednes or any portion thereof This practice has
purposeserposed them to the importunies offrisnds
and securities and lead to the many defalcatons that
have heretofore occurred among previous collecting
has induced many improperly to use the city moneys
To obviate this evil suggest that the Common Coun-
officers, in bank 10 b. designated by ordinance.
account o the CSambsrian Of the city by Checks
signed in the official capacity Of the Collector TO the
moneys only to be from ths bsnk BY the check Of
the Mayor, Comptroller. and Clerk Of the Common
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city revenue at short Intervals, make THAR deposes,
Mayor and file in his Office an affidavit Of the dsposts
and from whom the moneys were collected and that the
dsposts was allths noneY collected BY him to that pc.
neys for private purposes, and that temptation
which has and will uness removed not only disspate
the public revenue but destroy the character and stand
ing OF many citizens. ROBr. H. MORRIS.
A resolution then passed, authorship the Mayor
to offer such for the of Floyd, he NAV
deem necessary, and the remainder Of the message
referred to the finance committee, for full inquiry into
the amount ond rarc usrs Of his robbery Of the public
treasury.
The Mayor deserves much credit for his prompt ac-
tion in this business and the Comptroller also is enti
tied to special notice for his exerions in obtaining the
passage of the resolution compelling Lloyd to pay
over his collections every two weeks its effect
the exposure of his defalcation.
The committee to hch referred the petition Of
the Hudson Fire nsur Company prayin for leave
to remove the bodies buried in the burying ground in
Caryste corner Of Delaney street. reported versey
Alderman KMB ALL, Of the 18th Ward sly OBJ
posed the report OF the committee and commended that
the Insurance Company h ad much right to remove
the bodies in the ground the that belonged
to it.
Alderman JoNEs of the Fifth Ward concurred with
him. and asked we to be governed by such mobs
as had recently been got this occasion He
tended that the Insurance Company had and they
should be attended to. After all their talk the report
was adopted unanimously.
General Sessions.
Before His Honor the Recorder Judges Noah and
Lynch, and Aldermen Benson and Woodruff.
ArRIL 4-The calendar for the present contains
the following cases :-Fsrgery 3; Burglary 10; Grand
Larceny 8; False Preences l; Assault and Manning L.
Riot Total %. Previously convicted but not sen.
fenced Indicted 10; Disorderly Persons q Witnesses
Total old and new 43.
WA ShALER, Esq appeared acting District Auor-
ney:
The following gentlemen were then sworn as Grand