New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-13
AIDERMAsIC ROBBERY.

The Aldermen have sent their bills to the Controller
for $40 each or 81 per day for twenty days work in
canyassing the returns Of the late Election. Their
demand is backed by certificate ofwhich the follow
ing is copy:
CLtrKs OFFICE CITY and Comfy Of Nsv- Yok-I David
Deputy Coouy CLERK and Secretary the Boad OF Cny
dudley Hsey Supervisor cond Ward OsAr artes1, sp
perior lhid Ward JACOB DALEY sapeFo1 folsn ga
Ssfb wSd william NJ Tweed Supervisor seyenh w4ra Rich
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LTysr Twelfth wsfd Join rellss SaS,ry''r rhirss-a,h
csfj Bard Supervise, Fourteenth War6 siseseI "
tor Wsrd wism Cornell slpeTv.or seven esath
bs5iv npeisor nth Wsrd William Supervisor
Iwen spd were duly sworn a. Coany eys
bed on HE s oGy 81 November, 1855 and fur t1at The sAid
Ec,ra o. Seun ISM ch H. ga and h da, Of Eovebs
G the Isl Cd 9Th and h days Of December 1853 AZ
D'''' NJ" 'o'A D A FOWLER Secretary
twill be observed that Mr.. Fowler the Deputy
County Clerk who acted Secretary to the Board is
very careful not to say that the Aldermen attended be-
yond the first day-thoueh be states that the Board
met nineteen times subsequently The truth is some OF
the Aldermen spent two hours in actual service
for which they claim $40 might have been occu-
pied ten hours in ALL but not of them was present
during al of the sessions Besides, there were two
days-Thanksgiying and Evacuation Day-on which
they deliberately agreed not to work and went through
the lOrmalty of an adjournment only because the law
demanded daily meetings-yet they claim $50 for this,
and that TOO, not portion of yearly salary but
as per diem allowance for work which the law presumes
was actually done the days specified fthats whit
better than stealing money, should like TO know the
degree of difference. Tie process OF canvassing was
most edfying spectacle One Alderman occupied the
chair with another sometimes at his side both smoking
and displaying their boots upon the top of the desk N
one corner were couple Of Aldermen discussing the
lois on hand before their official exit in another
drowsy reporter porting a mass Of figures
which never will foot up twice alike at the clerk 5
desk scribe noting down the figures called of by
the only Alderman paying the slightest attention 20
wo1k-in fact oil the work done during than half
tie above sessions done by the clerk and Alder
man, Cat time) the remaining four five in aten-
dance doing nothing and caring nothing for the bus-
ness Indeed at the very outset they openly gave ont
that they would be as long they could and make
the most of it they set out with the deliberate design
of getting $40 each from the Treasury; they pro-
traced through twenty three days job that should
have been done in FIVE days at most they met aud ai
iouIned on at least two days without pretending
to do any work. and then every sends in a bill
of 81 for those very days charging the City so
| for refusing to work We do lot know what
remedy there is for such kna7ery, but we do
know that there should be and punish
ment for public robbery deliberate so bold, in
Iudent so openly avowed; some Penslty that Should
teach these gentlemen least to take their plumber by
stealth and in secret Ike the Bristol Bills and Dirty
faced Jacks in the lower walks of the profession.