New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10

The Control er hss paid up for s work Done " decided
bv the Court and the is surrendered subss.h
the approval OF the Common Couach
Fourth The contract 10 VIM II Reynolds
Tho Controller submits this Gaze to the Common Coaas
Int without the concurrence Of the contractor as in tie
other case
prvtstoy oy TIE ORDINANCE PREscRIsiSG The rowkn
.Np pUrIEs or THE SEVERAL DgPARrIssrs.
The Controller respectfully invites the attention Of the
Common Council to the proproiy' II NOT Necessity OF ser
crI alterations and amendments oi the ordnsn,s i'c
"Orgenizinp the Departments of the Municipal Govem
ment in order to adapt its provisions 10 the anendncns
Ol the charter -, ,,,. =. ,s., 49,
vides Tbs, there hall he Bureau in the Dep,rtmsnta
Finance for auditing all accounts against the Cty
On the seth of June the Controller nade connunict
ton TO the Board Of Aldermen see doe NO, -" cshay
thc; atte u,on T. the 18Th section Of the Chss and
furnished the draft Of ordlnsnce to carry Its pre'cs
into effect The ordinance has not oeon adopted nor
the Controller THAI there has been any achon oh
Athouch full compliance with the law was not pra
tc.ble without the action of the Common Council. the
Coniror has required the several Department. uners
st paragraph OF the seccn 10 present 70 tho rnan''
Dspsrtr emit before the warrants on tho Treasury wen
dran the detailed accounts in each case where psynont
was demsnded circular also issued on the 10Th OF
August last in relation 20 the form OF ksopng AMI renet
ing accounts in the several Departments OF the Cy "o'
Extracts from this circular appended. marked NJ,
In order to give full effect TO the l3h section Of ne
I n
contracts and the original vouchers or duplicates 81 thsn
6srnieLed 10 the Finance Department. in ordor thIi m
Auditor may revise, auo ana sero o.,
"cerfy the same with eaons therefor 20 the ConrOef
There il also TO DO quarterly report 10 tho Connb'
Council showing the name OF each claimant tue de'lea
of the Auditor on the same, toSouo' WIN n' III aoi'a
of tho Controller thereon.
This will bring in review before the Common Council
ev,y niuet, days n the claims for against the City
Treasury m each and all the departments. with tho ac,
both OF The Auditor and Controller thereon Tho closing
parrcraph Of the section cuts up by mo ROOFS inst n@
rerr cous practice OF making advances "n ne naked re
;itious Of bends of depart ena unaccOmpaniod byaa
accounts Of expenditures, Of y aud hundred thoasan
GIsr n, a time 10 be accounted for at some future dy
az has been prectced under the ordinance ~ IoD in
operation of this loose system oi accounting more uV
/ expIained in the circular before referred to.
Ire cbsr 90 in the fundamental law, 10 which refer
ence has been made, will make il necessary to adstn
ordipance Of 1872 TO this mode Of drawing money
from the Treasury it being now required To be donsa
evidence that service has been rendered TO the City
.e sd o b, ng paid the unexplained requsi0n OF inc
Leed Of A dcparment The alterations required apply 70
liz Street that OF Repairs and supplies Slfses
and Lamp &c Tho ordinance U: II ~ contains many e.
ept sOns aud OF its requirements IN resari
To draw ing and accounting for money are quite rigid
the age OF the Chefof Police for example he Is pernsi
TO draw on tho Controller for sum not exceeding siS'
10 meet special of expenditure provided no prsa
the Mayor countergn his requslton but he Is not PR
med to draw the second 500, until be accounts 70 v,
Controller by proper vouchers for the expenditure
tbe frst huIdred Other officers by tho ordinance
are retted 10 have small advances and 20 account ~
them in similar manner. But in regard to the three pm
cpo contracting and Disturbing departments. tho Con
missioner make his requisiti0n Tor $4,000 Tor ON
Kureau SO for another and $4,000 for another with
out rendering the Finance Department any explanation
In regard the services ndered or The persons Tor wh9n
the money is intended This has been the practice unts
The ordinance Of 1919, end the wording Of the ordn
apce does 10. discountenance such an interpretation
There Is q requirement 10 report once month 70 ~
Controller but even then the ordinance doe, not rolun
tberendi,ion of vouchers TO account for the money.
II Ia also desirable that the ordinance Of SI9 should
amended in respect the duties OF the collecting as wen
the Disturbing agents Of the Corporation The Control
lrr meet Commissioner Water Register Of tho Crot'.
/ Aqueduct Department, Collectors of Assessmehs. ana
many other officers receive large sums Of public money
The ordinances in mest cases require these officers 70 ds
po the money received with the Chamberlain. on lhus
aav Of each week. and TO account to the Controller ~
ssine day The Receiver of Taxes under law Of ~
State hap go g. laws Of 1881 IS required 10 rnsAe Nv
! denosi,s and account 10 the Controller daily beioF'
o'clock OF each Gay. 1t may be said that bis case ~
execution from the large sums collected But the 70
hector OF Assessments aso receives large amounts,
TO more than a million OF dollars annually why tns.
should h. be exempted from making ais deposits dsy sI
more than the Receiver OF Faxes The Croon Agleaa
Departu ent collects over half million OF dollars snnah
w. Should not THE Department also be placed thsssn'
footngl And in regard 70 the Controller, the Sreeso
missioner and every other person who receives pau,
money Why should they not be required TO pay oys y
the Chamberlain within twenty four hours Of the tnas >
receiving it Whit give them any more trouble 70 P,
the money the Treasury Bank than in any other bsn
TesIecfuly recommend that the ordinance orsaa.ias
the departments be amended 10 require every os
Who receives money which belongs 10 the City Ifsxay
10 pay /, the Chamberlain the day i 10 rece"0h
before 0 clock Of the day after IL receipt ...
lie Controller il authorized to issue revenue ana -
ment bonds in anticipation OF the collection Of taxes
sssessm.nts. These may amount 10 TWO " s..
This character and who necessarily cali az me con'o.
oce to ascersn whether their money T % 'Is 'n b
pphus =. ~, Coa9roler instead Of making the depos
Wb he Tres,urer The Ofthe money should 70 \
.se. pay end when ,Ss he Pas Pl s
fe dpC,,Sb S fs IL hs Sp pocket s 4
en- r,eeenmmended that provision be made by ortnao's
,SS all pe,ons applying 10 the Controller for reyenas
ses-men bonds: shal deposit TIE amount sgreel On VIZ
,I chamberlain OF tha City, end presen! his reeeps' ~
amount to the Controller. ..,;v;,s.
Nv making such rule and sdherng to IT, the lnilYhsa
;Ibeve the protection OF the unquestoned liability o. ~,
ci,v he Depertmen, will be relieved from resPoasp
rot lecilinsiely pertaining TO It's duties and me ~