The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-25

notion o. The mattsr, ths Commissioner has no dis
cTeEopary power vested IN his hands.
me Sun Of last Aonoay contsiosd Two Adversse-
menss, taken cer60tm from the National Democrat,
ore Of which contained a typographical error, and
The other, from appearances, had been pied" IN
tne press room. These we're made the subjscts OF
iresh attacks on the Commissioner; attacks sbodt
~ well founded a. II we were 70 abuse every b0si-
ness man whose advertisement was wrongly PRINT
cd IN the Sun through the error Of composior or
she negligence Of proof reader. Such warfare
vM have no weight With the public, and eaano,
~ steir effort 10 eega.e mex. fall ono Of their own
Clique TO the head Of the Repairs and Supplies De
psrsment.
illustration Of the candieend saving pohcy Of Mr..
Fiagg few evenings ago. Toe Court OF Sessions,
Being about to adjourn at an early hour
for the want OF candle, one Of the lawyers IL
reputation on the Comptroller would not
produce the desired article TIE Judge replied
cha. II would require two witnesses TO certify that
the candle Was actually needed and nssd, and
cost two cents, and then three days would have TO
elspse before the bll could he paid. What was then
said is actually the case. Everybody who has per-
formed labor for the city during the Two years PAST,
or mas had dealings win ;hs finance department,
ssIs the same story-w worried and faulty BEATEN out
by The en- tempttbe clubbing OF toe cnief officer IN
tnas department, they have submitted 70 any inpo-
sSllon III order 70 free me ssyes from his Catches
As we said before, We have always endeAvourcd 70
expose Official mscondnc. and peculasion IN the
different departments, and have c0Operated in eve
~ m0veMep. -tGsed for securing proper md SUBJ
sts.is reforms; but when 1t sought 10 screen the
picayune y.rem tnat the Comptroller mas pursued
by attacks en- officials holding eqasiy as prominent
pOsasion IL tne city government ~ he does, We
believe II Loo ousy OF the press 70 interfere. Many
vaiuAbse imp! ovemeEss can be made In the repairs
and supplies ssPsE5ss@sR Zoe Zoe nonsa7srsing po IL
cy " ths city government, the Of compos-
isors IN newspaper offices.
lr anything Wac neeoed to cap the climax in re-
ference 70 the patty condact " the Comptroller his
action on the bids of the citfere0t newspapers for
the corporation advertising would be sufficient.
From oil the circumstances IL seems thai pN6 whole
effort has been 70 'chowse' the HERALD 0ut Of the
job; the only we can see shy IL did not get
she work was, that it mad the largest circulation.
Its p ice per hne f0r every thousand circulation was
lover than that OF any other paper, and hal It had
bus three or i've thousand copies in its daily issue;
would have been awarded the contract. Thus the
Evening Post and New York Densokrat (Dutch)
DID OF q cent per line-the first having 5000 and
the latter 1000 circulation; the HERALD bid l5 Of
one cent per line, with 10000 eirculatiOaand con-
sequently MIR. Flagg mere bubble, decides shat
the papers win tn lowest circulation snail have the
work. The sun, with 5000 less circulation than
tae HERALD, was chosen by our efficient Comp
rfoller, although its bid was only $3.50 per year
lower. Unoer all the circumstances, We do not
wonder thai the Sun is an adnjrer Of bis course.
However, the Common Council will most likely set
.Gas matter right and next winter the people give
Mr. Flagg his qaietus as far holding OH e
cernec. He has just hfty-tw0 weeks more Of exist
ence as an Official IN the city government.