The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

JOUR SPECIAL hEPORT.J
COURT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BUILDING I'M Goysas
Mr. LoRp, In asking the unanimous a'opton OF
the luton ~hi:h vail be found IN the Official report
sad that he bad received letter from Judge Campbe
OF the Superior Court Of this city who had iseeuy
turEed from Warrington stating that he had had
vsraton with the Secretary Of the In s,ior who assured
that ,he govern ment quit, willing u erect this
Parh euoirg a. will suit tn. STATE and city
provided the Common Council will give 10 them a,c mmo
cation Tor Post Office and United states Courts aoi Of
fees.
representatives has ttaed that approp for
purpose sill be made during this session Mr. NJ thought
hr,an ,d shs snsaa put up SUN
NUT be owed 10 th locality AMI also
,he United States Courts an ocss lie believed 1t
the view generally taken BY the people thar builiog
should be erected in the Park 10 odste all these
departments,
The Cm,R appointed Me,srs Lord ANA Mott md acsori
pg to ins provisions OF the ,uriop, hi nssii (;hs
G. air., Especial committee to confer the matter
orIsTIoy or PUBIC PRIVILEGE
resolution offered by Mr. LoRD-ThAt the Sergeant AZ
Arms b. directed to prevent all perioas exc,pt the
bsrs ard Official, Of the Bsrd heads OF departments the
coming within the bar WAS offered and lost by vJt- Of
fourtesn to eight.
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION poR Our srArs COURTS
resolution, spproprihpg tbs large IRON Jag
the Park In the third story Of tn. badng recently
erected for the rse Of courts, the iars, room ta-
second story OF the bu ding fronting Caan
street ard the lately occupied by the Recorisr
tn, first story, for tbe oil the Su Cocrt
adopted. Toe rooms oe,npea by Judge oConn,r of
Second Dstris Court, and tho occlpisd By the
Of STREETS and Lamps 10 tbs third story OF
b1ildirg together wtn tho m Ia ina cty Hsu
Asly occupied by The Board OF AsstAnt Aldermen
spprt priAted for the use Of the Superior Court
COMMUNICATION gKIAnSG 10 The
REVISION or THs ORDINANCES,
FNANCs DKPAKTsE>T CONTROLLERS OFFICE
CIT, OF Now York, Feo l, 1854
The Comptroller respectfully submits tho following
unic stion fr the consc erAtiop OF the Common
Council The subj cs embraced In IL are
Frat a revision OF the ordnan'es prescribing the
nd In NJ ma suta Tn
eanzston OF the auditing bureau In the vinAncs part
ment has rot yet been acted and ths should have
been done In July August lAst,
second Claims OF the Cooperation for unpaid assess.
and taxes These osims amount 70 seven or eight
hupdrsd thousand ooar vAying from ave TO ave thou
tta ate Of limitation cuts OIL The claim.
Third The paving contract OF Rus asd Reid, The
Comptroller has paid up for al work done a. decided by
the Court and tho contract IL surrsndsrd subject 10 the
approval OF the Common Council
Fourth-Ths contract OF VIM, B. Reynoidl The
Com ptroer submits this to the Conmon Council,
Int without the OF the contractor, In
the t,her ,Ass
AID duties OF the several depart meats Tbs Comptrcl
Ter respectfully invites thu attention OF Tho Comm,D
Coupc TO the propdsty II no, the necessity OF raj
Altsrs md aena meats Of the ordinance Of lss0
"ors 'ng the departments OF this municipal g1yern
merit" 10 order 70 Adspt i1 provisions TO tho amend
nents n the charter
Toe 18th section Of the amended ehAsr oil 1858 1, a.
fcllows:-
"Thsrs sbs he bureau In the Department OF Finan,,
TO be called the Auditing Buresu and the chief
thereof shall be the Auditor OF Accounts 1t shall re
vise audt and sette al accounts in wbish tn. civ
concerned debtor creditor; IL shA keep acc
Of each claim for sgAns the corporation and OF the
allowed upon eacn, and certify the same, WITH
therefor TO the comptroller The com p.roll.r shall
reyort - the Common Council in ninety days the
and decision OF the andifer the
with the hral ASTON Of the )trollsr thereon. An
moneys drawn from the city treasury shall be upon
vouchers for the expenditure thereof examined aud al
loved BY the audci ano approved ~ the comptroller
On the 3oth June the comptroller made . comm alton
To ths Board ~ Aldsruen (doo 49, calling their A.tsu
ton 20 the 10 section Of the charter and furnished the
GRAFT OF an ordinance to carry IT. provisions effect
the ortipanct has not teen adopted Ia the roll
Ter that there has been any action Although
fn mplispce With the law not prsstcAbis With
out the aston o. the Common Council the comptr Dsr
bsE required the sevssl under tbs Last para
graph OF the section to present 10 The Finance Depart
nispt before The warrants tn. treasury vn
the detailed accounts Ia each payment was
nanced A circular was aifo issusi on the 18TH Of
August ast In relation 20 the form Of keeping asd r-u
terrs scoorns In the ssvesl departments Of the city
The change In the Fundamental Law 10 which rssrsuss
has bsep MADE, will mAhe 10 adapt the or
rAnee a. 1919 to this mode OF drawing money from
the treasufy II being required u be done the
chsrter on evidences thai service has 70
city, instead Of being paid the planned REQ
Of the head ofa department. This alterstons required
apply TO The Street that OF Repairs and Sup
raes streets and Lamps The ordinance Of lsta con
many txct mt provisions and OF Its REQ uirsmsas
IN regard TO craving and accounting for money gate
rigid.
In the OF the Chief Of Police sAr example, He
permitted TO draw on the Comptroller FOR sum not sr
osedcg hundred dollars, 4, meet special cases OF
espenoiturs provided he procures the Mayor to
sign his squisiton but be not permitted 10 draw The
seeoed hundred dollars until ~ aeeopn0 70 The Oomp-