New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-23

| if their number were increased, room could be
found in the present apartments for them to work in
The Controller himself IS hardened with duties aud
pcommoded greatly for the want of sufficient accom-
modatione. During the whole cour.e Of this examina-
ton, your Committee have found renewed assurances
f, indeed, any wantpg) of his stern integrity
public officer and his faithful devotion to the fnan
cial Dteres's Of the people. Whatever discrepancies
have been found in the books, or in accounts
waIt Of system in the keeping of the books, or the
keeping of no books az ALL not properly chsrgesble
to the Controller il is impossible for him, under the
| IJessure Of aceumustng business and duties, to be
burdened with the details Of the Departments which
| details should be managed and conducted by the va
| rious c.eIks and employees under him
The examination made by your Committee has been
extended as far az the limited appropriations already
made would enable them. They found it necessary to
he services Of practical bookkeeper and
couniant, which they did, and your Committee Of
the opinion that capable could have been
selected.
section 2 Of the amended Charter of 1919 says:
"There hall be executive department which shall
be deDOmiDeted the Department of Finance,
which shall have control Of all the fsc concerns OF
" the Corporation, and shall prescribe the forns OF
feeping and rendering all city accounts whatever,
ard all accounts rendered TO kept in the several
departments Of the city government shall be sub
Jebect to the inspection and review OF this
department. 1t sha settle ard adjust all claims
whatever by the Corporation or against them, aud
sl accounts whatever in which the Corporation is
concerned, either debtor or creditor. The ehiei
officer of this department shall be called the Con.
troller OF the City of New-YOrk.
Although by this section the duty is imposed upon
the various departments of keeping their books aud
accounts the Controller may drec. yet no power II
conferred upon him to enforce the correct keeping of
tie books and accounts in the departments. Your
Committee have been unable to find any books, pa.
pers or vouchers in the Department of Streets and
Lamps but from information and belief they would
eta aS. ha4
late Commissioner when be left his Office.
In the Street Commissioners Department, owing t.
the troubles there, and the injunction placed upon tn
books and papers, your CoUnittee have been unable
to make thor ugh AID extended an exanina ion as
they wished. But they are satisfied that no regalac
and systematic books bave been kept IN fact 50 de-
cient and negligent has been this department in the
manner of keeping its accounts that the Controller
has been compelled of necessity to open aud Keep GER
tsin books in his Office which should be kept In the
Sire Department.
In the Tax Commissioners Office they have Q con-
pete and systematic set Of books and your Com init
lee have been well pleased with tue business-like
manner in which the affairs of this Department have
been conducted.
Into the Board Of Education and the Aims IL ,use
Department your COmmitiee did not go--as for the
vast sums expended by them they are not Responsible
TO the Conn on Council.
Before proceeding to specify the various errors of
commission and omission tie part OF the s1bordl-
mates of the Controller Your Committee are co mp eIed
to say that the dsOIdered condition OF the Financ
upon the III form character whicn the City of New
York has always borne for business capacity aud ab
y Al the fDaucisl transactions OF the City OF New
Yo center in the Controllers office and all the tran
sactons OF the various Departments should appear 10
gross upon the ledgeIs kept in the office OF the Con-
tioer.
Your Committee fret proceeded to the making out
OF balance sheet uudtr date of st OF January last,
the date Of the Controllers last annual report copy
of which is annexed This document shows the varl-
us accounts Of expenditure of the City Government
also The receipts the stocks bonds aud otser oose
liz ns Que by the city together with the assets OF tae
same or at least such assttts as are upon the ledger
An examination Of the items on this sheet has
led TO the following results: Inc Indebtedness ot rue
CITY for which ttocks have been issued sho by the
tdler the lst OF Jsnnsry 1877 smogne 'q -" 10
The shown by the Controller IN his o.,
annual report same date is.'.'.''''''''' Iof'o W
Making difference between the ledger and the .
30 'of 20
The Controller obtained his statement probably from
the stock clerk who ia undoubtedly correct Ihe
accoun,s Of the stock cl,lk clear ana correct and
proven 10 be 80.
| Your Committee have had this department taor-
oulhty examined, and they bear witness TO th'
correctness OF the accounts OF the stock cicik ni'
fidelity and aiduous duties; the stock GEEK s rsbl,
but the bcokb.ep wrong Where the error or error
| mskirg @ this difference are to be furd can ouly bi
asI elaned 10y going the various stock accounts
| which would Il quire time and labor.
The total amount OF Revenue aud AsssssSsnt S B 'na'
az shown by the Cor trolcrs Reports of lS5i ~ and
% fer the last report does not give the total enouni
Sq,o9ss h ,s aToan =, shown Iy the book. en- 2si
Makinga difference eof........................ $lgNO
This difference has since been corrected, and could
have teen ascertaIed and corrected At the time, h11
the statement been made up directly from the lecger
| There also appears on the ledger Ci the Sinking
| Fund folio l57, a charge under the bead Of Fire
Losn Stock amounting TO Sll 63 a.. Ine Coltroiief
in bis arrusl report that the amount ct nre
| bond al d mortgages then ON hand was slo,JW. III
this account Of e.loan stock Is ne ndeo TO represent
the smouLt OF bonds and mortgages emaininy unpaid
OF the Gre loan, then there is difference bet%een uie
books aud the Controllers report of $}3 slb 50. II
ts account is rot intended 10 represent he amount OF
| these mortgages unpaid, then the 30 oW mentioned
by the Controller is not TO he found upol toe books
Aud the hookket per himself is unable tell Whist the
account Goes represent; and your Committee are o.
The oppiC that at present In ths flnaoce D'.
raItut Ut can tell without going back 70 the CON
| mebcemeIt Of the account aid studyGg 1t out whG
!, GOES represent For there s fire loan stock now
! in existence H having been pad OH long ago It
CORE ct this account a long nyestig sln viii os re-
| ouirtd. extending back through period oil twenty
>esrt This will have to be done to learn coIrectI.
| what bonds we're received, what bones nave oeef
paid and when. and what remain on handi 'hen 'no
account can be fully explained.
| The following changes appear on the b)oh' asilos
LaIiies who have been cole eiors OF toe Paoc hoh
MsLy Cf them have l-gbl offsets; some ci theu' q,
Cuila~ad by the statute Of hntanoLsi some 6ie Jus
wit II tbe limits of the law
John q an, in s-o'V
Ihoniei Ltoy "a lSt............ si'sS ., - 40
Jacob Acser Sheriff IN Tis..................2 IA!
ho0mou'h ID hsrt, Sheriff ls4............... is2
John Lyhcn contractor in l84t.............,.. l1
jones soiton coatrsetor IN ieis............. Ss
Join u bloTn sol' ae,.I IN D ss
P Bscshouse, Collector OF T.,cs... ......... Iig
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John Mc or
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