The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-23


ordinance was called the table, but After some
opposition laid until Monday nsxt
Amer further business the Board adjourned 70
Monday next
BOARD or C0UNCILNEN.
RsroRr or TIE srEoIAL CoMaIrrIE on THE CONF
rHoLLns AFrAIAs-srror DEBATE ON rHs
MAYORS hKssAGn, ETC.
rsis Board Wa In session Ian EVENING". N. Phillips,
President presidrg.
Immediately after the reading or ~ minutes Of the
preceding meeting The report or the aBhl Committee OF
shis Board, appointed few months ago, Mr. odeu chair
man. for the prrpose Of examining into the books OF the
oompronsrs depar mert, was presented, when
Mr.. orrAasoH said hal a. the document was vou-
ninops, and ~ OF suc0 nature ~ 70 be studied
rAher than glanced over, he moved that the read ng
report be dispensed With and printed 10 the minutes
This mosou v0 carried unanimous wishou. debate.
The following u the report Of the committee
FINANCIAL CONDITION THE CITY.
70 TIE HosoRARIs TIE BoAHp ALozRMxS Council
nU OF rHn CRY or INV YoRK-
The committee 30 whom Asaigped the duty OF exam
Dso The puoc accounts and De books Of the FnAnoe
pepaxtment, respectfully present for your confederation
The apartments occupied by the Comptroller by
means suitable for the business done therein There not
clerks and cooks and pagers OF al hin mingled
IL confused The ,of Of clerks, for the
amount and character the business one there ID en-
tirey email and tasir number
could be found In the present apartments fo-
then 70 work In. Tho Comptroller nmse Is ourdened
cient accommodations During the whole OF
examination your committee have found ~ed
a. public nicer and his fsishfsi devotion % The
financial Interest OF the people Whatever osorepsnyes
have been ound In the books eYor in accounts, want
system In the keeping OF the books, or he keeoos
beoks 81 ALL moi properly chsrgsbc 70 tue oompuo
Ter, 10 impossible for him, under the pressure
formulating busness and duties 10 be ourtbenct With toe
a
aged and conoucted by the various clerks and employees
rbe exapir alton ade BY your csmu tee has been OF
tendea limited appropriation slrosdy made
would enable hem They fouId Il necessary 10 SECURE
when shey did ana your osmee are or 10. opinion tns
nc more capable could haze been se'erssd
Section OF he amended cha Ter Of 1919 says
sSs0 Of =: tie "a 81 Osn'e1a II the aS and
ii city ssserns ' % sns q Accounts
city IN sS. .uS. Il. iS.Uss aud review
S s or sses sad s ss ~
wta,eSer Viii o.stioo either cd!
called The Comptroller OF the city OF New iors.
Although by this section the duty 10 i'm posed upon
vrou, departpe' u Of keeping their books and accounts
~ the Compsolie may dir yet power conferr I'D
upon him 10 enforce The keeping OF she books aud
accounts IN the deps ,mspts YOU COMMITTEES nave been
men, Of Strses ana Lamps; bat from i.frmdoa and bf
hey oud uae that oere b, tAty taken BY the
in the strees Commissioners ne IA~tment owing to the
trou ,les there Injunction placed the booxs and
papers, your COMMITTEES bsve 'een unable 70 msse as
thorough and extended eIsmn ion they wished Bat
they are satisfied tba, regular axd Systematic books
have been kept In fa deficient and negligent been
this department in The OF keeping is that
le Comptroller hds ben compiled, Of n.cess1 10 open and
KEEP estoS books IN his office, hich saeld be kept IN The
In The Tar Oomnisai1 ner's ofce they have complete
and systematic OF bcoks, and commiAee have
beon much pleased With the busaese ike In which
thA aFnixs nf mt hSAn L.
the Board Of Education and the mshous Department
your committee did NOT co. FOR hs wat expended
Before proceeding to spocfy the various errors Of
commission and omission on the part OF the sub
orainAies o. the Comptroller, your csnmi!.ee are
OF the nnAL01 department of our government
reflects sericusy upon the uniform character which he
and ability Al the financial TRANSACTIONS OF The city OF
Rev Ycyk centre In the Conproers Office, and all the
transactions OF ,ne vaous departments should sppesr 10
upon he lecgers kept In The office Of the Compro
You- committee nrst proceeded 70 the making ont OF
balance sheet under date OF LIST OF January last the date
or The Com ptrollers last annual report
Tbs document shows the various accounts Of erpendi
bonds snd oSer oosauoas due oy The oy i,setosr sh
the easex OF the 1ama least such upon
the ledger An examination Of the various items in shs
sbee has led 10 the folio wing reau The indeetedness
OF the city for which stocks been issued sho
By The ledger, on the LIST Of January, Iss sn,oaes
The amour. a shown BY the Ucnpsrollcr
In his annual report, same date, 90
Making difference beswoer me ledger and
khefepor or. 30 Ics 20
he Comptroller obtained bis statement probably r. IN
be stock Gle Z, who undoubtedly correct The scc ,uns
Of the sock clerk clear and correct and proven 70 be
Your committee rave had ,hi, department thoroughly
a they Witness the OF
she socounts 81 he stock cerk HE ddsfty snd daous
Gu The stock clerk right but the pookkseper wro1g
whsre he error or errors mating this deo,e sc 70 Dc
tnr nd OntV hp ad nv
ftccf accotns, shich would req Ire me aud Iaoor.
The oss Amocni OF revenue and sssessm bonds ~
sfor Tie a. does po' give the total amount ournudngl
:: o;, =. r., 5 sc, ass 90
slaking direseroe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, sle7 900 70
ThI 6rerepre hs been corrected and would have
boon AsceAined AM ooreaei al tae time had me STATS
ment bson raAd0 up directly from tue ledger.
There also o. p'sr on nc leere' Of asns Pund, fono
lbT, q charge unoer he head OF 'Frs Loan sIook "
ANIMAL re sor ,ns, Tho amount OF Ere Losu bodds an
mortgages then on bar SIS 900. IL iris tccouns,
Fire Loan s.';s intenfei to repr,.oS tue n,ani Of
bonds Aad Averages reon Mig unpaid OF The FIRE Ian,
hen there 10 . oidsr-pce bel toe beoss and tae
Oomrirolers report Of s3s SIC 20. n ID soo,un not
70 endec 10 repTesenl the OF tnose mor<sgss
pals then TIE Ss6 800 meBsontd BY Comptroller 10
not be found me Joxs and the sookxespsr hin
Ie Enable 70 tell ves me scooart does v-aeus AMI
your nec e OF he oplpi tina 81 pres.ns In
he stnsnce re,strneni tell (~tnous going bscx 70
M connencsmeni of Tbs account ana slu8ying out)
80 ~ ,rsrenos, 4 hay-.S ben paid Of long 40. %
t5rrco thi account long iuvosrss ion ~i be eqiref
Intending bsoz through srod OF senty yeas Tina
viii have " dore 70 learn oorfesuy that bonds
received, wnss BONDS paid, and vhen, IN WA.
main on hand Then this sc,orpt be fully anod
Tne folio sag ceGgss appear se books sgsiasi par
ss who have been collectors or the pubic money! Nary
81 them have legal ef.cv OF then ouas~ed ~
he sfaute Of limitations, some are ynu vin The hn~
Of lhe law
John Graham, In lsls......... .......... 1850 90
Thomas h'eyo isc.'......'.'''s - b7,4sl 81
lltolt }
Jacob Acker merit, IN 1883 ............... 4Ts7 IS
socuou HAst sheriff In ss1 ........... .,4sa O.
car Il ysnh contrausor In lss4 ,...,....,. 32l os
Jame~ A Norton copvsc.or In 1S4a ........ abes Sc
,oAn % Bo.sr .......,..,. b,7sa So
liver uobs COLLECTOR n .axs.........,.... aip "a
p Bsos use collector Of Axs.,.......... lssq 81
"A Te,,o~s ..,..,,.. s37 "
Iilah p Her,ou ....................... 27l eT
Is.i, K.asu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 o.
sretics ~ Jsnn lar On NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 26s ~
o ser W Bgenaan Observation-Disclosures. ~ "a
John Mcmahon COZ 90