The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-16

none the strongest parsans consented to embark In
the risk From he Comm issioners down 10 the pa,romsn
thi5 reluctance has almost amounted 70 an excupaton
IN respect TO the rigid partisan demsrcaton which
has cen kept up under tho Board.
TIKI MAYORS POSITION.
From this OF the Il Is that the Mayor
claims no bas Withheld himself from tho risk OF
putting the law In force. Judge Whiting aud
q number of other experienced men Ind laid
down this precedent The Mayor, being &c Of
fcsa involved in the matter without his CONSENT says
he had to act towards the Board at first with exhibition
Of his Willingness make the best OF the law for the goot
the city, alter every reasonable expedent should have
been tested to yindcate the rights of the city in the
corts the proceedings Of the Board aud thu AIMS
exhibited thus far the personal warfare against
the Mayor, and the certainty tina should DO both off,
cisy and personally compromised by joining the 8osrd
has determined him 70 STAND entirely oof and let matters
take their he says that through all the late storm
OF litigation and the variety Of plots cencoced TO epr,p
him. no has looked rgidy 70 arm warrant Of law for his
step and In testing the late laws, he had
much in view the exhibition Of those iaws TO complete
publicity any ether Of the objects for which the
Interest Of The city 70 resist their encroachmen The per
sion and cir made about his right I, dispute the
validity Of the laws. he convinced, would be vim
ocaed by the results He 10 confident that TO the last
move it viii be seen that his adhesion submission
the would be made all the clear for the false
outcry in regard 10 bis c,urse Bat as Police Board
the very first stages Of their organisation rot only
jected his friendly approaches with contempuous re-
sponses when he sought to make some compromise m his
predicamen nj between his official relation 70 tue city go
verpmeut and bis unsolicited membersop Of the new and
hostile Board be his stand exclusively npon the
and will lock for all he In the premises
The Board he regards having been appointed for their
individual hostility to him. and be ID accordingly forced 70
deal with them upon the strict letter Of the Law,
and hostile to him officially aud personally:
This will indicate the occasion for special
srctnese In the following acon taken by him upon
the proposition Of COMPTROLLER and bis OF draw
ing warrant for placing $aooooo Of the city money IN the
hands Ut the new Board.
COMPTROLLER FLAea AND THE PoLICg FUND.
Ga The day before yesterday Comptroller Fiagg, In 40
cordance With he previous letter the subject sent 70
the Mayor warrants, for the Of $25 00o
TO pay the wards to eight OF the police force ot the
city, The other warrant drawn for the benefit OF the
them to pay their foice The warrant read a. ioiows
noo,o@ '''' "A" New yo.ss. July Il, 1sy.
To TsrAsrRrn Cry OF New soHx' at tho shoe
Pay to A. Stout chamberlain Or order. hundred
dos 10 be rsd TO, the State Treasurer as pro
HsToSS 'Hs Pcos bsrict 't A. e. FL%do
The for the SIS 900 to pay the current pay,
rolls the Mayor signed but the oher no handed
the table TO Mr. Stout, when AFTER discussion Of the
| matter between them, 1t WAS resolved TO return the
check for the further consideration Of the Comptroller
with the remark thar should the funds of the city be
dpoeed Of they must remain IN the hands Of the State
Treasurer u9 the next Legislature should convene 70
burse Them The police bill does not provide such au
tbory In this The warrant according returned
the following substitute next sent 10 the Mayor
from the Comptroller for his signature
| SECOND WARRANT.
| st0aGo NEW Yong. July H. 1857
To THE TREASURER Cry NEW YORK. at the shoo
stout % , or Ssdsr s one sauarsd
of the Metropolitan Commissioner: OF Police ao c.u,.
Mr. Fegg rays that he In consultation with the White
Street. Commission and by their sanction and sugges
ton IN this connection FOR advancing their bssness His
would do bess take Of tbs hands OF the
city the Police Fund, raised upon the credit OF
the city, AMI devote 1t to The new pois. Owing to the
manner In which that fund 10 raised however. the fiscal
clause of the bill apply IT, and the State Comp
oller would have srrant disburse H. The second
warrant accordingly devised no ~ To get over the
IN ha nil M
the Treasurer Of the Police Board by the city officials,
wbsp Of COURSE the legal responsibility OF he matter
That officer accordingly made the following formal
reply -
THE MAYOR TO TIE COMPTROLLER.
MAroR's 0ry1cB Nrw YoxH, 5uiy 10, 1851.
DEAR srR-I return herewith warrant drawn BY you
upon the City Treasury for Gone hunared thousands dol
lars placed credit Of the Treasurer Of the Ne
according TO law We have no power 70 place any sum -
The credit Of that officer. The 27h section OF the act to
establish Metropolitan Police district provides In sub
that "the Of msncy coeted for the purposes
OF police during he year 1855 and 1851 and expended
fund and dsbursed to the treasurer Of the Board Of Police
By this section therefore before any money be drawn
from the city treasury for the payment OF the police 1t
must be collected for hst and then paid uo the
State treasury the State Comptroller, who Il the only
peson authorized To place the same o the credit OF the
Treasurer of the Metropolitan police"
would be saflcent for me N decline the signing OF
sby warrant for this purposc tho ground that
money had been collected this year for police purposes
anticipation Of the COLLECTIONS portion OF waich can be
made before the middle OF september but not dis
posed 10 consider this objection nsurmounsble. THIS
warap, purposes ns face TO pass tone hun
cred thou.and doiars 30 the credit OF the Trea-
this Law We have no power to nay to that ON.
dollar We only pay Into the state treasu
ry which the Treasurer Of the roce must look for any
fund by which to NEE. tho expenditures OF his depart
mept
Thove therefore, you will draw another warrant IN the
place Of that now returned Comptroller
Of he
| OF Police"
| pleasure 10 oountersign H. Very respe-tfalv,
FERNANDO wOoD, Mayor.
Hon. A C. FIAoo, Comptroller.
This communication sent the oomysr,lIe- ssou,
ore O'Clock yesterday, and was a. once answered by
third warrant, which drawn and despatched the
Mayors once forthwith, ~ follows
ruIRn WARRANT
Nrw YoRK I,ly rs tss-
To rpr rrrasrprr rur CRY srw yoaS, the she
Paw 10 he order Of Ire compropsv NJ Nh. STATE NJ New.
Scrs ne s.g Of ss sSrs,es 81 " 10
Q. ~ 90 Comptroller
This warrant Is in strict compliance Nh the law, bat 1t
remains 10 be how the lac Affect IT. disburse
ment The 9th section Of the Police bill reads
precsdiny sccn. when coiscied sbsi paid
police . fund nd and PSI. s-ay q
asse o. M r9c r. F,n. q sua
fund II ne s,s,s q View yors Al oses uo.s ss Soi
iy um sosess 90. um s o.sy s O. 81
The respective hforefAd Tor Ire uoc~
Nsreln DUR The eighteen hundred and ht. snf
erhesn hundred ana my and ospded the
~ ciiss shall Immediately
the oresnaou Of he Board " Police Az ser due noc-
10 effect served the Cr-p'ro~r 81 he -iv and
eous,y q New Yors. sna City rressurer artn. he pad
oto The STATE re.su.v =. p. o. he police ,ns snd si.
Poce HI. proper wursst in IKE Aforesaid
In ihs section which alone has bearing the subject,
police fund" Is indicated ~ moneys collected" This
has hear 10 the OF Hrootlvn where the money
so collected bot in Ne~ York none does eys az bsinK
40 "colIeced-n Is hcrro~ed ia Anticipation Of future
collections vet assessed Hepce the carse docs
spply, and spy citizeu visxrsyer has righ n
urcton the nal appropriation oc tue
public moneys by the escers IN charge. There
wanting parties who WILL OF be sufficiently Int
rested 10 proceedings. The Mayor stands implicitly
upon The Law and lets work its under ths
guidance of tho~e who have embarked in ".
PAYMENT OF rHE pDrCs.
Yesterday. according 70 advertisement, the Comptroller
began the pay mebt Of the police He has t,kei the
roll for April and made bis upon the appointments
ofhstume, precedr the other both Of the
Mayor and the Commissioner, The on 10th
sdes he accordingly ignored and those Of the Old force