New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-07

account could be made Up from them alone. For in.
starce the Commissioners awarded to Juli.nns Gsr-
amer even s~a;cs, amounting 10 the asglegsts
The receipt beck shows three recepts Of Juarpa
Gsrorer 'cr psyu epts of awards in Bowery opening
and sI;e-s IL sstd Oct - lss e5s o57
O.e =s;.d D,e. 49, Is5 fOr.................. Al 0se
Arrrerste Of receipts. ia eEy
F.ceecirg the 'ot. Of awards Julis ,ps q rdinar in
the sun Of 81 900 on the auditing book in the Goa
ro-rr Office; two warrants are entered for payaisns
on dsteo s-6 No 5oi. .....sllsn7 81
o-e s;ed De. TO- lsS, No. 2siS INT i2s0i 50
X7Arou,t Of S6tcl2 So
bioh sgrees with the amount rec .ipted Tor
gp Of check books 10 sane office. The aggregate OF
su s,ds is exceeded by these payments in the sum of
81 C22 IS, which Is supposed to be for iGterest-iL
eres; having been allowed on this and other awards
atc sIficieLt 0mmen;ary on the way of transactpg
buiress in this Depsrtu eut is mention of the fact
hat ;hs only method Of determining the amount d.
lowed for interest In most cases ia by deiuctlng the
amount Of the award from The amount psid, and
sumpg the excess of payment the allowance for ia
'ersst-s prni'ive but most inconvenient and uasa.-
sfactory method.
On tie receipt books in the Street Department some
g the rtcep's are for the awards only, mention
bsirg made of The interest included 10 the psymsn.s.
While Others include both AWARD and interest without
%. cifyrg tie proportion paid for interest. No re-
cepts sppear tlese books for several awards psid
amour. bg to q large sum. As the account opened
receipt bo, il s easy to how utterls
account is, as exhibit Of payments. The receipts
taken IN the margin Of the check books in the Con-
t-oers Office do rot specify with sufficient pst,cu-
aI.y They should, 10 addition to the number of the
varfa1t and the amount of payment specify the num-
Der apd cate of the award, az we'll as the proportion
paid for interest stating ALEC the length Of time for
when the intere st is computed.
Or these check books are two receipts for S2j1
each, ore signed by Florence Mccarthy, the other
siettd by him acting executor; but a. only one
werrslt 10 his favor and corresponding to this amount
spp.ars upon tie auditiIg book, the presumption ~
IL isyCr Of clerical while the fact II tbs pre-
sumption prove correct Of the unreliable character OF
,e teco-cs Of this Ci6ce is thereby further supported.
Er,,r. of prayer character than those referred to,
d;,crv.red In this examins tiop, have claimed the
serious consideration Of your COMMITTEE, and Will IN
ouce Them to institute as thorough an examination OF
the bot ks snd pspeTs of the Finance Department as
the extensive labors already entered upon, and now
being dilgery prosecuted, viii possibly permit. Inc
fcvow ing statem mt, preliminary to full exposition
Of IL errors in payment Of these awards ssubmtted
The o,sl amour, of awards taken from the Com -, -
ni':ionst. fepot'' nsn, 10
Award No q amounts unpaid to....... 20il3- HOse %
1.,vin, .meun. properly Paid ........s sO8 l7g %
Amounts paid on swercs, exclusive of interest except
rpon one payment Per auditing book...... 526i 81
Ovs-pavmepts las 81
Tie y,rpsynenis aleou the following awards:
Awsrd Nc. "a, to unknown S.e 40
an no 10 mr. Known owpe,s............ 6SS5 %
Tots Of awards ordered paid Of NJ Day Is DO W
Psil By warrant No S3lV
p sia ~ srIs1t No sosS.... 2Is6-2a SD 90
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $500 %
Also psid by van ant No l,0O for which there is
swsrd order Of T.. II. Csuoelns, attorney
r., nv Observation-Disclosures. 1875 c.