The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-29

The Ccnspts ssIes s.<i an Fla Il Upsoss
TEz DiSORDR&sp COHDirIoN or Tas FisH"os Dc
rARTMHN,-yHs MAYORS CABINET AND ras'S
FINANCIAL LArIrUDs--NO A0CoUkr5 AAp NJ Az
COgSTAkTs-TBs esASD HAGEwAY OF Do~"Cr'
TIos-1Bs GnowsB oF TAxAT.O~ AND PAopLA'
TION-uTTEx INCArAcrTY OF FLAGo-ThS FAcrs
AND THE FIGURES.
Mayor rsusrn CITY cabinet coptiaues TO hold la couo
cis Incidentally discussions asa results OF who re
main more oy .ss irscruabie. Tho topics a.oaed ara
tie objects proposed il would seem boSose~ hear GA offs
uooo the ope great tu.picps quesaon jas, Dovbe
nifty OF our ssxee the possibility " reducing teen
The Mayor naturally fsels the critical pns'too 10 which
he has been plsced and frankly oorceccs he
vroepect Of any immediate reduction grand asgre
gate Of extravsgance and corrupou which pressot
sweals the budget OF public plunder presented tas
Compuosrs annual tax levy. rhs Mayor realizes That
bis limited official ,owss must render sry efforts he
make simply ridiculous, In view of the Of the
other departments Of the city government Hs most
scrutiny Of detailed bills and warrants, and
all he can accomplish about them, cannot save MIN
from being shown up 70 exasperAted oon~aoitJ, a.
the end CT the year, In CoWptrolee Fsggs reports,
corrupt and imoecils public officer, VITO, undsr
the established Of millions Of dollars ever
the outlay OF the previous year
In This the state Of the dead reokeunG has become
Of vital I'm perta1ce Tue Mayor has bestrrsd himself
towards overhsung the city accounts, and s in
his alarm, ~tere IL IL be actually stands His eGorts
thcee Of any Other pesos, be- has fosud cAs Or or se
avail W the matter of city a,oouuts II 10 uuAni
uceaed that tcere reliable icteis We
dosncia kept for ihis city, exceps ths SmDe
tally of moneys paid or paid oat the Ntg Cham YER
lsp Mr. Stout the oiso-ders suo 10 zoe pub
lie edgerp have besn odloay icdicsses IN toe recsct
reports and Dvestgsncns on tho SUBJECT Toe fact Is
proclaimed ny Ibe Com STROLLER h report for the past
year pow 400 il IN certified bs toe ConptrOess
ceske In their personal testiu0ry To the manner Ia
hcb they ksep their books. IL rem sined Tor the
Mayor TO se Dp 10 ascertain the cuect cood sa OF tina
ooute nens " bring 70 right toe last secret of The
F'rsnce dsps'tmert-'nat Inc rsticsl source OF ali
the { aud soo coiruptim prsctsen upon the CITY
treasury was the ehseace o. any retane currart NC
counts ss the Comp'ro'lers Office any efecuve
TOY u toe vouchers even the warrants upon which
pay mems OF money are nAte.
THE GKsAT LvAK.
90 tho 1e'h Inst tho Mayor procured from the Comp
u0ers Office 60 sostIact VI the disbursements to date
aoprcpria since tue first OF January. rnW
move 90 his psrs towa'os co.cBing tue issue Of
wAfrsnts In excess of appropriations UDdes tns memo
oey Il ns'tur, show particu
larry squsy but the detail warrants had prove to be 50
loosely inspected that ires Of toen returuel with
out Signature sDd the ComptrO',ers uccouot curreet
koockod "Di." Another similar Draodun or
b,ispce the OT Csaoee',a,n week
from the Co N stroers Office, but back
uboer the Des charter Heretofore toe Cham certain
acted merely banker to toe BE received and pad
toe wsrraots q the Comptroller prooery endorsed oy
they Jaw ft to so Involve toe credit Of
the cry. But the new chsrter al ects that
sthe ChsDberlsn shall keep books sh wing the
paid on account of the several appropriations;
warrants shall be paid sppr0
the amount authorized oy tax for that specdo pur
rose have been exhauste1" When this CLAUSE
inserted in mo charter 0oy partial mistrus could hnd
audience In ard TO the immsculats condition OF the
CITY Iedgers rho new cuy OF pOtlpR the warrants &C
coroipg each sporopris ION devised the most
0ecate eoep for checking The poss,b IN biity Of
the present bead tf The tosDce department Tue
tiny thus reluctantly erected tossros city edgers
bowevr, has been rather than justified The
paraeied And miosis uDscceuotsbe frauds prscsed
nDspcee has, s,Dce The seals OF the Comp
uol.Ts accounts removed dnaly eetuod
the that ,be wrctched disorder and utter
want OF all che II In the Comptroller ON 70 Is
TIE main root enabling practical o. the oorr1p
too and cihooesy which havo we'll nigh strangied al
MUNICIPAL Rov-rpment among as
THE PROGRESSION OF TAX LRvIss.
There Is nos QUESTION Dy any persJn Of whateves
party In DOT Of uce To the general rottenuess and
oeusvei Of the extp fabric Of and balances
bonds warrants spropssi,oos assesemepts pro
pted by the Crmptroliers books and reports. Not
single record from their pages would PROBABLY be ac
cepsoo evidepce In court Of aE Upeards Of seves
mitoos III dollars Of frauds And forgrries have
been definitely ed ana reported from ihese oman
c,sl cstscomos, leaving still 9 vast perspective unex
pcred and underlying toe foundations Of the Comp
Hoiess corsett hudfes. The isss discs ganzxon an,
existing DsDasc0ent, tho Only hypothesis which vi.
fully acaunt ior the tremendous growth OF city ex
psnser. TIE same tax ana mbecie method Viii n ha
permitted the Of vouchers the manufacture
the clvnsiest ob usivencs under tho very
eyes az the Comptr her. could have scope fo
sysem " Uniform peouiatiou, ov~rchaee and corrup
Official colusi,n vice enough and rapid eoouen 10 mee
tee proxressoD OF tax evss exhibited IN following com
p6F,soo Of ex yendnures since 1850
1850 oxpepduurtH Is ;3OIS0