, 1859-02-17

The ts Times ,, and the City Finances.
Our. peighuor, TIC Ttmes, Ia certainiy g'fsea
in the art of misrepresentation. ln geplus IN /
this lima Is pretty well understood; but in its
iszue Of sesteresy it. must hare sstonished
lis most ardent admirers IN ne capse''
it displayed fos: packing ths erestest posslo1e
uumber Of false state menta into given com
naa, We will take for example. na arac'e
,,,on the city 6nnnces, and without undertak~
inc an anp,rsis Of all the falsehooda It conta'ns,
oo,ica aome OF those in rels'on to. the
Compaoller. That ppleer il charged ns ioI
loxs: l. He refuses to present to the eon1:,
ri, an annual exhibit af ths frances Of the CITY,
9, n, refuses 10 obsy the law. |: He disseEards
his oath Of oflca-t 4. HI dares,n not exh'nas h5s
accounts to tho people. :. There VIII 0s 10
such exhibit made until afssf the election. =:
Nox lie. rs ses Whist becomes Of this faor:e OF
les when brought; ln contae. With the actual
f.c,s in the case. tbs sdrtS Of tho comptro1Ist 1
"a -.v.rd to tas annual ssssement Of the hnan,
ee. Of the cit5 s preactibed il Section u Of TIE
tbs City Ghs1::ssr4 and !s il these
words:
SEC Is. The Cornptroller, shall make ost Q O.. I
ANIMAL Es4tEmEH& lpl FA1ttA~NeAf
az February in each 1esrs t*o ~ee9s e. teae1 ~ ~
fors the ANNUAL election, girioG 2 tal1; ma -.
taled statement OF all lhe receipts and e 1qe aak
tp.es Of money during the year enolos on tne
A1at day Of snsd moutn. The faid staseiheu.
thalt also detail tbs l1Aollltca npd resoneee4 ~
aaid city, the condition Of ell r. p
oroofiR1ipos and contracts unfu!hed, ana 1'e
balances Of money then remaining ID tno 3Fe3e
,,rv rith nll aums due and outstanding; she
nanes OF hal persoDs who may hare become oe-
1aultere to tue city, and the amount IN 'nt41
handa .1uarcounted. for. .snd all .other tutoEo
r,eceesaEy to exhibit the true dnhEel4 conol'
Iion of The citY which. statement. when exam:
tued sad approved By this 6aHnce ceR1untsee,
VI 1t be pubIt1Aed by him io .lle co1porltoE
pewansper, as least one #eek before the toapa!
elecsion. .~
twill b. seen By the foregoing that it is tut
du,v Of the Comptroller to make ost m annns
x,atemeut Of the condition of the city anauess'
two weeks before tie election This 'ssakenaen'
j. to be examined b5 ,bs Finseoe G2R G22R Rnlt'ee
and. if approved by than. is 10 be punlshe:e =
in the corporation newspaper asIesat o9e "se'
before the annual election Iheaa, ane the Re
auirements, and The 6nt} requirements ot %
sat,d A.4~of ss!a4s y = ~ conp
troller have been complied with. Thht o'hee
completed his trial bs'ante On the Ssh laks'
mad. uo his sta{amsnI and submitted II to ~
Finance Committee on Tuesday last. 1swas u
proved by sha. body, returned to The COM NJ
trolier and delivered by>hitn immediately to IN
y corporation pe~spAper II vas aaths4'and. Of I'll
printers at the preciscsno@ens that the 7'"a
batch Of talss',oaas respectinei i were being Gil
1atatsd through the city, We presane It vi
appss4f in The Corporation nes'papsr io'morfo
a, met Aay-4en pr t1eTen davs befoFe.elaas'o'
,pstead Of seven, which is nll That 1.-The Ia" n
au,res. Compare th4se facts and :the letter
The lsv n above quoted. With The bsFetaced rnt
repressntations Of tbs 7ins<s, snd than s&g il
viii be possible to :compreas. : ers.tsr nnrnb
offalsehoods into given space than'that abe
h.. succeeded in doipg. 1t ~ln be wel'1or u
Tina 10 inform ITSELF as to what the II" resi-
il, before it aeain undertakes 10 assasGa = e'
officer. ~.