The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-14
HERALD TUESDAY SHEET

IBRUARY II, l860.-TRIPI
been cha, ged az sued the proper accounts appro
IratcIp and Warrants D.a~n" credited thsreSith.
Upcn OF the County Treasurers weekly Aooosnt
current with the paid by him during the week,
after pairing and duly examining TOO same tho account
OF Warrants Drawn" debi,ed, and the County Trea-
credited with the amount OF warrants PAID and re-
turned by him.
A statement showing the expenditures during the pre-
csdng oLb, and the condition Of each approprAton
out by the bookkeeper the first OF each mooth
ard sent TO the Comptroller by whom copies Of the sam
are transmitted to the Board o. Supervisors and 70 hs
report is also prepared at the close Of each quarter
Of the fiscal year, showing the Of ali persons 10
wbose favor and the amount Of each warrant issaei
paid, which repo, Is transmitted BY tho Comptroller to the
Board Of Supervisors
l. Sata meat Of the appropriations made by tho Board
Of Supervisors during the year 1885, amounts expended
thereon, end the balances remaining unexpended At the
2 Statement showing the number and amount OF war.
rants drawn upon the County Treasurer during the
warrants paid during the same PERIOD and tho number
and amount NOT presented 70 the County Treasurer and
8. Statement, showing the name, Official designation,
and cunt Of salary paid 10 each regular officer aud
empoye q the oouav' for services rendered during
statement, showing tho total amount Of collections
10 the bureau o the Reosiversof Taxes during the
Statement Of ACCOUNT between the Mayor, AIdermea
and Connoualy Ct the city Of New York and the Board
BALANCE Of said account at the close Of The year
q Statement, showing The revenues Of the "General
received; Also the dispostion made Of the amount
Balance sheet Of the County Ledger, December 81,
g. List OF officers and clerks Ia this bureau
In regard 70 the system Of keeping accounts, fling
vouchers, and the general method Of conducting tho
county business prescribed by the Comptroller and now
in use this bureau would remark that great has
been exercised in perfectins the same The books kept
nv the auditor and b0okkeeper exhibit all the financial ope
rstiops of the county government with entire accuracy
The vouchers taken show in detail every item for which
expenditures made. the authority for milking the pay
ment or ready reference thereto, together with re-
oeipt in FULL and the date Of payment These vouchers
are regularly recorded and filed away, and may readily
be referred 10 whenever required.
In order to secure accuracy in the transaction Of bust
uete the various checks that have been adopted render
almost impossible that errors should escape ana
highly satisfactory, and but litte any improvement
therein could be made. do not therefore, consider any
change the general method OF uanBactng the business
and keeping the accounts advisable.
Respectfully submitted A. s. CADY, Chief Clerk.
BUREAU COLLECTION OF rAxEs, Jan. 10, 1850.
Hen. RoBxxT +. HAws Compt oller:-
SRn accordance with the request made by you in the
month Of December, that woald prepare and transmit
TO YOU early convenient after LIST January areport
which will EXHIBIT general OF the oper atoms Of thus
bureau and Its condition at the close Of the year 1882
With such respecting the system Of accounts and
method Of conducting the branch of the public business
my charge now In use or suggestions IN relation
| improvements
| sable )" respectfully submit the following
|
Ny appointment To the office OF Receiver OF Taxes bears
date January 1852 and entered upon the duties OF the
| Office on the morning Of the following day
In pursuance Of your Instructions proceeded at once
TO make inventory detsed list Of all the items
rents then appearing to be due accord
the books Of this bureau aud as soon as completed
| statement Of the same transmitted to the Comp
trokr see Comptroller communication to the Board OF
| Super v,soIs Doc. No. 2, 1859, page 81
The amount OF unpaid taxes and Croton arrears was
| found to be as follows
Taxes on personal estate for years ls4s to
r.Hes on rea estate for 1855 s.sC5S q
Croton arrears for ls67............ %. 35,o08 20
The amount due for taxes was thon credited in the
journal to The Board OF Super vsors Of the County Of
New York." and the of each year, from lS4S 70
1885, debted separately with tho amounts duo &C.
count Of said years respectively.
Tha amount OF Croton arrears was, In Ike manner,
credited 70 "The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty OF
the City Of New York" and "Arrears Of Croton Water
METHOD or CONDUCTING The DAILY BUSINESS or THIS Bu-
bureau prescribed BY law - follows (seo Rev STAT
| 9Th ed, vol. 1, p. 9eO-
s.:Ssh p.ss e s =; City :. ia. :: r0. 1; 2
ss % IL s IS $
see s. shall 10 he duty The said Receiver of Tazes
:a % ~: II Be
ss ;s . o arc s pG & e 10 he E s1ss Ard
of ss q Ss s s s;a
he Deputy Receiver IN he performance Of all duties required
Fec saM Reesvsr Of Taxes .ha snter into suitable
ss n S Ss j.:
taoa and before Cocck shall render state
each day pay o1.S . he sa Tie a@auni
cyed such day. he shall tbereupon receive from
| eAld q of auch suma
which he shah tho day, exhibit 70 The Comp
S:Ss < duty Of =. ..n Deputy ssss',sr,
Ri: 10 Opposite
Of hs g. and a., WIG
ns smoSn. ssersof and the dsy when paid and 2
each day, paymeDs statement Of The ward for
xhkh be received and the Of ,hs parties
sse.isn Il. alSs hour. and !ss :.@s dsy .hs as
such sums ard ward for which received and Of The
OF me Ties. nv on whose account the ssTs
his oace '' - ''' ''''' -
The foregoing extract explains the method OF ducnQ
the routine business Of receiving taxes and paying
| The money.
The accounts Of each years taxes are contained in
twenty Fix separate books, usually denOmnated Asses
| rsent Rolls or I" Tax Books" There s one book for
taxes On real eetae In each Of the twenty two wards Of
the city, and for the Nineteenth and Twenty second wards
there are two such books. There s also book for
the taxes personal estate OF residents and another for
city, srd these twenty tax books placed in the
hands Of twelve clerks.
Tie following list shows the names of the clerks In
charge of the books for the taxes Of 1882 in the
| waIos respectively
let, % and 2,d, B Cook, assisted by q. A. Rowland
| 3d. 9th and 9th, J. Howard.
| 4lh 9th ana 18Th, H. l. Lounsbury.
| 7ih 9Th, 10th and 18th, +. II. Pockney and L. B.
| Pollock.
lsh and 10Th, j. s. vredenburgh, assisted BY J. H. H
| WNd.
| 18th, 18th and 18th, D Britton.
10th and 18th, l. o. Hunt and J. 7. Smith
| 2tth and 2lst, W. G. Mclaughlin.
Tax payers applying for their bills directed 10 the
clerks having charge Of the books for the proper
wards by whom they served in tho order they ap
ply AMER procuring their bills, they present them 10
the Receiver who the interest discount, the
may be- be calculated stated thereon BY
first clerk the money (eiher bills certified checks)
is then PAID to the Deputy Receiver, and the bill IL
hes, upon recepted by the Receiver personally the
and amount entered In book kept for purpose
II then TO the clerk OF the Deputy Receiver
enters the er 9Th In book kept by him, pre-
ecrbed by the thirty seventh eecton Of the oct above