New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-02

BUREAU ~ ROADS
Tie Bureau OF Road- wr.e until she Jl-t daT Of au-
rust under toe supcrinterdeee OF Mr.. John Nesb.t.
tlOrt time IrcviOusly it Was int mated TO me that
there az important difference between the amount
Of maternal Of certain kind actually furnished for roai
covering sud tie amount charged for his vouchers;
NfCrculUn | Immediately declined 10 draw f..taer
acquisitions ulCu the Controller fer payment OF his
certified vouchers, and directed actual examination
10 lie mace without delay the affairs OF his bureau.
Which ted IN Mr. Nesbi.s resiguatiOn.' Since
thai time NJ direction, measures have been taken
by which hoped To- have arrived All the facts IN tac
case. TIE result 81 leae invest cations which
bat recently comp'ied, viii be found in statements
signed by Mr - IL. tOZ,ens. Acting Superintendent OF
Eo;d during tie illness OF the supern' enden which
.Iatfei. The whoof the facts IN tins case
known, ave now returned 70 the Superintendent Of
Police, Tor such action Is deemed per.
TIE difficulty v b she previous Superintendent OF
ROads and ms conduct OF The business OF his bureau,
caused ne 20 exercise unusual selecting ms
successor. The Present Superintendent l. By profess
son both engineer aud lawyer, and has mad large eX
perencc roads ard canals He WAS AT the tine Of
Eis appointment, regularly confirmed Cuy Surveyor,
and lad held The once Tor more than year. lie was,
moreover personally well known to Iae 20 be wei
qualified in all respects for the position he holds.
Vouchers to tie amount OF $3.50 80 have been
drawn on the various appropriations appersainins T.
tie bureau daring the ast quarter and 10 81 -! IL
during the year.
Contingencies Street Department Of thi. sppropria
ton go COO there has been eXpen iod S-l,JJl -
ictyIfg a balance 81 >JufN ~ with when - iuiuase
any tIls not yet presented and thus Obyiite the he
cessiy Of applying Tor ropraton oil arrearages.
Tie appropriations for stationery and Tor " fuel iur-
nitufe and supplies 70 corpora ION Offices have been
exhausted for several months and for these purposes
other appropriation than contingencies Street De-
IaItIaent wac available with the single exception that
he Comptroller has authorized this department! 10
draw against his contingent fInd for supplies fur
nished his office. la addition 20 the above G- aq-
preparation Las been u,ed a deficiency OF over
seven thousand dollars IA the Fire Department aud
roads and avenues approl ritlOns The aggregate oil
unexIendcd balance, Of appropriations for TINS depart
merJ amounts 10 sij 3,iys; nearly, # not quite the
hole of this amount Will be elnirod in payment Of
existing contracts Vhen Completed ana bnl not YET
rendered.
during about four months Of the year was abseni
SICK Tie duties Of Street Commissioner during tli'
period deyOyed upon the Deputy Street Commissioner,
and tley performed BY hun III perfectly shlls-
factory manner Ny sincere thanks are due to Tue
officers OF tis department for their very e1e!en. and
willing aid without which 1t would have been utterly
impossible for To have succeeded IA tbls most conn
plcated and difficult task. NOtw outstanding that many
irregularities have almost necessarily occurred IN Ihe
various branches Of this complex and extended ISL
uess, nothing within NY knowledge has been done
which did admit OF ready correction, iIe prevention
Of repetition, except IN tie matter o the Bureau oil
Roads, 10 when alusOn has Already been made.
L. The administration Of the business OF tnIs depart
rnent since ny first connection with 1t, tho following
principles have been constantly insisted upon and rsid-
" adhered 70, VIZ: That Official written record
shOud be kept 81 every transaction, 50 PLAN as - r.
4uire 10 explanations that such records should At az
convenient times be opened 80 public inspection, AID
that the books, accounts, correspondence aud papers
Vi every kind pertaining ~ this department slOdI Do
known and held as public property, belonging to She
Oilce ..ld not 10 the officer Respectfully submtted
g. W. SMITH, street CoHlanisS.oner