New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-21

and the crime resulting therefrom requiring the sber
and Jailors to collect information, and report to the
Superyisors of their several counties; alec the bill in
trodnced several days ago, by Mr.. Nesbit, and no.
tied by THE TRIBUNE a, the time, providing additional
pains and penalties for misconduct ON the part Of Har
bor- Masters, at the port OF New-York. @
CITY cHAMBRRLAIg.
Mr. Birdssll to-day introduced bill giving to the
Controller the power 10 appoint Chamberlain to bold
his office for four years. and requiring bin TO appoint,
within ten days, after the act shall have become
Law.
Hgw-YoRK CITY CHARTER.
Mr.. Arculay rus toSsy introduced bill to proElde
for new ,.ty charter for New-York, IN accordance
with the upuestions of the Governors Message-lhat
l.. by shs appointment of Commission TO draw up a
cha TO be subsequently submitted TO the people for
atifcaiion or rejection The Commissioners are named
In the bill, and are Charles OColor, DAVID pnaiey
Field. VIM. y. Havemeyer, WIN. Curtis Noyes, Elijah
F. Pnrdy. A. Oakley Hall, Arson Herrick, John L.
Devlin, T.. Delafield Saith, VIM. ID. Kennedy, Abra-
ham Wakeman, Daniel +. Tiemann, James Lynen,
John Cochrane, Owen w. Brennan, Peter b. sweeney,
and Moses ii. GrinDell.
Mr. Bergen has introduced resolution looking 70 q
reduction Of tolls cotton transported over the Efe
Canal 1t proposes one-haf the present rates
TIE CASE or Mr.. SHERWOOD.
The following letter has been received here by d
member of the Legslatme:
STREET CoahIssIosER's OFFICE,
NEw-YORK Feb. ID, 1861.
DEAR SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of your favor of lOh nstant requesting TO be Az
formed as 10 whether Mr. Sherwood returned TO the
Street Department, the account books used by him
while acting in the Bareau Of Assessments, aud deslr
ing TO ascertain how far he has made himself clear
upon the record" In reply, beg leave TO ray that
Mr. II. N. Sherwood was removed from the Office Of
Deputy Collector Of AZ essnens, In Aprl, 1875, by
Edward Cooper, ESQ.,, then Street Commissioner, and
AZ tie same time was directed to deliver over 70 is
successor named all the books and papers apperaioing
H. otlc Init WA
with, BY Mr.. Sherwood, until several months there
after In regard TO how Mr.. Sherwood stands upon
the record r. can only say that upon exapinatl2n OF
the boOks IN the Office 9! Bureau OF Collection OF AS
easements. by Mr. H. NJ Schirfn, successor Of Joseph
TAYLOR il was found that there was deficiency OF
s227 iO2 % from the amount collected In assessments
by Mr. TAYLOR and deputies, and the amount palo
by them TO the City Chamberlain. In aodltl9n W
that amount the Controller IN bis amman ~, ,sIe
he las Cancelled of record FertytL thousanu PIX
hundred aud sixteen dollars $500 being ior
moneys paid to the Deputies and for when they ga
their receipts TO the persons PAYING put uIu hos
them in tho books OF record. There have also Heen
several receipts presented this Department AVID now
in is possession for moneys paid 10 h. NJ Seerwood,
and no corresponding entries were found any OF MT
Sherwood's books. The amount retained by H. N
Sber wood appears on books to be fifteen thousanc
and ninety dopars and nineteen cents $lo,o9O l9)'
The Controller says in bis report above referred TO-
"tha, il Ia understood that these parties Coiector
Taylor and depu,iesl claim to be entied 10 ices up
the whole amount of Assessment Lists placed IN their
lands for collection the they would have been
IL they had not been removed from Office, ana hau maue
collections Of same" aud aids "tbat the successors
Of Mr. Taylor and deputies have been allowed ny thls
Department the fees upon their collections as wen as
updn the amounts returned the Bureau Of Arrears
The Controller then adds if the claims preferred by
Mr.. Taylor and deputies are allowed, some ProVh,on
must be made for the same by the common Souhci.
This Department understands that settlement OF
| the accounts Of Mr.. Sherwood has been made by
the Controller who allowed u per cent on all eollec-
tiops whereas the Supreme Court as this Department
is informed decided that the compensation TOT coIect
ing the Central Park assessment should be s3Vv an
amount far less than the u per cent fees allowed MI.
Sherwood by the Controller and It was not until ths
ordinance Of the Common Council, passed in Nov ~
1858 that the collection of the Central Park assess
ment was paid for by fees beg leave to call yoni
attention 20 the revised ordinances OF the common
Council 1856 page 81 section 25S, reads as iolows
Each Of the Deputy Collectors ,hali, on WEDNESDAY
of each week or otener If required, furnish to the
Collector Of Assessments account ~ wriling under
! oath item by item, Of I'LL moneys collected oy HIN,
stating upon what assessment, and when PAD; and
shall hereupon pay over the amount 60 teceyea 70 se
Collector of Assessments" Section 259: The Col
ecor Of Assessments shall enter In book TO DC pro-
yded for that purpose, all moneys received by him
from the Deputy Collectors, stating upon what assess
ment and when received and shall render an account
thereof, under oath, item by item, 20 the Controller
on Thursday Of each week, and shall thereupon pay
over tie amount so received 10 the Chamberlain"
He shall also thereupon receive from the Chamber.
lain voucher for the payment thereof which he shall
forthwith on the day exbbi, 10 The Controller,
and shall at the tine leave with him copy there
| or Upon cssually turning over the pages in ii. n.
Sherwocds return book find that he collected as fol-
| lows:
In July TO- 1885, sl6 not returned to the Collector until
| August II, 1876 -
In Jnly H. 1850 s275 not returned to the Collector until
August 10, 1856.
In July ~ 1856 SIS 800 not returned the Collector until
September g. 1885.
IN July % 1856 $500 not returned 70 the Collector Until
October d, 1856
May 1855. $500 no. returned to the Collector until
October 20. 1886.
In November as 1889 $500 not returned to the Collector
until February TO- 1857.
The above cases are cited merely for the purpose of
giving You an idea of how the returns made by
him. and that he did not 10 any Of these instances,
comply with the ordinance above cited.
fsi.ued1 O. " SMITH, Street COrnmi,rioner