New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-16

cv Is o that this expense has been great but when the
rr,d;v rercsiyed that It was excessive. In previous
communication the Common Council .see proceedings o.
maj f- ucrod Of fifteen weeks OF this year when the er
pesc gesle the cost Of die work taking into oonaera
ton the amount Of weTk performed ana the increased -
raa s not greater comparatively than tine cost of siinAi
leod In 1889 before the work was done by contract
The next statement of his Honor the Mayor II that ar
o. ,n passed by c Common Council few dsys before me
present Cy Inspector into Office conferred upon mar
nclnh,n. the double power 90 receive and dib9se puy
MONEYS Such powers before granted % any ae
pancnt Che City Government These power a. ~ 4, p
Department do not hente to say these most er
aoginory powers such honest man ought TO desie
exercise ITespestuly recommend the repeal oil sha 'o
Th, statement like the previous founded upon The
communication OF Mr. Carr, and like them contains mcai
Of truth with which 10 vail wiliu per, oil the
aots. No resolution OF the kind ever passed tLs common
Council. When into Office, June ~ 1919 me en-
pl9yces Of this Department raid BY the comptroller
through officer Of bis department. llls caused s'eM
lex eNrssed desire that the employees on etan-
liz streets" should be- Tsid by this Department
10 this was willing sccede as Al that time the method OF
payment of the men caused them all 10 lose day WORK,
when iher services required unremitedy not whns
OF eng able myself spare The time from my other duties to
act as paynasie applied to the Common Council 10 provide
such officer ibis Department who should eve Dona IN
reasonable for the performance Of hs duties aud he
roper disposition Of the money ntrus,ed him. This the
crnnon C,rnc did by ordinance dated August 49, lt'
,SreS. Since that time ur the last payment Of these
tn. paynaer appointed under that ordinance has per
iors.d he du,l. ASSIGNED him with satisfaction to the De
psrnen. and, for every dollar paid by him. the work for
which the payment he shown 70 have been Per
formed sud the receipts for the reyment produced Inc
Mayer rays such power. never before planted 10 any
department OF the city government! WIN all due dserence
{. Tho msyor have to SAY .ist ne 10 mi'iessn
Up to IL, ise when t- isie Comptcler Nh Haw' took
oce the method has boon purled under the oIda
-sco Iefrd 20 va. TIE Of this Department OF the
Cy Gov-rnreu ercep; that then there was no officer
specially provided by o'dnsnce for Ms duty aud the City IN
ssctor himself liable his official bonds ior
m pcrveTson Of thc money ~ his subordinate iLe Mayor
sirns he 30. he.e to say that these mo"
extraordinary poweT such a. 10 honest u,n ought TO dss.Ie
to ere-e." cen you, Honorable Body that have
desc'c !e's them end that out for ihe crean,'anss
sih him about vha; AZ honest ouP, to desire" fo
until proved ilat desire e1c1 to exercise Ito power
much as reasors i.it exist have shown above IN the
interests he city Cor Fla desire to possess such power
howoycT tho ocIDncc docs not confer any such power upon
the City Inspector bu. provides for tie appointment Of
Officer 20 exercise supervision over the preparation OF the
10 paw TO them the amount credited to such pay rolls
As regards the repeal Of this ordinance the Common Council
4, rcpssl H. ths Department. win make no objection
His Honor Mayor fays that the communication Of Mr.
Carr contains fact, which neither you Honorable Body nor
le is at liberty overlook and h1i he trusts that proper
investigation into such state Of things will be PROM ny
msde hs end that this ,em ofeeehgs the public and TIC
ts1payev may be sumn.nly abolished" In this respect
honestly igree with II, Honor that II. through myself
NY suSo.dnse,. with without ny knovedge or concur
renee anything hss been done eechhe taxpayers and the
public may be a.ceraued aud placed to the account Of tie
delinquent, 1t may be, and do not pretend to deny that
sme the officers Of Ii, Department did not properly per
i,.n ,eir duties but did know H. il /, impossible for
the head Of sse Department lie This to tnow that all Of ths
shfu ofcsr TO ,prrrs OF any negc; thefps and
desire tic invest aon proposed ~ tho Mayor In order 10
piaco tho doIclictioa q duty where it belongs
But ssTe many tns' contained In tie communication
p.T OF III ne.src) no directly snded to by hi. Homo
Carr ha, m out u l way to make assertions without
pisusbi,ty ..ca.ed 70 deceive ifs uniformed which
deem !. necessary 70 reply 10, more especially IS ne Msyoi
seemed to irdos BIS assertions by officially communicating
Ivii pa, over i,h.y bi, a,s. to "svoid rer'onAie'
while at the 'sne time asserting hal M present Cy
mt
abilities required Tor the dhsrse Of III, duties and leave 10
HIM the indirectly claimed 'stn,' when he dsn,s. 70 Ts n.,
the disposal Of hs superior who has .'sinrd him In bis
sns i.s. wssa e.Ds TITO ofes been dr.wss ii. pay u
thousand Eve bundled dciss year without Isrrne
generally supposed dat when an incompetent head
department employ, gentleman Of tho ability which MI
Can suyposs tud indirectly tsseTts he posse' that those
siiities .fs the csuss Of ks plosm.n sorry
gentlemen that; since 10y inoumbeucy have not been able
q discover these sre., sbiies by Lis scInowlsds
ept lie hs done nothing for whicAso hons ard srppsis
gentleman should have received two thousand FIVE hundred
s S, lin D.S oSs sydepee 81 nr,e,,si .bii, 70 .sr
form his duties have perceived But coming into ste
Ss bS 4 TPcad B, Of , to *. and I
tanned lin against the urgent solicitations and r-mcnaees
such has proved hDe capable o. by resiBns b,
position o. two thousand five hundred dollars and
falsely and knowingly peTycring fscts with tho intention Of
dsin. me an injury But Wal proceed to show how
tie truth o allegations made b. lin upon which the
So far as these assertion. sa allegation. are directly
TENED in the Mayors nosase think have .oihcieniy re
fld them, aud whether have done onot tue Committee
Of Investigation psopoSed by the Mayor snd solicited by my
Nr r ssser, hs the pre,ent City Inspector ~
with idea that II the Seots kept clean there l.
nothing do" Th. reference to tho proceeding Of
kno7s /, bitter tsn M Can hu.ei lie himself under my
direction prepared communicative more hsn once calling
the attention Of the Common Counsel 70 uhec other than
see.c Gaming connected with the sanitary interest, Of the
ely More tt:qge ~ bass c'Is,. % b a
Council with which Mr.. Csr had nothing 20 do and Of
which he ha tnowedg The preceding Of the last Com
mon Council will show ,uch to be tho case.
great poIGon If tie charges AID insnusiions made By hr
Cor unworthy Of any reply sud although wish The limit,
o. communication Ike tins would permit me to tale The
whole Of it eai snd show how end how studied are
Tie hbes contained N IT, knos that tins s not The place nor
tine in which 20 DO TO- WI" however, make sTepy to some
H. Cur state, that III, department ,iupcndou, political
machine ard thai; IN conjunction with the street De
can control the elections Were this could Lis donor he
Mayor haSe lad no Opportunity nsAe the stiaes he
la. upos bis aie opgo1sEt at lie pos The result shows tie
Mr. Car states that a. es,, two thoussna lives srs sacrificed
annually In this city oy to the absence Of al system In our
sanitary regulations Tbs be true md II Mr. Carr
ought Fshsp' 10 so"i bu WY - bead Of isat Bureau
has no discoye ed before, during tie years aud
half DO IS occupied tht position end endesvoed 70 devise
IeEseay am r-ed however by the head al The
Bureau a. Records and Statistics thht Ills entirely untrue
except far tho operate in all large cif.
There has, ariis tie ps, y-S, been much greater MORTAL
t IN numbers than in previous but not so much
numbers Of ck snd bro,en down soldiers arriving
tnusly "a hD dty hng our hospsls and swelling bills
Of Noit1htf. great Wl.hA u! OF
last year has contruted tho result Ths in
crease ofihs population By births and the o,s last Summer
Tor portion Of TIE increas Of deaths dur
ing the past ye-I.
Mr Car sso y, t-fe Is gerr- smornt Of sick
negs a. this city from yegr 70 year popraon conidercd
tinn n any city the thran void do not now how
Mr. Carr hos wired such conclusion i il sufficient Tor
rue 10 ray thai. from the best information ctan the
very reverse tho II It be tTrc, however sm glad
h your Honorable Body he's been informed Of the fact In
order you mo che Necessary nioasures to provide
Emedy. go .
speakry Of the method Of making appointment, IN is De
rsrneg. Mr. Crr declares thai, inI biz experience
md GtlLe.a nlco dc Int