New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-12
IT, smberiainship of our City.

The smberiainship Oh ""H WY
5sA. Edste- # The ~ u Tribune
s,., In noticing, editoraliy, the report OF the
Gate Controller. YOU designate the compensation al
,owss the Comfy Treasurer as "swindle'
The rate Of compensation for this Gthee is expressly
r,bor,ye5 ard fixed BY law; and my predecessors NIL
yohert K4y and Mr. Az Stout. and other gehtlemeh'
en,oved il during their respective terms OF Office with
ont copplant or objection the part Of any officer
ne-soD. or newspaper so far as am aware
That AZ any time but particularly at this late day
long aud swestablshed rule should be denounced as
"swinde is both uuns; TO and unJustabe in you.
The Las, Of 1865 even If Waldo point not without
di,pute-auihorizes Tie levy Of the taxes OF 1865
and regulates the compensation Tor paying them over
Owing 70 peculiarity Of the Tax Law, in operation in
this locality tie County Of New-York IS always one
year behind IN the paymen, OF lis quota into The state
Treasury Thus the amounts, which, during the year
yss Wer RENTED 10 the state Comptroller were The
fake ofthc yea 1862 AID not within The law to which
voa refel as fixing the compensation al s2,OCO. . 49,
The Chaht Tiaiu Is required 10 give bonds, WIN wv"
suretics n te ium ~ 500 00 and he salary annexed
Se,r ri tbc duties - the Chamberlain and County
Trsasurr my be MENTIONED 20 show the great respoh
ability and labor attached 20 the Office he IL "a.
master Of the departments If lie City GoNerhhe1 m
~ their numerous employees. including Wofhneh ulo
the roads, avenues and CfOtOn VOTES. WINS. ecini
month"; nav ueceqeif9fes tie sending ~ agents Nlth
funds t. make pay ents a. the several stations between
the city ID tic Croon DAM assistance OF SOM % .i
invovinr no small risk of loss In counting ou money!
E0netiit hy lie road side and sometimes ~ Oar rooms
OF Whes tcl tie can BE- most readily mustered III
order t. prevent a. iaf as possible any 60
the mems time The amount disDursed ny nan ~ w.
Psvmas'er is nearly half million annuaIy: Desldc
this an The revenues Of the city are received ana re-
ejuted fg ny MIN amounting tomany millions annually
ard al the disbursements Of the city are paid ont by
him Summarize Of all the accounts VIII the city mum
herine over 100 are weekly rendered 20 the flnence
department. The quarterly payments OF ne ins.es c
fhc city debt now amounting 10 nearly SLJVOsn an.
uLav ~ mrde by him and b" IS also The CUSTODIAN Oh
fhc Equity funds and securities paid into court gs
,idov dowe,s 0nd shave, 81 infants ana II Is naue
his dui invest such m0ncys and pay over the income
20 tie liu~tie- entitled. 90. .o,
This flrd now amounting 70 about sloo1o w
prncip liy iu0rcyr-s invested by hin III bonus anu
mOrtgags or placed al interest IN the trust companies
Enough qs been stated, IL = relieved 10 eAaoe !on
readily perceive that Che duties ana responsiph''s
connected With The Ofice are neither Jew noi light
The comm rsifns TN paid oNcf 20 tlc Sidc
by the County Treasurer undoubtedly intended as
on o. him for the great responsibility he as
r-1es en6 fhp large ecuritv he d required Ia furnish
in lieu Of ymeut @ ne city for collection % the Stao
tax. ...
that the state tex has been arge ior the last few year"
the amount received y fhe Chamberians becon
sidered TOO gb there vii tliny be no objection on
the mari ar the present Chamberlain 20 It's being re
duced or 3d. hong credited 70 the city az compen-
sstion collecting the TAX and that The Chamberah
as County Tree be compensated by commission
spOnsibifties and tfe Obligations 81 TIE entire once.
Certainly however, no substantial man Of business
could lc lutaced 20 assume ;leU Tor the sniII sum
which would be tie salary We're TIE State Controller
suCgesfiuH a0Opied Of aDOsbng the County TREASURE
"a principle Of governmental organization which, II
extended lie Government oi the state, would result
IL the clifton Of The State Treasurer and consOhda'
toa Of duties Of both the offices Of State Treasurer
ard SIT. Controller in me hands OF the latter Who
makes Tie suggestion.
Very respectfully, your obi servant.
Nor y1-l. Jan 1864 DANIEL DEyIIS
I'VE believe in paying eaohpubbc officer fairly
for whatever services may be required OF him;
and the Chamborlainship falls under this rule.
But look here: Mr.. Deyiin Cor the bank with
which he is coDnected) ha, the use OF large
sums of City money without interest-oiten
two or three millions at time, aud worth
hundreds of dollars per day. Mr. Deylin has
$500 salary, as he corfesses; but he does not
confes. that he mas 5000 allowed for clerk
hire aS Chamberlain and 1900 more for clerk
hire a. County Treasurer-in all $4,000 per
year oler and above the trifing $500. Why
not tell the whole story while about if We
think. aside from this very handsome pay,
that his per centage on the State Tax
is a yer, large recOmpense for an utterly need
less service: aud We trust such changes may be
made by law that il be no longer paid. If the
law now savs hi, service should be rendered by
him for 5000, then paying him more is d" 4
swindle;" oiher"ise the term is wholly inappl-
cable to IN action ia the premises. Id.