The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-01

Comptroller brennan to be Fully
ExOnerated.
Six Million Dollars Abatement In the
Forthcoming Tax Budget.
SOMETHING LIKE A REAL REFORM.
&c. DC. &c.

Our Special Albany Despatch.
Albany. Oct. 81, 1885.
Governor Fenton leaves here today for his homo in
the part OF the State going by way Of New York
city and the Erie road He will remain day or two at
the Aston House to attend TO New York matters
learn upon entirely reliable authority that the re-
manning charges against your municipal authorities
taInly far Comptroller Brennan Is concerned will
be dismissed in the action taken with regard 70 the
other street cleaning matter Not only has there
been emo sufficient proof adduced, but the refusal Of
Herck and the other parties making the charges 70
tain themselves by the courtesy OF appear
before the Governor indicates not only the obvious
end but the original aim Of tho whole affair The law
yers concerned had clents-or rather they have
had fees-and those persons retained upon the pay list
Of the Citizens Association have had for
using up whatever funds there were on hand In that
concern. This was the immediate aim.
The practical battle Of reform will on In another
connection. and will derive its impulse from different
influence altogether Tho reduction Of taxation In New
York city has had Its principal obstruction in the bogus
proceedings and knavsh designs practsed in the name
OF reform comparison Of tho yearly tax levies shows
that the aim OF the bogus reormers has been to pile
an Of millions upon millions Their game is
now played out The pressure Of abuse and personality
will find abortivc end in the decision Of Governor
Fcnton His patience and sagacty have been the hcme
OF unanimous commentator in this whole matter while
his course In cvadng the selfish pressure OF partisan
greed deserves the credit OF some marked acknowedg
ment
course will be paid TO him in the forthcoming
budget of Comptroller Brennan, presenting estimate
for the coming reducing the gross sum below that OF
last year five six millions OF dollars Exclusive
of the interest upon the war and funded debts or the
CITY, assured that this budget will be less than eight
or nine millions q dollars which, in comparison with the
cav apu m
rather notable reduction. or course the Comptrolcrs
budget will not be law until the Legislature passes upon
IT, and the great danger will have to DO provided against
of having It's management In Albany fall into the hands
of the Municipal Reform Association, whose covert col
uson with tho republican corruponss OF the lobby has
swollen the levy each year here since 1868.
The proposed reductions and economies do not refer
exclusively 70 tho Corporation departments, but include
also the special commissions without distinction
All the sinecures and snuggcres Of the city and county
government such the Bureau for the Collection OF
Assessments tho fees and commissions allowed by tho
Supervisors the fat things Of tho Excise Fire and Unsafe
Building Commissions, tho Corporation Attorney, Public
Administrator the police and ward courts the Surrogate
Register County Clerk and Sheri's oiccs the Pole e,
Alinsl.odse and Park Commissions and, in short,
all the ltiped qualifications Of the six municipait es
OF New York will DO mcrcicssy presented In this
schedule Already the Of this proposed overhaul
ing has leaked out and the grcaest CONSERVATION pre-
walls In certain arers assure you that tn: gr attest
joke OF the political season will soon be distinctly visible
with the naked eye The heavy cou,iscors and hungry
attaches of tho Citizens Assoc alton each has
more friends and dummies snugly hid away In one or
=.
trolcr begins 10 rou item out with tho sharp stick and
short commons OF his budget there will be such
bowling and sQuainy has boon heard In New York
sncc I'll, abolition OF Fernando Wood old police Then
you will the call reformers aboring to induce
Conp.roi Freeman nrrease his ovy, just they
secretly working TO induce Governor Fenton TO
withhold dis decision their trumpcd up charges until
they can forcc the Comptroller rcinquish his reform
ideas and adopt the old scliedu s.
II viii be- important TO remember In this connection
that the Court OF Appeals has just decided In favor OF
Comptroller Brennan In case VIII ch he carried up that
no want nj Qtion n bit
u DO incurred anst the city by the departments or
commission. THIS cuts off the entrc bus ness Of get
ting judgments except under the provisions OF the regu
lar levy Taking glance back ut tho manner in
VIII CHI the municipal charges have been brought to an
ISSUE where they will have been fairly aud fully invcs
tg,ed then real zing the position OF independents
and the full warrant which the proceedings viii give Tor
the Comproers wholesale reduction Of that hopeless
levy the real design OF those Who Independently Of
tho bogus Citizens Association have rged on the inves
tgacn will be understood and properly appreciated.
r. S-owing 10 the postponeincnt OF the military re-
view in New York. which Governor Fcnton was 10 attend
his visit will be deferred and he did not down TO New
York o-day as he intended.