The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-12

Clerk hire the Comptroller gives names OF
four Clerks ...................... 81 $50 90
Eugene Durham, Sergeant Arms. ........ 300 90
C. Il. WilhOur, stenographer ............. 1883 so
George W Roome, meals furnished. ..-...... 20b 90
Voucher 40
New York Printing Company. printing 5000
Reports Of Committee on Investigation. 77l8 rs
Cram Il Robinson, professional services .... 900 90
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l2o 62 rs
Mr.. Smith Ely, Jr., appeared as prosecutor Of the
himself paid the expenses Of the prosecution, which
1t not 70 be expected that at the most the expenses
would go beyond that sum- Yet we End the committee
appointed to investigate fraud itself making the claim
hire, ST. ess for a s.onographer, and s7,7is Is for
printing coo copies Of their report 5000 counsel
were.rnted for It was with great difficulty that Mr. Ely
himself was able to procure couple OF copies and
,Is On as
rIous question whether more than $50 copies
printed n 5000 copies were printed they must have
But can there be any stronger evidence Of fraud On the
part Of the Board Of Supervisors than that after attempt
into the fraud charged BY one It's own members and
after preventng the examination from taking It's full
an !. % ss sS e 9 the
copies Of its white washing report charged against the
county, The 5000 copies were never printed. and II
they had been this fact Of itself would be sufficient
argument for the abolition Of Board 80 reckessy la
wish Of the public money In addition to the 81 lis rs
Transcripf Association for the alleged publishing the
port OF the COMMITTEES on Invessigation-thus making
the whole expense 81 this notorious Investigating Com
the yRAups m TIE STREET DEPARTMENT
The association has also boon engaged in arranging the
evidence In the Of its charges against Street Com
missioner Charles G. Cornell Tho association has pro-
cured from the Comptroller copies Of many Of vouch
several surveys Of the work in which fraud is alleged
In the matter OF working Eighth . country
% or
surface OF the marsh upon which the embankment Ia
made, and from the calculations appears that the fraud
Ii greater than We have charged The Executive Coun
Gil anticipated that tho investigation Of the charges Of
the association against Cornell would develop Of
Official acts Of the most startling rccklessness wanton
waste Of the public funds and Of the most gigantic frauds
perpcrated upon the public treasury The rosig
nation Of Mr. Cornell. however prevented the investi
appointed by Governor Fenton; but Mr. Cornell will
thus the consequences Of hts acts for the whole
matter viii now be taken before another tribunal
now AND By WHOM TIE CITY GOVERNED. q
How and by whom Is this great city goyernedS II Is
sons II we can avoid ii Bnt II we SPEAK At all ana
speak truthfully, must say that community Of
which history gives any account had the
10 fall under the control OF utterly destitute OF
every right principle, grossly incompetent and
thoroughly selfish, corrupt and wicked most Of
The mode Of government devised by these men seems
to have been expressly intended for the largest number
OF Offices and the most lavish use Of money. They
have double government each with It's long list OF ON
Gals and salaries one government being for the city,
the other for the county covering the same ground ex
parmens and In Eve Of these departments eighteen
distinct bureaus each with a chief with large salary
and each having corps Of well paid clerks &c And
then. to the system all the departments are
dependent and without responsibility to any central su
peror authority.
Enormous as have been the revenues Of the CITY, tho
taxes having risen in thirty years from 81 so per head
TO so for every man. woman ana child, those who mis-
rule US have contrved 10 spend twenty millions year
without ANYTHING 10 show for n In public improvements
They spent largely for cleaning Streets and the
Gthest streets in tho world Thcv spent nominally for
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business was rum selling and the whole system was .
disgrace TO civilization And thus frutess OF public
benefits have been oil their immense expenditures Tho
river fronts lined with magnificent wharvss piers and
The continent We md miles Of diiapidated wharves,
hthy docks tumble down pios and other like evidences
TIE more The greed Tor corrupt gain has been induls
the more Unsuitable and daring he's become till now,
the conviction Ia hxed 10 tho pubic mind that most Of
our city officials are nothing less nothing better thap
band OF conspraors eagued together for the pundcrns
OF the people TO the utmost extent TO which their ocs
positions viii enable them 70 carry ~
Against I'll possibility OF reform through the ballot
rulers have provided standing army OF voters who
ten thousand rum SELLER Win Al the customer, ,asv
can influence by Tree drains and otherwise the Thousands
Of sasred officers and hangers on Of the various depart
ments together with the hordea OF employees roads,
command the expenditure Of twenty millions year
can easily be made 70 control vast number OF votes
and in these and various other ways which need not
specify, the officials In power can kcer themselves
there In spite Of efforts the better classes Of citizens
may make
ONLY RxxEpY m STAIR LEGISLATION
Much the friends Of reform may desire the redcmp-
ton OF the city by lie citizens from the terrible
wrongs Il endures they are compelled 70 abandon all
hope IN that direction II present. The Citizens Asso-
claon after patient and earnest investigation and e.
fort has been forced 70 the CONCLUSION that the only
practicable and safs IL In supsrssdlne the clumsy,
numerous corrupt and costly departments Of city
government by few thoroughly able and honest boards
composed Of wssst and best citizens and authorized
BY the State Legislature There 10 other power that
can relieve us In present exigency and there
other way In which and % surely get rid
the egarchy Of rn and restore 70 citissns
the right Of managing their local Affairs.
The Boards already established through ne efforts u
the Aseoclation, aad which, without Niolencs ~
parade havs quietly displaced Old foliss end abusss
vAst reduction Of expense may b. regarded =
samples u the character and hearing o. The
whole ssrss q ecerds deemed ssesssy sos The Ecoa