New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-17
THE CONTROLLERSHIP.

The City Controller, Matthew T. Brennan, has re.
ceived letter signed by about one hundred business men
among them wm b AsOr Moses Taylor, Peter Lorllard,
John j. Cisco Howland Aspinwall Duncan Sherman Co.
Royal Phelps and others well notwithstanding that The
finances Of TIE and City safe under Mr. Brennan
control In reply Mr. Brennan denounces the Corporation
ring and makes 10 the opposition Of the Ciilcus
Association TO bis own official lie Attributes this Oppos
ton 10 The fact taai the Citizens Association Is managed by
Young agyer father strange nud somewhat incredible
luton Of the Controller difficulty His defense sql, long
but we give enough Of 1t 10 show s spirit aud substance
Tie defamation 10 which hsd been subjected by the man
ayers Of tlc Citizen Association having eliminated IN dc
maud Tor removal from ohlcc proposed to my Shndcfcs
70 select thIee 90 t n0ft hAli. ~ .r Guy "
make thorough invest gaon OF ne nhrs OF NY oce Tue
ofof accepted and the olc't financial mvrsgaors were
chosen solely by TIE Association The gentlemen selected
vcGc entirely unknown 10 ne Every bureau once look,
document paper auI record OF my department were placed 40
their disposal tor d examination. They TOOK their
time the' adopted their own methods "i iWctgmon aud
eyery detail administration deliberately and most
critically inspected When they bad finished their abofs ha
ing iouAd h"thHg 10 c'l4rhI D' t'' "uE 10 uP'9' ~
they stated their evidence was coOy suppressed WOl
II have suppressed had they detected The corruption which
the Association nahag"s lhd rmW"!eh ihem 70 discover IL
such gross injustice from tie ycfy who are supposed 10 be
mCsi Interested j.. hl, 'Hles.l.! ~ ~ @ W "a
public officer Your magnaniilos te'imonh rchuks and
remedies tLs manifest unaitne'' aud Tor ttnt agar" thank
The civ Ga. Company having hsln valuable -, contract
OI eighteen years or lighting large pan o tlc c from
terms finally discovered ti ir P'nl' were ihng on u con
sequence otc pressure O'le and secured The passage of q
inmate their contract eud virtually 70 make new one on Their
own terms. This resolution passed b. both Boards ~ Com.
Council the day, without reference investigation
delay and wac on the 'e! dHy OF ~ passage approved 10y
the late MAYOR refused 10 recognize ts action and Insisted
that was because violated the law hut because
breach o. pubic trust on the part Of the public author
titles II thus checualy vetoed DID receive any assist
aUce OF support thus opposing TINS scheme ~ pow l
MONOPOLY OF IN standing up against Ic pal rib whose
influence political machinery was 80 potent in DE hg
alton which going iu regard to this act hon all know
rc.ouon was passed by Che Common Council 20 hire
tain office, boo Nassau for tie Counsel 90 the Cooperation
Bureau q rent which deemed extfaIagunt Every
city Ohccr within whose province II came gave his ano
ton and support to TO- refused 90 recognize the action 81 the
Common neil OF The lease and Il has not been
ecuc 10 this Did the Citizens Association do Justice 90
Assato have euueat Disseminate the Impression that
have executed the oase a1d carried the job iuo ELECT
found the Croon Department recently proposed 70 c1 =!
different contracts amounting uIhc aggregate 10 $4,000
discovered aOag he lot o. Jobs one sewer proposed 10 DE- bt
opened By lass that many b,os were for sewers
which could not be finished before the frost anu therefore
Jobs were paving streets with trap or block pavement
found that the BDin had already let dang ne year % JOBS
Of the description involving a aggregate OF over "VJ
yards .ODJ1 aud that the pace 0i tbs pave
ment under the operations Ui that Department had steadily
gone up from S5 per yard to - per yaid also found mat II
would be Impossible with existing resources or material for
this kind OF work % 10 with The contracts and that the
only effect would be provide tor large army OF Inspectors
and suenmncfafics the public expense TIE Croion Depart
ment while admitting the justice Of my objection as To TIE
opened by law refused 10 abne single
,Ob nom their list saving part OF the work the Com
Council had ordered H. and they were not responsible
whether II right wrong and ~ Ia the balance they
claimed the exclusive night 10 decide 90 70 he pop'y OF t
letting
They per,, IN sdiournng an the Jobs for the day and
that attend for clse ihey can open nll aud Ia
r claims of 10 too ooItrac0r ~ ~ 30 FHin thHt have
rlaleI to Ie Eon 90 dfrimuato iud Do only tc needed
v.rS le ict Eboh a. 81 0iri'tt ODDS p ii' hHni -
,.ltf,,is untl u", 40 l,,d mountain hg 'ld ne