New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
SOOTHING LITERATURE.

We occasionally edify ourselves By perusa OF the
Current Reports of the Auditor of Accounts in the
Controllers Office, setting forth the amount oil
moneys discussed BY the Corporation for various pur-
poses during the quarter in which said accounts arc
made up These reports embrace items paid out by
the City only-the County bureau not being included
We have before us tho report of the Auditor for the
quarter ending March 81 1866 being Board OF Alder
men document No. 10. We cannot avoid congratu-
lating some Of the lucky fellows whose names appear
in this valuable treatise. Take for instance, our
Democratic friend, George II. Purser, who, our
readers will recollect, once wanted to hold the
purse-srings of the City, but the people said No!
By this document, he appears to be in clover and
ought to be content His name first appears on page
1885, but it runs through the next 20 pages of the
book in the most delightful manner The triilng
items which the Controller paid lucky George during
the quarter ending last March 81 ore as follows;
Warrant No I26 George IT, Purser services Clerk
opening 0ne:hqndred and hfteentbst, from Tenth o,o
warrant 10 Drafting and Copying Report. Us
Warrant No. l2y Room rent aud 800
Warrant Ne. 100 Disbursements Revenue Stamps &C. 10
Making total Of $50
which George pocketed on that little job. The next
warrant, No. 1i5, which lucky George gets, is
For services Clerk in opening Nnety.sixh-st, from
Fifth.ave. To Harlem River $3.50
Warrant No 1871. Room.reni Fuel &c.............. $50
Warrant No l52. Disbursements, Stamps &c..-.... 80
Making for George only. .................... s2i2s
or being saving to the City of about $500 as COM
pared with the first "Opening." But George makes
up the loss to himself on the next Openng;" for.
page 1885, we find the following:
Warrant No 1862 George H. Purser services clerk open
ing sixtythdst from Fiflhaye to East River &C. 81 200
Warrant No. III. Drafting and copying report.. lOe
Warrant No. l72. Rocm.rcnt and $50
Warrant No li3. Disbursements oil
Total TOR George.
Good for George say we. Lucky George don't
appear again, until we reach page 1917. On that, we
learn he had another streak of luck"
Warrant No 1872 presented George for drafting and
copying report opening Seveny-hrstst from fourthaye
Warrant No 100 Room rent fuel &e........... $40 90
Warrant No. 1874 Disbursements and stamps 90
warrant No POI. Clerical services 800 w
Total for Seventy .Grst-st 90
When We take into consideration the fact that
$500 was paid to other persons for clerical services
on the same openings, we can with confidence
exclam, Happy George"
Page 1919 embraces but single item for Purser
George; that being Warrant No 2lO, which he
gobbled up for services as clerk in opening
Ninetieth-st-. --.---.....-...-.. 200 90
But the next page rescues him from
seeming ill-luck, for Warrant No. 2l2 gives
him for drafting and copying the report ...... s97 90
Warrant 2lJ Room-rent and fuel 325 90
Warrant 2li Disbursements and stamps al 90
"swag" for George on Nlneticthst o. 500 90
Fortunate George!
No other crumbs appear for George until we reach