New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-30

the Report and " Is fact that seems 10 nave escapeu
you that when judge Bonney, the counsel employed by
the Controller protect the rights OF the city appeared
in court objected to bis 50 claiming tSs that
You admit that You permitted inc Dl Oh COSTS 10 go Dy
default on your part hon cSr nov 9 ais
posed to allow the tax 70 uer 1ch loss even by
inc cronnd that fine changes seemed to be Illegal and
that proof must be produced rs Wa hork was done Tor
the SIS 600 charged for drawing ana copying the Com
The Association is informed that the person who to
receive this large sum Of money for copying and drawing
up tho "ReportS was Mr.. Wilson, who was your
partner in business at the time you were elected TO your
present office IL appears that Mr. Wilson occupies
office IN the same building with you, Jointly with Mr
George II. Purser aud Mr. Sinclair ana that this Office is
the principal headquarters Of street openings matters
You admit tie charge that you drew $4,000 extra fee
for yourself I'm the Bank Tax case which the Association
charged upon sou wrong tOWaru the anu
you defend yourself by saying nrst 't py me success
ury aud. second that eminent counsel whose ADVICE
you sought, was Of opinion that you gnt take how
extra fee when you save money 10 the Guy - you
large salary fort To reward You LOT e eases you o
do In lieu of 1uctuang feesi II you take eha pay ior
gaining the city suits does IL not occur TO you hat JUS
lice YOU ought To paw the city something for those
lose II you do. what sum do you owe tne eaAPyeIs
for the s745S9 IL OF Judgments obtained against mem
Sir, the law fixes definite salary for YOU ana nowhere
even implies that you are to have anything more l.
Your acceptance OF your office with Its nxed saary y
contract entered into by you which you Oh your part
what il the PROJECTION to the people against your taking
ten times that $4,000 as your interest prompts your
Where is your authority in law for submitting your claim
decide whether Tho CITY owed you 10000 for extra ser
vices Who represented tho city before tnat mover INA
traitor when you pleaded for that SOOOf DID your D9
you as Richard OGormdn, claim the money aud, ana ga
you, Corporation COUNSEL CONSENT on Dena Oh 'iS
city, that YOU should have III What shadow OF law, OF
precedence OF Justice had you for going TO the eminent
gentleman TO whom you were just going 70 pay
himself for his extra counsel in the same SUITS
and making him Judge TO decide between You ana the
overbufiened tax payers on your clam Tor IKE amount
II you desire 70 do Justice, you should pay tiat soV
back the city treasury and then apply 70 me COURTS
the peoples safeguard to decide whether you ought 70
form your duties for specified price. ..
As 70 the charge made by the Association nat you Se'
TO Albany 20 increase the appropriations lOr your 0co
y0u adult II, and you JUSTIFY yoursc1 Dy tosoluoi
passed by the Common Council directing you 70 pT9ceed
10 Albany to oppose the contemplated b0tlu V uUo
Works and any other acts calculated TO lessen the rove
nue. OF the sinking funds ,, -.
appropriations for your own department It IS icut 20
itis also on record that you went 70 Apany au
there opposed the contemplated act to inaug'rata SUIT
able system Of wharyes and piers Tor TINS city wa 81,
wharves and piers OF our city IN their present
condition IL would seem "a you quote no authority
for your act You declare that you did AL IN your power
To oppose the Association in It's efforts TO remove certain
functions OF the City Government from the ands "hch
at present administer them, and give them to Coinms
sons appointed hy state authority ana you lHosuou1g
inYcieh against all such measures OF the AhsOcato 10
you forget that you accepted the nomination OF tis
Association for Jour present Office ana pledged y9usen
10 use all me Porers your once ana dt ggui sge"gn
and energies 10 aid me Association IN us desires insure
Tor he city aud is ctsens oL Whaterer pdry yulrs
progress aud improvement You cannot plead ighOranco
lust before 10 nominated you had naugurdted the FIRE
Department Commission IN place OF the old local nreinen
u interfere In the City Government for the protection OF
citizens You accepted It's nomination on the OASIS v
those desires for future progress and improvement
and the moment you entered into office you resisted
every broad liberal and exalted plan fer progress ana
Improvement" fought hard 70 keep the patronage,
power aud perquiates OF the local officials Intact and
crowned your violation Of your pledge o by nePaS 70
shippers and citizens by opposing the act ior
the reformation OF our wharf ana per % morn, vou
/ uha AaeDr
Why has addressed you tho subject Of The abuses m
your department since you seem 10 regard any oohon
Oh your administration As unwauantabe. A..
You elected m 1855 to your present once; IN ana
year the local taxes had increased over VVVy aOOIe
the previous year. and had been Increasing for 10 years
before from about s5,O4302l s9lOo To Sl6,@OvVo. -
every SHAPED Controller Brennan, City Inspector Booe
and CORPORATION Counsel Deyelin, were arrgucd before
the Governor 81 the and put trial for alleged mis-
dougs Injunct4Ons issued by the supreme Court
TO try and check the public e1traNaganee! nc @
hy rec ess manaremen been run up TO s2e1go where
IL now stands usurcrs stood In the pubic 0Hlces ana
ght from the city creditors at ruinous dscots iI
ulen claims. which aferward paid from the treas
ury by means Of judgments at stated Peries INC eii
poyes OF the public Offices suffered the e1oIon OF Part
Of their salary enable their chiefs TO corrupt
collectors OF city moneys were abscondns Win shS CITY
/ ing the streets; 100000 had been squandeTed i9r
printing the indexes OF the records Gl one sS P u
ties TO various as1ens' valuable sS o 81 nc Hc
fnvortcs who paid their rents and whose arrear-
yea for year amounted 10 quarter OF million
stationery for the city alone had amounted 10 Jl
the cost OF erecting the New Courthouse had grown
from $4,000 1855 70 f25O00O0 one year judgments
to the amount Of 81 10000 bad been recovered against
the city; the otis and county debt had grown oN20
aud the revenues had sunk to 100000 the fOIt Osse
scheme by which the city paid Tor us own property
$4,000. had Just been contaminated; mo city was
approaching bankruptcy officials who should nave pro
tected 10 united with It's plumbers our WhhIEes'
and piers and markets falling 10 decay. Amid TINS
food OF evil tho Association was struggling TO save the
oty 10 selected you honest man. took your Pledges
good administration aud nominated you FOR your OF
nee In the expectation that you would realize the great
mission yen had 10 ful, and with your power as chlet
law officer Of tho Corporation, check the ABUSES HOou'
What did you DOT You proceeded 20 affiliate with tho
very toicial. whose mlsdecds had become ceeDfatcd
every old abuse you suffered 10 be perpetuAed and
! the now ones you have fOstered -
Never were pledges sadly violated; never was conn
denco greatly misplaced The Association ~atehea
your course with amaEemeut You have forgotten that
the Association responsible 20 the public Tor your hom
nation by You the last man whom u has ever
offered 10 the peOpo OF NewYork for their suffrage, and
| ts responsibility must be- redeemed You ask what Is
the Citizens Association You asked no suoh question
| when You gratefully accepted its nomination.
IL the body Of tax payers who aided 10 place you IN
your oce and who feel that they are bound to hold you
Ia your pledges for tho due administration thereof Inc
tax payers Of this city viii not rest satisfied Win lhh
management OF the Law Department that Is attended
with the following practical results; .,,, a.. =,
H. Judgnsais sgn The ts ii
III ChuTchst Opening 5000 90
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These figures are taken from the public records OF the
city and open 10 tho inspection Of all persons
In reviewing the Law Department OF this city, ana lay
ing the information obtained by before the CITIZENS Oh
New York, who deeply Interested In seeing now
this money expended the Citizens Association simply
dschargng one Of the duties deyoying upon IT, YOURS
| Chairman OF the Citizens Association OF New York
RICHARD VI. HLSKY, Secretary.
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