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

This is for the expenditures OF the city alone every dol
lar Of which s disbnrsed under the direction OF Mayor
which is peculiarly managed by ms coOrdinates OF the
Ring" spends over u 10000 rms IS no small sum TO
less has all been honestly expended IL alleged how
lie hnildngs are charged a about fonr Times the or enal
largest furniture manufacturers in this city.
saw subsequently charged in the detailed state
Tnent OF the expenditures Of the city at $50 And
this is but samP from which the management Of the
city affairs may be illustrated The Mayors office gets
nearly $4,000 OF this Under my MayOralty term it
never exceeded $4,000 MY salary at first but
5000 and never over 5000 and without any additional
perduisite OF any kind Mayor Hoffman now draws
salary head Of the Municipal Department; another as
head OF County department another az member OF the
Sinking Fund Board; another as member OF StreeCean
Ing Board; and other perquisites OF which me pubic
City Charter The 10th section OF the CDarter OF 1857
says: ANY person holding ONCE under ms
beyond his salary shall be deemed thereby TO have
Gated his office" And the 10th section provides That
Violate or evade any OF the provisions Of the Charter
permit any other person 10 do shall be deemed guilty
nor include the expenditure made by the Supervisors
Ring under head Of County Appropriations In 1866
The state taxes making aggregate together OF $1,000
OOO instead Of t4'OOOOOo, as falsely stated by me
MAYER In reply 10 the charge that he - responsible
for all the expenditures OF the public money oec3use no
can be drawn ron the tIes5utg G no nS
would the Corporation and put INC CITY 10 cost Ae
cOrdinR 10 this he would pay fraudulent claim rather
tbaa re stand lawsuit II individual makes an un-
inst dana against another, II must DO submitted 10
fha 10 incur the trouble and expense OF defense
and mis- A Mr. HomanE defense OF himself for giving
lis sgnatre 10 warrants by which 10 take from the city
Teasnrv hundreds OF thousands OF dollars belonging TO
t6e peonle public officer, acting IN pursuance Of law
aud kauthOTity, cannot DO cOmpeieu 70 hunmI 10
wroncdoers lie Is the guardian OF the peoples rights
and interests and IT, by wful neglect want OF nerve
mo fails 10 discharge this trust he IL guilty ana cannot
escsne tbe responsibility He calls me hard names and
nses az Familiarity the other members
OF he Cy Hall Ring For the proposed Improvement 10
omen CbuTchs from Fulton 10 Morris sts distance OF
zoo feet the Commissioners desired no esh SUN than
81 O0OOOO and they proposed 70 extend the
area ~ Assessment the whole city below Fourteenth
~ There are over 900 OF property within this
area who were 10 be thus taxed for the benefit OF the
civ Hall Ring II Is well known that large awards were
made for old and almost valucess buildings Tie title OF
which had INT recently changed hands before said awards
we've made This swndle palpabe an outrage that
one ~ the Commissioners refused 10 sign the report and
nubic sentiment was strongly excited against 10 that
even the Common Council compelled TO pass
linton resembling the original resolution auih0iHmR the
extension Now what did the virtuous and honest Mr.
Holman dol lie vetoed this resolution, thus re-
fnsing his sanction, letting the swindle 90 on All
the Influences which the aggrieved taxpayers could
brln0 IN hear upOn him insufficient 10 overcome
his objections representative Of the Street Department
had sufficient power counterfeit the IemOnsrance OF
1000 cifzenR HIS friends claim that he Is respect
able man. think the facts cOnclusively show that he
bears the same relation " respectable man 10 the
"TamnSpv Ring asa beautiful 1gure-head does to a
pratca craft" The people however can no longer be
deceived by pretenses Of superior honesty and virtue In
public They Judge him by results by facts and by
the company he Keeps John T. Holman cannot be re-
elected am the only living who has been reelected
70 the Office Mayor OF Newlors for years no Mayor