New-York tribune., 1867-04-08
ONE MILLION MORE.

We wish we might hope that our Legislature
will refuse to sanction the iniquitOus proceed
| ings of the Board of Supervisors which gives
another million of dollars to be fIitteIed away
upon the County Court House. In 1893, law
was passed authorizing the Board OF Superyi-
sors to erect a new Count House at an expense
of S2j0,0OO Up to the present time, about
-, 900 have been spent on it, yet the struc-
ture has not yet been completed. And now,
after holding out promise year after year to
the people of New-YOrk that no more money
would be required to finish this gigantic Job
One Million more is coOlly asked for! When
is there to be an end to this brazen iniquyY
To what limit will the unblashiDg eiffontery
and lmbrided audacity of the Board of super
visions lead it? The Legislature must know
that, 80 long as it allows the Beard of Super
visors to work this rich placer just so long
will it call for "more." Until the construction
of this building is taken from such hands,
will never be completed.
In 1860, 100000 was raised for this purpose
In 1861 S5O000. In 1862 100000.
In 1863 100000. I'm 1864 100000.
In 1865 $Gj0000. in 1866 SJ0J,OOO.
Making a total of S2,700GO0.
Add to this some $4,000 fOr premiums, and
Solllc TDUOsDUD lOi IlllSitot, hhN AiiN N-i'N--''
this building so far-which was to cos5 but
se5OOOO in all-amounts to oyeY $3,OOO000,
Our people need not hatter themselves that
the end is at hand As the Legislature allowed
each additional amount to be raised, the peO-
pie were assured that nothing msTe was to be
asked for These promises were, however, all
broken This matter has gone 30 far that
the robbery is appalling. One Million more -
sI.. a. Il ltaEl
Two Millions more viii be required, and so on,
until the Board of Supervisors rans against
some bOnest Legislature that will s5amp it OUT
OF existence. The whole people u this CITY
have become most thoroughly disguised with tho
manner in which their money has been used by
that Board. Its cOrupuOns offend tlr nostnls
of every honest man. Cannot the Legislature
be induced to transfer the completion OF this
building 10 a commissioned respectable, honest,
energetic business men, selected from our COM
mmity &? The Legislature must know all the
facts IN this case-how recklessly the peoples
money has been squandered about thls New
Comt-House. To show i'll what m1nner tho
Board of Supervisors spend the public money,
we take tie following leaf from its hStory:
When Smith Ely, jr.-an honest Intelligent
public odicer-ast year moved tle ap-
pontment of Committee to examine into
the alleged frauds. in the Court
House expenditures his upright, honest
colleagues voted him down Immediate
ly; but, afterward, the Board, frightened at
this extraordinary action, had another session
the same day, and appointed an Investigating
Committee. $50 called),. but pOintedly excluded
Nh Ely from that Committee; thus making
the whole affair a farce, as it proved to he, cX-
cept in squandering the public money. The
men who were against an investigation, and
voted thatnone was necessary, assumed the posi-
ton of Investigators 1t was evident, from tho
whole proceedings that the design was not ia
investigate but TO prevent investigation-and
mark what the investigation cOsa the county!
1t occupied very small portion OF twelve
lars nnd cnstahOut SlS.460 3j. as follows: