The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-10
HE alsap Of Audi.

the Board Of Audit met yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Bonncy presiding.
Tue first case called was tina, Of tho View York Tins
but there was no response.
The next was that Of the World Company Their
counsel asked for a postponemeut until today.
The M1rys the next claim called, but there was
no appearance
Tho claim OF tho NEw YoaK HERALp was then called,
and
Mr.. GArBRAirH said he was ready TO 70 on with II He
said thai the greatest part o, the claim balance.
besides which there other Items
Mr.. BoSSEY said that proof would DO required for
eve:y item. ea
that between 1s03 and lsC6fie Assistant Auditor
the Compsroers Office; that was during Tie time the
bus were coalracted tn witness then tcsta'd to the
payment OF $1,000 was made By the COMPTROLLER lie
next testified TO bin OF January IL ls63 Of $780, for
advertising Tor the Comnss OF Taxes, and that IL
correct according his neasurement From Feb
ruary 10 - October 1893 aud Tor two days IN Noyem-
ber The witness also iesled 10 the correctness VI tho
bills.
Tue counsel for the city hero inerposed that DO would
Ike TO have tho Items Tor the city and county proved
Tue witness then testified to the correctness OF bill
against the, Board Of Councilman amounting 20
s60I' 60; be measured and calculated the advertise.
uents and found them correct. the witness
TO the correctness Of a the remaining bulls aim,
proving that he had examined them all and found them
correct and noihirg Ia taem incorrect Among thes1
was bill Of 81, 752 against the BoarI d Aldermen.
In answer TO tie counsel ;oF the city Ar neaa, the
witness testified that the rates cargrd forty
line aud that there was aba'onc the charges
OF the HERALD II the matter new.
w III. Henry testified that he was a hooktcep,r for
tho NEw YORK HKRaLD between 1868 AMI 1865; tes,i-
fed tho OF tho various items and that he
had examined them; all the rates in 1868 from M.
teen twenty Genus lne the bills made accord
ipg to the rates charged; in 1865 the rates were
forty cents line; the various items made accord
ing the rates OF the payer when the bills incur
red. The witness then proved all the items consecu-
lively; he calculated all tue iiens himself collected
them out VI the HARALD and found them correct
10 Mr. Dean The Witness answered that the rates
charged were the lowest q tho paper that some advcr
tscmens cost 81 so per limo IN tho HERALD; the bills
were not paid and only part OF one. tes
10 Mr.. Galbrath--There are never any alteration $
made IN the charges l alterations asked the adver
tsements are refused. E@t
Tue New York Atds case next called. ltg
Arson Herrck testified that the amount of the claim
was 81, $50 e5 against the county add 81 81 against
the city, that no publisher OF tie Ads, and that the
items IN the bill the rate Of cents per
ns the rse waa tho owsst Ia his paper ~ that time
and the advertisements we're published In accordance
with resolutions authorizing him TO publish shem che
laas was not corporation paper a. the time. tx
Mr. Dean sAd that ~ the time some OF the advertise
msnts were published The law did not give the Common
Council Inc power 70 advertise In other papsrA