New-York tribune., 1870-11-07

the LATELY nsuSursiei system OF City Governmoar
Maze, wa ,b,e y,m 80 .ocknsr msrepsen'ed b, the Rssi
and M. .I. orators HOY does eri'.' All 'uhsd,p
,,., t,o ls M,,or Ts. chief Dep'rtmen, s Of course
., Of rinau T. Department been attacked The Times ''
morning M Hsuhe read extract fro" The Times referring :"
,,,,oD and concluded with ,he question: what s, Mr. Connolly 4"
to thi,' Here is the ,ssyor
,n Report Of Committee OF Cu'ea' ~ "s
Affair, Of The Finance Department Of the City Of
"C,rr oy Nav YoRK DvPAnr~gyr % Yiy,scs,}
"CoxPTRoLIERs oyYICs, Oct E, l8o
Gsrsss In the excitement Of present heated political can
v mpun, h,, been made against the integrity ofth' Department
MY a,u course in regard to such political allow thsu to
unno they e.o'se for political esret aud
bs recule Department The oeer' connected With
is beyond question.
"Bu a, this time feel justified ia taxing .i,ntase those
lions the sss the Department "a! the
Justification o which It is entitled.
take the liberty Of asking gentlemen hsyns large
question enjoying public confidence to meet at
Office the earliest convenient aT for the purpose Of examining The
accounts Of the Department Of the uuae its
charge expression Of Jour opinion The mnner
which hnsac, Affairs OF this city conducted Very respectfully
yours RICHARD D. CONNOLLY Comptroller.
"Me mos, T.yo Joaa Jacob Aston Marshs o Roberts George
sst.r- H. d. Brown Prsep. Mechanics ,pd rlea Bank 3D.
ward Scbeu, Treasurer Manhattan Savings B,ns.
"szpoxr.
certify reques. Of the Hon. Richard B. Connolly,
Comptroller City Of SesYors have made examination o.
the Rn,ncs Department sud Sinking Pand Of said city,
oce open and s the account books
securities the said Department sal Sinking Fund
submitted o inspection sai examination.
further A2O 6-
oil ~ held By the Commissioners Of the Sinking Pund account fhe
redemption city total Of funded
city deb, 1911 @ 90 and deaog the said amount Of sinking
fuod Investments funded city debt s2sois So
b Which redemption h. Debt has been pro-
v or during the period Of the ohce Of the peat Comptroller the
whole c,y debt above will eriuguhed than II ea
The Temporary city Debt is 81 763rs o. which trust sccount
and paid from coecioO OF fer opening regulating
seaeru ysyns and does 20, enter into TAXATION
e Outstanding Revenue Of the cy parable from
Of 1870. being collected
The funded debt Of the Coaay ss s 81 ana payable from
1sion III as,smn,, Of successive in oca saOun
20 he oppressive TO psyer.
"The Outstanding bond, fb Coant payable om the
I Of 1870 aud 1891.
And se further certify Books Of the Department are
faithfully kept that personally examined the securities Of the
Sinking AMI end them correct We haze come to
the conclusion certify financial affairs Of the city under
.ae charge Of The Comptroller administered correct and faithful
msnner
Tas sef amount. stated above shown BY the books OF
the Department. the close OF business oc,Obes5 1870
Dated Her-YOrx. November /. 1870.
MOSES TAYLOR. GRo <. TSrARS.
~. u. BROWN EDWARD SCHBLb.
"LLAsrou. MARSHALL o. RoBggTS" n
The M.yor continued by asking the who these men
Large taxpayers, unqasoned administrators Of trusts some
of M umes are we known throughout the world that Of Pea
bo, Whom did The Comptroller believe only of ese
euen Of our political party Roberts prominent candidate
OF , Repuhsn. for Governor the party aud Ia
the u,me oyeor Holman thank bin for not runnns
for O. vha, distance there end Geaen Wood
ri Mr the President Of the Mechanics snl Traders Bank
one Of the Oldest institutions in Edward sche who
be bombsbe occasion the Treasurer Of the M'nhat
tan Saving. Bsak Both te Institutions largely the securities
Of the city, sis,re the creates. and village banker in
,h, part Of tie esbonte. Never ulon
stronger
In the Compoers Department his aid The Chamberlain whom
n,uy Why payment Of the interest deposits before long
will squ,l million of dollars The chambsr.n out Of his fees
the whole clerical expenses bis Office which large And he
tey ,~ept former Chambeans who kept large
hank on which they paid Which they pocsei and
they woa sometimes actually money Low rates ani get fall in
.re,t on from keeping heavy Of deposits the city banks,
That abuse h.. been swept away and Ii, expense, entirely
regulated by Legislature.
You change the Police Department by election o
Mayor whoa head Of III The Acton longer
there The infamous Kennedy longer ,here grand
qoor We bsve abohc that meess espionage citizens which
L.. ~. ~
hi, 6de, 10 daty His graduate Of pet college that
sT,s the Free Academy und like Jousu from the ranks
He who knows how grasp correctly the helm Of his duty The
Police those appointed by the Mayor who had been
pgosy elected by parties in tie Legislature The head OF The
Commission that eminent jurst Judge Boswoh And asked
change department perhaps the interest Of who srebut
grow necessarily personal The Fire Department continues
unde, the present ersey the Mayor and Commissioners found
il Even The Tribune tha. newspaper world has
,pyroyed IT, No Que has doubted its present efficiency Aud
would YOU change the Health Boah The past
va, the hotties. known in this vicinity sud yet the
city healthy That slOne is the summing and the verdict Bet
er that uader the Health Board the poorer class
of citizens has escaped espionage and fiscal oppression Of George Bliss
Look at the Department Of PARKS constituted Scientific
men Ike Moeau Morris Charles Hasxe engineer Of the Uni,ed
State, y,vy and sped in his department this
Continent sud Gen yee enrolled its SCENTS few
dead heads and the old system have been cut Of and all the
skilled sbar engineers tie gardeners the bOrGur' and the
old bores policemen. have been retained The City Hall Park
will speak % progresses day by day. Look at Bowling Green
In short Battery will he planted with and laid with
nice wal will he welcome sight to the mariner he
e hsrbo passu, rerat Tor the people The
s remember that the parks made for the
se a, the The may be said OF TOmPknsquare and
Al, other squares convenient beautiful roadway being extended
across wahgou Padegound around the fountain and when
pe will afford 6ne .ooughes The present Commission
er, have veu mu poor parks VIII the people not