The New York herald., 1870-03-31
THE EXCISE FUND.
Examination Into the Alleged Misappropriation
OF Monoys-Report of the Finance Commit
tee-Fst Salaries and Nothing More.

In compliance with q resolution adopted In the
Excise Board week ago directing the Finance Com
mlttee to report as to what sums have been paid
out Tor extra services &C., the committee yesterday
presented an elaborate statement, IN substance as
folows:--
The Treasurer and Secretary OF the Board OF
HEALTH whose salaries are respectively $500 and
So 600 per annum, are and nave been continuously
acting az treasurer and secretary OF the Board OF
the Excise Board since Its organization. The com.
mittee presents the written opinion or Mr. d. b.
Eaton, counsel OF the Health Board, which was
submitted in compliance with the request OF the
Board last June ana which states that in his iudg
ment the Treasurer Of the Health Board may receive
extra compensation for extra services since Decem-
Der ], 1850, ana that the same may be paid from
money received from licenses.
The committee or the Board appointed on the 9th
OF May. lS6e to report what was suitable sum to
be allowed the treasurer, submitted that II they
were at liberty TO grant an adequate compensation
for the services Of the Treasurer OF the Board OF Ex
ciso they would award larger sum than was
proposed TO pay hun Tor the labor and respon-
sibity OF collecting and distributing the millions
which have been derived from the sale OF licenses
The law OF April, 1857 fixed the salary OF the treas
urer FOR the city OF New York alone at 81 800 not
allowing any salary for collections made outside Of
New YORK; but one month later another law
passed, empowering the Board OF Health acting as
Board OF Excise, to pay any reasonable compensa
ton 10 any OF irs officers and Employer whose
labors were increased Reviewing oil the circum-
stances OF the case the committee found that the
treasurer was entitled to receive $3.l7s 3s rs COM
pensaon for extra services rendered by him to date
tNovemDcr IL, 1882 and recommended that that
amount be paid. The Board adopted the report OF
the special committee and the treasurer was com
pensated accordingly.
The report then continues as fOllows:--
The salary Of the Secretary of the Board OF Excise
hyed or limited by law. In accordance with resolutions
adopted various times since the organization board
$3.50 during past Year, the aggregate
ss% OF as being an average % % n for period three
lieved to be moderate compensation considering the
board BY resolution adopted November T. 1863 on recon-
menda,0n Of the Finance cpm~,ee directed he
OF $3.50 for services bank messenger large part Of The
s sa s Te %
all applications for license, with particular reference TO the
sfsa %s % a
s rs % q" f.. csP:e TO
of $500, Interpreter to the Inspector Of Excise
tSo Excise iaw To oses s.sw.r. 0 ana WeSs. o, OF
the nsropoan poee The sum Of sl each s.or
many ,h,usand in nmbsr from Board and It's ocers
priaons annually 70 the parties named for similar
o sAs e:n d % ss SaS A s.
pen,s parties not connected with the Police Department
''E' 10 ia
sees before and after once hours II such extra service had
not been rendered by this clerk would have been
e. s:
The of the booespsr q
treasurer Of Health $3.50 per .nnum
countsnt Of Excise acted in that
y the soard Eaess aas fro% ssy at
% OF S Pe The "na n.sa :: that rate
paid fair compensation for the past years
sa N.
Of for nearly % -four years. or an average Of about 50 o
msr with character Of the work PERFORMED
BY the person hns this position can say that he has been
The has presented H. The foregoing
10 the payment OF to its officers persona
except upon the order Board il Is but Just to the
Treasurer 70 that he has performed his fun
Health and Excise, and that the services which has
eoscna neary i've m"ns % 81 %; sars Hnsr
mostly In small sums on over thirty thousand licenses,
and responsibility Of its custody dsriouton enc
At the meeting held the Presidents room called pri
~ the Of tsn soAr ase rarely been
that ~ w9s failed I. attend necessarily
absent aSss fSsF os%%;:.. sa.nss
Commissioner Manierre said, in explanation OF the
roport:--if ia the opinion or the board, even now
after all the deDeratIon that was had upon the mat.
ter OF that appropriation and after taking the opn-
ion OF MIR. Eaton, It's counsel any doubt should pe
entertained either as to the legality proprIety or
this payment to the Treasurer ready to return
SUN SO DuL Ieci DOuuU say tOat
tain no doubt Whatever that the money received un
der this resolution land even far larger sum- was
justly earned by me, and that 1t legally and
properly paid i desire however, above All Things,
that the action OF the board may such as to ex-
Clude all question OF cavil.
Judge Bosworth moved that The resolution passed
November H. referred To in the report, giving extra
compensation to the Treasurer be received. He ad-
dressed the board In explanation OF the law and
while declaring that the money was well earned he
could not understand that the law gave this board
the power TO fjx the said compensation.
The report was referred 10 special committee,
consisting OF DR.. Stone and Mr.. BOswOrth With
power to employ extra counsel TO eucldate the law
on the subject
Messrs. George y. Lincoln and NJ. T. Brennan,
Auditing Committee OIL the Board. reported that they
had at the request OF the treasurer, made syste.
matte examination or all the books, accounts,
vouchers. &c, OF the financial department OF the
Board OF Excise, ana found them correct In every