New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-22
.nN.NICIPiL .ifFfIES.

CONTROLLER GREEN DENOrNlED ~ TIT DOOR
t'pMuI,,IONERs-A HANDAME> SUIT 10 CON-
Pill TIE Is'rE OF BONDS VOTED DowS
President AgEcw reported to the 'o'rd Of
the Dock Department. yesterday that Controller Ge"n
had refused to give - dccdcd the rcGncot Of
the department that f0y>.N0 worth Of Dock honda
,suld be negotiated by him and the proceeds turned
over 10 the Department He had discussed the lcgA
popts with the Controller. but thu" iattrra language had
eyasive he na1 ,h,, Iy nGr r'd ..
the 81 u0O We called for IN Nay las; WAS granted by
III" COMMIT soners of the sinking Fund Afirr ~" Lid
obtained sOVo Controller dfnen rei'ga Y" wv inc
Pry Cent act wOud thereby be dsob'yed u" SATISFY
,h ir s sr Canrt judy ngraam on Oct M savs
Judgment favor Of the Department, drcidinE tat "A
operations Of the Two Per Cent oct by the Ie.aTure
the Controller could legally H"ur rk bonds ne uoh
oy "ps to the 0 D"pa3r but he now
negotiate N0o0o. granted 10 the ID partner, on nov
make any contracts without the assurance that shall
receive this money, aid Tie work " the Department VII
Commissioner Henry-It seems to me a clear case OF
wrong Although organlzed Ia 1870 =" a'l LOT ainc tne
I'll May a-t From Aug. ~ Nov we have had no
funds and We have had Ia stop work almost entirely
expects 10 90 and build piers without they
certainly expect an impossibity. II lisa shame mat ihe
vre.lt rclal interests New York, wIrh we
represent. should be thus hindercd brc,usr certain
officials have stolen the public money. say 1t Is
shame that four men, against whom not a word Of
sn, picion has been uttered. should De placed such
ted almost every editor in New,Y"rk, and offered to
show every book of the Department to any one that
might be sent to make an nvestigatOn
Commissioner Wood think this Department has
from the NJ of its organization devoted itself t.
of the Chic Engineer have been urgent for the Depart
ment proceed with ts work We would I've able during
the coming year to make s,oo@0 with advantage to tho
city. | think that should put ourselves on record.
that the blame Of the soppage OF WORK rests upon inc
Department
appointed Committee to wAt upon tn ooloer ad ':e'rtS'
q" to o Hp .%td b"nds @ :, ID.
U5 the T.qai.o st d the SEP.
Controller get satisfactory in relation to the s"
R,.Oied lat the Secretary Of this equese
Corporation for maniamus comr. The 60,
Sn S :. to % the snus
10 and from the proceeds to furnish this Department With
,soised That information furnished to the cormIsoosr
sUOo viii BE- required as portion Of The saooo to rA
@ pP 81 fS' aau TO- h. rnh
s;2 Boar, being opnGs . s ss 9s De-
Commissioner Heniy-f hate this idea OF going into the
Courts for mandamus against the Controller. "oud
commissioner Hunt-I don't think the time has como
to apply for the mandamus. don't think It wise ,,,
ties of the stoppage OF work where 1t really res-upon
the head the Controller OF the City Of New York Ger
tam men have stolen money other departments. hut
there has not been q dollar misspent ny us, woud
hay tine 5 ,S Vears seSns and that not dollar
al present Of the taxes of the cty and thero
fore their issue would not cODpcate the present Imam
al rmbarra -snent Of the CITY Government. Foreign
capitalists stand ready at any moment to take these
bunds-nay. are eager to Tor them. .
The resolution lost, COmmlss oner Wood voting IN
the Affirmative and Commissioners Agnew. Hunt, and
Henry in the ncgative. Commissioner Wood reported
mat the Treasurer, Henry A. smith, had
been carefully inspected and found correct
had balance Of 80 3S ~ received foe
rent, during ST4Oi 81 Ms Fox As hall payment
of the S. L. r. +is 49, from Controller
Green total s4ollj 80 Disbursements in the for.
Of ahorers
5oi52 10 oJ Brai, CasmbeAn e''oii o.
tot II bursemens. SJJ4 6Oj 49, Balance, St52ll 81
The STRENGTHENING commissioners met at p m yes
teray IN the Controllers Office Mayor Hall in the chair
Judge Boswoth, President Of the Board Of Health re-
ported that, with few exceptions. the streets IN the
Fourth Precinct had been properly cleaned Sixty thou
sand dollars then ordered to he paid to the street
CLEANING contractor and his bill from December to DO
ccmber IS was referred to the Board Of Health.
Controller Green placed s69l3s AZ to the credit Of
the Department of Public Instruction, this amount bens
the balance due that department for the year