New-York tribune., 1871-10-10

ble or alleged expenditure. We have consulted
some of the officers of regiments, the isnitors and
srmorers of the buildings, and have received In
nearly all cases their hearty cooperation and assist
suoe in our investigations taking care TO allow for
any seeming discrepancies, and always in favor OF
alleged credits to the county.
The examinations Of your Committee have been
conducted with care and measurements Chairs
desks, racks, benches, gas fixtures, have been
counted. and floors measured and each item OF
work. az divided has received the careful examina-
ton Of professional men in the several departments
that make up the equipment, furnishing and atera-
tions or repairs to buildings. In some instances az
in the case of the 7th and 22d Regiments' much Oh
the expense of the equipment of the armories mas
been borne by the companies and officers OF the
regiments occupying the buildings.
Your Committee deem 1t their duty to state that,
upon careful comparison Of the signatures OF some
of the vouchers exhibited with the Endorsements on
the warrants issued in favor OF the makers Oh tne
vouchers, induce them 70 believe that IN some par-
ticular instances the amounts were paid 10 o'neiS
than the parties reeeiptng the voucherS-'no IN
aorsements on the warrants and the receipts at
taehed to the vouchers being sufficiently ofssimiar
in handwriting to lead to that belief.
Your Committee has faithfully endeavored TO oo-
tain from the parties to whom these payments have
been made duplicate bills specifications OF their
accounts which have been paid.
Mr.. A. J. Garvey, to whom has been paid the sum
of SS73525 81, your Committee has been unaoio u
find at his place of business or elsewhere.
Mr. Ingersoll, also receiver Of large amounts we
have also been unable to meet but we are informed
by Mr. Watson, of Ingersoll. Watson d. Co., that ne
UnQersolD was junior partner of that firm, and made
their Office his headquarters, but that he lWatsonl
knew nothing about his IngersoPs) connection
with the City or County affairs. Your COMMITTEE
succeeded in finding Mr. Keyser also recipient OF
large amounts from the county, but he refused 10
give any information in regard to the subject Oh our
inquiry.
Upon an examination of the regular book accounts
of the county, they appear perfectly correct-the
amounts apportioned to armories and drll-rooms by
the Board of Apportionment being evenly balanced
l,y the expenditures The amounts paid in excess OF
these apportionments being for liabilities against
the County of Hew-YOrk, supposed to be incurred
preyiousto the passage of the act OF 1870 ana wmch
are audited and paid under the act of that year.
chapter 382 Sec 4, by which the Mayor Controller,
and the then President of the Board OF Supervisors
are made the auditors of all such liabilities These
latter items are recorded in the book OF County
Disbursements under the head of County Liabili-
tles." and are paid from the proceeds OF revenue
bonds payable during the present year. Of thetotal
amount of such revenue bonds issued 81 239 53 81
was used in payment of claims on account OF ar
mories and drill-rooms.
The disbursements, according to the Controllers
books to Sept. 1, 1S71 fCs armories and drl-rooms,
fo1lnwa