New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-31
their confreres, it ia useless TO appeal to him.
Meanwhile, the cholera and yellow fever are
LET THERE RE NO MISTAKE

LET THERE BE NO MISTAKE
Certain respectable citizens have been re-
quested by the Aldermen and Supervisors OF
our City to aid in making "a thorough and
exhaustive examination of all the public ac-
counts" of said City and to call in the aid
of experts. Thisis step in the right direction;
and, though the Supervisors most unwlsely
PREJUDICE the case. by talking of " the gross
attacks of partisan journal upon the credit
"of the City" as though the investigation
were forcordained white washing, we pre-
sumo it will be nothing of the kind, and 1t Is
most unjust to the gentlemen who have been
invited to act in the premises to intimate that
it will be.
We beg these gentlemen to understand that
the matters in issue do not concern primarily
the correctness of the Controllers books. We
presume he has paid no money out OF the
treasury save on acquisitions which are regular
on their face-that he can show vouchers Tor
every cent he has disbursed We believe, more
over, that he has kept and will exhibit cor
rect accounts of all the bonds outstanding
whether against the City or the County. 1t
may be proper-nay, "a is proper-that tho
accuracy of these reCo,ls should be verified ];
but this need require lt.le time or skill.
What the taxpayers want to know-what
they have right to know is-IFhere is The fair
equiraIent for the past sums which hare been paid
out of the treasury ostensibIy TO HgersoH, Gar
rev. Keyser, and Others The money has gone
there is no doubt of hat-but what has the
City received for it A report which does not
thoroughly, searchingly, cover this point, will
be simply an insult to the great body of our
citizens.
Messrs. Ingersoll, Garvey, Keyser, Bollar,
&C., should each be called before one of these
committees of investigation and asked-1. To
name his partner or partners, II such he had
including all persons who received any allow
ance commission, bonus, or profit, out OF the
moneys drawn by him or in his name from
the treasury. 2. To look at the bills, drafts,
and vouchers, on which such money was
drawn, and say that they are all genuine Or
otherwise, designating those which are not, if
there be any such. 8. To accompany the COM
mittee and point out to it the work done or
material furnished for which each bill was
made out. 4. To show what was the value of
such work or material, so that the committee
may Judge that the bills were or were not
reasonable. On all these points, the report or
reports should be full and specific.
Supervisor Foley having stated that Messrs.
Tweed, Connolly, and Oakley Hall, passed bills
amounting to more than Six Millions of Dol
lars at single sitting and that these bills
were fraudulent he should be summoned 10
make good this charge, to designate the bills
so passed, and give reasons for pronouncing
them bogus. When he shall have done so,
let those inculpated be also heard, with such
testimony as may be prOilered on either side
or required by the committee.
The aggregate cost of the New City Hall,
its furniture and trimmings, should be specially
investigated. Also that of the various Ar
mories and Drill-rooms, their furniture &c.
If too many are hired, or too high rents are
paid, let the facts appear
The taxpayers want to know what amounts
are claimed to be due from the City to the
New-York Printing Company, Evan NJ. Jones,
Keyser g. Co., and everybody else, for work
done or goods furnished and still unpaid for.
We vaguely hear that the aggregate must be
large No exhibit of our financial condition
can he complete which is not clear on this
point
Such are the rude outlines Of such an inves-
tigaton as is required and we trust will be
had Let the facts be elected and fairly
stated; let those they implicate Gf any be
plainly pointed out, and let all others be vim
dicated. If ve have done any one injustice
in the prem rs, we wish to redress it at the
earliest la Z. Gentlemen of the Committees
push on the investigation bearing ever in
mind that TO impeach the innocent or clear
the guilty will alike convict yourselves!