The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-10
REPORT on THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

~ 1nn CHAnnAN OF THs JoINr COMMITTEE or So
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give The result q aia % ne
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cSssi:s connssssd With dinsrsns dspars%eD D1
- ~, n ns.y ,nsansss f.udusnsy inc,s..sa their
~ nrs sppears IN the accounts thai hundreds Of
vsy dsny receipt Of the money or any EnowisdSs
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~ no. rechsss exr.vasance but frauds and pecua
deparneots, and that these commit
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1sns company n the United States tand there
s..m.s. ssaly spproIim.ie those city county
asy auditing recording keeping .coounts including
= UMes 81 csrss e E And Other
Our cry for those purposes during the last two
n. waste q MONEY explains in
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e ~ a. o. the Thus nearly Or ges !, dG
f.nds for carrying the government anticipation
Of he .sass he result ,hs, most he revenue bonds
S @ into The permanent debt while the money
r .sSn e nacg q q he 9 E The pub ;.
duty s9s , ,sS:
seady their ATTENTION, nsan in .hsir opin
~SsS sSsy ssrnssuy BEG aitsnaon autSore
~ sse sur and endsayor % recoSer the money
assensus spscyng some Of these cases are presented
ios sons.ss would suggest that copy Of III, rspo..
e ss Ss ~
6s1 devove the responsibility of arresng these terrible
Sssh make ths q city byvord and repro.ch.
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kos and Of account and reclaim and restore 10
osn. and thus rssssbnsh Of city govern,
Your committee feel tina. order 70 prosecute and
pour request essential that the Representatives OF The
Hoard Of Of the Board Of Aldermen, with
Whom they are now acting should be clothed with the
~ shall be conciusvey shown 70 be for
- object and while awaiting tho
aseeses action for that purpose their iabors must be
Your committee would specially your
following extract from the report OF the COMMITTEES
ssFron ne above ataisment y win be that in the
osss Of ezpsnditursa purposes covered By The
ssmmss 10 estimate in the opinion Of your
sonAse which - fair and Just - possibls TO obtain
Ths total amount expended for the purpose shown By
~ books and vouchers submitted, 10 &S,22le65 g.
Aad also following from The report Of the COMMITTEES
- examine The psyments 70 hessrs O. Schuyler Co..
av.s ana from such nformson a. they have been able
"a fes ssSus $4,000 worth Of lumber and hat large
ta not z: Whole o. Tie ovsrpaymsns was received by
Dessy ss.s6s Of the gravity duty 70 which they
cs dsDssssensas performances Of H. your COMMITTEES
= ss ssespSscs o. The trust and have faithfully esdss
Vred % s1vo = which should either disprove the
o.a SsSs s5vsn us The greatest sassfacon 70 have
sSn 80 3 cone 70 different conclusions than
0snned IN Tits report With the origin OF the charger
ops8 ~ city govsrnment or the purposes with which
49, xst pssssssas ourselves srinS in political
10y - fssss, without rsesrd psris pOltcs .nd
ssssi:assssoa q esy governnen. hereafter Rsspsc
~ subuAasd, b order Of Ne COMMITS nes1,,z rn,
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