New-York tribune., 1871-09-22
THE CITY AND COUNTY DEBT.

REPORT OF TIE CITIZENS COMMITTEE-THE TO-
TAI ACTUAL INDEBTEDNESS $97.287, $50 o.
IT Is STILL RAPIDLY ACCUAULATING.
The Joint Committee ON the City and County
Accounts met at n p. n. yesterday Alderman Dimond
chair Mr. Booth tie President Of the Citizens
Committee appointed TO act with the Joint Committee,
reported:
given proper attention to their ardnous dSces. Inc
Committees Armories, Drill Rooms, the New court
Noon Of V not being able to have command
the books and papers Necessary 70 en!eT Ip01 " day IN
Going into the s' Setsis The Committees have found
readiness the part Of the Controllers 10
facilitate the examination d Ihs cSs aesred ss fast as
hey could but the asors in that department have been
We Wished 1t vas not unth Monday that received
a. moro ny sSa Completely upon
The Committee ct once engaged q number Of very en-
Sss opns IL such as required
Until these accounts be furnished TO the different
Snt 'Gg By these
will be mainly taken oE but inasnuch as the books are
osnsnts sS% there greater delay than we should wish
Ns Committees are in daily attendance, and ready the
ACCOUNTS before them to enter upon their work.
In the Department Of the City Debt and Sinking Fund
Ssd to and 70 al the
spees and immediately after the adjournment ai the
,u. ogn%s Tns Chairman Of the g Cemgntee Mr. M Phelps %
and other members devoted their entire time
j. that department Of their work, and Finished it with
Of snch parts as one or two members OF the
Pheps requiring that he should 70 Newport the work
has gone on very efficiently under the supervisor OF Mr.
Committee ascertaned what the city debt is and
Cnsoe IONA proper that they should report 1t TO the
Ae public deeply Interested, and the Committee are
lave gone.
Mr. Booth then read the following report:
10 ne Chdirma@ Of the Joint Committee ofhe Board Of
SSsEntIsors and Aldermen, and Of he Committee Of
s,V SaiSs TSs tsT Esansining ne PSee Aecosnts
ne above General Committee to investigate the accounts
C St oty and County Debt and the Sinking Fund beg
hty have thoroughly examined the debt accounts
.ne cry In the books kept by the General City Boo
esk They have also compared the totals from these
ofs wlth the dividend fnterestbook made Of by
and con,s fos paying the interest On all the City
have ALSO examined by all the stocks and
na they are satsfed that the following statement
oo ~ e ne oOS which they have no reason to suppose
,s aa bonds Of the city In existence up to yesterday
rlKsT-rUxDrp OR PERMANENT DEBT
Fnnd syaoe from Sinking
cg-Pay.be; from Taxation. sasSsss o. o.
tSsn'-Payaoe tSn from Taxa
o.,n, s;:;ii;i;;i sIcosD-iIIrosiM M'sisIS" SHs1 "
N,V-fayablo from Asseasr
nen1 for Opening and In
psoxinr Streets and Boule-
..........................s .s1I ,s24 200 90
III, - fBkD-8EvxkUE BOHus.
E11t%sble from taxation Ia
y-iaysl;iis isSI ss;.sicn islA'0'
Coant,L-jss;..;:::, ,.,::;:..:,...,.. 4sss,sO 90
80 LAVE u ls0.- So. esiaeoe 90
- sncant of seeurit,ee hsid 'i'''0''''' VI
n The CommissoDers of the
nnking Fund. d...' 70 mn csa M
Ntsh In HANDS Of Chamberlain ""''''0s "
eeiesring 70 sinking Fund ssSs7o xz,o Al, -, 40
sp1 an s,x n
nS Oommissionefs Of the SINKING Pund siso hoH
rr.1 OF bonds aud mgrteaees taken On seeounf ~
ThSS - 80, which your Commfttee also examiDed and
ine 80 s a. paid become the property Of the kink
a. Which Ia respectfully submitted.
"~"U 6OYAL PHELPs, Chairman
RoBERT IEEOX KESALDY
H,, v., W. II. Osborn.
atked for an exprtFe OF opinion In re earl
80 hAlAr in which l.e books in the different Dc