The New York herald., 1871-11-18
THE CULLxPSED CITY GOVERNMENT.
Hungry City Creditors Asking
for Arrears Of Pay.
TEN MILLIONS IN THE CITY TREASURY.
Proceedings of the Committee
a. ON Protests.
Contemplated Action as to the
s1 New Aldermen.
s.ef t8 --r>~~>~~-~-~>~~~~---~~-
What the Committee Of Seventy
Will Do About 1t.
MR.. O'CONOR ON TwEED'S DEMURRER
The New Charter Not Yet Pre-
saIq pared. ~
Proceedings of the Committee
ON Protests.
What the Committee Of Seventy
Will Do About 1t.
MR.. O'CoNoR ON TwEED's DEMURRER
The New Charter Not Vet Pre-
s61e 81 pared. ~


Tne usual quietude OF the last few days prevailed
yesterday at the City Hail. The departments In
which there were any indications Of the slightest
excitement were the Comptroller's department and
ne rooms Of the Board Of Supervisors. In The
oofmer there were many applicants for 'back pay"
waiting around. These represented the humber
portion Of the city creditors. towards
whom 1t seems an act OF cruelty to keep them
eor nearly three months employed without
g1ving to them q single cent OF pay. The more
azistocratic creditors the Judges OF Courts, the
Dst1ct and Assistant District Attorneys only remon
sexase and walt These latter have long since given
- any hope OF ndu cing the Deputy Comptroller to
DO that which he considers an illegal act-gfve to
hem their pay after the legal appropriation has been
nsed. must not be understood that the inability
10 pay arises from the circumstance that the city
y without funds. On the contrary, the Department
q Finance has deposited In the banks 100000 o.
which Is only awaiting legislative action to be dis
tziDuted among the city creditors. The inconslst
sncy Of paying large amounts to charitable institu-
tons when SO many workingmen are suffering un-
told hardships by the city withholding from them
that which is due ia referred to by correspondent
n the following letter.. ,aese
ssat &. AN APPEAL TO THE COMPTROLLER.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE nERAID:- ~ ''-''-.
There is an adage 'Be just before you are gen.
Before asking for Sill sos ior the Juvenile Asylum,
for the Asylum OF tne Sisters OF Charity, &c.,
lad the Deputy Comptroller NOT better first pay the
leo0rers on parks, &c. Inspectors OF Streets and
1ewers lwnose families are wanting the neccssaries
J mie) what mas been oue them for three months
passH Please give this place In the HERALD.
SUFFERER.
Tho Sherin,s ONCE. r.s4
AT this ONCE the only excitement was inquiries Of
II. Deputy Sherir Jervais as to the truth Of the
sgpost that Mr.. Jay Gould had Withdrawn hts bonds
% security for Mr.. Tweed. MI. Jervais unhesitat.
0gy said that there was no truth In It Mr. Jay
Sonld, ne stated. would have 10 fle his surrendcr
0etOre s could be DONE and ne had not received
any inttmation that Mr.. Jay Gould desired to do
. ssaa. All the reports founded upon this supposed
vsoduct OF the imagtnatlon.
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Departments Of Public Works.
At this department there was the usual activity.
which mainly was occasioned by laporcrs ana con-
tractors who were very anxious to see Mr.. King,
The Deputy Commissioner. All these were impor
innate creditors. VINO had not been paid for the
work they man honestly performed. There were
Iew politicians and personal friends who wished 10
see NJ. Tweed; reporter Of the HERALD called
graph in the morning papers to Mr.. Jay Gould
Wlt0drswmg IRON the security IN the Tweed action
By Contemplated action on the part OF Mr. Gould.
Ar. Tweed said that there was not particle OF
Ssen N mentioned in connection win this security
was personal friend O. his. She had not been
name was sDs entirely unasiabe whoever YER author s
ned its publication must have done so from mali.
ctOus instincts.
t The Board of Cs 1vasssrs.
1he Committee on Protests OF the Board OF Can
vAssers met yesterday and appointed john Hardy
clerk. The nrst case taken up that OF Frederick
KHAN against Alexander Frear, for Member Of
Assembly Of the Fifteenth district. Mr.. h. d. La !
paugh appeared for Mr.. Kilian and submitted am.
aavits to the following enect:-That PnnIp Locwen-
hal testified tnat he was poll CLERK In the First
Elecuon district Of the Twentieth ward; that the
vhose number OF votes cast i not exceed 37o; that
the whole number OF votes cast for Member OF
Assembly did not exceed $50; no proclamation was
made Of the votes canvasSed, nor the name Of the
ONCE TO watch such person was named ON the !
ballot. skHl bA safin Natt y s.s-i.
Frederick Roy sworc that he was a challenger aud
watcher In the Eighth district of the same ward
deponons who was not an inspector OF election or
poll CLERK, received ballots from the voters In said
district and deposlted in the ballot boxes IN said
DIST let ballots for Assembly and other officers de-
ponent was permitted 10 do SO W the inspectors;
fnrtner, part OF the time allowed or receiving and
present Aiisvits WEI We're ais also $ submitted @ % irom rc Vii.
ham sutherland ana others, 10 the effect that per-
sous unautnorzcu TO do 80 LOOK part IN the canvasS
NELSON J. wArERoURy appeared Tor Mr.. Frcar
ana raised the question whether any fraud had been
lace and were they Consistent t6roap Goats i, He
commended tnat this Board had no right TO 60 be-
s % ne ns Iua as be
yNwcr or duty tnan to take up the returns and see
sy S S
correct upon their face' they must be canvassed as
Counsel for Kiltan thought that the law had not
been compiled with, inasmuch as public procla-
NATION OF the votes cast had not been made. lie
were not returns AZ oil, for the reason that the law
bad not been complied with. No proclamation was
vass; they took part in the canvass without any
color OF law. ..l.... ~
afth district that all votes cast for member or As
Ueuby we're not counted, and that the votes cast
S the inspectors canvassing lie votes only one did
tho work; aud ne, therefore, claimed that the votes
thus canvassed by improper and unauthorized per-
Oshcr sfadavits were submitted OF substantially
We same character; and after argument by COUNSEL
~ matter was adjourned until this morning.
a Tho Aldermanic Election.
The canvass for the vote for Aldermen Is ex-
pected TO be complete on Monday. In order that
tho reported attempt to count out some OF the men,
bers elected may be frustrated the Committee OF
6eventy aud committee from the reform democ
xsn 81 election for S ew
Board VIII be demanded by the counsel for these
committees. II any fraudulent practices are proved
the counsel have instructions to prosecute The
onenders II the old Board should refuse to vacate
their seats proceedings win be taken by which The
nw wni compel them to give place 10 their success
another Payment 90 the Department Of Public
.s..t.s Parks.
DepuJ comptroller Green yesterday paid the DC.
msas e,oo oo "a q Public Parks the further Of
sA0s'~'S 'or 'nc uses OF that department.
The Tweed Demurrer.
N<hl. Charles o'conor was more than usually busy
- A's o.noe yesterday. He was troubled more than
usual with reporters and ..intorv,ewars n,, vorv