New-York tribune., 1871-09-22

and distinctly, tnat Whero ineu Va oninSAo
and standing through long years operate a
railroad in willful neglect of those saieguaras
which science has nOtOriOusly placed within
their reach, then, when wholesale manslaqght,e:r
takes place, it is they, and not their suDOrul-
mates. who shall be held responsible for it.
TIE LATEST FINANCIAL REVELATIONS.
Tho disclosures of the last two or three
days throw some additional light on the pres
cnt condition and past management of the
Citys finances. According to the report OF
tho Citizens Committee, the City and County
debt has increased &23,O13,073 since the 1st of
January last. 1t may be urged that in the
interval little money has been received from
taxes yet this is not true. On the 1st of
January, the amount of uncOllected taxes
was Sl1,513,S53, of which probably from
six to eight millions have since been
paid into the Treasury. 1t is, there
fore, not little significant that Judge
Hilton, since the 9th of June last, has
made acquisitions on the Treasury for $1,1O0OOO
and been able to obtain only $275,OO0 He
tells US that his Department is deficient about
$2SO,COO for past expenditures, and that the
pay-roll of the laborers, who should have
been settled with yesterday, for the two weeks
ended last Saturday, calls for nearly $4,000.
The question is, Where does all the money go 7
If the Citizens Committee can throw any
light on this subject, the Taxpayers will be
under great obligations to them. That the
Controllers books have been kept accurately
is very acceptable information, but it is far
from being all we want to know.
The catalogue of vouchers, of the adjusted
"Claims" species, made away with by the
lamented County Auditor, Watson, shows that
the same sort of machinery was brought in
play to rob the City Treasury that was so ter
ribly effective against the County Treasury.
The three-quarters of O million and odd
dollars paid semi-annually in installments
to Ingersoll g. Co. are not embraced in
the County accounts with which We have
become familiar. The $2,000,000 COW
cred by the borrowed vouchers is separate
matter from the millions tor Courthouse fur
niture, plastering, &C., covered by the stolen
vouchers. All the vouchers borrowed by Wat
son and not returned, according to the sworn
statement of Mr.. Wiggins, clerk in the City
Auditing Bureau, were vouchers for cork done
and material furnished in connection NTH tho
Street Department. and certified by said De-
partInent 1t will be remembered that Mr..
William NJ. Tweed was the great man in the
Street Department up to the Spring of 1870,
when he was dismissed from his position of
Deputy Street Commissioner by Street Com
missioner Wash. Mclean, in the Young De-
mocracy fight. Now nearly all these bills, so
kindly cared for by the late Mr.. Watson, were
for work done previous to the Spring of 1870.
Ingerson g. Co.'s last haul was for work done
previous to December 81, 1869. The only bills
for services less valuable than $4,000, curl
ously enough, are for supplies and disburse-
ments to March 30, 1870, and April
10, 1870, after Mr. Tweed had Temporal
rily retired. Perhaps Mr.. Tweed can give
us some information as to what furniture
and cabinet work Ingersoll & Co. furnished
to the Street Department at cost OF
ss78,53O o.. Here, again, we meet keyser
e. Co., who did plumbing, and plumbing, ana
plumbing, to the extent of $500 900, and A.
Hall, jr., and others. less known, but equally
high priced dealers in lumber, lamp
posts, &c. The bills cover space OF
about two and half years, and amount TO
SI,0S5, ,s69 Os. During all this time Mr..
Tweed was Deputy Street Commissioner and
the real head OF the Department. 1t must NOT
be forgotten that this rS62 u toimea ne
part Of the regular, authorized exponal.usaes
tho head of Adjusted Chims;" that is, the
money was obtained by the process OF stand
"and' Deliver" the operation being suDses
quently lcgalized by the combined acti9n OF
the Legislature, Board of Supervisors, Mayor,
and COnti oiler, under clause Smuegiea n5 nn.4
the Tax Levy. We submit that here Is gco9
field for Committees, Sub-COmniCtees' anu
Prosecuting Attorneys.