The New York herald., 1871-09-12


consolidated stocks Of the said city aud county for
She purposes authorized by SAID acts TO the amount
pf more tnan nine milll0ns OF dollars; but that the
mm OF 81, 900 Is the whole amount as yet re-
served through sales OF said stocks, and such stock
was also negotiated and sold at a price much oe-
yvnd the par value thereof.
And this deponent further says in answer to the
eegatons contained IN snpdys on nineteen 9i SAC sSia
complaint that II not true as therein stated that
flc expenditures for the various departments ana
purposes Of both or either the CITY ana county gov.
nor II irue far as the practice OF this deponent
y concerned, nor as ne believes SO far as relates to
the other city and county officials. that any law reg
ulating the administration OF the city and county
governments has been. during the administration OF
tematically or otherwise set at defiance or violated;
hnd this dcponent beeves that the charges to that
sfect contained In said bill Of complaint are founded
upon misconstructI0n Of the acts hereinbefore
mentioned, and that, as he is advised and believes.
fair and practical Interpretation OF these acts will
justify and sustain the present city aud county ol
cias In their administration OF the city aud county
Z And this deponent further says that the state.
mens contained IN subdivision twenty or said com.
plant, charging this depOnent Win disregard M @ OF
lrue that this dep0nent has endeavOred 70 admin
lister the duties OF MS ONCE with STRICT aety 10 tne
ernment OF the city and county, and governed MN.
sell thereby and mas sedulously endeavored us the
Comptroller OF said city, promote its interest and
reduce the expense oil its government 50 far as
consistent win The proper administration OF its af-
fairs and The promotion OF the health and accommO.
dati0n OF Its cttizens that in the advancement OF
buch objects this deponent has regarded this de-
citizens, the advancing wealth and Importance OF
this city IN Its commercial and financial relations
Doth at nome aud abroad, and has not deemed 1t
pnwise, In view OF this consideration, to practice
hberaiity IN the establishment and improvement OF
revenues and consequence o, tho city.
And this deponent admits that he intends, but
Dny IN obealence TO the laws OF the Legislature
that subject. to issue bonds for the objects NEIL
honed Ut fOios "a, 6a ana 6S Of said complaint ia
case he shall be called upon by the proper depart.
vouchers to make such issue. Tnat TO the OF
S5,213,7S6 SO 1t is indispensable to make such
the moneys appropriated from 1t as afore-
paid for the objects stated at oos "a and 65 OF said
@ funds viii depend zen upon the extent Of nprove
Ments lawfully ordered by the Common Council and
Pie limitations OF tile several laws relating to the oh.
And this deponent Insists that the issue of bonds
Sor the purposes aforesaid by this deponenr t. ex.
hereinpefore mentioned, unless this Court, by a
forced and technical construction, shall determine
It was the Intention OF the Legislature to leave the
CITY and county without any means ior the admins
naton srs,E Of he g9yeInment pnd the projection Of
And this depOnent AYERS that he has not heretofore
Intended, nor does he now Intend directly or lndl
combinatl0n, conspiracy fraudulent DEVICE to
eacce any interest OF the said city county, and
he Is quite ready to abide by the Judgment Of this
laws relating thereto. RICHARD B. CONNOLLY.
1sSi-C6arles W Lawrence Notary Public. i ip''-''''
AFFIDAVIT OF THE DEPUTY COMPTROLLER.
STATE OF NEW YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW
Richard A. storrs. of said city, being duly sworn,
says that he is the Deputy Comptroller OF the city Of
Foley against the Board Of Supervisors OF The county
Of New York and Others and that the state nent or
Blst December, 1853, is untrue In that no amount OF
temporary debt OF the county for such year Is IN.
Tor the current year which are to be reMbursea ny
taxation are included In the temporary debt OF 1871,
and that the comparison OF the debt OF 1865 and 1871
Ia fallaclOus In that the 3lst December, 1868,
large portion OF the taxes OF such year had been col
lected ana applied 10 the payment Of the revenue
months OF expenses have been paid from the
ayails OF revenue bonds OF 1871, no portion OF
which has been realized from taxation That all
1I2976o7i 0s, as havlag been collected on assess,
arising on Trust Account ANA ia reducing the AS.
Bessment and Street Improvement Funds, and that
they are unpaid assessments, and advances on con.
tracts, Tor which assessments Will be levied, now
outstanding to the full amount Of the said Assess.
ponent .urtner saith that there are no legal demands
to the amount OF $2l GOO against the city lrea-
s1ry now eXsng as SET i3ftn IN tne siStn IN aegatlon
IA not collected before the 3lst day oil December.
aud Il Is requisite tlat portion Of the revenue
bonds OF the current year should become due and
payable Ia the year next succeeding, ana that
the revenue bonds payable In 1872 do not extend
beyond the month or January in said year, which
conrse OF procedure has been had for many years
past under many Administrations: ,,,
Sworn to before me, this nth day OF September,
aS7l Charles W. Lawrence Notary Public.
OTTER ArFIDAvIrs.
Next In order followed the afidavits OF Charles u.
Wllbour and Alexander MacLauchlan the former
denying that William NJ. Tweed, Richard b. Con-
City sovernment Were ever Interested drectly or
Indirectly, In the New York Transcript Association,
turing Stationers' Company, and the latter confirm
Ing the same denial as 10 the last named association
Of e Board Ias Of Of
sho city and county OF New York. His anldavit
ls s1r;n ncuIes The Fact to mass
Tor the local governments Of the city and county
e New aa then IN ias
stocks or bonds Of tile city and county, and second
relative to te levying OF the TAX Tor the year ISL
forth In an ailidayit Of Richard A. Storrs OF the
resolution Of the Board OF Apportlonment passed
70 be levied on all real ana personal property In
city and county Of New York subject to taxation
6torrs Incorporating the various acts under the
authority OF whon the Board Of Apportonment
ordered the issue Of bonds and stocks OF the city
and county, and specifying the various descriptions
OF stocks q nd bonds thus issued.
A Recess nnd Subsequent Motion to Adj ouru.
recess was taken during the reading OF the am
davits AT thrce O'Clock II suggested that from
the fatigue OF reading such lengthy documents BY
she Corporation Counsel the Court might then ad-
tourn. The matter Of Adjournment resting with Mr..
O'Gorman himself, he declined, and proceeded with
she case.
THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD or APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. BARRETT, on the conclusion OF the DAYS read.
aDg tother af]davts Will be read this morning,
asked Mr.. O'Gorman whether the extracts he had
read from the minutes OF the Board OF Appropria-
tion were the full minutes Of that Board. He had
asked the question before, but It could not
be answered. The last a0davlt, however, answered
che question-that they were not the full minutes.
By the Board upon which they had no Information
to-day and respecting which the extracts from the
minutes already furnished are deficient. That being
20, and 1t appearing on the face Of the deenoants'
own answer that tho minutes are unsatisfactory,
ask for the full and entire minutes Of the Board.