New-York tribune., 1871-11-21

w, TsrrS% mr ~. ssu:tnre and he signs u. ~ ~
Trant and voucher tb sent to thC Mayor Tor ms
signature after Tho Controller M S ,mr 10 When the
Signature arc obtained it returned to the County
What docs he do with it, A. He directs it to he en-
tered on the audit book on the book Of warrants the
And an entry is made the hook of what a. First
the date the warrant corresponding with the date III
% O. What ncxtf A. The appropriation from which it is
O. What ncxtt A. The of the payoc in the war
rant purposes for which the warran; is drawn ana
another book called the Registry of Warrants" .o
q What done there A The first is the date ot the he
person 70 Won it is payahe, and the amount Of the
warrant Then tits siSned by ~ the Req Register or County
@ Sow %lh these things put together: what is 1T
q. You call this the warrant that draws the money!
.1GT Tas1 is ysl all % Completed by the
O. viii you state what those two papers are showng
audit by the il'nicrim Board. as il is termed 49,,
@ fTS4 @ya A. ami n@' VIM v T%cs ny the
President oi Tie Board OF SupeTv isors
sne% %G2 2 tie + @' onhTHGr hT RI n B. Gonnoy
the Auditor prepare the warrant; ~ ..,.,.,
the Connjy ~ New York having been duly an,ltrd by
the Mayor. the Controller, and tn. President OF the
oard u Supcrylsors pursuance OF and ne authorized
by section OF t.r at. chap 49, Laws OF lS7o the con,
oe h sda the claim la M md aSw ,He sum thsrr %l
from tn" County Auditor will draw warrant for the
abo :
Il Co.. and charge 10 the account of County Liabilities
and upon payment receive and hle release ana ncgu'
o. Mr Connolly one of the BoaId.o Audit hmscif' 7
% And MIR Tweed was anothcrf A. Yes Sir
O. Tis paper always fixes This whole thingi A Yes.
q. mean Tnere they are audited by these mcnl A.
o. suppose any account is presented to the Couuty
uhdrr par uar statute does the Controller make
out app,ro; that kindi A.: No, Sir
q. Wla; G"es he make out \. H. makes out nothing
10 IEI 4
@ liz r"li' on the Audtori A. Yes sir. ..,... E,
that attached to the crs A. Tue receipt is taken OH
the huttc - cf The voucher.
ccved from H. b. Connolly. Controller. warrant on the
county Treasurer for the sum OF sS6 $50 81 in fun pay
G. Ecicrt irat b.il is rendered to the Controller, is 1t
moi rendered 10 some head Of bureau requiring their
or is it rendered directly to the Finance department
A. These bils formerly submitted to the Board Of
Supcrvi ,ors fcI Their audit.
q Where cid Keyser & CO. render that bill-werc they
moi working under some huTeUui \. They Wer WORK
under the direction of the Board of sipervisors or
Committee vi that Board
chars tables. and Mr.. Ingerso were to s,nd h
along with hn, who is the person who would receipt
i% in,% ,,,iy dsIiVcrcds there any such per
sou 4. l!c person in charge OF the Grand Jury room
ehoUA be tIc ore 70 receipt for them. .,.,-,.
many nls who rs the party that checks off the cost
is correct aud puts their name 10 that A. There
,s1 {. mo pF 5 H. 'i Ht"T faSTA' 'na' nN' m aware O '
q Taen me A4ni,9r & as un1er,t ,ni yon Is he gen
from rI, tales raIp,t., c,rrythlns that is fnsrd
'y G,nrmcn ana OF the ; value Of tn% things
q. |, lie the purchasing aGentf a. No. Sir
prices charged in the bills A. Yes. Sir is his duty
reject it if the prteciS exorhtant., ,...u
C. lie and the Controller are the sole iudgrs of the
% Of mt thd Il hs hoe for an cry and County,
" .fr M ill., Audiior has examined and nassed ho hin
I" i tS fn b tontoer to Examine II or rn
I" 40 nV. q. n" 49, t.n to c1tn,n9 fn a. fr i
Know uartIcuarly from lisa to ls5e il was since
thrn have not had so much 10 do with the matter of
phynieh.s ae !" hio" % i' % i; % % mn mn; Ia W rui % pa.
l, Gas been the custom since that tinef A. do not
know that it has Of late years; & on that point cannot
4 Have You sycr known case where a warrant has
anu sona apV 70 hT n" not mean
81 s SefSsss @ Of The
ior any oth'I reas.nl A. know they frequently
rccollect any particular case yet know the fact
u DO you remember the reason why A. For over
charges or for illegal charges.
o. VINO were the Mayors the city then you remcm-
kN,nt tln, time " ' N"vor TienaIln W"i" N'-' '"S
& ia,c @ ih ie"n,rcd To- sign tl,f psd hcnn r' hib
racdf A. have never had the signing OF any of them
~ -, len ihr,n
O. Never heard any thing of that kind in the office A.
O. Have YOU ever heard in the last 12 or Is months
any thing about articles been charged high. A. Yes Sir
sir -.-,z.r - -. .II---sss - e ;--,...
q 20 much that 1t got outside A. suppose go
& Hgw ione ago was that A. These bulls are in the
o. u has ict current in your Office that bills have
rSorbtant in pricef A. have heard that spoken very
itPu',2 d @ r cy % EmoW ,ho osor Co,,o,o, ,,,,
10 gn warrant for claim when II had beeu re,nIarv
as"fd t 'nr sd; nro Tr HWWPerVsors ana submitted TO
.r;und tat The claim was exopbitan m N, nevep vpp
me" ne WI re"er' nra,s i i @ 1i IT. ,,rs ooo aoa