New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-22
OUR CTTY,S RULERS.

While the Mayors late Message and Con-
troller's accompanying exhibit were not what
we thought and still think they should have
been, especially in that the former promised
no retrenchment and the latter gayo no de-
tailed report OF the Citys receipts and expen-
diturcs since the last preceding exhibit. we have
not deemed The 1YmeS's prOfuSicn of epithets
calculated seriously to damage the City's mas
ters. That there was something wrong IN
the Citys finances, the Controllers retioence
would of itself seem 10 al but prove; that
the proceeds of our high taxes had been
markedly stolen by the well-paid official guard
ians of our Municipal interests, it was hard to
believe.
Yet TEe 7ymea-cOmmentns on the expose
copod from its columns into our la3t-does
not hesitate to say that
Both Hall and Connolly LneD that II was absurd 20
sign warrant for si31Oi in favor % George y hler
for carponterwork done ten lofts and stables in the
course of months They kneW that lngerson 20.
were not entitled 10 s7029 GO for chairs supplied 10 inc
arnores They Ine,o that the pasterng had not cost
ss333o But they drew the warrants for these amounts
and Divided NE money among each other We have how
ever not vet begun TO tell the story What will the pub
lie think when they see that ngorso has received nearly
S 100000 years for furniture supplied to tho now
Court House1 He il put down in the Controllers ac-
counts having received that sum, but OF course only
small f0ciion Ofu GctoIy passed into his hands The
system il this: A man docs some work for the city
authorities and charges 5000 FOR IT, When he presents
his bill one OF Connoly's agents says TO him, We can't
pay this but make the amount .5j 900 and you shall have
your money at once Awarrant IL drawn for $4,000 ana
ndorsod by the presenter of the bill to J. II lnger-
soil lille then receives five $1,000 bills, and the King
rockets NE $1,000 That this is done every day. and done
4I,. f1t-ffa vi iu1
ent, We shall prove beyond all doubt before wo have
completed our extracts from COnnolly's books.
Tho Ciiy accounts are guarded, "a ono may cay,
with fixed bayonets. They would reveal frauds on a
scale exceeding those which were carried on in tho
County accounts. before the two wero amalgimaed.
Connolly actually gets armed men TO watch his books
now. If any manager of a mercantile house
acted as Hall and Connolly have done. he ,oo,dd IN
douJtediy end his dos -, Sing sing We 10 not despair
Of seeing Connolly AID Han yet rscsiring me So'ne ea-
sure otjnstioe."
We caunot suppose chat the above Ian
gIage has been used by The Times without
careful consideration. If it be justified by
facts, Messrs Hall and Connolly ought now to
be cutting stone in a State prison; if it be the
mere outpouring of partisan malice, its authors
ought to suffer for it. We do not indorse it (;
neither do we discrodit it. We are not in
possession of facts that would warrant us in
making suck charges; if The Times is. it has
done no more than its duty, and deserves the
thanks of the community.
Let us have the truth placed beyond dispute.
The managers of The Times are known and re-
sponsible. If they have grossly DETAINED the
Mayor and Controller, they should be pro-
ceeded against criminally, and brought to trial
forthwith. We await the action of Messrs.
Hall aud Connolly with earnest 5oictude.