New-York tribune., 1871-10-20

ss s,,,nA raaaonahle amOlnted TO STl,6TS 81 Pracu'
sn continue its work tho Department had no funuS
-. tl,A Auditing Committee had determined 70 AoeP
Aynat funds they had for the payment OF the Aoore
Couminacper Henry said that Of all the great Dep"r
.nta the Dock Department had the smallest
and therefore deserved some conSoeraOu
e. the Aands Of the Deputy Controller. Inc en -S
und Commissioners the 18th Of May lAs' a.
Hhe Controller to negotiate the sale OF DOCK q,
Amount Of b 10000 wellknown banker % n.n~rt
&ake the entire amount Of bonds offered Ou' Tount
aont needing at the time but tooOOO' ouy Crtropr
eWHs negotiated and the money pau 49, nsnartmeut
who afterE ard paid the amount '" h.r+ar was
y t. tn.t.umants OF S2SoOoo each Inc O~nAoi , ~" ~
Ea.6v N fulsu his Agreement and receive wy @ -, TrS
kSoo coo 18th Of bonds authorised oy INC
IComm,ssloners. but the Controller e1"''" " ave
khem. .,.u,.sved nv this action Of
~, prASoent 1t IL well known SnA' VIC
SA0 1L nv thu IARtslature Of the sta'e 70 eAPon"
80 49, ..h,,,AinR and construction OF oOcAS 'no
e. am ~ ssooooO0 In order 70 save tno
n tne public the first year we TOOK only
IeEoo ooo This year we have cxpenuou OuS .TO0V -
4SI1ht months We now placeu ~ " Nu'ul'S 'S -.
80 Ia inst and lawful debts OF the OepSrtinen' We
~ON - -, 7 think the persons who are now
{nterfernE with the City Government are very nu'n
blame. ,.n.v-The financial management OF this
t Sss been Is economical as that OF private
uSiness 6O1ss ~ law It suclent for us to know
NJ N have lawfully received 1000 and that tnere
esshetSS ~ rotten piers around the entire water 'front.'
~ baye after great labor elaborated plan Tor an en-
s :STh SS The ot Of
When ct st fairly at work TO provide new 10TH
Sure the expanSon Of its commerce, wo are suddenly
refused the necessary funds by the Controller OF the
and t 1" FOR the public the merchants of NewYork to
decide whether this great work with all its costly ma
ComniSSoner HenFy-It seems to me most unjust that
ths Departments of all Others should be cut short In ts
SsafT eTpeSdture ON this important work Giving
new docks % NeEYOf to SS n,st Se in hSSS SsSa beside
mGfng sGrvey of the whole water Of New s1 G
SIttnSSn q the river streets would have on the cur
rents We have not only provided plan i0r new new S
iOr dock after the plan OF that sysem Just when we
have commenced this great WORK oOes eeem
SSa,n% 20 %e TS,OS not breath of suspicion has
been uttered far as Rn9% shSna pc mIde tbs M
Two Per Cont be cannot issue any more money TO
Se various Sy 11eg Ss InHaure But the De-
pArtment Of Docks was specially excepted 9m tne
SSe pSuS Pund being authorized to issue dock bonds
1or is support We had the right to suppose un tne
70 make contracts which having been
funlled We hnd ourselves over 100000 In debt
that dupS tSs year we have purchased 5000 barrels Of
otIand cement be used in making stone for the new
hooiS At sixteenth and Seventeentnsts., North River,
and a. G0nSeVoOrts East River, have leased large
TOunds and cleared them OF incumbrances upon tnese
grounds We intended erect machinery 70 make the
stone many Of the blocks of which viii weigh loG tuna
ii "a necessary this stone should be made before
the frost sets m That is one OF the most Se1anO1s
for We shan lose obliged to stop over four months II
I'VE are mot paid we shall have discharge large num-
fSer OF 1orfmen and Vh Winter coming and the
ScOndOn Of feeling at resent prevailing that is an al
SarnatV0 for do MT like to think about we nave
F6eon particularly III used, and in measure feel
ashAed have belonged public board before
hoh dd not pay its debts and having made II the rule
tOf my priVSte life TO pay instantly all Just demands
khouid like Oncially to continue In the habit while Do
Song to the Department of Docks.
= Presidsnt Agnew-The only thing we have not beer
nHocessfu in s the removal of distractions; but We
have had six or inunctons placed upon acting
by the United States Courts and have deemed wise
walt until Chey decided before drawing other suit
N1pon heads =,
Commissioner Hunt-The loss to the City from tn
CtoppaRe OF tha the Battery Will be almost
6puob ss IL would cost to finish the dock Then there
he cement which will be exposed TO the weather an
we have derrick, not finished, upon which we nav
ALREADY expended $4,000.
The Board then adjourned without taking any action