The New York herald., 1871-09-13

Q; You have held the Office since Mr.. Warren left
Q. Were you in charge Of the department where
the accounts OF the corporation were reguated2 A.
The supervision Oi the accounts was IN my charge.
then. You are acquainted with the books and their
uses not only OF the Comptroers but OF the several
branches OF the Department. A. Yes, Sir.
q. When are the deposits NADER A. From day to
to the Department. A. Daily. There may be some
instances where weekly payments are made.
q. Are these times Tor making such deposits liked
ComptrollerY A. The Comptroller regulates them.
In the Chamberlans Office they are paid in weekly.
:. Q. In what way are the payments TO the corpora.
tion and county NADER A. BY warrants signed by
the Comptroller aid the Mayor.
e. BY whom are such warrants required to be
signcd2 A. BY the provisions OF the new Charter
the Mayor and Comptroller so far as the city Is con-
cernen ana sne CerS OF the Board 81 Supervisors
for the county and three for the cltyY A.. Yes sir
NJ q. How many sinking funds are there A.
There are two sinking funds; one for the redemp-
ton OF he city debt, and sinking fund for the pay.
ment OF the county debt.
menr OF tins fund A. The Commissioners Of the
Sinking Fund, the Mayor Comptroller, Chy Cham
Board ol Aldermen, Chairman OF the Finance Com
miuee OF the Common Council, and the Recorder.
2. Then there are SIX member52 A. Yes. sir.
q. Must the Comptroller be one of tnem2 A. Yes.
SIR
q. Can the business be transacted without the
q. Are fun minutes kept Of the proceedings OF the
Commissions A. Yes. sir, by the clerk, MIR. Dyck-
man, who is stock and bond clerk.
q, Is there any other person Ol thai name IN con-
nection with the BoardY A. No, sir
q. By whom are the warrants drawn en- the sink
tny fundf A. rhe majority; the Comptroller must
be one OF the 1Our.
@. In the absence or inability of the Comptroller
the Deputy Comptroller signs the warrants for the
payment OF money! A. The Deputy Comptroller has
no opowe: TO sign warrants except when that power
designated when or what he Is to sign.
Z. You say the receipts are taken and sent to the
IN the Comptroer's books? A. The Chamberlain
weekly reports statement to the Comptroller, oil
dnring the week are compared with the vouchers
and filed, and 1t is the duty OF the generai
bookkeeper to make complete and full entry OF
them.
Q. In case OF neglect how long before it would be
discovered in the Chamberlans O1lceP A. In the
Chamberan's next weekly account.
q. The chamberlain renders the Comptroller
weekly accOuntsP A. Yes, sir.
Be renders the account OF the city and the account
OF the county and OF the Commission oil The Sinking
@. DO they contain full description OF all re-
cepts during the week, and also the warrants that
have been pada A. Yes, sir.
order. so as TO require the endorsement OF the
noldera A. Yes, they arc always drawn payable to
@. What disposition is made OF those weekly ac-
counts OF the Chamberlain A. Entries are made
OF them and they are then carefully lled in the de-
partment; the accounts are Kept In precisely the
sa9s NsSasr Hs as they were when comptroller aaYs
WI M IN sfnrgs yy was bsTa reonesfeS bv M pooh 70
produce Tie accounts OF The city aud county for the
past week. Mr.. StOrrs, on ms return, stated that
ne mad the account current OF The commissioners OF
the Sinking Fund for the week ending August 81,
9: What was the balance Of cash thena A.
O. WHAT was the balance at the commencement
OF That accOuntP A. $3O7, l0l 66.
g Have you any onery A. Also tn the sinking fund
z. What was the balance? A. S766,012 61
Y. What was It at the commencement OF the &C.
q. NOW for the city accounts, what was the bal
ance at the close ana commencement A. The city
account on the 3lst Of August over draft, was
Q. what was the balance at the commencement
a the e. e
balance Of {. $4,s4s,os5 Il On August 10 it was
c q. Then the total cash on hand would be these
treasury, all in one lump These different accounts
O. Then the over money would be the balance OF
these accounts2 A. Yes, sir.
respond with those OF the previous week. the
average cash balance in the bank. A. We ought
to have balance OF nearly two millions during tho
o. DO you know whether It was the practice Of
70 m. make weekly E Teporss TO e com
1t was formerly the practice.
q. Not nOwP A. No, sir.
q. When was the practice abOlished2 A. l don't
know the date. 1t was done by Mr. Conn0lly's
predecessor.
been IN onlcea A. les, sir; 1t was done unaer ex.
ComptrOllers hawes and Brennan.
nSed There is no particular reason; the
practice fell into disuse.
Q. notice by the report OF 1850 that the accounts
current or the Chamberlain are required to be &C.
companied by original vouchers with abstracts and
full description contained therein and that every
abstract must he rendered indicating the title OF the
appropriations A. Yes.
q. What disposition Is made Of these abstractsG
Q. want to inquire If the Comptroller's warrants
are numbered by the Secretaryf A. Yes, tney are
o. BY whom are the warrants drawn A. They
are prepared 10 the Auditing Bureau
q. WHAT account IS taken or the warrants made
OutY A. They are propcrly entered upon tile regis
ter OF warrants In The Deputy Comptrolers Office.
Q. In what way Is the Chamberlain informed as
day to dayY A. Each warrant bears the endorse
ment. The general register OF the Corporation and
accompanying journal Is Kept by the general book
q This general register contains all the amounts
npd ont Are these details kent in syyi%arv "r sSe
bookss A. Some are kept in side books.
2. But the general account Is Kept III the general
O. This general ledger contains an account OF the
money appropriated as well as the money paid outR
o. The general ledger contains list OF the Issue
of Inc stocks and bonds issued by the COmptrollera
Q. Are separate accounts opened for each different
kinds OF stocks and bonds lssued2 A. Yes, sir.
u Wnat DoOk, " any, contains the names Oh tn0se
to whom the stock Is issued, and the amount held
by indiviuals9 A. The books are Kept by the stock
and bond clerk, MIR. Dykeman.
z. How long has he held That office2 A. Twenty
years.
q. by whom are the books kept for the transfer Of
city and cCunty stock2 A. by him also.
Q. BY wnOm are the quarterly accounts made out
or prepared before payment? A. BY the bond CLERK.
q. by whom arc the drafts and warrants paid
A. by The Chamberlain TO tue holders Of each KIND
OF stock; the Chamberlain IS placed in funds 10 meet
these payments. Mr. StOrrs, In answer to further
mans salary was So 500 year; all the accounts are
recorded by the bookkeeper and the committee
could have access to them at any time; claims
against the Corporation were examined by
the auditor before they were paid; his sal
ary is $500: 1t was formerly $4,000, but
salaries over $4,000 year. The County Auditor
was appointed In MAY. Mr WATSON deceased, was
his predecessor. Mr. St0rrs explained that In the
Auditing Bureau there Is q book entitled Accounts
Audited,r which gives the names OF persons to
whom warrants are given, and IL also contains pay