The New York herald., 1871-10-28

The committee learn that for some reason not aU
parent 10 them the usual provision against dedclen.
cies In tie product OF the Tax Levy Of and for the
present year was omitted.
It would seem that measures should be taken to
finally close all Items OF unpaid taxes, certainly
within three or four years. at frthest from the date
or the large amount or such items now apparently
que 10 the municipal governments the committee are
nno ~ c IN regard 70 ne enorts
the same; neither are they able to determine the
degree OF credit which should be given to statements
made to them that many OF such items have IN fact
been collected, although remaining unaccredited
and open upon the books OF The Receivers onlce.
committee earnestly recommend the attention q
tine Finance Department to II.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK.
Before closing this report the committee feel II 70
be their duty 10 refer 20 the requirements OF exist
ing laws and ordinances In respect 10 the prcsenta.
uon and auditing OF claims against the county. ana
TO state what they have found the usual practice In
reg ard to those matterS:-
LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE PAYknK4
OF MONEY FOR COUNTY PURPOSES.
Acts or ne Legislature or the State or Ne,c Fork.
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the county, to be auditedby them. t6 Rev. stat. l.,
No .seoun. .!. = y Board AR ?, ro..
service. or unless sscs ss. b
male on, 10 3 items. .pd . sceGmp:nsd with an aaa.st e.
presenting or claiming the same am that the .s": q
services charged therein have been 10 fac,
Or bs maze or rendered a. that session % q =:
:as.sd hsrman q such Board either q sais
''a'''. Sr 's1'. w iss. isS,, csars.y SO
cepl the shall been previously appropriated % ths
red whether shah have been ordered BY the Board
not sns:, an r 1 s:.
sNc 8 The Finance Depsr,men, Of the Mayor Aldermen
shall have ne ~. power. and perform he as duss n r.
regard local of the sAd Mayor Aldermen and
sSnor1 Of The Board of sham be
for The thereof Examined and allowed Sy ns
:hs be .ns,erom except on hs warrant ds.I .rt
the and no other warrsn. shall be necessary Tor saca
SIC. Z No allowance or paymsn, beyond legal clasus
.p.Ii svsr be sIowss Sy ,hs sosrd: :, .. c. ;, w..
o'a'""'' r go. s.Jss pa sss.SS';s psss" 81 S 's
81. Az @ fs or s o Ssw e,s.r H.. ls ~
be examined acted ugon before being AnSsd
oyh.rnss ns 4saSs or or M Or Os ns
SIC No moneys shall be paid out Of The county
sha he opened with each So,rS .gpro Of
Supervisors shall be charge only the proper approp's
sIo No payment shah be made for bills incurred . Sy
Court county ocsr In "a: purchase . 2. have
been made 10 toe Board or supervisors previous 70 the pa
Noiwnsandns the above provisions ,nS .TS Ts
Si claims n n'sn ganss ana sne Inc
stract OF such provisions Is printed up mpo ros III IL is
blank forms In use for accounts unu Pny wnasccraS
found that some OF them are frequcnuy ovOaovzo ~,
and disrcgarded by the Board OF SUPERVISORS ~ "o"
as by the Comptroller ,,,nn.r NJ c,afr,a
nresented 10 and audited by the Board .. SuPct.v.
sors during the last three years II - iounu tnas ia
manv eases and some OF them invoivmE iaIxS
amounts, no affdavlts are attached or nSu Win snI
the account as required by law, ana notwltnssAnu.
inu The claims lacked such vemncanon' tney were
not only audited and aIowed oy ,no nosru, Sanu
often without o previous reference 70 c0mmittco
70 Examine them,) but also approved by the Mayor.
aud maid nv the UomptT0ller.
A'T the statutory prohibition OF the allowance or
nayment beyond legal claims BIZ the Board also ap-
pears not 10 have been regarded a. being OF bind
me ments having been made, and sometimes for large
amounts being or very frequent occurrence
The very proper requirement OF section IA OF
cnaptcr ass Of the Laws OF 1871, that the annual
report OF the Clerk OF the Board OF Supervisors.
shall state among other things whether any ac-
counts were audited or allowed without being
verified according to law, for any member OF the
Board or Supervisors, or any other person, snd II
any how much and for whatu also appears NOS "a
have been complied with In any one case for nany
years past
Since the beginning OF the rear 1860 the require
ments of section chapter $780, OF the Laws OF 1885,
that All moneys drawn from tho treasury by autn0r.
t Of tho Board OF SUPERVISORS shail be upoA vouoh'