New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-29

showing an increase Of i9s in the cost Of conducting
the several courts ending July 81 1905,
and that ending July 81, 1871
Nv ofcia statement it appears that during the years
1858 ,6s '67 6s and &c., the average cost county
for stationery, &e, was Sl3.G4 per annuin Out that
during the next succeeding Is months, that 10 say.
durn9 the wear 1870 and three months thereafter the
aggregate expenditures for these items had increased To
Toohl appears to have been favorite operator aaf
obtained work to the amount or Sl75OO The committee
tracted with him for plumbing that building for the
OF $40 which he doubtless considered satisfactory
compensation. In the Of erection 1t was deemed
hest TO have connecting fixtures placed in adjoining
clubhouse. Upon the strength OF this change and 10
other alteration Of which can learn, he brought Az hb
bill for extra being four times more than the or
nal contract and which bill appears to have been paid
The proceedings the Board Supervisors and th,r
Building Committee In relation 10 the erection OF mo
new AmshOuse indicate the recklessnes3 OF expcn
dture was manifested IN the INSTANCES previously
designated The record says that the estimated cost o
the building 6s733 at which price IL was contracted
to be completed. After the Bnldlng Comnii.ee, sup
nosed 10 have been Cassidy MlkeysOn, OF Fletcher, ar
whoever they were, had expended Sll9i6 they applied
TO the Board OF Supervisors Tor $4,000 addito 10 com
pete the buildings. motion was made to reduce THIS
SON Kolnyeyer shevlen Buckle, Foley, Cassidy. Duy,
Howell sheridan, Murphy, WiEcyson, wills, Droll and
Fletcher An appropriation OF 5000 was however Or
dered making the cost OF the building sls79iO, being
SIS 2O7 more than the contract.
As evidence of tho manner In which the Board or
Supervisors disposed OF the taxpayers money moro
examples may be adduced: Amount paid Patrick Dunn
for removing dirt at the Penentlary, tour dinerenG
times sl4 $685. no explanatory remarks whatever. Pai
VIM d. Stewart for coal S36,i2 This was for the use OF
institutions tlatDuSn, anu Was aCtuhJ pau w
the county stated ia the account OF the Treasurer
whereas the value OF what received at the inst-
tions as stated in the Commissioners accounts, was
SO O43 being less than the county paid for
The following is transcript OF the armOry account
Page oi-Mnutes SuperVsor-Pad for ArnOp improve
Pane %sns 1P.d .1ac building. Si.ccaih si
Append1-Psge l4o-Pad sHndry annoy and srmorsr eH'
pepses '"s
Total ...,................S ls,s8
Your Committee are not appraised what amount II any,
was expended during the preceding year Tor these pur
poses. . ,----.,.--- ,....o... -, -,
ture connected with the maintenance Of the several
institutions and departments OF the city and the nagn
tuda which these expenditures nave attained "iln
very few years we wish 1t to be understood that
criticisms not intended as assaults on The institute
tons themselves but upon the wasteful dlsOursenens
OF the officials who control the financial concerns OK
That there has been a great increase OF business
nected with administration Of the judiciary depart
ment is too well known TO require yentcation. vast
amount OF business properly pertaining 10 the New YORK
courts is transferred TO BROOKLYN But even with
this explanation the Will not be convinced
that an OF $4,000 per annum IA necessary.
Similar remarks applicable 70 the erection and MAIN
tenance Of armories and the censures herein contained
are not directed against institutions themselves bat
against the squanderngs connected With the admins
tratiOn OF their Affairs.
early part the year 1871 to which have had access.
your Committee make the following extracts:
Psse SP ht ' ann ps " Sa cent @ ys on .s
amount asked Invests Neon sheridan harfhy and
% sSsd a D5:. aq S 0s page az GO At ss sS
sle6so 900 at 80 page lOc copies zoos 'anne
paid parties offered duplicate for 5000 and on
sSieh snotier srm offered TO furnish for s925
Your Committee aware that the appropriation to
the Board of Supervisors reduced 100000
the estimates for the year 1871 aud in view
stucon examine into the character OF the dsburse
by the Board for that year as soon Az possible
further the transactions of SIo than such
as are herelnbefore related