New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-16
A COSTLY GOVERNMENT.
NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED MILLIONS EX-
PENDED IN ELEVEN YEARS

NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED MILLIONS EX-
PENDED IN. ELEVEN YEARS
IMPORTANT STATEMENT OF THE CITY CHAMBER
LAIN-ruE LARGEST EXPENDITURES DURING
THE YEARS OF RING RULE--ruE DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAMBERLAIN.
A Committee of the State Senate has been
examining into tho affairs OF the office of City Chamber
lain OF this city, during the present week. In the course
OF which many important facts OF public interest have
been brought out Mr.. Francis A. Palmer. the Chamber
lan being called before the Committee. made the fol
lowing statement relative to the duties OF the Chamber
lain Of the City who by virtue Of that office
Il also County Treasurer:
The entire revenue Of the city and county from all
sources, including the moneys received Tor cry ana
county stocks and bonds issued Is paid to the Chamber
lain and by him deposited daily received In bank 10
the credit Of the proper acoOuntsCy Treasury County
Treasury or Sinking Fund as the case may De. re-
ceipt given In every and after the proper entries
have been made In the Chambcrains books the receipt
taken by the payer to the Controllers Office for entry
C detailed statement is made by the Chamberlain,
showing one side all the moneys received
during the week. arranged under the proper
heads account the other side, all the warrants
or drafts which have been paid by the Chamberlain
through the bank also arranged In the same manner
This with all the drafts accompanied by regis
tiers showing the account to which each dIat Deong
books and of both offices colaed ana recon
ced by this system OF checks and collatng OF &C
evidence which can reasonably be required that correct
accounts kept " all moneys received and OF al pay
PAYING TIE INTEREST on CITY AND COUNTY DEBr.
This duty involves labor well responsibility. The
registered debt OF city and county the ls OF Noye-
ber 1871, ss36l565s So The number OF stockhod-
is, say 1878 Taking into account the pressure for
payment on the quarterly paydays the necessity that
the applicant should DO properly Identified, and the I'M
porance Of having sufficient written authority OF power
OF attorney FOR every payment made to the agents OF
stockhoders large number OF whom Foreigners is
found by experience hat the greatest caution Is
TO guard against loss. Ihe clscharge oi .IS uiy =
adjusting the accounts connected with 1t occupies "ho
the time OF one clerk
EQUITY.
The Chamberlain the legal custodian and s charged
with the management OF the equity moneys and secUri
tos held by him subject to the orders OF the supreme
Court other OF the State consisting OF bonds
ana mortgages, Government bonds, and deposits with
trust companies pursuant orders OF court IT Is the
duty OF the Chamberlain 70 keep the moneys inVeseu
for the benefit parties interest, dover for
widows or shares OF minors All surplus moneys arising
from foreclosure held by him subject TO orders
OF directing distribution. An annual report SNOW
ing the state OF these moneys and securities made on
Tue LIST January the Court and Board o supervisors
ana annual report Is made on tne Isl Oh Jt9 % to
Supreme Court The report made on the h,st OF TINS
year, 1872, shows aggregate OF sllltO " An ac-
count ia kept for each sui or matter numbering ABOUT
$50 open accounts.
CoMMrTATION MONEY
The Chamberlain also required by law TO receive and
hold subject he drafts OF the Commissioners OF Emil
grafton the coramutation moneys paid By shp-owners
for imrnl grants brought into the port OF NewYork
Weekly OF these moneys are made 10 the Con-
IuissioneTs VI Emigration.
MILITARY MONEYS.
The Chamberlain County Treasurer, IA also by law
charged with duties In regard to funds OF the
First Division Of National Guards s. n. Y Under exist
ing laws each fall regimont is entitled TO receive out OF
the state Treasury $500 Annually and battalion' In pro
the State the County TREASURED ana, WIN me Ihs
collected by courtsnart.d and paid over to me County
Treasurer constitute fund placed 10 the cred OF each
regiment on ths County Ireasurers DOoKs. Iiese Is
also inHd called tie " Uniform Fund formed 6y a
10 be applied exclusively TO payment Tor uniforms BOZ,
Treasurer on drafts OF boards Of officers OF the
respective regiments and the accounts md vouchers are
Acknowledgement on the St or April and
LIT of December, every year, u required ny law.
As PAYMAsIER.
The Chamberlain also discharges the duties OF Pay
master for the city. Pay-ros Of the judi
ciary and other officials and OF the employees
OF the city generally are prepared in the
the Controllers Department. The paymentS are made
by Paymastcr the individuals personally known.
in the Of the workman on his oath 81 Identity
the receipts OF The payees are TO the C9atroi
YEAR Yer I to the nmber OF indvduas
who were pad were from 5000 to ss,OVJ
OTHER DUTIES
Other duties such distributing to subscribers and
collecting the money for the National History and
the Colonial History, might be stated but. taking into
account the volume OF business above mentioned and
is vital character in many OF it, branches II may wen be
questioned whether Importance 10 the interests OF
the city the ChamDerlan's office Is surpassed by any
other department; OF the City Government
BY chapter C2 1885, the Chamberlain Is author
lied 50 designate the repositories FOR the City and County
funds The which has accrued on such flinds,
aud not yet PAID by the repositories, is follows
MONTH DECEsBEt, lG7L 49,
so y Union Tr.t CO... $50 y
Tenth National Bank. 3-2I1 o.
National PARK Bank. h3 81 Total - az ~
FOR THE MONTH y JANUARY, 1872.
National Bro,iwsy nh So p Union Trsst Co' sbD "
Tenth National Bank. 81. 81
National Park lt95 81 s2VsS 50
During the year 1871 the City Chamberlain paid to
1912 stockholders OF City and County bonds and stocks
interest amounting si329S6 50. By checks signed by
him.
acted through this Office be obtained from the fol-
lowing summary Of receipts and expenditures for the
past IL years:
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF TIE coUS-
rY rpEAsuRTR TROM 1861 To lb1l. INCLTSNE