The New York herald., 1872-05-29


Quoting the several courts between the year ending
July 81, 1865, ana that ending July 81, 1871.
STATIONERY STATISTICS
Your examining committee would, moreover call
attention to the extravaganza exhibited by the
Board In the expense OF advertising, stationery
printing blank books and other similar items Nv
official statement 1t appears that during the years
1865 1865 1857 1858 and 1869 the average cost to the
county for the purposes named was sl3694 per
annum, but that during the next succeeding If
teen months-that Is to say during the year 1870
and three months thereafter-the aggregate ex-
pendtures for these items had increased to SAT- $685.
COST OF THE NEW ALMHoUsE
The proceedings OF the Board of Supervisors and
their Building Committee in relation to the erection
OF the new Alnlshouse indicates the same reckless
ness OF expenditure as was manifested in the in
stances previously designated. The. record says
that the estimated cost of the building was
500 1885, at which price It was contracted to be com
pietea. After the Building Committee-supposed
to have been Cassidy Wiikeyson or Fletcher, or
applied to the Board OF supervisors for $4,000 adj
ditlonal to complete the buildings. motion was
negatived by the votes of Nelson, Koilmyer, shey.
len, Buck Foley Cassidy, Duffy, Howell, Sheridan
Murphy, Wilkeyson, Wills Droll and Fletcher An
S shs cost 81 sSe 3 Sadns S'qesaa Ssina
SIS, ,207 more than the contract.
THE COAL CONTRACT.
Paid to William d. Stewart for COAL S36, 12S This
was for the use OF the institutions at Flatbush and
was actually paid by the county as stated In the
was received at the Institutions as stated in the
Commissioners accounts, was S22,o4a being Sl4 1856
less than the county paid for.
ARMoRY AND ARMORERS.
The institution thus designated, although OF re-
cent origin and but little known TO many OF our
citizens, has, nevertheless through the manipula-
tons OF the Board OF Supervisors heavily absorbed
the public money, as indicated In u brief extract
from the Treasurer's account
Page 3o4, Minutes Of supcrvsors-Paid for ar.
Page 56i-faid srmory building, sixteenth ward ei5o1
Appendix, page l40-Paid sundry armory aud ar
norers' expenses. 3G,664
Total s29L Lsss
Your committee are not apprised what amount,
II any, was expended during the preceding year for
these purposes.
That there has been a great increase OF business
connected with the administration OF the Judiciary
Department il too well known to require verifca-
ton. vast amount OF business properly pertain
ing to the New York courts is now transferred to
Brooklyn But even with this explanation the tax
PAYERS will not be convinced that an increase OF
Sl49, 900 per annum Is necessary. Similar remarks
are applicable to the erection and maintenance OF
not directed against the institutions themselves,
but against the squandcrings connected with the
administration OF their affairs.
From the minutes of the Board OF Supervisors for
the early part OF the year 1871, to which we have
had access, your committee make the following ex-
tracts:-
Page 7s--Supervisor Johnson, under oath, charged
that the Committee on Printing had paid twenty.
i've to one hundred per cent over value on q large
amount aud asked for an investigation. Nelson,
sheridan, Murphy and Devyr voted against inquiry.
on page los Is resolution or proposition for print
ing sIndexes Of Grantors,n 217.000 names al six
cents each, $1,000 $500 pages at so per page, 100
copies, 200; sundries, $4,000. Total s0l 800.
On page 1913 % bill for 1850 was ordered paid
which other parties offered to duplicate for $4,000
and on page l25 q bill was ordered to be paid for
$l,020, for work and materials furnished which
another firm offered to furnish for S225.