New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AN IMPORTANT OFFICE TEMPORARILY
ABANDONED

AN IMPORTANT OFflN1 ''
ABANDONED.
-. ~, rDs no ruE COMMISSIONERS OF Esrl-
- ,StTps AM ASSESSMENTS WITHOUT FUNDs-
re TIsNIIssEs HIS AsSISTANTS-ALLbuhp IT.
rusAI OF TIE CONTROLLER 10 RAi IN
CosTs OF STREET OPENINGS
For several years past George H. Iulsop oI
~, 90 Nassau.st has been employed by the Fs';ous
commissioners Of Estimates and Assesso"'S "HP'n'eu
- M s,rrc,ne Court 20 act clerk ana prepneTeports
~ avards and assessments, and to Supervise me open
Inc OF streets and public places Mr. Purser was looked
non as the legal adviser or counsel Of inc commission
era unfortunate to the Corporation OT'sel' though
,,,nc only the Office Of clerk. Mis- assistants had be
80 Familiar with the routine duties Of she office, and
,,ht ou.t greatly facilitated the business of street
o.ntncs They were employed and psid by Mt PurSeI'
% mis- own and his assistants services were charged as
coats mon each opening In this way it happened tha
Mr. Prser had often to lay out nree sums pending INC
condemnation OF the work Of the Commissioners ana
especsaly during the past three years OF complication
and necessary delay in the Finance Department
Controller Green has since he appointment declined
10 make payment OF the costsof Mr. Purser as Clerk OF
the Commissioners, and, ss consequence, MI Fuser
declines eontiBe paying eat money which he cannot
hone 70 receive again. The determination 20 discol-
t,nuo his services was explained TO the Corporation
oupse I'm a letter which he wrote July %. he said
that e had concluded discharge the clerks and copy
lists after Aug. and would be unable thereafter to
comnete OF the numerous proceedings IN his hands
tue maps OF ant surveys VI CAtohN'u
ward the projected road south Of it, and the widening
of the Kngsbridgel cad, until Mr. Green should rem-
burse him in for his outlay lie said that he
had not been paid expenses incurred in the matter OF
reports confirmed long time ago, although the Con-
troer Ind paid the awards for the condemned aDd ana
collected the assessments; and the COSTS charges ana
expenses which MI Purser has paid out of his private
funds have been allowed by the supreme Court He said
that the proceedings in the cases Of the Broadway
widening and the Riverside Park, which involved over
sne0OoO required accurate and skillfu clerical work.
which had pay for out of his private means; ana
that had vainly importuned Controller Green 10 re-
iinbursc him FOR the outlay In conclusion he regrets
fiat he is compelled TO discharge his clerks and that
thereby the progress Of all proposed improvements is
delayed
n TRIBUNE reporter yesterday called on Mt Purser
md other persons familiar with the facts. and from
Their statements it appears that the clerk has received
40 money from the Controller for over three years and
that there is az the present time $4,000 due him
None O. the Commissioners Of Assessments and Awards
in the different enterprises which have been carried out
aud which remain uncOntested, have been paid during
that ueroI and over $4,000 incurred in advertising as
the law directs the iniaory steps OF each enterprise
mems - I srvevors in Mr. Pursers department has
employed AbrahSm r. Lawrence to bring suit agans
Controller Green fOg the amount due him, and Mr
IllI Tvs at he regards tins as test case, and vii
t.,s.it he result before bringing suit himself. Mr.
Ii>r discharged his clerks, he stated he wouC
s. BIS communication, and will sail, to-day. for Europe
Tic states that has been dsheartened by the delay II
The PAYMENT OF these claims and viii seek needed res
abroad, As result OF his determination az the enter
piisss when have been mentioned IN THE TRIBUNE as
projects VIII remain at standstll untll payment
shall I've made or Mr.. Purser reconsider his de
tsrminatiOu or q clerk he appointed who Will
assume tine responsibilities Of payment pending the
decision Of the Court In the case mentioned.
10 should be borne in mind that these are the slate
nlcuts Of persons who consider themselves aggTeved
aud who are sufferers from the delay in the payment OF
clams aud 10 probable that the refusal to make tho
piyments u founded ample grounds. A TRIBUNE
reporter called the Controllers Office yesterday Il
ira what ms views OF the matter were, but Mr. Greer
absent