New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-19

10 the Court OF Appeals, Whefe they arc ~" P'H'"S "
final settlement.
THE CONTROLLER REFUSES PAYMENT
Controller Green last Summer refused Ia pay
GeoH Purscr Clerk of Commissioners o. street Opcu
iups the amounts which Purser claimed incurred in
the various openings Considerable correspondence TOOK
place In relation the subject, and the following letter
of Controller Green Is made public for the bgt INN %
Aug T. VIM r. Martin, President OF the west side $500
eation wrote Controller Green, referring 20 com
munication which had been previously sent by 6eo IL
purscr 70 CORPORATION Counsel O'Gorman announcing
the discharge Of the clerks and copyists omloye 10
Purser's Office Mr.. Martin, IN behalf Of property Own
ers interested In improvements and street openlaS "
continued by Purser's action informed TIC Confront
that ax-payers were greatly concerned to have 'uo co.
terrrises pushed with greater ygor and econony ana
that they would be seriously affected by tie delays anu
concluded by saying that in the emergency thy ha'
rally looked to the Controller TO remove tie sKhNs ODD
stacles 20 the improvements
the letter Of Mr. PuTser referred TO stated that The
writer had determined 10 discharge his clerks ana copy
st, because Controller Green had refused TO pay TO
costs charges and expenses Of the Commissioners ia
ccrtain street openings. said that lie had been d.
nursing money from his private purse for the expense
incurred In the Broadway widening aud Riverside f"f@
and similar enterprises, and felt disinehned To ma@e
further OUTLAWS He said that II was the duty OF tue O
troller N make payments within four mOnths ume from
oprteousv refused 10 answer his repeated inquiries "n
the subject OF payment for u months previonsy 10
closed his communication by requesting Mr. o"ouna'
TO inform Mr.. van Mort and the Commissioners OF fdb'
Parks as 10 his intentions and said That the Whoe r.
sponsbnIty OF delay rested with the Finance Depart
ment Controller Green thereupon addressrdt ne follow
ing communication TO VIM. r. Martin, aud as 1t has never
been published deems the present time proper one II
aeouaint the public with lts contents Aterrciertnso
the letter Of Purser's 70 Mr. oGorman, the Controller
says:
nv This letter Il appears that upon the prctex N no
yfacfoTv Tepy eould De obtained rom this office
sneciin the paynent of certain bills OF costs OF r't
openings thsTeioro Mr.. Purser proposes 9 dirnr-'
| clerEs g. and 10 stay the proceedings low pending
Although was aware that Mr. Purser SUSTAINED many
Characters as that OF chief Of what j. called the Bur zoe
Of Street Openings In the Office OF the CoIusel 4" r
| Corporation and also that OF lah1Otu ltctNilH lw
rooI-rent was not aware that as cetA OF pfoDal 20
/ commissions, he was vested with authority o. dhVt
what proceedings the part OF the city s1oad Toe pro
! Lest might have unntentionaly omitted some dry
IN respect TO the payment OF Dl3 connected l,r
proceedings Tor street openhgs S I s.a'h !. ''
made IN the Office 10 ascertain what nils any, s." ii'
description remain u9 1s at tu O., rs % nrr
my coming into Office paid WIN exceptional 1i0"IiH'''
AT The date OF your letter there brit three bill of
costs for street openings remaining unpaid T"ose aio
Second For lay Ing public place at sx'ysi1thst and
Third For widening Broadway tlrst bil Of cost.l
The first OF these bills is Tor taking small sipoi Luf.
II feet inches IN width by lG toet IN hnsth h NV
widening l25 feet Of BrOomest on one side only s
part Of the block between Wooster and Laurcnss- J.
amounts TO slsS5O IS OF which 500 ls iof IN lcrs oi N
Graft Nathan and others, a. Commissioner, although
fhe legal fees OF these Commissioners hy tie lave ~
iss2 cannot IN ali exceed 81 90 thousand lOur huud
Melendy surveyors; $3.50 Tor Geo H. luiser, "a, flA
to Commissioners and for drafting ana copying tep"ui
the balance, $7l67 81, IS for Advertising stationery, "'
rent etc. etc Thus, the mere Clerical oHd hnsu ,"'l
Of these proceedings II sl5J 40 per running ool o. hti
widened This must not be- mistaken for TIE cOst o thr
land acquired II Is merely the expense Of aklng It,
OF the above bills j. for the COSTS U taxing
small triangle az Sixty-sixth-st. aud Boulevard. .nt
reached this office only 10 days before MI PurserS tr
Tue third aud only other unpaid bin found in this ON
Is that for the first proceedings for widening BrOasay
| from Thirty -fourth-st. 20 Fifty-ninthst
These proceedings it will BE- rccoilected, were SCI
aside by the Legislature and by the Courts on account 90
fraud shortly after the time OF the dece1se OF Mt h
SON The bill has been lying some time IA the Onice Dc
ment to raise cent 10 pay IT, even snppo,ag Il 70 be
correct I'm every particular This fact IL weilkuOgn u
! both Mr. Purser aud Mr.. O'GOrman.
Mr. Purser says the costs, charges end expenses vi
be legally payable In four months" Four months fr0u
when the confirmation OF the report II ter'
is but bill due at this date and that - ~ tbe Broom
ST. case which seemed 10 very eXorbitant and
iectonable that did not, and DO not feel Justified
paying IT, My CONVICTIONS rsspcctng TINS pi nave lh'
concurrence OF the emphatic protest or the property
From these details you will be able to see what ground
there for allegations OF delay in the pasut OF lhi'
class Of CLAIMS The charge Is wholly groundeSs tn
appears the face OF his letter. The examination
OF these claims. paid and unpaid. confirms impression
munty respecting them. They have been prominent
subject OF complaint from your Association ioi
decided remarks relative 20 them.
The determination on the part OF property uuii.r.
rid then property Of these enormous form
continuous chain Of emphatic protests dufins a,t
i've years.
table annexed 20 this shows the costs aud expense
OF these proceedings for two years only 1870 aud I
amounting In all 20 the sum OF s62l, $50 IA An d tb'.
IL Is believed, with but single exception. Ven
allowed by one Of the two Judges who do mob nov -
ercise Judicial functions and all have been paid.
the shove mentioned, and perhaps "a trning Of
two others. This exception In the Proceedings
TO take the triangle at sixty-ixlhst aud Boals'ar.
which allowed by Judge Brady, and 10 ~ the oiA
yet In the office, that aware OF, where The
healthy provisions Of the act Of 1862 have been applied
In the Sixty sixthst. ease, which much
cult one than the Broomest case, the Tees OF tue tn
Commissioners taken together amounted To 81 ~,
tlO 90 Tor each. nd among the Commissioners tbs
proceeding your own name, and think am
saving that YOU assumed the duty In the interest
In order that the law might for
he applied 70 this class OF expenses and the result
bill OF costs the COMMISSIONER fees
oerned az least which exception he takes au
which will serve y guide hereafter.
asked the counsel ~ the corporation % inOTu
me what proceedings now pending and unnnsbe Al.
has Office. when they commenced. ssp .hs