New-York tribune., 1872-07-19
MUNICIPAL EXPENSES AND FINANCES.
OSWALD oTTENDoRFER on NEWSPAPER CLAIMS
ACCOUNTS AUDITED.

OSWALD OTTENDORTER on NEWSPAPER CLAIMS
ACCOUNTS AUDITED
The Board of Audit received yesterday ana
ordered on file, letter from Oswald Ottendofi'r ue
clining on the part of The SdatsZeitung the award
made TO it for corporation advertising Inc IpPoi'"
parts Of the letter are appended;
am advised that you have in one OF yonf nle nee %
ings audited and allowed the claims OF me
Stats Zeitg, for corporation adyernseme's ct e
up to the first of January, 1872 to the amount ol $3.50 @
and that warrant therefor has been drawn ana Is ho"
awaiting my acceptance. ., , l., It'll, ,,,o
This claim was honestly contracted ana Is lusy que
but it should have been paid from appropriations lhaIe
i'm the respective years in which 1t originated. Inc
money apart for this purpose; however Was squG1
dered and this, like other claims, remains uhu
Notwithstanding the plain provisions ana nltatiGns
OF the law il has come To be OF yearly occurrence t
thew are utterly regarded and regularly as the Legs
atnre meets tits expected, hay required, to pass spec
enactments approving and lndolslng the WluI anu "
fant violation of laws passed the preceding yGar-a
course that cannot be otherwise tan most denorazng
its tendency, aud which more tnan any oIIcI Jtsc
has produced the evils under which the community Is
The Legislature Of last Winter was exception TO
this too common rule Because OF the recResness ana
prohigacy OF our public officials increasing rom ear &
year, special legislation was aea lnNoh.n, go. au So
Board Of Audit created to provide or the enormous
deficiency of ISL Then an @ aatIu0 @ act % Nas p,s9er
specially requiring yOu 10 aunt ana aloW newspaper
claims for advertising for years prior TO l5 ihee acts
received the approval OF the same Governor VINO mas on
many occasions very properly reiOhsIdte9 lsnst tu
pernicous effects OF special legislation lnls course OF
the Legislature in regard TO newspaper claims seems
very magnanmous but TINS magnanmity lOses soine M
its merits by the consideration that IL Is very easy 10 Dc
the OF the tlty OF NtW-l 1t II
must be admitted that the ieEai dnu hOilyst - @ o''
which ought have been paid with the stolen money
should at least equity be considered ana PROVIDED lo
it is evident that the NeW-aoIk pIgss Vutn' >, 70 70
be the last instead OF the first entlued TO TINS
consideration. The press is occupying very
different position from any other class Of claimants It's
facilities Tor obtaining Information superior TO others
70 s snnporters and patrons furnish information
relating To the interior working OF our municipal AFFAIRS
IN the press had its fun duty and with the dill
eence and pernacity which applies to other less i'm
pOrtant matters, watched the proceedings OF the egs-
been impossible that corruption and fraud could have
assumed such dimensions as have chaIactezed our city
especial direction, therefore, exposes the press TO the
suspicion that accessible to improper influences, and
should be Indignantly rejected; 1t j. time that Dold
and determined stand should De taken against the in
quitous legislation which is producing such evil fruits.
and the press Uf this city II 20 itself as well as 10
the community TO take the lead IN consistent deDunc4-
alton Of It,. -
decision in relation the claims OF the AeCiOrk ddtS-
Zenq would involve my approval OF the special law by
and as in the past and viii always in the future,
protest against such pcn!cious special lessaton must
decline to receive INC aNaId Haue py you " le Ne"-
York Stddts-Ze1lung.
c. P. Sykes. the publisher Of Pomeroys Democrat
asked how much the Saazeih0,g had received during
last five years for advertising, and Controller Green
said that he had no means OF knowing
The following claims were audited ana ordered TO be
j. w. Edesrty for repairing and vanishing te5i Hammacsr
hardware Cornelius Ford painting aud gaHng tZV el
NJ Ganpb %srirobe sbo etc. 53 Ga Robert Patton furniture
s943 2 Wm H. Casge lumber Si3 b0 same, SJ 4O Charles
and n Chester, repairs 20 clock wire pipe etc. -l43 64 Charles
and n Chester Win Hasey and james CTOwy construct
ing and repairing telegraph, +3i4 q. oson Co. telegraph
supplies 78 George A. Ireac removing stone 3Jl 3 claims
Of the sn Of the nine district cyi eonr Tor sten0er October No.
December i5 for ar S4Di claims OF the autors
Of this for September OcobeT November
December 1871 for salaries F25V allowed Henry Con
paqhn inspector regulating grading streets for
August september October and November l7l for The Jour
nal Of Commerce s253e5j; HerYolk @232J IN,
Ner.York Dtnoraf Pomeroy propIeoT T2iJs ~ Inc Ao1
York Lambert prOpeo - l 90, The Home JourN
45; The Hebrec Leader si 05i The Ish Clssa 20 co.
STOCKS AND APPROPRIATIONS.
The Board OF Apportionment authorized, yesterday
the issue Of the following stocks and bonds to meet the
requirements OF the Department Of Public Works: Ad-
dional CrOtOn Aqueduct stock, $5O0oO bonds Of the
City of NewYork $4,000; total, $4,000.
Appropriations made : follows: American Fe-
male Guardian Society and Home for the Frendess.
$4,000; Digest of Proceedings OF the Common Council
$500 Bureau OF Municipal Correction, S25CO0.