New-York tribune., 1872-10-01
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
TILE BOARD OLE ALDERMEN.

MayOr Hall transmitted to the Board of AL
dermen yesterday, his veto Of resolution recently
passed by body authorizing the Corporation C0nn
sci TO legal steps against the owners OF the five
Points House OF Industry Corporation counsel OOOr-
man. I'm long opinion the legal right Of the Eighth
ave- Railroad charge five cents extra fare for pasen
gers riding above Fftyfrsts states that by section
of the agreement entered into between the
Fighth-ave Railroad Company and the Mayor
IL Is provided that the rate Of passage OF the company
shall not exceed five cents for the entire length OF the
road subsequently, however, the road was extended
TO its present termination, and in the resolution OF the
Common Council dated December 1852 authorizing the
extension II was provided that when the Company
shall have made such extension II shall De at Dery 70
every ma ssenger who may ride any distance upon
o mart Of the road below Fifty rstst five cents extra
fare. In concluding his opinion Mf. OGOrman SAYS
M oimtioD fo Grant 10 the railroad company ad
vantage addition TO that when IL had derived Iou
the agreement September 1851 in consideration OF
the making by the Company Of the proposed extension
large number OF resolutions respecting Ine PAVING Vi
certain sections of the city with Belgian pavement were
ACCOUNTS OvERDRAwN.
Citv Chamberlain Palmer's books show that
accounts PAYABLE from the City and County Treasury
have been overdrawn follows, and that upon notca-
ton the Controller has thus far failed to make them
goods
s, On cleaning and supplies for County offices Sl7 As;
Street Improvement Fund, s5POOO; interest on assess
ments, SG6,OOO.
Tho Chamberlain has stopped paying checks on tho
above accounts under section 49, chapter 574 laws OF
1s71 which says that the Chamberlain shall pay no war
rants ON account Of appropriation aIter e amount
10 be raised Tor that specinc purpose
Shall have been expended :" and under ordinance OF
the Common Council which says that " IN no case sha
The Chamberlain pay any warrant drawn on him without
having a sufficient sum 10 the creult oI sun s u
Green SAYS that these accounts had been
largely overdrawn when he assumed the duties OF the
Controllers office that he has from time TO tme as inc
od sncb oyerdras and that he has reduced the over
draft on the Street Improvement fuhu account Ion @
s1ooVo nj Saccont from s2l coo 10 $4,000 The Control
Ter also saws that he not deem 1t advisable at pres
ent 10 borrow money or 10 issue bonus ioI 'ho PPo
of making good the oyerdraits'
THE TENTH NATIONAL BANK SEIZURE.
The correspondence between the Commission
~ Of Pubhc Charities and Correction and the Controller
rd the Tenth National Bank relation TO the seizure
~ roney belonging TO the Commissioners has b. en- made
nnbc President Bell informed the Controller OF tbe
,ure by the bank Of 2s9 O6 special deposit TO The
nd,t of the department and requested him To obtain
sett1ement Controller Green says In reply
be eizure nv that bank OF money paid by me TO you
"a bv von deDosted In that bank, was, 1t appears,
violation Of express agreement Wlui {ou' anu rs, ss
think act that cannot be susalea al & h any ynnpd mn
tures Of your department for hospitals asyuns &C.
for year 1872 aud ought mol 70 De am epcsve
that would be improper for TO make provision or
the of 1874, as authorized py lhe
while the bank holds this money IL may DC Wen enough
20 state when took the once OF contIoner .d
Tenth National Bank which was the ~
several city officials showed heavy OSeTdI.s VI tuo
following accounts RsRaf3Gshs p Ghaylties and Correction.
s77 $3.50 05; County Courthouse tA4I69 Va AHoun"AE
The m oyerdraft OF the Park Department of which Mr.
Hilton was then Treasurer, paid by me- ahd While
n Of examination OF the oyerdrait OF your De
County Court house. bank obtained from the Court