New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-27
THOMAS n. ROCKER, Secretary.


To the Committee Of FDTg: 90, ,.,,oo,o- -,
toIcs and Assessments respectfully submit The following
report The Office OF Collector was crGated by inc 40
charter Of This city The Collectors term OF ONCE Is
three years expiring with the fiscal year on the SOtn %
lime The annual receipt and disbursement OF noi
fhan 100000 is task Of great responsibility. out
the provisions OF law relating theIeto he,snntio
arc In the opinion OF your Committee sumeIcnty
stringent TO secure Its faithful performance Your Io
mttce deem expedient to first ssle sn h 6nse u
he Collector as particularly relate to certain Hree
Gaes which they desire to call your attention.
rhe Collector IL required to execute bond WIN m @
TO the City penalty Of not less han sSO t ,oT
accounting and paying over as directed by law az
navmrnts TO be made follows: The Collector sll
receive the R Rs sae dSy that receives the
same pay over the City Treasurer all moneys WHICH
shall have been received BY NM lOT and
render 10 the Controller Of the City Just ana true ac
count Of the same He shall also eygTy at tHe
Collectors Office, render ike account OF money ~ ~
ceived for taxes payable to the County @ a" ~
the same time pay over such moneys 10 inc county
B. Section TX Of the said Title provides that the Col
shall loan in any way any portion Oh Tue ~
received or collected by him such Collector such ac
MONEYS as shall he thus loaned" which is thereby de
clared 20 be felony The salary OF the Collector has
been n xed by the Common Council pursuant 10 sect"h
VIII of the Charter at $1,000 and he is thereby prohibited
from receiving any other or further compensation LOT
his services .-... A., ,,,,oo.ox %
an abstract the and assessments rolls IN
hooks provided for the purpose AIDING thereto al
come chargeabie upon property "to the end that such
abstract n al at all times exhibit In condensed Ior az
existing charges against such property as accurately as
possible" Your Committee report that the provis3hs
of Section XII, above quoted have not oeeh cVnpop
with ere IL no book or set OF books kept " Inc COZ
s n annar 1881 was
adopted by the Common Council ana d9y r NY
with the Mayor daily statement OF all moneys received
by him. either Of his deputies, desiRnatng Tor Was
any other purpose, and also TO state the amount PAD
out to whom and for what purpose the same was pau
ot comned with The provisions OF this ordinance which
they believe to be still In force.
The following table exhibits brief synopsis OF me
amounts of receipts and disbursements OF moneys as
shown by the books the Office OF the Collector also the
average monthly balance remaining In the hands or the
1870, and 1SIl
.'S e e%, . I'm "qn' due return. 70 CITY MONTH,
Jn To ! ali .sarcss reempu City Treas b..cse
1911 s4SisOj % 1884 sls3 81 sho1a % es'2s' 80
OF each month az shown by the books not correct as
he has been the habit OF paying over moneys prior 10
ns fling the rss o Sr tb bhe cam affect the average
monthly balance as shown by Exhibit |. IL appears,
therefore that the Collector instead OF paying over e
that he received the same az required by SECTION A
referred to- retained In his custody during the
three fiscal years ending the 30th day OF June 1870 an
average monthly balance Of s65769s a. and during the
year ending June 90 1871 an average monthly balance OF
s657, 2S0 SO.
The following detailed statement OF receipts and re-
turns for the fiscal year ending June go 1870 will illus
trate this unlawful detention of public moneys IN Their
passage from the hands OF taxpayers to the public
Treasury:
EXHIBIT II.
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