The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-21
THE GERMAN REFORMERS.
Hints for Legislators What Should Be
Done at Albany.

bled at Beethoven Hall, In Fifth street, near the
Bowery, last evening, and reorganized Tor 1872.
Over three hundred delegates were present repre-
senting Is claimed, $4,000 citizens. The follow
ing officers were elected:-Presdent, Oswald Often
dorfer; Vice Presidents, sigismund kaufman. Henry
Clausen and David M. Koehler; Secretaries Mar
Gus Otterbourg and Adolph @. Dunn.
After the election the Chairman, Mr. Oswald
Otendorfer. addressed the committee substantially
as follows:--
MR. THERMOMETERS SPEECH.
1t is astonishing to see what deep interest the
Legislature takes in the welfare OF our city. 1t not
only enables to keep intact our public credit, but,
deeply impressed by the sunerings OF our fellow
citizens, 1t is anxious provide for the settlement
OF all claims that ought to have been paid by the
moneys stolen by our oficias. Several PROPOSE
itlons for such q purpose have been made. The
most Of them do more honor to the heads
OF their origiuators than to their hearts, and even
that is doubtful. for It is very easy to be magnani-
nous with other peoples money. They provide
that not only oil the deficiencies OF last year shall
be audited by Q board consisting Of members OF
the dirlerent departments, but that the means to
cover these deficiencies shall be procured
by the issue OF consolidated debt bonds payable
by the next generatioa. 1t seems our leg
islators in their benevolence do not re-
member the sad experiences we have had
special enactments. 1t does not occur to them that
the very same departments which Increased the
eide on the admssbllity OF these claims and that II
board OF audit Is TO be organized In ought to con.
% WIN ne and who in no
way be Influenced to promote by ther decisions .s
their personal Interests Bnt 81 when zen
printing and advertising during 1871 presented
In the Comptroller's ONCE TO the amount
struggle for the Board Of Audit means, for by the
acknowledgment Of this single claim the members
of that Board and their friends secure for them
selves the enthusiastic support OF about dozen
newspapers; and II may he 100 much asked, even
ar, arG ~ @ T. oS na tee
The only reasonable bill IN connection with
this matter seems 10 me TO- be the one intro
duced by Mr.. Hawkins, for II provides for the
payment OF the most pressing claims which are
specified in the act and about the correctness and
and orders the auditing and payment by the Comp
trOer without any other interference. The only
allows the means to be procured for the payment
OF these claims by the Issue OF revenue bonds pay.
able within Two years, while believe mat ai the
lodged ana paid sh0lld lie paid by the proceeds
Of the tax levy Of the pre- present. ,, year ZAP.
brought to thru reading In the Assembly, and 1t
seems that the prospects or appointing Board Of
slip OUT OF Their hands, Under these circumstances
see the only eificent way to protect us against
in insisting that the means to pay the DEFICIENCIES Of
last year must he procured by taxes 10 be levied
this year. and In order to contribute our share IN
accomplishing this result offer the following
buttons -
Whereas the current expenses Of every wen managed
nun are to be met by yearly tara
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Out Sss. Psr%sns"s -
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measure Tor the roSSeres Which, curing he last
few years have been committed In the course OF the
apathy neglect q
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years taxation affected By the
Of s q S s .s
fsrred from The year 1871 to the year 1879 therefore
deacs1Sy ISL should Be- raised By be levied
should be far advanced to insure the collection Of
Resolved That the deficits for 1877 should be recognized
provided for only to the extent of all claims for
nsSed at reasonable rates and that the heads Of
them bS the Board OF ssoa
responsible for the consequences Of their illegal acts
% Ts not as the
tons of violation Of law, and that viii therefore
these resolutions ANY such deviation would stamp
real binding force, and which be violated with impuny
A committee OF five was appointed on contested
seats. and motion was male to appoint COM
tanned IN the resolutions TO the notice OF the Legs-
lature but, after some discusslOn 1t was lost their
publication being considered sufficient