The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-06

Commissioner VAN NoRr-Mr. Comptroller, these
pay rolls are properly cerufei3
The CoMPTRoLiER- nave been properly GER
ted but these are class OF pay rolls that are out
side OF the audit Of the Board:
Commissioner VAN NORT-I move that the rolls, II
properly certified by the Comptroller, be paid.
FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
Commissioner VAN NoRT-l have the pleasure OF
presenting the paw rolls or the Department OF Police
for The month OF December, and II found correct
move that they be allowed. Ipresented q similar
claim from the Fire Department.
The COMPTRoLLER-lf the claims are to be exam
1ned by this olice the Board VIII probably cOmmu
nicate to me some method by which they are to be
certified. Ii understand the meaning OF the mo-
tion of the Commissioner of Public WORKS. Is that
tine claims be audited by the Comptroller and paid.
Commissioners VAN NoRrMi mean that II there Is Is
FIRE and Police being correct that the Comptroller
pay under the requisitlon these rolls.
The CoMPTRoLLER--lt mas not been the custom OF
the Comptroller to pay these rolls deposit was
placed their credit at the bank.
Commissioner VAN NoRT-I make motion only
TO the claims OF 1871. ! merely desire to provide
the means Tor the payment of the Fire ana Police
Departments, for the city Is dependent upon these
sor protection from nre and crime II possible,
should like To see these claims audited and allowed
to-day. tAppause.)
duty 10 perform IN the auditing and allowing OF
these claims, and therefore | still desire tnat the
Board should prescribe some method as 10 the au-
dting and allowing OF these claims, on a subsequent
examination, and thus ascertain whether they are
correct or not. The proposal Imposes upon a third
person the duty OF auditing ana allowing these
claims have no idea as 10 their correctness,
nnon them " has nor been usnoi for th,s
Denartment tn audIt and nav these claims sbond
mncn nrefer that the claims he laid mon the
.aSse nd iat them he nroner,y audited Than iaI
TO- poarS no 40 1naI,v unnn tbe, saema 70 me-
sne, tS,s Course =, mare IN accorda win ,bs nov
-. niS Tns,noss nae bean AM %arn nur an "s
merely a conditional audit now. Until the Board
ucSluSS ~ M " ~ w, nv. oS
possio'o ioi 'he'c e'"ins Y" NC Enthusiastically P"sseu
'p Cnmm,ss,ooer v.S Nopr-we have nossed unon
claims already OF similar character.
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wvuiu sec .nat 1ie,e - az haa iiy III
@ ny ~ P ~ far mai Il ha done accord
,n1 W in ,nnr re had befter do II IN some de-
n,s s ~ ,u saw' 'AiiN W. A"' ''''N' w " 49, So "
Comm;,s,onnr SrpppINs-Has the Comptroller
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS apa or anu randa ~ a,%,, 81
a., S s. ~ cn,,id roi, the hoard ahontS "
Tna Ea,sr,n, :, III tntnr the NV deanos soue
,oathoS ny ,rb,ch these clams shonld ne audIted
n Ianm,ss,nror Van NoprI take Il thar tho Comn
troler wonld not pay ANYTHING that he aid moi ind
correc, That nefore he maid this he wonld consnt
fSe osra anap would suegest thai the Comn
trailer devofe one twelfth of the AUTHORIZATION dne
70 these denartments to the payment OF these nav
rolls Wbsf / desire IA that these men should have
tbeir money II the Comptroller desires thar the
claims shal Law over one day have no blecuon
TO it
The COMPTROLLER still pressed for the Board
TO define some method of audit
Commissioner VAN NoRr-I would like TO ask the
Comptroller whether there has not been requisl-
ton from these departments presented To the De-
parJment OF Finance Tor the payment Of these rolls
The CLERK-Ihere was no appropri atlon Tor last
year. and, therefore. no requisltion could be made
Commissioner IAN NoRr-l press my motion that
the Clerk read the particulars OF these rolls, and
that the Board proceed to pass upou them.
The CoMPTRoLLER-Ai the last meeting IL was de-
cided That the claims be sent In tothe Board. NOW