The New York herald., 1873-10-04
GREEN BALKED.

Meeting OF the Board OF Estimates and
Apportionmens- City Comptrolicr
the Friend or the workingmen-A
Left Side Wink from Havemeyer tn
Wheeler, Who Defeats the Issue OF
Bonas-Havemeyer VS.. Green and
What Was Really Done.
The Board OF Estimates and Apportionment met
yesterday morning. in obedience to call issued by
General Robert Storrs Deputy Comptroller. and at
the suggestion OF Comptroller Green, who pro-
posed TO make certain propositions TO his associates
TO relieve the city from financial embarrass
ment- Mr.. John Wheeler. Commissioner OF
Taxes and Assessments under the law, is the secre
tary OF this Board, as well as member, with the
Mayor. the President OF the Board OF Aldermen
and other gentlemen who were not present Mr.
Green's private secretary, Mr.. John Devin, for the
first time in the recollection OF the new dispense
ton, had provided tables and chairs for the press
representatives. The secret OF this. the reporters
say, is that there was TO be a personal fight be-
tween Havemeyer and Green.
The proceedings opened with the following reso-
luton. General Storrs and Mr.. Alderman, who,
under the law, have no right to an Official recog-
milton, acting, by the consent OF all, as anan-
uenses.
Mr.. GREEN offered the following resolution in
the
INTERESTS or THE woRKINGMEN:
upon he Board ~ Estimate and Apporaoninent by
Comptroller be and IS hereby authorized issue from
interest as S may Setermhc no, exceeans seven per
cent per annum. ssment bonds OF the city New
chapter Ssi, Laws ISL, the amount OF ssO0OoI
MIR. GREEN made speech in support OF this, de-
clarIng that Z was TO pay poor men ne employed by ny
he adde that already than So 000 0Do OF THESE
bonds mad been issued IN nineteen or twenty
months. lie did not desire to IMPEDE public I'M
provements, but he thought that some limit should
be put 10 this class OF expenditure.
TINS was tle cuemthe gauntlet thrown down down oy y
eX-Chief Clerk Maloley OF the Assistant Alder
men-and John Wheeler, Commissioner of Taxes.
at once took II up. Mr.. Wheeler, the Mayor and
Mr.. Vance, President OF the Board or Aldermen op-
posed the motion, and Tor half an hour there was
WASHING OF DIRTY LINEN.
The Comptroller directed the "battle,n the
Mayor getting around 1t by winkng at Commits
sioner Wheeler, and telling him. by 'nods,' to
sail in.
The Comptroller was magnanimous and finally
compromised on a certain amount Tor the assist
ance of the workingmen.
He took the foor and offered resolutions for the
issue OF stock, as follows renarking that there
was no immediate hurry for it,
Street improvement fund. authorized by the
laws Of isa3 to convert $l.2ooOOO Of the same =.
consolidated stock new issnej section l. chap.
ter "a laws q 1872 70 provide the means 70
which have been vacated by the Supreme ,.,,,,
Central Park Commission improvement bonds.
chapter 1897, s67, Tor the purpose taking up
at maturity and reconverting 1t into the same ~
Department of Parks, improvement bonds con.
Assessment bonds conversion) 65OC0
Total bonds Mr. Green wants raised $3.50 tGo
Upon the appropriation of the 100000 for the
poor workingmen under Mr.. Van Nort the discus
sion was very warm
Mr. VANCE asked how much was the outstanding
assessment bondss
Mr. GREBN-About $20, ,000, 600.
Mr. WHEELER said he wanted time to consider
the issue OF such large amounts OF bonds. He un-
derstood Mr. Green had resolutions to offer calling
for the issue OF S3,000,O00. He wanted some time
TO examine into wnat these bonds were lor. He
did not want TO go into the Board and vote ior the
issue or millions OF bonds without moments con-
sideration or previous knowledge that sucn resolu
tons were 10 bc offered. He thought notice should
be given at previous meeting OF the intention Of
the Comptroller TO ask Tor the issue OF bonds.
MI. GREEN-What 40 you mean Dy previous
meetrngYii
Mr.. WHEELER meant the meeting previous to the
one AT which the issue OF the bonds were author.
ized lie onered resolution at the previous
meeting making it a rule tnat all resolutions ask
ing Ter the issue OF bonds should be laid over for
consideration till the next meeting, but this reso.
luton was voted down. lie was satisfied to have
a meeting tomorrow and vote on the resolutions,
but he decidedly objected to vote away enormous
amounts OF bonds on moments notice.
IL was then agreed that this resolution should
lie over until to-day.
When Mr. Green offered the resolutions causing
the Issue OF other bonds given in the above list Mr.
Wheeler asked that they be laid until to-day,
which was opposed by Mi. Green, and lively dis
cussion followed.
Mr. Green said it was true Mr. Wheeler being
associated in tue Board, had q right TO examine
into the issue OF bonds. He said TINS in very tart
manner, and Mr. Wheeler replied that he wanted
no more rights than he had under the law. In the
Board OF Aldermen or Supervisors resolutions in
volving the expenditure OF money were always laid
over TIL the following meeting Tor examlna-
tion. Every member there had an opportunity
OF Knowing what the money was Tor and
If 1t was correct; hut the Board OF Appor-
tionment vote for the issue Of millions OF bonds
without moments notice, or perhaps without
any member OF the Board, except the Comptroller,
knowing anything about them. The old Board OF
Apportionment voted the issue Of $4,000, 600 OF
bonds at short meeting, aud the fact was used
very effectively against them. The present Board
should not be forced 10 act so.
The resolutions were finally laid over till to-
morrow, at eleven O'Clock. when the Boar1 will
meet ior the special purpose OF taking action on
them.
An appropriation OF $4,000 made for repair
ing the bouievards and avenues up town, and
$4,000 for sprinklng them before the Jerome Park
races.
The Board then adjourned until eeven A. NJ to-