New-York tribune., 1873-04-11
RINGS CorNTY FINANCEs.

TuE DUTY OF THE COLLECTOR or TANES TO MAKE
PAYMENTS DAILY TO THE CONTROLLER.
The case of the City Of Brooklyn against
Iemuel Burrows Collector OF Taxes and Assessments,
will ap tomorrow morning before Judge Pratt Of
the Supreme Court. This is a suit brought manda
by Controller Schroeder. asking why the Collector
should render daily in detail the collections of
aud assessments and make daily payments OF amounts
received 10 the Controller under Legislative act Of
1854 which requires such returns TO be made Tie com
plant charges that the Collector dsobeys the law in not
specifying the details Of collections when he pays over
the amounts and that he does make daily Daymenis
and his bonds cover balances which IRE
Quently in his hards that In ease of default
the city would Se unable 70 collect the deficiency II
states that he makes daily statements ~ moneys re-
ceved, 0n not Of amounts collected Tor at least tive
weeks previous date that the average balance re-
maing IN the hands of the Collector amounts to more
than GJ0000 aud often TO S0OOOO hsbwhen returns OF
made no details are furnished whatever, so
that any amount of fraud might occur and not he DIS
covered until an official examination OF the books should
revealt L. states thai money collected for
for local improvements specified in detail, but not
up 60 the date when returns are made, that large
amounts ALWAYS remain unaccounted for in the Col
IeciOr's hands
Tho Collector iu his reply will show by several afday
its that has not been the for many years to
uak. the daily required by the Controller
and that it Is impractcable make them that such
only pursued Ot three four after the
passage OF the act when the city was comparatively
small ana the few The Controller will
ply effect that n is moi mpractcable 10 make daIy
pay ueuts that the affairs of the office. II
properly sys;eatzed could be made conform TO the
requirements Of the law, aud that the following OF bad
preoedeuts affords no legitimate for present fail
N duty The custom o. this cityis cted where daily
returns are made i detail by the Collector of Taxes and
Assessments the Controller and the amounts collected
daily are credited to the City Treasury In NewYOrk
ibc Cers Of Arrears Ger riaos daily the amount OF col
lectios made his bureau. and the city Chamberlain
renders detailed of the moneys received and
gives certificate deposit for the full amount 10 the
credlt ol the Controller each day. The returns made
show the ward" d" Inc number" owner o. payer
ward number" street or avenue" amount Of tax"
d.ouut OF interest" 'aud amount received 70 the
minuest detail and frequently amount to S5ooOoOO
t6.OO0OOO
The refusal oi the present Collector 10 pay over the
amounts he collects on the day that he receives them is
similar to tue conduct Of his predecessor Isaac Badeau.
who WIS held 20 strict account for his reputed
rnaIfeasanoe IN Office Considerable interest is mani
Tested in the result OF the argument which will be made
Tomorrow before Judge Pratt and the desire is gcner-
ally CNprossed that the Controller whose honds amply
cover AL moneys his possession shall receive and
hold tLe moneys collected by Mr. Burrows. II Will be
observed that wien 80 great an Of money he
longing 20 the city the hands o an individual
the cry not only loses the interest that would aecrue
but on account OF the small balance remaining in the
Treasury frequently compelled to issue bonds raise
money for various improvements. when the money
which actually belongs to it is beyond its reach. As
daiy paymcut by the Collector into the CRY Treasury
al the money hC receives.