New-York tribune., 1873-05-17
STREET-OPENING JOBS.

HOW ANOTHER MILLION WAS WASTED.
HEAvY ovER-PAYNENTs MADE TO NEw-YoRK OFF,
CIAIs-A MILLION AND THIRD PAID FOR WHAT
COST LESS THAN $500 000-LIsT OF COMMISSION
ERs, CLERKS, AND SURVEYORS WHO GOT THE
MoNEY-A FORMIDABLE ARRAY OF FIGURES
WHICH HEED EXPLANATION.
One of the chief sources from which the
Ring lately drew its immense fraudulent revenue was
found 10 be the "sreet-Opening Bureau" and 1t was
shown in THE TRIBUNE from time to time, year ago,
how great swndles upon the public were perpetrated
under this system Numbers Of the Commissioners who
had grown rioh on these spos exposed in these
columns and also the Judge OF the Supreme Court who
appointed them 70 place and shared with them in the
profits OF frauds upon taxpayers their opera
tons were very clearly shown TO be- Later, Controller
Green after careful examination Of the books OF the
city and county showed that an immense amount Of
money thus been sQuandered and he has SINCE az
Ger stn further analysis Of the books discovered TO
whom this money thus Illegally paid. report
covering the facts forwarded TO the legislature
yesterday, and Is published below.
CITY OF NEw-YoRS. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, May lS' 1910
In answer TO the resolution Of the Honorable the Sen
ate, send herewith In the form OF tabular
the information required respecting the costs ices anu
expenses incurred Tor the opening of streets avenues
and public places the CITY of New-fork for the hVe
Schedule mot published is condensed statement
OF and charges ip the matter OF opening seeIs,
avenues and public places in the City OF YORK our
Ing the years iS6s 1869. 1870 1871, aud 1917.
Schedule mot published) is detailed statement OF
these costs and charges paid during the same years.
Schedule c (nOt published is detailed statement OF
claims and charges m matter or opening streets
avenues and public places, filed IN the Department OF
Finance, remaining unpaid. -
Schedule is classified statement or amounts paid
and unpaid tO individuals named IN the foregoing sche-
dnles during the period from 1865 tO 1874
For the last five years the opening of new streets,
and public places has been used the occasion
for giving Jobs of the most mOnstrOus character 10
political placemen and favOrtes Of those who kept them
power by of their levies upon the tax
payers and property owners Of this city.
Three hundred thousand dollars would, think, have
adequate compensation for all the work required in
these openings included in this report For this service
the enormous sum Of Sl,Sl5,669 50 has been paid,
and $780, 40 O6 is still unpaid amounting in all TO the
of 56071 49, IL will be that the commissioner
ships, appraiserships, and Clerkshps have been dis
triOuted among those whO In most instances held at the
same time other offices under the city government.
IL is using moderate language TO that in many
instances the Surveyors bills have been most eXorbtant
Legislature the passage Of act limit these expeDd
nures The most Of these street openings could be
readily accomplished in one comprehensive proceeding
at very moderate expense With great respect,
ANDREW II. GREEN, Controller.
SCEEDuLK n-CIASSlFED STATKMRNT AMOUNTS PAID AND
REMAINING UNPAyD KDIyTDUNs NAMED FOREGOING
SCHKDCLEs DURING THE PERIOD YRoN 1868 TO 1871
CoEamtSsioRers
every except the three the Com
appointed BY Judges CsrdoIO and Barnard