The New York herald., 1873-12-31
CITY AND COUNTY TREASURY.
KINGS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,

Report OF the Committee Concerning the
Alleged Corruptions In the Board OF
Charities-Thc Commissioners' Reply
The Coroner's Case Concluded.
The final session of the. Kings county Board OF
Supervisors was held yesterday afternoon, Presi-
dent Coe In the chair.
The special committee appointed to investigate
the alleged overcharges on the part OF the Com
missioners of Charities in the purchase OF supplies
submitted voluminous report, reciting the result
OF their labors. The rate Of overcharges is in in
stances put at SO PEI cent and in other instances
at 300 per cent. The quality Of supplies Is In many
cases found to be OF the meanest. For nails
8.z5 Is paid per Keg while the retail price is
81 rs and the wholesale $4 Is. In crockery all the
way from 80 per cent to 800 per cent is charged
In advance on the wholesale and retail market
prices Of market dealers. In aulic soda, $12 so
and $13 so are charged on the county, while the
retail price is but So Is q drum. For tobacco, 90
cents pound is charged; at retail SO cents
densed milk is charged at So cents q quart while
New York pays but % cents Tor the same article.
the past four years, has been squandcred. 1t finds
the condition OF the paupers pltable, pinched and
stss ssa.eq ana recommends ina. tue governor dls
guson, Wills, Scott, Powell and Cunningham.
communication was received from the Com
missioners Of Charities in which it was stated that
q portion OF the Committee on Accounts OF the
Commissioners OF Charities OF the Supervisors had
the yearly The nad never Ssen no
ned, either verbally otherwise to attend any OF
the meetings. The Commissioners contend that
they have not been treated with either courtesy or
fairness. A garbled statement had been taken by
the committee from miscellaneous bills and made
other Investigation. The irst intimaiion which
the Commissioner had of the investigation was re-
ceived from the press II was alleged that some
Overcharges had been discovered. No person would
deny that at the present time and since the panic
goods OF all descriptions had fallen in price,
and TO attempt to make comparison Of goods
purchased one year ago with the present trade
prices would be absurd. The Commissioners asked
that an impartial committee be appointed, with
power to send for persons and papers. In order to
make thorough investigation, so that the public
might be more thoroughly Informed and better
The Special Committee OF the Board delegated to
inquire as TO the alleged frauds by the Penitentiary
construction OF wan, workshop and barn at Flat
bush, reported The majority report is as fol-
lows
concerning the building Of wall workshop and barn
Se meetings. ad Rsre inn
provements ana have also had before them a large
syidsnes ne value q .aa and have
I CARDS what the @ ought q have cost While
some testify that the county was charged 40 80 per cent
only Liberal price ior tnsir work
ssespon sesed hat the wall WORTH
All T. cost nave also naulred c9neeE;nng the
ali that were only
S there ,Se % @e wnle e
Of doing business for the county both by spperyisofs
iy on the part OF any one concerned the work The
committee therefore, offer for adoption the following
Resolved, That the committee be discharged from all
urne' Of the d@SGE sHSsss RICHARDS
gillian sCHENCK.
supervisor Johnson submitted minority report
declaring that overcharges had been made and
poor Workmanship was displayed