The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-12
THE CHAMBERLAIN AND THE DEPUTY
CHAMBERLAINSHIP
City Chamberlain Francis A. Palmer has trans
mitted the following communication to Mayor
Havemeyer:-
CITY CHAMBERLAIN's OFFICE,
NEW YORK, Jan. IL, 1873.

TO w. F. nAvsxKyEn, ESQ, Mayor Of New York.
the %hsS NJ Foley S:'e was
mott Hss w
il Green-whose influence with You is pretty generally
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offered to the @o or TWO aSo
he had been induced 70 accept since Inaugural
s emo
psd the peps Jha
81 Hs When
self voa nd had been might d have easily
considered ysar intimate &C. S with
tn n hs a Yea nSr M
his Efforts give to the Office Of Comptrolier the un
his attempt remove the resrcons the law mad
he was al oss pa to
sent to join with him in removing While the law
The dI%s Of Ct ts
lain though he the chieof bureau in the Finance
o That I excluded &c. the enact
lie I money was expressly wiIadIawn from depend
AM s
Which gave the Chamesrlan the power Of appoint
H ss
the power Of expenains Them Thus WAS
INTRODUCED int our city goyernment system which
well in regard TO the funds OF the State government
the custodian moneys the president sm
Or ss OF G ss sns
the responsibility Of the bank moneys and only
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Sp ss tit
This plan could not be carried without aid
the ns o Sna III %
present GomptroIer has asmEtsd to break Ills
M Eh e
when this was deDied 10 him his step inform
At IN fhe ham
her but e add II to The principal carried
enough Il the paid Cha%Sera ph,f he
e IT, @ "ad Ga' added S
1Se Pr,nc e as st. the Comparable exncsd 4 could Be
their a 10 from the the cham
them sonli course demanded by 0 The
Would t. R Ss @ mot Sp s Of the
Would deprive me of the power-conlerred by law on
sxpenses Of the oice and sxsrcises he he
by as such w e 81 bs Ss sepS S
displayed Willingness to aid the Comptroller in his un.
aSo"s dees sa would
avoid h IN Ge
Se at an sSr aay gpoGCsed 70 obtain from
That p' wo%S Sa iS
banks 70 deray the expenses Of The CHAM
be 6er S GsS oSe and AZ the Zine
70 this was fully aware that that proposition q
be S S
to Of pay i c The IN puSe ss u
then had such confidence IN the integrity Of the
th$ my power e limit my my liability y
ns Of ant By DR. S % in
Comptroller for refusing to accede to my
asssss s2s' S SGss 1 sass
public 1a hsS
was it refused but TO carry out his controlling
omRRIISllSrs he spe.i bank
Ss deposits shs o. os c
loaned su 81 money on hand that hank had
trouble q inquire he that thc se
actually before he sui aaye
nT Of ss q Is on h
bank That warrant was promptly met by that bank
him ss;sT dc
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twenty thus ye ssfsb b
a, ne s;Hry the labor and respon6es
aanS TO Ss g. the "
step was that which You ans have sp ape
s s hs fT", S
absence Of nine however temporary exercise all the
es h s e. e s1s
ynf he snsssisS * go ss
ierrsd TO 2 2p. who gives only
sppSSR,,saa aSsc,dns others
10 st nS 81 mSo% fi
have been well educated and aimed knowledge Of
who has that knowledge yet TO acquire. Such il The
measure which you certify that you approved
And now you be so inform me what there is
Lett you are right 70 protect the community from the
frauds ana embellishments Of a dishonest Comm
troller and his associatesi The measures which
With danger to ss Pe 70 and b nsH,
conceive 70 be my duty as long as occupy my present
official position TO do all In my power guard against ali
those dangers And beg assure that shall persist In
the course have already pursued so long salts
fed that am acting according law and shall resist m
the extent Of power effort Of yours carry out
the plan of the Comptroller whether such efforts have
thek origin In personal hostility mistaken sense OF
duty.
your letter has already given to the public and
that before its transmission me- shall publish
This letter, because rejoice In the opportunity lust
afforded OF enabling this community TO know opera
lions OF part OF IT'S government heretofore concealed
rom them. thus may hope 70 have the of public
entimen in my contest with dangerous usurpation
which hayc Thus been Obliged TO carry on
alone. Yours respcctfuly. !