The New York herald., 1873-11-17
CITY FINANCES.
Comptroller Green's Financial Policy Ex-
plained-Increase Of Expenditure in the FL
nance Department Examining Frauds
and Professional Servlcss"-Where
the Contingency Fund" Goes To.

The public mind has for some time past been
much troubled by It's inabilltyro understand why
It is that the taxes have increased when the
expenses of the various departments have been
cut down. The Comptroller's slogan ever since he
went INTO office has been to ''curtail expenses"
How faithful the preacher is to his theory will be
explained by the appended exhibit expenses In his
once for what he has been pleased to call 'proies-
sional services"
Connolly's boots into which Mr. Green stepped
never made such immense prints on the debit side
OF our finances when he had them as they do now.
The proof Of the assertion will be found in the
following fgures:-
Appropriation salaries in Finance Department
Add eight months salary of chamberlain at
$4,000 per annum 2oooo
Appraprion for salaries Tor ssso -'''''
Ala Cbamberlain's salary ................. 5000
Auu - ss3os2
Increase in s6soyo
Contingencies Department Of Finances Tor
Contingencies Department OF Finances ior
1s1S..... 2iaooo
Increase IN .S435 600
Total salaries in Finance Department under
ComptroIler Connolly in ISL . -. s29so0o
Total salaries under Comptroller Green in is7i $4,000
Increase under Mr. Green Observation-Disclosures. S3s00)
An examination OF the vouchers paid during the
present year shows that the appropriation for
res in the Finance Department do not cover the
expenses Of clerk hire in that department. but that
a large amount OF money Is expended under the
item OF and occasional services the total Tor
which cannot be readily traced, as the warrants
are made out for examinations OF banks" "legis-
latlve lnquries," professional services and the
like, and hidden away In various appropriations.
We have examined a portion OF these warrants,
and although the list Is by no means full, some
idea Of the large sum OF money thus taken from
the city treasury may be formed from the follow
ing items:-
Warrant No II, ,792, June 81 1873
Preparing estimate Tor completion Of work on
new Court House, exclusive OF oome-charged
q eSpenses O. Department OF Fl s, &,
Warrant No. s,22o July 10 iss2-
ing vouchers to ascertain receipts for licences
street permiis.Paid from Contingent fund.- %, ~,
Warrant No g,sss December il, isis-
porting amounts and condition Of the city
debt from Nov. q. 1871 Zee TO- is72..... s45 90
THEODORE poURNE.
Warrant No. s44a september 20 ls7s. go,
Paid rom Board Of Apportionment and Audit ,,. -
warrant No 6je, October l. isia-
Services Examiner, september, 1871 Paid go =.
warrant NO Isl. November IL iSiiia-.'''''',...
Services as Assistant Examiner, october, 1872
Paid from same account. 200 0O
Total ...........................s s624 80
Warrant No. 3.07h July 8, 1872
Board q Audit June, l,7a. Paid from Board Of :.
u. ApporHonment % and audit ascount'....' slAs s.
same in July, ls7a Paid from Board OF Appor.
Warrant No. a22o september o Is72-
Ausns, to /, is7S Paid from Board N Of Appor.
uonment and Audit account. 03
Warrant No. sAi, September g, isi2-
sersises ad sso, examining INN street lamps August ls2
warrant No sas ii1nl,v =" w
services examining books and accounts in
CSmpToeas once June ~ & raii from ,so oo
Warrant No 1925, September 20, 1872
Cash paid searcher, &c. examining bills. Paid
from Board OF appointment and Audit ac .. ;,
warrant 10. ito, November IL Is7s
AsSas eTses % & 20 So1ra 81 se ned may 90
Total ~; a.; ,;;ssiay ss7sS o.
Legal expenses connected with the Department
OF Finance, 1871 contingent fund account. .S3500 90
This is In addition 10 the other amounts paid Mr..
Waterbury, and which are already known.
Warrant No. ASS August si fs7s~
sesSSss as as nS AIssani Y h Examiner OF %
variant No staa sep,emncr 70 is7 so'o !"
services Examiner In August 1872 S27U 90
account
TOTAL $40 90
DANIEL JACKSON.
Warrant No. A074, July s. lS72-
Services as Examiner Of Accounts fOs Board OF
Audit, june 1871 xlG6 6s
Warrant No. 3,y4, August 2, lS72-
Services Examiner 10 Board OF Apportiou-
ment and Audit, July, 1872 ....,..,....... I6s ca
same, August, lsa 2os IS
Paid from Board Of Apportionment and Audit
account
-. $54l Is
HENRY
Warrant No ll,5l4-
Professional services to De partmcnt OF Financ,
examining accounts, Ac, Apnl Ia 10 April
'"';''"'ss'''''..'. s.,s:.............,. xA& ~