New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
nrrryer oy CONTROLLER GREEN.

DEFENSE OF CONIhOLLbh uhEEN'
xrr BANKERS AND MERCHANTS DECLARE IHH USE
OF THEIR NAMES USAUTHoRHED-MAYoRH HAVE
MEYER AND AUDITOR EARLE IN DEFENSE.
The charges against Controller Green, whion
.re made by the Peoples Reform Association and TO
,h ,nnortance was given by the signatures Of large
r,nher OF bankers and other prominent citizens nave
been repudiated by majority OF those VINO were
.unposed to have signed them, and must therefore 90
considered as authorized only by the Association making
the charges
Rank Of New-York and six others, signed commuhiea
ton u the Legislature stating that their signatures
were ATTAINED by misrepresentation. Yesterday score
mr. 90 Of supposed sgners addressed similar assurances
40 the LEGISLATURE and 20 Controller Green nearly al
stating that they did not read the memorial ana several
saving that they had signed only the two-ne request
for the investigation, and had not seen or read the eaD
crate charges made by the PEOPLES Reform Association
Among those who have thus repudated these charges
against Mr.. Green, are:
d. r Mangam President OF the National Trust Com
pany; Morris Franklin, President New, f1rA dle rn
National Bank; George NJ Hurd, Cashier Chatham Ma
Ona Bank A. s. Apgar Cashier MeGenahts W
tonal Bank; NJ c. Turner, J. F. Underhill Co.. Henry
Butler, Joseph Brokaw Daniel ID QuaeAenDoss' mas
H. Hartshorn, Walter n Pave, VIM. Let2ney, MUM
Loeb Co. Adolph ~ Sanger, n 1 Aare Geo + =
Baker, Norman White, John NJ. stuart.
MAYOR Uavemeyer was charged IN the memorial al
,uded 70 with neglect consider previous charges and
takes this opportunity TO present the facts which led
him t. disregard the first accusations. His eommuni-
cation is very long and much OF 1t irrelevant He sus-
taius Nj Green in the employment Of Dexter A. haw-
Aims as lawful but offers reasons TO Justify It's eXpe-
Cheney o. prOpreiy. In 10 the charge that MI
Green had borrowed on bonds largely In excess
OF the needs Of tine Government and had Kept the excess
OH deposit II banks which paid interest, Mr. Have
meyer says:
In 1872. the year alluded to in the memorial, the
class OF the sum OF S3206 $40 81 He did Dor
only the sun OF SllSlOO or about 90 per cent les
than was borrowed IN tue previous year O1 TAX M
also about cent less than that OF 1874 ana itw
sppear also thal ne borrower In III 80 vs. Sor -
borrowed IN any one OF inc Tour ptst !eals, -
whole interest the Revenue bonds for 1872 amounted
60 $4431G5 g. That The moneys were deposited IN the
Tenth National and B10adway Bangs was because tle
law required them 10 be put there. No man IN TINS com
nuuity would Rave IeSFeu me nohe9 iiI'h hi tL
banks quicker tha1 the Controller, Al he Aad had the
power 20 DO So"
in denial Of the charge that the assessment lists have
not been presented by the Controller 10 the Board OF
Revision and Correction, the Mayor asserts that OF S
lists presented S6 have been conhrmed the
courts have placed iniunctons on TO- one IL In the
hands OF the Corporation COunsel ~ unceTncd by
The Contract Commits siOners, and the remainder Q0 are
before the Board for hearing objections. The Mayor
SAYS 10 reply 90 the charges that there ere $500 law
colts pending against the city, that the total number lie
:6s5 Of which $50 are proceedings 10 vacate assess
MIR Green took Office. Referring TO the comparative
statement ., he cost Of Ring and Reform rule the
Mayor saws -
Inc Agnres in the memorial relative 70 the oeht ana
taxation OF the city and county arc desiyneSIv
sarSed msstaed displaced, and seem 70 be StslRnguy
misreprescnted The results reached are conseq1su.r
.o1aIiv misstatemeuts and falshcatOns OF tue tlln
NithO1t wadiug through hem IL is well to state hstiacs
mi y The funded debt IL Increased by the calls Tor
money OF the various departments or by the liquidation
oi old unHauidated claims. The Controller neither
makes the the laws that authorize their cea
sion His function u SIMPLY TO settle ana pay
drhs which are incurred Uy the other departments.
fair comparison OF the expenditure from taxes and
handed debt fOr the years 1865 10 1874, Inclusive,
viii show that Instead OF the last three years being over
lA0QOO IN excess OF tho tTst three years II is fny
81 900 OOO less making difference between the memorial
aud the truth OF about s40,0OJ.OOO
The remainder of the communication refers 70 minor
matters which have not been published, and Of no
consequence
AUDITOR EARLE DENIES THE CHARGES.
Auditor A.. L. Earle of the Finance Department has
also written "a long letter denying the charge In the
petition to the Legislature that Controller Green in
ducod hin 10 audit the claim Of Dexter A Hawkins.