The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-21

bonds and stocks during three
OF Comptroller GREEN'S management $40 s73 80
| II cost the city and county of New York for
three years or TainInany's swindng adj
bonds and sC9,o7s az
reiainers stole. sscco ono
Acknowledged by the Comptroller to have
been applied to the purposes OF the govern
nys three years expenses actually paid Tor
1t viii cost The city and county, Tor three years
mlnistration 1s72, 1873 and 1874, in taxes,
bonds and stocks. 1903 sc4
Cost of comptroler's 'honest" administra.
Iammany's sswindiing' administration, for
And # rom this we deduct the sss the
Comptroller asserts Tammany stoe."....... 2aoG ooO
We still find Comptroller Green's manage.
ment for three years Will that OF
all, the enormous amount of .....'. $50 6o3 aD5
this does not include the present large boating debt
When il is remembered that during the Tamrnany ad
the city county that payr sSs1y we're ere
1aaea wta nS o S 5a. nat SUI our
were pushed VIGOROUSLY forward What to be said
ali pubic Under Which, sS sre S
esleyc the 81 OF compoer Green
expenses several Of the departments Greatly redac e
the enormous amount Of $50 ssss5 Tammany stealing
iranon than that Of model Comptroller and that !,
ing Of the public improvements, that does
GI NO answer ior the Comptroer to
increased burdens and the taxation were CAUSED the
o oeq has ns and hc
latter has assured the citizens in his last annual message
the ssa S y
n s yaSa sb ms ose Pm his wSn
tim times no ms m1st or OYER q which
This, then is the result of our great move
on Winch we hea So ch som our
that eeonomica goyernment for which much credit is
ment Of the city aud county for years with ali the
@ az an EXPENSE to the people OF
90, and leave behind debt only s9778g (Which Is
OF the Immense increase he burdens OF the city
emo aIns 81 And three to The
formed honest ana economical administration Of the
oppase nearly ali the paSe v wcfs 70 his
asrs s put ono snsMsg and that he inter
ees OF ss city ana OF che most
perieneed in this or any other government "
Third-wilm violation the provisions of the charter
seeion . lss Charter rs Chapter s Law, of
az nae ~ r IN sb
ing officer OF the Department OF Finance by means of
iroier and BY sub division I section 81 the proper dis.
See % sc declared 70 ee the
berain shall all drawn by the Comptroller
amy the aepoSy bnss ' or S. ecm
paes tor this purpose by checks signed by him
as chamberlain and by the Comptroller
and tne SAID banks and trust companies are prohibited
from paying any moneys account OF the Treasury,
except upon such checks.
secuon 80 provides that the Chamberlain shall
s5Uoou annually, and no more, Tor ali his services as
Shamperlain and County lreasurer-in lieu OF salary
ana oi All interest lees, commissions and euoluments
out OF which ne Is required to pay the salaries OF his
deputy ana such clerks aud assistants might be
sary ogether with the expenses Of his office. part
of which Is to be public charge.
NOTWITHSTANDING these provisions OF the law. the
Chamberlain, has taken upon himself TO employ various
ohcer5 ana assistants whose duties relate 10 and
connected with the payment OF moneys behalf OF tho
Corporation and whose salaries and amount
ing TO fu $lo,0op per annum, paid on warrants
drawn by the Comptroller and countersigncd by the
Mayor as pubic charge and expense, instead, as the
charter provides being paid by the Chamberlain out of
the $4,000 allowed TOR this ana other purposes by law
Further, the Comptroller draws money to pay the
debt1c thA city upon hts countersgned
e tie Mayor, and no check Is drawn this pur
fose by the Chamberlain although specially required
py the provisions OF the charter and in consequence
this VIOLATION OF the law and abolition Of the checks
te projection OF the treasury which the charter pro-
vides the comptroller has drawn his warrants which
the Mayor nas signed, and the Comptroller has
devercd the same 10 the parties in payment OF debts
thousands Of dollars
And, IN addition e the specific charges above stated Il
respectuy urged that the actions Of the Comptroller
while IN charge q the Central Park Commission should
receive the attention OF the Legislature.
While IN the Park Commission Mr.. Green schemed