The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-03
MUNICIPAL STRIFE.
The Fight Between the Comptroller and
the Commissioner Of Public Works.
Comptroller Green yesterday sent to the Mayor

Comptroller Green yesterday sent to the Mayor
the following letter.
CRY or NEW YORK DEPARTMENT FINANCE,
conrrRolLrR's ,orrIcr, April ?, 1874 :
Hon. WILLIAM +. HAvEMEYER, Mayor
sm-it well known that in the years 1870 and 1871.
degree he stais MANY Of hose aausdaSe aud inds,
isnsb i laws were passed By which The deet
been So largely increased EXrayagsnce and iraudu-
public notice by the easy process OF Issuing stocks and
bonds for the payment of current expsnd,ures and of
ehleyous laws which authorize he issue ., stocks and
limit Or Tss,.lstoa, stu in force: and
debt it seems to they should repealed or
live WORKS may require: Al aessssary PaSIe imefSys
ny se and nd 81 a@ be s ss
economy and accountability. and control expenditures
WSieh slii KRIS under sssns
penaars a Of The public ta' moneys S '' 'A''A
thought proper that your atsn,iCn
this subject and especially to the following as some Of
l. Chapter $50 Laws Of rs7o-rhs act authorizes the
issue Of stock to an unlimited amount to provide the
s~esn SSes Ii third and th St. s.fees The WORK was
December d $50 the Comm soner Of ' Public Works
ns on eo o f. have
hal the chief make Ak aorOssh M and
w s It. eSeSe ' 81 the s
moving the present aauednct and trust that the entire
sS%ssss sssls Ss6
Of @ city NE e M
street. and laying iron pipes to convey the water between
sS@
han naesnated have now ne to Tepo
upon more thorough examina uon OF the cnle engineer
nld-Estimate Of the cost OF the work, sa4727ss ss
mission Of Public WORKS reported The eimaIsd cost At
iG hf Is e. 9e The The
% %erk wSs m 81 the the o nr
missioner in April ISL making The actual estimated cost
Commissioner Of Pubic WORKS in June ISIS no ''~A
' %Srs
AMPLE @ ast sssnds would have been
mis- may u found w hss the sail
either 70 y for sc the Whole or any Of the wo,k
to sad Commissioner and most al vantageous to the IN
Thus the authority conferred by this law to
sSs Of wc proper s ri and tar
tons will ncrea ,e the permanea at debt q the city BY
less han eur years nearly three millions and hall
% and onp anss ops q Ss
hear 50 much just complaint, BY property owners.
na the wS,s
the
the wasteunsss that obtains IN is Prosecution %,
asws 81 n n rs, Of .Us 10 ns
wafer but which originally scheme tor purchas
srSss a and
enrneers in the year 1871 should have been filled
thar year eui rival eIgeeIns onna reasons 10 con.
1873, when the water was let IN.
No one will more readily than advocate the proper
expenditure of moneys the supply Croon wafer
but provision should be made limit further issues Of
for tins city Including the lately annexed district
drauc engineers and the infringement OF it committed
to such authority will command the confidence OF the
CHAPTER 81, Laws q ISL, authorizes the issue Of
bonds to the amount OF So OOW annually for expend
lures by the Department OF Docis
This too large an amount Of money to be used with
Dock Department will concur in this view.
hs d pe redased to so per sn0u
dSS ee wsshs s the sny issue
except for specific purposes under strict Limitations and
by M or nG e S1
Docks =. the or main en- q this department.
estimate and apporhonment the necessary amount re.
& ahor1ss tn.
issue Sena pay Sr wse METER without ma
occasion Of neiarious attempt deiraud the city,
'Sud hsutsT S ra%s 1871 authorizes the u. OF
bonds to ne amount q slooo annually repairs to
penses ought always to provided by taxation and
The necessity for Amending or repeating the above
nn G es inc w to dsSs ea
too pa asr Is ana
proper aci 70 accomplish ne above referred 70
TO ask your Aid in securing the attention Of the Legsa
turc TO these important subjects
So long these laws. which the contrvanccs OF
Tweed Sweeny remain the statute book the de-
partmens call for money without limit and the raising
OF moneys under these Objectionable provisions increases
and adds constantly TO the public debt
The depressed condition the monetary ana industrial
affairs or the country and the accumn aing burdens
the whole community demand, think that every
muscle be strained 10 reduce expenses, and thus keep
down taxes and that further debt be added unless
absolutely indispensable. Respectfully,
ANDREW II. GREEN, Comptroller.
The possibility or ne,r issue a. fnronpeyfibie