New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-31
THE CONTROLLER CENsURED.

A SPIRITED DEBATE IN THE BOARD or ESTIMATE
AND APpoRTIoNMENT-MR GREEN REpRovED
FOR USING AN UNEXPENDED BALANCE WITH
OUT THE CONSENT OF THE BOARD.
The Board of Estimate and Apportlonment
held an adjourned meeting yesterday. Tie resolution
OF the Controller offered Tuesday that so much OF
the amount appropriated for the payment OF ln'erost III
1879 as was unexpendcd should he transferred to tho
similar appropriation for 1874 was called up and Pres
dent Wheeler moved to lay 1t the table. This was
carried by vote OF to the Mayor, President Wheeler
and MIR. Flanagan, voting in tho affirmative, and the
Controller In the negative. President Wheeler then
offered the following resolution:
EAeas TIE BOsr evidence Of The rreated
BY Of this Board Obtain Information from tine
Cortro Ter reference to the public de ana the interest T
qud to be by aIa0n and winch Iornauoa ives To- unca
nheds Ia tie revised estimates the appropriation made by ibis
the puc et in 1874 WAS $HjOo uuo ah
subsequently $4,000 made for tins purpose msius
the approximation Tor interest for 1874 payable hom Iia'On
Interest SS sS9s %SC SnS1 S na
Red That in te O:nGn Of ts boarG tne scDN o., m p
transit FRED for the purpose without the consent or authority OF TINS
Board cannot sanction or approve
The Controller said there were statements in the reso
luton which untrue. President Wheeler answered
the statement made yesterday Of the condition OF
the city debt had certainly not been shown to the Board
The Controller replied that the information had been
laid before the Board at the meeting and intimacd
that the minutes correctly Kept they Wou'd
show it, Presden; Wheeler reiterated his previous as
sertons, and read the closing part OF communication,
dated June co. 1874 addressed by the present Mayor and
himself to the late Mayor, as follows:
TIE question public debt Of the city which has engaged
sa SV m Il T h Gst all
9 J1e uS tie p-csr year an we sioa ike tie
Th for SST: s propiaton s. cq%ic
es white in ISL The interest res @d vh Ts be-
tween represents the dett Of upwai
Of $4OOJ0OOO while The Mayor his last annual essge to th
Common Council stats p, o Mt & ia the S nn%s n "e
bonds were as gtst in 1871 th,y axe in 1874.
The Controller said that his recollection was that he
had handed the debt statement prepared by his drcc
ton to the pre- sent Mayor at tho meeting on Jane q?
He then read tho statement, aud added that he could
not comprehend how conld say in the face Of
this clear and comprehensive statement that he had
| not submitted 1t to the Board. II any gen
| tleman said no had nOtS heard or it,
he was bound to accept his c1acincnt. 1t was merely
question Of whether the uuexpepded interest for 1873
could applied TO 1874. He had complied with the law
but he was willing to DO dOubly fortified He Thought
the transfer proper to make II the members OF
the Board thought 1t irregular no had given them an
opportunity 10 make it rrEulPr ,., 1900.
President Wheeler read from the minutes o. the meet
ing June 90 series Of questions relative to The city
dent and interest Oh nr same ana T'o t, tn"' W."
t trOier said that the questions rropomdcd
Tnrninr to bis assIssnt Mr. stoir asked him
statement was not prr%red by is arGS mn sp pre-
replied that IT was; and the Controller add"d hat nc
handed it to the present Mayor The Mayor said he did
not see II.
President Wheeler declared empha:icaliv that he had
no recollection Of seeing tie statement or hearing
read. The Controller laid il might not have been read
when presented. President Wheeer's resolution Y VA
then carries, the Mayor, President Wheeler, and Mr.
Flanagan voting IL the affirmative, aud tie Controller
In the negative
The Controller stated that through some oversight the
Societies of st, Vincent de- Paul aud the Hoi-o or the
Good Shepherd had not ipllcd for share vi ne Excise
moneys until the donations had been made. He no cd
that $500 given TO each Of tho Societies. II tho
amount received from tie Excise Cummj siODcIs
would warrant II. This adopted. In re
pv TO a question, the Controller stated that lie had
taken no action with reference to tC piUdtOn OF the
Commissioners Of the Third District COurt-UuS1 Tor pay
mpnt for their scTviCCF, ana that lac Was unwilling 10
determine their salaries.