New-York tribune., 1874-11-18
POSTAL AEEAIRS.
BROOKLYN CHARITY FRA UDS.

AN ALLEGED DEFICIENCY OF OVER $4,000 IN THE
CHARITY COMMISSIONERS ACCoUNTs-INvEsTI-
CATIONS BY ALDERMAN ROPES.
An effort will be made at the next session
OF the egislature pass bill abolishing the Kings
County Charity Commission. It is proposed by those
who this change make, II possible, the office
of Charity Commissioner appOintye instead OF elective
By giving the Mayor power to appoint, and tho Com
mon Council to confirm it is believed that more capable
officials will be secured than have been elected for sew
erol wears past Those who favor change IN the man.
aecment OF the county institutions have many sound
arguments and weghty facts to present in favor OF
their proposition
The financial management Of the county charity In
stittons has and being closely Investigated by
Alderman Ripley W. Ropes OF the First Ward. At the
last meeting of the Board Of Supervisors the annual re-
mort OF the Charity Commissioners was handed in.
resolution calling for the printing Of 500 copies In
uamphet form was introduced. Mr. Ropes said that the
report was incorrect, and succeeded In defeating
tho resolution. II appears that tho CLERK or the
Charity Commission placed the net cost
Of the county institutions for the dsca year ending
uly 81 1874 at $i25SS5 95. Alderman Ropes said that
the institution had s572s7O 20, and that the Clerk
was short In his reckoning to the amount OF sl69Si 70
The Alderman visited tho County Treasurer's Office
examined his books. and then looked at the bs IN the
hands OF the Clerk OF the Board OF Supervisors The
result OF his Investigations is given in the following
table:
Balance In hands OF County Treasurer July 81 1873,
]i5io oo
Total received from Treasurer Of Board Of Charity Com-
Ane mt for 4OoO'l w
S47SS3l l3
,snt. made dprine year ending Jny 81 b4 10
Isrn1u!s made oil since July 3l''. ojfZo Oh
s5l927O 70
B hand. Of County Oct 49, 1874 on old % nm o
account audited but unpaid oooOo w
BIB IN hands oil OiefA ', ~ ~ " ,,........ % GOO 90
$573s7O 20
p,suetne from this the tar levy amount received from
Treasurer Of Charity Commissioner, ard balance IN - .
hands Of Treasurer July 81, 1878 from prev' - -
amounting In all H'oo'l 10
Tbs deficiency stands. $9iO39 81
Alderman Ropes from these figures PLACES the total
coat OF the institutions under the Charity Commis-
stoners for the year ending July 81, 1874 a. t2s70 TO-
The Alderman pursuing his investigations discovered
that IT cost the Comm ssiOners they claim. s2O to
expend $1G s7-abOut 80 cents for evary dollar dis
bursed For the fiscal year ending july, 1873 scooOo
was appropriated for the Chrity Commision Ihe Com
missloners spent $4,000 more than wes appropriated
About one year ago last Spring, the Com-
missioners said they would need Si52OD IG
the year ending Jay 81, 1874 They asked
that ss 900 be added TO the deficiency OF the e
cedng wear and promised that there would be no FUR
fieiepcy of between 10000 and spooO resolatIon
offered by Alderman Ropes, authorizing tne eneagemeht
of counsel TO Charity Commissioners who
are for this deficiency, passed the Board OF
snperysors tho last meeting Proceedings 70 recover
thus dehcenoy will be begun at an early day.