The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-19
eTHV BOARD OF APPOR7I0NNEy7.
A Lively Meeting Of the
..-..,t- Board Yesterday.
COMPTROLLER GREEN GETS MAD.
Tht Mayer Opposed 10 Financial clubbing
and Technicalizing,


The Board OF Apportioamans met Yesterday
afternoon. the Mayor Ia the cnar. Comptroller
Green was the last one OF the members to arrive.
Helookod out oil temper, aud during the meeting
was considerably ne ttled by a lew questions that
were put TO him oy the Mayor. relating 10 certain
matters over which the finance Department. has
ome'contypL
Mr.. Wheeler, Secretary OF the Board, read two
communications rom the Comptroller, the follow.
ing being one OF Them
siR:A large nuriYer Of bills and payrols have been eel,
% Of i a1 %oas and a. me p1pansn
Public rags PAYABLE or q the OF eSiq SJ Of
tiOU other claims OF the character received
a e's a Sa as aken acton ra,lve to
issue of ponds under clapter So section ~ laws 80
rsi.inss and n, now without the necessary 70 pay
fs aS ace m sr urore You or such acoa
as a sSYe Gna cR RE- Sr' TniPGSe
The statement was made in the other commuui-
cation that he. the Comptroller, had received
from the Commissioner OF Pubic WORKS payrolls
Of cleaners and other employees OF the new Court
House for the month of December. The amount
5 required was s2,s77. out the balance on hand OF
the APPROPRIATION made 10 meet the payments
was only s57 6s.
A NICE LITTLE TALK.
When the letters relating to the Court House
cleaners read the Mayor claimed address
ing the Comptroller
sis there no way by which these people can be
paid s'
"None that I know or" CURLY replied Mr..
GREEN.
.But there must be remedy warmly broke in
the Mayor. At is not right that these parties.
VINO have honestly earned their wages, should be
deprived or them Tor weeks at tlme, simply be-
cause OF some technca!ity.n
Mr. GREEN, apparently not little taken aback BY
:he earnestness OF the Mayor, remarked, with
nuch less STIFFNESS than ne mao at hrst assumed,
.Ines matter mlgag be looked into. so II may az
well be laid over to be considered at future
tlmen
quer the Mayo Sharply
s.Wei Unanswered Mr. GREEN, evidently angered
by the stern way IN which the Mayor addressed
HIM. swell. the Board has power TO transfer from
r one innd. where there Is q surplus, 10 another
where there. Is d.fciency.n
lis there no surplus OF any kind OF past years
which can be used to meet tue deficiency alluded
toIn the communications
- "rhera are suroluses,n replied the Comptroller;
"but think IL would be improper and mi udicous
TO draw against tneIn.n
There must be some means by which these
people can be paid" said the Mayor. land there
snepid d, be no uf'hsr delay about the matter II
: ..lwi!i look INTO the subject and see," replied
Mr.. GREEN. whereupon II was resolved that the
subject sheuld be LAID over until the next meeting
3 SO A SMALLPOX FUND.
af A communicated from the Board OF Health was
read askiH. thar s5,o0 transferred from the ball
anee RING health iund OF 1874 to pay Tor the work
+. dDIe oy the yaccinat0rs and experts employed III
i tie tlvestlg3t ON OF dlprtneria.
Mr.. WHEELER opposed The granting OF this re-
quest on the ground that 81, 900 had already been
transferred or smallpox hosnltal purposes.
President CHANLER, OF The Health Board. nap
pening to- be In the hail was invited TO tx plain
wnas the request really meant lie dbl SO ny say
Ing that the Health Beard had not dollar 10 meet
thee xvency the had ueen called upon TO meet Dy
The outDreaa the smallpox and dlphtheria IN tile
csis. They nad iunas opL none that could oe used
for an extraordinary work Ike the one alluded 10.
u
Mr. Chanler went away nappy.
Another communication from the Health Board
-, asNipg tuat CERTAIN Moneys TO the credit OF the
heaith iund re transferred so that ihey could be
used IN delraying expenses, de-. OF the small
p0x hospitas was read agd laid over.
- now CAS- THEY GET IT
they rad exceeded their. appropriations lor 1874
by $4,000 aud requested the Board 10 take some
action TO remedy the matter. The subject was
laid over 10Y ipiure consideration.
TRANSFERS To FAY WAGES.
letter was read from the Corporation Counsel
70 another, so that the salaries OF The
CLERKS andoassistants might be paid Tor the past
nUnta.
The Comptroller remarked mat these kind OF
communications should not be acted upon hastily;
# requests IKE tie oBe mace were granted on
ssshr. ana the DOORS oAthe Comproler's Office
showed t1aF tBey ought not to have been, what
was the Comptroller 10 dp2
~ The NsYoE-G - proper. or coarse, tuat the facts
should be AIMED IN all cases Ike this. that
we ny aeE rlga 6T ~, W ,pl ~ H S.a
employees are 10 o. LAID over. am IN ayor oi the
HUdrGi, next mcetl-g t2Ein. place NltHl1 lOrty-
s,.at honrs. There must oe Io delay IA taese mat
ters II re can neip II. s- 6
Mr. WHEELER / have the facts, and, IL the
Board please Will read the communications
have received a. secretary OF the Board.
M. Wheelerneae read letters IRON an. f. Della
fed smith and ojncrs. which showed that unless
enc transfers askei er iroin one account To an
otncr we're made, tue clerks and assistants could
noI be paid their entire salaries. The request
made was that the balance Of the Contingency
fund OF $1,000, Only s3S OF which had been cx-
pended, should he transferred to rne salary
count OF the assistant clerks; also that oaiance
Of ST. 90 That renamed. on Ine s&laTy account OF
the kft0rney TO the Department 81 Buildings be
transferred 10 that account. The amount asked
20 be = rransserrei IS sS.lHS ar Wheeler
nlshed 10y a CLERK in the comptroAer's once TO
XXI: cFEEN rose nom his seat when Mr.. wheeler
had concluded and remarked
"llthe eicrs OF one DE art,nent go TO the clerk
OF aIlOtner department. without consulting the
head Of tire department. suppose"
Zach department can rake care OF its own
ar.iirs. I tnhS, v interrupted HE Mayor.
: MI. (sRKgN, rather flushed. tiel said in a tone
Of asperfty ~ tue aGairs OF the departments
90 be gspt w.th any degree Of recsltude they must
r0yune themselves 10 The amounts allowed them
rs l4w anu appropriated by the Board. IL not,
how are sc to Know where we stand The Goat
lrere the Mayor broke in :-'Thas is a matter
not pertineng ~ the question before tie Board'
Aud Nr. Green sat down. looking anything but
FEW FACTS WANTED.
Mr.. LEWIS onerea the foowing:-
sass 10 Ssy s 6 IL saS %
.s. s d slsiid e .ss ss'
.stlteuenrs 90 rle' renerai Appropriation accounis
or the county respectively, exhibiting the az
gregate amopat APPROXIMATIONS made tor each OF te
sT T- rs and isIf respectively: also the ways
az mctu, and an 3nns proviGed eacn year Tor paying
ii-ra0uiar statements Of appropriations dncludug
transfers.. expenditures and balances city and
county accounts cxmbtius following particulars,
10 w.t.
naiaRcss Of Seproprtsllehs made prior to SEPTEMBER
u. 1871 remaining unexpended at ihat d4e
=. Additional APPROPRIATIONS made Tor in
=. Iofai amount a. december 81. 1911
= Expend !. res ande elsh appropriation between
s. b8lances uncXpendel Oyerdrawn Dece uiber
81 l37L ...
3 Also statement OF the date o. maturity OF such
bonds may beC0ue Que aud payable year 1878
The ike particular in respect The spproprat ons
.rpcaitiurc3 ana balances remaining uEex penied "a
All Al following threa