The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-23
rrrsvwrss OPPORTUNITIES.
INVESTIGATING GREEN.

MEETING OF THE AI4DERMANIC LAW COMMITTED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF GENERAL ALEX
ANDER 8. WEBB AND COMMISSIONER HOWE.
The Aldermanic Law Committee yesterday con.
rinued their Investigation into the charges pro-
ferred against Comptroller Green.
GENERAL wEBB'S TESTIMONY.
General Alexander s. Webb was the nrst w.t.
ness. He said that he was President OF the Col
lege OF the City OF New York; the bills OF the
college were audited by the Executive Committee,
but for the last two years the Comptroller has
audited them, Mr.. Green claiming that he had the
right to do so, although he had NO right whatever
he (Mr. Green) had interfered with the accounts
OF the college, ana his conduct haa impaired the
credit OF tho institution, because business men
would not stand the trouble and annoyance at the
C0mptrcllers ONCE; several parties had
absolutely reused TO do work for the COL
lege; bills had been refused payment By
the Comptroller after they had been audited by
the trustees according to law, who had assumed
the power OF The trustees; the college had de.
manded that the moneys should be set apart BY
the Comptroller for the use OF the college, but nc
had refused, claiming that the Comptroller had the
right to audit all bills OF the city departments;
week ago last Friday the Comptroller abanjQped
his idea that he had the right to conlrGHLe
moneys OF the college.
Mr. HowBs TESTIMONY.
Mr. Howe. the Commissioner OF Accounts tesu-
ned that ne had made report TO the Aldermen;
he recOliectsd the testimony OF shaw in regar1 to
the goods purchased by the OLD Board
OF Commissioners OF Charities and Correction ..
they were paid ~ the Comptroller, although ex-
orbitant pIlces were charged for the g0ods; he
di0 not know waere Shaw was IN relation to tho
purchase OF 1our by the Commissioners MIR. Howe,
In answer 10 questions by the committee, went
over all the facts which he gave fully in his report
to the Board OF Aldermen, and which has already
been published In the HERALD. He said that the
Account Commissioners clerks had been refused
payment Of their salaries by the Comptroller unit,
ne was compelled to pay by Judgements. and al
OF the department the Comptroller paid the
moneys sued 0r cut Of judg nent unas.
Mr.. howe then explained how Ne had discovered
In his EXAMINATION Of tae books OF the Finance
Department mat the city debt was upward OF
$500, O9o moro than was repog ed to the Aldermen
by tae Mayor (Havemeyer), ana told OF the efforts
that were made by Mr.. Havemeyer and Mr.. Whit
with the ComPtroller's, anu how he (Mr. Howe)
was given to understand That he was an Official
'suBJect 10 the power OF the Mayor" all OF which
matters have already been published. Mr. Howe
closed by stating that the Com oners OF Ac-
counts in their exaMlnatlOh were still being sub.
Jectea to the same petty annoyances they were
previously subjected TO.
Mr. Gervois, clerk in the Finance Department
was next called, and III answer TO the questions
put to him BY the CHAIRMAN, stated that he was q
clerk In the Finance Departments tnaL be had at
tended z previous meeting OF the committee and
that he had been requested to attend the meet.
1ngs BY Mr. Justice Storrs, OF Inc COmptrOuer's
Office, 40 see who was tnere;" he said ne was
employed as an assistant CLERK by the Comptroller
tnat ais hours we're rom nine TO tour. The
committee thea adjourned.