New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

The Committee on Law DepdrtHo"e VI
Board Of Aldermen met in the City Hall yesterday
continued its into the charges a9ain' ''n
troer Green. Ex.Mayor Hall was hrst oa,eo' "na
smoke OF so suits against the city In his own ONCE anu
mentioned az Enthusiastically unjust the reSiS'anco VI
the Controller to payment OF the snper'sorS
for salary The costs and disbursements ia 'no'o
were against the city. Mr.. Hall cted tpe case y" ~
Rosentha Interpreter the Court OF General
who had been refused payment of his salary Wy Mr.
o..r hut WIN had subsequently recovered 1t. He
as also questioned espect to the alleged overcharge
nj Mr. Bennett of The Herald for printing his hayor
Has message and said that In his opinion the Con
troller made o misstatement when ne SAID that mN'
Bennett had given a receipt in full
Dock Commissioner Salem II. Wales was next called
and submitted Of the facts ne had presented
at previous meeting in relation to the obstructive
policy of the Controller. He said that Mr.. Green had
delayed the approval of suretes contracts for piers
etc. and thus retarded public works which would be OF
great advantage to this city. He added that the
Controller had also Derered with the Department OF
Parks when he It's President and he cited the FOL
lowing instance Of the fact Mr. Green no said, tee-
graphed to one subordnaes Of the Park Depart
ment proceed TO Albany and endeayor to effect egs-
laton reference to the Riverside Park bill, but the
man informed him Mr. Wales Of the circumstance. and
he refused let him comply with the instructions OF
Mr.. Green Mr.. Wales also spoke very decidedly as to
the Controllers treatment Of him various occasions,
charac terizng 1t as contrary " what was due between
heads of departments.
Tax Commissioner John Wheeler testified briefly TO
the course Mr.. Green had pursued In transierrlng
various unexpended balances TO other APPROPRIATIONS
He described the dispute in the Board OF Apportonment
in December last about approprating s93OOoo TO pay
the interest on the city debt Mr. Wheeler said that IN
the revised estimates for 1874 the Controller asked Tor
only g. OO0O to pay the interest on tho debt and ne
r Wheeler refused to for the larger amount I'M
I'll he had received knowledge OF the reason why
such an asked for to pay the interest on
the debt in 1875 Il was then stated by the Controller
that he had used unexpended balance OF soooo 70
help pay the interest the city debt for 1874 IDS was
the first heard by the Board Of the Controller having
without the consent knowledge of the Board used
uuexpended balances. Unexpended balances are only
transferred and used by resolution Of the Board Of APP
portonment.
John b. Haskin was the last witness called. and be-
sides submitting to brief examination, handed IN
bulky document OF charges and specifications, OF which
an abstract Is given below I:
The first charge Is that the Controller published 1ase
statement Of the city debt at the close OF 1873 with In
tent to deceive the tax payers and present false bal
ance sheet that year, his exhibit showing the deot
TO be $l31 2Oi5l o. while the exhibit OF tho Commls-
soners Of Accounts proved it be- by their report OF
March 81 1874 $751; S695 o. or $650Oo more than the
amount reported The second charge Is THAT ne He
galy used over SoO0OO In Of the appropriation
for interest the city debt for 1874, that amount
being a surplus OF the account OF the previous
year. and the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
resolutions Dec. 3d. 1874 Tue third
charge that he paid fraudulent claims for supplies
which had been presented by the Department OF Char
tiles and Correction and that lie has perslstentY been
instrumental in violating the law requiring that sup
Plies amounting ST. 900 shall be obtained by con-
tract Under this head Mr.. Haskin mentions scan
da!ous and illegal payment" of $4,000 paid 10 Mary
Bell Scott Uda for patent erial fire ladders" know
ing the claim to be corrupt ana contrary to law aud
the payment to Mr. Jourdan lawyer OF $500 for pre-
parng q report on the validity OF the patent. Charge
No IS for attempting Obstruct the Commissioners OF
Accounts appointed TO examine tho books OF the
Finance Department, testified TO by Commissioner
Howe at the meeting of the Committee last week
charge No is the Controller has persistenty re-
fused TO allow q thorough examination OF the andrs OF
t6e Finance Department, aud has employed Henry F.
Tnptor one of his employes IN March, 1874 to induce
persons TO withdraw their names fom petition they
mad voluntarily signed requesting the Legislature OF
sra 70 apnoint committee 20 examine his books, and
has persstenty refused answer certain inquiries put
To- MIN by the Board OF Aldermen Charge No. is that
Inserted in the for 1875 for Special Examiner
VIZ, Henry f. fainter, che amount 10 be used prh-
cipaIy in paying such oils az he might present.
Charge No refers TO the great expense entaied upon
tho city by Judgments recovered suits brought against
the city Charge No. refers the Illegal employment
Of Dexter A. Hawkins simon Stern as lobbyists at
Albany the former being paid 4i and the latter over
e. e and the employment being without the consent OF
he Corporation Counsel who alone had power to grant
IT. charge No is for violation Of the law prohibiting
any official employed by the city from receiving COM
pesatior FOR any services other than those appertan
me to his office Charge No 10 is that the Controller ap
pointed Spencer Kirby the office OF Collector OF AS
sessnents, on April 10, 1874, and that he
which he performed services for the city.
Charge No IL IL that the Commissioners OF Accounts az
the close OF ls3 found apparent deficit OF $4,000 Ia
the securities che Sinking Fund. Charge No. IA is
that Mr.. Green in order TO enhance the value OF MS
of raj Il
Murphy. William NJ. Tweed, anu others, through q
lated by prospective used all his official
Influence have the improvements abandoned charge
No 10 aules the Controllers practice Of canceling
warrants after they have been signed by Mayor, In
stead Of delivering them TO the creditors for whom they
were drawn Charge No ii Is entirely devoted 10 the
payment of $1,000 to simon Serne for lobby service
Washington, mentioning the payment OF $3.50 for re-
drafting the law relating to the annexation OF West
Farms ana Kngsbrdge. charge Is also made that the
Controller PAID 10 William Barnes. sOn-la-aw or Thur
low Weed retaining fee OF sOOOO In connection with
certain sun t. gainst the city.
Charge No. Is is that Controller Green vacated an
assessment OF over $4,000 on Trinity and st. Paul's
churches at instance OF Gov Dix which involved
gross and shameful piece or injustice the Overbur
dened taxpayers. Charge No. IL Is that he paid to John
and franchises which was done to make lob for
Mr. serre OF personal friendship and could
out unnecessary expense to the city, Charge No. II Is
tnat after advice the Corporation Counsel that
amount due to the Mutual Life Insurance Company
upon a mortgage held oy IL on portion of the school
District No OF the town OF West Farms permitted the
Company to recover q Judgment OF foreclosure and
sale in an action by them, ana knowingly
permitted the properly to be sold and unnecessary
expense OF $3.50 thereby incurred and the property
OF the city wasted and lost Charge No. Is is as
follows: IL represented by late official OF this
city that the amount Of interest paid upon the citys
t pbe rae of per cent SIS 600 az the rate Of per
cent" Charge No 10 that lie has done nothing 10 d.
miush said of interest but, the contrary, 10
serve favorites and it is believed, to enrich himself
negotiated aud sold the bonds aud of the
city, running at per cent to very large amount. In
many cases where. by faithful and honest perform
ance Of duty they might and should have been Dego
ated at per cent interest Charge No. 20 that he has
paid out treasury tine and costs of SOS imposed
upon himself contumacy and neglect OF duty, which