The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-03

| connection with TINS bill or the HERALD. Please
state what you know about it
MR.. HALLS STATEMENT.
| A. The first thing thar strikes me as look at
this paragraph Is That there are no less than one
two. three, Jour- five mistakes IN 1t. which can
only explain on the theory that Mr.. Green has
much 10 do that his memory Is cogged
Mr.. Hall then read the paragraph in a tone OF
| amaZement, and con ahmed as lollows:-Wnen that
| Message was issued by me- and stand by IL to-
aay. requested tue gentleman who acted as
| Superintendent or the Advertising Department OF
i the HERALD Mr.. Henry. TO request all the Corpo
| ration papers 10 publish II IN their reading coli
| Mr.. Henry with the written request tnat as the
Message was TO be published anyhow IN the paper
! 1t might be put among the reading matter and
! charged Tor accordingly. That written authorize
ton gwen by the Mayor OF the city has been read
several times by Mr.. Green twice in my pres
cnce, and copy OF 1t ought TO be--as know 1t
once was-on hIe IN the COmptroller's office. From
several conversations with me, Mr. Henry and
Mr.. Thomas w. Plttman. the attorney in the
case, Mr. Green became many times aware that
the Message was. by request OF the Executive OF
the city, printed not as reading natter. but among
the reading matter and at the advertisement
rates Of that page.
Some time alter the bill was presented Mr..
Earle and Mr. Green both stated to Mr.. Pitt
bill more correctly made out come to the Comp
troer's office. Mr.. Green. at that time
and for several months made no direction
want OF funds. He sent two messages to Mr. Ben.
nett by Mr; Henry that laasmncn as Mr.. Often.
Of money by taxing 1t from his advertising bl,
Mr.. Bennett should do the same thing. Mr.. Ben
nett sent back WORD that when he gave money
away II was not exactly In the way OF business
thai some OF the paners had said his bulls con-
tanned overcharges, and he would decline to con-
sent TO any actlon tnat would allow that charge
70 appear probable.
GREEN'S SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT.
me matter ran along for five months. Mr..
Green then ln'roducea his own system OF
! body. OF course, knows that almost every news.
paper va na' different system % measurement
alleged thar newspapers have overcharged
the city, | know that it VAS only because
Green applied his seli-adOpted system all news
papers alike and also TO Mr. Henry's bill. have
at the same time the rates charged to every pr.
vate person became convinced tnat the bill was
any private party ana this fact brought to the
notce OF Mr.. Green alter one OF the meetings OF
instance OF Mr.. Green, the Board OF Audlt cut tie
eltlre blll or the HERALD down TO s47,Oo A
Henry went over to the Comptroller's Office to get
1t, Mr: Ea,ie. however, would not give the
| release Tor the entire amount claimed. Mr..
Henry emphatlcally declined to execute a lull re-
| sequently told Mr. Green that he would apply Ior
mandamus to compel the delivery OF the war
MIN on account, and me original release Tor the
amount III luil Is stu IN blank IN Mr.. Plttman's
Msery I n Ds ne
was only on account and that he wonld sue the
city Ior ,he remainder. me SUIT IS now pending
b. recovered. his allegation IN Mir. Green's com
munlcaton attracted my attention, as had per-
sOnal cOgnlzance OF all the facts, and as have al
! ready remarked, must suppose that Mr.. Green's
remembrance was clouded by his multlfarIous
duties.
| MIR. GREEN'S vERACITY.
q. Do you know OF any case In which Mr. Green
has sworn falsely to any factsg A. Well, that Is
mixed question which shO1ld not IKE TO an
swer; will say that have received aindavits Of
merits IN certain suits from MIR. Green winch |
should not Ike a client OF nine to swear TO.
q. Was tIere any statement in any OF these alll-
| knew to be false; put there were many which
had reason to think were false; IN Two or three
instances they stated tnat tue Corporation Coun.
sci had ADVISED ueience when | was informed
that he mad recommended exactly the opposite
| course once when the atlidavit contained sucn a
statement mad read the opinion OF The Corpora
ton Counsel against defending the case III the
may nave a substantial ueIence and yet counsel
may advise him that he has none; 10 that case
the statement made thai the counsel mad ADVISED
| de ence was false.
Mr.. Hail was then asked as to the other points
| embraced In the charges he Board OF Alder
| men as to Green's pet lawyers &C, but replied
That he mad no Information III regard to those
Ihe next witness was Dock Commissioner
| Wales.
Mr.. WALES STATEMENT
| Mr.. Wales submitted the statement under oath
which ne made ut q previous meeting. anu which
answer to certain questions put to him by the
chairman OF the committee he said that lar as
ms experience went the Comptroller was invarla-
| bly, dscourteous 10 the officials with whom he
| came III contact. When connected with the PARK
| Department ne said ne (Mr. Wales) had had 10
suffer many annoyances which lnterered with the
| performance OF his duties. He and the Comp
troer mad differed about the Riverside PARK I'M
provement. He also SAID In answer to ques tloD,
.'Wnen was President OF the Parks
remember that the COMPTROLLER iele-
Central Park that he wanted to see him at his
Office. THIS employe went to the office, aud
his return sent Tor him and asked nm what he
had to do at the ComDtroler's office. After some
hesitation ne replied that the Comptroller wanted
HIM TO go Albany ana look ter certain matters
there; The Riverside Park bill was then up IN the
Legislature. tod him 10 20 back to his dutIes
and that when wanted hum 70 20 to Albany
we wonla tell him to GO" he added tnat, In his
! opinion, MIR. Green's Conduct as public Utncer was
pei nlclous in It's influence on the departments In
that 1t distracted the attention OF Commissioners
| from their iegtlmate work and made them think
You mean to says asked the V Cnsir ins whea
| you spoke OF Mr.. Green sending Tor one OF the
employees Of the Park Department, aud telling MIN
That he wanted him to go to Albany, that ne was
TO- be sent to Albany to affect legaslationY eyes,
ne ns yaS s s ssSs$
Mr.. Wales who added, in answer 10 another
question, that ne knew OF man, named John b.
chine OF his own AZ Albany" m the
aes ns was rs sae q fsn wfn
Mr.. Wales concluded by saying :-"Recognlzing
whatever good qualities Mr.. Green may have, my
training units nun lor the place he holds ana
makes MIN an obstacle to the cry's growth and
the good working OF The City government; but
WE'LL" uaughter.)
MR. WHEELERS TESTIMONY.
Mr. wheeler, PRESIDENT oil the Bureau OF
TaXeS was first examined IN regard to the resou-
tons oil censure on Green, passed some time ago
by the Board OF Appointment and called lorth
~ Green's unlawful use OF an unexpected balance
OF 100000 for the payment OF interest on city
debt.
q. What called forth these resolutions A. l
thinK 1t occurred from the act that III an informal
session on December -, Alderman Vance had
declined TO vote an increase In the interests de-
mandcd by the comptroller; yet In the course or
that session IL was stated Nv me- think, that we
wanted TO have the Information explaining this
increase; mad always supposed that the eight
million three hundred ana odd thousand dollars
was all that was necessary. but subsequently
decided to assent to the UOmptroller's
proposition to vote the $1,000, 000 stating at the
same time that the use OF the uneXpende balance
of $5OO,OOO was unautnOrized; the Comptroller ut
the next meeting, ON December %. offered resO
luton proposing transfer oil moneys the in
terest amount, IN order to remedy the effect OF the
last resolution In the revised estimate Tor 1875
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