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

had had PREPARED charges and specifications against
prosecutor but as citizen and taxpayer. who re-
CARDS Mr., Green as an incubus upon the city mat
ought TO be removed. lie SAID In regard to two
cnar9es contained In his statement he would
testify personally. and so lar as the others were
mittee TO number OF highly respect
able witnesses. list or whom he handed
that against MIR. simon Stern. While at Albany
last winter. Mr.. Haskin said Mr.. stern INTRO
House, and represented himself as being there IN
the interest OF Mr.. Green to oppose certain bills,
and especially to redralt that Tor annexlng West
troler Tor these services, which anv other lawyer
would have done for $3.50. The other charge was
a certain school, 1855 IS In costs and tsrpe
The following Is Mr.. Haskin's statement:-
MIR. HAsKIN's INDICTMENT.
New York March l, 1878
TO THE Law COMMITTEES OF rnK COMMON COUNCIL OF rHx
In furtherance the Investigation being made by on
BY Anarew r.. .;reea as comptroller, ana for ihe pur;
the Common Council at Its meeting OF February 1873
aa: sess ss ss sy
the 'n " pSbe
Of large sums OF money In costs, disbursements ana III
whereas i ha; been publicly alleged that said Comp
lawyers for The purpose OF affecting legislation and of
the payment legal claims ali whose ices
Wherea.t ha; been puoiiciv alleged tina. said Comp
special purposes By the BOARD Of and the
laws OF this State TO other purposes authorized by
Whereas it has been publicly alleged that said Comp
ayed the payment Of the salaries ann wages Of paoa
sm Pg apo
loss w and dama Z, ana nee, ,0ho,v ,.r., ,
arcIneni Of the financial affairs Of This city by SAID
m as Of "p oy and mas Sss to @
piosperitv; nov, nereiore -.
frcgoing prcamb!es be and the ssne are hereby re.
erred to the Committee on Law Department To invest.
PAPERS and to report the result of their s TO
seem best interests OF the City, '"'
The following charges heretofore publicly and repeat
eddy named AGAINST Inc said comptroller are submitted
FALSE EXHIBIT or THE CRY DSnT AND rSpxAvou TO PRE-
Green sassa 'a to Be Pub
false sns e the w dss % this city the
the taxpayers and present false balance sheet
sf A1 to e in ne the ss Mayn ns
c mat int sH s MAS
on Janusry ~ 49, and that i contained the following
Assessment bonds. .fi e 49, % ! Rf r. 7s7 ;,
''t taxes Of ISL is1i and iss re- re-.
Rs spsS"e'Y bonds: special 1'''''S" As''7 IL
payable from building
Funded lis5s 81 lo7o2Si7 e
Totals. ........ yMs, 7os,sss 81 sisl,so45n ..
That the item OF ISL An1l ~ us representing the
Commissioners of Accounts March 81, 1874 as fol
Total city debt slOo,24l 7ob SO
Total county debt ................... 3i6e7s65 rs
Total - ..................... .... sIsl 1851 ~
aSa s IN s % s @
Mayo ri M that and coercion were
Commssi9ners q Accounts from publishing the true re-
made by Green and that after eight Gays had
%s h hs s used y
ssn the
less outstanding ding warrants" sss1ooa cay Record,
That The Commissioners report was based upon an
eHamnution OF the books 0, the Finance Deparment.
sos co., and that such warrants were inserted as paid
That Andrew a. Green s u Illegally used over suo in
excess OF the approximation Tor interest the city debt
Of I Of
IN Violation Of aw eosnace !. ahe
I'VE winch were adopted o." "Wednesday December 80
obtain INFORMATION from !he Comb rocr reference to
levied by taxation and ~hich information was not fur
made II ~ hS scsrs tor payable the public
$4,000 made this purpose making the entire ap.
tpy s' sSm
troller that he has paid for interest about s5Oo in
nesoysd n., in the opinion Of this Board the
this = ses Ss was
which this Board cannot. sanction or approve Of"
the oard Of Apporo which authority the said
violation OF section OF chapter sos Of the Laws OF is7
tionment shall have the power at time to transfer
M y Tor %as os
tion shall have been ma &c to be IN excess amount
objects thereof To such other purposes objects
the the r. f Sa
Ts ns S New VIII tor
sxs s END OF s H aa
surplus may be applied to like purposes in the next
PAYMENT OF rRAypuLxSr CLAIMS
mant Of CHARITIES and that he has persisen.y been in
s y
ana open to proiic mp That among the fraud
"a bin for 800, yards Of meten gray cloth for the De-
rent price was 50 cents yard. fraudulent overcharae
bin for 500 yard; g., Of plain melton cloth at s
Ihat prior to the payment OF these bills an examiner
were cxot bant, and that influence was used to
scAspaIous AND ILLEGAL PAYMENT or $4,000 FOR AN
Andrew r. Green oct hs 5 G,v At
1874 paid to the counsel Of Mary
scott Tda y9pnS Ia, lacy the SUN Of twenty-five thou
facture aerial Fire Ladder We'll knowing That the
ad an Sss 10 f IL: ami 81 '
to Mr. Jourdan, lawyer, Tor preparing. a
Of the claimant the opinion being obtained from
previously in favor of the claim, whose stn,e-
mcnts formed the basis OF the opinion that the said
drew II. Green had due through public prints
and from his own subordinaes nat the patent right II
valid, would he worthless to this the Fire
partment for whose use the patent was intended lad
maniac machine after the mOiel presc nted
the instrument being deemed valucess; una thar the
same department ned made several experiments on
outline structures conformity with tins model but
that each experiment faed; and that said Andrew H.
Green paid the claim. after being advised that 1t
scandulous and illegal.
ATTEMPT TO oBsrnucT THE OFFICERS APPOINTED TO
ANIME THE HOOKS or THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
That Andrew H. Green wiltuily obstruc and caused
TO be- obsructed the Commissioners of Accounts who
appointed under the charter OF the city of New York.
enacted by the Legislature OF 1873 while they
gagged in their lawful efforts to examine his books and
make report on the management OF the Finance De-
par,mcnt that his suDcrdnaes acting under his orders
recently refused tn furnish balance Sheets &C.
the said Commissioners and that. IN order to
check cripple their operations, he has dc
clined TO pay The snlaries OF their clerical