New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SIGNING THE CITY WARRANTS.

SIGNING THE CITY WARRANTS.
TIE ISSUE BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND CONTROLLER
-REAsoSs GIvgN ny CONTROLLER GREEN FOR
HIS ACrioy-sAFHrY or TUE Crry's MONEY MORE
IMPORTANT THAN REDUCED MANUAL LABOR
The difference of opinion between tho Mayor
and the Controller, 10 the proper thod OF paying tho
eployt II The oily. has not been settled. Tie Mayor lie
IA favor OF one warrant tor eaca plyro as calling for
lees labor on his part Tlo Controller insiss UPON draw
fns warrants toT each en- lloyd, as safeguard to the
CITY TrS,sary The soller 10 q conversation With
reporter of is TdsUSS ye-terLV gtVe the following
reasons for his action:
lie hal returned tbs old OF payment by ndi-
vidaal warrants, he ssid bou>e II was the stfes aai
most economical plan IL hal reosved communics~
ton from Moor Falls. tho paym lster employed TO pay
the dromou, protesting against the present mede oi
payment, and favorng the Old Pnn. ray
master Pals says that the plan OF pay
ting the men In currency Is productive OF great
Nos of time and discomfort TO tho men, apdntrncos on
the sciT,ae OF the p.rtncnt The aggregate 'oss o1
time ON the part OF the when required 10 be present
and receive the money direct from inc pay
mas.or Ia very considerable whom IL Il h0rne
In mind that there 6t companies President
Perley bad also sddressed TO the Controller @
communication isvorios the payment OF the fire men by
individual SoItants He complains that when tile pay
master visits the quarters of the men those On ltF0' lose
the time consumed IN paying them. and their srvces are
thus for time los; to the public Unter the system OF
paying currency, II takes from two to three days. whe
under tho system Of paying warrants could he done
In o few hours
The Controller said that tho Mavor hal sla1osted that
the foremen comsnies could lie given the sum nccrs
sarv 10 pay the men In their comnneS newi,S not
willing 10 do this The foremen give NJ BOMBS for tne
faithful perform OF their duties II he sl1il &C.
SI@seIf IN tie position of iotras'ing 81 200
.lsoo 70 each of of S 70 ,, Or t 90 f fos
uand and for any shortcorning or mistakes he womb
b hed in measure responsible while really re wop he
could hook make good loss which might occur he
S% ST' roPTse u IN 0 that ooc nj % Tm
IN Individual warrants safe. Noone con1i obtain
payment without the warrant being hrs' lndorsed 10y the
person in whose favor It was drawn
The late Mayor was practical busiress man, am ne
male no complaint NJ gniDg warrauts Mayor WEEK
ham complains Of the labor Of signing so many warrants
1t greater hardshp for the Mor 10 s'gn " "
great IA be was subjected TO- Each warrant
o UaH Ts and eSeeEed "a by him the ntroe
examination wculd show. He was Wiling 10 pnrfoiin
sGlrlty 10 the City Treasury. did not believe that
the Mayor performed tho same amount OF labor as nc
himself d lie hal only intenied to revtye the ola
plan 10 far ~ the Fire Department concerned The
rncipas Of public schools could pay off the teachers
The signing ~ about 500 900 additional warrants
wouk involve only about two hours additional LABOR on
A. Az far r a. This 70 serve the pubrc interests.
The w"r claim that there was an a;lfem . ne
warrant all the salaries on payroll Ihls wac
mere verbal agreement, ana .cond oe tcrui!n"T.
He would not allow any hnch asiei ia ,,, 20
in correct manner The Mayor had quoted section Of
TO tc SnarGT Which he sSmsd 9n s GU" o
the provisions Of tue charter sectim 20 pre- pro.
control Of the ascsl concerns of the corporation" on;
1t shan prescribe the forms or keeping ana
provided, tie manner IN which all salaries shall be
drawn the mode 10y which all creditors ohcerF ond
OF shall no IHild All paV1ithS
nv behalf ~ the corporation shall be made through
the proper dishusing officer OF the department OF
dnec on ySpsns Do ne n Cn he by the
Controller, and countersigned By The Mayor -.
nusyer 10 statements made by the Controller he usts
the following language: "Of course quite agree wrth
ment IN order 10 avoid the labor Of signing
an, assume sS te Srarmnoe Of any labor which
ne reasonably asked Of mo 10 increase The efficiency OF
the Fire or any other depaImen OF tne my
Uuon me IL what can consider reasonable, ana thc
tter copies Of ~hh yon haxe now sem o tbo eS &
that the warrants which yon have during several
n.nf have bc1 a. the order OF yonr payuaster az OF
come Other employc Of TIE Finance Department, who as
money ur1n those warrants, Of ghDg the several
station distribute H. and gvt receipts from the
PERSONS named the nay rolls at hours when snch rts
have caused Inconvenience to the men, ana nave dis-
tulbed the efficiency ~ the Department. or course at
state of things should he corrected and Immediately
4 doing why not do exactly what the law pro,
vdea for by attaching to the py-fo ol tch onhf'N
man Of the company. or other officer Of tho
pre- Department its,lf.whose duty y win b.
q manner and q time which can be determined with
procr regard y, the convenience OF the men and the ds'
c.rline efficiency Of the service am iOid tndt II
sina arrangement adopted in the public schools IN
paying the teachers, and In the Police Department III
having the members NJ the force. What objections
reasonable objectiOscan there he 10 that plan Tor tho
Erc Department." Ws H. WickhAA' mayor