New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-10
CONTROLLER GREEN'S ADMINISTRATION.


THE INVESTIGATION BY HE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
To the Editor Of 4ae Tribune.
SIR: The curiOusly One-sided investigation
meetings OF the shandley Committee Of the Board OF
Aldermen from time to time given In the Journals OF
this city This committee appointed TO investigate
directed not in the interest OF truth ana o"t
for other object by persons who pull the wires and
the automatic Committee, often showing their
heads from behind the scenes. Under what authority
this investigation is carried does not appear but as
1t is now being conducted-a word or two may not be
amiss concerning the persons directing tue inquiry
Mr. shandey was Police Justice at the time when
Tweed was chief Of the Ring, and is chiefly known
having raised fund obtain statue Of his master and
friend. He was then paid $4,000 salary year ~ Po-
lice Justice. When Controller Green came into Office ne
refused pay the Police Justices more than 5000 sal
AIRY year, the ground that the city Charter gave INN
light TO pay In a suit brought by Mr. shandey
to obtain the $1,000 additional the CoNtroler was sus
tanned by the courts.
Mr. Purroy another member OF the Committee, IL
very young man. unknown 10 fame, coming from the
annexed district and evidently Of large connections as
three members OF his family beside himself are COM
fortaby quartered in offices in city departments He
occupies office with John Il. Haskin with whom his re-
lations intimate, and who to be chief manager
and chief witness in this tribunal Mr. Haskin, II will
remembered, graduated several years ago the
ward politics school OF this city, and retired like
many others beyond its limits. This was ten
years ago. The process of annexation again
brought him into the city and with him angry and
protraced controversy with the people OF West Farms,
respecting demands he had made upon the people
of that town. In his escape the adjustment
his affairs with the officers of the city, he got bill
y through the houses OF the last Legislature TO
pay his claim. but Gov Dix, the advice OF Controller
Green refused to sign the BILL and Mr. Hasn was rele-
gated the courts. Hence his dislike of Coy. Dix aid
Controller Green.
The Committee having advertised in the newspapers
for all having grievance against the Controller to
come forward naturally enough bring 10 the surface
horde of hungry fellows, majority OF whom doubt
less holders of worthless claims. Those who appear
familiar 20 the public and the courts that tne man
ayers OF the Committee are now OF the opinion that
they doing the Controller more good than harm.
Among these may be mentioned a M Rqsenthal a
salary. claim which the Controller would not pay. lie
went TO the courts and thence to the shandey COMMIT
tee. charging the Doduty Controller with perjury IN
swearing in affidavit in the suit that the city had
good defense TO Rosenthal. claim The very next day
Rosedthas charge of perjury against oical taking
necessary step In suit against the elty
H. advocated and began various public improve
in the vicinity of and beyond Central Park and
that after selling certain property 10 Thomas Murphy
William VI. Tweed. and others, through favored con-
tractor named Crimmins, at price which was aegu;
influence TO have all improvements abandoned, having
to sas Of to bills s roT @G 4 Gr ' a
provements, and subsequently oostrueted them Mr..
Crmmins comes in aud says: This statement has not
one word OF truth in 1t. Andrew II. Green never
had one dollars interest in any business transac-
ton with us. directly indirectly" Gov Dix also
denies explicitly the allegation OF Mr.. HaskiD; Mr..
Tracy denies explicitly the statement OF Mr. Wales be-
fore the Committee, and so The witnesses, such as
they are have confronted and their state
neits dsprOved. As yet the people have not heard
word the Controller who has not been informed or
the proceedings, Is there opportunity gwen him
for crosse Xamning the witnesses.
Of course claimants and their lawyers whom the Con-
troler batiied and fought in the quite
ready testify but appears somehow that the Con-
troller Is always endeayong to defend the Treasury
He has sestlcd and adjusted hundreds OF thousands Of
dollars worth OF claims period OF great confusion
and fraud Is there any reason for public disaddoint
nent that many did get all they wanted and there
fore appear before Mr. shandcy to make complaint
Neu York, March ~, 1870