The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-25


ON May /, 1878, the system in the department
changed by the charter OF 1878 and all payments
department claimed ana exercised he rignG dsbnrse
moneys received IRON me several towns re-
and discovery apparently made that they
nad hs Sads spseiaTay Set apart Tor nam
pon thls discovery tne rrssldcn, UNDER advles rom
Precipitation tor maintenance was nearly exhausted,
oa ~ Inc appronrIa ton tor ihat year =
ms plan however, was not adhered to, but
ing Of The COMMISSIONER, held October ~ 1873 on mo
uon OF Commissioner Williamson, tue following pre-
amDle ana resolution we're adopted;- ,, 80
Mneress He following expenditures during the year
places which msat properly nave 1ecn CHARGED % the
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propagaung department, aud winch mas charged
10 malntcnance III consequence OF th1 unit created bY
resolution Of mo Board ,ovember ~ ls7s
the sum q slOc, waica was expended for the con-
struclOn OF the syste wat6S seats on the
resolution u ae Board OF -otn OF day 1855 therefore
transfer upon te books OF lnls department tue sa sew
ON ire Gebii OF thc maintenance account 10 the ebt
OF the construction account anu IN order lnat me
tue secretary y Eereny dreciea 70 certify TO tne 1onD-
slrucson out q Tie ss.nenaaee accoaatAn -.
ance money Tor purposes anu they Under
nntrnance account al compliance Win this resolution
bo0kkccper made such entry a. u aunorz-d Nun
q 40, aud tns entry uder TIE virtually ADDED
tho sam o. $40 80 = 10 maintenance account Inc
maintenance moneys hau brem already reduced DIV the
Of 1914 BY using para 81 u Tor construction purposes
ance o me shove resoauon 20 tnIee nSyfoiis amount
INK 10 sos % anu On De.en ~ lo.S ,he DooAH..psr
whereby tnat account with s43o5 ~, being
just amount OF moneys misapphed out OF III iinten-
ance account Tor construction purposes
The created by nis irregular system Of con-
accurately aetermne from its accounts its true
iae later par of 1919 the department. tounl
IL be in cNcesS of appropriations tnat
NNur "A
FINANCE Department A. applicable q 1913 were re.
tarnea department o. PARKS and At this tune re-
man unpaia an amount sllghty exceeding $i+vOl
i no IN accordance win section ~ OF me chartsr
any 81 the departments. boards or officers thereof
GOVERNS such expense
on the LIST OF Nay 1913. the Finance Department
commenced paying the accounts OF TINS department,
unexpendea bal ance q sIgW0 npnhcase 70 con
slructon ne % ~ a mr. ,s i sn
the Legislature OF 49, Appropriated s2310O more, max
- t6s present date sIsioOT Ihs account mas also
been exhausted ana on the "a o. Mase .oto, y was
Keeper balance u tai, account was SpO less than
H. been representing 70 the b.ard am therrupon
ali work. process Of completion payable from tins
count we're stopped ana az empo2e, mn mus emgaged
coyery tnc OH bookkeeper had been discharged in
AMI rtn the present bootkecpcr prepared report 70
lhe Commissioner appears rom ed nv ~, rep9, hat
BE- kept the Finance department was not correct,
o. tie department CORRECTLY and TIA, also through the
this tins dttilcultY mas
inns radical the system of accounts y July
admitted IN the language Of the report inis DO *
M uoYylse 4 book record, WAS not made az from
figures obalncd from the general books, ana J. another
evidence that accounts In use BY tue Commissioners
/. mere record transactions out Is not Kept any
aeorrect " comprehensive system 50 thar balance
drawn from II will true EXHIBIT Of the affairs OF
tnc department and that the accounts are susceptible OF
4 radical change Tor q better conunct OF its business
IN Juue. 1874 i new kOokkcepcr TOOK charge ~ tho
books the 1914 maze no balance sheet for
December the year as he chains tdat All tile
counts balanced ami 10 was unnecessary while the
books n the department show that mere are number
datfmg 10 1871 stiil
and having debit credit balances IN some
large amount - -,
CONSTRUCTIONS ACCOUNT NAY, 1913
1,u,t ,vailape Nav l. fs7s............... $1,000 90
stature a. 1873 101lU0l 10
evafure "a 1874 appropria ted 25J0O ~