New-York tribune., 1875-07-26
LONG ISLAND CITY LOSSES.
ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES OF THE CITY
TREASURER.

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PARTIAL REPORT OF THE ACCOUNrANTs-AILEGKD
DEFICITS SHOWN. RANGING FROM % oO TO
Sa2G5 s5-CHARGE THAT THE TREAsURERs
RANK ACCOUNT Is SHORT OVER $4,000.
The following Is the report OF the account
ants who are examining the books OF John Horan, the
Treasurer of Long island City, which has been embodied
in n message OF Mayor Diimars to the Common Council
and which will probably be considered at It's next
meeting:
n, His Ho,orA A. d DrrMARs. Mayor Long Island rHy:
In response your request that we shod make y"u
statement of the condition Of the books on ne Wy
present full report OF tne SAINT - III ao'" hn, sn
loose method in which they nave hnsr. Oesm of
ORIGINAL entry of cah receipts W the Treasurer for the
years 1873 and 1874 which are not IN tle Once, ana
IN making TIE analysis of the tax receipts tn perform
much labor that would otherwise be unnecessary We
number OF errors the credit Of interest and percentages
overdue taxes 10 The city Of these we are preparng p
qHenl report We instance ie" vi the Toedar'se' oi
In the cash receipt book for 1872, including January
g. -73 nearly every amount entered therein varies from
the amount credited to the city py te JvaInai 'n3 VI
cash day, and. except III very iw instances,
ii adverse 10 the clty Thus on tlr 2lsI na oi Nli',
- - 30; we find tie diirrcncc to be in The amount
~ interest and lercentar.s and by our computation Of
Jth .hcso items ind that the larger ainonnb would
b. the correct to be- PAID to the clty on tha' day'
A.aiI book the last entry represents te re-
ceipts Oh the 9th oi January 1873, ~ 2sgrcgahng
- ni5 - whereas the amount the journal Ia the debit
OF cash s9Oi II deficit, sl+i H. Applying the same
comnuatIop Ia the several taxes paid by TINS
entry md the larger amount would be the correct
Ink memorandum TINS -. Pad March ., ls72" But we
are a understand If Was paid at taat date;
why the Interest Is computed III he poo1 9i Original
receipts to Jan 6. 1873. In Janulry and tebrlIry,
1873. the correct amount Of interest ana psfeei'aggs
our computation. Is Sl66 - tha eIedite, 80 91
iccit Si2s a3 in May, 1913, $500 -; emo.nt cred
itod, $3.50 40; deficit. Sll9 90; II December lS'l,
S629 81 credited, >iOi Ok deacit, s125 s9
We otcr these examples OF the general irIeelarlt's
OF the books In iaci II thc %e rs aI - n 9rr
amount 81 percentages. IEc hHalco ia laiL as SHOWN
Ivy the Iass-book, the lst OF july 1879. .o,,os
De.Gct outstanding schecks................ l2o6' IT
naant hnas ea sas hs ior BY Tcasrcfs books s 5iG57
Bri i'm is connection we beg 10 call your attention 10
th inct hat The Treasurer deposited on June Z6. $50.
f, fao .iys s,.2jj 81 Durng THIS period from June
III IN ard iu,uing Juno 30 cash receipt, from taScs
were only 1874 Il amount o deposits rom source. rtcr
than from receipts taxes TslUi Il; SO tha June
- the short IN hi. D.n conn 700 ~
on and after I'm ~ june S.2 @ls' OF Apr1 1915,
ISM of june 1874, anu the lst OF June. lo75 theo a
pears entry to the credit OF ne cy or ne rer cehi,
ri1rgcahlr 10 dclinuutni taXayrr5 IN" iraSuftr
has exhibited to certified copies oi resolutions "i the
Common Council taking eliec ai re se.ri.,l'e. 'roV,
siicn monies to his own U.s.. -
fhrs, Sums, Nhic. viii he large cur hA@l report "iil
present careful analysis "a .ll accounts c.uihS t.ti
Of tho "nk We have iaaae c,-,'t,n5 prosrts' @ @ "'n
p.tc and Il i, only by patient and ti-eu. search that
We s bo present every .!em % dhorruce, "s IL
s brought To ngLt by booi.. Very respectfully,
NETsEI * fAbiAH, Accountants.
The accountants non-cominti ~ to the probable
extent of the alleged deiaicaton and nothing farther
NIL; probably he obtained from them until rneir hnai r.
mort some further ligh can be thrown the trausac
ton from TIE Mayors ossasc, Whic& has not
vet been made public. Amer explaining wlnt
led to the examination OF The accounts, the
message states that certain books have been
abstIsctCd FROM the o1ice no casl-byok mas
bsen exhibited showing TIE moneys received from
whom or for what purposes, except one small
book. partially filled viii other matter beginning in
1872 and ending Jan. /, 1873. After this date rho
counts are ournazcd from loose slips of paper kept a.
kind of meiornd as there Is 40 day book ana posted
directly INTO the ledger By comparing the items jour
nalized with what evidence hcie is Of receipts almost
uniformly they for less amount and without any
regularity OF percentage in deduction"
The Mayor summarizes the charges against the Treas
ur,r as follows: tue Treasurer received moneys belong
ing 10 the ciry whcn he admits he received and which
can traced TO him by his receipts. and cre the city
for les, He nealeeis to credit the CT, WIN an
posit the moneys collected - required oy the 1h'rter
He has faed to produce certain books denying thlt
he has them. which booAs ut one lne M eAst anu nave
disappeared, wnie ,he loose memoranda ac siiey ke;
baiDco OF cash In bank the 18th OF June last WAS
less than the amount called for by the face OF thc ledger
The investigation referred to is which has been
Ordered INTO al, ihe iej accounts ins MAS ,ee,'n ,
upon after TIE election OF the new Mayor ia April ana
NOT yet cOiIiI'rru. reporter O lhI
upon M iIoran saturday afternoon and
made inquiries concerning the matter The accountants
appointed by the Common Council were examining The
hOOks ani policeman WAS guard. Mr.. H0ran said
that wish for the present to add much tU his
Published card denying the dcfacati0n. The accounts
involved about S2,5Oo,Oco, including city, ward,
state, and county taxes tine last nNe years,
$500 900 worth of water bonds, survey bonds
10 the amount OF 10000, and the funded
indebtedness of the city, amounting to Sls0Ooo. lie
Thought the would perfectly But there
@ % .. 3 Of PtS19'asfs IT, G s ss Tfn for Hr a Uran r
sons explain this matter fully at tho present time
but lie was confident that his understanding
the matter correct He hai frequently requested
heretoforc, that his accounts should he sdited His
bonds had been reduced had been reported; they
were 100000. This his third term Treas
urer and his second IS Receiver of Taxes.