, 1876-06-17

Wk inclined tn think tllnt tho tlnttce NJ Comp
there was Comptroller. lie was not prepared
to aay whether ttc Council could or could not
nppotnt financial agent.
Cty-Clcrk Hutx said that ho Should sign no
cosvis's KcoNoMYiD
It was suggested to a TR1nuvr reporter
yesterday that aimee Mnyor Colriu l,aa tr1cd to
SECURE the srmoval nf the Donrta Ut Public
merely step to ccout,my TINT he (the rcporter)
inquire into tho case niul sec how well Mr..
Colvin'a speech and nction coincide. Tic re-
portor adopted tlle suggestion, and from thoee
facts Which. though mninly rc!,asll Of what t.e
public know, will servo to show the
exayt condition Of affairs. The Dpnrd
Of Public Works, as will be remembered,
llsclargea the thirty water r-psoliec1nen abant ~
approval from The then irn.c Colyfi,, who said
that tls&c men were friends uf Ills, and had TO
be provided for during tho winter BY dint OF
much persuasion and the exercise Of ltls power,
month. mo beng @ '1 reduction u sis MONTH mo- III.
These men Of, the lat Of April were Opposed
altogether, much to tho dlspfcasure Of Colvln,
who fun,ed and sworc around that they must
be retained till after the election. instead OF
cutting uff nny Of them, lo would llavo
moro put on, and uscd tile best {, OF
his efforts to have them enrolled, but
The Board refused to comply with his demands,
a tue men Wsre not pui On, not the o!a ones
friends Of his, werc on l,ia hands for past scr
Hoard proved OBJ obstinate, and refused % agree %
Colvin's c1srayagant demands, since that
has acted irrespective. ot the e1prcsstnan's
Wishes the expenses Of the department have
been reduced monthly several thousands Of dol
lars.
r. substant'ate theso statements nothtng
rft1f hA FOnEtnr!NH than Afr. {t0tF}1fA
handwriting seen in scores Of letters which
he hae written to ask employment for some Of his
pets, High Rccd and others. Tho Board looked
upon his ldess q economy - wonderful: d M ,,,,.p
yesterday noon talking about tho Board oi
Public Works. Among them waa an Alderman
who has been at the bottom Of al reform. Movc-
mcnte siucc the Inauguration oftho new Council.
abulish!ng the Doard Of Public Works., at least
for the present. Talk about economyl 1t only
needs al, examination Into tho workings of the
body to convince ] a.n,ybody TINT there ri! Is
esoI1 eeua get 'ss no ono 'uatn man phystsily Or
mentally capable Of performing tho work now
lone by'that Board. ! don't believe that there
eyer wins my serious talk OF removing them.
thing uncommon"
clTr FINANCES.
The muddIe In which ol,r financial affaisg
have been brought by the hummer clique with
the !ocum tcncus nt lts healt aud uoctorcd by
sot-tlisant Comptroller s. 8. Hayes, Is now nbout
to bo cleared, and matters assume a once more
healthy shape. The present Council
and Finance Committee l,uyc tho conI-
druce Of the people anil tho banks,
and they could haye obtained all the money the
city needed had not 8. 8, Hayes and Hold-pn
would hayc received tlscir pay long ago, and
much actual suffering been avoided. But thcsu
men, to whom tho clty is 90 much In debt for
services rendered, are soon to receive their pay.
held mufy important sessions. The mem
bcrs are men OF business, and they
propose to conduct tic city as they 10 their o,s
nIalrs, As an evidence that tho Committee has
done we'll, and that 1t Inns the confidence Of the