The New York herald., 1876-10-06
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

COMPTROLLER oRxxN AND THE PARK DEPART
MENT-THE OLD CHARGES REVIVED SPICY
DEBATg-roMPKINs SQUARE IMPROVEMENTS.
A regular meeting OF the Beard Of Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon. with Mr.. samuel A. Lewis
in the chair.
The Committee on Streets sent in q report relative
to the preamble resolution and petition submitted to
them as to providing work for tue unemployed THIS
resolution called upon tho different departments to
pend all available funds in their hands for public i'm
provements so as TO furnish additional employ yment
fer the workingmen OF the city The report forth
that tho committee called upon all the departments
and received assurances that everything possible
done with the funds now al their command. Several
OF The departments IN elaborate statements as TO
the works now In progress and the amount OF uncx
pended balances In their hands
The report adopted and resolution passed re-
quesrng the Mayor TO call together the heads Of de-
partments for the purpose of ,ung 10 the best
means which should be adopted in providing work Tor
the unemployed
Alderman Purroy presented the following relative to
Comptroller Green:-
Tho Committee on the Law Department to whom
was referred the resolution which was unanimously
adopted py your honorable body on the Both day Of
/ March, 1876. respectfully report
We have carefully examined tho report OF the Com
mssioners OF Accounts doc. No. 81 and lind thorein
documentary-tending 10 prove that Andrew II.
Green during his connection with the Park Depart.
ment in most instances BY the aid and connivance OF
Thomas G. Fields, now fugitive from justice, did
| illegally and corruptly appropriate To his
large sums OF the public moneys Under tins
don OF facts we cannot do otherwise than advise that
action be taken to recover back the amount thus e-
gally and rauduenty obtained from the city treasury
We regret that this matter has not received earlier
attention, the Statute OF Limitations, If pleaded
might possibly defeat portion OF the city's claim.
Howeyer as this statute is required 10 be snecinlv
lnnfa N "a n nj oh mia
is properly regarded as an admission Of this fact
think that the matter should be pressed TO
the earliest possible moment.
We therefore recommend the adoption Of the follow
ing resolution
Resolved, rhs; the Ispor. Of the Commissioners Of
adopted by your honorable body, and the report
ferred to the Counsel to The Corporation with in.
srctisns to mmsdia.sly commence proceedings in be-
moneys converted to MS own use and more parsu
counts and that he tho action by him the
,s % # @ ss after snd hs se Of this e'
Resolved In view Of the urgent necessity Of prompt
hereby respectfully requested upon this resou
tion before the next meeting OF this Board.
Alderman Hess said that a universal desire had
been expressed by great number OF people Of this
city to elevate Andrew H. Green to the Mayoray, ho
surprised that this "bugaboo' had been again
bought up. Mr. Green did not need any defence from
him. The people OF the city Of New York believed in
his honesty He (Alderman Hess) wished TO deny
emphatcaly that the Comptroller had drawn from the
Park department one dollar to which he justly
entitled. Authority had been given by his colleagues
men OF the highest honor, ana for whom the people
had great respect for any moneys which the Comp
troer received. II he took than he entitled
TO the othcr Commissioners must have acted his
accomplices The speaker concluded by deyng Alder
Purroy or anybody esc to prove that Comptroller
Green had taken single dollar illegally
Alderman Morris moved 10 place the report on file.
This was rather an inappropriate time to como in
with such documents II had been introduced, as q
colleague of the speaker remarked, as so much
"bunk" Il not necessary defend the character
OF Comptroller Green He stood too high before the
people a guardian Of the public money. The docu-
ments relation 10 this matter had been file Tor
year and halt and It was now brought be-
fore the Board for political elect
Alderman Purr0y denied that be acting IN the
interests OF any political organization The commit
tee did not make any charges against Comptroller
Green The Commissioners OF Accounts had examined
into the case and It on their report that the
mittee acted. Those Commissioners had made a caro-
u examination found misappropriation ol iunds
Alderman HEss-lt is one thing TO make charges
and another thing to prove them.
Alderman NoRRIs--No man dare get up here and call
Comptroller Green thiet l don't know anything
about combinations for the Mayorally. Mr. Green rs a
democrat and does not belong 10 my party, bCt wish
TO ace justice done him.
Alderman HEss--l would like to know what author
ity the Commissioners OF Accounts had over the matter
al all.
Alderman RErLLY-l am astonishcd Mt the gentle
mans ignorance. lie has been six months Alder
Alderman Hess said that the Commissioners had no
right to go back as lar as 1903
Alter some fnrther discussion the report and
ltion adopted.
Alderman Purroy offered resolution which was
also adopted requesting the clerks or the different
courts &c send in statements OF the number judg
mcnts procured against the city during Comptroller
Green g term and also the amount Of COSTS and inter-
est In each suit
A communication received from the Park De-
OF November Tor the purpose OF completing Tompkins
square. Permission was granted 10 continue the work
until tho Goth inst.
Alter tho transaction OF some routine business tho
Board adjourned.