The New York herald., 1878-08-24
PUBLIC WORKS.

PUBLIC WORKS.
COMMISSIONERS CAMPBELL's REPLY TO COMP
TRoLLER KELLY's LETTER ABOUT THE PAY
ROLLS.
The following letter, addressed by Commissioner
Campbell Of the Department. OF Public Works, 10
Comptroller Kelly, in reply 10 the atters letter Of
August 8, in which corrupt pracllces were charged
upon the Department Of Public Works, was yesterday
made publc:-
DEPARTMENT ruBLIc WORKS.
COMMISSIONERS OyrICk, I
new YORK, August 22. 1878.
have received Of the 9th inst in reference
70 as :, %
and the payroll Of engineers ana in Shs,xs Of
snit,sd oy to the Finance Department This let
merely ass H1o'a The psSash pseasauso systematic
SEINE time since commenced BY you to smbar;
agents. and II possible. to bring diseredit upon lis
To .na
cworks jscsd them An, their workmen to loss aud
Ills department. beesIse its results are as we'll known
this city as is your object TO nt which
Your course UPON whiting this
y tS.s
motive in putting forth such accusations was other than to
isarn sna. you paid the snsr. roll and others
one % sse reply and
Withdrawing your offensive imputatons showing cearY
they the only purpose tor vnish they were o.
% s
evening before they reached my hsnd.
s.ss aS to sa
office give degree OF weight charges and insinu
. s.s osSeas tho yoar.s
ho to
first Ms to the payroll of isbors in question you
number OF men dssisnsssd - sborsrs
n. ssyS wA 70 ~
other than the labor a. A. an gang No
and d. addition Of Twelve names to the regular
force as 1SS,ss who . % did no
tuis roll the department tdnanee) y nrmed there
This .hnAnes dspartmen. has NO mean. sf.hs
WORK II 60 oss upon % % rsSrsnSs TO the
yusr tns. ~ that period there
four gangs Of .eorsr: worknx IL
is .sw. Il S.s ~
have quoted all Of letter relating to the
sss III: .es regard payroll
IS made out precisely like all tho payrols this
since the began eight In number) all OF which
stance. The aboTers and other. named thereon have
regularly been Identified sns paid
borers inspectors OF
ana sand large guam titles Of which furnished By
other iaborsr. en in alp named in the
charge OF the lights placed at the pitfalls IL the broken
Prior to 1877 no lights were maintained, and several
ciesnts And :, least ONE death srsSy roIr a.,
and reeeviny i.oo.ers wags are inspectors simply
The number ofinspectors the roll niue.
instead Of ,hify.ssh. AS msgaaed By YOU -Four have
Two inspect ana recsvs stone and sand One that
aud ,~o the S
BY property owners being discharged the
KSGISErRs AND ASSISTANTS.
Second as to the engineers and assistants in charge OF
foiows"whiis upon this Subject desire also to cali
snaer The direction Of the oies Of engineers iocasss
Ut ish.h avenue and iss.h s.rss. rhs payroll q Ja
While that Of 'ss iasorss sp'oyed under these officers
dhs labor roll which S2ss 2s). this party
aud Filth three OF its serving as
their lime returned on tour separate ros oniy s4Us "a
(which plainly ss. forth on roll ~ itssn being charss
msmslepresenied by YOU
these payros ave no fou.dAtion in fact PAYMENT
been made by yo9 during the whole season rolls made
time. desired an explanation all that necessary
a" Ss %
not believe the staemenis yourself would not have
Afer your remarks psyrolls above quoed you
addlf thi, inormston Is correct shall consider II
duty TO withhold payment to these until their
ployment is properly eesisnatsd cannot too ssrongy
PaDie WORKS. under ierm.r comms.ioner q eersyias
e S sIs az 81 duty payroll '
deem proper. when the public requires tho
gsssate as pefor%Ss in smother
aisult 20 eenesye hs. you should have the eron
not affect TO e ignorani to whom ~ reier
you upon Tns Of eoarss known to
you 10 De sse NO Psyro, has svsr been certified oy
therefore. you know your statements TO oe untrue.
nkAaINa rAIss WITNESS
would rather suher than bear fase witness and submit
the just judgment OF tor utteng US true what BY
sdaisnsi .st that You paS.ed the s,ssseass beors
.oar communication did cou each furnishes the
obtain information AS to fscs lser It's face
am sorry obliged to believe that You have entered
upon systematic scheme OF presenting my
together unworthy the ehet hnancia ocsr oi this city
rne records OF this department since my sccsss,on 70
oce aiord ibe most conclusive evidence OF faithful ad
ministr alton OF its affairs.
During this period from January. 1876. to
July, 1873. two and one.hsif vesrs-tns
total expenditures OF the department
For tho ssS,,e,so,%aias preceding o.
years. the expenditures IL sise54 81
or an avsras; reducaa of rc.: Than ssoa per- 81
alone ISs ssv BEEN M Ia.tss ., OK
the financial chisor Of the city you ought to DO rra,
reagcs the debt aud taxation OF oppressed and long
IL seems 70 that we nigh, be much better en-
ployed cooperating hsrmonousy In the wsrs OF light
you In publishing statements cripple
sanss sas %s a. ana ha IN ,ns les. scssody
fhe conclusion OF the whole matter IS that shall con
accept this ofiee-vis conduct the department
business principles. allow IL 80 be TO the
Be-. Se. '' ~" "', s'''i'L ALLAN cxnFSELI, y
oil Public Works.