New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
AUDITOR JACKSON ACCUSED
SERIOUS CHARGES BY THE CONTROLLER.
rNAccrnAcY AND NEGLECT POINTED oUT-AN An
swER IN PREPARATION.

Controller Grant served on Auditor Daniel Jack
son Yesterday notice that he would be afforded On
Snnortunity on October 20, to make full eXpiana-
tion Of the manner N wnSh 'he du,es VI @ The
notice were numerous charges Of inaccuTacy ana
other alleged facts and circumstances which tne
Mr.. jackson unless they are satisfactorily 15 eT;
planned. The position OF Auditor mas Seen s5p s1H
by, Mr. jackson since August 8 ,rodfrof,, ds1f,
ier says, the City Treasury has, from time
to time paid out upon Mr.. JacEsOI,s allowance nee
and under his i Ssin sgpars that the
claims on which such payments were made mad becn
examined by HIM large sums of money winch lt dla
ess SS ESS Which SIn weTe audited by him prior their
presentation to the Controller. For instance on
June lsS hs 4aT 6T 800 fs
sent the amount of twenty coupons OF 932 eacn lue
NAV /, 1881. On June 8, 1881. the Auditor ctTtl-
fed as correct claim OF Hagen Blhgs III tgsnty ITI
coupons of $35 each due May l, 1881,
for interest exactly the same loan the coupons rs
E. Morrison g. Co. There could not be outstanding
during that period two genuine coupons cut lI0ln
bonds of the same series lawfully issued due on Ine
same day. calling for the same amounts ana Uedi d
ing the same numbers. On May II, 1881 the nndi-
tor certified as correct a claim of Hagen Billings
for $780, purporting to represent the a9qne @ and ID
twenty coupons of $50 each due May /, 1881 anu l
on May 10 another bill of the same nIIn tSa ipp
exactly the same coupons, d9e bU aT the
Auditor as being correct The Controller says that
it needs no argument to show that an examlhatlon
which does not disclose the faGI I ad been already
audited only two days before, was careless anu III ~
efficient and that certiticat0ns Whlch nave snVMn
the allowance of fraudulent clanhs, agsIog.aI,nts
nearly S15O,O00, are inaccurate and untrust-
worthy. ILL. ohoroos tbot the Aud,tor has been
habitually late II making his appearance al tne
office thereby delaying the auditing OF claims. In
cases where assignments Of moneys 10 DecOme que
umder contracts had been fled in the Finance De
partment the Auditor is charged with having
audited claims thereto in such manner as 10 make
the city liable for the payment OF the claim TO Two
persons In illustration the Controller seters to
Voucher wherein the Auditor on August u 1850,
certified as allowed a claim of SOL 80, certfylng
the same as payable TO an. p. II. Casey, or Michael
Casey, assignee" The warrant being drawn n IN
that way it could have been collected by NJ r. H.
Casey but its payment to him would not nave pro-
fected the city against future claim by MlchaeI
Casey. the assignee 1t is charged that on October
/. 1883. the Auditor affixed his certiication to
pfgG fSfs sum %h thS Of sS5a &c. EPRen
aggregate of the salaries on the - tOlI'
as certified by the PeaIth oba1aod BoaT5G, t@ t5s
Auditor on October %, 1888. when be certlhed 10
claim for $3.50 66 when only $1S2 66 was due. lie
is also charged with repeatedly signing certlncaieS
i'm which the amount certified as allowed was writ
fen over an erasure without minutTng the tact or
erasure thus rendering doubtful the force ana
effect of the audit as contemplated by law. On DC
tOber s last the Auditor certified to an allowance
of the sum of S45G 81 for general expenses OF the
Law Department in advance OF the certlhcatlOn
of such bill by the head of that department.
On June % bill of The journal Of Commerce for adj
vertising was certified as correct and paid and on
September 1S claim covering the same service and
for the same amount again certified to as cor
rect Other like instances of alleged neglect are
charged by the Controller He also recies instances
where the Auditor has neglected to cancel with
punch coupons audited and allowed since July 10,
1883. although specially instructed by the Con-
troller to punch them. In addition to these in
stances given the Controller charges general neg
lect and want of watchful care and supervision
on the part of the Auditor.
Mr.. jackson said last night that he was prepar-
ing full and explicit reply to the Controllers let
ter and until that reply was ready he would have
nothing to say.