New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THEFTs INCREASED.
REPORT OF TEE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCoo
rur AMOUNT STOLEN $lG9,46O.

nrnonr or THE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS
THE AMOUNT STOLEN $lG9'46o'
The Commissioners of Accounts, yesterday Pre-,
.ented 10 the Mavor their report Of theinvesgat3n
20 The accounts of the Finance Department Inc
Sefacatjon of William Carroll the coupon cIek, Is
now shown to I've or $2oo39 more , man
soners Of Accounts find the thefts OF CaTI0i LOT tne
wears named were as follows: lSI9 SlO'9oV; III
al s4G. TOTAL SlG94GO. When the Commissioners
,ent 70 The record room Of the Finance Department
they found the doors locked and no person was IN
attendance The keeper was anseo on az n"rform
the duties of the place. When the rooms were
opened loose pay-rOlls warrants. returns anu otneI
papers found heaps OF DIRT ana rupolsh upoh
The Commissioners were compelled to take up the
classification made by the stock ana pond cleIA at
The time when the respective vouchers were pre-
pared for payment by the Auditor. Inc classlhca-
ton of the coupons by he titles OF the BONDS was
thus arrived at Wlicther this asslhcaion is cor
rect depends upon the correctness OF OtheT"iSe
of the assistant stock and bona cIerk
certified schedules That 1t is not absolutely accu-
rate is demonstrated by an analysis male DS ilie no
Commissioners winch produced result showIns
that while in the aggregate large 0ver-payIheD.S
found, vet In some instances sh0rt pay d
are also dey elOped The excess OF audIts over anu
above the face value of the coupons may nc dc-
counted for on the theory that the coupons wsre
not cancelled or numerically registered III to Cor
Office at The time the vouchers we're prcPalou toi
paymeut and that beng returned IN tDai conuiOlVh
TO the coupon clerk the coupons couid easily 10
made 10 do duty for in1llineraDle auuite. .u no,
A theory has been started that theSc oNeI'Pdy-
rnents NAV have resulted from the use OF counter
felt coupGns The Commissioners do not believe IN
This theory for the that there was no neces-
sif IN resort TO the use of forged or counterfeit
coupons Of the fact that the coupons passed.
through the audit office without cancellation thele
is abundant evidence N the coupons themselves.
There are large numbers IN the possession or the
Commissioners which have been audlted ana uli
not receive the cancellation ny the punch aesshaveu
and used specially III the audit office, there Deng
hut one cancellation of these coupons and tha nav
ing been made by the distinctive punch used ny the
coupon clerk
1he Commissioners saw that they have not con-
sered it TO he within the scope OF rnstructohS
To- endeav0r ascertain the names OF the persons
who cui,spired to rob the city through the repay
Inent OF coupons bat they venture the OPINION tnat
Carroll could not have acted alone In the matter
The Commissioner, say that the SUPERVISION OF tne
clerical work of the Department has been exceed
iugly lax and that the Department Is bordering OH
a state OF Generalization. 1t ls;also apparent that
the clerical force has been reduced u such an e1tet
as to intcI,er seriously with the prompt aud ell
cient dispatch of business The fundamental Or
gauizat0n OF the Department., which is all
RheEanG o the past rs Ia SrSa4S that many
of the salaries PAID IN the Finance Department are
inadequate.
gwen by the Controller Is placed by the Commits
sioners of Accounts at 500. $50 Deputy Con,
troller Sorrs. Head Bookkeeper Barrett and
Auditor Jackson agree IN asserting their bellei
that the amount given by the Controller 81 $50
Is more nearly correct than that gwen 10y Inc Com,
mISSiOuprS OF Accounts. Aldermen COCnIdht dhu
Grant of the special Committee of the Board OF
AlGeri en-. called on the Mayor yesterday and dls
ru sed with him the report of the Commissioners OF
Accounts. The committee is 10 report TO the board
the best means OF having restitution made to the
city for tue amount stolen. No conclusion vas
reached.
1t is understood that the Mayor will have another
investigation made of the Finance Department
with view to changing some Of the Old-ashl0ned
and cumbrOus methods % dong business there.
THE TRIAL. OF JAMES H. MARRIOTT.