New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05
THE NEW CONTROLLER.
BEGINNING THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE.
THE OATH ADMINISTERED BY JUSTICE DoNoHUE-
HIS BoNDSMEN.

BEGINNING THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE.
THE OATH ADMINISTERED BY JUSTICE DoNoHUE-
HIS BoNDsMEN.
Saith IT Grant. the newly appointed Controller.
with his bondsnien, went before Justice Donohue
Yesterday in he private Chambers or the JUSTICES
of the Supreme Court and the oath OF once, was
administered TO him. The bondsmeD were NJ n.
Jesup. Ferdinand Ward, and James ID. Fish; who
furnished $4,000 each of the 100000 bond;
Charles Welde and Joseph NJ. DE Vean, who each
gave S25 o 20 of the remainder Corporation Coun-
sci Andrews accompanied Mr.. Grant and his bonds
men: Justice Donohue congratulated the Controller
after the formalties of administering the oath had
been gone through with. question arose as TO the
place where the Controllers bond should be depOs-
tied, the Aldermen having designated no place
Mr. Andrews advised Mr. Grant that under the CHI
cumsi ances the Controllers once was INC PioP'i
place of deposit.
The Mayor and Corporation Counsel Andrews ac-
companied the Controller to the Finance Depart
ment. Mr.. Grant was met by Deputy ControI,er
Storrs who introduced HIM TO the heads OF the
various bureaus. All further formality was MS
pensed with. Mr.. Grant took possession OF DIS Vce
asked what he proposed to do relative to the recon-
mendaiions of the Grand Jury in It's presen'men''
he replied: soo, 90 hrsv that
have had no opportunity to see what mas peel
done outside Of what interests myself inns nu d
can say, that any investigation that may Du hn or,
taken bv an authorized body will receive my nearly
Will Won take any steps in regard to the Carroll
~ shall do nothing until the Commissioners OF
Accounts have made their report. Until TINS mas
been done cannot act intelligeDtly ana u wouiu
be useless to speculate on what may be the proper
WI" NJ YOU make any material changes in the
Office staff" ,,. ,v ;,,uod;.
ate changes shall eDdcayor to famlIlarze inyseli
with the details of the Office and make only sach
changes as deem advisable Tor the proper working
of the Finance Department -
Mr.. Grant sent the following letter to the Mayor
MAYORS OFFICE NEW YORK, Aug. T.
DEAR s hereby resign my pG, IT., as Sh N 6 eeTS
appointed by you the first day OF January last also
rus the duties Of private secretary whea you % So
orally last fall In surrenderng these trusts desire to
NV Si s anS OF
Tor the prv Of being associated Win you thus mn
renewed marx OF your confidence in my recent appoint
ment remain, very respectfully yours; GRANT
His Honor Franklin Edison, Mayor.
Mayor Edison, wh9 was feeling somewhat better
than he has for the past week, said that he should
start for Saratoga III the evening with his family,
and return probably on Tuesday morning; He was
asked what he thought of the recommendations of
the Grand Jury relative to the coupon frauds and
the alleged oyer.issus Of bonds he s replied;
are well enough As to the eIpana-
tions OF eI-ContIolleE Green and Messrs.
storrs. Earle and Cady, think, they set at rest
an over-lssue of city bonds. Some time ago the
father of Carroll. the defaultng clerk In the
Finance Department, and a lawyer called on me
been a large over-issue of bonds and that this
would account for the defalcation charged young
Carroll. There were one OF two subsequent inter
views They could give no tangible evidence in
support of their allegations Finally told them l
would appoint committee of five gentlemen. to
consist of Alexander +. Orr, j. d. Yer
milye, Robert d. Roosevelt. Charles NJ. Fry
and Charles II. Marshall, who would
meet their witnesses, hear their testimony
and report to me whether special Investigation of
the various classes of city bonds, as TO how they
were issued and the amount of interest paid, was
deemed desirable. They came back to me and re-
ported that the committee not satisfactory
That settled the matter so far as was concerned.
l told them that / would name no other
The gentlemen named had con-
sented to serve; they were among the most capable
financors in he city, and their investigation would
have been thorough. Since then the Commissioners
of Accounts have begun their second investigation
of the Finance Department and have directed
them to examine all the various issues of bonds"