New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-05
MORE OFF. B. CARROLES WORK.
DEFICIENCY OF 500 DISCOVERED.
WHY THE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS NEED
CLERICAL HELP.

WHY THE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS NEED
CLERICAL HELP.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment met
Yesterday for the first time since the stormy sGssVH
which ended with the adoption OF the hhal Ssu.
mates President Kirk, the successor Oh IIosIuenC
Reilly, in attendance A COMMUNICATIVE Ss
received from from the Commissioners or Charltles
and Correction asking for a transfer OF ? io3o 90
TO be applied toward the purchase OF steano3at.
1t also asked that $54OGO 9ssa for the
wear for this purpose be transferred TO ioof ioI e
same purpOse II was explained that the estimates
and bids for the new steamboat came IN SO loo ma
the appropriation made IN 1000 couiu ho' "0 "'0N'
The Commissioners of Accounts through the
Mayor asked the Board to transfer TO the circuit oi
the salaries of Commissioners OF Accounts SUN
sufficient to enable them to finish important lnVesu-
cations now being made and stopped by the failure
of the Board TO make an appropriation iOr ceIA n0
and contingencies for 1884. They addi
The examinations we alude to have developed ana are
developing important results On Monday whe tne IA
Rosrd Of Taxes and Assessments Mr.. Thomas Asten,
was by his vote Gripping this oice trau1 OF 9oo was
discovered In OF the bureaus being eAamIGHi ssU
other important facts proper to make puDnc now
have been discovered very recently Inc eNalnauons
commenced and partly finished as follows Accounts
and records of the Department of Public Parks also OF
clerk of and assessments; also OF TAX receive
office also accounts and records OF attorney lOr conec
ton Of Arrears of personal taxes contracts OF Department
of Public Works; and the regular organizations
and CITY Chamberlain The thorough methods now en-
poved in examining the affairs of the Finance Depart
ment including registration OF the coupons ad ss Wells
the registered interest requires more foce Idh
did this work BY the transfer given US III November Wo
were enabled to engage clerical force sucleJ 70 SNOW
good service OF great benefit to the taxpayers OF s
but the work has been practically stopped and wo would
respectfully ask that to meet our present wants me sum OF
&c BAG So transferred TO the credit OF the commissioners
of Accounts Office for clerk hire and contingencies rom
uuexpepded balances The law makes 1t 0DnsalOly on
The Commissioners of Accounts to do specific duty ana
il impossible men 70 perform lhls uuy WITHOUT
clerical help
The Commissioners designated certain uneXpended
balances of 1881 and 1882, which are available
from which to make transfers. The matter was re-
ferred TO the Controller to investigate and report
Mr. Asten made no comment on the communications
He moved that the rules of 1888 he those OF lcot
This was carried Mr.. Asten then explained thai II
had been customary TO give tOTty-elght hours hoi'e
of theIneetings of the Board aud that the OBJECT 1f
which the meeting was called be specified III the call
he Commissioners of Accounts, Nh HI ana Nh
Martin were asked by a TRIBUNE reporter, after
the meeting adjourned, where the fraud had been
discovered. They declined tosay whether II was III
a department or bureau, or otherwise to fix H.
When asked whether the fraud stood alone or was
of a series they replied that the item stood alone
although there were others which might come III
the same category, and which It was alleged were
chaTgeable TO the same clerk. These latter hceuIu
further examination before report could be made
Mayor Edison said later that the fraud was IN the
bureau of the col eCtOC of assessments ana ccIk Oh
arrears of the Finance Department. of which a. =
Cady is the head. lie added that the fraud was IN
the same line as those heretofore made puDlc, anu
probably was the work of the same clerk John b.
Carroll who is now under Indictment. lie Is not
frauds IT is alleged that John Is. Carroll accepted
brides 10 credit as paid the arrears Oh assessments
of various persons, causing the city coh1deiaplc