New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-01

OF Taxes aud Assessments and which believe the PEG
Sle OF this city will not k 10 hear had II not been Tor
the commissioners of Accounts.
Mr. Reilly-These are grave CHARGES ,,,, {. mara IN
Mr.. Asteu-I do not so accept them. think IL more III
The MayOr-I do not make charges. use this as an
Mr.. Asten-The Commissioners of Accounts need in
Sestgation well as other departments lLaugAterI
Mr. AsTEN WINS AT LAST.
The Mayor announced at $3.50 y. m that recess
of one hour would be taken 1t was p. m. when
the Board reassembled Mr.. Asten was asked II ne
was of the same opinion STILL lie replied that he
had seen no reason to change his mind
The Mayor-I wish be recorded as declaring that me
clerical force Of the Commissioners OF Accounts Il eCa
for tbe proper conduct bureau and that beASVe
the opposition to the Commissioners OF Accounts Is DC
cause they are engaged investigating various depart
Mr.. Rely-why cannot the difficulty be obyia,Cd by
propration where the Mayor will have the control OF
Mr. Asten-The Commissioners OF Accounts SHOULD
have furnished this Board with information lesduhs
u" The WSVor%Mr. Asten being a Commissioner of &c;
counts has neglected do this very hinehe has failed
10 give this Board information which he possessed
due difference TO the Mayor-an Office / have much
respect I that the only reason which pre-
The Controilcr-iii. Asten, Commissioner Of Ac,
counts snoGd have made ms Io hTe'[ mi Of
Accounts, and endeayored TO obtain IsigTSr
to shield himself from their acts. --,,,,.,. o..
Mr. Astcn-I will assume individual responsibility for
The Txcise Board and discovered many abuses When
found how matters being managed 10y the Com,nlS-
siOners Of Accounts took him away II had Lour dal
longer could throw great deal of light on these est
males move to strike the item OF $4,000 for cler-
zeal hire for the Commissioners of Accounts
This was lost, the Mayor, Controller and ITeSl-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen voting III the mega
tive, and Nh. Asten in the affirmative.
Mr. Reilly warmly TO Mr., Astenl-YOu talk as though
YOU owned the City Hall lLaugherl If you haH TO 20
before the people It is doubtful If yea would be mere we
all responsible TO the people Tor our oih. ac'ois;
Mr. Asten-I haze conceded everything but this 100
am responsible 20 the people for my actions
For the next half hour the four members sat look
ing at each other most of the time III grim silence
Occasionally Mr.. Reilly would iokingly suggest 70
Mr. Asten that he ought not to keep them mere al
night for so small matter AL lheehu Vi Il1O tiho
Mr.. Reilly said:
Imove TO strike out the item Mr. Asten objects to WITH
the understanding that the clerks are 10 he continued anu
that transfer he made TO pay them heieaIter a
enter my protest against the action OF the President oi
The Mayor irmy-The services of the clerks will be
continued.
The estimates were then presented to the mem
bers and signed by them in turn, and with sign OF
relief the members pu on their coats and hats ana
departed. II was then p. M ana the boaid hsc
been in session, save the recess since noon.
Mayor Edison was asked by TRIBUNE, reporter
whether there were grave charges 70 pc naue
against the Tax Department lie replied iia' t,i't
was something for the future further thah lha'
he could not say. 4 .ho
Mavor referred said he did not. lie accepted II
more in the nature of threat, and added thai ne
was willing TO have the most searching lnEeNuSt-
tiop made of his department. lie had nothing 10
conceal
THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED
The following are the appropriations Tor 1888
the amounts asked 10y the departments Tor lSSl'
and the amounts allowed: