New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-14
TRYING TO SUBPOENA SQUIRE.
HE GOES TO YONKERs-JOHN n. sTKAHAN AS

HE GOES TO YONKERs-JOHN H. sTKAHAN AS HIS
CnUNsFL-MR. LACcMBt's OPINION.
The Commissioners of Accounts yesterday issued
a subpoena for Conn isslOner Squire, directing MN
TO appear at at D. at their oil ce AMI answer sucn
questions as might be put to him about the work
ings of his department. and also 10 bIing with nm
the books and papers heretofore called ior me
subpoena was sent TO the CORPORATION Counsels
Office and given to of the subOrdndtes to serve
Mr. Souire heard that something of the KIND was 10
be done and he took an early train to ionkers
" to inspect the Aqueduct." When the subpoena
server called at the Department OF fuolic WORKS.
Mr.. Squire was gone. a.
missioners of Accounts reply to their letter ask
ing who is to Judge to the necessity for the con-
slant presence of a book or paper in Department.
In his reply the Corporation Counsel says:
The rapcrs in an action the Day Calendar an" liable
10 he called for trial. The daily bIoer tue crcnt letter
book office diary cOnld not he removed rom ne Law
Drnartmeur during business hodrs wi bout interfering
with the prompt and orderly transaction OF tbe business
partnent Taxes between the second Monday OF Janu
AIRY thrteth day OF April order to ascertain what
the assessed valuation OF MS real and ers0nai estate
with the intention OF endeavorDg to correct such vaua-
ton ~ hga should nd til" record OF assessed vaua-
ions present. in the office open ioI his inspection
Tue householder who calls at the occ of tho Collector OF
of the Clerk OF Arrears or oil the Water
Resister obtain the charge againSt his premises 70.
any particular assessment or for water supply entitled
10 expect that he be FURNISHED WIN sch Information
upon request and that he be not asked 10 call again ho
cause record of the charge AGAINST such premises
not at in the department As to the Character
OF such books anu papers rs these. appreA"nd that
there an difference OF opinion, and should Srp-
OF Accounts and the head of the particular department
would have no difficulty IN arriving AT conclusion In
cases. however, where three olclas Usasreo KNOW OF
no one other than tie court who can decide between
them and Indignant as to the necessity OF the con,
OF book or paper III department wouid
be controlling Of tue question
John II. Strahan has written to the Corporation
COrnsel that ne has been retained by the Commits
siOner of Public Works III regard to The questions
which have arisen betN cen the department and the
Commissioners of Accounts. lie proposes to go 10
court to obtain the necessary order for writ TO
compel the performances Ivy the commissioners OF
their duty of examining the books and paiers oil
tie department on the premises OF the Department
of Public Works In tins way the powers Oi the
commissioners will lie jude ally determined. Mr..
Strahan also wrote To the Commissioners OF Ac-
counts informing them of his proposed action. The
Corporation Counsel sent a reply to Mr. Strahan
saying that the Commissioners of Accounts are OF
the opinion that the books ami papers asked Tor by
them not such as are III constant use IN The
Department Ii the Commissioner OF Pubic
Works differs from them in this opinion, or If he
denies their right to require him to produce any
paper on examination. or TO compel HIM to end
al their office. the easiest and most expeditions
way to do so will he upon otion III court TO com
mel obedience to the sub, oena. He adds that he
attempted to subpoena Mr.. Squire, bnt was unable
to and he proposed TO have 1t served today.
and if the court will hear them on Thursday the
questions raised by the service Oh the subpoena CAP
then be argued.
The following persons were suspend al from duty
yesterday 10y Deputy Commissioner Smith, as their
services not required during the warm weather:
John Dunleavy. engineer Third District Court /;
Thomas Healy, engineer, Seventh District Court (;
George A. McEwen. engineer Fifth District Police
Court. Each OF these received salary of Sl,1OO
a wear John Elder foreman of the steam heat
ing apparatus i'll use by the city, was also sus-
pended.
The amount collected for Croton water rents for
the first nall of lss5 was rs Iii, ss3 30 Under the
more rigid inspection introduced by Commissioner
Suuire tue amount for the first half of 1856 was
S99O,Ol5 sc, au increase of @l73, III 90.