New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13
THE MAYOR DISSA III SIZED.
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS NOT LIKED.

JUDGE LARREMO.E SAYS THeRE IA no CALL FOR
THE JUDGES TO ACT on THE JARVIS CASE.
Mayor Hewitt Is not satisfied with the work that Is
being dono by Commissioners OF Accounts shearman
and Adamson. There have been rumors that the
Mayor would remove them. These Commissioners are
a part OF the Mayors personal star. lie can dismiss
them at pleasure, and not reqnlre to give any rea-
son for doing so. Originally under tho charter OF
1873 tho Commissioners OF Accounts were really only
clerks expert accountants, at a. 600 year eae IL
Since then their salary has been raised to S'ooo each
and with tho added clerk hire tho cxpnse OF the bn-
reau has grown from 1000 to S27,500 yearly Mayor
Hewitt when asked yesterday he contemplated max
Ing changes In the Office o: tho Commissioners, said:
al havo not yet had time to look Into the matter
% tho Commissioners OF Accounts. l can say that
am not satisfied with the work done by them When
7 desire information or a report FROM them cannot
get what | want Here is a specimen OF their work"
Tho Mayor pointed to mass of manuscript equal In
thickness to a goodszed volume. Continuing, he
said: "Thls is a report on the Department OF DOCKS,
which tho Commissioners have been engaged upon
for several months For all tho value it is to me 1t
might as well not have been made. vast mass oil
testimony has been taken which have not tho time
ia waldo through What want is conclusions, drawn
from tho testimony put In compact, Ineligible shape
l lave also received from Judge Larremorc, OF tho
Court OF Common Pleas, letter saying that inc
serious charges made by the Commissioners OF Ac-
counts against the clerk OF that court are either I'M
founded OF much less consequence than would ap-
pear from tho report made by the COMMISSIONER
do you contemplate their rcmoval!'
Tho trouble is to find some competent accountants
to take their places. l certainly am not satisfied with
tho manner in which they have performed their duties
since bavo ben in Office They cert ainly do not seem
to haVo been dlgent In discovering frauds IN the ue
uartmcnts Tho only OF any note OF late years
that OF the cancelled coupon frauds III the flhahce
Ue9aitmeut-ths Commissioners failed 10 discover, al
though they made examinations IN that department
froqucntly.' -, - how,
Commissioner Sherman said that he had no knowi,
edeo that tn, Mayor was dissa isheL lie pies JIiou
IL Inc was he would remove the Commission II. lhey
had always furnished the Mayor with whatever IN
formation ho asked for There was not money enough
furnished TO do the work it should be done
Judge LaIrcmoIc, in his letter to tho Mayor aDou.
tho charges against Nathaniel Jarvis, ir clerh OF that
court saws that the Judge OF the court, While IN no
way recognizing the authority OF the Commissioners OF
Accounts TO make an investigation into the trust ac
counts OF tho court nevertheless allowed the invesu
CATION TO 90 on. In a few instances, Judge Laremorc
saws tho ceiK has been negligent In making returns
OF fees These returns, proven, show that there IS
a discrepancy OF S84 30, and have been accounted or
bv tho clerk and covered into the city r5ury ms
Commissioners of Accounts reported an appaIcn.
deficit of Ss2 rs I'm the trust funds In the hahds oi
Clerk Jarvis No items furnished, ana no PROOF
was made that any deficit existed. In no case mas
any COMPLAINT ever been made to the court respecting
tbS clerks management of trust funds In cohciu,
SION judo LarrcmOrc says that no action Is eaiieu
for on the part o. the Judges