The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-28
FASSETT CALLED DOWN.
MATOR GRANT "OPENS THE BOOKS"
IN IN EFFECTIVE LETTER.

| Md1Oh GhANT 'OPENS THE BOOhSH
IN IN EFFECTIVE LETTER.
Froof OF the Emeient and Economical Ad.
| nnintstrntion OF the Affairs OF the tity-
| DO You suppose Young Flibbertisibbct
Can Understand us-Some Facts.
ctrr OF New York. OFFICE or THE Mayor MAYOR
| Oct ~, 1891.
Hor. ). Siouf Fa-,n
| Sir: Evidently in the belief that you would
thereby force an issue. upon which you OK
pected to be sustained by public sentiment.
| you have laborod industriously since your
nomination as tho Republican candidate for
Governor In proclaimine the administration OF
affairs in this city as inefficient and corrupt.
This inefficient and corrupt administration
you attribute to what you are pleased to call
Tammnny Hall influence" and you express
great anxiety lin political sense) that this In
fluence. by the election OF your opponent. will
| dominate tho State.
lido not propose to follow you in the numer-
GUS assertions which you have made on this
subject in your various speeches throughout
the State 1t Is sufficient to say that each and
every one Of these assertions 80 far az have
noticed In tho newspapers. are general In their
character and were not oven attempted to be
sustained by you by any specific facts.
With tho knowledge that I possess Of how
the public affairs OF the city are conducted.
do claim that 1t has boon as efficient as public
affairs have been or are being administered In
any other city ON tho continent
Let me illustrate this by an appeal to facts.
pass over the so.called Tweod times, which
were contemporary in this city with the Canal
Ring In the State In this city what was known
rs the Tweed frauds werc not connected with
the administration Of tho public affairs OF the
ctr. but arose almost exclusively in the ad-
ministration OF tho affairs OF tho county. tho
Board OF Supervisors OF which was composed
OF m equal number Of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. You know who constituted the Canal
Ring OF that period. But it appears that It is
convenient for you at present to forget TINT by
the operation OF this Canal Ring. in addition to
tho large annual appropriations made for its
benefit by the Legislature. tho Canal Sinking
Fund disappeared from the State Treasury
These funds fraudulently applied. in defiance
of the prohibition OF tho Constitution. had to
DO made good by general tax. the amount
raised in this city for this purpose being 49,
Sgo. 404S1
1t is not. however. this administration OF
either tho Tweed Ring or the Canal Ring that
you have commented on in your recent
speeches. Your great anxiety appears to be as
to tho moro recent administration OF the public
affairs OF the city. and it is this administration
which you proclaim as being corrupt. This
nj so by
John Kelly was appointed Comptroller Of tho
city. He was the acknowledged head OF Tam
many Hail. and continued so unit! his death.
Tint appointment was made in December.
Iinylte your attention t. the h Ina condi
ment. and to tho ADMINISTRATION Of the city's
time. as is demonstrated BY the report Of each
successive Comptroller. and assert with conf
cannot be shown in the administrator Of any
other city you may name in this country or
For. many years preceding the date OF Mr..
kel!y's appointment as Comptroller the bond
ed debt OF this city bad gone on increasing IN
sross to sl4sio7. ST y There s had Been
fSe ys.4 in this debt each year from
The public records Of, this city show, that
SIr; Kelly. On assuming the control Of the ilnan::
s stsa tn 54s sfsm ke, set aeb nes
attention during, the year 1877. and tho result
4s in in 1874 1s79 sRd II p e
Is n s c dsP om th l epu "a
snsS to the highest total It had or has
Impressed with the conviction that this con.
stantly accum ulating debt was operating. and
the ase sshsms
for the reimbursement e the city t!napses, which
known as Charter $s5: Laws Of is7s:
which followed-and which has |
been designated by you as the. Tammany Hall |
and denounced as corrupt and |
= refer you to the last report Of the present
0n 2, hs e e sGns 0F sSoy
?ff tse iondsd git 3
existed at the end Of each year from 1870 to
It IS shown that the total bonded debt Of this
f.y q at ta ss 81 81 yfaSE 's1 n
s qSs The .Ss being
ii II shs tst bonded debt OF this
Included In the above total of bonded debts
o Put g at the END OF th the, year 1870 IRE
Dec be- 81. 1871. Under special mandatory laws
passed by the Legislature for the following
public purposes:
For completion of tn. Brooklyn Bridge 81 90
Eor new And public paTis....:.:....... losSioSS @
E: $:s.:. ss!s II: .,.s
SSss;y street: s55SS sc
For public Buildings. such s,'.',, ''~ ~
f. Il; s $5;: y Il 4 fi.::.
CRIMINAL Court House. 1876 900 o. 555 7I5 o5
For additional Crot0n water. B1S.OOO o.
For Museum OF Art and Natural History ll6-bbO 90
For CrotOn winter main stock, ....,.... $4,000 %
For consolidated stock G................. .tDUD %
For New York County Court House. ly7. 800 Oh
For consolidated stock k................. "a $40 10
For Observation-Disclosures. cOJtlsI IS
For assessment fund. buO 20 |
For con soidAled stock L................ lc2JJ II
For consolidated stock A............... 66I .52 1b
For assessment bonds............,.... 4l13UoO 20
purchase. 10000 90
Total 874. $50 s42 II
Here You havo tho city of Now York, under n |
administration which you persist