New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-08
GENERAL DENIAL, OF COURSE
.,y,xy REPLIES TO THE COMMISSION
ERs OF ACCOUNTS.

r,.rNASY REPLIES TO THE Co"4"i
ERs OF ACCOUNTS.
,,,,r,rps n THE REGISTERS OFFICE
, ,,,,cr, p1sTuRBED BY THAT RE
popr THROWING LIGHT ON THE
METHODS THERE
- 80 ,be Registers ONCE whlch 'he
commissioners Of Accounts nav
~tovor and which was printeo III iu' =. r.,
-. -rr,hune gave the public an ihslsi' Vi ~
,,,,v methods In that Office Dol" amp.
many " -, ,,,,r,iss,oners not only laid pare the
'''", -. a,.,nnanied them with hgures anu
'' - Droving their accuracy. Inc re-
-. ,,r,,sbcd indubitable PROOF 'ha' 'ie /" o.
-, orce rnde~ a long succession Oh i"
holders has been stamping siOu
.,..o,.or,. horde of Tammany heelers, VINO
80 heen dividing among themselves So'i'. '','o
oooa orrually # the peoples money, giving
-, substantial service In return io' i"
~ ,,,niob the Commissioners have given OF
a., cr,ze-nchters bartenders. cattie-puhc"ei'
-, Mo characters whom Register Levy ana MS
~ r,saecess RS have been making al nome
nm ~ Records OF the county OF New
=. certainly edifying to the taxpayers. upon
rs. worthless have been billeted. Inc
VI - ore Of the Registers most trusted OIL
,a,s &C taken from the report was as tolio"s'
, u Moore 81 JO custodian; absent 4
great deaf of the tine ana Generally known as
.oockv' Moore: was once Il P,, ~ ..or,od
former! a Pi ~, fonrteen months. and was permitted
agalns,, MN Us nSicfed COR rohbing man of Sllo,
tut manaseo oct for assault in the first degree, the
charge bens that ne sho ,riai: absouteiy unfit for
not yet been brought ~ ''''
any public position. ..,,--,..... ...o. ton
II was said yesterday that Rocky was con-
It, 1,vver" ana getting ready to bring suit
aro,ns, tho Commissioners for defamation Of
character ,,x
,,o,hor indignant official was Louis |. Muslin
or the index clerk salary $1,000 year or whom
che renort says: Money paid to him Tor ices
"A, not always been accounted for to the city
n =. Nusner loftily said yesterday that ne wouid
demand a retraction from the Commissioners OF
Accounts and If he did not get it. he. too. would
bring suit for defamation Of character
Register Levy who had just returned from
Springfield Mass. where he said he was the
orator Of the day at the dedication Of new syna-
gogue. was in a high state of perturbation yes
1erday The completeness of the case against MS
administration staggered him, and it took the
little Register good while to pull himself to-
eether He finally concluded after taking coun-
sci with some Tammany leaders. that the best
thing he could do would be to put in general
denial and charge that the report was campaign
document He also declared that comparison oil
the work Of the office with that of 1856 was rGlcu-
lous on account OF the g,owth Of the city since
that time He said further that he had received
Endorsements Of his administration from 5000
lawyers most Of which had been obtained as coon
as he found out that his office was under inVesu-
cation IT., A.,
DEPUTY Register Fitzgerald declared that the
attack was due To the animus Of Charles blauVelt'
the Good Government Club candidate iol hes.S
ter who had been discharged from the once. ana
had Joined with some other discharged employees
tn the attack.
Commissioners were applying for warrants 10 ar
rest some of the employees Of the Register Office
.vhose SHORTCOMINGS had been discovered
Mayor Strong said yesterday that ne though,
the report of his Commissioners exhaustive and
convincing and had let in needed light upon the
methods OF an important office.
people who imagine that there is anything or
the campaign document in this report" the Mayor
continued. ARE entirely mistaken. The Commits
sionera expected to make their report on the Reg
listers office public some time ago. but were not
able to get IL in proper shape sooner.
The Mayors attention was called TO the state
ment emanatng from Tammany sources od tn net the
nropriat!on authorized by the Legislature for in
vestigating the city departments .,oo
400 appropriation was not touched until October
! and the facts made known in this report on
the Registers office were all collected prior to
that date. c,,
sioners Of Accounts have in stock more facts and
figures which will create even more CONSERVATION
In Wigwam circles.
PREPARING FOR THE BLOW.
That Register Levy and his associates have
dreaded the force Of the blow that to come
has been made evident For number Of days
the messengers and clerks whose duty it is TO
deliver Instruments after they have been re-
corded TO the lawyers or others who left them
for record have carried about with them
papers Of Endorsement Of the present manage
ment of the Registers office, which they have
presented to the lawyers for signature. In
some cases these signatures have for various
reasons Of policy or convenience. been given. al
though there cannot be lawyer in the city OF
any experience at all in real-estate matters
who is not aware Of the woful deficiencies Of the
Tammanyized management Of the Hall OF Rec
Ords The very lawyers who signed these GER
tfcates Of character have doubtless been com
PEELED. have all others in the profession. 10
make their own comparison Of deeds and mort
cages in order TO insure anything like accuracy
Of record.
on Wednesday last. Of Register Levy's
clerks returned some deeds and mortgages to a
leading law office in the Wall Street district.
He then presented his little paper Of confidence
and exonerauon for signature
What's the meaning Of this?' was asked. rs
II because Of the examination Of your Office by
the Commissioners Of Accounts"
yes. that's IT," the reply, with a smile
That office had suffered too much from the
work OF the Registers Once to be willing 10
commend its methods.