New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-02
THE GRAND JURY MAY ACT.
NEWARK, HOWEVER LOSES NOTHING BIZ
THE TAX RECEIVERS SHORTAGE
FINGERS STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT FOUND
TO BE CORRECT BY AN ExPERT-THE
MAYOR SUGGESTS THAT THE SAL
AIRY OF THE OFFICE AND
THE BOND De IN

ChEAofD
The Newark Common Council at its meeting TO-
niqht will take action IN the case OF Tax neceiseT
Finger who Offered his resignation ON septemnst
% to the chairman of the Finance Committee. u
was found that tho Receiver had faiieo 10 TUT" ~
tax receipts amounting to nearly seoOo but had de-
posted the money temporarily 10 MS OWN aeoou..s
in bank. 1t is possible that TIE resisna'i'" WI.
not he &C cpted and that the Office VIII &c ueca'e"
vacant. It IA also not improbable that the case
WI, no brought % the attention Of the Grand jury
By Judge Depue although no intent TO niSSp
propriatc money has been shown Inc c''s SUI
fered no loss and the books OF the receiver ~e'e
not tempered with. report from inc eAp"'' e'
pIoyed to examine the office ace 'unts VIII oe s"p-
mitted to the Council and also communication
from the Mayor which Is In the hands OF the FL
narce Committee. The experts report SHOWS '""s
Finger smoke the truth when he said that tue
shortage did not reach s2.G0 The amount Wa
1850 all of which paid over TO the So""oe'.
The Mayors communication deals WIN husse
reforms in the Tax Receivers Office IL II as io''
lows:
familiar have demonstrated the necessity for some
81 sNss and in re ere to
honorable body some suggestions " ,hsra n has
Sssy .ns esd% the q 81
this nature to the Common nom tSgn ni:te pu believing
hst such 70 may expedite their consders
ton The changes desire to saggss1 a are Ought
in iH"n nv Ftudsment to be Increased from $4,000 70
sOOe The Receiver now has ysry h g!en IN Excess *
Of the security which he has given iEs el Excess
ing some Of the days In the ysap on ,a' Compared
with other offices under the city stat, state s ss Of
onal goyernmenis which h hnd think that the
would belisye be I'm no R pses OFF Of
rom $50, Sss5 to Ys sIe fhls
oftice in its administration. requires map o.
great ability who is willing to deySte would 90 S nd
difficult 10 SECURE bondsmel In as large an amount n
unless he sec sSTssd 10 ws MAKE
business Of such risks. such guarantees usually MY
ss g ,ss sos Of sss
Ose especially SD Reee FsF
aa as w Cos! sASa SSS ss'
Sr Thyya o. clerk in the office of Receiver
Taxes who with ,a tho h be shis s, o.
e esss Sns So 1t n SSw Reaever
n pct SndSs but drss my ss
S SSsd ca hsE Is nd shoad o.
fer hs aSs That b ns oee the Absence Of
The The is,s Office &c law s n fSr
des fSr TO ss your may az
some other employees Of the city who are intrusted i
y NTH ins e
annually from $4,000 to 100000 Fortunately no
Is a model clerk. -. 49,, .,,,..
full power dismiss any Of his clerks thsy RE-
approval Of the Common Council dismiss them II
y Tssss TO h the s Efs Rs
Council An attempt has been made IN a city or
dnance to delegate this power to the Receiver.
the Finance Committee and the Mayor being an.
thorized by ordinance to fix the salary paid such ugh
clerks Thsre Is. however no warrant ior n tnis
and void, fact which seems to have been recS 9-
in every instance the Common Council mas, has been
the Finance Committee Until the law = change h
Receiver bSempowered to employ his own clerks
Ffth-Suitable accommodations ought 10 be pro-
yided for the Receiver and his assistants. am
ready to confess that do not see how the apart
ment set aside for this purpose can be enlarged or
where more room can be found on the first floor
of the City Hall, blu; II Is possible that some OF
the members OF your commttee. or Of the Building
Committee may be ingenious enough to solve the
problem. !. do know that the Receivers office y
Tar too small for the purpose to which II Is devoted
Sufficient power to institute all OF the CHANCES oIp
by the city chatter page 90 Sections ions 81 ana -
's@' -" JAMES NJ. SEYMOUR, Mayor.