New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-01

required Tor Tedeemns bonds "a sn a. pe
roer as on the the s Ie oe we Of Se on city
nish us Information on all subjects eonnectea ~
s" r to ali Of US that the Controller should
have been so far astray in his estimates on ~.
ADOPTED he IS Proven to have ben i h
Inmates now presented are to be accepted - -
Ss former ore estimate Si ans aSoS, o
the amount necessary TO pay interest ON the ctSy
S Sess sa pA With 1a
might in October have estimated much meel
Ss ns have BEEN able
proach accuracy much more reary as TO this iten.f
Obliged to make an increase Of about 100000 over
mis- provisional estimate OF October 80 was tnee
issued during 1886 to pay judgments against ~
city. In, former years both the Controller - ~
item much more accurately In the PROVISIONAL -
That the Controller should have put so low =
estimate $4,000 as the amount necessary e mssf
during 1855 S%s' the @
had especial personal reasons for knowing ~
had been OBJ Obtained against the city by the 49,
Of the property taken for the new courthouse =
"As 70 the Inclusion Of the sum of ssSslo to 4esk
revenue bonds issued to pay awards In the NATE
b ,ne TO nothing bst neglect or
part OF the Controller. The order OF the suprsme
eSr ens to Se on
D. which afforded him ample time to have ootainee
included these bonds in the sale in Novembey
when 1t would have been as easy to nave soto
seventeen a%ss a. to accuse tn. Con-
troer Of wilfully and Intentionally misleading re
creasins the budget But 1t is unfortunate that
the Controller should have been 50 careless ss -
the reflection that perhaps the good managsneet
Of the finances Of the city in the past may have
posed pose to- the caution and accuracy Of the e
Deputy ;contTolIer: n, storrs; for the ,scssaS
sights such have pointed out we're not per-
mitted to occur.
After reading the Mayors criticisms. Mr. Fite1
last night issued a long statement. some points =
which follow:
The statement Of the Mayor which has 49,
shown me argues at length that the differenee =.
ccntrolier Mr.. storrs No one can feel more 6ssCly
dea III of Mr. Storrs who IN office during all the
years with which comparison Is made IN the etssS-
while citing the differences in the estimates for ~
sal and iss to leave out Of consideration the -
;.orrs alive and in charge OF these mattcrs y
he Mayor stated all the facts instead Of merry
stating those which go to sustain his position ~
would have said that the estimate for 1886 shoye4
an Sc 9sr Se or soS
is where the complaint is made. Any .arguneoe
based on figures taken at random and wien 49,
Iar and evidently made for partisssn IrrRo =
ter OF Fort Washington Park the order OF IT,
preme Court confirming the awards was made -.
the time when all the arrange ments nad peep -
for the sale Of long bonds: -.
The criticism in regard 10 the insertion ~! Ul2
sun, of EOOo for Judgments In the prornso9
budget could not have been made by any one 49,
Was at all familiar with the method I'M ~
these obligations are contracted The proTw!o149
dena r,menfai estimate was made on Aue2n0 ~
What the sum for Judgments will be IN the wv
wear II has been the invarable custom 70 -
clude In the provisional estimate oni. s
enue bonds for judgments as had beei y1oS
isued on August 81. and TO rectify this In
estimate when the year was over by subs 49,
the accurate figures II was hoped and uoo<D0
that Il might be possible TO sell the bonds - ~
property taken for the new courthouse ffw ~
Appellate Division, and II would have been -
improper to include those bonds In the prov 1oo
last year the Controllers hnal estimate ex 0ee41G'
the provisional estimate By $4,000 for rede 4&l9,
purposes. and the Mayor expressed no su.p
objection whatever. This year the Controlk ~ ~
innate OF what the city would have 10 prov ~ ~
on December 81 TOR redemption purposes. IT. -
lowing for the items OF an exceptional M u. ~
which detailed reference has ALREADY oeei 1I&
differed from his statement MADE on AuguAt \ -
tho sum Of $4,000. and the Mayor deems ~ -
re SnSire l1eeussion seems 10 nave been 49,
for the pu5p0no OF calling attention awayy ~
(ho fact hi ~ hnal estimates for 1855 eg)1 y
o1ol116 ~ 80 aDSunts for interest. redcmplvu0 T.
6lato al NJ which the Board or Eettmo1o
~ hs: nS ccc', ,s are kss tcilovs,
sci. SsSoa si-fsn increase Of 0S'ciH H. \