New-York tribune., 1902-04-12

1t is said in explanation of Mr. Menzies's bill
that hfs town is very large: that it is one of
the wealthiest in the United States. and that
he had employ number of clerks at some
seasons in the year TO help do the work IL
is also said that many claims were assigned to
him. and that he paid the creditors and pre-
sented their claims in his own name This.
however. Is not shown by the figures printed In
the hook
supervisor is remunerated almost every time he
turns around He gets pay from the county for
mileage. per diem attendance. committee work
and all expenses Then ne is PAID again 1or a,
tending the meetings of the Town Board and
town Board of Health. and for making up tax
rolls and doing all kinds of work which one
would naturally suppose would be in line with
his other duties. Some of the supervisors serve
as 'Superntendents of Bridges" 1t is said that
Supervisor HoIler. of New-Rochelle, whose bill
is the lowest IN the list printed above. had been
the board only few months. and that the
committee put in his bill allowing him for full
time. Mr.. Holler. who is very straightfor-
ward man. when he found that he had received
about 500 more than he was entitled 10. re-
turned 1t to County Treasurer Carpenter There
several supervisors, as Will be seen by the
table above whose charges against the county
are entirely within bounds
And then there are supervisors who turn up
occa sionaIly the grand jury. Their names
TO be found in the jury lists OF their towns
II is said that there is a clique in the board
which is in the ha Bit of coming to this city
and eating costly dinners and drinking cham
pagne and that these members have introduced
Tammany methods into everything that comes
up. one supervisor. il is said suddenly awoke
recently and started in TO do some reforming
He discovered that the county was paying S.,hp
a year for lighting the courthouse and Jail and
asked that a committee be appointed TO see if
it could not get cheaper contract Another
supervisor then offered TO have the buildings
lighted for 81 600 81 300 a year. but il is
asserted the committee refused 70 listen 20 him
to embody his proposition in its report. Some
of the reports on the subject 1T is said are
missing Many important documents that come
before the board, IL is said by members have
the habit OF disappearing mysteriously when
they are wanted. A man who ought TO be in
position to know told a Tribune reporter yes
terday that the Board Of Supervisors was much
worse than any board of aldermen he knew of.
OTHER TOWNS SUFFERING
An examination of the town accounts shows
that there is also much extravaganza in several
OF the towns in Westchester County, and the
cities of Mount Vernon and New-Rochelle are
closely UP 20 their debt limits. with scarcely
any money for contingent purposes. In New
Rochelle the former city officers have been in
dicted bv the grand jury, and the Receiver of
Taxes is TO be tried next month for embezzling
$4,000 The Common Council of Mount Vernon
has had to issue S13O.ooO in deficiency bonds.
and the money derived from these Will not meet
more than two-thirds of the obligations the city
owes This condition OF affairs throughout the
county is due entirely to the fact that too many
of the public officers have visited New-YOrk and
imbibed Tammany methods There is also ex-
travagance in the town of Rye, which. although
one of the most peaceable and orderly places IN
the county pays out about 100000 year to
justices of the peace and constables. This
money is expended mainly for the arrest and
prosecution OF tramps and vagrants. for which
the constables and justices receive fees 1t is
said that of the justices have made as
much as $1,000 a year out of the town and
county derived mainly from these petty cases.
and it has been frequently asserted in the local
newspaper that some of the constables encour-
age tramps to come to Rye by giving them to-
bacco and money to buy liquor. in order that
they NAV arrest them. In recent winters there
have been as many as forty tramps in the coun
all Icon mi tied -
OF rive and village of Port Chester. The Port
Chester people complain that. because OF the
hospitabIe treatment given to vagrants. their
town has become a headquarters for them. and
that they assemble there each winter nom all
part, of the country and then go away again in
the spring.