New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
GETTING ECONOMICAL.
EXPOSURE Of METHODS HAD
EFFECT ON SUPERVISORS.
CARE EXERCISED IN CONTRACT run
ADDITION TO SURRoGATES CoDhl-
THE TAX LIST.

a marked change has come over the West
chester supervisors since The Tribune anu so---1
Of the newspapers of Westminster Couii's
called attention 10 their reckless way oA
business and extravagant expenditure
change became apparent several DAYS ago. VIZ"
the members, following the exposure VI 'ne'-
methods voted 10 drop all the ex-mempefs' "i"'
Notwithstanding their defeat last 1all' ila'e ~
,,,aces or good committees and drawn pay from
the county Just the same as II they hdu pee'
reelected. There was another indication OF
.,o,ono,, Yesterday when the proposition came
~, % advertise for bids for a $4,000 addition to
the surrogata's court at the County Court House.
,n White Plains The board, at the suggestion
of Supervisor Forsythe. Of Yonkers. called me
architect before il, and exacted from MIN
statement that the proposed ADDITION "ouiu
come within the appropriation, ana aiso ue-
manded positive statement that there "ouiu
be no extras.
It was said by one of the members that on
some contracts in the past there were heaNS
charges for extra work either carelessly or pur-
posely omitted from the specifications super
visor Olsen. of Yonkers went even further in
the contract considered yesterday lie de-
manded that there should be at least six bids
from different builders before the work was
given out If his suggestion is made one of the
requirements il is believed that the builders OF
the county will have an equal chance and the
work viii not fall to some supervisor through
a bid put in in the name of his partner or fore
man, as has been the case several times In the
past
Ex-Judee c. c. Bigelow, Of Mount Vernon
who has been foremost IN number OF reform
measures which have made him OBNOXIOUS 10
the CLIQUE which has been running the a1airs
of the Board Of Supervisors for several years
introduced a resolution yesterday when Is cal
culated to expedite business and bring about
more systematic and economical method of pay
ing the county's bills He said that the present
method of permitting bills to accumulate Tor the
whole session and then to audit them and pay
them off at the last minute not only resulted in
great delay to the counIy's creditors. but caused
many of them to add extra amounts TO 1nelr
charges to make up for the loss OF interest.
The resolution requires all the creators 10
file their accounts as soon as they are contract
I'd or due with the County Clerk who shall in
eex them and file them away. The board shaIl
then hold monthly meetings. at when IL VIII
audit and pay the bills. There will be also an
annual meeting at which every bill and claim
NOT previously filed must be presented Notices
are to be published in the county newspapers
calling attention 10 the new order. which is to
go into effect on June /, when the supervisors
cease operations on the per diem basis ana be-
gin drawing their salaries Of 5000 year.
The board at the meeting yesterday confirmed
the apportionlnent of State, county and school
taxes TO the different towns and cities. The
figures follow for this year and last: