New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
GLYNR HITS AT BARNES
IN M4YOR4LTY FIGHT
Rcport Criticises Way albany Pub
lie 4fdirs -1re Conducted.
TBy TeIee-zph 4 The rrIeure. !

ATaany. Dec. 26.-Besore retiring from Office State
-,---olier Martin Il Glynn takes occasion to fire
- ns-.iur shot ST his political foe William Barnes
a. Republican state committeeman In a report
.se public to-day he crtticses the system in op-
-,.f7n and the in which public affairs are
-,nsucted II Albany County under the Republican
administration The report is based investi-
-sr,,n of the county finances conducted by exam
- strachea 20 the Controllers Office
Fer some years Mr. Glypn has opposed the Re
,,rs,csn city and county administration but has
sen unsuccessful in his efforts the polls take
=. control from the Republicans.
Although new Mayor viii not be elected in Al
Asnv until next fal. friends OF Mr.. Glynn are al
go insisting that he IS the logical candidate Of
ha ue-1ocraric party for the Mayoral1y nomination
;; Is said that the Democrats viii rely TO large
s--e-t Il their campaign next fail on Controller
clvuu-s report Just made public.
~As viii be seen from this report write the ex-
.-.ine-s who conducted the Investigation the
srs-eu of carrying the financial affairs Of this
---v has beea shifted about without any definite
--aosc I. has passed through several special acts
~ the legislature until II is inconsistent and hope
fssefv confused From such a system has nat
,-sir arisen loose conduct Of public affairs which
sss lsd 10 extravagance and disregard Of the ir-
.s-esrs OF the taxpayers
TIE CO1-rCllers statement follows.
RE exzm-aers found that the city. Of Albany is
usring - -he County Of Albany from $500 to
E580 a year less than The county taxes levied
- tie county nearly $500 ea0. This state OF az
~ The various towns and cities Of the county.
= Tr6ge- although part OF the money retained
n IL was pad IN BY taxpayers for county pur-
rr11a TIE county the burden OF collecting its n
TEish The county has no interest whatever. At
. g l. leaving the COUNTY with no asset TO
- +re unpaid taxes Of Albany CTrv exceDt a
Saz against TIE city This practice casts an IN
DE burden upon Cohoes and Watervhet, which
TiT nov pay t2eiT fall share OF county taxes, and
lIksE1Se upon the towns Of the county
--hs methods q payment Of county bills. de-
veI7De6 through special legislation have led
rsTzgaIcs 1-lls IS oeInonstrateo oy coIIari-
SCI VIE -1e expenses o. CnondaSa COUNTY. winch
"a larger population. greater number Of square
E3-S %1 In sPise of tSoss facts, the running ex-
penses q Albany County are from $4,000 10 100000
TIE statute designed 70 give pubiicitp TO claims
sgsizs- TIE county by requiring the publication Of
Is-- Tsvs -z-nit-irE 6sxU1ent Of biIIs without
the facc that OF 5ZS4 bills paid in the fiscal year
tg9-iE on-y SOS we're presented 10 and audited by
1He board. These special laws have given various
C0cu-y officers tEs power OF audit without any
Espsrvts.on Whatever by the Board Of Supervisors.
Z 1ne case .essI the claimant IS clothed with
ne power sud-c his ovED bills, and has done so
.-e5 - C-r7 treasurer received IN fees and sal
= [o- 5.a-es made bv I'm in tax sales but
or Of which he paid the cost OF advertising, the
. re Board q Supervisors
616- -gx I'D hank Tax fees which during the year
II Quss-.1- a-oC1led 70 z.sos So The Treasurer IS
Supervisors be either oTlits 70 specify the fees
EElcE Re received altogether. credits himself
VIII I-e-- payment under heads which fail 10 show
-aougt more JEzl s.. .o9o 600 passes through the
5sn6s q ire County Treasurer annually, his bond
las been -eC-ccC repeats until al present IL is
The report states that during the year examined
lie C1--ET Clerk received 81 600 from the county
fl=2ss . from individuals for fees and services
making total of S23 2O9 q out OF this he paid for
sTi7s-s discuss IN detail the fees which he collect
b. the county we're not authorized by law
ss & 8 nc sssT 5s are es ne SG[y egrs -e6a4 BUS
s1otes resolution q the Board of Supervisors
.szE 5e s. p cay for laoor and material in re
Iz--l1E books = his of5ce The report in this
per- 70 allow county clerk nearly 3. 600 a year
-,e55-g - - -se-S.,n zT1 los - g-1-I,
tae1e appears mora serious fact IN this book
-s.lc-s- = - re SolItE C-9rk oll shows that IN
91t yea ee zeeeIyed Tor labor and material re-
Attention Is called 70 the faCt that during the
esxE7E II The Co-1ntv C;ie-is oflc9 he Egeater
par ot which was expended in the special in
Q-Z-1E q Cd records. which has been n progress
ss75g = -Is-s ~-4 - ~ -. It C5 tT 10y - 49, 20
fol I'D s-Er-- The original under which the
psez n me- = le lie 6f his tsfIIFe
& ass been Pe-petua1ed by TIE passage OF various
80 -es-s-@S5Ee acts The lest enactment ex-
Trk must be completed That Il wiIl not be com
.selec sr rCzL tine ray be concluded from the
-acL r-E- while the work is TO cover ''EUantOrs.
s-eEess -nC--gassors and mortgages. Yet the in
4=A-l= c1 ne E-a-rCTs' 3 all that has been com
Eseaec- II VIII undoubtedly be one OF the most
-@es-E E-eces q work Of is character on record
--e sane progress IS made n its completion
: saeE-T D. what has been ACCOMPLISHED IN the
IS -1-esl years. the work viii probably 5e going
tU-e
I1e examiners found that court officers have
-e1 appointed without regard 70 The amount Of
leSess before The court and irrespective Of their
=sz- -a--5ra-tCus. Vouchers were found that
shoa -ra- court officers have been paid for
- ~ sundays and holidays, and some OF them
l-'s1leC -aT for attendance upon tWC, three and
tFen fCUr courts IN z single day These pay
--e1-S acre made IN spite Of 4 resolution Of The
2iar1 q Supervisors which explicitly forbfds the
slF a more than one court on the same Day
s-se1l bsscn. OF this city was Under Sheriff at
{ aa-a-Z = 500 year during the period covered
y -- ELa-T-lstioC- The vouchers SHOW tnat IN
soc--Ql 10 MS Sc AIRY he received in large num-
81 " cases compensation for two. three and even
-.l- Gays services court officer although the
e-TEi-7 lz6 been rendered in q single day and in
S---- . the performance Of his duties as = Lncer
sH7---- -ls records show that he received pay
~ beng "a three different courts on November
= ., 2 -5 and y and that he also passed Satur-
Us G-C Sundays in Two different courts, and
:, le7-zte6 Thanksgiving Day N the same number
o. Tribunals
TIE reuo-c holds that under the law Besch being
rel-- C--5-e- OF these cases The law pro-
wees --s- cou-r officers shall be appointed from
c9-sts rs deputy sher1Es' The statutes
- ard explicit and they dc not use the term
sr sheriff" Is among those eligible for ap-
-C--ert
Tae examiners report that Harvey Bouton. ac-
cer5iTs The record. acted court crer IN some
ns-a10es- II three courts on the same day and