New-York tribune., 1841-05-28

a ore--h;rt IN number OF The prcssa; eii
will be rowa GU. OF employment, and their salaries 0eco'nV
3 rh; vii leayo the sum total Tor sadarle- II inc
c. b .loo 600 n.tea: o: sl50,oo0 yeafly-a reduction
- nj the whole expense foE this ITEM to begin Win
80 -, : 40 allow farther reduction OF twenty-five per
mon inc balance OF 100000 for alares-ior the a00
l md q: notorious SnecuTeS, and the redue
m - Tho ,1,o-, o: the saary I'll where the duties
m ,or+;o,aely light, :: eaveS bu; $4,000 10 De paid
m M i,, and amounts 20 . reduction OF one-haii the sum
.. nov, he'd anon 81 OF public eeches tnder 'i'
la,d also NAV he ranked me expense u the City Watch
,l ~, have shown IN former article amounts TO the eN-
,-,,. SUM Of saS4oo0 By prudent aud judioous re-
l If H., number o.: Na;ct.:aen employed-say one thou
,,-o5 b, reducing ire ray 20 me old ra,es which would
- nrcsen; circumstances be sufficiently liberal we est
, mar saving nigh: and ogsh; 70 be made N 'hi= item
NJ II least tventvvc PEI cc;. Yearly amounting 10 s'0'9Uo
Tho oun, ,ha, would be saved ay Introducing the Prin
ci,e Of furnishing the supplies materials and labor tor the
use OF the Corporation by contract instead OF the loose
and irresponsible Ee&e II cannot be minucy
,,erraned But .ror ;he abuses known 70 exist W
are convinced tina. lbe SAVING many departments would oe
,y considerable H. tie Axis House Will suppose that
the srp.es nigh: be furnished twenty per cent cheaper
,r tho, nov, are tina: would produce saving 81 S3UoOo
In all other cae- where materials furnished and lab
,rr.ed for the Corporation. such cleaning and paving
streets building and repairing docks piers public buildings
& the whole expense Of which may be set down at about
100 ono for the last vearyye snail estimate the saving 1t
ryen,yive 1er cent. which makes IL aRount 100000
Nov let Us rccapi,ac TIE TENS and note the results
Reduariou In Salaries. .o'oo Oo
Do in the Watch Department ---------. 96'OVO
Do supplies Tor the Aims Hoc-e.----..-- 20.OOd
Do Cleaning Streets. e.. &c.--------.- l0O,t0l
To,al amount s293,oUo
and i TO this sum be aided Tie interest which IS aew paid
yearly y the Cooperation pon floating and permanent
CITY Debt ncpendent the Water Loan, which interest
we have before shown amounts TO about 100000 and which
would all be cxtiused by adopting plan Of applying
Tue proceed, Of the Sinking Fund the paymen, that
debt, and VIC hen have reduction very little short OF
half a million from the amount Of present tax list
The public mus, judge for Itself Of suggestions and
estimates they are intended be reasonable and moderate,
and we conscieu,;oasy believe that cy Two hun
bred thousand dollars large o: money be collect
cd by assessed taxes and certainly worth saving. even
By civ as opuien, as : New-Yogk We deem fortunate
for tn cause OF City Reform that commenced the publ
cation OF our remarks this paper which uniycr-
,nlv read and recommend all such accord with
sentiments On til. subject preserve the files for future
ference as the of ea any body, and
more especially = they have been purp'se mysticd by
those now in authority With view reader full and clear
explanation of them difficult. if not Impossible.