New-York tribune., 1841-05-03

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OFFICES AND SINECURES UNDER HE COfdo-
RATION
;s undenabv true that the services OF very consider
able body of men, of various professions ana
o;rod 10 control and manage kilfuiy the necessary
d,partmcnts of the government OF this srea' Guy P'V
NOR also Tint those men should receive reasonable com
ncnsoon for such services and nothing more Inc ls ~
vot amour, of wealth has accumulated in this CITY, does
not afford any sufficient why the taxes shoe' 0c ~
,oonobly increased but quite the contrary be true
nc me COMPTROLLER states. that the taxable proPer! III 'e
Civ and County of NewYork is valued at Two hundred and
6fytwo millions of doarsmore than ve-thr'eeh'h' e" al
h xbe nropcr,v in the State, follows necessary
that the taxation on the whole amount Oh pro-
r,v in the CITY ought 70 be much less Aan in County IN
the country of greater superficial extent AKA o
on, onc,cn,h part of its population 1t absurd therefore
to contend as the Comptroller docs IN ms report tt we
ought TO be satisfied because the cf taxation upon the
ro &c rcrtv !. not greater in this City thar in the coun
,rv The truth is tina; taking every necessary expense
into the account, any candid mast admit that Ii ought
, y, no more Than onethird the As has been often
enid ns, only the interest every individual s the City but
IL; future prosperity requires that its necessarily nuitaops
oncoys should be managed with the most rigid economy
In our last article on this Subject audcd 10 what may
h noncrv called the civil list Of the Corporation and
e;ned out some offices that deemed unnecessary ana
others where the salaries high and disappointment
N tho services performed We shall now call the attention
Of the Common Council aad Of the public TO great number
of Offices the duties of which little known and less clearly
e6aed; great many of which would be altogether aHeces
sary under proper organization OF the (ly government
and some OF which absolute snccrre We can md ne
Buc Book containing list of all the ofce-hodcrs under
rho CORPORATION; such compilation would BE you"inous
Nor have w, leisure look them from the laws and or&-
,pccs or space 10 record them We small mcrely select
Sow 10 whom reference is made in tho Ccmpuolors report
First # Commissioners This city abousds with officers
Of this denominations some Of whom receive salaries and
some do not, some have duties perform and SEINE appa-
nrlv none The ALIAS House Commissioners have no SUI
,r;e but Ike Schureman presume they sometimes de-
rive profit upon purchases Commissioner l'f opening
We find salary set down tor this officer and pre-
sumo that his profits also are contingent ~ also VITA inc
Surveyors for opening The Aluedpot CFa'assoaer
has salary and have thc three f're Co''HeIS' 81
., nan zach Bu, we think the SYSTEM OF ansacng the
nubi. business by OF Boards ct commissioners o'e
.o,ab. Thev have always been found incfcicn; Most
Of their ~
m Board which would be considerable reduction IN Inc
ype,se to the pSbEc whether the expense came from saa-
as or ros perques and under in any ether way Il Is
necessary TO look into tls subject.
Mex, We have an army Sup5riaenden's with their clerks
c,;oxnr various salaries from FIVE fifteen hundred collars
each Superintendent Of Decks and Piers with thirteen Dock
Masters. salaries s. 95S ditto i Reservoir with Surveyor
axa Engineer salaries 5000; di;o OF Roads salaries
81 3o4 So; ditto sfBldings with Cer salaries $3.50 IS
ditto OF Streets and Cer salary Sl75o ditto o; Lamps and
Gas. salary $1,000; ditto e Markets with twelve C!erk:-
beside many other, in different departments OF The same
character are the Keepers o tho Battery Park Washington
and Tompkius Squares. salaries s2.775. Some OF these
office. arr doubtless necessary but many Il them actual
snecrs asd in all the salaries rayaganty high IL
r,,norton 10 the duties required
We also fad seven Collectors Of Assessments beside. ..
host of depuc 1t seems thu, the expense Of the coec-
,ons are anrasonaby large Also, three Collectors OF The
Arrears ef Taxes with salaries Averaging over Sl7Q0 each
This is cvdes,ly sheer manufactured patronage and gross
alnse The officers of the Board OF Health receive ooe N
s,,rs Has ,ha, Board any thing TO % at the present
time tina, can Justify S.ch saaIies These are but portion
If the miscellaneous brood Of cchoder that are spread
aver ,bc civ and live 3, the expense Of the People