New-York tribune., 1841-05-10
REHABILITATION OF CITY ABUSES, EXPENSES
AND PATRONAGE.

We have in several preceding numbers of kis paper with
view to show the patronage exercised by our
City Government given few brief notices OF the number oil
oEicehoders and of persons receiving pay or some kino
compensation in of the departments under H. IN ofue
TO account for the unprecedented amount c taxation 10
this CITY is now subjected and to SHOW that to very great
exp, this patronage and taxation are not only unnecessary
and unjust 10 the resident citizens bat that In moral and
political point Of v-w the effect Is decidedly Dad uPen th
character of our population and that 1t traught with eV
consequences regards the future prosperity OF our city
ANY reform this respect must necessarily be oy
our representatives in the Common Council And we repeat
that it on improve this opportunity just
previous the organization OF new Council 10 make ihese
inquiries and to publish tb- results not only TO stimulate The
Wing ksnbsss fearessy undertake the Hercuiean task
but to engbien the public mind SUBJECT that has hitherto
received but little attention. and 10 prepare to sustain
those mon who the courage undertake the enterprise
and the perseverance, carry through. Ihr time is as-
paren,ly unpoptou there is political excite
eD. but we have selected preferred that
Expe..ce has satisfied that political excitement and party
as;. arc too powerful 10 be resisted by any condera
fiona of ndiyds interest public cxpeSency on hs eve
f an ce,on and that the only hope Of getting political par
tisen. to attend either is address them when the sue
oess of poca party which they belong not at stake
SO glar
sen, Government the City, that need desire wider
field of fnr,c credit of having produced reform
its administration.
Before we upon the examination ct the City debt
n, ers and matters which is compoundcd-and the
funding systcm may be well recaritua'e the result OF
our investigation in the that have slightly examined
The salaries asno actually paid of the City Treasury,
I,hc Night Watch be included amoun TO at least S4oooO0
IT,. o,neor from thn following
Night Watch ---- s@oa'eoo ~
Alms-House oOoeu
Police oo,eVo
Commissioners, Superntendenis, Inspectors, Clerks
and Agents (not enumerated) say ~ 10000
Total. 402.Oea
This does include the OF the host OF Ia
borers and mechanics employed by the Cooperation in the
public yards and abou, the public buildings piers and docks
in cleaning the and laying Pipe What as enormous
sum to be paid for salaries and portion only of the wages
of labor the Coporati ma a; least equal to the
whole ago. and nearly what
they ought TO be now 1t is from this that
now amount to million and a half of dollars annually and
are constantly increasing. Is possible that thcro be
the least necessity Of such and cx,ravagance or that
the owners of the proscry the the first instance
will longer submit te it
quite impossible make estimate of the numbers
that thus feed the publ, crib; nor is ii important so
long as we the of the We heard
the remark mods very intelligent that at least one
man in five OF the dominant political party in this city was
either directly indirectly in whole part supported by
the public We thought the remark extravagant at the
time afts< examining the abcc, inclined 10 be-
levc that it rather below the estimate But the great
evil much greater than The expense whatever 1t may be-
is accumulation OF patronage thereby givcn the city
authorities. This immense patronage, in the hands of reck
lcss and userupuous political parsan and being brought
to bear directly upos the interests of large proportion OF
our citizens, Seary irresistible Il makes the meat II
feeds on; aud it bids fair only rorpeiuate but 10 in
present abuses unless it promptly diminished
THs rRssiDENr SrEAMsHr.-Many Of our ciiizons
Yesterday thrown into considerable excitement by runor
which was Aroug the city letter had been
received here directly from Bermuda stating thai the Pres
dent had arrived that place after long and terrible but
ultimately successful with island of ice. We
srct 10 say that this reliable
Some of our contemporaries may be Fortunate; but
believe it will prove have been pure fabrication, having
not shadow of authority We thsk there has been
rival from Berruda this port since that Of the British brig
Bcrraudiana the 29,h %: April having sailed the ls
The President Will be recoeoied, lei, here the 10Th of
of March, and had therefore more DAYS
when the BerInudana sailed. The brig Oranto, said
have brough, this letter which caused much
yesterday the of Africa BarSasoes. She
did touch Bermuda. aul Vi could have brought
thchce no adviccs.
passenger from Ba;im re in the afternoon e
reports that the Captain of vssse jus, arrived that port
is said to have picked up, when days fragments
ofn wreck supposed to have belonged President But
little reliance we apprehend be placed upon this ruor
Notwithstanding the dscoian, aner, which have
been he ats OF this remains a, completely
as subject OF the vague aad panfu! conjecture
TIE Forger NItcteH-It that the vigilance of the
Montreal Police has last led the capture Of this no,or
Gus eSAIembcr of Congress. still celebrated from HI.
remarkable hnasci operations. He taken by Captis
COrncOu Tongue Point, few miles from Montreal The
Herald says that, order AVOID de;ec,ioa hc attempted
throw above $4,000 of his no5,en soaSy into tae ST