New-York tribune., 1842-03-28
Enormous City Tnses.-No. rrr.


now corne to subject which created no small
sensation il 1889, on the of the Spring Elec-
tion-that is the Aims House expenses; thew
were considered enormous, and were then $245,-
747 35. Now by the table of the Comptrollcrs
Report for this year, find the
The Aims House expenses Tor i84l S247 67 46
Deduct the spent by the Wings i'll 1885,. 2 747 S5
Making an excess in 184l of.............. Sl42O II
! admit that there may have been few more
persons on the average sustained the las, yearthan
in 1888, but this is not certain, as have not the
report of what number there was then as more
than an Offset for any difference there may be-
will state the amounts contributed to the support
of7the outdoor Poor.
For support Of outdoor Poor by Whgsin 1888 Al
For support Of outdoor Poorly Democrats s4 5000 q
More expended in 1893 than in lsil... sl4, ,l77 20
Add this amount to that expended the last year
will give the sum total that ii would have cost the
CRY had there been many outdoor poor sup
ported the last year in 1888.
peuc, aoun, expended by the Wings in 1883 25 IS
Excess Of 1891 over 1888. $i5,59 IS
Tho enormous sum of Fifteen Thousand, Five
Hundred Ninety-sevcn Dollars and Thirty-eighl
cents spen, at the Aims House the last year more
than in 1885,
will now present view of this extravaganza
in another form. 1t is we'll known that the las,
year has been one in which the price OF eatables
of all descriptions have been extremely low, and
compared with the year 1885, would average more
than 25 per cent less: For instance, Flour was
then over SO, when it would not average over Sc
the past year. Pork is nearly or quite SO per cent.
less, and Beef full 25 per cent, molusses about 80
and other things, we all know, are in similar
proportion I, therefore, take the items of
Beef, Pork and Beans ses, ,2is %
Butter Lard Cheese. soap Candies Salt Fish! 'O''' o
Potatoes, Alolnsses Tea, Sugar, Coffee, Spices
All amounting .......... Slo4s3O Sc
us the comparative amount with 1884, being. S26 97 9s
Add % per cent Tor the less cost this 'Ss o32 81
Total aioun, 10 support the poorin l84l S2H $50 As
Showing that if provisions were u, the same price
ct the time they We're purchased as they were in
1888 the cost of supporting the Aims House de-
partment would have been tho enormous sum OF
Two Hundred and Eishty-seven Thousand Sevcr
Hundred and Eighty Dollars and As cents for the
year lS4l. In order then to show how much has
been saccd by the present Commissioners of the
Aims House, Twill deduct the amount, expended i.
1888 from lS41
Amoun, expended, with the addition OF differ
ence IN piiceS Tor 1874 S2S7 $50 4;
Amount expended in 1885 Observation-Disclosures. 245747 s
The actual difference agais, presen, Con'rs S42S II
BY referring to the table of the Comptroller yor
can satisfy yourselves whether the items are cor
recsly stated that have reckoned the % per cent
difference upon; and this is very moderate as
am fully OF opinion that 80 would be nearer the
truth will call the public attention
10 some small Groceries amountingte 81 SOC a
i'ns some small SundreS next 10 6S Il
making .e amount Observation-Disclosures. of. S2,95 A.
Why things should be thus placed 50 far below the
the other charges of similar description canno
say but am induced to conclude all is not we'll i.
this account. and bear me out, look. for instance
to the small charges the close of tho statcmen,
Powder $500, Postage s76,O7, Chloride of Lime
$126 Why were those articles omitted in the ac.
count for sundres