The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-09
YORK HERALD.


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INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM" This caption
has been thread bare by every party, either in
or out oipower, for the past fityyea and rare is
1t that the true definition OF either the or the
other is ever put into practice by those who hold the
relns OF government We are led 10 this remark
from The fact that the Board OF Aldermen meet on
Thursday evening 10 take action upon the report OF
the Committee on Finance, on the recent commu-
ncation OF the Comptroller of the city, relative TO
the present state of the appropriation Tor the year
1913, accompanied with an ordinance TO reduce the
expenditures of the city Government, and TO Iro-
vide for theEeuppor thereof. This committee states
that without the severest scrutiny, by auditing Off
GERS and the utmost frugality in expenditures of
every kind, floating city debt at the end of the
year is unavoidable. The first subject alluded to
by the committee in their report is that Of the Aims
House. relative TO which they state that the original
estimate of 100000 expenditure for the year will
not be sufficient. They, therefore, estimate that
S6S 900 must yet be appropriated for the remainder
OF the year, including $3.50 already drawn. The
expenses OF this department should be Immediately
reduced by the discharge of hundreds of able-bodsd
paupers, now in the Aims House, who at this season
OF the year should earn their livelihood, and not
be public charge,
The committee also propose to abolish the sine
cure Offices of Health Werdens aud Assistant 10 the
Board Of Health and devolve the duties upon the
Street Inspector, which proposition is laudable
one, and will, we doubt not, pass without dissent
ing voice.
10 the list of Courts, we perceive under the head
of contingent expenses for he remainder OF The
year, the following
"Twenty three officers attending Court OF Sessions
for the Superior Court, AID icur ior the Common
lieas,. 20 WV
here Is an exTavasant expenditure that sh ould be
ret,fmed forthwith. OF the twenty three officers
sei=c.ed for attendance the Court of Sessions, il
IS are that half dozen be found In the Court
room, enc therefore that number will be all suiii-
c'en 10 keep the Court in order and perform all
the requisite duties. This reduction, with two
tor the Superior Court will make material alter
alton in the list OF Court expenditures.
Under The head OF Police we find the following,
Sixteen day police officers at 81 so per day for five
"one hundred and eight sunday officers a, '1''' "
StoO per SUNDAY ., S64 OO'
The adjustment OF halt the day police officers
and all the Sunday officers would meet with the
hearty concurrence Of every individual in any man.
ner acquainted with the police of our city. Let
day and night patrop police of city marshals be esta
blished at once, and day and Sunday officers will
be totally useless.
The Committee finally resolve to compel the
keeper OF the city prison to the fees paid to
him part of his salary of $1,000 per annum, and
ii the fees so received by him shall be equal to
the amount OF such salary, he shall only be enrted
to receive from the corporation the amount of such
deficiency and in the same breath reduce the fees
OF the deputy keepers from $500 to $3.50, and also
abolish the office of engineer to the city prison. In
this movement the committee have evinced so little
knowledge Of he.dutes'performed by these officers
that certainly they must have labored under some
gross error in arriving al such strange conclusion
The duties ofkeeper of the city prison more ar
duous and more responsible than any other in the
gift of the common council, and when it is known
to the committee that the keeper is provided with
neither house nor provisions, it seems strange
that such recommendation should be presented
He receives no emoluments nor profits, as is Gus
tomary in other prisons for board of accused per-
sons, and the fees of wris of habeas corpus and
discharge of prisoners, never equal the expense of
of Blackwells Island and Eldrdge street prison.
The reduction OF the salaries Of the deputy keepers
and the adjustment of the office of engineer of the
prison, are still more illiberal and improper The
adjustment of the latter office will be the
Cause OF the blowing up of the court room
Of the General Sessions, and the loss of lives and
destruction of the building; and when it is remem-
bered that the Deputy Keepers have the responsible
~ nd lahpr If aly oh tn
the prison and receive no board nor house room,
their compensation Of 1920 should not be reduced
dollar. Instead of reducing the salaries Of either
OF the last named officers in order to 'retrench and
reform" let a cool thousand be taken from the
Counsel OF the Board-another five hundred from
the Corporation Attornep-ihe same from the Su-
perntendant of Streets, Comptroller, Street Com
missioner, Mayor, &c. &c, and not Cypress those
for protection from party protesting 10 make the
Interests of the laboring population their guiding
political star
The ELEcTIoNs.-We have very partial returns
from North Carolina, of the election which took
place last week. What the result has been we
knew not at present. Mr.. Rayner, there is nc
doubt reelected, but of the rest we have no sa-
tlstlc.cry information. Mr.. Rayner is Wing, and
one Of the most amiable and accomplished men in
Congress Ne gives promise OF brilliant future Us
a statesman.