The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-12

Decrease. INSTRUMENTATION. $19,4l7 80
Showing an average decrease Of expenditure AZ per
above for support OF the city government by
Common Connc of $40 Az 80 per month being for
and half months, total decrease Of $229 679 ga"
The above statement is exclusive Of amounts paid on
floating debt interest city debt, and schools
The above statement embraces all the objects Of expen
subject to be influenced by the action Of the Common
Council The Comptroller however. in making the com.
parson Of expenditure between the late and
mon Council with reference to the time Of each within
the 6nancal year. has based his comparison upon false
premises and is therefore entirely ascious in his con.
in any Of my statements will afford me pleasure to be
corrected by the Finaace Department
Bills incurred within the last three weeks In December
usually thrown and paid in January and Februa
ry Consequently the first A nsnths Of the late Common
Council included the Of three weeks Of the pre-
cedng year. while the last three weeks Of the succeed
ing Months have been thrown into January of the pres
year 1t follows therefore, that the comparison should
be 81 months are to 81 months instead Of Al
months assumed by the Comptroller On page 81 OF
Comptroller report the sctns expenditure sde within
the Il months is set down at a. and the sum Of
within period made up by adding the sum Of
64 25 paid by the present Common Council for ex.
pendures said to have been incurred during the
term is made to assume the payments Of the succeeding
fortnight well those Of the three weeks preceding
that term; while the succeeding n months under the
present Common Council has only been charged with
the amount Of the payments actually made therein for
porton Of the expenses incurred within the period the
payments
made Within that time and added the expenditures
the previous months while the expenses incurred BY
the present Common Council within the "A months which
have been thrown into the present year included
in the stated as the expenditure Of the II months
have personal knowledge of several bills which have
been thrown over from November to February for pay
ment aMUt
There is another important element to be taken into
consideration in making comparative statement Of the
expenses Of each portion Of the financial year. All the
monthly salaries for December paid in January and
sill the quarterly salaries in February consequently
these pay ments should be deducted from the amount
charged to the first ~ months of the year. as having
been paid for what incurred and due the previous
year. and they should be added to the paid within
the last a months, as having been thrown into
the present year tor payment That such is the fact
think shall be able to prove pretty clearly from the
The total amount of salaries tor twelve months fompt
Report l2 is $233 $50 II. OF which the pre-.
vious Common Council paid 2ss &c. and the present
Common Council but $il3,682 40 whereas the proper
ton of salaries due to Al months, any may see
by calculation is only $ sa and that for the succeed
mon Council paid SIS us ss fer salaries Of
within the Al months, and that the present Common
Council have thrown over for payment into the present
year $50 3S9 co. which should have been added to the
stated expenditure for salaries during the "a months
while the amount everpaid in the previous A months
should have been deducted from the stated expenditure
for salaries during that period making difference in the
item Of salaries alone Of $40 0 70 Yet the Comptroller
he really did not comprehend the figures contained
in his own report attributes the large for sala
res in the a months, and the Comparatively small
payments for the same, in the succeeding "A msnhs
to reduction made during the latter period by the
sent Common Council On page g. under the head of
salaries he says" Upon this account there has been
considerable reduction will be by comparison
of the figures" The total reduction Of salaries made by
the present Common Council after deductng additions
for the year to but IS 00 commencing from the
nrst Of June which leaves bat instead Of n months
All the quarterly salaries being those Of 81 900
and upwards, and all the monthly salaries, have been
thrown before stated into the present year for
payment leaving but months of the quarterly salaries
and months Of the monthly salaries have been paid
within the u months. The average time upon which
the reduction has been made relates the figures
referred to by the Comptroller is Ave reduc.
ten which would be but little rising $4,000. Yet the
Comptrolers statement would make sppear that the
reduction In the salaries by the present Common Council
has been at the rate OF upwards Of $40 600 per
TIE prove the position which have advanced to the
understanding Of the most feeble comprehension it is
only necessary to 80 the figures" in the Comproers
report For this purpose will refer to the salaries In the
Street COMMISSIONER Department, which have not been
altered, !Page oi The Street Commissioner was paid,
prior to 18th Of May $3.50 subsequently, 1922 %
king pay ment to tho Street Commissioner, within the
four and half months Of the preceding Common Council
Of sla79 49, The payment to Street Commissioner for
salary during the seven and half months succeeding ID
81 l27 The amount Of salary actually due TO the STREE
Commissioner for the four and half months was but
$685. but two months Of the quarter of the previous
year having been thrown into that period swelling the
amount sls72 % whereas the actual amount OF salary
due to the Street Commissioner for the seven and half
10 Of s
the present year for payment The same will apply to
the salaries the other officers Of this Department with
Dut ono trlninB Will Do perceived the
following extracts The Assistant Street Commissioner
received within the Ast four and half months S4g9 90
within the last seven and half $sss oe A clerk
within the hrst four and half months S4s4 40 and with
in the last and half months only $as6 o. second
clerk $3.50 20 for the first four and half months an
but Ssi 10 for the last seven and half months
Draug and redemption clerk SSil 70 rs four and
half months, $539 90 last seven and a half months
This salary increased $2sO from previous year su
perntendent Of whsrves, S4ls IS 6rst four and half
mouths $500 80 last seven and half months, and en-
with others, In this and In the other departments This
difference In the figures" has not been occasioned a.
would be supposed from the Comptroler remarks page
s3 from reduction in the salaries from causes
of which have given a demonstration none of these
salaries having been reduced by the present Common
Council
The basis Of the Comptrollers comparison Of expend
turc involves other inaccuracies which may be CLEANED
from his report and although those which have my
observation relating to the expenditures In the Street
comnssionsr Department not large In amount they