The New York herald., 1845-11-28
Making a total to be raised by tax, for
the year lS45, according to the estimate
Of committee and COMPTROLLER,

the year 1s45, according to the estimate
Of committee and Comptroller. 50, ,4O9, $40 80
This does not include sum of $500 900, which
the party mediate expending upon Randalps
Island the present year, for stupendous aims
house, and they have directed application to be
made to the Legislature for authority to loan that it
may not affect the taxation of the year"
It will thus be seen that, according to their own
showing, the majority contemplate expending with
in the year, and for which the people must be taxed
disguise it as they may, upwards OF $4,000, ,0OO
which is no where near the amount that will be ac-
tually expended, if they permitted to control the
administration Of public affairs. The $500, 900
estimated for the palaces on Randalls Island, will
be but the beginning of the meditated expendi-
ture; and in their estimate for county contingent
cies, they have allowed but $45 437-the amount of
the contract for cleaning streets-with further
sum of $1,000, for contingencies; when they must
be satisfied from present experience that will cost
nearly double the amount, the Comptroller having
paid already sum of 81 800 more than was due,
on one Of the contracts, even in the present dirty
condition of the streets, for the cleaning of which
beginning can hardly be said to have been made.
With all these facts, the committee have the hsr-
dhood to say their report that they think they can
safely to their fellow citizens that the per cent
age for will be less for the year l845 than in
ls44 and yet, as if doubling this very statement,
in the next paragraph, they apologize for increased
expenditure, as follows;-"I 1t must be borne in
mind, that this is growing city, both in wealth
and population and 1t is impossible to keep certain
expenses within the amounts of former years, from
these very causes' And in this view they have
increased the taxes four per over those of last
year, instead of decreasing them
Are these the evidences of the reform, for which
this party came into power pledged to reform 70
CRY REFoRM.-Who intends to put his band first
to the plough? Who is the first that will come for
ward and commence the work of the city reform
next spring? Who will take the lead? Never was
here time more favorable for movement OF in
tegent and liberal minded men for revolution in
our city government next April. Since we broached
the subject we astonshed at the progress it has
made in this city In every quarter il is the topic Of
conversation, and we have no doubt that in short
time the movement will be commenced in every
ward IN the city. Let us begin.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AND SPECULATION IN Wall.
EET-festerday day of great railway
speculation In Wall street-there was also small
panic In the Hour market, See smoney marketv and
commercial articles. The railway mania beo,ns
here. Good-go ahead-go high-po low-th.n
10 the devil.
0J-Look out for breakers Great fortunes nd
great rum, in these excitable ZINES, in all sors =,
stocks Yesterday, 1t is said, one man made S2o oo
ia one operation-another lost $4,000 in ano,b.r
People are getting crazy. Doctors get out your
straight jackets.
JOHN G. CALHoUN.-Every one is astonshed in
tins latitude, al the new, broad, and comprehensive
ideas put forth by John G. Calhoun, national af-
islrs at the recent Memphis Convention. What's
In the wind?
U-Why is Ole Bull like the dying swami Because