New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-08
Our city Erpenditures-Th Saving Natives.

Our City EIpenditCres-ine SAVING NaI'es'
To he Editor Of The TrI5eae:
The American Republican remarks that 9 1t Is
usually said that figures lie, but Ike all other
rules this has It's exceptions" and ne might have
added that the exceptions 10 be found IN the e.
roneous calculations in the Comp.rreEs Report,
and the statements IN the Natiyists pamphlets,
circulated throughout the City Bu; this paper says
in reference 10 the figures set down and footed 70,
showing large increase in the expenses OF the
Aims House the past year, which appeared In the
Tribune, that 4 gentlemen took the ComptfoiIers
Report yesterday from which these figures were said
TO be drawn, went TO Mr.. Greeley and pointed cut
some of the items and asked him how the figures
in the Report cosd be made 10 tell such story in
the Tribune" when he asccrtained that the article
had not been prepared by Mr.. Greeley, but by Mr.
Underwood, correspondent Now it may seem
very valorous in this Nativist Gentleman 10 rou-
bic the Editor of paper TO give explanations in re-
gard TO the figures Of correspondent; but / can
ONLY say that your correspondent has been much
more favored than have been, by such application,
although il would have been much more saiisf4c-
tory If the Gentleman had shown, either in the
Tribune or Nativists' paper. that The figures
complained oil were wrong but this he has not
ven,ured 10 DO have written several articles de-
monstratng the falsity OF the calculations IN the
Compiroiler's Report purportng 10 show large
saving in the expe OF the CITY, and that in lieu
of saving, the expenses Of lSIl had exceeded The
amount levied by tax for the same objects upward
OF Sl7i 600 and the expenses OF previous years over
| S20G CSC ; vet no Gentleman has called upon me
for an explanation OF the figures which submitted,
! or tas yentur-d 10 show that single position which
| advanced was wroDg-nor can they do so. But
these false statements have, Notwithstanding, been
freely circulated in pamphlets and persisted IN.
! In regard to the particular figures referred 10 as
! having been inserted n your paper. know nothing,
not having examined them with the Comptroller
Report: the excess of expenditure in 1874 over lS3
on the articles referred 10, think, was represented
at abou, $1,000. can only say that II this state
ment was intended 10 show the entire increase OF
expenditure for the year, ii gives bui a fain; idea
the truth the expenses OF the Aims House Depart
ment In 1871 having exceeded those U lSi3 IN the
sum OF S39, 205 II. the expenditures for 1913 IN
GLIDING salaries, having been S25l GOO and OF 1914
! including salaries $3.50 25 H. II the Gentleman
desires 10 know how g the figures IN the Comsrol
ler's Repor, caR be made 10 tell such story vii
show him. if he will call upon me for that purpose
In the meantime. that these gentlemen may have
employment between the present and the day Of
election, and may have the opportunity 10 call fol
explanations, !submit table showing the expend
lures IN 1912 and 1884, by which will be seen that
the expenses oi 1874 have exceeded those OF 1912
the sum OF SIPS 5l2 g. according 10 the figures in
the Comprollero' Reports, notwithstanding the large
amount of expenses Of 1Sd4 showed ever into the
present year for payment, which, ii added, woulc
increase the amount at least 100000. | have
shown in this table the amount OF each item of ex
penture for 1914, including sslaries-ihe salare:
paid in former years under the titles OF the differ
ent Departments having been placed for 1874 under
one head. (See Comp. Report, p $50
hope that every citizen, feeling an interest il
the welfare of the City, who has the opportunity
will examine these tables with the Comprolers
The results there stated cannot he conroverted
the Natvists' cannot excuse silence by pleadiu!
Ignorance of the subject They have posse sslon o
the City Government and if what is stated in thes,
tables is wrong, they may call in the assistance O
the Finance Department, and by a presenment o
figures show the error; but they will be too wei
satisfied OF their correctness, as they have been
previous exposi,lons, 10 make The attempt. E.