The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-10

country But will not now discuss the reduction of the
the election Of TUESDAY next will be reLukc on both
measures He would like to speak few words on the
city election, and Of the necessity Of reform in our
municipal government. We are now. he said In debt
twelve thirteen millions Of dollars and yet the
Common Council IL petioning the legislature for liberty
70 Impose additional tax on us that will amount to
dollar and hye cents the one hundred dollars.
How has this debt been created! Look at the aims
house expenses for the asl and you will in what
manner the affairs Of the city have been conducted
FOR few years past. They amount the past year to
nearly three hundred thousand dollars. See what au
item that is On looking the Comptrolcrs report.
was surprised 10 items in it, The expenses Of
the aims house put down at S2oO3l3 74-lOO. Now,
let us see how this large sum made up The first art-
Gle mentioned Is batter, Sl440. Then comes an item
for fireworks $500 Only think Of fireworks at the aims
house In the name of heaven what has the aims house
for donations to, and transportatons of paupers.
This large amount of donations has been distributed
under the direction of committee styled the visiting
committee, and where the vouchers to sho how 1t
has been expended! Again. medicine and surgical IN.
struments $3.50 Here we have over five thousand
dollars expended for medicine for the Aims House
venture say that Gen Taylor with all his force, and
with all the blood that has been split in the great battles
in which he commanded would not require so much
money for medicine as is here down for the Aims
House. Well Wen look Mt some more items Flour
sas.4oo Beef $50 600 Coal pork, etc. making in all
nearly hundred thousand dollars and yet in looking
further see charge for marketing of S46o3 What
under heaven is this for One would suppose that after
gical Instruments all the marketing done but
it appears it Is not Well let look little further
stationery S9o3 only think Of 95J dollars worth OF
stationery being required by the inmates Of the Aims
House. And what was this for! Was it for providing
800 qures Of paper for their correspondence For what
purpose can this large be charged for not one OF
fifty of the paupers write his own name Well,
again: find an item sand" 5000. Uaughter) What
this for Egad, suppose this sand for drying
the writing on the 800 quiros of paper daughter
Now fellow citizens how much sand do suppose $500
would purchase! Why woald purchase onehalf
Of Coney Island [Laughter need not pursue the In
quiry any further everything is in tho same way Let
US look, however, at one or two more items Tobacco
any man to support tbs poor and provide for them
comfortably but when the locofocos come to charge
nearly $500 for snuff and tobacco for the use Of the pau
Let US SO on little further Wine brandy and beer
$3.50 81" This sum expended for brandy wine and
went to cheer the disconsoate hearts of the
pers But do you believe that they received DIT it
to give it to them When items like these
stare us in the face is 1t not time to enquire how
n s!s y
charging US pretty roundly for beef" "pork, -four
medicine and surgical instrumental they charge us
for One would suppose that the paupers had been
pretty well fed from the other items but it appears they
ed Gentlemen this is all this item is merely
filed in to stop gap Another item is $50 for board at
fashionable boarding place. In the name Of God
who went to board there Can you, Aid Benson inform
us for believe are the Oldest member of the board
daughter from all sides Of the room.) But should
have thought that had boarded there that
the amount of his board would have been credited to
the city, Qnasmuch it is city property and not de-
bited; but it is not 80 But have it-that $50 was
for the board of Murphy, and the others who came
down last fall and voted the ocofoco ticket and YOU
addressing the charman,) Alderman Benson, was the
man who discovered it (Alderman Benson here
laughed.) and suppose the gentlemen will come
into the city Tuesday next to endeavor to vtiate
the choice Of the people in selecting their municipal
officers for next year The next item is board for
dry persons, $751; Who these sundry persons
does not appear but reasonably suppose that
they good and true locofocos would continue &c
farther from this precious document if time
mittedbut trust have shown sufficient to prove that
the government Of this city could not be in hands
than it is at present Mr. Talmadge then appealed to
the wings of New York to Dust administration thai
in the Comptroler's report and concluded amid much
applause.
Other speakers addressed the assemblage but can
not possibly make room for their remarks to-day.