New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-10

Al this rate of Increase It be plainly demonstrated
that in twenty years the expenses Of the City Govern
ment alone would amount 10 four and half millions oil
dollars 10 be levied annually by direct tax,
II the increase of population and business called
for so rapid accumulation OF debt and taxation, IL
might be contemplated without alarm for the cause
would counterbalsuce the effect but IL is far other
wise IS will sppesr BY entering with little more MI
nuieness into the accounts OF the various Departments
and h obvious from the fact thst since e5s the rae
of taxation has increased from 81 cts 10 81 10 ~ on
the slO0-considerably more than one half. The Con
troer In his Report refers 20 this large augmentation OF
taxes and aributestn parto the growth OF the cry out
principally to other causes sucn asts nave &c
crued 10 be provided for by taxes which liabilities did not
ex, or were not embraced In the charges 10 be provided
for by the taxes Of former years. Without dspunng
that statement and admitting that such causes have had
their full share In creating the augmented rae OF Taxa
ton yet those in way connected with the
ordinsry annual expenses OF the City Government and
consequently do affect the truth OF our statement
of the rapid and alarming increase OF these expenses Tor
IL 10 those which are now considering. We repest
and let us not be misunderstood that the ordinary ex
penses being those Of the Aims H0nse Street Cleaning
Police Salaries Lamps and Gas and contingencies, have
increased at the rate OF si732lo y in ave years ana
hs, Al that rate Of increase with natural scceeraton OF
melton In downward tendency our annual ordinary ex
penses In twenty years from this time would exceed u
millions TO which add interest on probably unredeerned
funded debts and expenses for ousys such ss the pre-
cent career II unchecked will naturally ead TO- and we
bu, reasonably anticipate abundance of annual taxa
tion TO the amount Of more than s7,OO00oO
We will no, innict fellow citizens the task Of
reading long Address object Is rather 10 induce
you to think and exame for yourselves. Allow Us bow.
ever for brief moment to glance 8, Of the de-
psrlnen,s.
Fsa, The Alnshouss
twill be seen by the Controllers Reports OF
the respective years, that in 1912 the ex
penditures were ......... SIS 90 "
This includes salaries So gI3 IS.
In ls46 the expenses were.-............. J3047 %
This includes salaries. s52T23 50.
Increase of expense. l05O47 co
Thus 10 will be that the increase OF ex.
perses exclusive of salaries ls......... eO269 30
DO. OF sA4srles--.- l@pc ~
The number Of inmates increased between ls49
and SO but the amount OF that increase less than
one fith. In just proportion according number IL
will be found that the in 1916 should have
exceeded exclusive OF sAlAries) the Of about
S3sOOO Deduct this from the actual excess and il
leaves balance OF about $4,000 which may be fairly
set down 10 the account OF extravaganza and
The increase Of STATS 30 in salaries, may be wholly
attributed ~ the cause for IL 10 not Easy 10 per
ceive why the sasred oeers OF the institution should
have been increased account OF this casual increase
proportion of the of inmates should not have
Increased the salaries OF l42 to more than about
sa1VO leaving balance 70 the account OF needless
expenditure salaries Of between eight and nine thou
sand dosrs which added 10 the excess OF the other
expenses would make up the clean sum OF about
toOU taxed upon the citizens 70 be squsndered tor the
benefit OF isvorits individuals In this single department