The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-19


For the completion of water works and
payment of damages there is authority
yet to issue water stock to the amount
Of ........ 10000 90
Total amount of debt authorised and to
be redeemed by the sinking fund. $11,9l1,O76 90
There is besides this immense amount debt of
S30OOOO redeemable in annual instruments Of $4,000,
to be raised by taxes each year. commencing in 184S
and ending in 1858. ~
The expenditures Of the city for the year 1S4S
estimated at $2741 450 the whole of which is to be
raised by taxation. The rate of taxes necessary to
raise this sum- upon the aggregate valuation of
ty last year. will be 81 IL per $1oobeng an increase
off 761OO that ofls47. 1t is exceedingly doubt
ful whether this rate of taxation will produce amount
large enough to meet the expenditures of the city for
the present year. Up to the 5th Of May, there had
been expended account of the city government ex-
penses 1884 81 leaving for expenditure during the
remainder of the year. 1896 O3 which it is estima
ted will not be sufficient to cover the accruing
penses, unless economical system Of manage
ment be introduced in the different departments and
contracts already authorized be suspended The de-
fcency in the tax of 1S47 $4,000 which has been
added to the expenses this year. and the tax increased
accordingly We have doubt there will be great
deficiency this year, to be carried forward into
1S49, and the tax Of that year also increased
The expenditures account of the Aims House de.
partment are becoming enormous burden upon the
city The annual increase is very great and If
tnues in the ratio it WILL before the lapse of many
years, be immense.
EXPENDITURES Aims HOUSE DEPARTMENT
CRY New YORK
Expenditures for the year, 1875. s279349sl
b. $ $s do Do lss 49, sS Ssi i Ins s2S SSs
The increase in 1s47 1916 $4,000 as greater
than the increase in 1876 1s45 This excess
the result Of great accession to the number of per-
supported Of the increase in the cost Of keeping
each individual of eight cents per head and Of the ad
ditona amount distributed for the outdoor poor The
Commissioner of the Aims House department. has, we
believe, managed his affairs judicously and to the
tsfaction Of the city government; and when we take
into consideration the prevalence of the ship fever the
high price of provisions and all the actual necessares
of fe 1t is by no means surprising that the expendi-
lures have been large This however does not les
the evil although it may satisfactorily account for
it. Unless something is done to reduce this item of
penditure at least prevent its increase the tax
payers Of this city will have heavy burden to bear
There is room for improvement in nearly every de-
partment Of the city government Under proper ad-
ministration of public affairs the expenditures might
be materially reduced, and the comfort and safety of
citizens better provided for. The departments in
which the greatest number of abuses exist is that
nected with the cleaning and paving of streets. We
hardly know which is the greatest nuisance the dirt in
the streets the horrible condition of the pavcments,
in all great thoroughfares. Wherever the Russ
pavement is laid down, cleanliness and comfort are
GUARANTEED but in all other parts of the CITY, life and
limb in danger and disease is created by the damp
dusty and dirty condition Of the streets The advan
tages of contracts in cleaning streets have been
fully tested and the suggestion made to enter into
tracts with responsible parties for each ward certainly
deserves serious consideration.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity Of
tain articles exported from this port for the week ending
May 18th, inclusive, distinguishing the destination
and extent Of shipments to each place.
CoMMERcE OF THE PoRr OF New YoRx-WEExLY
EXPORTS.
TO L0ndon-Lard Il S13 lbs bacon 2S7 IL do: SKINS
81 pkgs tobacco, 81 hhds; do 976O lbs
clocks 175 cases; X shoes, IA; oil cake 152ssO lbs
616 do; cheese, 6,464 lbs; whalebone, 46, $3.50 do.
To LrerpooI-Tallow. 6O,301 lbs; lard, &c. o5 do;
clocks, o2 cases hams, Of los lbs; pork, 1850 bbls.
beef 81 terces beef 20 bbls potash II do; lard 3l5
O64 lbs rosin $50 bbs tar, 200 do logwood 81 ons
To Ireland Corn 2e,321 BUSH rosn 800 bbls slaves,
Q NJ; -four, bbls; beef, Is do; pork, 10 do
Other Ports in Great Britain Turpentine, 4191
To Hat+e-Rosin, $50 bbs; lard a51s1 lbs.
To Marseiies-Bcef 100 bbsi pork, so do; rice, 100
To Hoiand-Lard, 5O570 lbs; bccswax, 2O31 do; spi-
rits turpentine 1862 CALLS logwood ~ tons fustc 80
To Bopia-Flour, $50 bbls; beef, ~ do; tar 80 do;
bread 10 do lard, ASS lbs tobacco nf 2s7 do; rice
Is tcs soap 100 boxes domcstics 10 pkgs; drugs 10
do; oakum, 20 bales.
To Buenos .ayyes-Ricc s3S bbls; rum. domestic.
401 do sugar refined, ZOO starch, boxes sp turpen
tine. 600 gals; candle wick, 1874 bales.
To British North .america.-Meal, ,124 bbs; pork,
4so do -four 1000 do apples, 10 do bread, 172 do
val stores, 10 do; hay 100 bales beef 50 bbs; rye
flour, S44 do corn 5e2 bushels; leather, 4ee pounds
To Danish West Indies.-Pork 100 bbls; -four 100
do; rye -four, 70 do mackerel s2 do hoops, NJ; Ha-
segars 100 do; sp candles so boxes; hams 21OO
pounds dry fish, 30 057 do; drugs, 10 pkgs; meal ~
puns lard oil 1863 gals.
To Ports in Mediterranean, Tobacco, 257 hhds; do
mani. % S62 pounds; beef, bbls; slaves, 13 NJ
To Merico.-Domestics, 400 pkgs; foreign dry goods
102 do cotton yarn, 63 do silks do hops iii lbs
cheese, $50 do whiskey 600 CALLS iron. 316 cwt soap
300 boxes raisns 800 do tin plates, SO do; crockery
26 crates; chairs 40 doz; lumber, rice. IL ties;
coffee. 1856 bags; brandy Am, Is bbls gin Am, 10 do;
ale 80 do tar 10 do; rosn do; matches, 20 cases;
paper, 274 reams
To British Vest Indies-Tobacco, hhds; do mani.
1919 lbs; oil cake, 80 900; hams $40; cheese $780, lard
227 corn, 600 bush candles md 2s4 bxs; rice 10 ties;
Bread 90 bbs; beef q; pork 103 flour, SOL meal 343
peas &c. $40; slaves Nj matches, 46 cases.
To Dutch Vest Indies.--Candlcs sp, IL bxs candles,
mould, so; beef, 344 bbs; bread 65 mackere 4; pork
Az tar % rosin Y -four 300; rye -four co. vinegar 10;
goldfish, SO 200; hams, 1871; tobacco MID $780, sugar
refined. 022; lard, 200; leather 1O31 cordagc coils
domestcs, 6pkgs; whale OIL s26 gals rice 90 tcs nails
Skeys.
To Spanish Vest Tndies-Codfshs 10 1874 lbs; lard,
IL 1874 hams 170l2; mackerel 65 bbls: pork II -four
t1 herr ng lo herring bxs so; candles sperm, 25 do
'uld. 100; domcstics, pkgs forgn dry goods. IA:
wha oil Ala gals; cheese, S25 lbs crackers $50 bxs
rio 62 ties; up turpcntiuc $50 gals meal 10 bills pa.
per- 90 realms; empty casks 100 drugs SO pkgs; hay
II will b, perceived that within the week There werc
trning shipments to France. This is but the be-