The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-09
Nett amount of city debt, TO be redeemed
by the Sinking Fund ........... S11 ,599362 Il |

Nett amount of city debt, TO be redeemed -
by the Sinking Fund sll,oss'9oZ Il
Besides the assets above mentioned the Commission
ers hold real estate, and bonds and mortgages belong
ing to the Fire Loan Account and also bonds and
mortgages taken for sales Of real estate amounting in
all to Sass 100 49, which to be applied in redemp-
ton Of the City Debt
Amount of appropriations on account city
government, for the current year s2,l65,sSs
OF which there was expended and paid out, $500. 49,
between Jan LIST and the 1st inst. 7e4,105 20
Leaving for expenditures during the remain
der Of the year, and to meet existing liabi- -
By an act of the Legislature, which goes into effect
on the Sth May instant the Aims House Department,
including the Aims House Proper and the support and
relief of the poor the County Lunatic Asylum, and
the nurseries for poor and destitute chldren the pc
nitentary the city prison and bdewe and the other
prisons and houses of detention in the city with the
hospitals connected Herewith, except the sherfs jail
in Edridge and the House OF Refuge are placed
under the exclusive control and management OF n
board of governors styled the Governors OF the Aims
fIouse and longer subject to the government Of
the Common Council except that it is made their
duty by the eth section Of that act, by committees TO
be appointed by them for that purpose to visit and IN
spect the said department. and all OF said institutions
at least twice in each year and they have power con-
ferred upon them by this section OF the act TO mpach
before the Supreme Court any Of the said Board OF
Governors, or any officer connected with any OF the
1nsitutions-and the court may remove them Tor due
cause shown Such sum Of money as shall be required
for the purpose Of the said Board Of Governors is d.
rected by the raid act be annually raised and col
lectcd by tax by the Board Of Supervisors of the
county.
The expenses Of this department therefore as also
those Of the Board Of Education and Free Academy,
together with the amount required for the payment
of the State tax redemption OF the Floating Debt and
Water Loan interest not the control of the
Common Council and they are of relieved from
tho responsibility Of such expenditure.
In relation 10 ell city expenditures Uncludng like
wise the appropriations which come within iuris.
dictfon Of the Common CouncD the recent amend.
ment, to the charter have made some essential, and
thing very wise provisions, to which desire to call
your special attention The seventh section provides
that az money shall be drawn from the city treasury
except the same shall have been previously appropra
ted to the purpose for which 1t Is drawn aud all APP
preparations shall be based upon specific ana detailed
statements in writing of the several heads OF the de-
rartments. through the Comptroller.
By the 18th section it Is further provided that mo
expense shall be- incurred by any Of the departments
er officers thereof whether the object of expenditure
shall have been ordered by the Common Council or not
unless appropriation shall have been previously
made concerning such expense.
These are regarded a. the chief safeguards OF the
city against cxtravagant and imprOyidcnt eXpendi-
lures both TO the legislative and executive branches
81 igoycrnmert. Aud trust you will not only exer-
csc The utmost vigilance in guarding against their in
fnngcment or evasion but that you will also lend your
aid IN causing them, at all times in all eases, and by
all persons, whose duty II il to observe them TO be
strictly and scrupulously complied with
BY recent act OF the Legislature entitled An act
10 create the Croton Aqueduct Department" in the
city of New York The first section Of the act for the an
pointment of Water Commissioner by the Governor
and Senate, for the city Of New York passed Nav "a
1894 Is repealed and all the remaining powers and u
ties Of the commissioners are transferred TO the Croon
Aqueduct Department. as constituted by the act frat
above mentioned.
We are thus reminded that period Of fifteen years
has elapsed the passage Of the act authorizing
the first appointment of commissioners for the
struction the Croton Aquoduct ana that this great
work the bodest enterprise the kind in this or any
other age Is with the exception OF the railing On the
] ign bridge completed.
IN view Of this, would seem proper TO remark hat
tE.7 stupendous achievement identified as AZ Is VIA