New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-09

The Alm.-Iiou.e Governors.

Bv an nc, q the Legislature which goes into ene',
ON the sth May instant the AlfnsH0use b'pei ui'.N
including the Aim. House Proper, and ne support A
,,lief ~ the moor the County Lunatlc Asylum ana
Inc Nurseries lof poor and destitute ehdTcn' he Ie'
ientiary the City Pnson And BTide"eo' ana 10. g',
Prisons and Houses Of Detenton ~ tns ~ s,,.
Uosritals connected herewith, except INC M .. :
iol Ia Fidridce strcet and the House ~ I"i"-' Of
placed under the exclusive control ana nuIhs a.,
= Board Of Governors, styled 90 me We. ~ ,,
Airs IIou.e and Il no longer SUBJECT 70 Ni' sV''
n,n, az tho Common Council except uht IL ~ maui
,hei, duty by the 7th section Of thai aci 10y '"''
,ces m bc appointed for that PURGE 70 N'' am ''
soect the said Department and al tp.' %
A. least twice in each year and ihcj h'fc power co
TIRED upon them hy this section OF thc act 10 ihloD
before the Supreme Court any 81 mo -Ao bO.i" %
Governors or any officer connected WIN any % ''' '
.titu,ions-aDd the Court may remove ihcm lOi "u,
ssuae shown 7ach sum Of money a. -hsl 'c I,tni' '
for tho purposes Of the SAID Board OF 'oF'i'y'7 .
directed BY the said net 70 be- annually im''' a'"
collected by tax by the Board Of supervisors "' '"'
County. , o., al
,bo.s of The Board Of Education and Free Academy y"
eether with the amount required Tor me yhi'u' a., ~ W
Htaie tax, redemption 81 me fl"nuus n'p.i az" ~
Loan interest are not under the cont o Oh the 'omn""
Camel and thcy are of course relieved from INC IT,
,ponsbIlity of such expenditure. , i..
In relation 20 ll Cry expenditure. !l"'l"''' "1
,y,se the appropnaii0us which come within me Jdi''"'
49,, 90 ,br Common CouneiD the recent amendments Ia
the Charter have made some essential anh uhh" ''3
wise provisions. 10 which desire to call your spec"
attention The seventh Section provides That no money
hall b drawn from the cav Treasury except ule sun'
.hsll have been previously appropriated. To inc p"i
oose for which Il D. drawn and al "ppf"piI"u"n'
shall he based upon fpcchc and detailed statement ]"
writing of the several heads Of the Departments i"uti
the Controller. .
xuense shall he incurred by any OF the Departments n
officers thereof whether the object Of 'Np'tni' -i
have been ordered by the Common '"un'li "i MOI '''
leo. anlappropnsiiou shall have been previously made
concerning such cH pfns'
These are regarded the chei safeguards Of me cry
AGAINST extravagant and mproyident expenditure Don
a. 10 the Legislative and Executive branches o S nov
eminent
Rv q recent Act of the Legislature entitled " Al
Act 10 c,eeie the Croion Aqueduct Department n h'
CIV of New York the hrst Section of the Act for ih'
snnoinfnent OF Water Commissioners 10y ue 'oNtIh
or and senate for the City Of New ORR pess'n MAY
2 1884 is repealed. and al the remaining powers an
duties of The Commissioners are transferred to I'M
Croton Aqueduct Department, as constituted 10y t"'
Act first above mentioned.
We are thus reminded that a period oil hlt''h year
has elapsed since the passage Of the Act ""ih"ii|"
The 6rsi amendment Of COmmis Tor IN" cor
.trction OF the Crotou Aqucduct and that this grca
work the boldct enterprise OF the KIND n thi' OF an
other age To- with the exception OF me TWhns on III
High Bridge, completed.
from statements furnished 10 ne, learn lhai inc IT.
eep,s at the department from water rents Ion me yea
ending Nav l. were S2J5 O1j o. against >'2l."'' ]
for the year lsl1 showing an increase over The pr
vious wear of SBl4l7 - The same, or nearly IN
same rate of increase through the past hte veal
from which The anticipation may safely be- INDUCED '
tho nredicfions concerning this great work wI %
,bunlantly verified and that the rents Al no very hi
tant period Of viii be sufficient 10 meet the annu
interest on the entire debt This constant annual Il
crease OF receipts added TO economical and rudeI
,xp.ndnre. has reduced the tax ON the water from
cents IN s42 TO IL 10 100 IN lsi9 and there no reeo
10 doubt that thi, tax will 10 stu farther reduced