The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-15
THE TAXES OF THE CITY.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
important ProceesIincs.

Important Proceedings.
Sfrr. 13--His Honor the Recorder in the chair.
The minutes OF the last proceedings were read
and affirmed.
PAPERS ADOPTED.
The report of the Committee on County O6fses,
IN mvor OF furnishing cOik for the Office Of the
County Clerk. OF the same committee, in favor of
paying bill Of DR. Charles Moore. OF Same DOM
mittee, in fAvor of pay ing $50 10 Dr. j < Wright.
1or post morte, examination OF the bodies OF Philip
Brady, his wife. son, and brother, burned at the
lire IN Broad street, January 3, 1852.
REPERaED.
Petition Of Andrew 8. Decker, for correction Of
taxes.
BILL PAID.
Officer John Reed, for expenses incurred In
nrrestiDg +. II Blackman.
ATTENDANTS ON THE SUPREME COURT.
Resolved, That Chas h. Colladay be, and is
hereby appointed rs attendant in the Supreme
nouIt in the place Of William johnson, hereby 70
Resolved, That Francis Clark be, and is hereby
appointed as attendant in the Supreme Court.
Resolved, That Edward Knight be, and is hereby
appointed as attendant in the Supreme Court:
Resolved, That Fisher Weeks be, and is hereby
appointed attendant in tho Supreme Curt.
Resolved, That Samuel Rowland be, and is here
BY appointed as attendant in tho Supreme Court
CORoNEss BILL.
Resolved, That the Comptroller be, and is here
by directed to draw his warrant, in favor Of I. NJ.
Bleakley for the OF 1915 IS, the Same to be in
full, FOR servicee rendered acting Coroner from
lat October to 3lst December. 1851.
TAXATION OF lS52-EEP0RT or THE COMMITTEE.
The following is the report of the committee on
the communication of the Comptroller, on assess
ments, referred to in last account Of tho pro-
scedir gs Of this Board
The undersigned committee to whom was referred the
communication Of the Comptroller OF the 10th OF July
last with the rolls Of 1862 respectfully further
REPORT:
That, ae appears by the communca alton and the laws
authorizing the levy OF the Of the present year. tho
following items are specific in amount, we'll as definite
as to purpose, viz =
J. For Building Loan stock No. ., redemp.
. For Washington square iron railing. ..... 5000 %
9 For support and clothing Of deaf and
ounc. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .,9GO 90
T. For clothing the blind. ................ 72o co
8 For board and clothing Of persons In the
G. For dsaciency Of the tax OF 1851 1855 IL
$77,s75 Is
That the mill tax and balance of State school money
payable by law yearly to the State definite In pur
former for this year. SITS s53 SO authorized to be
rAsed Of which ONLY S2S COZ OIL have been paid That
the latter amounting Sls5 GIL 49, tor this year has
been paid besides the OF S5O5 452 81 for schools
9nd school houses (Which includes the two above.men
TONED items for support 80 OF deaf and dumb and for
She olna TINS year paid 10 part and tho residue paya
That under the authority TO apply the last mentioned
Board Of Education there have g. Maid Of that portion
OF tho levy 2G6l0 Oh all Of the residue will probably
De used within the year Total anoant raised and used
Tor school purposes COL GOA 05
The exclusive control. which the State authorities and
tho Board Of Education severy have
tive taxes for school purposes renders the authorities of
this city aud county powerlcss aud they are compelled
TO obey the requisons wthou. the faculty Of restrain
ing or diminishing the expenditure
The Committee further report, that of the item Of
$40 0Co for police mentioned the law S4co2l7 SO have
been expended, and that there will excess Of ex
this Is to be attributed to the plumber OF policemen and
che increase OF their salaries by the Common Council
That Of the Of $500 eco raised for lamps aud gas
there have boon expended SITS 341 IL and there win
probably DO an excess Of expenditure Of $4,000
1t represented that TINS is asoned by the
Increased amount of gas and lamp lighting done by
ders Of the Common Council made within tho year.
back bills for last year for lighting markets. IS $40 &C.
paid posts delivered this year. contracts made
last and included u the appropriation Of this year.
tract made last year and included in the appropriation
Of this year. and $50 7ol So paid for gas lighting for the
to these gas bills custom exists BY which the last
o. sas en- y S Tor Payment ends on the LIST Of
last quarter paid within and Of the the
year ccecding that In whch the quarter is really in
suded the lest quarter Of the year 1850 was Therefore
Of that year paid in this year The OF the last
quarter Of the last that Of 1850 and tue back
hills above mentioned for lighting markets also contri
butte o. causes to the excess.
Tho committee further report that the sum Of 500 Ooo
directed to 10 raised for cleaning and repairing streets
the Comptroller That he arportioncd $4,000 thereo.
Cess $40 Geo. expected 10 b. realized from the sale
street manure for cleaning streets and $4,000 for re
caring streets.
That out Of the said appropriation cleaning streets
there have been expended sl776aS 81 and there have
been realized the sale of street about
not than SIS 900 And that this account there
1ll probably be excess Of expenditure, within the
year, Of SOP COO. beyond the appropriation.
As causes for this it represented by the officers Of
The department that the last winter and sprug
usually and that the spring attended With
inn cf Thar In
variance from previous custom by order Of the Common
Council the Ice FLUSH, and street drtwerc removed
ell Broadway and several other have boon swept
this three times per week. instead Of cny
street unbranccs have been removed that number
OF offices and dumping boards have been made aud that
portions tf the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth
wards out Of the district covered by tho tax laws have
been SWEPT also by orders Of the Common Council that
thus extra degree OF labor and expense not included
in the estimate on which the law authorizing the lew
i founded has been incurred; the amount OF extra OK
pendituIe, thus incurred being s4o,lo7 DO.
They further report that Of the said of sl7oooo
Cor repairing streets S51 Oh ~ have been expended and
that there will probably bo Of expenditure of
$4,000 hey ond the appropriation The chief cause Of
thsis tho amount required on the contract for the pave
anent made in Broaaway by Russ s. Reed-the contract
made subsequent to the passage of the law. The total
Of expenditure more than the approximation Of
$3lOooo made for cleaning and repairing streets will
probably be Si29,000.
The committee further report that the item in the law
Of $13sG65o embraced in the words, other accounts
of tue City Government snd to dsfray contingent
perfes composed of various branches Of expenditure
Including that Of Aims House Department, which is,
In fact independent portion OF the City Government
having exclusive power over and direction Of the cypcn
tur Of the appropriated for the support of the De-
parmsnt the Common Council having oycrit legisa-
Give authority.
Out Of 3s000O appropriated for this years expenses of
this Department, $4,000 have been expended The
balance win OIL bo used within the year
Included in the above mentioned item Of ~ 9Seo5o Of
The tax law arc also The following, VIZ =
lst Tho Inspectors Depar .ment, the amount appro-
praed IL $4,000 OF which s32661 II have been expou-
d.d to tks there viii prooebly be ut the end Of the
year an excess cf expenditure of $4,000.
Under resolution OF the Common Council Of tho 18th
OF April last the CITY Inspector has made two
contracts for years with William Reynolds, with
out pre ous advertisement for the lowest bdter
for the removal Of dead animals bones and garbage for
the sur Of Sc $40 per month and the ether for the
noval OF butchers ofe for tne SUN OF $1,000 per MONTH
Total LAO per mont and Gj3SS per year.
These contracts being for of years. to specific
Individual ade without previous notice for the lowest
Bidder tho committee do not believe TO DO valid against
fhe city and 10 arpcays TO the Committee a. doubtful,
whether the contracts are made, authorized by In