The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-15

cth-print,ng-$4S occ appropriated ga cal q 40
expended. There wu probably, be an excess Of $4,000
7sh-s,sticnsry- SOC appropriated now e.pended
$le.6gp 10. Probable exo~ss. 81 900.
The osuies Of excess ths t.o lest mentioned tsus
the frequent orders to print made BY the various
coupci and departments OF the city the broad dcrs
ton gwen tho city officers and often the too thought
less lse ofthst discretion.
sth Ofcers' Fees-ss55 600 appropriated S2T sQ2 ~
oxpoDded tits probable that to This the sppcops
tion will be sufficient for the year The item OF - 6o3 ~
charged under THU head for refreshments for Commits
sioners Of Excise the committee believe BE- unlawful
thoe officers have by law fixed COMPENSATION for their
9th. The Contingent Expenses Of the Common Council
$26 00t appropriated Now expended s2l 249 70. Pre-
babe excess OF expenditure 5000.
the charges under this head item Of 6116 49,
for refeshmens for members and Commissioners OF FIX
cise. Ibis expense the committee believe TO be
lawful Since, resolution passed by the late Com.
mon Council, the members have received fixed
compensation, and tho Commissioners OF Excise, by
law, receive fixed compensation for their
vices The item of s21 for gloves and that OF $l0s5
25 for sundries are too vague for allowance. Tho
item Of 4o 70 for coach hire for members should do
sgDao with some reasonable particuarty the purpose
OF this Inning These items appear be large In
amount r only tho past portion Of tho year, and
plainly deficient in detail and explanation.
10th. County CoutiDgencics-Sl2o0 600 appropriated;
SS656S 05 expended Probable of expenditure,
$40 eco.
Undor this head of expenditure is included payment
4. Ia
CURED for tho entertainment Of L. Kossuth his
ciAtes, previous to tho prcss Mt year.
The application OF from tho city treasury, to
the expenses of this other which OF
late years. have been made under tho idoA extending
city Inequalities and demonstrations Of respect tho
nittee believe to 10 utterly awful However com
meDdabc may be the feelings which prompt those mani
fcs'ations, the of tho funds drawn by taxation
from the people, for other purposes cannot thereby be
justified
The manner in which the bills for such expenses ar
made passed. and paid is clearly wrong The practice
ments for Refreshments, Sc as the case may be- An
approval endorsed the bills signed BY the committees
OF tho two Boards 10 whom the matter referred form
the only voucher upon which the bills paid Surely
this cannot be regarded consistent with thc provisions
of the CHARTER With that reasonable in expanding
and passing away public money, which public servants
In tho expenditure for County contingencies are
included item Of 50 for the funeral of the late
Henry Clay being for conducting his remains from New
York to Albany 81 $40 rs for the entertainment Of the
officers OF tho Dutch frgae and - 100 2 for the expense
OF committee to Washington relative to the Mint In
these cases, tho bills in mos instances have been pro-
pared approved passed, and paid az above mentioned
1lth. The Battery enlargement appropriation 800
o0o no part ofthis has been will be used within the
year
The other items included In tho levy Of s1sseG50 will
as to actual expenditure not exceed the respective
Thers are various er appropriations and espena
tures in trust and special accounts pot of which
relate to the financial department. and portion
ments taxes liens en- ots street openings and other
matters relative to property and portion relating to
future will probably meet the appropriations and expen-
dituIta
There is also account of appropriation and expend
ture for Croton water pipe which provided for by
CIoton water stock.
In the year stock of $500 900 was created for the
building and repairing Of docks pier and slips of this
sum- S30Oo00 were expended in 1851 and S1a27oS 05
expended this year upon resolutions of the Common
Council in 1851 1t estimated that for the ddional
work now ordered there viii be required within the
year, additional sum Of $l2o,0oo for which sum an
extra appropriation has been made by the Common Coun
Gil This caused by the extraordinary number
Of piers and buheads built and directed to be built
and the unusual amount Of work required TO be per-
formed.
In the year, 1851. stock of $4,000 was also
crened for the repairs and erection Of buildings Of this
$3.50 Coo used in that year and S19l2 have
appropriated, and will be used within this year. Total
$39l. "a
An appropriation Of $4,000 made in the present
year by the Common Council for work house buildings
from the stock of $4,000 created by law for such purpose
the other $1,000 having been previously expended.
Tho several appropriations then for which the county
obliged to provide and to apply and pay by law
are, for hid
/. The six sew raj items above mentioned
in the first page. ................ s-7.S75 10
= Ine state mill taN.. l75,S53 30
: The State and county school money Col 093 95
a. The Aims House Department. 100000 90
1854 S22 At
Less for the deaf and dumb, and for tho
blind. included in tho school money $3.50 90