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

Iotl eSccss. S5b7 600
Which sum, If added to the amount of the levy OF tine
present year, Will togt ther with the levy make On az
GIegae amount of e4pense, for which the resources OF
this yeer should have answered of S3965 TO- for all
which, had the tn been laid the rate would have boon
ii u per $780, instead Of the rate levied and
nov the e2ccss must come from the of tho
year
In the levy Of th yesr tho deficiency OF 81 sSs At OF
the tax OF 1854. tho Sill $50 H. os the Roeauh
expenses and the differences paid between the arrear
ogcs paid for yss and lamps IN 1851 for the last quarter
OF lHo gas and lamps IN 1857 for the lest quar-
ter Of 1851 and he amount paid for back bills light
Ing markets In sSi paid in this year not properly
chriBeable 10 this yeaT expenses
The time allowed 20 this committee to this period Is
found not TO be pfeient for thorough examination Of
I'll the accounts details and fact bearing the subject
The Department. and the channels Though which tho
various business q the city government, and ts adm
nistate L. are conductsd are numerous, and In some
tets, complicated Wherefore the committee arc
unable TO fufnih complete explanation Of the
Of the havy and increasing to which the city il
subjected But such cause as have appeared to tho con-.
mitteo from the examination they have thus far made,
as the occasion OF this large anount Of taxation they
will mention
1st II appears to The committee that the exacou BY
law BY the state Of ls5 CAL IS and above the pro
portion OF the school money Of the State coming hl
county in ADDITION to tho iasge amount Of money paid
for the city schools through the medium Of tho Board Of
Education Ia fact much paid for the schools Of the
other counties Of the state IL though legal unjust and
forms ono laigo item OF tho increase Of taxation
I'd The enio vmen. 81 usye power in tho Board Of
Education aud Ia the Commissioners If tic Almslou e.
to define the enount and contrc the expenditure Of ill
mens, without any legislative supervisory check is
another cause as the costtec believe OF che increase
Of taxation.
3d. The imprudcnt and hasty manner In Which lcgisa-
tive proceedings conducted anc important
adopted by the Common Coupci-often upon simple re-
soluton without reference and without that degree OF
rigid and mature examination and reflection by the
bers that the occasion requires Contracts and
monts directed. involving large Interests property and
franchises dlspoeed Of often without that wisdom and
discretion which great and attention only can be-
STOW.
4th As the committee verify believe tho vant Of suf
fcicnt vigilance In attention to the details Of the varous
departments and In some instances in rightfu sys-
tenn Of conducting them-tbey believe that tho system
adopted in the Street Department is
expensive and inccient that system of sweopinr
district contracts or by the authorities OF each of the
respective wards would be materially superior both In
economy snd IN efficiency TIE present system has for
It's eject vlft expense with result quite atsactory
&c The public and to the officer.
They also believe that The system, az now adopted by
tho City Inspector q making contracts for Iargscompen-
saton With yerson only for The removal OF dead anil
mails and ofa sud garbage and OF employing numbers
Of men 20 perform police duty IA not only unlss
eboye meDtopo5 but unnecessary IL Is right to pre-
vent nasnces; hut while the laws and other depart
arc strong euoush to effect tho purpose 1t SEE
hard that an expense should DO rascrtoo to TO ac
complain t s rght and essential to atato nuiances
but let this be done in g lawful manner.
tth, Another cause Of the Increased and continual
veent o. tsxsion y the unlawful and unnecessary ex
peOtufe OF she public noneya for eutertsnne nts re-
fresbmepts emo demonstrations Of various kinds, y
above mentiorea by examination Of the annals OF th
Common Council ioT few years last past, II will b.
last and tho present yeo II has reached aud Il prorres
sing TO large extent Precedent Is new regarded sa au
taosity. and thus the evil utnres
There arc many other ctuscs as IL believed, that IN
befneesstcd but the committee believe aboy
monuoned acts aud suggestions viii be euioient 70 los
te -. - l1sl1y Gi,., $40. aaA Y, sUon i'm
provrnens In bs eooAoy u 10 city aairs - dali