New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-14

Win an s.trsordnsry amount Of wet and cold nher
that IN vsrisr from previous custrrp oy orders
Common Council, The snow, Ice ala'h ana s'res u',
were removed In the via,er and, also, oy oI1e,s u
the Common Council Broadway and srVetA o'uo'
street have been swept, this year, three nGes pc.
week lssead If once only per week, Al IN p,o,loe
years that an executive amount OF So. "a "a.
brALces haze be, removed thai NUMBER OF ohss'
srd dumping b. srds have been made ana tna' po,
lions Of the Eighteenth Nineteenth and ISenusl'
Wards out Of the dlstd:t, covered oy the YAK .a~'
have been swept also by orders OF the Common Co1n'
ell that thus extra deg ee Of labor snd expe-9
not included In The estimate on which the law sa'nlr
ling the levy, IL founded hss been pcurrsoi ,oe
sornt Of extra expenditure, tnus Incurred oei's s
lgT 46. $1,000.
They further report that Of the said of sl7oooo,
for rel airing streets sl53 i Il have been expendea
and that there will probably be an excess OF expeudi
turs of $1,000 beyond the appropriation. The chief
Of this H. the amount required on the cnutrict
for the pavement made IN Broadway BY Russ Reef
the contract made 'uesequent 70 the pssssss on me
appropriation Of $4,000, made tor cleaning AMI TO-
pairing streets, will pro badly be sl29 900.
The Committee further report that the Item In the
law CT 81 3s6650 embraced Ia the words, Other ac'
counts OF the City Government" and to defrsy c>ntir'
gent expenses Is composed Of various branches OF ex'
pendiiure including that OF the Aims House Department,
which To- In fact an Independent portion of the City
Government having exclusive power over, and drec-
ton Of the expenditure of the appropriated for the
support Of the Department, the Common Council hay
Ing over II no legislative authority.
Of this Department COO have been expended The
balance will ell be used within the year.
ncluc ed In the above mentioned Item OF $50 $50 OF
the tax law, also the following, viz:
let The IpspeslUrs Department; the amount appro'
priated Il $4,000, Of which s32 Coz 81 have been ex
pended Is 10 this there will probably be- al the end Of
tie year, en- excess of expenditure Of sl7ooO
Under resolution of thu Common Council, OF the
l7ih Of April last he Ciy Inspector he's made two sew
eral contracts for - years, with William Reynods,
without pI eyious ads for the lowest bidder
one for the removal Of dead animals, boues and
garbage for the sum Of S399 per month AMI the other
for The rem oval Of butcers ofas for the sum OF $3.50
per month. Total s5,4i9 per month, and so9jSe per
year.
cfc individual made withou, previous nJiice for the
lowest bidder the Committee do not believe 10 be valid
as sgoost the Cry and 1t appears TO the Committee a
doubtful whether tue eoItracs are, made authorized
By the terms Of the resolution
II further appears inst from time to time the City
Inspector has employed persons az watchers to pre-
vent night scayer gers from abusing their privilege, OF
dumping nighisol At certain docks persons 70 super
Intend oCd docks and persons 20 watch COW houses
the expense Of which services, as charged, aud pad
within the year, thus far 10 50 J65 75 Tns Committee
believe thar these services arc within the duties OF the
Police and that the lncurment OF the mentioned ex
pense Ia not lawfully authorized
Il also appears ihstrhe City Inspector has employed
individual 10 grInt permits for the removal OF ine
remains of deceased persons from the Cny Tor ntsr
mept; and thai the expense Of such employment paid
by him, within the yesr, row amounts TO e333 o me
Con uittee be eve that the expense thu Incurred Is
not warranted by law.
ID. The Fire Departmens-s7O,O coo appropriated, of
which 500 1913 So have been ex pended AZ TO this,
there win pro badly be- at the end of the year, ex
q expenditure of $4,000 this is 10 be attributed
10 the number OF contracts made aud work performed,
and directed TO be performed, by resolutions OF sne
Common Council.
3D. Land. and PIaces-sl5 900 appropriated; this 10
Increased Is OO0 by Of much being expended
on Mount Morrls-square; the excess OF expenditure,
within the year. will at least equal that sum.
9Th. Real Estsle-s30,O0O appropriated The ex'
pei clure cow made, within the year, amounts 70
tion has slready been made The amount Of excess,
beyond the amodnt contemplated by the tax law, will
at the end OF the year, equal the amount OF the extra
spprOp riation, el22 GEO.
This excess Is occaEoned by the purchase of sixty
pine and four roods of land on Wards Island for
public cemetery, and by the purchase OF various lots
of land In the Ciy for police sssilonhouses snd engine
houses.
Sl4O4ll IL are now expended. There Will be an
excess Of expenditure OF at least Sl2OOO. luis 10 10
be- aicrlbed the increase Of the salaries ana OF the
number of officers within the year. The INEQUALITY OIL
these salaries having proper reference to the nature
and responsibilities OF the respective officers, and sne
duties II be performed In many instances 10 such az 70
9Th. Piintng-sI5 900 appropriated si4,94I - now
expended There will probably be an excess OF SoOOo
expenditure.
ed 10 ego 10. Pi obsblo excess 81 COO
The causes ofexcess as sotwo the aforementioned Items
are the frequent orders TO print made by the various
Councils ano Departments OF the City the broad DIS
creton given to The City officers, and often the TOO
thOus husss use OF that discretion.
eih OficeE Fees-S35 600 appropriated; ST 5t9 q
expended. IL 10 probable that 20 this the spproors-
ton will be sufficient the year hettem OF o52 81
charged under this head for refreshments for Commits
sontrs OF Exo.e, the Committee believe to be unllw.
ful those officers have, By law, fixed compensation
for their services
gtn The Contingent Expenses Of the Common Coun.
oil :. Al I'D Ntsg
Probable excess OF expenditure, 80 GO
In the charges under this mead s item Of &C. ll6 49,
for reiresfmedts for members ard Commissioners oil
Excise This expenie the Committee believe % be un
lawful since aresoln,ion passed By the late c 1mnon
Council the members have received liked eompen
saon, and the Commissioners OF Excise, by law, re-
ceve fixed compensation for their services The Item
Of S24l for gloves and that Of 055 rs for sundrie
are 700 vague tor allowance. The item OF 81 436 70
for coach bire for members, should designate, with
reasonable particularly, the purpose Of this hr
ing These several items sppsar 10 De large In amount
Tor Only the psE portion Of the year, and ere plsnly
deficient IN detail and EXPLANATION.
I0tb County Coming encles-sl20,0 900 appropriated
s55jS % expence ed Probable excess OF expenditure,
Under this head of expenditure Is included payment
of sl 2j2 l. psd lovsrd the expense Of s6,Vc5 IA,
incurred for the entertainments OF l.. h0ssuIh and his
associates, previous 10 the present year.
The application Of moneys from the CS Treasury 10
tie EXPENSES Of his and other entertain nens which VI
late years have been made under the Idea oil extending
city Inequalities and demonsTai9ns Oh respect the
COMMITTEE believe b be- utterly unlawful however
comm eDdsble may be the feelings which prompt these
naneslatiobs the Of the funds drawn by taxation
r the people, for other purposes cannot thereby be
jusiihed.
The manner In which the bills for such expenses are
made passed and paid, 10 clearly wrons the practice
appears 70 be- TO only bilef charge for entertain
me nt for refreshments, &c, AZ the Gaze may be- Ar
approval IL dor sed on the bills signed by the Committees
OF the Two Boards TO whom hs matter 10 ret5rred form
the Only voucher upon ~hlch the bills paid Surely
this cannot be regarded Consistent with the provisions
of the charter with that reasonable care Ia expent
inR and passing away public money which public ser'
wants should observe.
In the same expenditure for county contingencies are
included sc Item of S3g37 g. for the funeral OF the late
Henry Clay being for conducting bis remains from
New Yerk 10 Albany; Sl,s40 70 for the entertainment
of the ocels of the Dutch fhZae, and 81 l5J % tor
the expense Of Committee 10 Washington relative 20
The Mint la these cases the bills Ia most instances,
have been prepared, approved, passed and paid as
abover LioDed.