The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-11

Of dollars from January 10 August 1855 the sum d
t479 52 IL was PAID under CONTRACTS made In 1862.
and previous aud the sum of $40 $50 IS re No. 81
under contracts made eince tho FIRST OF January last
In looking ut the two columns IN the table OF ex-
penditures IN 1862 and 1853 II u seen that IN tue
matter OF Cleaning streets, there was VIZ
600 in the lat tive months Of ls 2, and e10s w u
the seven months Of 1863 This u excoss u ~,
600 more in 1853 ban the proportion Of cxpeodi
lures for 1861. The smvunt paid int the treasury
during the year. for the sale Of manure taken from
the streets, is $500 a. This leaves the cost OF
| cleaning the streets $2S5 $40.
The expenditure at lamps and gas In the same
J department WAS SOL 0O0 for toe dive months Of
1862 and fraction less than Sl94 600 for the seven
months, compared with 1859, is $l4l 900. Here is
al excess VI expenditure beyond the average Of
1862 of 500 000 Both OF these bureaus have been
uLosr tie management Of the same persons for the
Nv, years
lntbe Department of Repairs and Supplies the
expenditures have been large but it should not be
tssIl,oked that the rst appropriation for this de-
lsrtment WAS less than i'll the preceding year; and
that amount OF forty thousand dollars was re-
qured To be paid oi this appropriation con-
tracts made before the present incumbent came into
Office Notwithstanding this state OF things, tue de-
partment entered Ito lew contracts. from the ID oil
JabLsry 10 The ID OF June u the amount vi S54 49,
These contracts the approximation for these
objects b, the whole sum Ut tty four Thousand dol
lars.
The nineteenth section Of the charter Of 1849 ex-
by any OF the departments, or officers thereof
whether the object ot expenditure shall be Ordesd
BY The Common Council or not unless ali appropria-
ton snail have beef previously made concerMng
such expense
ToeXtricate the depaf tine Mt from embarrassmants
growing OF this violation 81 the charter the Cor
olation applied T. the Legislature ut its extra ses-
son il June. iur 9dltl,uai appropriation and q
Law passed authorizing the Supervisors to add
to 1t levy Of 1858 the sum OF Sl45 600, 70 carry
this departm' d, through tne year This was $40 900
les than the Commissioner OF Repairs Supplies
cseo for was $40 900 more than the Finance
Department recommended.
"a this way, the tax of 1853 has been increased
S145 600 beyond the sum such the Finance Con.
mltiee, in December 1862 Ceeme1 suffcien. to carry
the Department through the year.
Statement No. shows the cunt of moneys Dor
ed durn1 The year cre0t Of the Coz poratiOn.
on "revehue bonds" ami also on . assessment
bonds" Revenue bonds are issued tn rial " money
in anticipation 81 the collections from the annual
tpx Tie 18th cton o the Oh ,r'er Of 1880 pr0h1
bits the Common COuncl rom oorrOwing " any sums
OF money whsitgr the credit Of the Corporation,
except sntici OF the revenue OF the year IN
Which such loan shall lie zoe, unless authorized ~
special act Of The Lesisia'ufe;' am the llSth
ordinance OF le4J. organizing the depa tmeuts OF
the municipal government declsTes that these bonds
shall be MADE pay able III DIT exceeding Que year
in such sums as tne Comptroller may deem proper
This il the authority under y hich revenue bones"
are Issued.
III. amount issued in toe five months
The amount is,eed III the seven months
a. l.lI AN