The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-01

Stat enc mt No is an estimate from the Croton Aque.
enet OF the sum required for the expendi-
lures Of 1854 The total is $?03,000.
b. the 10Th section chapter $685. of the laws Of 1849
The Croton Aqueduot Board" to make ali contracts
Of these contracts however, made through
the ST. eet Department. and the treasury IL reimbursed
Tor the expended for the construction OF by
IN made by the in the Street Dc
partmnt As the Croton Aqueduci Board make the con-
made that Department to furnish list Of contracts
made ard estimate Of those to be made, with the
bebe required in each This requett readily
and prompt, compiled WITH and the result appended
to statemsbt No 4.
The result Of this estimate is as follows
Work not commenced but ordinances received
Work which NAV BE- ordered in 1854 1mcoo
Total. .......................$ $685. 9A
The work unfinished will probably be covered by the
q % much Of tie amount as can be called for before
January For the ordered to be constr and
ess wnicn may % ordered IN lSSa =. Of
The arrangement by which one department makes oos
tracts and closes and ceres the accounts and another
department makes acquisitions the Finance Depart.
msnt for the payment of those contracts is species of
Anancial crcumocution which ought to be remedied.
Whatever facts needed enable the to
mako the levy for the reimbursement of tho treasury
partment when contract was closed to apply directly
TO the Finance Department as is done by all the other
contracting and dseursng departments If the former
collected furnished sny reason for paying for the
suction Of through the Street Department. that
Is removed by the provisions Of the laws and
ordinances which provice for the payment the
tractor the work Is pssd BY the issue of
assessm emit bonds.
v-DRARTMgNr OF STREETS AND LAMPS.
Statement No is estimate of the required for
this department during the year 1854 The total Of this
The mate for cleaning streets was made after the
oontacts awarded and these awards form tho basis
OF the estimate The estimate for expenditures in the
and Gas ma de hpfO thA
received for several articles OF expenditure this innate
Therefore, subject to considerab deduction There is
IN estimate for making lamps" $40 000 and for glaz
Ing smps,n ,000 few weeks since contract was
made with Mr. Tebout for making 1000 and 900 oil
cost So ,22o On the ed of August contract
awarded to Manus Kelly for glazing and painting the gas
This contract will glaze the 600 lamps for ST. 40 The
total for making and azng 5000 lamps at these rates.
20 oeo TINS sum be deducted from $50 ooO-ths sum
which at the contract prices would furnish 10 500 sddi
delivery making l lamps from September 1852 to
December, 1854.
The total number of gas lamps lighted ~ the gas
companies say In and October was 300 and
the oil lamps numbered showing the total number
n to be H. 55 The consumption lamps cannot be
great as this estimate indicates and have reducsd
this estimate thirds leaving making and
glazing lamps; and with proper care half Of this
portion Of the 1900 lamps in the of delivery
win be paid for from the approp riation Of 1858.
There s an item Of - 400 h for spsr1g glazing and
peri offered TO per form the work for So 000 and
anoth for g. 000 both OF whom were had been en-
poyet in the OIL house. For the same work. however
NAnus Kelly who has heretofore done the pairing pro.
posed to contract to do 1t for $9000 others bid
and $500. have estimated this item at So 500 instead
Of S. 400 Cartase labor &c is estim at 80 OOO
A. to the carriage for which 81 goo has heretofore been
paid poye in the oil house, who il quaint ted with
the business made offer do it for 81 l0o others for
$780, 5000 and "a BOO Including labor setting posts
70, have put in half Of Ibis item estimated say
5000 have added abou half of the 81 200 for iron
wof Tor gas and lamp posts, say 49, 900 The item for
Illuminating the City Hall have stricken out altogether
me Also $lO GOO for gas fitting for public buldingsn
sns msttsI does not come wtEn the authority of tho
OF Lamps and Gae unless specially Greeted by the
common Council The only expenditure of any ms gntude
f gas fixtures Is for the Court House. In cas- IL
should be a. termned to have them and for that an s
mate mas been made by petent persona whoh docs
not exceed " BOO This has bee nd To conntv
expenses IN case the fixtures should be ordered
basipg the estimates the Contracts as tbav nov
EXIT and the bids dcate the amonn, of the snnya
pration for lamps and gas may be stated Az f,llovs
Contract with Manh attain Gas Com pany for ras
amps, nay $50 900
M -, olA uss oonp d aor ,Ios lamps 10000
1908; ............... .................... 81 900
Lmp hgnter. ............,............ $4,000
1AAns ana glazing lamps, per contracts..... 10000
xson gas posss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 12 600
,1P~ung ana IegIazing lamps.............. 500
,,ou wofk iof OIL and gas posS............. 5000
ss MI,,aee labor, 5000
~ amp posts ,......................o.. 1000
av~i, ..,... ................... 1921 100 |
~ ne estimate for cleaning etreets IA itsm of zoo