The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-27

Total increase in 1882 over 1851. ESQ
And to this be added the expenditures in 1882 in the
1852 1851 Of hundred and Eve thousand
eight hundred and sixty eight dollars
1t is worthy of remark also that the reports show
of for manure in 1851 and $780, 600 only
in 1852
In the comparison between the wards in the preceding
table, deduction is made in either year account
the amount received for The difference between
the two So 600 In favor of 1851 this sum be
added 70 the Re- osore gwen w s net
cleaning the streets in 1852 1851 TO have been
1927 s6S-a equal to that for which contractors
offer to do all the cleaning and to give adequate
ta for the performance of the work.
This the of things which preceded the action
of the Common Council in making the appropriations in
November 1852, for the year 1858
The Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen, in
their report of the Sth of December 1852 state that
they have examined the estimates submitted by the
Comptroller and after careful investigation of the sub
appropriations of 1852 which will reduce the estimated
tax levy for said year to the same amount to wit,
$3.50, GOO. Among the items making up this total,
reduction Of thirty thousand dollars from the estimate
for cleaning streets
When. the present Comptroller examined the docu-
nents the purpose of making his first annual report
in January and found that the Finance Committee had,
they state carefully investigated the subject and
on such Investigation had determined that the expend
in the of cleaning streets should be restrict
ed to the Of $3.50 instead OF what the department
asked$2s0 coo: and that similar restrictions had been
put other bureaus and departments the .tal
Of quarter of million OF dollars, he considered 1t his
duty TO call the attention of the departments to the
and combining their expenditures to the fixed the
Common Council.
The suggestions Of the Comptroller at pages Is and 20
of his report of January last, as follows -
The estimates and appropriations for the current
made December The officers who made these esti
mates with the exception of departing MT have been
changed since the estimates made Although we have
had making these estimates IL is duty to
the economy in the expenditures in order that
may have the Of carrying departments,
with the funds which have been appropriated to the end Of
tho The estimate by the do and appro
prated by the Common Council is the basis of the
embraced in the law The charter frbds borrowing
the credit the corporation and only allows it in antic
be maden This restricts the power both Of the legislature
and executive departments the provided in the
law Andi is sable that en- dsbursing depart
ment limits its expenditure to the estimate And Appropra
in anticipation revenue which may hope the Lega.
1854 will authorize collect the taxpayers.
We shall be deprived Of the gain OF by tax for State
purpose be used the city last and
loans which have been made under laws passed in 1851 and
previous IL IL incumbent each department examine,
carefully the estimates made by their predecessors and to
the utmost circums their dtures and in
hope to reach the close Of the without
treasury
The report of the Comptroller Is referred to in this
necton merely to show that this effort of the Finance
Committee to retrench expenses not overlooked by
the Finance Department. and is to be regretted that
not heecsd and complied with by the Department of
Streets and Lamps.
The conclusion arrived at by the Finance Committee,
when the appropriation limited to $4,000,
to have been justified by the expenditures in former
years under different modes of cleaning the streets The
net expenditures for several preceding fol-
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