New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-16
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ina uTisaeison OF ihs case Tk ca a. as eo3csVs f.lls
Len when he presented TO he S.sss s.s,,~ & - IS.
CELEBRATIONS Of the Ccnyentioa called make ,h seaa.
rsals 20 tne saass : Would p1oss iSe people tea ss
which he made The iosowias rsuAsss "in lslS tAss,
ex ended IN celebrations Of kinds tos he e..
CITY and COZ refreshments DE Cay TIsl ssi Ain.
'Hosse Sl2s7s ~" Toe expenditure u ihs ehAraetsr ~
fsrrsl - f6r the last yeaI hive heea - follows;
Recsrin OF Kossgth Commencing Dee. IL tSSs .slS rs Ia
EsneTsi % nsn'y ~,
Corsuued IN the CIV Hal BY tire Aldernen srd
these lnyieed BY isen, as sSora 70 by 1ho head
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Il the ess,e, u isc iss been earned cut VIII .lss
by eli the DspSrtres il arpcsrS 70 me thai 70 e.
could been given ), sny or, Of thoa Tor sss
exf -dlinr-s sot ~ warrant scu have been drsvs t
sppoisd n. had Of Depsrtn.nts and he pr.tce a
doing executive dutses by Commit was net
as was ss1ded BY re son,eatoe Of 1850 They hai
changed ~t0 eseh the "erY.ns eyl." which sAs cSaS
p1orSns In ls,s cnst.sS eSrs Wa msS. W oy ~
abuses All the power Of selecting the heads pepart
nsuis alien from the cemTnca Courc Aai given To-
the electors the whole tty and the prohibition against
the exercise VI executive eues BY committees unnis
saANby dsan-d, shown BY gnset from the Garter in
tures tor tie wear NJ. show that even tho pan and
s;pgen, srsuase Of the Charter 81 lss Az been d'se
ssrded, ard the CITY Treasury drown wde OPEN uoswh
standing the double guard provided si By the ae chapter
ls Of ls, ard second by the act ehapeer ISL OF is3
In the HotSesvs- the City Of Buffalo "a psno's
Reports p. no tire ground taken and mlutlnsd th.s
the Common Council of the City OF Buffalo have 40 author
~ TO furnish euta for the citizens sud gaesss OF
she city the public expense. And held BY tho
Court that sction would 10, lie against the Corpora
Ton at suit Of one who had provided al on
tndePenderee day upon the employment OF Con9a1es
authorized BY the Common C0uneil % contssc. fogL AZ
the principles OF the DESIGNATION Of Independence would
orerse on the Courts aud the agdsns OF he pnbAe tes
90 far duty would slow and IS there nothing
IN the chatter OF Newly ok have discovered % change
fre referred to are conclusive against the claim of Mr.
Howard Ard the doctrine equsy conclusive agapr tho
allowance OF the Sl6SS Ia actually Paid fom tbs rEcAsu
~ from December IS 1881 March s, 1882 rhe cham
pions Of nounerventon should have given the City rrea
sury the benefit Of their doctrines The aiunistraon
Of Municipal Government Of Seitinportsnce solv
igs and Carryngout 70 the great prob EN-
OF self goveInmcHt No professions Of devotion % liberal
principles should induce az remove the barriers from tho
doors OF the City Treasury ard n use The means which
ssys IS ofthe frugal giving banquets which in eos, not
Ia slCndor would rva those given by the rove, govern
nonts OF foreign countries The true method OF having
magnificent city sud contented and rich population, 20
have simple honest and frugal municipal eovsInuent
Any reasonable tax for such government viii be cheerful
" paid II expenses increase ard The tar are salts
ted that they actually caused for works for their use
and health and comfort they viii bear the increase with
ii charge them with aud OIL shall give them an
equivalent IN light Il we charge the great sun OF
money cleaning the streets they snail 1--WE the dt vs.
moved a. ecoEomicsy as IL would he done By an iudi
vdual five pay. thousand dollars OF their money for
removing dead animals and other aesnces the atmosphere
ought not 20 De polluted by the neglect Of the consco
and The have right 10 know that this necessary
could be done for lees And the rule
should govern all where the public officers act
trustees and agents for the people
With the cOtemporaneous testimony OF such aman ~
Stephen Allen gard to the intentions ofthe Con'entoa
which framed the charter Of 1880 and the decision OF the
highest Court the State as TO the right Ola municipal cor
pofson 20 expend the peoples money Tor refreshments tor
themselves guessl respectfully submit 20 the Conmon
Council that the expenditures in the resFooa have no
The disbursements for the year ending 5.t Of December
last through the bureau of the City Hall and Park were a.
For refreshments consumed by the Common coun- a..
l Ire ;c, Common conns i 20
Total. $3.50 50
Th,o bsS also been Paid in the Street DcprtmeS for
Comnieeson Streets Rroads, Lands and Places Wnarves,
Piers and Sps during the yeAs l85! ...
For caTr0ge hire sLia
FOR tetresninents o9H
Total. .slsss, -
II has sfesdy been shovn that the expenditure Tor re-
freshens amounting TO 5000 q of ths above 10 not
nv the charter and in conflict with decision Of
the Suprtme Court in similar IN principle cannot
therefore draw warrant the Treasury for the payment
of .ny bills of this character unless required to do BY
decision the Courts under charter In regard 30 car
hire much as necessary FOR the public service on
being ery as required by the resolution
Of iSl may Sc allowable The S carriage hire.
which have been presented do conform any
the Common Council in 1872 And for the toe
refs.Lmeps at the City Hall although made ont by the
head of bureau in tue Finance Department they arc
novel;, IN the history of auditing accounts Tor dbuns
ueDs OF public money The last account paid before on
tered on tho duties Of the office for refreshments Tor the
month VI December, stated and verified ~ follows
"corsoraton Of New rofk to JAS rArLos, Dr.
10 Refreshments furnished Common Council for month o. pec
BEEF pors vegetables. bread batter coffee mn sugar
ehsseus oysters CAKE Ypee mustard salt vinegar and hes
10 fi. affidavit annexed stating that the amount
just and thst the articles named purchased for
and consumes BY the members Of the Common Council
" ard others, by their authority"
During yeer 1851 and before the Tea-Room
City Hal tie sum Of sssa 81 und.r pretsn.e ,a,sority
from the Excise Commissioning consisting of the Mayor
ard the Aldermen Of each Ward an not aware OF sny
Authority for this expenditure.
THE EFFECT ~ TAXATION
From tire fact that system OF taxation prop
city opinion prevails with that heavy taxes
burden only the wealthy Taere Is no greater fisey
enssged in tie end variety OF business paEsas whose
severe sbors with small cal ts enables them TO support
their families who actually budenod by taxation. and
who paw 20 share Of the taxes These are
by thoasands while those u large estates estae By
HUNDREDS The exact number the sesseni ro vi tho
several Wards cannot be sscersines without counting the
and therehs not been time 10 do H. But tie He-
eeveI Of 1sres has fur 6ed the number o. lines on the
OF these 1874 So COO IN 1873, 81 ecO and 1851
t7et la many case. whole pasesste occupied .th tho
that there should be dsdacon Of from tbs
ben Of hines 20 st an e.mss Of ns number Of persons on
rolls VI the City The number OF persons faxed In
1880 TO- 1880 and upwafd, shown BY statement pub
shed IN 1851 % have been only Sal which leaves tho
number oftAIAbes under s7 by0 at 20 les than 5000.
There Thousands Of the Industrial classes who have
families and nust have Dwelling and OF them :, bios
for then To all these persona excessive TAXATION
burdes either BY direct asaeseneaEs an IN
GREASE rent But there very Numerous snd needy
e1s persons who noe the sesseD rot az ST. on
whom high fail With crushing weight Tas csss 10
made ID ot bel Yless families crowdsd into small rooms on
monthly and the rent perhaps sxacted IN I'd ence
with 10 resource but the labor OF tbe hea1 OF me ny 81
dollar q DAY AID often thrown out OF employment atuiat
Thsss persona have the aan prosct0n OF
froa q roll Of the Bat taxation feahes Them
notys this sppaent exemption, through their
monthly rent The landlord, whose m nd 10 occayed only
with the collection Of his income and It's renyestnsnt mas
eece- 70 the Of official Information, and
form tOleFabls estimate Of the rate OF the next
lew many months before the heavy hand Of the tsx
esL-rer u felt ks pocket lie scents TAXATION afsr OF,
and While the tenant abOsrg ssly - earn las dollar To
srsain family, he heaz1 Of tk0se who have thsr
Little houseaOh provide made sad BY tho notice
which served thsla that a. the commencement VI tho
sext month addition viii Dc made 20 the monthly re1t.
or even the comforts Os life, m2osbls, for they have