New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-29


taxation see close q statement No 81 ..... 10000
Decks and slips, repairs. ................'.' SO'OOo
Lands and places l0'OOv
Cleaning docks and slips ................... 6,O00
Roads and Eighth avenue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
Renovinc supken vessels ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Real estate expenses OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1860
Hottery enlargement $4,000
Amount 70 be appropriated ............... 322,66O
Fstmnted ,evenue lsee statement No 81 ..... 5000
Amount TO be raised by taxation .......... s36G6O
w-cRoToS AQUEDUcT DEPARTMENT.
Statement No T. is an estimate from the Crot0n A1ue
duet Department. Of the sum red for the expenditures
of 1874. The total is s2O3,OOO.
BY the 18th section chapter $685. of the laws Of 1912 the
"Coton Aqueduct Board TO make all contracts for
the construction of in the City. The payments on
account Of these contracts however made through
the Street Department and the Treasury mbursed for
the sums expended for the construction of sewers by an
assessment made by the in the Street Depart
AS the Croon Aqueduct Board make the contracts
for sewers and settle the accounts request made
that Department to furnish list of contracts made and
an estimate of those to be made with theprobabe
qured in each This request readily and promptly
complied with, and the result is appended TO statement
No4.
The result Of this estimate is as follows:
Work unfinished. s2Ol ,2so
Work not commenced but ordinances received by
Work which may be ordered in 1854. ........ $4,000
Total. s3os,944
The work unfinished will probably be covered by the
balance of the appropriation in the Street Department
much of the amount as can be called for before Janu
ary For the ordered to be constructed and those
which may be ordered in 1854 appropriation of $4,000
is added to the estimate furnished by the Street Commits
sioner.
The arrangement by which one department makes con
tracts and closes and ceres the accounts and another
department makes acquisitions the Finance Department
for the payment of those contracts species OF financial
circumlocuion which ought to be remeded Whatever
facts needed TO enable the to make the levy
for the reimbursement of the treasury could be furnished
leaving the Croon Aqueduct Department when contract
aspd tn Finance Department
as is done by all the other contracting and dsbursng dc
parments. If the former mode of paying contractors,
after the assessments collected furnished any
for paying for the construction of sewers through the Street
Department that il removed by the provisions
of the laws and ordinances which provide for the payment
of the contractor as soon as the work Is completed by the
issue Of assessment bonds.
v--DEPARrMEsT OF STREETS AND LAMPS.
Statement No. s. is estimate Of the required for
this department during the 1854 The total OF TINS
estimate ia S47665O
The estimate for cleaning streets made after the
contracts were awarded and these awards form the basis
Of the estimate The estimate for expenditures in the Blu
reau Of Lamps and Gas made before the bids were
received for several articles OF expenditure this estimate
therefore is subject considerable deduction There is
an estimate for making amPs, $1,000 and Tor ~glaa
made with Mr. Tebout for making 1000 gas and 1000 oil
lamps at 81 "A each At this rate the 5000 lamps
would cost $500 On the 22d of August q contract was
awarded Manus Kelly for glazing and painting the gas
lamps So EACH and the oil lamps at % cents this
contract will glaze the 5000 Lamps for slil0 The total
s6,63O. Ifths sum be deducted from $4,000 the sum
estimated TO be necessary for 1854 IT leaves e2337C
which at the contract prices, would furnish 1880 add
tiona lamps and with the 1000 in the of de-
livery making 1880 lamps from September 1885, 10 De-
cember. 1854.
The total number of gas lamps lighted by the two Gas
COMPANIES say in September and October, $780, and
the oil lamps numbered 1885, showing the total number
in use to be O55 The consumption Of lamps cannot be
gre this estimate indicates and have reduced this
estimate twothirds leaving $4,000 for making and
glazing lamps and with proper care one han Of this
portion of the 5000 lamps in the OF delivery
will be paid for from the appropriation Of 1853
There is en- item of $500 for repairing glazing and
"reglazing lamps" AT the bidding the 10th of Nov,
another for $4,000, both Of whom were, or had been
employees in the oil house: For the same work, how
pairing, proposed to contract TO do It for $4,000
others bid $500 and $500. l have estimated this
is estimated at $1,000. AS to the carriage, for which
$4,000 hos heretofore been paid an employe in the
oil house who is acquainted with the business, made an
offer TO do il for sllo0 others for $1,000, $4,000 and
$3.50. Including labor setting posts &c, have put in
one half Of this item estimated, say $1,000. have
added about one half of the s. 200 for iron work for gas
City Hall have striker out altogether, and also $4,000
gas fitting for public buildings. this matter does not
within the authority of the Bureau of Lamps and
Gas unless specially directed by the Common Council.
The only expenditure Of any magnitude for gas fixtures is
for the new Court House in case should be determined
have them and for that estimate has been made by
competent persons which does not exceed $4,000 This
sum has been added to county expenses in case the fix
tures should be ordered.
Bating the estimates the contracts, they now
exist and the bids indicate the amount of the appro
rriaton for lamps and gas may be stated as follows
Contract with Manhattan Gas Company. for gas
lamp. say 5.5i4.................. $50 $4,000
New York Gas Company, for 275i lamps. 10000
Oil for public lamps 3700 in number 1853 $1,000
Lamp Fighters. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,000
Making and glazing lempe, per contracts. 10000
Iron gar posts ........ $4,000
Rsphifing and re- ginzing lamps. ............ $500
Iron work for oil aud gar ports 5000
Carriage labor, 5000
Oh lamp potls. 900
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III The estimate for cleaning streets mn item Of els 500
ff impeotors An Inspector Ia each contract district IL