New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-22

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months az 10 lamp Lighting on the patriotic pretenss
that the lighting Of the oil lamps, and other work
nectod with this Bareau. was utterly inpractcabe
Bids however, were invited and short time oetre
his resignation Mr.. Arcularus gave contract Tor fur
ni.hiuc oil ard lighting the nillamps 10 Mr. Below
for the sum of So 90 per annuin This IS some
- OOO less than was paid in sj3 for the Old ahnne;
while some SO 600 in the same time were pail Tor
lighting TIE lamps Mr. Bellows commenced work On
the 7th of March last and thus far his duties have
been well performed and il is not known taat AM
/ ground of compliant has existed.
The following state ment is made for the purpose Of
showing what il under the old system, as sbos1
in the report OF laat year, page pa IN contrast VIVA
the expense ot the same MolA Tor ayehE, "e"c' WIS
contract system, VIZ:
srAryMEAr Snoring "a, Epease Of Lighting tie Pa5l O.
Lamps ne Kecrg q tie Patiie Lamps in keaiy ighy
fSs fi ssaSss a. "a. o A s fusa ~ q * F
SGyt~snt "a orr ne gea ~, a' st .ssr sl
prss tte ootcta9 tteDs. all properly Ad Se'0as " &c a.
count Of on LdMIs. ,.,oo
Lishtlne ,he Oil L'mr.. .....'..''''''"'Sssl %
Lamp Wies Tux entine, Ac........''.''.' 80 .:
Lsborat he Oh House, '''''.-''''''''' a ~
RI p ~ soS Rccsn: Lamp. sl o
Tube, CuIs &c. .''''.'-.'.. -'..'''''''' i''o W
Totsl .nouut TO- Oh Lsmr- 1855. 1911 40 %
srEMrsr 'ho,rg 'iat the SAM 'ro,k .st, nnd' ne ee'
Coptrsc for Ighrng hes ping Clean Furnishing the o.
Tor Public Lsmps Lighting sud Extiuguishng the Ga, Lamp
in TIE Mar and Public Buildings Also for Furnishing ts
Oil for Fire epeTin ent.. ................S5sl 100
GouiTacr i'r Rs.ais,ias Public Laaps......... 9Soo
Contract ior Caps ard Tubes ................. 30
..........................Sj6,)o 100
In favor OF $685.
There il also a SAY ing of several thousand dollgs
on artificial .ms which were available fer drawn,
mogey from Tho Treasury, bat which were not fOaai
sufficiently tangible 10 form me basis OF a conrac'.
For instance the item OF Sl2 900 paid for regn1
"lating public lamps would have been continued
there had been the requisite ingenuity 20 prepare
suitable specifications for the contract. Then nefe
is a saving OF 81 700 Oh "sundries, n very obiec
tionable phrase TO be used in this report which pur
ports 10 give detailed state ments for the general H.
formation of tho citizens. Bat the particulars are
not in the finance department. IL may be satay
estimated Il at the saving in lightning and furnishing
oil for the public lamps is one half, at les.
$50 600
The Manhattan Gas Company, in March Last ha
ffty.six persons TO light 5,73S lamps, averasfag q
fraction more than 10! lamps to each man. Ia lss
eighty employed to light 3 $50 lamps, aver
aging nearly ~ to each man The Gas COmpsnN
get active men for % or 80 per cent. month e
than is paid from the Treasury for Corporation men
although the excess may not ia all cases reach
hands Of the laborer.
REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES.
Statements Nos. y, %, 81 and -, Tor expend.s
lures by tho Commissioner of Repairs and Supplo.
These embrace tie construction aud repair Of PabLs
buildings and those for tho police and fire depar.s
neDts; the repairs of street pavements and OF roads,
and the consi,uc and repair of fire apparatus.
The expenditures in this department for ~ months
are as follows:
IN ,ceoun, OF Repairs and Supplies (No 1)....sl59g5 u
FOR street Expenses snd Paving, including sums
On secouHt Of Roads and Avenues NO SD...... S5is
On account OF FEe Department no. 25)....... ej7a
$i7l. Oh
The expenditures in the Fire Department are sls}
900 less than the sum stated in the report corrrs}
poBdiDg with this for last year while the expendurs9
for repairs and supplies s72 900 more than for ih
twelve months ending Aug. J. 1888.
POLICE.
Statement No. 70 is an exhibit Of Police expen-
ditures.
The corresponding statement Of last $3.50
Ineresse......... .......................tloI 40
This is an increase made by the Common Counc1
Of 1853 by adding TO the salaries and increasing Id
number Of policemen The whole of this increase a
may be seen by referring TO table No %, is wnhia
the last six months. The actual annual increase q
cost Of the police by the resolution referred to
ceeds 600, 600.
CONTRACT FOR STATIONERY.
In August 1853, sealed bids were invited for sta.
tionery for the Common Council Board Of Supervise
ore, the Board Of Health, and the Departments, Bd.
reaus and Officers Of the Corporation. Printed Isis
were furnished TO each bidder in which an enumeras
ton given Of the various articles of stationery
necessary for the several Departments II was, q
fact copy Of the articles attached the stationery
contract Of 1850, which was made for one year, but
had continued until August, 1853. The annexed lit,
marked No. - an exact copy Of the articles emu ne.
rated in the printed form prepared for bidders snt
the prices opposite each article those put in ~
the persoDs who obtained the contract Messrs w.
ii. Arthur & Co. IL will be seen that this bid foote
up SIC AZ the total for which the bidder wout
furnish OF each item enumerated 10 the list tbaS
is, they would furnkh of blue folio posi-
plain or ruled, for cent; plain letter =
one cent, but ruled at H. Six other bids were
made at The same time; and in order to ascertsin
which bid would be most conducive 10 the INTEREST,"
Of the City, in the stationery used corresponding
with that Of the preceding year, account was fakee
of the kinds Of stationery used in the different oic
during the preceding year, and then the total cost
hose articles ascetained by the estimate OF eaee
bidder. The result was a. gwen below The fro
column shows the footing OF The several bids and ti
second column the total cost for the year. Droyids4
the kind and quantity of articles used which h
been furnished 10 the several offices in the year pre-
codu.. Arrust 4,.:L.