New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09

The principal portion OF this increase is ca1sei by
the resolution of your predecessors, which increased
the salaries Of Captains, Lieutensnts, Policemen and
DooTmen.
Tie expenses of the City have also been considers
bly, increased, by relieving the policemen from yari-
Gus duties which were performed by them previous TO
1853, hut which have al various times been devevec
on other persons selected for the special duty. BY
the Act If 1874 CHAP 49, 1t vas provided that Cap
tains of Police within their respective Districts,
should be Street Inspectors, Health Wardens, Fire
Wsrdeps, and Dockmssters; aud in tbs Twelfth
Wad SUPERINTENDENT Of Roeds; and, ted by the
police force, should perform ali the duties previously
performed by the several officers named The police
men also TO light the lamps and ring the alarm
belle. The Mayor had authority, also, to detail
policemen TO attend the Law Courts.
The ordinance Of ls49 relieved the Policemen from
the tssk Of lighting the lamps, aud created bureau
10 attend To this service, which enabled the Lamps
and Gas Department 10 employ so men for this ser
vice at an expense 10 the City of sJ3 0O0 From time
TO time laws or ordinances passed authorizing
the Courts ard the Supervisors TO select persons 10
stieDo upon the civil courts and TO relieve the ie-
tailed Policemen from this service. This has added
some 80 attendants at an expense of some s25, 900.
There are Low ? Fire ardens and CLERK, aud the
estmare for them Sc 500 There are - Health War
Gers At $3.50 each equal 10 SIC O60 On the 18th Oct,
ls53, ordinance was passed page AS. Joint Pro
c,edpgs, vol 81 which declares that tue Mayor shall
appoint three bell iiL gers for each alarm District at
$500 year each There are 30, aud the required
10 pay them is els, 900.
Although the cleaning OF streets Is under contract
and although the Ordnance pissed by the present
Board, teens 10 contemplate that the Street Inspect
or and the Captains Of Pocs shall that the Con.
tractors do their duty yet the Commissioner Of Streets
and Lamps 10 suppose that resolution sdo Jted
by The Common Council authorizes hun 10 appoint
and keep under pay 10 Inspectors, a. annual ex
peDse TO the City, according TO his estimates, Of
sl7,7s4
II is thus seen that while the Police force ha, been
relieved from time to time, of duties, which il costs
the City SlO0 600 per year TO get done. they have had
their compensations increased over $500 900 per
sDnum
1t is now ten years since the Policemen we're cub
stiruted for the Wstehmen. Ii msy not be for the
best interests of the inhabitants OF the City that all
the duties promised in the act Of 1874 should be per-
formed by the Department Of 1854 This statement,
is made for the purpose Of calling attention 10 the
pecunsry effect of these changes and TO shov DO y
imperceptibly Expenditures increased by every
charge, and how rarely changes are sought for or
effected which produce cursailment Of e1pendi
lures.
IU-LAw DLfARTNEST.
Statement No. shows the sum TO be appropriated
for the expenses Of the Law Department.
The gals are as follows:
Fer fhe eAce Of Counsel the Cooperation go
For the Buresa Of Attorney the Corporation tbs
For the Bureau Of Public $50