The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-04

per cent Building Losnstock NO. rsaeenApe x oo,
per .' cent iiis indemnify :,ooi isissn.iis in
per- sss Gent STOOL In sS
!: : iisas. :.:. $500 $500
!" isso...... 2il7,O00
SO; v:;:, To-. ss.l ;.s..I..,. Il ISL ssSss
sssss: ssis y 81 SINKING. !, 90, =.
Fund for payment Of city debt. $50. .$9S nSS
A. s.ss Ss s ssnS ins S1rss ny 1855
4ss7,14s
AssS. Am0un'0 p'im.nens seo'' sa i So 7os
FUNDED Def, REpi..aaIn IRON TAXATION AND P1Yx.
BILE !. ANNUAL INsrALMErTs or soo.e0e
IL 1855 scs' .. .'.. ...' ~ .' slsocOo
in iss7-ss. 100000
Pr aeSssmsels in 1878 100000
Total amount Of funded debt. ............ $95OOOO
ing Fund for the payment Of interest the city debt"
II II gratifying fact that the Of this Fund
fully adequate for the payment Of said interest
lures outrun the preparations to sxtent great
become serious item In the tax bill Of each suecssd
nisous t.ndsnes. Wi NO longer b snsoursssd but en-
tIely avoided Tho appropriations for each year are
based upon estimates furnished BY the heads Of each Of
the departments of the city government and ought
to bs exceeded except under Of
euliar emergency. The annual expenses Of our city
Union, including our own and they have increased.
during the past few years. to an extent not Warranted
BY the growth real Necessities Of the city It ID in
your pswsr to prevent any further unnecessary In
the expenditures by reraning from authorizing
work to BE- done which Z not really called for by ths
haused which muat be paid for BY special appropria
ons TO BE- added to the taxes Of the succeeding
only invite your attention to these important mat
tsrs regulate and control them for the best
Interests Of constituents remains with you.
The subject Of railroads in cities has Of late attracted
att In 0ur oWn hu n
many of sister Cities and has been very thoroughly
dousseds to render any extended my part
This matter of such vital interest to
city, deem 1t my duty to bring o1ciay to your
notice. and to osr suggsstohs which the apparent
tendency Of the times seem to render proper ON this %
Railroads for city travel ave now in spsratio, in the
Second, nird, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth aven.sa and
Company has track which used only for their regular
freight and passepgsr cars That the railroads for city
oonvsnience hardly BE- coubsd and the number Of
our o.:ns daily passing over them .aac..sy .t s
ss:. s ~ !: q With S %
have esnersy attracted the largest shars Of the travel
the rapdy ease asd punctuaity Of the ears bsieg a.
com immunity and thsrs saa b. nstis doubt that pabls
yer 1t may b deemed feasible.
The puolie streets are, beyond al question % nmoa
the q s
every accommodation for the public In the y, travel
vats rights and II public opison shall demand additional
railroad soavsssnoss 1t win become your duty b supply
q n. eity and sShsrss With ssrupuons Sdsy 70 sSs
provisions Of charter The streets then. being
mon thoroughfarss, any monopoly exclusive privilege
sos.ssss would ): bsn.stsd can only b granted - q.
charter dreots viz by sale ct public auson
Only correct principle not only win the city treasury
b largely benefited but the grsatst Amountof public
.esomn odson win b provided at the least expense to
The city should always retain the right to direct the
laying dows, the control and the Management Of I'll rail
the sspsdsney Of bureau com ,ossd Of
teal qualified education and experience Tor
the res pousbls duties which would necessarily dsvol,
upon them Let al railroads eonstruetsd and such
ney hereafter b authorized BY your honorable bodies
ss hid down. and controlled ny snS sIrs.u nadsr such
proper officers authorized to adopt and enforce regulations
to their the pubic would - insured the
Die expense.
This subject ID Of vast importance worthy Of serious
confederation and commend 1t to your attsntion for
such action you may dee sxpedient
The condition Of Streets Is to ceanIinsss during
the past h.. been the subject Of gsssra and Just
sni advertiser. While larger sum has been expended
for the avowed purposs Of keeping the streets clean during
the past year. than IN previous year notorious
that they have been nege ted or the past
however it IL nov Unnecessary to speak, except per.
hsps. warning for the future against sim liar extra
ss.ssnt .,psnciturss the streets are TO % cleaned
which win diminish materially the expense Of this de-
partnent
81 present Arranged rsca,ps be tested and
cert Dly ought to be fairy lied The experiD mt here
il vas ,housbt produce the benefits When ansicp
ted but this 1t be urged the qusnoe
Of the mode in which the system tried Than in tie
system itself If the present contractors held to
strict performance Of all the stpnlaIc In the contra,
Justly construed and the penalties for fadmsnt
eicy enforced my own impressions is that the system
70 {, = city
. matter Of uch Impor Ance, spd many experiment
have h~rst yore been tested At great expense, ua
reeep,e with unvsryps failure as to the result Ths
svement Of Eessrs Russ Reid, laid In broadway
from the South ferry 70 Union square, undsuaby thu
best the most durable and the most serrioeabls Of any
down l. s1 sp.. but am not pre- red to .sy sSs
taxing its durabil into confederation IL 10 In the
end the mes. economical for that thoroushfsre 50 far
~ am in erm the city has not been called on TO pay
anything for repairs 10 hs pavement any portion OF
Bro adwsy tbs Of travel Il without
justfy the Sesf frat II Is the best which has yet 1esn
found for erest thcrcushAre and hat sustns the
rputstoo elstned for 4 By The parties under whose
In portion Of the Bowery . specissf Of pavement,
claKsd 10 be Of elssn invention, hiss been laid do.
thu travel that thoToughfkre recent y
been entered into nth Mesrr Cook Co. 10 pave Grand
,ir..t P srcrtsay 70 the Eat river; and the snse
1T cost ~ dollars and ninety eight cents per sqGse
gard MrhsD stand the test Of travel A. we'll In thoee
srse ~ u has done r the Bowsry there il little doubt
that its adoption In mary Of the minor noroughfafss
may b. cs me general and advantageous
The scumbraDrss In sire ets have through
oat the pact with little dimnutiop nsiDg such
ssrsons snnoyaRse and Inconvenience submit you
espsoency OF srcmpt inquiry into the subsst, With
view 70 such giston ~ill . radical and per-
mapepf remedy without specifying particularly the
crsracser ~ these oosruoons IL Is remark
that Tor want OF concers OF action the part OF the
proper departments tbe laws respecting obstrucops In
fhe streets nave b-cn constanty violated almost With
mprbiiJ some few prosecutons have bssn instituted
Nnd penalties sxsctsd bat in o. these oasss the
characters Of the obsrucuoss oompa,psd Of we're FAR
rom being 20 annoying on productive Of much moon
nience ssin many Instances vers suffered to pass