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

OF boAxd OF supervisors o,6oJ
s. II shall mot be lawful for the departments tie
city government and those havn6 charge Of expsndtues
pr,tons made unss, an approprston sufficient 70 cover
All rssoiaons Authorizing sspendures 70 BE- made
hereafter , 70, sh , S Of the On
eai appropriation shall bo made for any object Of eIpend
shall :: as forming part Of the several Of
il to borrow from
uxs 70 time, credit corporation in ansiopa
,ueh sums BE- % meet expend
'uss. under The for tho ~
made 70 tie Lssaurs q sssss Of New York for the
Alderman TwKD-In rising to make very few obssr-
yatons to the Board, will commence By moving this
Board that the report be amended and that the of
seventy five thousand dollars estimated by the Comp
roler for the support Of the department Of Repairs and
thousand dollars. do this, sir .he readily ~
that every member of this Board IL convinced
Of how inadequate sum that inserted 10 the ordinance
would be for the purposes required, when theJ
for Sudss nsW wy Han wSoS voad sioss
that every member Of this Board il we'll aware, that
this estimate is made with view Of throwing appear
snce over the whole that our city taxes
have been reduced when in reality 1t only effort to
burden to next year M President every who st
his official habits know how nearly to the impossible 1t is
to get with him; and am consequently the op-
posed to his sssiing or ENJOYING himself svsn for tims
the credit Of the heads Of our city dspartn ents.
Our friends the reformsrs viii soon and how taxes are
made to appear reduced and those gentlemen elected
last fall win become aware Of BY which
city government made to appear very rch Why, sir,
vouchsrs Tor every item OF its sSpensss and swearing
70 its estmst nnA that estimate cut down - much IS
my psI cent whilst other ssp.rmsnts not Responsible
masters in Albany, have had their full estimate
Toned glad sir 70 have an opportunity to state
Alderman nKsAx would ssy, in Justice to Mr. Flsgg,
that the other Board had approved Of the estimates but
he was oppessd to the cutting down Of the one under
Alderman BoYcs-Sr, Mr.. Flasg has managed this mat
ter different from a his predecessors The Finance Com
mitee then called into csunesel with the Coptr0
er he mr. renann) would be for leaving the budget
just It STOOD and permitting their to meet
Alderman DKyMAS found these estimates made up
from tie reports Of the heads Of the several
and deficiency should OCCUR It for them to the
boasd to make 1t good for he well that II
million Of dollars were voted some aldermen would
bnd way to appropriate every dollar OF it. The tea room
members Of the Board here had become The passive
in the hands Of the heads OF many Of the de-
as'merts Who .ers totally Irresponsible he would vote
hcisscy let them meet It, think SIR that will
have thus doDe part to further this ends Of
eefsers, who may pea hs p1 sustain Mr.. Flagx
alderman rwNsD-Assin, sir. win obasrye-will any
OF the Board very carefully note the items of this
sbe for which estimates are sanctioned by
=. Comptroller Has the Common Council any control
over the Board Of Educatnp Has the Common Council
any control over the Governors Of the Aims H,use No.
sir Neither this Beard the citizens have the slight
est possibe control their expenditure They pre-
sent vouchers. and they may, they please spend
$40 0oo on one bar que and Jet they the only two
apartments who se AL that teey am. The police fund.-
the ipstsment on building stock which created in
1877, the deficiency OF tax brought into 1s53hsss do
not refer to- But do say that the Board OF Eiucaion
s only responsible to our nasters In Albany Separating
the amounts required n this estimate By the Aims House
and Education Boards from the whole amount the ci
will that this much abused Board has governed
the city At expense OF little 81 900 000 have
figured 1t up Myself ard and the stands thus: