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

The estimate OF the Street Commissioner calls forg
q. Of $50 600 for pairs of docks The Commission
ar. Of the Sinking Fund, in connection with pro-c
an, IN lease the pers and slips for FIVE years aocI
ed resolution requiring the essees TO keep the piers
sn6 bukheads in repsir. II this resolution should
adhered TO and carried into effect IN 1850 vii cove<
lsrve portion Of the pier property which IL TO
let In 1885, the last esses being Tor only one year. os
account Of Law pending at the Tune Oh the sacaoH
for raising the rates Of wharfage; In leasing ~ paD
lie sucton on the first of May last some n al loLeS
n;ers the conditions were that the essees Shout,
mske all the repairs and IL is believed thar me ate
s.ts of the City well the convenience OF Tue e
see will be promoted by the adoption OF ns ru
The allowances heretofore made 10 those woo nsvf
leased piers and bulkheads by districts Tor noncof
plarce with the City agreements 10 keep them :.
GOOD repair and 10 secure speeihed depth oil water
have been serious drain on ihe annua
The sI kirg fund. The Commissioners oil the sinking
Fund. by proper conditions In the leases, coaid pre-
serve the pierre in as good repair Is Is secured oy toe
present mote ooo .. ,.o,-;.,a,,.
the Common Council and collected by taxsuon,,e
ths construction and repair of piers and docks. "
sum espepded TO the 18th Of November Is, i,r con
structicn $4,000 and for repairs ssS, ooo leWins
sllo 600 une xpepded. Ia theory and on paper' .hs
sum may be considered in the Treasury liz isf
however If the matter should be scrutinized woua
Re found that the whole OF this and sun greater
had been rregulIly If not uniawiuiy taxe s U 9a.
the Treasury, and expended by the Board Oh n9alu
and the Commission of Streets aud Lamps, snd ap-
plsd to tho cleaning OF streets. Ii - no" P'oVo7e~
10 reimburse the Treasury for The sums mus reSs-
sry drawn from it. by sdding t. The arresrags ia mo
tax levy OF 1892 the sums '""' 'So" 'V' N0e
This will enable the Treasury TO pay the sil6o 900
rsised by tax for construct ng and repsirlng n%Ns
and pers and il is proposed TO reapproprste this sum
or such portion Of il may remain st toe close ot
the YEAR and not a6d any thing for these OBJECTS 70
1 the tax levy Of 1855. ,u
Neither he Board of Health, nor the Controller.
are covered BY any warrant Of law, for the appnct
tom Of AIS 600 of the money which was drawn irom
the Treasury, ard paid for cleaning streets 10 avert
/ a residence there may be Jusuncauon ior eh-rvls
ipp a discretion beyond the law, ana not connnei oy
r.. But when the danger Is removed, It lie expedient
| 10 set the matter right.
The resppropriatIon Of the SIG 600 TO the o9Jscs
for which il originally raised u fully recognne9
In the tax law itself under which the was levied
and collected The second section OF street act reois
! as follows; ,,,..
shall expended sPpied TO any other puPo % Dc
than said objects and purpose. esPeetyeiy iot wa no
Supervisors are hereinbefoe empowered W i ns
Whenever individuals deSre to construct piers OPP
posite their pE operty, and at their own expense
for the interest Of the City and the oenent Oh co n
merce that they should be permitted 70 do 80. lib
/ etal and an honest course on the part OF the City
Government will call for the enterprise OF
/ commensurate with the demsnds OF commerce, ana
! secure improvements where trade requires them
The estimate has sl0 600 tor contingencies. IL 10
Objectionable TO make an appropriation IN thus form
for any OF the Departments. It's shd that sucu an
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for the Controller well the Street Commissioners,
has been paid from this contingent fund Wdh the
present facilities for reaching every part OF the City,
no salared officer ought to subject the City to eK-
pepse for doing his duty in any part OF the city.
! The prominent items which make up the slO,OOo
ought 10 be given; and II the exact sum was con.
tpsent the OBJECT OF the expenditure, at least could
be given. - c...,, :. -..,..,
fully called TO Statement No 6s OF Doc o. being the
| Report OF the Controller made 10 the Common Com-
Gil IN September last. This Statement, SHOWS 'nal IN
twelve months preceding the LIST oi July iast thero
was maid for INSPECTORS appointed by the Street Com
missioner in connection with contracts TOR grading,
reg ulatng and paving streets, the large sum OF
/ $40 coo The answer to complaints of excessive ex-
pepdtures Tor the objects referred 10 generally is
that these mens do not come from the City rress
ufy, but from the property benefited. But can tho
Legislature or Executive Departments avail them-
selves OF such an excuse tor doing Injustice 10 the
property holders Are not all acting in the capa-
city of Trustees for the property holders, and bound
By oahs and official obligations TO guard their inter-
ests with the same fidelity are bound 10 protect
the City Treasury Ii is clear that the same rule
should govern ia both cases; and that rule should
be TO the same care to guard the interests OF tae
treasury and the property holders a II we we're Great
ing oil obligation to be pad from our Own
pockes: that in regulating and grading streets
Surveyors empl jyed, aud 1t Is ON their sur
veys and estimates thst all the proceedings OF
the Department are based, aud tue payments mane.
In all these Inspectors ara OF no use, and rue
sums paid them and assessed Un the land positive
wrong TO the property holder. i consider il lncun-
bent on the Common Council to provide in the ordi-
nance making the appropriation for grading and
regulating Streets that portion of the shall DO
paid TO Inspectors.
The Street Commissioner asks for an appropriations
and tex OF $l5, ZOO for roads aud Eighth Gv. On
the 30th of October, ls49, resolution parsed for
grading forty feet in width of the Eghth-sv., from
Fifty sixth to One Hundred and Eighth st.-ths City
10 pay half the expense-and an appropriation Of
$40 0O0 was then made TO commence operations.
The contract now in progress made on the Sd Of
/ November, 1852, by Thomas j. HsgaD, for grading
the Eigbthav. from OGe Hundred and Second u One
Hundred and Ninhsts., under the original resolution
passed FIVE years SINCE In 1852, g. 500 appro-
prated and So 337 expended. In 1853, sl0 900 we're
! appropriated and 1882 90 expended. In 1884,
Sl50 600 appropriated, and up 10 the 18th Of No
yember e. 1872 n had been expended. IL is now pro-
posed TO Inappropriate toe balance which vas col
eced y tax in ls54-say o., III 29to be eI pended
on the Eighth-av in 1855. This exceeds the average
annual expenditure since Mr.. Hagan need
under bis contract.
XIII-REPATRs AND SUPPLIES.
Statement No. Is il estimate furnished by the
Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies. This esti-
mate calls for an appropriation of S603. 1872, and this
does not include the extra appropriations made for tas
/ Department in the last year, snd which must be
brought into the tax levy OF 1885, of $50 900. Inc
burning OF the public Offices, ana the necessity in
m'Dy cases Of hitting up new offices, occas0ned 20 ne
ex eLses which could have been anticipated when
the anDus appropriations for 1854 were prepared.
There was Appropriated and put in the tax list OF
lS54 the sum OF $3.50 900 for street expense, and
"pavmg." OF this amount, it Vas then supposed
600 might he needed for repsiring psyen sp,s,
which it was then supposed would be- dOue by DON
tract, a. the Charter requires. Tie paving wa adj
verified, and bidders offered to keep the payem. ats
in good repair for less than $50 Coo the Conns-
soDer, however in open violation II the iojuDcu 8
Of tie Charter has gone on ia repairing the pave