New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09
A examining, rather than p.rtaking Of an sns.eonis

/ TIC cohbc<s. III oOe- not serve the pubic that
tie Commissioners should say mo" vitaoa,
stating rhy they say no-the Commissioners should
stand between attempted fraud aud the public later
est-, ard II Was that ouy which the public expect
them 10 perform II there i. fraud II should be dis
covered il honesty j, should be Acknowledged. If not
pral,ed The aid Commissioners have 20; eKsn mined
the condition II the Nurseries, Aims aud WOrs hon
renit, Dtisry, City Prisons ard other public Inst,u.
t0Is and property in the care and cassidy of this De
pertinent Vuh reisrtncs 10 the eetlzIa-s and aD9fo
pristions, bat have conts nied themselves ~ your
Committee paired 10 say. with complaining thst
ihsy hsi not been fGrn he'd with that for which they
cd not ask and have lot what they did rot
fl 10 e1smHt-bsys not received that which tn-y
have reelected 10 demand. Your Committee canGOt
but think that the said Commissioner have acted with
uLe bate and with great sck Of consideration sud
have deprs ed the tax pay eFs AID tins Department OF
sn experience which would be vsusble 10 both.
Your Committee trust that when the mex, estinse for
appropriations il submitted 20 the Board Of Connis-
sinners they will take s Qua possess them.
selves Of The facts necessary {, the .Iplyers
and the community az large IN what manner and in
VIVA; particulars thy differ from this Department. in
opinion 10 its trsnsactons-namtng those differ
epces in business-lke detail. Your Committee re-
Numbering the repeated protfers made both IN public
private, 10 thrVS ali the transactions Of this De
parnebt open to public scrutiny, fes to say, that
the next Board or tbs present Board if it shall fit
10 convene sgaln may, while deloeraIng upon the
appropriations for this Department, and preparing
their 'EppIoyals r. o5jec.iOns be offered the
of the apartments and offices OF tins Department as
their place of meeting
Your Committee will nov proceed to the cons lera-
ton of the Report of the Com nssiouers and will call
the attention the Board to the section governing its
action IL this particular and de6nng the duties OF the
Commissioners.
Tie sixteenth section Of the Amended Charter of
ls53 reads a. follows:
SEC l6 All oeirsry .pprogrisons mde for The support
and govern nsnt Of The Aim fioo.e DePansns shall. before
the Aim. House to Board of Comm. ,ioasn ela-..ias
G: the Mayor Recorder e9sit9er es President u ine
elmeB If the said CommsoEers spPfoVe Of tue aopropa,
bsy shall INT edatsy report tie the ao.d Of
return them tiDs ther oeefOas the Governors OF tue
AmBouse for reoorsdestoo sod n the ga Gwen
third. Of a the Governor. then Office to the Origins, sgpro
prsion. they sh. The Comm .ioner whose
duty ,hall be report tue Board Of supervaors
The duty of your Committee is 10 consider and 10
report to the Board their opinion 10 the propTey
improperly OF adhering 10 or recedng from their
estimate Of appropriations under this section and
that duty involved the consideration of the point what
iha. section plates objections ana s?pro
"vals So let Us zee what the Commissioners say in
their communication In the fret place they state
that they have received estimates for the year sj5
ard another estimate which they term the amount
required for arrearages for the year 1850" And
they are pleased to nicrm the Board that last year
And for building and repairs So
sl2oo9
and that the Board has drawn the whole Of it, and il
now appears have contracted obligations to the
amount of tl2j 600 more for the support OF the es
Establishments under tn r charge account Of 1854,
and - also have an application before the Common
Council for appropriation Of $40 900 for the com.
pletion of the south wing OF the Workhouse. Then
the craftsman Of The report OF the Com nissioners
makes this shrewd, but not entirely fair, announce
ment This Is increasing the amount 10 be ta1ef
"equa 10 % per cent. the amount OF taxation, com
"raring the estimate Of 1854 with that proposed for
1855" Nsw let us look at THE FACTS, taking the
figures Of the Commissioners as our basis:
1854 For support sad msinensnc-. 0o
For srrearases (heir- part OF swary
.es ard to which they interpo'e no objection iS'o
Total E,pen.-. for 1854 .................s $4,000
1855. As asked for" for support and manten
snee........................... .
For buildings and repairs H"-toi'"
ls,5 's than $3.50
Or 81 per cent.
Thus sho wing that although the Tar may bs in
creased for deficiency from the excessive increase 10
price Of nearly the articles required in our Depart
ment in 1854 the actual result Is instead Of an in
err use. might be understood, Of - per cent,
posture decrease OF per cent. on the amount not
withstandDg large increase in the population OF tue
Islands &c.. a. reports in reference will shOg. Yet
your Committee keeping before them the 10th Sec
ton, cannot what all this has 10 do with the sp-
preparations for the de iciency of ls5ifo ni. hing
the Work. House asked for By memorial of the Com
mon Council, approved by the Mayor, and authorized
by special act Of the Legislature. There are no
COLLECTIONS stated here. The Commissioners zap
not say word against the completion Of the Work
House; they simply content themselves with
planning that the taxes Of Che city FOR 1855 will be In
creased by the deficiency OF ASA AID by the
act for completing the Work House. Doss any
or all Of these circumstances constitute "objec
"ton" to the support of the Aims House Is TAFT
returning our estimates " with their objections ?"
Your Committee will nov consider the " OBJ.
"jeccns, as the Commissioners are pleased 10 style
their communication, somewhat in detail The Com
nissioners say: ITO enable the Board of Comms-
"sioners to act understandingly, they ought to De
furnished with specifc and detailed estimates OF the
"various items which make up the total sum required
the estimated quantities and prices Of leading srt
a" cles Ac" The estimates from this Department
were submitted in the shape and form, and with all
the minuteness OF former years, and never before
complained OF.
The Commissioners give one item Salaries,
500 co.," II is well known 10 this Department.
and might have been asceraiDed by the Commission.
els that the estimates for this year differ in amount
simply because of the organization of the Work
House and the increase at q few salaries TO mere
living rates. Then your Committee will take the
item OF $7l 600 which the said Commissioners like
wise profess not to understand. That estimate says
everything for itself that could be said for H. il ten
tnes the space upon which il is written should be
cuped: for with the exception Of the items for gas
and residence ior the Warden, and small proper
ton Of appropriation for erecting bost house Is
made up an toto OF items for repairs which the most
careless reading Of the estimate would show were OF
a pressing ard necessary nature.
Ii the truth OF the statement was to be tested some
more practical mode mi ht have suggested itself TO
the Commissioners.
A pereonal examination of the building would have
been entirely proper.
The Commissioners, however, wind uptbeir :" OBJ
elections with four specific articles and your Com
m.tee will consider them separately, quoting the
words from the paper The Commissioners, in re-
turning the state nent for reconsideration, sccon-
"pany il with their objections 10 the fjowsg items:
The item Of $500 for refreshments. Official snd other
visits
Your Committed look in vain for the objections