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


Deputy 10
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$3.50
Itwould make wv
For TIE reasons given in relation TO the Estimate
No / the ordin ance filed with the sum Of me n.ed
salaries and the estimate OF last }eA - s1ue" ~ W
clerks.
Statement No. 10 is estimate made OUT oy INC
Tsx Commissioners The total is s2i, 05o Inis IN
cludes siO zoo for maps ard surveying. II the SD
ne,vi.ors have authorized such expenditure, ue-
Jailed statement of the Wards for which maps are 70
be sde ought TO be given for the Information OF 's
Common Council .L;,, ann
tracts for the execution Of Ward maps yet the izth
section of the amended charter of 1883 70 Imperative,
and the making Of the Ward Maps msn. ssiey 20
subjected TO the competition Of regular Clty SURVEY
ors and those whose competency could not De qusss.
toned The Supervisors could prescribe conoi
tiobs that before payment is made, the accuracy VI
the mans of the Ward should be established oy exam
nations Of the Tax Commissioners or other compe'
tent persons.
Statement No. II is an Estimate OF the Surrogs.s,
OF the sum required for the support Oh ss once or
1885 the total is sl2 O00 The surrogate pays mo
the Treasury, from tees, sum which on tne aversge
il more than equal 10 that drawn from 1t for tue
anienance of his office, a. provided oy cnsp,er fo
of the Session Laws OF ls47. The Law OF ls47 was
designed 10 protect the Treasury OF the Cty agans
any drain on il for the maintenance OF the otnces Vi
the Surrop ate. the Register and the County Clerk
Mr. Bradford has executed this law with the strict
est aifhfuness and has fully carried out ne nten
tons and at the time he has discharged tue du-
tes OF his office with sbillty and fidelity whicn
90 homer 10 his head heart, in the performance oil
the most important and deeply interesting dunes
which can be devolyed by the community on puoiic
officer.
ata md aDfar
on his duties in January, lsi9, and during his admin
straiion of the office. there has been
Paid into the Treasury the total sum s7oiIi 81
Expended u he time for salaries and other . 60. -
surplus over 40 81
An error occurred in ths ordinance making "a sp-
preparation for the Surrogate last yesr OF 81 $50 10
his estimate H. 22s Doc. IL, 1854 the total sum
asked for ell $40. Al page 1856 of the same doc
umeDt the Controller pot down the wants OF the Sur
rogstes Office at the same sun, sll $50. But IN the
ordp anoe, at page los, sane document the sum
which controls the appropriation is carried out, Sur
"roRa tes Office, Sl0 000.' Ii is necessary there
fore to add this 81 $50 to the sum before stated
making the total $l5 500 As this comes out of the
earnings of the office IL will not De added to the tax
levy Of 1893.
XII.-STREET DEPARTMENT.
Statement No IL is a detailed statement of expendi-
lures in this Department for the year 1855.
The sam payable on contracts authorized by exist
ing ordinances for regulating and paving streets is
stated at g. 49s 800. This Includes s2l50 900 for regu
latDg Sixthav. from Fifty seventh 10 One Hundred
and twenty fifth ST. The bitter experience of prop
ery holders and tax payers in regard TO grading the
Second av from Twenty eighth to One Hundred and
Twenty thirdst should lnouce an examination 10 "a
certain whether the assessabe property Will remu-
nera,e the City for such an expenditure ana, IL 80,
whether the property holders are content 70 pay sucn
An ssses, mept There is also estimate OF slO0 O0O
for reg ulating the Eghth-av. from Fifty ninth st. 70
Eighty -secondst. The real value of the property Out
of which this sum is TO be reimbursed ought 10 Ot
thoroughly iDvestg ated If contracts are made FOL
this sum Of 1915 coo these two avenues, and II as
easement bonds Issued for the pay ment OF the con
tractors the City may roll up very large debt upon
very irai basis. The act OF the Legislature autoor
ziDg bonds to be issued contempates thai they shall
be based assessments of the property Ibe assess
mt nts may be based on arocF ana yet not be SUN
cient to redeem the assessment boncs La the con
tracts on the Second the City will be implicated
to the amount of more than hundred thousand dol
lars which must be raised by direct tax during the
ensuing year. and yet the property holders are left 10
pay some $500, 900 which they consider an unjust
action and have sisted the confirmation OF the
sefsmen account Of alleged inequalities and the
enormous expenditures III the gradng.
In the Annual Report from the Finance Depart
meIt in January 1853, pages IL and 49, II was sug-
gtsed that railroads on these avenues should DO re-
qured TO bear proportion of the expense OF grad
ing. To this the Common Council is respectfully re-
ferred.
The sum stated in the estimates for street opening
is q, PSI 500
St, extending Park place and Canal, aud wIdeung
/ Wslker-st.
The money to meet this appropriation is to be coli
lected from assessments, and the appropriation will
probably be needed IN order to draw The money from
the Treasury to pay TIE awards.
The estimate proposes 10 levy tax Of S2l, 700 for
Lands and Places including $4,000 for the Battery in
addrion and s25 COO 10 be paid on the contract for
eulsTging the Battery while the Contrsc ora are
tftnort hair h. f.a RI
dumping ashes and dirt from the streets in filing up
the Battery, il cannot be consistent with gOod econo
ny 10 eXpeDd IS 600 in attempting to ornament the
Battery. Ii would be better To reserve this g 900
until The Cont actor has comp eted his JOB and is
ready TO surrender the grounds TO the superintendent
OF Lands and Places. The SUN appropriated IN the
Last tive years for Lands and Places SIS 900 for
each year TIE ordnance contains The same amount
as 10 1853 and 1884, els 900.
The Street Commissioner proposes 10 levy on the
CITY, by tax, $500 0O0 to be expended in the year
ls5J on the erection of docks OF which are
under tract. OF this sum, ISL 600 is required
bulkhead at Nanhattanville. So large sum has
been expended at this point, with little advantage
t0 The City, that seems not inappropriate to apprle
the Common Council Of some facts connected with
the difficulties attending the construction OF docks
MaDbat'sDvllle. In lsie the Hudson River Nlroad
expended very large sum of money In Attending
to construct bulkheai along the line Of their road
at Manhatta lie, and 10 make permanent mbank-
melt Tor the bed Of the road After the most perse-
verng efforts, aided by contractors of skill and ex-
perience the object abandoned and pile bridge
was substituted
The railroad corporation. however, made an ar.
rapgemeht with the City Government 10 release them
from the obligation 10 construct the bukheai on re-
ceiyiDg bond for clio 900, and the Municipal Cor
poration assumed the JOB ana from that time to the
commencement of the present year expended s97 OO0
Nearly all eIectODs made have 81 ared the fate Of
those constructed by the Railroad Company, and
have been covered 10 the mud or have slipped into
the river, by the action of the tide or the Storm
After proposals were received for the bulkhead at