New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-07

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la ia O. y.ets ~ rosi ~ f2b0 900, wuh ""y PS'V'
Of ss.,s,nbio rtol o,iy 10 be- rHaChd "iff VIC 'A ."
N. i.o ,o.is eau ~" Corporation :" mo '"nh''",
under IA. .ttgoiny Ir,yDion ~ un oha'bf, D"foT
even The tGs 900 an a"f'riPofi0" 81 hr r'o'n~ ~
"rur yam .h"h s"h Lo"n ana" ~ mum
f,l, >, ecnl sc' Of 1859 for Tho rsno OF ass'ss-
u,pt bones auihofiz.s ia. Controller to borrow
In anticipation Of the 100000, there ca bo NJ pro-
time ihst he can borrow beyond TN, sum 10 uo
amount Of $50 600 or s1Oo,'Oo moro thnn tho sun
which can 10 legally asscsscd on ths properly nm
tins create n debt without the shadow OF reVehu" U
ANTICIPATE in The fame year or in any future year:
Again the 18Th section Of the Charter OF 1913 de-
Glars that: ~, -. ,.n.,,,0.,,, q,
oee. h ieo whether the sbjee y erpendtafo 'h. have
hem red by Con CCtrc Of noe unless al app'o
Triston shall have been previously male covering 'ueA e.
p'n,e.' . a., -. ..,4,,,r NAV covey
the sum Which can be NV fully assessed on the prop
ety hoc ers but there is no valid OF elective aPWV-
pratiou TO meet the balance of the contract, which
would require from $4,000 to 5000 900.
The Street Commissioner lie therefore forbidden 10
make his COZ irac by the Charter OF si9, irrespective
Of tie prohibition contained in the 9TH section OF The
ordiDaI ce before quUtec. . -
In order TO establish baeis for borrowing as
sep eni bonds to this large contract, It Is nee
es,a,y 10 have ar act of the Legislature authorizing
.um ca .al the excess of tho cost oil tue WORK oe-
y,nn the sum which be legally assessed on the
mo, e holden. TO be levied by taxation for the pay
m, nj of the cont the Reimbursement of the rs
sesrIneIt bonds Issued ia anticipation OF such rev.
enUe.
In correction with this particular the serious
I.n., oil IA tnx
facts and sugees ions presenter in the seml'a nu4 re-
rort from bis department. ia regard to The very great
ard very alarming excess OF expenditures In Tue
st eer Department hey Ond the sums collected. Inc
exc.ss of ea penciures over collections, during the
lest six years exceeds miHiops large amount ot
tls sum is represented by the arresrages OF assess
nelts but il is probable that tens not hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars represented BY loss.s similar
IN the one which would have been created by con-
tract for grading the Tenth av and ret forth IN this
report by the advance of $4Oo 900 TO the CITY icspec-
tor in leJ2 which he says he returned To the street
| Department but which returns are not 10 be found,
| an6 which sum has not been collected.
/ Tie opinion Of the Controller is that no contract
should BE- made for the work in question until ample
poyisio is made for the necessary means to pay the
contractor BY taxation, where the property s insufh
/ Gent as in the of the Tenth-sv.
Tn. re is gr, at TO apprthend embarrassment
10 the Treas ury and eventual losses to the taxpayers
by the impioyident maDper in which contracts are en-
terd into and expenditures made under The oeaa OF
- Streets Paving" In 1884 alone the Street Depart
ment exp, nded under this item 81, 7,OoO - and me
collections during the same period were only siooOVo'
1Lese o,eTatiops i'll q very few years VIII turn the
barren rocks of The City into asse~sment bonds and
thus roll up debt of millions Of dollars, which canpot
! be- realized from the property but which must come
fr,rs general tax Gu the City. This, In the end aud
its resuis would be much more dist7trous, even 10
tie than it would be to pay o1ehalf the
cost OF grading the by direct asa ssment on
/ ~. ubole CIV A. {. FLAGG, Controller.
p,p9,tneat Of Finance Neic- York, Aug. Is, 1855
! The Floating Decision mouoa OF Aid NELLY,
! tbe III ioIy ard minority reports III favor OF ana
against the removal of the Floating Docks from foot
of Iike-st, East River, were taken from the 'aoe, a
| a de bate ensued. .,..,.,
of The decks from their present position IN e w %
commerce Of the City, and the Cunard steamers ana
the shipping busntss OF other vessels were compeed
TO 90 to jersey City and thereby expend hundreds
of Thousands OF dollars there which would be spent III
this City if those floating docks did not cucumber our
piers.
favor Of removing tie docks was put aud lost by a
! vote OF Is 10 3. go
| Tie minority report then adopted, permitting
! the docks to r. main where they are.
Debates The following preamble and resolutions
| were intro duced by Aid. NooRHIs:
Whereas, sppesr. from the Controllers Report recently
made thu Common Council that large amount Of money has
been expended paying for members Of the Com
mon Council, whie official business, as is called aud
for Purposes ruey sod not warranted
by duties the part Of the members OF
Rt.sired That the Controller be and hereby dee,cd
s # Ps any one member ofhe ca%@oa Coanc
! Pending the conside6sto of Aid. VoOrhis's reso-
| LUTON the following debate took place:
Aid. HOwARD-Im opposed to that resolution l
amt going 10 run to nres al night and 20 on COM
mites all day without something TO ride ia when
wait il. | got carriages TO the amount OF $3O) or
s4Oo ard think have spent my time with them for
the public benefit, and don't think that the citizens
aIe opposed TO ny having carriage or horse aud
wagon cider. | never made any secret about aslng
| them. I've come times took friend with me when |
med them and think I've got right to. don't
think that the citizens will think any better OF the
msn that offered tLa resolution, or that he any the
more honest. know there was q slur printed IN one
of the low pspers-tifeeley paptr-In which he pub
lisLeo tie amount which had been paid for carriage
bne for me- but think that the City has lost as Ii tie
by havug elected a. by the Alderman OF the Ninth
/ " ard or any man heie.
Aid WV. TuCKER-I think the amount ought TO be
limited TO s5 The first of the year was on the FIRE
| DEPARTMENT Committee and with that Committee
used carriage 10 visit the different engine houses
the amount Of which was placed 10 my account Last
wear had about much Committee business "a any
tOdy, but my carrage-hre old not cost any sIOo, co.
nor S25 thould like ~ see the benefits accrulng TO
! the public from this carriage hire | should like to
know for what the amounts have been spent and who
went Win the carriages. IL looks 10 me ike getting
| money under false pretences-as money take1 tom
| the CITY without an equivalent | think $50 Is gum
| Gent AID | hope the resolution will pass.
| AID WMLIAAsOs offered as substitute NE ioDo"'
! ing revolutions: ,.,
...s,s o. hi. resolution ff csrrasehire of the
lennon upo the Hesds ofthe Department or Al, member
| CftLe CRY Government W
AID. T.RIay was opposed to the resolution. He
thou BIZ that if member in the discharge OF Official
Gutfs had occasion 10 GOO Harlem 10 distance It
was not right to make him pay the expense himself OF
! +. csuieee He lhoul b. a lriIr of e. % too snal
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