The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-04

REfErTs AND PAYMENTS on ACCOUNT AsEsssHs7s
In the annual report from this department. nFebruary
amounts Of confirmed by the Commnn Coan-
Gil in the years 1883 and 1854 Allowing t0tai in both
years Of So 24s, $50 49, Nage 70. Toe. l2)
The collections accoun; Of these page
20 ws1e- .o,.s,
nnd iI - IVA. oy ~ ~
Total in two years ,27c 5a7 20
Thus showing that the confirmed for opening
lots, &C., &C. exceeded, BY siS7s $50 Co. the amounts
collected In the two years for those objects Of expendi
ture These lists contained the large sums for widening
Fourth avenue, opening Thir.v.eehth TO Ono
Hundred and Thirty fifth street ........... 219,o60
Canal and Walker streets, payment suspended
Second avenue regulating ana grading ssAsio
Opening Park place, paid in full in 1859 100000
Total. Il, 597, bas
After the report by the Comptroller to The Board
OF Councmen. troc. No. A. dated July To- 1855 which
proves that In the fall OF 1852 the sum OF forty thousand
dollars was advanced from the Treasury TO DR. White City
Inspector, 10 be expended, at his discretion filing
sunken lots and which has not been accounted for
placed in condition TO be returned TO the treasury
an examination has been made for the purpose Of show
ing the operation the treasury u making
assessment contracts and OF collecting 20 reimburse the
treasury.
The assessment for regulating and grading Second ave
nue., lsssS 4sl 74) was confirmed November %, 1854
There was levied the city and paid by tax 1854 the
from property benefited Of this there had
Iccted to the nth Of August inst, account Of prnc
IN account OF interest. $50 OF
Total ........,....... .sll2, o51 81
The treasury having paid the contractors for their jobs
s204 9e and the present Common Council having paid
John P.ttgrew $50 coo FOR interest (yhen il demon
sraed by the specifications that payments 70 be
made him the were coiiected) shovs
that the treasury has been called pay &34 co.
after lapse Of nine months, has realized s22 9l1 less
than s yances To contractors and this great differ
mot ipell i'm at utaal Nv
and paid for the work. This makes total paid by
the treasury for which 1t Is not reimbursed Of 1905 600
the treasury of $i3, 5l5 Although the present Com
mon Council have paid Mr. Pettgrcw $50 900 for interest
the amount Of interest received by the treasury 70
9th Of August Ia less than 81 600.
The treasury already stated has paid about 500 600
more for opening Canal and Walker streets than haze
been realized from assessments.
In 1852 SO, for the special accommodation Of a few
SPECTATORS in lots resolution passed to tab the
lots out Of the sale 1853 This took away the remedy
Of the contractor, who 10 be paid the
wcro collected, and he demanded his pay and the Com
mon Council directed payment by an issue of assessment
three years Il Is found that there has been paid these
assessments s15201 60 and for Interest 81 34I 90 eav
ing the Treasury about 81, 600 In arrear.
job Of grading Eighty sixth street from the North
river to tie BoomingdaIe road, commenced and af
ter some progress was suspended BY resolution Of the
Common C0nci and the Comptroller directed to pay
the contractor 800 out Of the proceeds Of
bonds This consider loss 70 the Treasury There are
numerous cases OF this kind amounting in The aggregate
TO hundreds az thousands q doars large portion Of
which viii never be realized and other portions viii be
delayed for years hidden away among the rubbish Of
SOME Of the Departments and share the fate Of the 600
advanced to Dr. White in 1852
table has been prepared and IL annexed marked No.
~ which shows the amounts advanced the Treasu.
on account Of expenditures for sewers opening regu
latng grading and paving streets by encing
vacant lots filling sunken lots by the street Commit
in 1850 and ending Is, July 1855 XII Statement shows
the startling fact that the payments in range Of i've
miihons Of dollars
The expenditures for street paving aio"e -
Receipt. for me same time. .,...... 400 200 ~
Excess on this item u 1.3,oil 20
In 1860 1851 and 1852 the excess Of exIendi-
lures this item was .................. pH.e5 90
In 1859 1864 and Xix months % 1855, tie
excess has been. lossi 20 II
In 1854 alone the expenditures street paving
greater by the collections for the time
II to rely the accounts to which reference has
been made.
The enormous of two millions Of dollars paid
from the Treasury than the collections, embrace
the operations Of only i've and half years, from 1850 to
July J. 1866 inclusive. The arrearages assessments
returned the Clerk Of Arrears by the Street Depart
1874 10 1853 il only S42O 22s There the arrearsges
1853 July 1885 which also will aid 10 the pay
mcnt of the two millions already advanced from the Urea
sury there several large Of this character
shown pages ~ and % Of this report But the Urea
sury evidently abcrpg under very large dene o. r.,
the sums advanced from the Treasury.
s' graver question Is presented by this table, In
by Common Council in SIX years. Il !e-s than the
pendture- for the period by the u VI 500 IL
There has not been time 10 examine and verify the
curacy Of this difference between the amount
advanced from the Treasury and the amount ~
eus made up and confirmed account ~ the work for
which the city has paid That the difference and loss 10
the Treasury great the facts before stated clearly
show but that reaches 40 large seems incredible
The advances under the 70 per cent ordinance; the
needless ayment OF large for interest and damages
without any provision Tor rembursing the treasury and
the recsesness In making contracts like that ADVERTISED
for the Tenth avenue where the cost would be from
$50 900 500 900 than could he assessed the
property furnish Just ground for vigilance the part
a the city government, and anxiety and alarm on the
part Of those who not in position TO ede the grasp
u the Collector Of Taxes.
BY reference 10 this table 1t will also be seen that an
der the year 1852 the amount expended for liens On
lots by the City Inspector 94 o9s 49, The receipts
on account Of assessments for liens l0tsp Il
braced in the receipts Of the Street Commissioner
Of liens lots" by referring 10 the table IN
the bead Of Total Receipts and Expenditures, the
cepis from liens lots the account Of the Street Com
missioner, including before stated the receipts On
Of the CITY Inspector win be seen that the ex
cess a receipts expenditures made by Street Com
missioner IL so, 02 IS. Deduct this from the total
pepdtures by City Inspector $50 $40 90 and leaves
balance Of Of expenditures Of Ags7 IL still IN
Dr. white In 1851 aad Of which the Street Department
have no returns, may form tht principal part.
A. G. FLAnG, Comptroller.
srATYsynr a. FxpESpnrRgs AND REeErTs C1r Go,iRs
sDT, kotBrsG Tncsr AocopSIs, mon Jrtr 1854, ~
JrAE 20, 1855 -
giass Of Aoco.yit. E1,endtars RccciIss
Aims House. ............... f512C00 90
Aqueduct repsirs. ......... 1887 ii
Battery enlargemcnt....... sIs oo