The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-04


xI. BOARD OF EDUCATION
Statement No. II estimate Of the Board Of Educa
The ct total Of tbs ssmsts Is So as which
of1st4
The estimates have been examined by the Commits
oners designated by The amended charter Of 1853 and
their approval is appended to statement No. IL.
XII GOVERNORS or THE AIMSHOUsE
Statement No. IL gives the estimate Of the expendi-
lures for the maintenance OF this department for the
The total sum required H. $685., 600
Estimated amount Of receipts. ......... 10000
Amount to be raised for support. ..... ssl7, GOO
The amount rased for 1885,. ........... 613,45o
Increase over 1856. $2o4, 100
XIII RECEIVER OF TAXES.
Statement No. Is Is an estimate Of the required
The ordnary expenses the the year. in
year, Is 81, 800.
In ADDITION this there is aresrage be put In
the tax levy Of this bureau for the 1855 Of IS 800
The history Of this arrearsge briefly as foilows:-In
December 1853 the Board OF Supervisors in the face of
The tax law ls4s fixing the compensation Of the
cever ut $4,000 and his deputy at 81 800, passed
resolution to increase the psy Of each and made
other additions to the pay Of the clerks. The Comp
troer refsed to pay these increased salaries for the
that the Super had authority whatever
Board Of Councnen in 1864 Doc. No. 4, page 1884, and
in report to the Board tf Supervisors, January 3d.
1854 The applicants then resorted to the legislature and
in March last procured the passage law to egalze
act Of The Board OF Supervisors Of December IA 1859;
the eject Of viii il to give all the persons named Ia the
act two years extra pay that Is from January 1854
to January 1866 and to hereafter to the head
Of bureau, whose business occupies him about six
Tcntbs in the year. compensation equal to that of the
Mayor and third than the pay of heads OF bu
in the department. whose response
about equal and whose labor Ia constant during twelve
months IN The year.
Aswere was no appropriation IN the tax levy of 1856
to pay this extra sum- It was necessarily deferred
must be placed among the arrearages of 1885, to be
added to the enormous and oppressive levy Of 1855.
XIV ASYLUM IDIOTS
The third section chapter 1853 Of the laws Of 1855 pro-
vdes that he Supervisors ofany county in the State rom
which State pupils may be selected and received into
nth them with suitable clothing are hereby authorized
and required viii such pupils are under instruction, to
raise Of money for this purpose not exceeding $40
Appended to this report and ked No. L. is letter
from the Executive COMMITTEES orthe Asylum giving the
names Of SIX pupils falling within the provision Of the
the year 1855, Tor this OBJECT Is S120.
xv COMMON SCHOOLS FOR THE STATE
Statement No. IL Is letter from the State snperin-
tendent Of Public Instruction. stating that he has
tanned the portion Of the Of eight hundred thousand
dollars directed to he collected from the several
by The act 10 establish free schools throughout the State
passed April ~ 1851, and tina. the amount thereof
$271 40 This county therefore pays nearly thicty
four cent Of the whole raised for the schools
o. ans state aer 5ag s,, mian OF dollars tor he
schoonouses instruction. books and fuel for every
which be induced to attend the public schools Of the
city.
SOCIETY REFORMATION JUVENILE pnISouEsrs IN
TIE ciIY NEW YORK.
By the laws Of 1884, chapter 1856 section the OF
four thousand dollars is to be annually raised for the
ciey for the Reformation Of Juvenile Delinquens The
section referred to Il as follows
the p s ss
New s Se d
% he
get entitled ian act 10 amend act entitled act to lay
e, sas 'ss
The act entitled can the Prevention of Intern
perance, Pauperism and Crime" passed April o. 1855,
repeats the act BY which the Of 900 annually
rascd snd paid the Society for the Reformation
Of Juvenile Denquent and that IL included
the ordinance 70 be raised a by tax
chartered by the legislature In 1924 and for the
last thirty years has bes conducted by board Of
their time and contributed their perecting az
Institution Of the greatest benefit to the city and State
have desire to institution of this Kind crippled
for want of the comparatively small offour thousand
dollars.
XVII. YORK JUVENILE ASYLUM.
This Is Institution distinct from the previously
referred and chartered IN 1851 II II designed TO
take vagIant children In the Streets instruct them
and bind them out to useful occupations II is provided
in the charter that the Supervisors shall raise annually
Reports Of the number of children custody are
made 10 the Comptroller semi-annnaiy and from these
II IL estimated BY the President Of the company that the
suing year.
quired TO meet the expenses OF the fo 1866
Appropriation required FOR 1856. ........ SIS 600
Arrearages Tor 1885,. ...................... 1850
Total. $50, 800
SALARIES.
Statement No. q is a list Of the numerous officers
clerks Of the city government who paid directly
the Treasury under the head Of salaries together with
the amount paid to each This statement c4yers only
portion OF the amounts annually paid to individuals for
their services.
The total<uIu embraced in statement No. q Is 1854
~ t~ut~oI IN on1sx QDs tFAn
Salaries paid by Aims House department 500. 100 ooo
Board OF Education. Az 900
Coroners' fees. 1900
Raii.d y taxation and properly belonging to saariss
AMOUNT or TAX LEVY
The total amount put in the ordinance to
Amount fais cy Sv Ia. IN sss
Increase over 1856 ................ 1891, os2 81
A. G. FLAGG, Comptroller.
TIE RUSS PAVEMENT IN BROADWAY.
The following communication was then received from
his Honor the Mayor ana referred 70 Con mitee Or
dnances:
MAYORS oYs1cs, Dec 8, 1865.
To TIE HoyonABIF, TIE Board CorScILnEs:-
GEuNS-I deem the condition Of the Russ pave
ment OF sufficient importsuce 10 call your serious aten
ton to Il once more The long and continuous wear 1t
has been subjected 10 by the many thousand horses
and vehicles 81 sll kinds which almost daily passing
1t has rendered. entirely TOO smoohfor safety Ac
cidents hoses and individuals this source
continually occurring. Not day pssses without
complaints coming to the Mayors Office, and
nm without any power to remove the difficulty. In
January last urged the Common Council TO adopt
some relief for this very serious evil. In my opss
ion the only remedy l. in growing, at right angles
with the curb which, II done by cuttings VI about three
inchts apart viii coubt answer the purpose. H. how
ever In your Judgment any other mode will be bot
Ter adapted hope II will he acted upon once and that
the work may be performed in time TO afford
some relief from the ice and sleet Of the win
Ter months. ] confident the importance Of
Il this subject will impose upon you the necessity for i'm
MEDIATE action Of kud that the people may be