New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27

The Committee on Finance to whom was referred
the communi saon of the Controller containing the
Annual Tax Levy for the year 1856, respectfully
REPORT:
That they have given to this important matter all
The consideration attention their mited tine would
admit the printed communication was not received
b. them from the printers until the IL III ins and in
this connection your Committee deem 1t proper 10 re-
ma upon the manifest impOhy OF delaying measure
OF such vast importance to all ctasses and interests OF
the citIeus az large 10 late period OF the year as
10 compel in q measure, it's endorsement and adoption
by the Common Council, without prOpel ana full
nve aioa into its merits or dement's. The large
Accum1 a,ion Of business, DO h 10 the hands Of your
Coma tee ana upoI the enOa- OF the Board during
Il last month O tue ear reno es 1t impossible to de-
vote the neces. airy tme for a tue oush examination
ard ANAL ration of the imp )rant statements contained
in communication 40 voluudnous as the one now be-
fore your COMMITTEE.
Your Committee would also oal tae attention Of the
npfs aade by the CoItr Ser by reference to page
s. LIST ps agIaph tina. officer states toat for the year
ls5l the ypeI sea for police we're 5lOOec aud for
1856 $s2 800 which increase he represents as al an-
nnhl crsesa of $3ls coo, when fact It is an annual
ncIeare of 81 average Of 500 Co., Again, 10 the next
paraerah, be comm 70 the ssa error, by com oarhg
u cost Of lrI ting for the year 1851 with 1888; he
tses the snnua ircresse TO be $40 00O shcn actually
tie Increase of 10 700 is for foGr years, and e
annual increase. III II there Ia large annual increase
IN the e1per ses e tn City Government legtmatsly
incurred must be admitted az the rapid aud unprece-
CeIted growth of the CITY must necessarily augment
10 your COMM ties 10 be 6ork OF suoerrogaion for
The Chef Financial Officer OF the Government 10 bus
Official communication, to represent the increase muc1
more than IL really s, thus creating In tue puoic tnnd
feeling of oisrust and oisresard Tor those VINO ess
late for and administer its Government.
The Tar Levy no su omitted for your action is I'M
douLtedy an unusually large one, amounting 10 neaily
A. OOo 600 which is an Increase over tne year ~
r,arly IS 900 900 ana an average annut lncreass "
peary 100000 vet on closer eXsnlin aon your Com
ittetnd thst the increase in the Aunu Tax lie ~ for
expense. City Government om the yesr eio 70 Ie1S
Was 2l,4l574O or an annual average In 'rease OF
$3.50 600 while from 1892 70 1856, the increase h.s
been ing the ContTol ers estimate, without any al
diton whatever 81 70092 g. or an annual averageOi
1922 523 2l. 1t viii be observed tdst DOES
not ncuoe the raised for educational par or
on trust sccoupts both Of which unusu Ally large
this year. and tend TO swell up the Tax Levy tols
present large and apparently enormous amount
The l. Ri innate expenses Of the CITY Governmsnt tor
the wear s56 will be near $500 600, and In renarking
upon this enormous exPepdl ure, the OohHoIef, oo
pages 10 ard 20 OF bis communication promises az
come future day TO give the Common Oouacu SUN
"i1fo,naton " and suggestions IN regard TO tne
fnsncfs Of the City Government as Will enaoe the
Common CouncD "to act understandingly' Tour
Committee has much cause TO regret tnat Tue heao VI
the Finance Department should have so Ioug Geiayeu
he valuable and much sosght for information he nov
promises TO furnish He has been at the heaa Oh tna'
eepartlnen. during the past three years ana rev nc
has left the legislature Of the CITY 10 gope i!s way ~
financial darkness, when It has been IN MS poser
10 iluniue that darkness by the llgnt OF nv
.;.srn md ernerjenoe 40 as to have enabled
sA~m 10 adopt their legislation 10 conformity
Win the principles OF economy aud 81 ngatehei
vie.s OF fin snoial reform, aud your Commt'ee arc
nee IN ob,erye that they regard hs pro MISE OF INC
Controller as an ausp1ious omen OF REFORM auu IN
Sbss., Inst realized the fact that something more
vs. .xd 10 expected of him thaa the oe'ec ION OF Or
,o.s and delpauenc es, drseratons upon ne eo.s
nf,h Common Council and he deaos OF Deps' tuSn.s
Won, Comm tree will therefore, anx onsy swat .oe
fexthoouiug document IN ne cophoen' eAp ~ ~
tn,t 900 remedy will be suggested tne' ruii
.sor,aS ,uevi,te the constantly accumui4nng ioao o
go wb;ch il annually placed upon toe shonoels VI
tie nnrieut people Of great ana PIo s x
sbo5Id hat off er accomplish an ena so oe,i ~
viii he e,ti,l.d 10 the blessings o'connues'
vbo arc now grosnng utdef bu'u'n' "O''
and exactiPg. ,,ion NJ N, budget
1891 nv Tie Contro Ter hnd that he has lei. "a.
.1Ss,.I items Of expenditure called ior oy nv -
80 n.n,rtmt pts which your Countries Oeuo'o . -
r1nssssTv and conducive to the pubic lhIsfo0- "
inert 10 the TAI oII' - -. r.rro;.soner of Re.
The detailed statement OF tne Osmn'ss"heI a. a. tna
Ptln ene pPntio,,s received from Common Council
aeeo o. - he Done estimates the cost thereof 20
y" ~, 90 t,on which the Controller has deemed IL
sSx,.sbIe 20 strike oat the following hems .,,Soo
Rnia,ns Tor,piins MsrAs. :......''''''' so coo
~. ,.I,ps ar upd fomphins 81 auo''''''' "a COO
70 .n, 10 M,or-Gss Worth ;'';;..;a,.i;.ii -''
ssSt,, Ttjrd Dlsnst p ice and 's'' 10000
EH-x. An-.....,.............s.. 200
.~rAtn. Coupty jail ......ssssss'''''''''
nsiips total ef..........'''.'''..' 49,. o.,
H. hat Law or by what authority aoee C"nmon
y.ss.me 70 puliify the action OF tne CSa .J
Iopei a., rsl.,ion 10 these measures, cSsiy eaop,eu
~ - IL nresumtd thai be has iegiHetve - W.
n.;.,,.t;ve pogotf Your C,fnmiucs soiuA ~ y,
-. sbe,efors have Inserted the necesshs euoans -,
fle fsI levy, In addition 70 tns In his