New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-04


Tcts S8D SO
odr b. fore Of the Boards for 40 increase Of
the Police 70, ee 10 ADOPTED s11i iosai apofopra
ton o. $26,6O0 p be required Toe Control Ter, how
ever adbtIes to the rule vi eycuoOg from the sppro-
prs!ion and Ire tax law, all sums ne, required by
ZONE low Ct he State or srdie anoe Of the Common
COuIci.
SistmeD. No. ! embraces the sum of SIS, 900, for
sxt "a eonIptBfaoD 10 detailed Policeman Waen the
resolution ifcreasi, < the sasree Of Policemen vas
sroped by tie Common Council. those men Who were
detailed 10 attend the several Courts, &C., we're e1'
eudeo by The terms Of the rsolstion.
The PERSONS thus sxruoed, demonstrated sgains the
ntssure 90 urjIft, oDo their claim for remuneration
has been recognized by subsequent resolutions Of the
Common CouI Gil.
The necessary amount to pay the detailed police.
men, IL induced in The srearagts Of 1855, they
having been paid from the appropriation for police in
1855.
The ,um of S. $50 for sugica department of police,
10 sdted 10 the ordinance for police See statement No.
20, furnished by thu Mayor
u.-CROTON ACQURDUCT DEPARTMENT
Staten ent No 10 IN ss'irnste prepared by me
Cioion Acqutduct Board Of the receios and expsndi
tsrt ofthis department. for the year 1856
The revenues Of the year are as fOlOHt:
70, ard p. nsties. 90
Ps1miis to seiItct sih sewer Hoeo
ro,...................... s72aoo
The above revenues are lodged by the ordnance
1874; ana The LAVE of the State under which loan
for the copstIuc ION Of the CfotOn Aqueduct.
The following sun required for the service Of
the year 1856 TO be rsifed by taxation, viz:
AgueSsct repairs and mp svemsnh o@
sever IepsiriIg snS cleaning GOO
S.sre,. nend.d in ordnance With Sal. ie.. Sec. $500
By he 1871 E. ctOD, chap 3S3, OF the laws OF ls49,
the Crotop Aqueduct Board are TO make all contracts
for the constr ucton Of sewers In The city;
The esiims'e OF the Boad gives an abstract OF the
sums pay able in 1856, the aeTers now under con
tract on hote not yet contracted for and those which
will probably be called for by The owners OF property,
sDo tsncto ed by the Comm on Council; the tstAs are
az folio Wa, viz:
Amount tqahed not yet progress SO
Ane1rt on .oIi no: in ,@
fetal for "w'r $3.50
moneys rssed by an issue Of Assessment Bonds;
but the Treasury will be rem bursed By assessment
Oh 'be property benefited by the construction of the
sevtrs
Zoe Croton Aquedu ct Board is authorized by t1e
act chapter sol Of the laws of 1852 to acquire lands
for the construction Of . new reservoir between
Eighty sixth sDd Ninety sixth streets and the Fifth
arc Seventh avenues. IL is estimated by the Board
that an appropriation Of $50 900 will be necessary for
the ear 1855. This sum will be raised by loan, as
provided by the act chapter 342 of the Laws Of 1854,
which authorizes the Mayor, Aldermen and Common
ATTY 10 borrow $500 000 to be expended for the pur
pore Of building . lew reservoir. DC.
The BoaI6 also require for Croton Water Works eI-
Aqueo net $500
A'o f .cnq ss man. s en- tn; rs ,sHs' :.
Tbri aver n. At Fiftypinh street., above tho sren
Of the pest nov In the course Of cois uue- 40.
ADD .nimare for reservoir, q. above Satsd..... 500
Increase stock "a zoo
m-lEPARTMRNT OF STREETS AND LAMPS.
Statement No 3 10 an estimate Of the amount re-
quned ior the expenditures Of is department for tie
year 1856. So ,
fovt a. ha aad he
for The Bureaus of Cleaning Streets, and Lamps and
Gas, to he sooed to the heavy burdens Of 1856.
These srrt araees amount to thu sum Of s9s ass 49,
''0 ,rs so Testly Increased beyond aoy FINE yesf;
fer The sp,esu Of Lamp. and G.s the Comnis -, 90,
sopeI s.lls f.r appropriation of........''.secs 20,
BsIesu Of Cleaning TsHA
ro,.I tvo $50 ssl
The expenditures in tne Bureau of Lamps aud Gss
have been largely incrtas by resO uton adopted
by the Common Council Of 1928, directing the oure.
inc of the as lamps from dark until daylight without
reference to the nights lighted BY the moon. Uhder
the foru er sIrang enent it estimated that the gas
lamps burned $500 hours In year, for which inc
nbsttsn Company was paid by IT. contract at the
rate Of SIS for each lamp. The resolution Of she Com
moi CouI Gil according 10 the computation now maize,
aces 500 hours to the burncg OF the lamps mskiog
total of 900 boprs tor year at cost for esco
lamp of $25. The New-YOrk Company COMPUTES
3s33 bours 9. cost Of IS, 1877 (see statements No.
A end b..
Tfse ststemf MS show that on the 3Oth Of Ssptem-
Der the number Of lamps lighted By the Manhattan
Gas Company w1...........- .'..''.'''.'''.''S,
10 DC "0'u 'u'' ''' 7ssS
New York Company ......'....'.''''''"''''Sis2 90.
To be added tAis yeaI, say,..'.'.'.'.s'''' XIV
.,nnuh., af q a. lsmpx ,....,,......,... I0s05
.aS ~ ali i.an. Observation-Disclosures. SOS
And males total Of ....................... H,lo5
The ,pm 70 qpi ed to be paid 10 the two so eomps'
In ,s5S The, we're maid the um Of ........ 1851 50
:.
Iperease. 80
The Commissioner OF Streets and Lamps s IN no
respect responsible for this increase OF expenditure
which is cspsed by the resolution OF The Conmon
CouI Gil of 1885, adding 500 hours per Annun to the
Blu npg Of the lamps.
There ID in the estimate for the Buresu OF Lamps
and Gas, g., eco for "gss 6sting and fixtures. DO
ing he duties Of this department which authorizes
cal fer such an appropriations and hence tois item Is
excluded from he app epra ion There is an estimate