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


DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CoETROLLsR's OFFICE, !
NTw-YoRK, Nov. 30, 1855. !
To the Common CesneG;
The seventh section Of the amended charter Of 1s49
declares that ono money eball he drawn from the
City Treasury except the same shall have been pre-
'vously Appropriated TO the purpose for which it il
drawn; and all appropriations shall be based ppon
appetite and detailed statements, in writing, of tho
several heads Of departments, through the Con-
"troler."
The ninety mir tn section Of the ordinance for or.
psDizDg the Deparme nts Of the Municipal Govern:
nept Of the city, provides that " the Controller shall
"submi, TO the Comm on Council, or before the
first day Of November in each yen, detailed esti-
mate OF the rce pts and expenditures for the year
" commencing on the Fret OF January following, 10
"order tast the annual appropriations may then be
I" made: and also estimate Of the probable amount
of that may be required for the gear commencing
Cd tie frat osy Of January wing, wlts the draft
Of an act su borzDg the raising of such tax In Or
der that an spl Ecsti may be made to the Legisa-
" ture for authority to levy the same.
the besds Of the several departments, calling for the
specific and detailed statements" required from
each by the charter.
eh, pter $50 Of the laws Of 1851 allowed uni the
18th of November make their report and estimate,
10 be LAID before the Bo I'D of Supervisors. Foe l7th
section of TIE amended char 'er provldes mat tue
BOARD of Education shall submit All appropriations re-
ouir.d by them TO Board Of Commissioners, consist
il Of The Mayer, Recorder ContoileI the fresdHnt
Of the Board Of Aldermen aod the President OF the
Roa,d of Couu cinen for tn r approval, when tne
estimates are 10 be mt by the Commissioners to the
B. ard Of supervisors. III, however, they disspprove
Of the estimates they are TO return mem Win tner
obt c'iops 10 the Board Of Education; ana II on re-
copsis IA ion The Board of Education adhere 10 the
origin al ap ropriaon, by vote Of tso-thirds Of all
the members Of the BOaro then IN ONCE they shan re-
turp the estimate tie Commissioners whoee duty II
shal be to report the same to the Board OF super
visers 80. A.,
Tbe appropriations for the Governors OF the Aims
House are subject to like provisions This reference
TO the charter the school Ia shows that IS not
possible for the Controller to comply stacuy WIN ire
ninety ninth sect of the ordinance before quoted
The tex levy of 1856 will exceed that OF any pre-
ceding year An act passed at the last session OF
the Legs ature, which requires the assessment OF
mill snd quarter on the assessor valuAuon OF 'oe
stare for the fiscal year commencing on The lint OF
October, 1855 and enaing on the 3oOh OF Septemo'r,
1856. mill ond quarter levio on the assessed
valuation of the property Of this oity for the year
1855 will amount to the sam Of $685. "a; and nus
levy will be increased a. he rate OF mil ana quar-
ter on each dollar that the valuation Is increased
There is estate lay which requires $500 600 to be
sssessed am uay by tax the whole Sta q for the
sppport of Free Schools in the State at large of this
$500 600 the Superintendent Of Pablo Instruction
oiifes this city that the share TO be raised by tax,
and paid 20 the State Treasury is S27l 639 fo ABOUT
500 600 of this is appcrtoHed back % the city,
leaving 639 40 to be paid TO the State for schools,
and s6OS TAT "a for the support OF the state Govern
N emit, making total cum drawn frOm this CITY oy
direct taxation IN the year 1885, OF $3.50 3S7 ~ FROM
1850 TO 1883, both inclusive, the levy on sccouns OF
The mill tax. averaged for each year $3.50 IT'S For
the same wears the ayments o, account OF Coz
Schools for the State averaged $s07s for each year.
bey opd the sum sppor Toned back to the eity. Inc
crease on this item, comparing 100 WIN soe os Se,
a. of the four years referred TO- equal 70 $so soi
per sunum. Here is actual increase on theee tEo
items Of taxation, comparing 1856 with the average
of the four years, from 1850 to 1855, inciusive OF
$685., $50 80.
of s3 1854 So for The support OF the Free schools
OF the city for the year 1856. This iocludes al
srrearase the preceding year of tl6oo0o. Tue TAX
levy for 1855 1885, account sf 20 nmoa schools
for the city, will be equal TO 81 97s 600, averaging for
each of the Two years $9s9, 500. The average sun
levied for SCHOOLS tor each Of the four ears ON isoo
10 1853 inclusive Sass 4i2 for each year. Here,
then is ap nusl IL III the cos OF the Common
schools Of the city, comparing 1855 and 1856 With the
ay, rage of the four yes from 1850 70 1852 OF SS oos
This shows aLbnsl average increase OF neails one
hundred and eighteen per cent, comparing isSo ana
1856 with the average Of four years, from 1907 70
1853. This shows annual increase OF taxation on
the three items Of city and State Schools and the
min tax during esch Of the last three or four yean OF
81 lo2 sss 50 Add to this an annual increase 10 me
expepeitures Of the Governors OF the Alm House OF
some s@oO 600 and II shows total increase to the
bnrdess of taxation, arsipg from the operations OF
tbe Iesislssure, the Board OF Eduoahon and me
Cove rnors of the Aims Hou.e, OF so2sss 81 Inls
il AN il crease over which the Common Council, ana
us Departmspt of Fipsnce have 10 ,cntrol
Tie police expenses in 1851, were saio, GOO. There
lie so~ required Tor this department annually, The sum
Of &s2s 500 This shows an annual increase IN me
cost Of ibis department Of ssls ooo Ins saoi1S ion
vss principally made in 1922 BY resolutions OF me
Common Council IN uessins the salaries and sddinS
70 the number OF Policemen.
The cost Of PRINT Y has increased from US 600 IN
1881, - ssa GOO IN 1855; and there 10 dencisncy ID
the latter year Of about $40 ooo This sho~s an in
crosse Of about $40 600 per anoum on this item.
The item Of salaries wa be ncressed for ls56 over
the year 1884, about $l3e 600. st. 70
Tie appropriation for lamps and ess has been IN
| .ysasa1 foy 1856 over that al ls52 Nisa asr