The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-19
any legitimate authority fr making this appropriation
The Finance Committee concurred In ny op1aion.
FIRE DEPA1aAEsT, voR CMv M0uMk SSl 49,
This cannot bo reduced.

The Finance COMMITTEES concurred In ny op1alon.
FIRE DPAnaAxn1 voR CHU M0uMk - SUl w.
INTEREST on RsvH,svx sosDs-S2so, ,ooo
This amount increases the taxes increase This ften
arises from being behndhand year. Largo portion
the tax levy anticipated By borrowing and ssung revs
ssst nSs bonds and these bonds are made payable y 81
tion OF ths realization from taxson the city 6uAnees
we're 20 arranged that nothing expended until ths
tos taxes came in. this might all be saved.
Can you make any suggestion in reference 70 the
Sz0o0o. ey which 1t may be dimtsished A. dou't
know that can now.
think this $1,000 might Be judiciously and properly
oF1rcHRs' rxzs-sa0,00o.
The Assessors have paid out OF the ocers ths
poor witnessed who have been Imprisoned most unrght
eously.
ns1GrAS IMPROVING CARRIAGE wAr ~ BnoAD-
,,u. .,.o ooo w.rIN2o,Ne.
Fifty Thousand collars with the would be suf
cient This $l20 600 may bs reduced to $50 900.
PAVING CHATHAM STREET AND BowERY-376 0O0
Q. Is it absolutely necessary that ths Bosery aaA
Chatham stee should Be paved at present. There =
y for sS ay = for
rased and that expended for paving making at
time, udicous arrangements with the railroad compa
nies.
PRry7,Na-$s5 oOS.
The printing has never been pus out under contract -
For job wa: given 70 Messrs
10 print $40 copies of the charter they asked for tns
~ ,s sent COPY Of the charter as Il had bee.
would do the same work for. The estimate made ct
$sl7. claimed to audit this account myself and tsA
them would pay them one thousand dollars and
.. II the printing should be doue in onomioal
could l. no in your best judgement be done for
GUIDED sdve tising took the responsibility Aavsrtis
ing for valid bios last year. The true way
abuses of this kind is to plant your stakes they
going now without contract they cannot get along
for less than BY advertising and getting ods Il
can be done for $50 oO0 My opinion is that you hs4
better pass t7at "a it is.
O. Does not the city charter make 1t neu nbent upon
the comptroler when there Is an expenditure Of more
by contract 7 A. believe it does.
O. How much of the $S5 900 viii III is no asked for
has has already been spentS A. ] should suppose about
O. What can the balance be done for If contracted for
ss It ought to bes A. According to my statement for
O. Can the printing be done for less than ss5 at
the rate 1t has been going chr A. No, SIR.
From s2S 900 to $4,000 By system Of CON ssss. tAs
balance can be done for ss5, 600 at All eyeots.
ROADS AND AvRNUzs-S6O, 900.
O. How much In your judgment would b propexS
A. $50, ,OOO
REPAIRS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS $50 600.
The Commissioner " pairs and Supplies In 1856 went
on and expended to the amount $i21 beyond the
appropta ion, which you will and srreages. sup
posed he would give me ali the arrearages OF 1855 ard
be put in thesAppropration Of this Sl2l 600. When
the year closed he brought in bill arst to the amount
ment Of Repairs and supplies bills certified BY tbs ats
Commissioner to the amount of three I'd
%sns e. %nss i
to pass an ordinance OF the and this item so
GOO, therefore, Is In arreArage. -
sALARrEs-$360 200
This Is for permanent salaries they now exist.
Do they pay too much for the servcss rendered hr
tie class Of men empioyedf A. They pay pretty hbs
rally.
STREET KxrEssm AND rAv1Na-s75 900.
think SEQ 600 Judciously and economically expended
would be sufficient.
STATION HoUsH-t2s 00O.
How many station houses do they propose to buldt
A. / cont know of more than one.
TENTH AVENUE WORKING As COUNTRY RoAD-$l8, ,00o
think this might Be reduced this year ons-hsH
WARD MAPS AND SURVEYING FOR TAX COMMISSIONERS
$4,000.
This is necessary.
POLICE KxPRNsEs-$328, $780,
@ Does the Police Department OF New York judiclous
ly and economically managed require that sunni A.
am not comps tent to judge think thu city lsgaly
bound to pay that until it is reduced the sslara
since 1851 have increased no less than $50 0e0.
O. Cannot these salaries be reduced fve en- or twenty
per cent without aDyetrtment to the efficiency ths
Police Department. A. do not consider myself at n
competent to answer such q question.