The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-23
VINO ar~ our Coveruor~s-Who Swell our Cfty
Taxs.l-Rsvsevv ef the AimsiAouse AdmAn-

T~Ss.s-RsvsevS Of the AimsiAoAse AonaAn-
krtrstycn.
There II great deal Of delusion smNng our people N
,esard 10 the government Of city. Whether a
mass meetings in Wall street or in 1ompkins square an
ssual degree Of ignorance would seem TO prevail as TO
~ho h, reality are our governors. Our citizens do not
.aem IN realize the fact thai living under
new and reformed system. by which the Old municipal
method has been practically superseded The hungry
rpobt in Tompkins square and the money mobs N Wall
s;rest clsmor about Mayoray and the City Council
Sith singular forget;unoss Of tho parties who
eusvey responsible both TO the pauper and TO the tax
PAYER Our prevalent state legislature has, fact,
years , thing also Of the control Of the
ed fashioned city officials, We have commissioners
anized take exclusive charge of the city dsburse.
for paupers and prisoners have for dis
charging nearly all the other regular functions of
os,pa The odd jobs and other irregular mat
which cannot be anticipated, necessarily remain IN
the control Of the City Council the regulation OF carts
and Of the dog pound continue devolve upon the
Mayor; but the real Of the cty-those who
make up the bulk of The annual budgets for the Comp
t<o,lers levyare the various Boards Of Commission
organ by the State Legislature ana only RESPONSE
BILE body any OF their acts scrut
ny Of their vouchers
The anticipated dstresses of the approaching winter
have elected plans and opinions from every quarter
gross oppression Of the payers OF this city
shall be aevised view of due regard FOR the increased
necessities OF the poor In the midst Of the very praise
worthy anxiety which prevails this subject perhaps
Me Board of Ten of Almshouse manifest
camness the matter than any other of the parties
concerned In response the resolution of the
City Council requesting the speedy organization Of the
usual temporary winter visters OF the poor the Cover
have walked the possible need Of some extra
effort and in extra requisition for $50 600 TO be
distributed among the out door poor of the CITY was
but faw days previous that their annual budget was
for f,1l m W r4lrs I,rh II
e1l3 900 is indicated; bat no M nton Is made OF the
probable increase OF the outdoor poor VI The city TINS
year A resolution of the Beard, accompanying tn
budget says" The Board have always elt that they
faithfully performed the trust reposcd in them, and
before have they deemed necessary TO exercise
such severe economy apparent should govern
every department in the city an TO aid in preserving the
vaue of property which must inevitably be seriously de-
without great redcuion in the expenses Of the
city government"
il may tie well glance the doinrs of the Board
since its organ zaton with satisfy the public in
their present scrutiny OF municipal expenditures. In
ls4s, the Ten Governors OF the Aimshot-e were eab-
ished. Their preceeessor-ihe OH Municipal Anshouse
Commssiouer-maae his last report Tor lsiS, presenting
the Of his doines for the wuter of when,
vii be remembered, great increase of distress was
rasionod by the hard times, causing proportlonae
enargem nj Of expenditure for th9 department After
canpaign The part OF the Old wings that day, simi
a. To that last year legislature, the Board
organ zed under Simeon Draper; and with grand
90 rsh the Sag of retrenchment and reform was
naied TO their masthead. For the first two years of
their administration decrease IN the eXpe1 tlrcs was
effected, compared with those OF The Old Comm ssoner,
amounting $e7 ,40S o.. That result well hazon
forth for political effect at the time that ali the host OF
Commissioners established by the Legislature have
been appointed and urged upon the success OF this proce
dent the Ten Governors and the early prestige which
their regime attained Tkrug however the entire statistics
the from the published reports Of the Co
their organization, and comparing them with
tie la report the old Municipal Commissioner.
pcrseded by them, the record pgessnts rather
startn array fact well for the paper the
payer The policy OF retrtnc hnient aban
doned after the second year, anu the seventh years
port presents expenditure ed than 100 per
whst the number Of persons relieved chargable
10 the department had not very materially increased
Taking the last MUNICIPAL report starting point, and
greate annual expenditure under the Old system, the
following comparative results are exhibited since
ls4s. Aggregate distributions (olI Com ~ $03 5o7 SO
1919 Frst report OF Governors ........ 1888 9s4 81
1850 Expenditure ....'................ sso,ssa 81
ISL Expenditure building, sii, 46cJ -. 4sl, ee7 SO
Increase lsts q s,nJa -
iss2 Expenditure building, ss67So) -. sol 500 IS
Increase over ls4s. ....... ...... S1s,bsS -
1853 Expenditure (buiding SIS e37 81 -. Sal $50 &c
1854 Expenditure (buidrpg $50 i0) -. e5o,s7. 40
1855 Expenditure Caiiding sio5,9l -. slee72 90
is6s f1penG ,urc t6uiidng, $40 ,5sI) - e5i72o IS
Increase over lsis ............ .S-5l Az 10
1857. Expenditure us 500 90
The Comptroller Of the city hay ng mpted check
.he growh q expenditure in ths apartment, dsallo~ed
el25 900 oi Ia. estimate for $50 this, however being
beyond the power OF the city government, i was finally
~, the evy OF the present year, s51) the funds
having been long since drawn from the city treasury.
The levy Of this year stands on this account FOR the
department at ssi3. 500
owing the complex arrangement n tho statistics OF
the department the reports ~ the Board u u not read
practicable % present comparison Of average inmates
of the for each year The actual number OF
inmates Of the institutions. given the last re
port 81 the municipal officer the actual number Of in
reported by the Ten Governors tor a, year stands
uuss-
ls4s-Number Of inmates under the Municipal
ise-SUmber Of inmates under the Ten Governors o2I5
r-cr a.e over ls4s about : per cent, 24e3
To- rapid aim house Of late years
Ia been usually attributed the growth Of popua-
nn embraib n &c. The number inmates ef the in
sntutious the real ba aud does not exhibit
q proporouaie growth Of psupers. The extent OF the
relief Is the other avenue of expenditure.
IT, Distributions under the % Super
Mtrudcnt aud visters, Whlse IN ID AT the
tund, the Park, Tie exp,n lures comprise money
feel gwen 10 small amounts " the resident poor Of
the city together with transportation o pa pcr-. &C. IL
appear the retrencments 81 the first two years IN
the Ten Governors manly the out door dOna
The NUMBER - city paupers aided by donations
sas az once cut dCwu half During the term Of the
published reports ls4s they have not exceeded the
number relieved by the Municipal Commits that year
In more than three Instances The average number 81
persons yearly been about per less
The Ten Governors instituted The expenditures,
The contrary show Increase Ia amount, Of
about ten PER cent that of ls4s, as follows
ls4s-aS.S ss adults and chi tren under the old
system. ..........: :. .oi9 %
ls4e-aau and children under Ten Governors y ~ =
lsh0-gs O54 S5.4ls %