New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-08

The following synopsis Of the estimates Of tbs
vasiOxs departments ior expenses il 1853 sss SEA. 70
the Boa OF Cosncim. n las. night:
DEPARTMENT OF FIyascE
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 1857.
10 fle C0nEsoa CJu.eg.
The ninety ninth section Of the o,dif srce for organ.
airg The Departments Of the Municipal Governms Of Of
TIE city, provces that toe Controller shall submit 20
tie Common Council, on or before the first day Of
N0veuber III each year, detsied eat IN sts o. tue
rec lpts and expenditures for the year commencing
On the hst OF Janusfy sing, 10 order tasE the
6nr uai sppTopri 'tons may then be made; aht also
an estimate OF the probable amount OF tax that may
be required tor the year commencing the first dsy
of January following, with ths drsft of act
authorizing the raising Of such tar, in order that
application may be II sde to the Legislature for al
thoriiy 70 levy the sstne"
Although the foregoing ordinance requires the Con-
rOeI to submit bis report On before tle lst of
Move Aber, the Board Of Education are, by the third
section Of chapter 3S6 If The laws of 1851 10 we'd
uutl the 18Th Of November to make their annual esti
mate for the support and maintenance OF the schoos;
ard by the 25th section of the Charter of 1857, the
Governors of the Aims House and the Board Of Etu-
cation required to submit their estimates to the
Board of Commissioners, consisting of the III syor,
Controller, ard the Presidents Of the two BOs Of
the Common Council, before the same can properly be
included in the Controllers estims,e
The references before made to the ordinance OF the
Common Coun3i and he laws of the State, show the
mprsccabiity Of stict pliaIcs the pol Of tbs
Controller with the tinetynuth section Of tue ordn
apce Of l849.
The statements from the several departments will
low be referred to- under their appropr ale hesds.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Statement No. 10 a certificate of an Auditing Com
nitee of the amount copedered requisite and need
full to be issed" Tor the support Of the police of the
City and County Of NewYork for the year 1858. Sec.
tio 70 Of "An act to establish Metropolitan Police
Disrict ard to provide for the government thereof"
passed AIrl Is, 1851 requires the Board OF Police
ION before the 6rst Monday of June in each year
TO estimate the cum requisite and needful to be
raised for the support Of the police, which e:nate
is by the secton TO be submitted 10 an Audit
ing Committee" composed of the Presidents Of the
Board Of Supervisors in each county within the Pc ice
District and the Controllers of the Cities of NewY1rk
and Brooklyn, to be by them approved before the Sd
pervisois can raise the same by tax.
On the 10Th day CT August, 1857 the Auditing Com
mittee net at the office of the Police Commissioners
to examine their estimates, which, after some reduc
tioDs, were approved by the Auditing Committee.
The amount considered necessary for the support Of
the police force then in the department and for the
general expenses ia 1898 5fS Co.
If the number of policemen should be increased to
the number that considered necessary under the
old syftem, TO 200, it would require larger sum.
The Auditing Committee based the app opraton upon
the nun Der Of patolmen in service at the me of their
action, viz S5l:
At 800 each. 300
20 River Police SsoO IUo
$::3'. :s Es: men: $780, e
BY the 18th section of the same act the City of
City. q" all necessary accommodation req1red by
the Board Of Police for the accommodation of the Po
lice force, to furnish the suitably and to warm
and light the same by day and night" Aud in csse
the Common Council refuses 30 to do, after having
been requested then the said Board of Police may
"mske their provisions in the premises, and the
" same when ade shall become proper charge and
debt for the expenses and disbursement thereof
"sgainst the said City," In consequence OF the re-
fusal of the Mayor to surrender the satonhou to
the Metropolitan Police Commissioners, il became
OY
and for the buildings thus rented the Controller has,
already paid IS 6O3 "a. After the decision Of the
Court Of Appeals and the surrender Of the old station
houses to the metropolitan Police, 1t became desirable
10 avoid the further payment Of rent on account Of the
temporary station houses, and in several case, the
Controller paid liberal to induce landlords 10 set
tie rud release the Corporation from the payment OF
rert to the end of the term. In a few cases where
these releaes could not be secured. the bulldogs
rented at such sum could be obtained for the
rs sidue Of the term
When the old Station Houses came into the posses-
sion Of the Metropolitan Police the DO lrd applied ID
the Controller for means to place them in proper con-
diton for the use of the Police the necessary
pense of cleaning, glazing and warming the Station
Houses has been furnished. As the appropriations
had been principally exhausted for these Objects con-
siderable sums have been expended which will be
found in the averages Of the present year.
CRoToS AQUEpUcT DEPARTMENT.
Statement No. is an estimate prepared by the
Groom Aqueduct Board Of the receipts and e1pendi.
lures Of that Department for the year 1888.
For Permits to connect with Sewers ......... 20oo
For Permits to construct Vaults. 1900
Total Receipts, s7S5 900
Tie above pledged by the ordnance Of
1884, and the laws Of the State under which oans have
been made for the payment Of the debt created for the
COT struction Of the Croton Aqueduct-
The charter of 1857 has added essentially to the
duties of this Department The 2lst section declares
that the Croton Aqueduct Board shall In addition to
du,iee of permits for
vsuts and of paving and repairing streets, and dig
" eipg and constructing wek.
fne estimated amount required for the year 1885, to
be raieed by taxation 10 a. follows:
For Aqueduct repairs aud improvements
For sewers, repairing and cleaning s5
For wells and 6oe
For expenses and paving soeG
sos5 ?S'
The following Gums will be paid by assessment the
property benefited and by the Issue OF stock, viz:
For Aqu. duct construction aud Croton Water Works
1o8oS
fof street pavinS 1890
For Belgian pavement iooS%
sOr iron r.vs1sn r.:d in ISL to ). rc.ppiopra:d 7@c
Tie Common Council passed resolutions, Oct. Is, |
1857 to increase the salaries OF the officers Of the Gro
ton Aqusduct Board as follows:
sasry the President Commissioner from Jn 1851. 900
Salary Of Commissioner, from Jan L. S53... 5000
Salary Of Commissioner Of Engineers nom Jan 49, 5000
The Sd section of chapter 1888 of the Laws Of lS49
as follows "Such compensation sha not be increased
diminished during the term for which they shall
I" Rave been appointed.
An act was passed Feb. II, 1857, as follows; "The
Common Council Of the City Of New-York may, if |
they deem il expedient increase the salaries OF the
q present officers Commissioners forming the Gro
- Ton Aqueduct Board Of ssid city for their present
.,iierm Of c ffice.'
The 10th section Of the Charter passed April H. 1857