The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-27
BY STATUTE REGULATIONS.
81, 4o9, Bal 4,o2o, 544


Proportion Of arrears of taxes. las,o'2
Total So,sov,osi so<o'oH
Besides the above five and half millions, there
are other sums not included in this schedule, though
subject % the control. They regular assess
ments, not exhibiting any material variation OF
amount from year to year, Incidental sums not 70 be
Clased with the above regular annual budgets ices,
&c; making altogether upwards of six millions of
the taxes the real and personal property OF the
city.
MUNICIPAL KxrESDrTuRE-THE CITY BUDGET.
The balance Of the year taxes Is OF course charge
able To the current expense OF what survives OF the
municipal government. Out Of the two millions re-
naming a long array of petty items are met, and
the Common Council permitted TO squabble about
them as they see tit. The Street Commissioners de-
partment and that of the City Inspector, comprising
the opening, paving, repairing, cleaning and
lighting streets; the care and expense OF public
buildings police stations and engine houses cost OF
Fire Department, public grounds, sewers, docks
and slips markets, printing and stationery, public
celebrations, &c, are all slowed away in these two
millions.
The Mayors salary is 50 600, and the salaries and
other Office contingencies $4,000.
THE WHOLE IN A NUTSHELL.
The whole fiscal question resolves ITSELF through
the above classification. into this simple and signl
cant statement Of the matter:-
Whole amount Of city IS 900 900
Amoynt ordered and expended by state enact
mcnts state officials, upwards OF ...... 6oOo,0oO
Amount ordered and expended by the municipal - -.
authorities less than Observation-Disclosures ZVb,uV
The increase OF taxes those OF 1850. 4st5,2l
Gbargeable 10 state enactments aud State
Cbargeabic 10 city ordinances ............ s2l,7oi
OUR DUPLICATE CITY GoyERSMESr-ITs RISE, CHAR
ACTER AND RESULTS.
To arrive nj division OF those portions of the
CITY revenues ordered to be expended by Legislative
direction a. distinct from expenditures originating
with the city ordinances aud the municipal officers
IL ~ necessary TO examine the various amendments
10 the city charter and the vouminous acts of the
Legislature on the subject.
In, session laws Of the State exhibit large body
of enactments all tending rapidly to undermine the
Local government OF the city. Since the amended
charter which was submitted for ratification at the
ballot box in ls49, the Growth OF legislative assnmp
tops haa reached o complete dctitorlM disregard
for the rights of the city, Neither the new charter
of 1857 nor any OF the previous entertainments of
special acts have been presented Tor rathcation 10
the people. The vehement protests oil the CITY, from
time to time have been merely secuted. Year by
year the several departments ana .he DUN =, ou'
expenditures have passed out OF the legitimate ex
ccutve hands of the municipality into some newly
instituted Office created by the state Legislature
or appointed by the State Executive. An ehtiie
new system has thus grown up, presenting uup,i
cate executive and administrative body, perfectly
distinct and independent regards any controi OF
Its acts by the old municipal body. fatoons y
commissioners have now superseded the maSoI anu
Common Council In every important duty ana ex-
penditure of the city government. II - to these
Legislative delegations that the extravaganza ,creYe
IN our city taxes Is solely chargabe. Zach BoarH IN
Its isolated independence, drives on, pc NELL WIN
out any regard to the dongs of the rest the slightest
consideration oil the extraordinary aggregate whcn
they collectively accumulate. The responsibility Tor
fhis " shouldered on the Mayor aud Common Coun.
cd. They are permitted to provide the money, and