New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-21

rprovtmel. Of the several parks under "a chatg'
OF tie Street Department. TIE arnou"t OF yS,9~ 4
incluted II tie o-d,nsnce 'or this purpose.
LAYFs kSD Gas.
Tht ttnorl estimated or H. 'i'g the public ismes
fo- r-per;rg and repairing 'be same &c.. is 10 -,
Thee Is ineinded 10 he ordnance tor this OH, Z
siJe,x-0
PrBIIc HrIIDiSGs, Constructions ,SD RS, AIRS.
Tie es'iusie for his object = s97 10 TIE sum
81 5000 for ehUildirg CITY Hall and 40 6t0 for rs-
pave 10 Station Houes are ircuded Il the ordinance.
TEE Con'ro'e, leaves the Common Council T.
nqni'e into the Oct Of the oposd experdilre 81
be is 10 mat they have included the improve
merits 20 TIE extent given in the estimate u-der his
bead by tie Street Department
sUPPLIIs TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS ASD OFFICES.
TIE estimate for Supplies 20 Puh.e Bahdings All
Offices 81 $40 Toe item u rent Or Street Com
uisionsrs Ofoe i included il the appropriation foc
reu' Trrtl 2, 60 COO, is i-cudcd under tbs, head
tiaiifD-ry, 5000. Is uc.lded in the ordinance;
flel srd stoves urder head Z oppe 20 public BULL
res ard flee s5 eco. Furniture and books for pu5-
lie buildings sud oiice'. si0,00o, aud supplies t.
Pic Department $4,000 are Dot included in the
Crdlpspce. and ere referred 20 tie Common Council to
examine, AID qdc such smonnt o. may be considered
nec,ssar7. Clearing End lighting City Hal md Park
tui.cpgs $1,000, j. included in IT, orlis ance.
rLEcTroS ExPESsEs-$35 600,
ia included IN the ordinance under the lead OF Flee
tion EIpenses,' the amcunt IL the ordinance being
$4,000.
The estimate is 10000. The sum Of $4,000 IL n-
codec il rhe ordirsnce under the head OF Fire De-
pertinent for Chief Engineer
SALARIES.
The salaries Of the officers connected with the Street
Department are included in the ordinance under the
head a. Salaries at the rate Of compensation fixed by
the existing lava ard ordinances. The amount "a
cn0ed IN the Street COmmiss Oners estimate for this
purpose is 81 900. THE amount included in the or
dipsrc AID tax law IL go 500. IL egsrd 10 the pro-
posed Increasing salaries to the amount of s1ssH,
proper state that is not eXpec ed that the Con-
tiOler viii initiate legislative Measures tarOugh the
medium of the bnualsppr0pration OF expenses winch
he IL required 10 communicate to the Common Council
The Controller hiss uniformly Ii nlted his estimates 70
III. eai-. ng laws and ordinances and IN his report on
the TAX l-vy for 1859 In r. ation to an increase of sa
ries for The CroiOp Board. he siys: " In presenting
an estimate Of salaries the Controller considers II hs
duty in preparing the ordinance of the Common
"Cunrcl To limit his es'ig ate tO the SUM fixed by the
Legislative d.partneIt' The same rule applies 20
other mea uTes If leg sa'inn the part Of tie Com
mon Council and the State Legislature.
In regard to the change of the fiscal year. and Inn
ting tie drafts on appropriations to the ieqmstons
of The Sheet Commissioner, the Controller prefers
leaviI those matters far the Finance Depaft-
uept is concerned to- the confederation of his sue
cessor the CHARTER provides that the Finance Depart
eIt shall have cOtrl Of all tie fiscal concerns OF the
Cooperation aud the present incumbent on the eve OF
his remert from the Office is not disposed 10 sug-
eest any restriction. Of this power to be epped To his
successor.
CONTINGENT EXPFSsEs.
The estimates for contingent expenses Tor the Street
Department are as follows:
For Bureau Of street Improvement. lo00
For Bureau Roads and Avenues le@o
For Burtau Of Lands and 519
For Bureau Of LAMPS aid Gas. ''.'..''''''.. ioaS
Fer SUPP 6. to Public Buildings and Offices by Deputy
SUP riufeudeIt RepsiT. an6 supplies........ Seoo
Fer Bureau Of Chief Engineer Fine DePariment.' l0"o