New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-05
BOASD OF ALDERMEN.

mel last night. MI DAVIS in the chair.
! 1 resolution osrod ara referred rccomr.ead-
ir the purchase of the sec FIRE he'll now on the Post
Oh-~e provG,d it be cheaper AMI better ssa bll' Of
| ori.1sry composition.
,zrorstrancc agars, lctting tie gates or nny rsrt
| If the New Reservoir was receve6 ami rcered.
A p,.iton wae received Aom the 1rdscr River Rth-
| road Company as5 eghty-fye othe, asklng permis-
sor 70; ,aid COMPANY 10 rur small oas on their road
The MERITS of Ire question of allowing th. Rrdscs
| River kslroad Cc1papy to 'un small cars on thor
road came up again on a mOticn to discharge The Com
miitee having the matter befor. from !drthe' 'consid-
erstion of she subjeo.. The mcsion to tscharr ~as
| lost.
A comm ,nicston WITS received from The Street G ss,
missioner a. follows:
STREET Cosxrss,ssR's Osvics.b
Ns"-YoRS, Nov. 1, 1858.
| - the Honor rsis ns Co-n.p CouseA
Your attention is called to the far that tie four lof"
| IL sing appropriations exhausted, viz; City Cow
tingencies S6ypies to Pushc Offices Sts,i, merry ar<
Printing.
Ssetion Of ;he act of the Legislature authorizing
the tsx levy TO- 1853 provdes that portios Of tbs
respective sumo so authorised to bo raised by tax
sbsI be experded or applied to any other 'rposes "
or objects than said objects aud rWposes -cspec.'
tively for viii h the Board of Supervisors of the
| - CITY aud County of New-for are empowered t.
| raise she same. Notwithstanding, therefore, thss
there srr certain appropriations applicable to eIpcn
| dtures under the cognizance oi this Departmrnk
which gre largely in of the amounts thai win
| be expended for the purposes specified in the tax
levy these moneys cannot legally be used for other
A
| means necessary TO provide for further supplies "
Public Offices, Printing Stationery, or the eHpendi-
lures that chargable TO the appropriation tor CITY
Contingencies, under which latter head are Includes
many things essential to the administration ot the
public business.
Snct"n 81 Amended Charter of lS57, provides that
,uv n of noary whatever en- the cre Corpor.oa
In anticipation of the reycuue year IN "h@n
loan shall be made unless authorized o' 'p''l~ ''' 0 '
The revenue for this year for the purposes in qnes
no. apti. at.1au md ths
of The rev erg appropriations referred to have Deea
drawn from the Treasury aud DO addtonnl approPr-
ations can therefore DC mad, until ihorzed by tns
| Legislature -, =,
| Section aS of the Amended Charter provides that
No expenditure h,i be Incurred BY any cf; pepe,nens
been ordered the Council nc, uu'sss spprs-
piuton shall have been previouy made o"'eHs such ca
section 10 of the Charter provides thai
"Any officer Of the City Government, or rou eppleycdh
vision, Of hi. .hs be tccued guilty. - n'semesnss
ad, in addition 10 Tie fn, imposed q ias sha ien"s
| any Office under the City Charter" -
Although it has always heretofore bc rn customary
To incur expenditures after the apprOpr 0ns arc OK
bausted and to have such expenditures egali1ed -
arrearages do not deem it proper to follow tho ex-
| ample. 49, -
To avoid the recurrence Of this condition Of things.
amounting to virtual suspension Of large portion
of the CORPORATION business, modification of the laws
now in force should be made. II the Legislature were
now in session. the remedy could be at once apped.
I
restraint upon the amount of expenditures of the
City Government, and that il may still be possible 10
gally TO provide for the contingency of An irsihone
AUTHORIZATION or exraorinary expenditures, the fiscal
year for the city should commence on the lst OF July
instead of the lst day OF January Ihe I-egisiB-
re being in session during the latter part of the fiscal
year. additional appropriations could be authorized In
case of necessity Definite and distinct appropris-
tOns should also be made for the expenditures OF the
several executive departments, in order that oaoh
may be responsible for s estimates, and That It's ex
Il. b. Lattt in rlatn nd
the moneys 80 appropriated should on no saeoint bo
drawn from the treasury except ON the reqIsti0n u
the head of the appropriate department.
section -, Of the Charter provides that
heusve work IA be- done ~ coupets or
perfect particular job supply needn o .'y p,ioa
iri.heS Tor the Cooperation the several Of the .sn
woEk supply 'hal Iosthsf lnsSl's mo exp ~ nor,
pndre fo work Ppe. an amour. ,3 gas
be certified to by the head of The tpproPrste Dp,msn
the expenditure b. authorized BY ID, ooI,no '~he'
No expenditure eau therefore be legally incurred ~
contract or otherwise except by tho head o the ap-
prOpriste Department. .
portion Of what are called 4" city contingencies"
are propery andes the cognzance Of this Dcpartment
The amount Of the appropriation for this purpose Tor
this wear was $50 0j which amount there has been
paid by the Controller, my requlsiton, v, 2 5l-
The balance being $75,1H 4o, has been paid by the
Controero otherwise than on my regustiol. Inc sP-
propriation for " supplies 10 public offices yl3,Us
against which have drawn requistions on the Con-
troler for g. llS 35-tne balance being $il o.
has been paid by the Controller other authority
than my requsition. The appropriation stationery
il $1,000 against which have drawn re lul'itions foo
1897 IL. The appropriation for printing -
| SIS coo sgains. which have drawn requstious Tor
sl7 Dag ~ OEe Of my first official acts was " devss
sy,tem Of account returns, &c. by which the bcai-
ness Of the Department could be earned on aecuat1y
ard with a proper understanding of what was being
done But this avals little when the appropriations
are 20 largely drawn against without rsqustons rom
this Department.
However necessary these payments by the Co-troa-
Ter may have been the Department Is relieved of No
norton Of its present embarrassment arising from
want Of money 10 meet certain Necessary expeno auros
for the next two months.
annex statement hereto Of The several apUopri
ations drawn against this Department givingtse to
amount Of each appropriation and The amount pad %
each on my reauisiton Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD COOPER, Stree. Conn ssouss
sr,Tz,,Nr on 1s y,or 1852 rAsA
eul.,lon. hay> been drovn By NE street sts-es
t,c 1pvl Sos zis 01d A~0vots pad by t@ coe-
rgler 1Son sSsh re9psssGtsaa AHlI. =. -
Apofovria. of5yeek
Filing mndry Lots under order Com uo1. C.%a ss:
Co c.ncil eo'e' -
CITY Coutiugelci>, 9et -
| Docks and Piers lgf'e
Police. ~ou "a: -
Fire
Civ INSPECTORS DE Pal 1ItInrpt.......... lI,g2 -
Board q Hesth.... lid -
CLs.ses Arrears Of Ass-sIssnts....... TtJ -
ienl- - TO1o sra -
stat. .......-...'.'.''''' ali. a
gsraies 20 Public Offices l5tW ~