The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-07

waite property and this department. has not yet boen
ssyd 70 Inn sobss and me state Of he sccoups be-
tween the cry and the officers In question,
far could b. obtained you referred to previous
srroopss OF Irssc Edwards during bin savm q once
C0lectos OF Asseesm nts, and III hs deputies have also
been .xspined Under e present ordinance ~ moneys
the Colectcr and deputies each paid monthly equal
part Of TIVE aud hall per Cent on that amount For
merry these officers retained their lees The amount col
lected by hs bureau and deposed with the Chamberlain
iron the 22d OF April 10 the 2ls Of December last 10 two
buIdred snd seventeen Thousand Tour nuodred and
twenty dollars and forseven cents (e2l5 AL ~.
No ieurus have yet been mace BY the Collector 70 the
Bureau II Aesss for The that the present Dcpuy
Collectors ing possession Of the uce were compelled
pake two persora dssnands upon every person Who
had not been creded the tcr al nssepsents
conf med spcs March l. 1857 IN addition 70 Centrai park
and Bowery nsion. amounting 10 all TO one million
hundred ard thirty eight thousand -FOUR hundred and
eighty nine dollars and eehtyone GEMS 81 ,IS6 $50 0.
The law requires ,hcsn make afdavs 70 these facts
This labor together with proper stsention 70 the assess
ments coliI med their appointment, bad rendered
their duties extremely nrduous gives me plea
nfo you that they making large collections
the old lists and that they preparing their
turns the Of Arrears All lsts conf med since
the appointments Of Mr.. n. n Scbs1sln Collector II
Assessments will promptly IA the Bureau Of
Arrears the exp alton q the prescribed time. Assess
meats not edited the secord a. paid % the ls inst
amounted TO u,t million bupdred and thirty Eve thou
hundred and eevssteen dollars and two cents
Isl 1856 217 Os). The Baseawof Surveying found by
l Cooper 70 he had, osanxed that he considered Il
necessary for the repeal Of that part OF the ord
Dance establishing ths borean. was repealed, and n
regular rate prices has been estabish,d and the depart
ment by seeo.on, city survey 10 perform
work Of this character that be necessary be donc
BY the aronancss the bureau of tic City Hall and
Park merged in that OF Repairs and Supplies large
has been MADE the of cleaning and
lighting the City Hail and buildings In the Park. In
aeeo dance win o'reetoss Of The Common Council, the
exaniDe and report upon the bills against the city for
work dose AID supplies furnished during the contested
tel oil dice of Nesrs. Devn and ConOver The amount
allowed by the examiner, which will have to be provided
for IN the OF this year eighty thousand
sixty dollars anu 1--WE cents sSs goo 06 (see docanent
No 20 Board OF Aldermen ard other repoits The amount
OF bills already rendered 10 this department and paid
requiring TO be provided for 10 arrearages Is twenty
thousand four hundred and fifty four dollars aud forty i've
cents S2l 454 45). Of bills rendered for expen
ditrres incurred during 1863, but paid awaiting the
eappropraion Of unexpenced balances nine thousand
two hundred eDd dollars and sixty five
tSe2l1 COY The unexptnGed balances nng hand
Of appropriations under this department al be end or the
amount to four hundred and eighty thousand
three hundred and hiryseven dollars ana eghtytoree
cents ($4S3,3 say The total for which requis
lions upon The Comptroller have BEEN drawn by the Street
Commissioner since the Goth Of April last is Ave hundred
and eighty four thousand eight hundred and sixty
lars and sixteen cents s6s4 ICY For details OF this
mtted appextx marked A. The total amount Of esti
mates OF appropriations 10 be expended under this depart
ment for the eaf 1862 rs three milton Thirty three thou
sand and eiebtyseveD dollars and ninety seven cents
(s3t53s 80 OF which one million and fifty dollars
trust accounts and four hundred and eighty three thousand
three hundred and thirty dollars aud eighty taree
cents s4s33s7 SO app opriat leaving to be included
m the tax levy one million Eve hundrsd and forty-n
ttoutand and Six HUNDRED dollars and fourteen cents
(si,54oeoo l4) for app opriotoDs under Als Depart
meni These estimates have been made ont with
care, but the data that could be obtained
TO be erroneous, But, EIth the system adopted in
this Office aud tie various bNreaus Of the department for
keeping the accounts, there is believe that
another year the estimates can be made in detail
and with much g'eaier accuracy. For the manner in
which the books are required to be KEEP. in the Offices
OF the various bureaus reference is made 10 circular let
miss on
dated JaDe II, 1885, and TO appendix and A--being
stfenent OF books kept IN the bureau of collection OF
essments aud in The office of the Street Comm
The appropriations for tire year having passed the
common Council Of last year expenditures in this depart
ncDt cannot be incurred (Sec Communications Of Street
ON missioner to The Common Council dated Sd and 18th
nst)
ln CONCLUSION your especial attention again called TO
be atgoute necessity for providing during this session
the legislature for expenses TO be by the city
government curing at least two three months Of the
ear 1860. respectfully and urgently recommend that
he Common Council take such action in the premises rs
n their judgment be advisable Respectfully SUBJ
mtted. G. W. SMITH, Street Commissioner