New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-04

II-f t.-eE, ,fr
...r -. vrI ioh are pow paid over 20 tae Goy5r-
,o,. of '.te Alms Hone Department.
IT, .,oouut raised FOR ScnOcls IN 1885,
tSt 81
Ir
B.rs iber."s s'-''
Or IO3 per cent.
In Is3. no ta1ss were raised on a. 'ount Of toe
CeDtrsl Isrs the Commissioners o: RecIrd-, sad oaiJ
SlO3.4(S fJr state lax While IA 1873, t1er. s1s
for ,be -uIsi PsTt Interest 20
Comu'dofen Of 25ss.
.,,,r, si4ssSai
Beng ILcfesse OF -, ,3J J1o iOr THESE tAr-s VJ0
slOpe siuce 1888. 800
The O mparstiye increa.e Of taxation ~ 1888 'ver
1853, will also be- shown by the following sts'. n-ot
L. s he '.trs,sie .1e.sn, ?, az. az 80: Of W W
raised IL ii,3 supply ne aehe,eneie' Of iqf1-r ne.
years amount raised Ia 1874 70 'o2pI the
cefcieDcy Of 1855 49,
Leaving. b.snee properly forIsss
OF thls snm g. 7g9, ,32j was fr expenditures v,t1ln
The iurediCiiOn If q Common Council hnl 15,9JS
wss for expenditures Lot under their dire.tioa ooo
Deducting the police expenses for lo15, <oi2'"o
the amount for ali other Objects under te jar 7dchn
of tbe Common Com I'll was s. 1885; AMI for ex-
pepdtures for police exp n-rs and for C9.c,so uo'
within The control OF th Conn Council IL lo-'5 tn-
amount was g. TO 93s. In le1s the tal anodnt m
t.xea raise1 was g. G2l UJl, tom which deddc, "a
above tie excess Of the r4ised 10 1913 To sappy
the defdsncee 80 formf Yeas over the amo11t t. o-
rasd IN 1883 TO supply the Deficiencies OF i6' aoont
$00,bGO leaving the balance OF $SJ&I,V'l. vi this
sum there rareC for Obrc's wtnin the lafs llc-
tion Of the Common Council! and for p,lce expenses
and otfer objects Dot under the direction OF the Com
nor Council g. s 466. l. will thus app ar tn 81 mile
the taxes raised objects within TIE control OF the
Muricipsl Government hsve been ircrcasod curing
the last ive yesr. 10 sJ04 800 Is per cent, the
ts1eP raised for tecs Over which The Common Cong
ell have direct control have increased dung the
period - I9 40, or more tnsn lbl per CENT IL
mus be borne in mud 4leo tba al the objects pro-
yded for by the Common Couoeil in 1853, sita the
sug'e p"n Of ponce xpense', ore s'hl provided
for by them, and ucuced 30 the above statement
a. that il the comparative staten, ut gwen aD"v-
the police e1pepses Of S3 ADDED To the @ms oOt
uIdT the utTOl o.. t1e Common Council AZ tia time.
during this period from 1853 to 1855, the increased
valuation of property SUBJECT 70 TAXATION mas been
zsJ per cent OF but htt THAI the expenses
Und.r the legislative control ri the Common Council;
but the other ifens over wbic they have ~ control,
have tre meantime, largely increased a. to MAKE
the total aggregate increase or trGarDn m'fe than ~
per cant. ln connrctlcn with this subject | may .dd
t1at wie the ChaJt.r # The city hss placed nuwef
Gus checks upoD tre disbursement Of moneys st left
under the control 81 the COnmOo Cpuocli, and whicl
il sppeaTs II quite th, satlieT part of the aegess'"
raised by t31atioD ye tie larger pan Of TINS
sDouLt is disbuT-ed ~ sev@ral Commissions nnd
public bodice, without any snch restrct"Ds o. la" or
limitations Othef than tie natiOns Of thtss ,dss
r,Fectsely which they may dispense with at
pleH-Ufe.
S. f-I however a, you have the control Of the dis
position of tie fonds rIsed for ths use Of the Cty
g. ve,nmert t'ost you sll' exercise the powers con-
eTred upon yen vito that care sDd scfutby which the
public iuitrests dsD and. There sevea OF the ac
counts ~ ~bicD have doubt by the practice OF
wise dscretiou considerable saving can be effected
without the hast degree mpanng the efficiency of
the public service Degt ctng tne Improvement Oi IN"
city, or t1e care of ns property Appropriations are
frequently made for work " services winch could b.
dispcused with, ana extra allowances often naio
beyond tn. amounts mat could be legally claimed.
Although generally these appropri stions and allow
90 N ~ =
ADDS materially to tne grVss expenditures oi the CITY
Governmeu Ut by refusing IL all these cases to pass
resolutions, and by cpDhning the e1penditnres
wdi in the amounts OF toe appropriations you will IN
iiisie an example OF economy aod reform, whicn will
20 far toward reduction IN our annual expenses aud
the example will also bo worthy The imt%tl0n OF those
ciher BODIES who now have the control, beyond your
interference of 30 large part of the annual expen-
ditmes.
In such ,fT rs for reform, in restraining eItrsva-
eaIt e1perdliuics, promise yOu my hearty c0O2era-
lion to The ul exteet OF toe pOwers conferred upon
me by the Charter Of TIE Cny and the laws OF the
State.
Notwithstanding the increase in taxation, the gen
ero 6ucia condition of the city stl remains sound
snd bealihfol to be eribe0, do1bt in 4 great
r,easure, 10 The vIsdou Of the Common Council which
prUicCei and established tue slhkug iunis, as well
for ii pSym nj OF TIE permanent debt, contracted ~
the city, for the Interest on tue sane unrer tue
operation of this systeT, great part Of the original
debt, authorized for TIE construction Of the Croton
Aqueduc; ana its IeeerVUrs, and for the distribution
of satt through the city, has been paid off, or the
stock ssu.d therefor has into tue possession of
the Commissioners of the SIuklng Fuld.
The following statement will exhibit the total debt oi
the city Cd the Let January INST On all accounts, as
nearly determine, the permanent city debt re-
decmsbe from the Sinking Fund is........ .....khfoB
Le@ttocks and securities he'd by The Von1saones A+oHo
Leaving III. actual pcrm.n.n. deb, see5ss $40
Te deb. redeeuabe yeait taxation is. l1!oo
AID Bonds OF County New York 1000
TIes,pIy loan scoouut or Revenue Bonds issued IN
htCn OF ip~ outstanding feor
Central Psik Assessment Bonds....,......... li~n@p
ssnent i'o'uV
Making total ls,S2lZO
The perulsnent debt redeemsble from the Sinking
Fund above stated consisted on the ls of January
inst. OF the following items
PKRMANENT CIIY DEBI, REDEENABLE FROM THE
SINKING FUND, JANUARY |, 1859.
5pcr cent Water stocs toui'sndintl Frdeensee In ..
,eI Ssn, Alter s:ci fcoe,m.bic in 0es
per Wser ST. eotemstlc IN lS7'..... $500 ~
eper cent Mater sto 4, reoe-mabe in lSiS..... 2oeo
er Nater STOCK. rede. .mabc in lSso...... 2li0
5 snc per cent CToton wAu Stock, redeemasle in $1,000
rei cent Firc Icicmaiiy stock IcdtemAb in ies 4SGs
5 per cent Building Loan SOCK No 5, redecmabe in
'3tO
Il5Oo
detmsble in 2eoo
dstmsbie in 100000
Ter cen; Central P.i F.ni STICK jArsn,D re.
desm.tle In 2soo
{ per cent Central P.rt Fund STOCK redeem.ble in
srer cent Central P.rt Improvement Fund Stock.
tdeemaele IL lss'...............''.'....... e'3@"
whole ass
IESS.
Investment. by Commissions Of
sinking Fund in City Stocks. : IS 20, s52 o. - -
Bonds aid moIsAscs 69oSoo -S-st 4S@ls =
Amount uupToyided for Jan l. lss.......ssseS67O y
This debt an ounted oo the lsi Of January asst less