New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-15

tbe.e appropriation were exhausted last year, which
proved TO be source o' great yeX1ti"n and annoy
aDce beside deriment 10 tue public Interests hked
this wear for 30 900 for statOucfy. The Common
Council Ieduceo il t. SlJOU0, whlch cum included
IN the tax levy Thus approp 4ton is exhausted, the
amount supplied I" different offices being as follows
Cie ( Of common Con cii................ 1874 "
Clerk Of Boare OF Counclnen ........... I66s 90
SIKH D,,ict Civil Court ............... 66s7
Public Administrator ..................... SS %
street Colmii-sloutTs Oihc -............" III 90
CoipHetou AtorDey. ONCE. .......... az -
Chit Engiy,eI Fire Dep4f.ment......... i6 %
Corporation Counsel. 4'i %
and so un including 81 offices or courts, noue OF the
others however basiog as large au amount as tbe
lowost Of the above. Tue whole amount OF requ t"n
Drawn up 10 and including Juue ~ IL Sl2iOI ~, show
ing aD apparent balance OF $l3l7 81. Otner appro.
prlatOus of similar character III this Bureau Will 1
fear be exhausted before toe end at tue year asked
for 500 600 including so OO for phnlius proceedings
of the Common COuDCiL TINS was under hue dlner-
eut headings of wnlr, sa,iOnery was one. The Com-
mon Coun al struck off $,UUOlO from wha' asked for
$50 900 of vii ch was for pUutlng their O"n pro
ceeciOgs. The Legislature reustatci us amount aod
then struck off SIS ON from the amount auo sed by
the Common Council for printing, ADVERTISING sta
tonery fuel furniture cleaning, ignti0g anb supplies
generally for all the puDlc Offices Conrts, Ponce and
Fine Department OF the city AID tor all otler purposes
not UtheIW ise pfUyided for
This Department has been furnished with $4,000 for
"COotii gencies Street Department. Ids was not
ssked for by the Street Commissioner nor allowed by
w by tie Legislature l have been informed oy the
Controller that eau nei her draw against Cry Con.
tingencies' IUr Supplies To PuDlc On ;es III pay
uent foe stationery, but the pepper appropriation Tor
me to draw against for supplies Of stau Jnery to the
Controllers office is Cooling Street Depart
ment," notwithstanding the tact that there Is Il
srge appropriation for Counting ncIes Finance De-
partmeut" | have lot yet deilultively Determined
what ID best 70 be done IN ths nttet bat at present
will continue 10 furnish stationery 40 such quantes as
ore Absolutely Decided; AID @ 10 the meaa time, ell
desvOI 20 understand how lt happens thdt the apPo
prlbiIOh for Stationery Is by the COItfVuef reporeu
"exhauste0," When have drawn acquisitions upoH II
FOR an lees by s. 81 - thantOe apr jpratIon'
shall take an early opportunity OF communicating 10
sour honorable bodies 6By decision that may cUue 70
IN tt question: likely to effect the furnishing oi need
iul supplies to puDlc Offices
Hurcau Of ne Ch1ctEHgjaeer Of the FIRE Depart
7chLTbe amount asked Tor TINS Bureau by tue Chle
Engineer was ST. 900 including s2OUO no" drawn
fruIn lhe appropriation for salaries
The AMOUNT asked for by this Department lmost
The increase being made necessary by work then or
dereo by Common CUuucu, was $500. lue lOn
mon Council allowed SO o. under fifteen ON rent
bead. The Legislature authorized soi, rs under the
general head " tue Department.
NUtwths andiug tins large reduction III the amour,
of money asked for the Common touJcu nave ordered
an additional amount of ~Orb. Tnere eau he Out
one re,ult from tins way of egi.lang tor practical
business Tnerc are otGer prJprtdtons authorized
fo the Fire Department lots aud houses Tor Enslne
Companies Noe ~ ana II and Hook and l. ddet Con-
-,
bur,au u the Jhiet Engineer nor Fire Apparatus; ohe
department Of the City Cove nmeht purchases real
eeiaie another constructs buildings.
The amount ior which acquisitions nave been drawn
bv this Department, sghIust toe Appropriation Tor
"Fre Department" IL $500 20 Of winch 3d.
~ So ere on certified Vouchers OF the Chlc Ensl
neer aDd 80 81 81 vouchers OF otuer othctrs oi
this Department, leaving a balduce oil S<h"b- u i'r
pay,ett of bulls already rendered, aud hereafter to be
incurred You are respectfully referred To tue report
Of the Chief Eugiuoer of the FIRE Department, and
Superitteuoens o Fire Apparatus, for iui particulars
IN regard to this Bu,eau.
BuIcau al the Collection Of ASSCSSmeHtS.-ln various
&C COMMUNICATIONS made TO Jour honorable bodies since
May 1855 the condition oi the business ct thi Bureau,
previous to that tune vas stated al length VIII Dc
perceived by the report of the Collector that on the
lostiulers certificate, toe moneys had been actually
paid 10 former Deputy Collectors; large MOUNTS are
rCw being credied aud the liens discharged Ut record,
which appears had tot Ocen done al tue time the pay
nents were made. Early the present year the Con
tr,r cal ed upon the Street Commissioner TO furnish
tie Finance u, parmeh with statement showing the
title date OF ccni nation ana amount remanlng unpaid
q every assessment lt III tae hands o tue lohector
Of Assessments, ard also win statement ui the nc
counts OF Isaac EGwafOs VINO, as Collector ct Assess
meJis was succeeded by Joseph X. Taylor IN 1910.
Both ttose Iequ, sis were complied VITO:
The examination of the accounts ct Isaac RI ards
And DEPUTIES had absorbed the uhe Of four clerks tor
veal months aud the result OF thus iuvess CATION
wss @ ,mmuniCated to your honorable bodies On the
Oath day of February last, through hls Honor tue
MAxor | Am informed hOugh not UthclaIll thal on
The basis of that report a sotrmeLt ot the account mas
beeu effected.
This Department has afforded the Controller every
facility thin It's power, To put into proper shape the
aeeonuts which ITO use hs Cwn words we're Kept or
rather not kept IN bs Department previous To the Is,
Of January last and the prescott Smooth "ork'ds "'
tie DEPARTMENTS 50 far aS concerns tlc cohec'"u
Of assessments Is an exemphhcatiJn oil proper sys
len # checks
The duties required Of the Collector ana DepnleS
are ardaOus ana such ~ cannot he Delegated iu5
service UPON e,ch individual assessed, al Two persona"
Ioic,s ald the execution of ath aNlt tha1 ne ms
dOre sre necessary before any S can Dc fctu,heu
T. the Clerk of Arrears Tor collection, auu safe %
property .or unpaid assessments without uiSeh' Vu
Gtsyof taNlng been laGe ~ COIeci The "dVu"' "V""
Be void
Payments into the City Treasury to the credu OF Tue
Collector ui Asses nent> of al amounts c'ecVVU ny
TIE deputies are nos required 10 be maic every Jay
and the subject Of anakug these p9yueus Oy ne w
iectOf sac rendering fall detailed stake ueut returns
tal receipts ami accounts ally III accord tLcc WIN t',
aenslcs of the Controller has been cbuslivrcd, NV
have decided that the plan Il not feasible, and nay
10, seen iii to cOu1termaud my directions 70 tue vi
actor requiring nun 10 make has p4ym ;n's 10 'ue
Ciy Chamberlain and render has accounts weekly III
tcOrialCe with the amended ordinance reoTSahLlug
hs Department.
The rate Of fees prescribed BY the Amended oFdt-
tspce IL - per cent ali amounts cJlcc CO. Huu per
cent Oh all amounts properly returned 10 the bdresu
y Arrears being the T.ies that were before
Claimed OF street openings and fixed by ordnance on
a. ether assessu ems ant reduction OF per cent ou
lsmouts returned to the Bureau of Arrears for col
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