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

cal year, suf the Lcre.~iy lr -p.ehc apR1pf1.lO1s
10 De es ., Drei un,r sppn pratt heals 81 pNr, nscts
stated: 81 do no. hc-iiafe 70 -sy that until thee
changes ave made. 'ae bu,iucss Of tbs DrpAr nen.
campo, b. properly Conluc'ed.' | have hai ~
cause ~ char - this optn or TOE contrary sdleTe
L. making estimates Ia, Year f,- the ex9sn 'tlres
n,c...sr, IN 1859 this D-ptrmeu, a'orei un1er se.
rnns har,as .n,uts for Sal' ~ a'cnfte ts'a upon
vhich 20 base reliable opinion. ffonthe bet nfor.
r,sti,p that could De prcnrsd, u was ie'ernin@l .
81 frSl 30 coo 10 be itcIie II thetlxeyy. Tais,
Together viii the tipprupl r"n u, uftAp' lled ba.-
s,ces. aud the estimate al rxrnd'l'rS on ~" a.
CONT, msde the whole estimate bttle more ;ha1
IN. Boari Of Couucilmsn If 1873 slnwei >i,3l.-
GA ~ be- Included IN the levy, which - iuc'ioa,
after con- u lailou With their Committee ~ FINANCE,
was satisfactory 20 this Department. Inc tomnoo
C,urcil ,f lS9 inserted to be- rti-ei bv tax ani e1
ra,}.d urd.r air, ciion OF the Street ComB.sscoes,
Al 81 on The anouut authorized by tAs Les!s!--
ture 10 be raised by tax g isJ3 TOR appr"praillns
supposed - pertain exclu.ivsy % th's Department
wss >qg9 laj being about SlhWO less than zoe urs'
nal estimate of the Street Commissioned ami abol.
S}25 SEQ lrss than the amount allowed hy the Ion-
m,n Cornell Bot 10 ,'rki'g ont this anoan, q
money the Legislature d.i say Sha' Work vas -
b. omitted nor did toe Common Couocl taer sier.
The smount reapDrnpri.trd BY me Comm N Council
70 be- exper'.a unsr the direction ~ the Street Con-
missioner j. SiSJ0tS ~, which, added % the snoGat
a. above Sg9 l:5 supp' ssd to be exclusively under
tins II, paiimcDt makes the ivtuhbc nshea OF th.s
Drpsrtinent not ocndiug rrust funds, 81 ~ l0 ~.
OF this amouot there has been expended aot relusi-
tions drawn upon the COn'n er for slU9 III o. eay-
iny an uUsxpepred b-lance Of these appropn' lons
ar,oup,rg To Al C>S 0S co. In iit.rn, t1is Depart
men. has drawn r.quisuilns sgaus. other sppropra-
,iops "Sal4ries" 'Ciy Cortincen 'iss, Ac.,'
Streets Regulating. Grading, &c. tuUs'l, 20 tie
an cunt of S23i 300 90, m,slug the total smouae ot
acquisitions drawn b., this Department darIs the tfst
s:x months OF tlis year, $6}t ~ 81.
There have been thhIy three Contracts made by the
Street Department siIce tne 10 OF Jaouary isst, and
-. o MIA ma nt.FR
Street Dcpsrtu,rnt which have not ye. been c'Difmei
hy the Common Coln ii; five ot the iNier were
awarded duriug the year lsJs-amopg them one for
furnishing coal for the CITY of New.lOrk tor last
Winter.
TIE amount Of asses smen. upcoleced 10 Buresu Of
Collector Of As,ess the l., uJauua y 1889 wss
sl0n7i6 81. The amount transmitted Tor collection
since hist time is Al 593 ~ -. Tue amouot paid by
the Collectors of Assessments Ia he Guy Chamber
lain for the six months ending June 30 sjls ~ %,
including interest All The amount returned 10 the
Bureau of Arrears for the period, is 1923 ".
The Burcdu If STREET Improvements.
IL addition Ia what WAS SAID la my annual report,
and that of the Superintendent of this Buresu, nccd
ng he volumuou~ special report on coltrics, have
now 70 that the retroactive legislation asked for in
order to enable this Department correct aud n0ravel
the entsDglemsnts caused by gross irregularities IN
past contracts has been granted, ana that large
portion of this important business i necessarily in
allegiance awaiting anthOri for this Department IL
act. ! would gain urgently sail attention Ia the Ie-
pOf'S ana recon- Didl oN Nl Nic
ready transmitted by tins Department to the Common
Council. The ouut ~ Np,nditures for which GER
led vouchers of the Superintendent of this Bureau
have been rendered DUNG the last SIX months, is
sliS1gS -.
The number Of contracts made and signed is fifteen.
Contracts awarded aud confirmed by Common COun-
Gil but not vet signed, two.
Contracts awarded aud awaiting confirmation by the
Common Com ell, twelve.
Final payments, fourteen.
Number Of lLsp,ctor ut Contract Work, -.
B1,edn ~ WARES.
Your attention is respectfully called 10 my opinion
and recommendation of January last in gard 10 max
Ing the wharyes of durable materials. No new appro-
praiion asked for tIi- purpose, tue uneNpendei
balance of last year Ofncunng Ia Slb' J3 % beng
considered sufficient. There now lying before the
Common Council seventeen cases in which authority
is asked but yet granted for repairing piers, AMI
seven for dredging slips On tie LIST of Juoe trans
mitted 10 the Common Council a copy OF communi-
cation from the Controller referring To deductions
claimed by essees in consequence of certain prr' aud
slips being in bal condition. au1 asked Tor authority 10
to advertise for proposals To repair CERTAIN slips.
The amount of expenditures in thi, Bureau Tor which
certified vouchers Of the Superintendent hay3 been
rendered during the last slX months Is sj9,obl ~.
Burlsu Of R0ads.
Under authority oi r--oiutiJn OF the Common
Council, approvedJuy u, l'1S the roads are repaired
without coulrac'. The amount asked for the Bloom
ingdale and kugsbridge road go 0OO aud fJr
other roads amounting m all to SLY 900,
with Which, IL Is believed ID" roads of the siaod could
for once have been pat in good order, ana aerward
could have been kept 80 tor a comparatively small
amount.
The LEGISLATURE authorized $4,000 for kingsbrige
roaj and SO GOO for roads AMI avenues, thus reducing
tue estimated cunt from 2, 900 Ia so 600. There
have been expended The kiogsbndse road I62 T.,
leaving a balauce of - ~ -, and fIr roads and
avenues, iucudiug implements furnished by Dspuy.
Superintendent of Repair snl Supplies, 81, O39 oil,
leaviI a balance Of 40 80.
The transportation tor tenth avenue, working asa
Al lata -
among unexpendei balances, has been found 20 be
vold the or gnal appropriation having been exhaust.
cd The work has been completed, aud hla payment
made by drawing rrqulsi,ion against " arrearases.'
of tue resppropristIon f5r Eleventh avenae, work
ing a. a country road, there have been expended
S693 30 Including - ~ voucher Of Contract Clerk
for adyersipgl, leaving balsuce of 80 33 ~. The
contract for this work aSar led 10 John r. Gray,
January u, 1853 but has not yet been confirmed by
the Common Council. OF the reapproprlaton fof
macadamLDg Second aver ne above Sixty-hfst street.
there bbye beeo expended Sl,'T ", lln;ladlDg
voucher for pay Of inspectors for Sl56 certified by
p.rineDdent the last day Of JUNE for which requi
son vas not drawn upon the Controller during the
time covered by tins report), leavlog balance Of
siS,SOl 80. 4 Contract tOr th. work was made with
John Kin-ley, on the Eth OF December 1873 but on
account of the weather he not allowed 10 com
pence until he latter part of April, 1859. The time
allowed within which Ia complete i is seven months
The work Is progressing very slowly, Dotwthstsnd-
ing the fact hat the contractor required commence
and carry on the work in three sections. The work
already done does not comply With the specific aons
the contractor has been notified Os this aud special ia,
s'ruc'0ns have been given 10 the superintendent and
inspectors There three inspectors on this work
On the Both Of June, there were 267 men employed,
viz:
On hingsoFidre Fnad ....''''''''.'...''''''''",st
On BloOUlnRda'e Road .............s.s'sio
On 1hDd avenue Road. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ~
A portion OF the Bioomio2dae Ro.d il in quite good
order. We si endcavor 10 keep 49, aud do Whist We
for oil the roads far as the at dDs-
posel will allow.
Bureans If L0nds ami Places.