New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17

ON go 10 $4,000 are ordinary labcser or these
about one half have volunteered for the var and To-
we great mas. OF o. 80 0JU men WHO are sei vine
IN 'te ranks OF the New York City regiments cur
Also re shown from ,be bnibess OF the Aims
ionse Department thnt tle des'itutioD and suffering
sn"pg The hboiug cLssscs not materially greater
u,h ~ spending time hst year. Some tayISg
nigh be made 10 the payments for Ia or by striking
from .oe pay-rOlls the Of ihOte persons ~ ef-
gait ksnic who adorn fashionable thorough ssIes
ana wsoee services 10 the pubc sIs confined TO draw
abO eis,
lunr Committee would also call attention TO the iTl
suii'lent smount Of revenue derived from the city
properly and from ises icenses, &c. rerts
and Income Of tie markets aud offer real estate OF tile
cry bear no proIer proportion to the value OF the
prUi ery. The ~haTves and perr which are OF luz
ense value COST more for their aruuul maintenance
than they yield to The city and are burden ms cad
VI source Of revenue. The city railroads. WHO
yealy profits are compated by hundreds Of housancs,
pay into the pub treasury the pittaoce of 500 or
soOuO Per annum for the monopoly Of our thorough
jates Under the action OF our old Excise hiw ~ W
or sbO,G 100 annually received Tor licenses, which
amount instead of being largely in rease3, has Teen
reduced, uder the administrator Of the law to
very Email amount. The system OF hrenses might gen
eray be revised and extended as to produce large
reyeune TO the city without being oberUps or OPP
pre-sIye ~ rny Glaze of our citizens.
FLOATIsG DEBT FUgD.-In July 1860, in obedience
TO Ill net Of the Legislature, $4,000 w was rals,d
upon 40 Issue of city toids termed the Floating Debt
unex pended, Oh tue Dist Of Drcemb last $2,1J1,.
SJi IS. since Dec. 81. there hae only re need
$50 -, leaving at present balance OF TINS iuhd on
hand OF s. 7gS AZ. H. the lax levy OF tie present
YEA Il an item OF $iS0 o tor the payment VI III est
upon Tue beads II ON nbch the fuDo was raised Your
Committee would suggest thai this fund be uStd IN
some mauber Tor the ref OF the taxayerr ihs'e o.
remaining in the Treasury without adva tHge TO the
c y and only adding 10 the enormous enoinheht' Vi
the custodian oil the iIy moneys. .
Your c. mniitee IegIet INST the time allotted nas
n, been sufi TENT to enable them 10 enter mo uy
into he subject and TO make thorough and criti'~
exposition of tie evils of our present systein of lo
government. In conclusion, they would exfess their
conviction thai the strides IN proigate extra'a
pauec which have bern withes.ed during the Ptsi 10"
years would not have been attempted but iof tue
cIim al indifference Of trose who bear the Dudtbs"
taxidion. There Ii cUttUaiioD, however IA issihR
thai shoud he pie eht sSstsm continue the time eau
nj be distant When these burdens will become 80 in
olsrAble ar to tue most aPstheIie anu torpid
Respectfully submitted SMITH Eta a, Jt
Mes.rs. PURDY and BLUNT took The GROUND that
the ,hal ges could not be made le.ally. Dir. BLvsr
believed TINT il the proposed redueuo We're made
the uenb n Of che Board ~onld be abir To hue OF
s25U each ano 10 mprisonn ent ia the County jail
However II seven other members would 20 VIA hin
IA. WINS willing 20 subject himself To this lenhly
They couli make JUL whrrc they plensed-''t the
AstOr lOure il Troy chose. lie wouid gave hVhe1 ~
cutting down salaries ana other ways, aud II would Dc
lcli In The tre.,ury at the end Of tie year
Mr. Twr. d said il was all very well to talk about
going 10 ai an VII that ,ot OF thing, but nothing
would be ga ed by II Az the end OF thlrty DAYS rney
wouli he al The rsn point wteo they began. They
would be neither heroes, palriotr, nor inaityS, but
eyeryb body would say they were fools, which would
be pretty near the truth.
NJ, kiY mid that in conversation with the Corpora
,ou Cnsel hat Off, er admitted that super
LaIt iight 10 reduce the appropriations iu,ud.d IN
the ena,imert, authorizing them TO raise "tum hot
exceeding" dc.
Mr. Tweed were Sheriff
considerable more ne, ul,ory debate ensued. wien
the matter was adjourned over tl Thursday at III
o clock. -
Corr uvuse said thHt the breaking Of ground FOR s
erection was begun in the incInina. Adjourned.