The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-28
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.

A Budget OF Municipal Anairs-The Pre-
grcss and Proportions OF the Now York
City Tax Levy-Enormous increase ~f
Taxation-COD Parative Growth Of Hs-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the Comp
troller and tho Leg islativo Committees
Necesaity for q Revision OF tho City Gs-
vernment AcknOwiedged-ThcP roposcA
Charter Ccmmissaon-The Ltquor Law
Constitutional Amendment Kiiiod-Tha
Hamilton Square Property, 80.
Albany, March 81, 1851.
The New York city tax levy in which the Legis aturs
has placed before 1t for annua! the fiscal axRre
gate of all municipal Affairs viii up for It's first con
sideraon here before the Committee Cities and VI
lagos to morrow Thursday, at four NJ The county
levy having passed the Assembly win DO taken up within
day or two in the Senate.
The increase Of the city tax levy for tAis
year great anxiety among the interested parties
whose appropriations may possibly be intorsered with
here The Hobbies have therefore, crowded FOR ten
days past with municipal Office holders and contractors
from New York city. The majority Of those are Goa
cerned about the second corporation division Of the
levy. The county budget has slipped through thus fer
without challenge, indeed it is OF lch nature q
to be out Of reach Of any material reductions except
through revision Of the legislative statutes on which
its provisions based. The Supervisors have how
ever effected retrenchment in those expenditures over
which they have control, OF $270 0Oo compared viii
their budget Of last year. The large Of State
and the vast exavagaDce in the pay and number Of the
police, swels the Supervisors budget beyond any hops
they exrcate themselves the Overwhelming that
tide Of reckless expenditure which beses the rest Of The
municipal departments Of New York city. This one sub
ject Of the police viii illustrate point 70 ~
real Of responsibility for tho increased TAXATION &
the city The Legislature has the entire control IN IL
matter and acting in concert with the republican officials
and wrepuers Of the Hobbies, the entire responsibility
rests in their hands. Taking the police expenditures
since the operation Of the Metropolitan system as sam
pie Of the partisan manipulation which has controlled 10
taxation Of Now York CITY, the result exhibited stands
Police expenses for 1851 81 eoa 80
s6T.................... 1926 80
Increase lover 100 per eent ........... $s6y go
As Offset to this the local Board OF Comnk.
the partisan principle show reverse result in their
department when its affairs less udc,ously
maDaeed This oasis the desert OF municipal msruio
shows the estimate for the present year. with
the expenditures for the same purposes IN 1866 fol
Ten Governors budget 1866 ..,,......... so25 OOe
Commissioners Of Corrections and Charities 81
Decrease. .SsSS .6s
and the omisson Of large already authorized BIZ
special acts, leave the Leg cak as TO the
amount OF die present enormous bu get To obviats
this In some ds0o aud TO sno~ the growth Of the city
taxes composed with previous years. together With
the relsivo gfowt also in valuations a the
wealth. OF New 10 city, the folowng tasle, from tho
official records proves that the aseeeed valuations have
not doubled, while tie taxation Las qusArupled since