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

Piers and Slps.........,...s. IDufD
Belgian Pavement, opening Streets &c liS'~
Total. .............................. s62l,"0
DEFICIENCIEs-Thrte hundred and nine thousa' d
one hundred aud seventeen dollars and ninety-tw
eebts.-1hc fourth and las, item In the Controllers
cl sifcsion that Of sos 900 Tor the purpse OF sup
lying deficiencies IN the product Of the yearly tax IA,
l.. the opinion of the uLd,r .igped unnecessary, and
may be omitted from the lax levy. There will prob
ally be sufficient balance remaining IN The treasury To
supply any such deh,eDees but should such bslsnce
prove insufficient, the deficiency be supIed from
&c, Limitations OF the General Fund, which 10 believed
TO he ample Tor such purposes These Deficiencies are
all prospective and need not be proy ed for aDt they
exist
The total reduction which your Committee would
recommend proper and practicable is las follows;
From General EIpenditu %
w
Your Committee have limited Themselves 20 reduc-
tinna of the items enumerated and have omitted
others eausly eAttAys giant Ind excessive, for the rsa
son that thc,e latter proered by STATE ennrt.
-ns or local ordinances that they cannot be asstiied
vi boot ibcurnDg expensive NJ EMBARRASSING hlga-
,ion. As Tor example, the items iori
SlLARuS.-Iu the tax levy Tor theprtsent year sre-
eif proyisi n il Ade for salaries for varieus Offices
and department several Of them ranging from s'JOW
Sll3,uOD eAch amounting IN the aggregate TO more
than Al 900 co.. The incieae in THE nem slnee the
ameded charter passed in 1867 is about fooO 600,
or q au oue half.
is ia in addition the very large amounts paid for
Public Educaiion the Department Of Public CnAritie.
and Correction, the Commissioners Of the Central
Park aud other Boards Of Commissioners, Tor whose
sum or provision is made 10 the extent Oi nearly ~
On, 600 about one hall Of wbih IL eKleudsd IN naa"
res This il nl-o ex, usve OF largo amounts paid TO
perrons temporarily employed az appointments and
Inspectors OF Corporation work. hud as tresfo Cor
oners and numerous other city and county ofheer,
which increase the aggregate 10 AN oDormous rum.
Cha k are appointed Tor some temporary work which
il soon completed but the elerk,hps remain year after
wear rs snecuIes Tor political iAyoriIes; single
ind, dual sometimes holding aud drawing salaIes for
two or three Of tbese agreeable positions nj the same
time Your Committee would GLADLY have reduced
the appropriations under this head hut deem II mex.
pd.ni Ms all such persons are legally appointed AID
have their edy through the courts OF law should
/ their salaries be withheld.
/ JuDiciAKY.-The support Of the courts Of law In
wolves MI ex 10 the city and county OF hall mil
lion Of dollars annually. This burden should be borne
by the litigants, ard should not be thrown Oh the
TAXPAYER 1he should be made seli-sustaiaing
TiREsT.-ProyisiOn 10 made IN the p!esenI tax
levy for 0l2 900 the payment OF interest on city
and county bonds. or this amount. s6s1 900 Is for n-
terest on The funded debt OF the city and 1923 900 for
interest ON revenue bonds which are Issued BY the
Controller for short PERIOD, in anticipation Of the
receipts from taxes ibis latter amount IL rendered
Necessary by oelay in continuing uDd levyi1g the
annual tax, which should be done caly in the year
hi, delay oBly adds very greatly TO the extremely
alduous Duties OF the Controller, but involves very
large Unnecessary expense The other Item oil insies'
that tie poi inanent debt vi Tue Clly hhouiu 20
clar, ed UPON the sinking fuud This fund receives the
income from various items Of the city revenue, lieses
&c. which accumulate largely, aid are pledged for the
redemption of the city deLL There 10 inaniicst pro-
urey in charging 10 IL this item OF nierert Instead OF
| adding il to the yenrIy burden Of the taxpayers.
ScooLsFo or this branch Of the public service, the
/ sum OF 81 10000 is demanded The constantly In
creating coat OF our pubic schools has CAUSED much
dlscussion which has, however, produced no practical
Improvement. Our sthoOl system under It's present
organization is peculiarly adapted TO encourage exiIay-
spance. Iu each # the twenty-five wards there Is
hoard of scLo Ofoer, consisting Of twelve members
yery mapy of whom have sougLt the position tor the
rurIose Of occurring local influence and patronage, or
petty Jobs Old schools continued with expensive
cores Of teachers aud officers after they have ceased TO
be useful aud new schools are established costing IN
acme ib,taIces $1,000 or $4,000 each, which,
however elegant and ornamental TO tue city, yet per-
vert the original derign OF the system by attracting
the children Of wealthy parents and virtually exclude
ing the poorly clad children Of the ndlgenT, who are
ipt He'd TO seek instruction at the varions charitable
schools scattered through the city which are supported
by the voluntary Contributions Of the benevolent.
PoLrcr-Eufly last Winter the excitement, Of the
public mind the indications OF disorder which ap
Ieated in our eity, seemed 10 call for larger police
force AID an addition # 400 was authorized aud APP
poibted Since then we have entered upon period Of
Unusual quiet and crime has greatly dimpished Your
Committee would therefore suggest, with view 10
economy that the vacancies which are OF almost daily
in the force remain untitled until required
by the public exieences. 90. F..
| DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES AND CoRRrcTIoss-
The appropriation for this Department Is e,6fa 30.
IL is gratifying find this Department gradually cur
failing and reducing is expenditures, the aproPriaicn
for this wear being ga less than that Of 1860 IL s
10 he hoped that this udcious system OF economy may
continue until the prisons and sl1houses OF this ciiy
become like tho.e Of Degbboring cities and States,
almost entirely self-sustxii ing. ].
CENTRAL PARx.-The item in the tax levy OF
sil4.OOO for the Central Puk is for maintenance
and government" The cost Of the Park and Of the
work now in progress is betrayed by assessments and
by the issue OF bonds which are added 70 the perma'
pen funded debt of the city, Provision 10 made IN the
,essn tax levy for $3 $50 for the payment OF inter-
est on Central Park stock already issued.
Whenever an attempt is made 10 reduce the ex-
penditurts of the public departments, the objection
Immediately raised that !, will deprive laboring men o.
occupation and this DIGESTION Is urged with much eu
phass ut the present lime when Il Is asserted the nun
Der of unemployed laborsrs h greatly increased. IN
reply to this IL may be stated that only small pro
portion of tbese appropriations Ii expended iof aoo
and such expenditures should not be reduced without
careful confederation. Il is questionable, however
whether there is this time greatly increased nun n
Der OF unemployed aborers ia this eity OK tile
able-boded en in our population, u estimated Una