The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-17

n Of he s S e sss
s ~ The S,ser item Of interest tina, On shns
ilad rhis fund The incoms various Mems II
and are he 5 %h e the @
y manifest propriet il CHARGING TO y this item Of interest,"
pS has eu sas @as on Which
however produeed no practical Improvement Our schooi
encourage In each the twenty wards
bers very many Of whom have sought the position for he
purpose Of securing local influence and patronage or petty
teachers officers have be nseis so aaa
$4,000 each which however elegant and ornamental to
the city yet the original design Of the system BY at
ding The poorly children e the indseni who are i'm
scattered through the which are supported by the voun
PoIies~Eariy last winter the excitement of the public
mind and the disorder which appeared
S ea dr and Since a them an h
psrod Of and has
view 10 economy thai the vacancies which Of almost
DErAnIaEEr OF onAnrrlns ConnHcrloss.-The appro
priaon for this department Is $56S75 1t is gratifying
lind this department gradually curtang and reducing its
S hat 1850 be- hoped that this js adsas
OF economy may connne up, the prisons and anshouses
stes almost s self san IN a''sA00's
osNrRAL PAkK-The item IN The tax levy OF Si40W ior
The cost OF the Park and of the work u de-
added to the funded debt Of the city, Provision
ss Park ssa the
Whenever an ATTEMPT is made 70 reduce the expenditures
raised that II viii dvl'e aboring men OF occupation and
time when the number OF unemployed borers
greatly increased In reply to this itmay be stated ina,
Tor labor and such expenditures should be reduced with
er az S @e srsa
employed abores in this city or the leo 90 "ois bodied
5000 ordinary hborers or these about oneha have
who Sr s' the Ns@
sh ha ha s
and suffering among the labong classes not materially
might made lhe plymea,s labor by striking
she pay rolls the names OF those persons Of elegant leisure
vices TO the public confined drawing from the
Your would the insufficient
The ss s G hs i
e,s ana ohsr real ssae OF The city pear no proper pppr
CO. than ,neT ya % he ey and az" bmrn m
computed 10y hundreds OF thousands into
for the monopoly 81 our Soroaghrses unltS TIE action oi
old excise law $4,000 seeoeo annually received
ed has becn reduced under the administration of the
generally be- revised and extended as to produce ase
revenue the city without being onerous or TO
m &c ss e ss @ ia a Sssa s.ss on
there IN Inc treasuy uneXpenaed on ne ast OF
nIv heen used y, Ks leaving nj nresen baoncs OF tbs
fnnd on hand oil 81 In the tax levy OF the
year item SsOUOO the payment upon
e which me Spa WAS Was raised You
~auo ugsesl na tnis iua oe used III some M or the
1 81 w. 20 = ,sx nd ie onir adim e Inv n
7no,s enoumens of the custodian of The city ftonevs
Your committee regret allotted been
sufficient 10 enable them to fully into the subject
ana 70 make horonen ana Critical o me evils OF
oiJ exnress their oanyi,an lhai he vast sr u oa s
gate which nave been Witnessed during ,ne pas,
h.ly Lhe mi
mai Indifference OF those who bear the burdens Of taxation
Fhere consoaton however In believing that should the
hc ir ~ ~, ,or. s sa s wn ,s
rnost apathetic and torpi " ~ 80 " ~ WV
Respectfully submitted SMITH ELY JR
Chairman Select Ooinnittec
desirabeness OF a reduction; explained the DO
sition of tho Board In regard to the law.
and the ground which tho Counsel 10 the Board
had taken. lie thought no considerable reduction
could be male legally but he was nevertheless Drearei
even 10 stretch matters as TO their auti rty if relief
He referred TO former OCCASION when he had refused to
vote for and levy an amount for an unjust salary and
when in consequence he had TO nay $3.50 fine and be mt
in the county ail for thirty DAVIS
Superysor BLUNT took similar ground indicating rather
decidedly the legal necessity OF adontng c,Irse dnar
emf from that recommended in the report of hs
Mr. Ely. He offered. however, to agree with any SIX
members who woud enter into suc an agrremept IN
l--e rn,, pr, tho ino aud utsi,et ~ 10 aI
or the Board could indicate where the jail could DO To-
Gated then lot the Asto House be set apart the period
'ofpurgaton.
oiPeVsF TWEED SAID all this buncnmbe about 60
*a (" going 10 the Astor House and paying $3.50 for
pleasant prospect to members who had the means and
leisure to themselves that way He anu oihets