The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-11


nance COMMITTEES, BID.
ApSrop.- ia,iOns passed BY
Supcrvis>T & :.Sl.....' oFcs VU %
win be observed 81 the above sa:snens tina. .Ails
there was expended on s,v socJ16 durpg the ysAA
from 1905 sso,e1',zSs pa an rc..,~.
'sS aais HliSpl ssss
Of Sl,l2s 50 over 1858, YETI .s.e so.:
period me county expenditures, under the osom.
troll OF tho Board Of Supervisors (who practically suoi
and pay" their bs), with an aggregate eApenaso'o
OF only s24 sos 32 a. having increased 'nef onoss
steadily each year, until the increase reaches me s""
81 sss ess ~ over 1855 or other words win an ex
penditure little one.baH the amount eSpegdas
on city account they succeeded in increasing The efps
ditures Of the county over mcu and bali doiAxS
more than the increase city account, with nearay
double the aggregate expenditures. n sddNn 10 tbSN
when considered that the appropriations on city &C.
count were for several years past swccd BY espepos
iary by special legislation as well as by tue estrasei
nary for state purposes tas vii ~
shown hereafter win be clearly evident that NE city
account, u not for the above eStraofdi-
nary expenses, and, 70 say the least, unfcrtu.
nate legislation, instead Of showing an increase
would most certainly and surely exit bit hmebdabe
and cfedable decrease in the rate Of TAXATION u VIII
also be observed by the above statement that v'h tho
exception OF 1868, the expenses Of tho city proper hsvo
very fair exhibit The expenditure Of $500 600
for redemption OF Solders Volunteer Family I'D Fund
bcnds sos 900 interest War bends, and expenses
for receiving regiments, 6c.amouptiDg 10 nosrly
million doliarsis proper excuse Tor the incresoe
OF that year ON the contrary the county eaItnaes,
from tho year they egse,sd from tie control a.
the Common Council aud placed under the charge III
separate board, have steadily increased until the arpro
priaons 1854 exceed those Of 1864 perod al Cpy
seven years-nearly 81, 100000.
This may he IegisImate aud proper increase but may
not the Common Council ask with proprcty and Just
ness that the responsibility should rest where be'ougs
Gil responsible Increased taxation the Of tbh
exhibit Yet, while the above exhibit, shou'd po conca-
sve IN itsef complete analysis q each deia III
expenditure will strikngy and concusyey exon
eratcra,e the Common Council from ali respoDsihisr
for the increase or taxes imposed uron The tcIsne
thousands Of our population. And in examining toe SUB
ject, IL VIII be positively shown that the three cauees
iha now, and have been for aperiod or years n
oreasing burdens, special les slaion, war
expenses and state taxes.
In order 70 make ,hcpe facts clearly manfst ycu7
Committee have deemed il proper 20 submit She following
Statements
L. A statement showing In segregatc the amounts az
pended each yoar 1865 20 1s6S, inclusive ny tho
Common Council, City Departments, Independent COM
missions aud county expenditures Of Board Of suIef.
visors.
q statement OF appropriations and expenditures o.
Common Council 10 detail, for the above years
statement OF expenditures Of each department for
The same period and
d 4 statement OF expenditures Of cseb "commepi,n,
for the same time.
CITY FxrEvDirrprs, snowpa ArpsoiEkA
CONTROL or DEPARTMENTS: UNDER wrE.
PENDENT COMMISSIONS Also, COUNTY Eyrrnpt
SrREs, u2DER CONTROL BOARD % surSRyUoRp