New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-05
CITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1864
Report OF Committee ON Finance.

Report OF Committee on Finance.
At meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen held MAJ
the GH report as deceived and id dse ed 70 b &
Courier, Sunday Timt., and Iyia Ameyiean.
d. T. VALENTINE, Clerk Common Council.
nuncation from the Controller with the ordinance making
the annual appropriations for the year 1864, respectfully
REPORT:
That upon examination Of the Tax Levy as finally pasedby
the Legislature they find that the most extraordinary acot
has been TAKEN but the very limited time that has been AZ
e!e analysis which the importance OF the subject demands
fonF Committee In previous report expressed their feer
that their recommendations tie Legislature would receive
bat little attention. and experience with former egalures
had Painfully ,dGwn the sPg'opSn; sssed By tae city
perona malice, individual q combined wishes CT
bilious tricksters might dictate.
The Of your Committee have been more than
realized They ind thai the Legislature have. with it's Gus
tomary recklenesnot to distinguish lie proceedings
CHARACTER Of the Levy passed upon by You and your Com,
mtee regret exceedingly that "a not in their power this
additions, etc, contained in the Levy passed the
Legaturehe pressing necessities Of our mechanics labor
ing immediate action order that they be enabled to-
obtain the money for than four months In
would oftse preclude the possibility Of their making
tended report
one fact however Is perfectly clear: All that previous Leg.
anres have attempted 70 DO n and increasing
the Tax Levy by the insertion u fraudulent at eest
appropriations for various minor objects Of city expenditure
made without any intelligent knowledge Of the requtemens
Government together with mandatory des
po,ic Interpolation the body the Levy inserted evden
~ with the intention Of compelling the Common Council to
OF sa-have been exceeded bold audacious an-
scuRao5s attempts Of the Legislature OF this year to ecutro
taxation and direct the expenses Of the government Of this
city during the present year.
This may b. at glance bya comparison Of some
OF the items inserted and others increased with those stricken
reduced The Legislature has inserted large amounts
under tire following heads judgments" Blind Mechanics
Asylum Central Park Deficiencies" claims Of one }. NJ
Harrington and David oroesbeet" two Station
Houss house and lot ior avore hosecaAse OF com
Rny a. s J Gs Asyu Gr" and
Society for the Protection Of Destitute Roman Cathode Sh
peatedy refnsedtO entertain
The following among other items have been lsrgely IN
Bsmt Piers" from $500 to $4,000 Fire Mschns. and
Appsrrtes," from $4,000 20 Sll5Goi Water pipes and
the real character and amounts OF the above add
and increases and to prevent augmented ssress
they have %h Fe bo oroya,asn, o be RUss ps
nent In Broadway the pressing need Of which apparent
srSm BflSSe; National Purposes. fund entirely devoted
TO iesyng tie expenses incident to doing honor 70 our
DSSs r the sa 81 battle. 's He'll Gae
which by expenditure Of 200 or $1,000 hundreds q
city, and also some other appropriation Of slma, ehaas
The Legislature has made reductions In the amount OF aPp
R' Rs0ar i P5vsm.n Repsirs consnsepe
and Advertising s important aud originally, low spPro-
s P se1 aS1a ns on SoS Of
city and county accounts and s.I dedue,ins the amounts
rises nearly million and quarter OF dollars.
These deemed Of much Importance TO be passed
the fears OF every citizen all interested in the proc
pey and welfare Of this great city and your Committee be-
and vigorous and prompt action that this city can DO
saved in very few years from tax Of $25ooooco or $50
Your Commee desire to call attention to one other sig
nhesnt facts While the Common Council aeored with honsss
light possible this year and did succeed 10 limiting
the contained In the budget submitted 10 the
endaton Of honest man yet never IN the history
city legislation, was any body Of men assaed With saen
Wholesale denuncaons Of fraud and corruption was tho
Comnon Council FOR that budget Press organizations HAM
ing pacard al bIough, into Is9ustiOn aud apparently
they performed ther dirty work Tire poison still remains u
M, there has been singular change The action Of the
will certainly increase the for this year ~
least one million and qu.rter Of dollars over the smonns
aked for by the city authorities and yet = pres, sna
tions silent nearly the only indication oil NE or ntes
in the subject being occasional spasmodie attempt 10 *
plain aPooie for the increase by the over inc
tay have exhausted themselves In their ABUSE OF the Co
Council fSs p,."nhs -s.e was anrioa. grant.
I'VE see no more doublelesded leaders, no more latest BY
,clerr.ph; important IL ,rue; reduction Of coo
sb ~. no more flaming pscards rdieang and 1T
tempting 10 east odum aud oboqdy upon the City Govern
VIA, has produced th, change, your Committee ssk with
emphasis, the hope Of obtaining correct answer
thai only caused by the difference between pem0csa0
II This be srd who can doubt ~ why should not the
people place tho mos! implicit reliance on the statements ab
ny accept the advice Of the immaculate psrsan pre-"
his city,
The attempt of the Legislature 10 increase our tau burdens
in substance but the Of each successive year and
although your Committee feel that II lie perfect and complete
sindieson OF the Common Council who have strenuos
that the appropriations made by them were Of 10
consequence importance, they were invariably cken
,at increased decreased and appropriations made
lie Legislature unlimited extent, and with no refer
,nce whatever to the expressed wishes OF the people
Il The city speaking through any Of ;her proper iepies
ives vet the enormous added this year-sn amount
hic entirely independent OF certain special acts wnen
viii probably call Tor Increased or add'tions
before the expiration Of the so formidable snep
entirely uncsed for that your Committee deem just
md prudent TO refuse recommend for approval Win
he exception Of the donation the ST Josps Asylum and
Society tho Protection Of Destitute Roman 'sthohS
Children, both useful and deserving charities - -.
The annexed ordinance Is therefore respectfully offered 'ot
your adoption. - . ,,,,s >ru,o,,,..
JOHN ID. oTTlWELL on