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

Total for 1898. ..............$l25,l6 & 81
II viii be found that the departments alone In 1868
increased these expenditures o. and on account
81 .SSS, for o'''' they wore
Thus we have the singular spectacle Of great city
marvel to the workable intelligence and enterprise
Of ts citizens has whitened every with its commerce,
increasing its wealth and population 70 almost the first
civ in the world whose noble, unselash charities,
institutions devoted 70 learning. science and art com
city whose people have prospered beyond PRECEDENT by
virtue Of chartered rights, guaranteeing lioai laws,
that. while they gave The srssa, pope. liberty 70 the
70 all people peculiarly blessed aud prosperous because
Of their udcious snd wise laws created aad de-
croachments upon chartered rights aud privileges BY
Just enactmcuN with an apparent humility and resigna
,os sreesor snd virtually SsDrvios them Of
their charter comes that swift followerusurpaon. or
by irresponsible bodice commissions and de
partmsus Who entirely independent OF the people and
responsible 90 local legislative BODY squander and
spend the peoples money without check or safeguard Of
With taxation reaching the enormous figure Of thir
teen millions Of dollars, and with legislative body
city ITSELF and the provisions Of which charter
pressy intended 10 surround with safeguards and checks
@ 81 ~: spss. E:
ments. wisely calculated 20, and certainly would &C.
compsh tue object sned 81. Il had hsen faithfully ana
fearessy maintained. Lot us contrast the facts The
Common Council out Of the above thirteen millions, ex
pended 1853 81 s9s TO- or are held responsible for
necessary almost every dollar expended 10 obtain the
vote Of "threefoutbs" Of the members OF two bodies
s Sss nsys o. t sSs .c sS.y yes whs
the enormous balance Of twelve millions Of dollars
Eve millions and . half Y expended, arst, by
pronounce, "aro neither elected nor appointed whose
rights Of legislative action are not controlled BY any safe
one can By simple vote Of Of It's members order
work done 70 the amount Of millions, aud By the same
irresponsible vote order those millions paid and the bal
anoe Of upwards Of ak millions BY commissions and de-
patmens that never account 70 Tho people or any sgs
.ys body = the rs%os', degree Ss their good bad or
stood impugninsths action Of the above body, Blu,
your committees believe y 70 be impsraivey necessary
ind Nor r'Iss s % sR IS. duty
proper defender Of sos chartered rights aud privs
eges OF the citisen 70 awe publicity 70 these they
clouds Of suspicion to SAY The least with which dema
gogues and ambitious trieksters have 10 some extent
surrounded them From an indifference TO public sens
ment from consciousness OF their own integrity. or
for tie that would have been sacrifice Of their
dignity to have noticed the surs OF peulant favor hun
Bile SANDERS heapsd upon the Common Council moro
probably from combination Of them all, Is very clear
citizens have bssn abused and Infected. Your commit
tee believe that the time has arrived whom these ques
fair and honest criticism q the expenditure o. the city
For this your committee have thought necessa
to besiow so much time and labor on this report and
with pardopabo pride that they point TO the proceed
ing statistics az complete vindication OF the Common
Council.
KnxArEs AUTHORIZATION voR 1851.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, 1S64 81, s5<,907 IS
Estimates OF Finance Commit
~----.sla, gao 0ao IS
Expenditures--county. 1858. So ass ,ss2 rs
Expenditures-city isJ3.... 7,0s7,5ee 20
---- 13,os31 2s IS
Total increase for 1864 .......... ssi7 500 -
Board of supervisors-Ircrease in county
Appropriations f46o,345 80