New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-11
Heard Of AIdeYnen.
eetinp Of this Board Wednesday after.

Hoard OF AtocKmsnt
meeting of this Board Wednesday after.
.oon resolution was adopted giving the Executive
Committee Of heSontsry Fair permission 10 erect q
wooden structure Oh the north side Of Union square.
Mr. RYgRs presented report from tie Finance
Committee in regard 10 the Tax Levy.
Mr. HARDY said he understood that the document
was very valuable one; that 10 established the fact that
the Increase expenditure Que not to the Common
Council bat TO the Board Of ryisors, aud 10 va
nous independent Commissions which Lave been ap-
pointed by the Legislature at Albany He therefore
moved that the report be printed at length IN The Copo
ration papers and in The Mercury C0uTieT ana AflGS
He understood that II showed cOnclnsivey mai the
Common Council wss not responsible Tor we increased
Taxation Of the city and IL was Important That The facts
should 20 before the public.
Mr.. JOINS hoped the matter wouldn't take any such
course from tho fact that they might publish all the
statements they pleased yet the people Of the City OF
New York WOuil still believe that the Common Council
were responsible for the taxation He didn't believe
In going iuto wholesale advertising business for the
people Of the City Of NoV York had got II into Their
heads that the Common Council have control 81 these
matters and &c could MT be got out Of Item The very
papers that advertised IL would ont in lew days
and say that the Common Council was responsible. II
woud also involve the expenditure Of 5000 or 5000
and there was no necessity for Il.
Mr. O1TTWELL cOncUned with M. Hcrdv but saw
no use OF printing the document in The MINUTES. lie De
heYed that there ut least 20 200 persons who wond
read tie report portions o! in the papers and mat
wonld cost 10 publish il In eny better way.
Mr. JONES said they wanted to publish u now which
would cost S. 600 and they would want to publish 1t
again when it came up for consideration making an-
other S. 600 lie wanted TO avoid tho expense OF pub
bebing IL twice. lie moved TO amend by striking ont
The corporation papers and tue other papers named BY
Mr.. Harry.
Mr. OrITwEIL was disposed 10 pay FOR anything that
would give tie greatest publicity TO the report lie
soasideTed il very important,
The PRESIDENT said 1t Wonld appear in The TTGHscrR
and in the minutes,
Mr. OrrrwEII--That is the idea, and suppose that
she same matter which is set W icf Tie IrGHscrH VIII
be used for other papers. .
Mr. HARDY said that all hat wonld be reprinted would
be the ordinance apprvpriating se 600 OF n
We wish 10 publish this report to snow thar VIC are
smoRnt, and Tat while there win DO abou,
ti5 coo expended. making tax Of about per
oont only tabout g., $4,000 are within the control
Of The Common Councils about Sc 900 600 expended by
tho County and the by Commissions not responsible
70 the Board He thought it very important that the
public should know that the Common Council was not
responsible for $1,000 90 30 be raised by tax this year
Mr. JONES insisted that the very papers in which they
proposed to publish the report would stu Keep MP mo
Impression that the Common Council was responsible
for tho increased taxation while they would Keep the
eye Of the public away from the Commssioners Of
Charities and Corrections, OF the Police and OF TIE
Central Park He was willing however 10 ~ for Il Il
they would convince him that they would have to
publish it but once.
should write column day insisting that the Common
CouAo was responsible for the increased taxation, he
did not that that WGs any reason Why they sho1d
not use their columns FOR advertising purposes lie
moved as an amendment that 600 copies be printed In
pamphlet form Tho amendment Of Mr.. O;uwell was
carried, 10 70 J. The amendments Of MIR. Jones was
bost, 10 H.
Mr. JONES moved to strike ont IN, Alas and sayO
ais therefor at length but the motion after some
debate was lost, by 2 70 II.
Mr. MAsTHRsoS thought the document very valuable
one and that all publicity that was possible shoud be
given TO 1t.
Mr. JoSEs-I have no doubt that II is very valuable
and have doubt that the gentlemen who fixed ny
this plan collect per ceBtage frvm the papers.
Nj JEREMIAH objected 10 personalities
Mr.. JONES denied indnlging in personalities. he
thought the publication in the Corporation pagers
70 curry favor with them. That the only way he
The motion TO print the report in the Corpo alton pc
pert SRnddy MscEry Iish Amerfoaa Cotytor and Atas
was carried by l0to2.
Mr. JoNHs entered a protest sgsinst the nnconstiiu.
tIonalty Of the vote which Mr.. HARDY sad was very
important and his motion, the protest was referred
10 the Committee on Finance
The report which 10 very vo!uminoas. VIII appear IN
Tux TRIBUNE at an early day. The io1owirg are some
Of the figures from 1t;
EsTInATEs AVID AprhoPRiATloSI
Auuropria.ions county, 1864. ...t .SHe5o -
Lsfiusies OF Finance Commit -. -. ..,..o,., .o
rs ,sssy i..: ss;5
Eapendi,ores-ei!y lSs3.... IefIsto ~ ''S'l-o %
Total ,o.r.... for 1851. 50
The specifications OF the Committee are a. foiewI
sS Ss,, :, 1929; SO
ssslS o. EducsaOD-incsesse a.tod, sss7,7iss
as". Hou,.Incr.sse s.ied siiocoo allowed 10000 %
Ces,rsl Psrk maintenance and R9veTnInert-ln
osssse asked = 1890 decreased Sl,t0;l......
observation-disclosures asked, Slv9,Z9I nt-de-
ereese s77 PCS ,o.,
semnop Connc-Ineresss .,...........'..s''' lsSd -
si,Qs $50 81
n.c,s... ...,,,,,,..,,,... 10 $40 IS
r,,a sls47sl2 50