New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-02

PRICE FOUR CENTS,
col cc oy expenditures or 1867 These
reduced 10 this apparent figure because for that
year large accumulation Of moneys beenFing 70 the
ubds foI tie payment OF interest on the city debt
by Law rsnsfied 20 the general fund.- and to that
tent diminished the necessary to be raised BY
ts Iation tr s'y expenditures doripg that year.
An examination or this statement wi also show that
the State takes than million ofdoars Ia 1865 in
excess Of ls64. That more than tree millions Qnclrd
ing interest on Central Park debit expended in
es in eseess Of iSGi BY direct authority Of the Lsgs
stuse ard Of variovs boards and corporations which
are independent Of either the city or county govern.
uent and that OF the residue OF the increase over 1851
nearly million and hal ID for interest On and re-
den l'on cfdebt inourrd BY reason Of lie war.
have dwelt ihps at large upon tho subject OF the
ruhc deit and the tax lew, bccanse they are all i'm
Ior,an a'd eDcross the blc attention. Ii 10 not
right hut that they should DO Thoroughly
Understood ard that every ctzen should be abe TO ex
anime ior himself and WAC really responsible for
n iuuepse expenditure or the p1blic moneys. Tr,
facts reach the public eye in this readily than
In any other aid have aided In lformng the pub
lie mind. and drew nelligent luggestiOus
ofJractaal importance, shSu haze sec lred my Oh.
j,et.
TEE pUELIc PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS.
New.York can point with pride TO is Croton AQue.
duet and reservoirs its Central Perk and its public
buildings connecd with and under the charge Of the
Commissioners Of Chatios aud Corrections ns well -
those under ehsrge Of the Board OF Education. The
Agucduct is not only OF prds Of comfort aud
OF health but the derived IRON h IN
pay Che interest Of the cost ofit construction believe
these can be greatly increased. whenever By system
# close ofseryation and taxation. the public can be
ade pay for what they waste as well as for What
they use.
The Central Park is one Of those grca public improve
merts demanded b. the spirit ot the age. aud con-
tributes greatly TO the comfort and happiness OF all our
ci2ens 1t yields but like all o;her great
public Improvements contributes TO the power and
prosperity Of the city OF which 1t an orna
nent. -
which they are ldispenscd are admirable. and i 10
much to be regretted that the mass OF our citizens have
little knowledge Of their extent or OF
II the people Of our city would take more pan tn VISIT
and iDsI them. end 10 learn how sch misery they
relieve, and how much good they accomplish they
world moi comnlan OF the expenditures which are
necessary to their maintenance and support
Tie workings Of our public school system. under the
cont o Of the Board Of Education are well understood
meDt The expenditures very great and it is gen
erely BELIEVED they might be considerably re luccd
without prejudice 70 the cause o: :edieition
wTAryrs AND TIERS AND 1ARKErs.
which ir,e u. alluded. Nsw.York. tie great COM
lie, eia /, Il con- uen has rot single wharf or
per wtch's no, disgrace to il. The revenues from
ihere wheeor srd PIERS pledged 20 the sinking fund
for he Pay inert OF interest on the city debt They
yeid in lei cSlcss than Sl)CJ) and not
uutb In e65 aud S20CCoo raised by tax ition
The LogsIa.ule last Winter pss ed an act incorpo
| rating "1he New.YOrk Iron Pier and Warehouse
u Tn2ny, ana dninOfiacu th6 touufs Wncrr WI 'uo
SINKING Fund with the consent oithe Commissioners OF
the L. nd Cnce to eae or grant 10 the company any
numl oi pe's no. ceding siN, upou wnieh the
con pans night construct iron piers aud warehoues
according to cerein plans submitted: sch lease or
grant lie made such terms and cord tons s'the
Commissioners Of the SusiDg Fund should deem propr
and The act gave 10 tie Company. constructing sdch
r.eis al iccs Tor wba, Gage and dockage.
Ey viiile vi my office OF EecordeI Of the CITY wa
ore OF ire ' o tss SnsSs ss a gra,t q"
cae OF pieis uIon merely nominal cnsideea'
ton. TIE application was not granted. Applic ition
then maue for le..e .or MY years at rentoi 70
agreed upon but it urged that the rcntal should
be very sma bccooae tho net revenues oi the piers
were low 20 tr,fne. Commissioners, at my request,
concluded to lake ecioh in the premises until alter
sfoud make t1is communication 10 you The st-uct
IRIS which The Company propose TO crcc'. would.
think, he greatly ornamental and beneficial To the city
and should be glad 10 see such Improvements made
by pivne prise, fit could be done without preju
dice TO tie Iiehs OF The CITY aud the holders Of lis SC
cuItos Bus II has always seemed ooar to me that All
Cur wlaIytg and p should he held aEd controlled by
ouIrcycs, that tie improy cmenis thereon should he
pUl lie improvements made at public expense and that
al t6e revenues heieiOm should 80 iio the public
fr2suIy, and rot in.o the cufefs OF private :pora
lions. Properly improved aud managed, and with res-
coaeby ed frs for whc ifage the, can be made
to yield rot only sieiea TO pay thentciess
OF The oost OF improvement, but eventually 10 paw the
vi ole O' such cast
VIE her the present is the time to inaugure,c SO
great vu.t and WHO should be charged with us ex
ution questions Whether il would be well un-
der a.e at foir rental and with proper covenants
ard Occury three piCrs as an experiment, IL
also serops question demanding serious considcra-
tioD.
As these questions are such 40 demand especial a.,
enti0n from the great commercial tutor SITS OF New
York will not now make any succession except to
recommend that the Chamber OF Commerce be invled
to appoint committee to con'ar win the Commission
els the SlbkDg Fund upon he whole subject and 10
agree II possible. upon some plan which VIII not oeiy
advance pubic interests but command public conh
In regard to the markets can only say that hope
before long action viii be tsEen which will result III the
removal Of the miserable structures which now dsgrace
the city the erection OF new oles. which. while
they ~ be credit AID ornament IL the city VIII
yield which will not only pey the ptcres, on
The cot OF bat Will ultimately pay The
whole Of such ccst.
STREET CLEANING.
During the paet ,ear. Ia Ges srti Only OF re
ture contra t entered into vith Nc 49, ByowD
DeVoe Knapp Tor sweeping and cleaning he streets
u the civ tor little less than SOV.,UU year Tor ten
years 1ie amount less tbaH haf The Gurn expended
annually TO do The work. before tfs contract was
made. There hos been some criticism anon the con
tract and upon tbOs who made Ia bs1aii of Soc city,
will OF saw n lt the cOhiiact pace II not ulIe ison
able ard that the pOyision OF toe contract were are
luy pe ,ed end ample 10 ceau stTeet5 II
the do tselr duty and tie citizens aid them
tisy. should do, iusietd OF embarrassing them 10
tIeir oteI atons.
1.-THE contractors fail 10 10 their da y their contract
ust be broken and tbcr snc les held fc9p,nsibe
sbsraCt o. the requirements O the contract - 10 the
hards OF every policeman aDd the contractors have
been rcaunsieG 10 nd have poDicD 70 report every
nj, 70 tie proper Police Precinct the names OF the
ste,ts ub'ch have teeu swept du'eg nc day tbs
adhered io there can be no evasion OF the work re-
QUirsd to be done. -
Eut IN this us,.er the peope have much 10 do. No
contract can secure cce streets r. Is too iro Quep
the case the inhabitants almost AZ som az the sweep
efs have psssed their DOTS throw the sweeping ana
refuse AID garbage from their holdings into the pablo
thnrnt ra1f an