The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-16

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so 70 msss Che COMMITTEES OF Revision on Friday. ne
18th inst, at 800 Mott street.
BOARD Or HnALru EsrrnArs
The following are the estimated expenses for the ysa
1865 and 1907
ne general enc, sspsn:e sr are es
The sIsrsordnsry expenses, By reason Of the pesi
Sums 70 BE- expended under section H. chapter ID 10
b recovered from persona and corporations t06o
Total sls7 SO
OF this the proportion Of the general expenses 70
be paid BY Kings county Is t7.052 o. IN
roR THE YEAR 1907.
Ma estimated general expenses OF New York city and
The direct slSsases SIC
The proportion Of general expenses 70 be paid by
Ainss county 49,
To be paid by New city and county. s7AsT
The subject referred 10 the COMMITTEES on Annual
The Special Committee on Volunteering presented .
summary report Of their proceedings In filing the iass
call The report had been delayed in order TO embrace
county.
There were enlisted under the last CALI
Army volunteers
re ENLISTED men u
Naval volunteers. ~
s, Total
Grand total. TL0
When the credits we're stopped on the 25.h septembsr
1885, the government claimed there then due from
the county Of New York under the call Of September
1864, ,293 men.
The. whole number OF men furnished from the con-
mencement to the end Of the rebellion by the city and
county Of New York, was 14s 676.
The entire expense of raising the quota under las.
The amount deposited with the committees BY sub
The amount paid for 81 substitutes, being so much
rhe amount 20 n reopnes 70 eposs S
The amount reimbursed 70 the CITY 2155io0
The business Of reimbursng those who paid for sub
will be fxnished by the committee at future time.
Tho report was adopted.
OPINION
The Corporation Counsel submitted his opinion tho
communication Of the Police Commissioners transmit
ting their estimate OF the sum required 10 pay the In
creased salary OF the police force, which had boon 70
fercd to him by the Board OF Supervisors on tho l2h
the Board has called h attention are mandatory; The
provisions OF section 3d. chap 57s Of the Laws Of 1893
(the Excise law, equally mandatory, aud impose
upon the Board OF Excise duty which The Police Conn.,
received by them for fees and nas TO the payment IL
the expenses OF ths Police Department whenever the
depar men shall need funds And although these two
acts arc separate laws, imposing Independent dutes
upon yet as they were designed TO pre-
vide funds for the object their provisions should
be read together and the Interpretation ana construc-
ton OF each should be established by comparison anA
adoption Of the provisions Of boh Ho was therefore Of
opinion that the duty Of the Board Of Excise to eppro
PIRATE the funds their hands aftcr dcductng tbs
penses Of cocctonl TO the expenses OF the metropolitan
Police Department shoid be performed by them before
they should require the Board of Metropolitan Pocs -
certify 70 the Board OF Supervisors the estimate OF the
amount required for the payment OF the expenses OF the
police force That estimate he did not understand "
mean merely estimate Of the total amount OF salariea
but estimate Of The amount actually required 70 be
raised by taxation after giving credit foe
the funds from other sources which the pro-
visions OF the law places In the hands Of
the Commissioners appropriated TO the expenses o.
their department IL seemed to him to be the duty Of
the Police Comm first 10 enforce the appropra-
the expenses OF their department. before they became
entitled to enforce the levy and collection or the add
tiona amount by taxation upon the property
In the county He therefore concluded that NOS
the duty OF the Board Of Supervisors TO levy and cooce
the additional asked for by the Police Commission
while large named in the report Of tho Com
mitee on Annual Taxes, which had been appropratsA
by law tho support OF the police department, We
lying unexpended in the hands Of the Board Of Excise
He had not arrived at this conclusion without doubt and
hesitation But willis any doubt existed he could noe
advise such course OF expenditure a. would unneccs-
sary add the burden already imposed upon the axa-
bcproperty of the county this item Of $3l7 3e1, WHILE
he was informed. million dollars remained unox-
pended and legally applicable for thai purpose.
The communication referred 10 the COMMITTEES -
Annual Taxes.
elter was received from the Commissioners Of Hax-
lom Bridge requesting the Board 10 akc such meaauree
should furnish them at with the funds appro-
priated by the last Legislature for the completion q
Harlem bridge. They stated that OF the former appro
pration less than $40 900 remained unexpended The
was the lev w0Ss fas
by lack OF funds As the public interest required imme
date action they trusted the Board would not pcrmie
any delay which shouId pens on OF the w0ek
The subject referred 70 the COMMITTEES on Annual
Taxes.
Tho Board then adjourned 70 Monday next. 1twslva
noon