New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16

$4,000 per annum OF. the balance which wouS
then remain Of the DEBT, s2?li2l7e 60 sO,7S2scl
of the original cost OF introducing croon water into our
city. The Crot0n water debt should be paid from me
Croton water income alone. This "a revenue able 10
take Of its debt and have large surplus over
Inc debt would thus be reduced 10 ABOUT Nl359s7S 60
piers owned by the City, could be disposed Of for about
sent which have the Park itself worth al least VS.
100000 The balance OF debt VIZ: s9000000 should
be funded in long stock known the Central Park I'M
provement stock OF 80 81 49, 49, 81 49, 50, 81 and 50 years.
1885, 10 bo raised by tax the interest the time
be annually raised by tax and paid by the Controller
Upon snch funding the Sinking Fund, with all waste
II. The Plan for. Increasing he iCiy Rerenues--
FIRST The revenue for the OF Croton water should
be- and might fairly be- made pay interest on tie
Croton debt topay the current expenses OF the Depart
cpal Of the debt falls due ana to yield about $780,
goo yearly to reduce the CITY taxes The present low rates
Croton water fixed shortly afelt introduced
and only amount in rstclass dwellings about half
cent for 100 gallons, which is next to nothing;
which pay but mere pttance into the treasury for
me privileges and advantages they ENJOY should DO re-
Third Full authority should DO obtained from the
Legislature to impose license tax upon the cars OF tho
City Railroads. These companies enjoy the public
streets for their business as monopoly they make largo
Fourth There thousands OF persons doing business
In this city who DO not contribute dollar toward the
expenses Of local government for accommodations
which they enjoy equally with our taxpayers. They 1.-Two
In tho Beghborng counties and States aud thus escape
should be imposed upon all such persons graduated 40
coring to the amount OF business transacted fom the
last three annual income might easily be dc.
rived Of s2Ooo0 and from such Sources III nearly al our
large cities, income Is derived. -,
III The Pia, for Decreasing The Expenses Of our Local
Government FuSt All distinctions In government between
the City and the County OF New York should DO aDoshed
thus saving the expense OF two sets OF officers doing ho
general work I'm the territorial limits, and OF
large expense caused entirely by dual government AT
least 81 100000 could thus be saved.
Second The expenses OF the several Metropolitan COM
missions should be reduced u 100000.
Third: From careful analysis OF the expenditures OF
the Departments of Public Instruction. the Association u
Of opinion that tins Department could be efficiently con-
Quoted for s., 900 per annum: -.
Fourth The expenses Of the local government could DO
reduced nearly threequarters OF million OF dollars Dy
making OF Justice selfsustainng This could
be done by the institution Of plan which should require
all persons who the courts to pay the expense
thereof Our cost nearly $4,000 per year,
and the city but about 100000 In fees &C., mere
from year there about 10000 cases on the cal
endars OF the various courts which number must Do IN
creased by 5000 additional suits which arc never
put on the calendars For $1,000 ltfgants this e1
pense OF 100000 is borne by the community at arge
whereas very small tax on the lltgants themselves,
which would be perfectly just, would defray tile expense
Another portion Of the plan is to reduce the expenses
OF the Courts by discussing number OF supernuous
attaches.
The expenses Of the local government can be re-
duced additional million OF dollars by judlcous con-
traction OF expenditure. BY this plan the annual ex
penses would be reduced to: