The New York herald., 1869-06-08
BR0GRLYI CITY GOVERNMENT.


The Estimated Expenses Thereof for the Year
1S70-Nearly One Million Dollars In
crensc in the Amount OF Taxation Over
Last Year.
The joint Board Of Aldermen and City supervl-
visors met yesterday afternoon at two O'Clock. I'm
the Common Council Chamber, Mayor Kabneisch
In the chair, for the purpose OF taking action
upon the budget OF expenses Of the city government
for the year 1870. The Mayor, In submitting his
statement Of estimates commences by calling atten.
ton to the fact that hitherto no beneficial results
have been obtained from the appointment OF
SPECIAL COMMISSIONS
by the Legislature, who are now authorized by law
20 call upon the Joint Board for such sums Of money
as they may require Tor purposes entirely under
their own control lie says-"That hitherto no bene-
ncal results have been obtained from the appoint
ment OF these special commissions no one, In
opinion, can OF win deny. The proceedings Of my
OF them, II not censurable per So, are, = nos'
least Of such character as TO need az ''o
order 70 remove the doubts existing sSiorini ~ u,
many OF our citizens relative 70 tho ~ lhe mhas oi
the public business with which aanageiaent as o.
In many instances they have ,r@y arc eItrusleu.
the terms Of the very Jaw. Shb W SolhpiJ WIZ WIZ
them their appointment, Tho ~ ~ COheIIeu upon
Droyens Dgen 10y iav make public I'M
riaby been found 70 be ms ,fIe,H s nav ai9st iva
sums had 70 be asked ION Whefhsr Pfta arie sran
illeiVpei hlel'atsiiohHi an urnccesearv outiov ol
nlOney ., want on ca, In M ktpg tho proper eaii
nlaVs ~ tnc commencement vTaffers mi limo a.
laI as tie people WAC have TO nav for them are con
SeIntl. Inc effect IL the anne n is grotifvinr
no"eNer 70 Know that our yemonstrancea agatna
the appointment OF special olnnsslons have nd ias
met with some successD "'''"HS ""'' d. las
IN ooo.,,, ,h.ETkENCHME TT NEEDED.
ed,cgs a. oas w s'cduy IN crease OF the city indebt
Of paymeh s SfePng an more iAn pace with the means
amount OF The bonded ,a rn rnv iS & 10 n ~,
year viii be more than o1o 20 s ,,h y u, poss
Oh $RODlO0O Of inc so,oyY,oyv W" ~, wy piVsps.
ana adds:-"The w ftase uurln. VIZ curIen1 yeai
raised law "a har,ha hclc amount necessary to III
an increase ~ ah ensuing year exceeds a. 900. 600
than tuentv tvssounU 4 tSGlOOO over last year-mor
I'm rho anosnt ~ yer ceut-whereag the increag
coed four nor =, the taxable property does not ex
crease IN our ut per annum. OF this large In
maIntenance 4 expenses 100000 are for interest
was raised Ia C., for the parks In excess OF wha
S15o 600 addti ~ year for the same purpose, an
nenses III tho lonal appropriated by law for the es
In The reven, Fire Department. There is an increas
the amount je account Of about $500 In excess
is moi an ~ received from this last year. Th
"a 10 the Iuch owing to an increase In the receipt
thai fnnd act that fewer drafts have been made upo
and tho PUBLIC SCHOOLS
follows expenses thereof are commented upon q
was i:-"It Will require t75,00O more tina
conn asked for last year for the support
purr ION schools. The expenditures for IN
am, Jofe have increased, az compared with u
mn Junts asked for In former years, In
n, cb greater ratio than the increase In popul
N or IN The amount OF taxable nyop1xu you