New-York tribune., 1869-04-03

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1t appears from the above that the of about Sa5
was spent in paying persons for services rendered to
pay for them Thus the tax books are copied tax no
tees are served &C., at the OF $665 80 at the same
veyOrs sixteen Deputy Commissioners and thirty Clerks
to do the work, who cost s656e O6 per If this
certainly appoint the clerks required and arrange
their pay without the need Of this outside assistance
the practice IN that Department is to appoint extra
forces when the work demands it, The practice of fost
ing additional M % clerks on departments which do not pro
sioners Of Taxes have called for all the moneys they will
win be needed to the item Of printing 9OO copies Of
the laws passed each session relating to the city this is
merely lob The annual session laws printed by the
State printer furnish all the copies needed and few
weeks after this $500 volumes printed they super
laws be cheaply obtained by the Supervisors II they
want them for immediate use. This item OF s29lO is
6 for bills of the
Arms and should 5e saIioWed AS to 81 zoo r extra
clerks in the Surrogates office that officer has applied
for SS650 TO pay for all the clerks &c he needs and
such expenses win be needless ts As TO $leG rs
for copying the manuscript records OF the supervisors
ton between the labors the work having been done,
nothing will be wanted for 1t this As to 7Oo for
simply the Board OF Supervisors and its clerks
can do all the work needed. AS to copying
that work belongs to the Bureau OF Personal Taxes
in the Tax Office, and the clerks having charge
their regular salary to SOO paid to five for
facilitating County business in Mayors oaioe 1t is be-
70 the discharge of his duties to the County II follows,
from this that only the sum OF about 1000 left which
may be really needed for contingent expenses OF the
County (which simply the Board OF Supervisory.
II more is allowed It will be spent Of course rs for objects
the Supervisors win be relieved OF much Inconvenience
from persons applying 10 share in it, No more than $4,000
should be allowed"
The Citizens Association also introduced section
in the Tax-Levy providing orthe sale of all the pub
lie markets by the 1st of May next and that the City
shall then abandon forever the business of keeping
markets The Senate Committee on Municipal Af-
fairs listened with great attention TO the arguments
presented. and all the members, Messrs. Crowley,
Palmer. Banks, Creamer, and Kennedy, appear TO be
resolved to cut the leyies down TO thelowes possible
limit, and to deserve the thanks Of the taxpayers
this year.
The Assembly tonight with very little opposition
and with no attempt to call the Yeas and Nays
killed the bill requiring newspapers and periodicals
to publish in each number the amount of circulation
of the preceding number
The Assembly this evening without considering
in Committee Of the Whole one-half tho sections
ordered to q third reading bill to construct on One
hundred and d-twenty-ffth, One-hundred-and-thlr-
tieth and other streets. a surface railroad. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Gleason providing that
when the profits of the Company exceed ten per
cent of the capitol stock they shall be paid 10 the
Chamberlain of the City for the benefit Of the pub
lie school, was defeated by large majority. This
bill spoils the new boulevard, and is the same job
vetoed by Gov. Fenton last year. II was already
passed the Senate The bill TO give the Whitehall
and Plattsburg Railroad $2500O0 was ordered TO
third reading Judge Campbell tried to kill IT, but
failed. Swayne's twostory railroad was ordered 10
a third reading.