, 1870-06-14
COMMON COUNCIL
Report of the Finance Com.
mittee on the Appro-
priation Bill
BOARD Of Public Works, $780,
1895; Fire Department,
$s86,71s.
Police Department, $504, ,5ooi
Health, $4,000; Schools,
$391,773.02.
Sewerage, $56e,212.6o; Sal
aries, $4,000; Street
Lamps, $a25,ooo.
Liability OF Street Car C0mpn-
mics for Municipal Taxes
Six Cent Fares.
West Wing Roof--Liability Of Letz &
Son for the Catastrophe.
The Lake Front Money-The
Committee Report
Adopted.
Liability OF Street Car Compa-
MICS for Municipal Taxes
Six Cent Fnres.
West Wing Roof--Liabiity Of Letz &
Son for the Catastrophe.
The Lake Front H1oney-The
Committee Report
Adopted.

regular meeting Of the common COUNCIL Eas
held yesterday evening, the President In the chAr
Present: Aldermen Cox, Somets, Donue1lan, Dix
On, Eahn, Montgomery, ca1k1ns, McAyoy, DagU,
Heensn. Tracey, Hickey, ,BattermAn, HIldreth, Pow
ell ~. 81, Powell {Ge0rge>, Holden, W1lce, Walsh
Woodsrd, McCotter, Robinson, Campbell, Gill,
stcu, Bpehler, McGrath, Tyler, Berger. schintz,
Dengler, NcCauley. kehoe, DeEtne
TIE APPROPRIATION BILL ...
The rules we're, On motion, suspended and the
following report Of the Committee On Finance was
submitted and ordered 10 Lay over:
GsnEAES: Your Committee On Finance, to
whom WIS referred the estimates o1 the Comp
trol,er for the several departments OF the city gov
efument, for defr1ytng the expenses Of the city
for the fiscal year ending March 81, ISL, having
had the same under consideration. beg leave 10 re-
mort; That we have given the estimates rs cAte-
ful an investigation IS It was possible for Us TO do
ii the limited time ne have had, and our deduc-
tlons and additions were made only after per-
money u asked to be expended 1t has not been
the purpose Of your committee 70 cut 1ndlscr1m-
inatsAy, but, On the contrary, to allow whatever IN
Cur judgment was absolutely needed 70 Y9n the
dli1eIrnt departments upon an economical basis.
Tie expenses Of the cIty government are neces-
early increasing III lhc same ratio as its populeaon
and wealth, and OF conrsc provision must be
nade from year TO ye8r for this natural increase
The different depaI Itmen1s have presented ha9her
estimates for the present nsca1 year than TRs done
for the previous year, with the exception Of the
tAAI
Reform SchooIthe reason being In the former
case, that the Scayengcr work for the city was
contracted for at q much lower figure than here
tofpre, and IN case Of the Reform School,
under Its present economical manage
Intpt, It IS rapidly approaching selt-sussa,ning
institution. -four committee ind, upon e1anlna-
eiun, deficiencies IN many funds for want Of sum.
cieu1 appropriations In former years. which should
bc provided for, or II viii tn time greatly cuba5.
rass the finances Of The city. Besides these den.
c,enctes, there Is every year large amonut Of
uncollected Personal PropetE Taxes" most q
it being entirely worthless The amount outstand
Ing April i, 1870, is x42as5S6t, not including tai
warrant Of 1862, now being collected Provision
ahouid be made each year for q portion Of II
mates Of the Comptroller for ths
present fiscal 5ear to be $3.50, =, and, after
careful and thorough examination Of e3ch iteu
asked for, We have reduced the amount SSl5,
1856, leaving S4021 $50 -, from which Ii To Ii
deducted s91p, 600, being the estimated amount Q
income to be received from licenses and miscela
neous sources during the present fiscal year, an
the balance, s., 81 ,a3o.7o, will he the auouu
necessary to Frovidc for hy taxation. Your com
mittee, In their examinations, hare been goEerne
by 4 desire To do no injustice to any department
but have given what We consider sufficient allon
ance TO meet all their Legitimate Wants, and Sd
reduce Ia1Ai2p to !ts laE:s1 1assaiAe 'eG5 eG5