New-York tribune., 1871-09-12


and county, amounts TO little the sum OF S2o
that az near this deponent estimate the expenses
ns S sU ,Sr as hap ]
shoud be s nsHcr from the % sad Se s % a.
provided by said Two Per Cent act. 1t would be
ern,nens from the surplus remaining Of said That
this depOnent Ia advised and believes that the san pr
nd ths eponsnt has Therefore on the Certificate OF
tho Commissioners Of Public Works Issued bonds to pro
vide for the performance Of the work mentioned IN san
| court shall continue 10 to do.
poronment created by section Of said two per cent
act have construed the said several acs IN conformity
with the Interpretation given them by tins deporhsS M S m
aforesaid: and In the apportiOnment directed by Sai
section 70 be made by then have not set M aar nppoS pp s
mentioned In said Section and the said Board IN appo
S !" Sis e y y and not
In any manner considered the expenses necessarily III
eans and paving Streets and and the formation
and for such like descrip on OF work. for tie esns
ate proper cmbclishment Of the city and ncrrs-
sary to the health comfort and conyence OF e M rlc' @
ptruction given To these laws ascaimcdby tfFoplit
sustained works OF the above character must Dc aoa
| dOncd. a.,
And this deponent further says that in answer to ne
allegation contained In the twelfth subdivision OF @ t
or adoptcd with any view or purpose of afordinG RELIEF
against tho administration Of the CITY or County Govern
the form Of government and to charge direct per,
sOnal responsibility upon ts several officers ana srne
and said act was proposed and advocated by he s.'c
city officers named defendants in said complaint ana
sympathy with the plaintiff this action, AMI for ONE,
among Other reasons that BY said aet the @ & oy Ssyoi
| the Limitation OF tax imposed by said act. ,
And this dconeh utlrr SAYS u M reall"n TO- tue aI'e a,
by act OF the Legislature Of the State passed Ap D.
o7l, being chapter !2 OF the laws OF that year. tnn "t
| ponent Controller Of said city, Is clnpO",r,d 10
create apublc fund, to DO drnomairu C'sniiaa,@"d @
Stock Of the City OF NcwYork and to issue CoS9da'rn
Afn,sl nm Guph htnrn
determine. to pay oil and cancel any bonds or sn'hs VI
AMOUNT aS l iS Hu' to be- rad M in laid aid year
nsalment on any OF the stocks Of SAID rty ana ~ cp
ter 1928 Of the said Laws OF 1i fS "iedi NJ %o
Consolidated Stock of the Corn'y Of Ncw-iork an!
Herewith pay off and cancel any funds or stock q"
said county failing i'll said year io7l and also 10 meet
the acquisitions said county by thc state Tor INC pay
mcnt bounty debt In SAID year that by "rtIon 10
Of chapter 5s3 of said laws OF ls7l the two asnl49l
acs continued unimpalred and ln full "fGot that IN
afous' ar thu d@p"nont has created tie hns which
they c"nrmnate and has dc@in'"ch s,% civ and I'' Of
said county for the purpose of paying the rr!n- rI
cipal Of outstanding bonds falling due in the year ~
issued respectively by said city and county amounting
to about nine millions of dollars. and in thur doing TINS
deponent has strictly conformrd to the directions con-
And this deponent further says that is not true, as
stated in paraeraph II Of said complaint thn he oard ara
be raised by tax. aforesaid In ISL rs may be
Ga af y aydsS wn & H
and payable from takaton nor is 1t true that they have
| sc
ns y a%d q" tsS cSn Of e
acts acts, for the consolidation Of the debts Of the
City and County of NewYork, respectively it is pro-
taxes, for redemption issued BY ti deponen
aa ac bareby sd sf 1 d
proper for this deponent the Mayor OF said city, or
ANY ProyGn ans for Of hS Uf @ Of n
'o %nd this 5fs depona%t further thot y section
ter 3 OF the laws of that year. this dponcnt Is author;
lied borrow upon the credit OF the said city and
reycnues such SUMS may be necessary to meet
pendturcs under the appropriations tor each current
deponent, in conjunction with the sat Mayor, prior to
the day OF July 1871 did issue bonds Of said city aud
Of said Complaint and none Of said bonds are made pay
And this deponent further that this deponept and
to the sls day Of July last under the authority Of the
sad acts for the cosondaliSn Of the said dsgts Of the
OF county aud city respectively to the amount stated
S 81 S st % stock Was pd HS % thu that % init the
treasures OF the city and county rSlertvey and II Is
stock has applied otherwise than in redccng the
outstanding indebtedness OF the city and county; for
for the that such indebtedness had not fully
tured and such OF the fund aforesaid tended TO the
interest. That the portion OF said funds applied
paid toward The indebtedncs: acerung for the objects
there appearing to have been expended for the
several purposes there stated have been paid out Of the
azores said moneys amounting to millions three
hundred thousand dollars mentioned at folio 81 Of said
complaint, and Shat each OF the sums mentioned at oli0s
and OF said complaint each authorized Ia be
pended for the respective objects there stated by various
acts Of the Legislature of this State, passed prior to the
year and the year 1871, and wac deemed dylsaDc
by this deponent instead of issuing new bonds as by
law authorized for the payment of the said
and with view Of saving nt"rest ,1c to The
ccivcd from The consolidated debt stock this tpo-
M %e m @ I'd rfS y @ or ' the Sf %das %
| toned at said fOiOS Ga and Gj
And this dependent further says that he has not yet
sued any bonds required and authorized for the said last
doing, means can be provided To reimburse The
said consolidated debt fund the amount appropriated
And this deponent further says that under the acts
aforesaid he has negotiated for the sale of the cosol
stocks Of the said city and county for the purposes
authorized by said acts to the amount OF more than nine
millions of dollars; but that the sun Of seven million
three hundred hOusond dollars is the whole amount
yet received through sales OF said stocks and such stock
also negotiated and sold at price much beyond the
And this deponent further says, in to the ale
cations contained In subd islOn 10 OF said complaint
1t true, therein stated that the cXpcn-
ditures for the various departments and purposes Of
both either the city and county governments are iu
Aud this deponent admits that intends but only in
obedience the laws OF the Legislature that subject
OF complaint he shall be called upon
by the proper departments and officers aud upon proper
and satisfactory vouchers TO make such ISSUE That TO
the amount Of 69l0O 1t is Indispensable o make
issue reimburse the consolidated debt fund the
appropriated from as Aforesaid for the objects
stated at folos a and IS OF said complaint That the
further amount Of such issue Of funds will depend upon
the extent Of improvements lawfully ordered hy the
Common Council and the limitations Of the several laws
| relating to the objects Aforesaid
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