New-York tribune., 1871-04-07

from the MIMI I'm EnI, until some Of the posiuons
Which they have af5Hultics which they have raised
uuN,ootne3 10 the satisfaction w Tn nv opinion,
asked TO sTpPS t hin since i was INTRODUCED S3 ns
the nom the Ivth Nir Tweea any 9ntcians states
that IL ma, or have been something Ict the ex
Hors, ia a bl the object OF WhC iNewYork 80 that
Pnses not exceed for the wears here S Is an effort
csectiyclv sOOoo 00 In other for the govern
Ios h,, ne men who SUES upOn all sorts
lnaoI % ~ New York 10 put down ie % we are met with
y municipal exayaEatiSo here and from the party
~ t 3brou houf tar state ina. " TINT has ever been
attempt TO grasp Of our state constitution, LOT or ~ ~
fac since We began 70 I'VE nue. sir hat where schemes
government tbe purpose OF spending NJ
the moneys dt OF te legislative bodies and the 9piyer Yer
I an5oTsement OF the press; bnnestv and that meas
CORRUPTION reform do not meet with that enc9u
,,snt nom the press or nom e'uer parry 'n'' ''
~, an times receive.
should amWill az ~ the Senator from the With District ont
p, support an amendment TO TINS blli nmtlng @ lnS
amount ,nerThat is already this bill as shall ex-
in rtItr on. Now who has the power t0osy 10 lSVy
ra in Ncg-Yorkl DO the Senators who have spoken
taAtS tatt ~ mis- b--do the members of the Republican
Iil-cver ask themselves that question or can tnty
nswcr What amount Of taxes can the officers OF the
aISS,or1,ncpt Of New-Yurk levy upon that city ana
"upty under existing law What restriction Is PLACED
by that law upon tie expenses Oh lSS & S M "g haiTman
under the law, as 1t stands the mnclpa Sn W
1 D5Te. S5Coo0oGO-f they lit and yet when
Sy come here aud propose voluntarily u place these
mons accusation that they are attempting 10 grasp u
uilTeT mT TWp9d|wm the Senator permit a question:
Nr Creamer-C Certainly, sir. . ..., 10, -
~. Wo"d-Dces the senator from the With (Creamerl
rt that law which Trovides that the IaALey! OF
New-York shall be submitted to the Legislature was re-
TeaIed by the act OF last winteri
Mr. CISamer-l say that the act which the Senator
himself voted TOR last Winter gives to the C0mmsSoner
mower as Board OF Estimate, to eXpend a hundred
millions Of doaIs if they choose to abuse their powers
MI Kennedy-suppose the Commissioner Of Public
Works and the other officials have The power 10 contract
debts for the City of NeWYOrk TO the amount OF hun
dred millions OF dollars in single year-how' except
through the Legislature are they to get the money 10
Mr. Creamer-If the Senator will refer TO the law he
will see that il confcrs upon the various departments OF
the city government created by the new charter Woh
crats OF branches Of the Legislature power to make
estimates. Those estimates are be submitted to the
board OF appropriations which is composed tt OF Ihe
Mayor the Controller and the head OF each department
ana whatever amount they agree upon as necessary lor
the support Oi tue various 9epartinehIs - 0y tv % %
authorized aud directed to raise that amount
Mr.. KennedyHaye the officers Of the city government
any further power over the question: 0, tlAaon ~ @ t
the power to send their estimates here to be passed upon
Mr.. Creaner-Why the Senator CIr. Kennedy after
ms long experience % on me GCee @ i 9 Gh spc Ses
ZION that. Does he not know that even previous TO
the passage of the new Charter the items III the tax
eves here to be passed upon were not more thn
perhaps Onefh OF tue whole amount expended Tor the
Mr Kennedy-I do know Sir that the Tax Levy of the
City Of NewNOr does not include all the items OF the
expenses OF the city know that 10 does not include
the interest on certain bonds. -.
Mr. Creamer-Ihat is just one Of the thiags that it
Mr. Kennedy-It does not include either certain other
items that could name, but IT does include ana has
always included the expenses that are incident to the
government of tie city and county.
Mr.. Creamcr-Tne Senator has got down now TO Incl
dental expenses II lie will read the Tax Levy OF 1866
he will discover that the Legislature appropriated only
of expenditure for city aud
county governments Now, 10 show the power to eNpend
one tat is vested in that corporation to-day without
the Legislature, Will read Few OF the items
for which they have power TO raise the money Our por
ton Of the state tax s65OOOO police 100000 schools
5OOO; charities, SlC0O0J fire departments 100000;
interest on debt S5,JC0OOO; salaries Of judiciary, &c,
t5OOc0 lamps and u 100000 streeceaning under
contract s5OOO these items, there expenses
OF the Departments Docks, Parks, and Public WORKS
INC f IdTa t th oop an az Of si
% ZOO And beside there is the reserved bower that exists
in the Departments under the act of last year.
S dc2 h9 s 9eqy III @ hs 5 G a fs ag oed
for the acts OF last year. seems TO me most
the Corporation OF New-York have power 10 expend
hundreds of millions Of dollars ahhuay' anu tndt tEe
object OF this bill Is TO put some restraint upon them IN
maj respect The Senator from the AVIIh (Mr Parke
The taxes are 70 be levied may doubled II the Senator
familiar with the manner IN which taxes are I'm.
statement The law requires that TIE BOOKS sha De uade
up previous the Of January OF each year. and then
that DO correction shall be made in them until the 31th
II April, and that no changes shall De mace uh-
less upon adavits OF parties interested and
tell him that III 999 of 1000 where changes are
made. they made not by increasing the assessments
but striking them of tue books altogether The gross
value of the property assessed this year VIII DC Much
less than IL was last year.
Board have not the power TO increase the amount Of
individual assessments until the SOh OF Aprii
Mr.. CreamerWe have not the power al this day; the
law requires that public notice shall be given that the
books are open for correction. -,
Pdrker-Will not have the power between this
and the 9Oth OF April TO increase assessmentsi
Mr. Creamer-No, sir.
Blr. ParBer-Why noti
Mr. CTcaner-BSfore this bin was introduced, and be-
fore that Department had any knowledge that such
bill would be introduced earnest effort made TO
enter the enormous amount OF personal property that
had previously taxation, 10 lglten tnc
burden real estate and notices were sent TO every
name in the Business Directory assessing each lndiyld
ua a 1t is safe TO say that by the pas
OF this bill (Which cOnfers these powers for two
years. the aggegae OF taxes that can be raised
viii not exceed s. $4,000 either this year next year.
Now ask friends here, we ask Senators who are
city government under the charter that they gave us
last Under that charter. which conferred powers
or five years it is impossible to bring
about change in day. Republicans r and
Is no power 70 change it, You gentlene1 on the other
much anybody else 1t passed this body by vote OF
80 TO and the other House by vote OF ITO to Both
parties voted for It, and, surely, bill giving the cor
pOratOn of NewYork power TO make such large expend
itures met your approval last year this bill which s
anendatOry OF that and which is designed to restrict
their Of expenditure, cannot fail to receive your
approval also; ,,,. ,,r aoo. 40. ,o,. ora tbo ,or
remains as il is now in what way viii the money be
raised to pay the expenses OF the City Government
provisions of the charter and OF the amended OF
last Winter II will be raised by the various Depart
making estimates and submitting them 10 Board
composed OF their own Chiefs with the Mayor
and Controller aud whatever amour. they agree
are authorized directed the law of last Winter to
Mr. wood-I not satisfied that that is correct law
by any means. go.
Mr. CreaBer-I repeat that this isa measure Of reform,
and that necessary III order to give us the full bene
t OF charter OF last wear There Is nothing secret
not willing and anxious that the pu6hc shall KNOW.
The charge which ha been so oiten MADE mere 1t ts
ing those who voted for the acts OF last year giving