The New York herald., 1871-01-05

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Union street improvements ................ 30y0U0
su sa. shwca san. avenue. s..,s BaS ad
Total go 950, 80
From which deduc, amount OF bonds re-
deemed since June neS0.................... SO. 1878
70 be added TO the amount outstanding in june
and making the total OF actua liabilities on De- o. 20,
cember Sl, 1871. SUoUf0ol
The amount or bonus authorized to be issued In
addition and which Will further increase our liza
bilities, Is rs fouowS:-
Balance bscrption bridge. 600
sewer Central avenue ue..................... 4s5,Uv0
Assessment Fund bonds for various improvements -,
Contemplate reservoir ars. intaiment l4oJGoo
Which VIII nave 10 be- aidei 10 our already enormous ia
olitisa
Assessment fund bonds have frequently to be met
by the issue OF new ones In place Of those falling
due, ana Tor which no money has been collected.
He therefore asks the Legislature to Immediately
FOR local improvements.
To pay contractors for local improvements before
the money to pay Tor the expenses incurred is col
lected by local assessment as now practced by the
issue OF bonds, ana raising money upon the credit
OF the city at large, has proven to be dangerous
principle, and SO utterly ut war with true economy
that its continuance should no longer be permitted
There are still Other serious objections this sys.
tenn. BY the issue Of bonds the city assumes all the
responsibility OF the legality of the proceedings un-
der which these improvements are authorized TO be
made, and may he compelled to prove aairmativcly
the regularity Of all action in the matter before be-
coming able TO collect the money paid from the par
ties for whose especial benefit the Improvements
were made.
REPAvING STREETS.
The Mayor asks In relation TO street paving powers
vested In the Water COmmisSt0ners:-Did the law,
conferrinQ upon the Commissioners the power To re-
pave the streets, intend to authorize them to enter
into contracts TO repave street before II had actu
ally been paved at all Is 1t not lair to presume that
the law only Intended confer the power to repaye
such streets as had become UNIT for travel by ong
continued use, but not those that had only been
paved recentlyf some streets In the same neigh
borh00d, the original paving OF which had been lin
tshed but short time since, have already been what
is termed repaved. by giving the newly laid paving
stones coat OF ScrimShaw. lf 1t Is deemed deslra
ble at all that these newly paved streets should AT
once receive sur.ace OF Scrlmshaw, why should 1t
not be done by the OF property along the line
OF the street and the expense paid by thems We should
protest against allowing the credit or the city to be
used Tor objects like this entirely unnecessary not
called for by public need at present, and with grave
doubts existing as to the power Of compelling pay
ment rsm the owners TO reimburse the city Tor the
moneys advanced.
STREET CLEANING.
The streets have, with few exceptions, been kept
toleraby clean during tie past year. The cost OF
this Item OF expenditure during the twelve months
was $l07,2oo, with FAIR prospect OF increase for the
year 1871 The average amount expended from 1864
and including 1868 was less an $44 900 per annun.
Many OF the streets are badly Ia want OF repairs
TIE WATER BOARD.
The amount expended for salar1es and engineer
Ing expenses OF TINS Board during the past year
S674,s91. In 1865 tae total amount Tor similar
penses was S356,127. The amounts expended for
the past year for the several months were:-