New-York tribune., 1871-09-08

Of NewYork, officers OF the County OF kewYork ex
eeednG in amount the appropriations made for such pur
pose shall the City or County of NewYork be held
Sixteenth The fixed valuation OF estates, real and per
sOna subject to taxation In the City and County OF New
Taxes aud Assessments for the year 1871 amounts to
e,076,0OO,OO0 .,
Th. year uS7ll the quota OF STATE tai Of the
Last year s4cJ the quota Of hi. aI paid by
the county was. as...:.................... +s4l,s't ls
Difference TO be added this yesr...... 100000
Showing the which be raised this year by taxation 90 M M
To this add proceeds Of general fund 100000
Tots, income ..rrO, .,,s.d n, 1877, .. g26 900 400
Out Of this total Of s2GCOOCOO there fall to be paid
terms Of the provisions Of the per cent act W Quota Of
State tax above, az The principal OF the city ana
said debt and the remainder only to be apportioned
and set by the Board OF Apportionment provided
for In the third section of said statute 10 the various
Departments and purposes OF the city and county gov
crnments and from such remainder 40 arpOrtoned az
the expenses of said Governments Tor all ther epaIt
ments and purposes are TO be paid for the year ISL
THE BOARD OF APPoRTIoNhENT.
StrsntpCnh The said Board OF ofApportionment consists
OF the defendants, Hall, Connolly and Tweed. These
parties in accordance with the authority conferred npon
them by said statute chap bs3 Of the Laws OF 1S7D
have met Board Of Apportionment, but they have
failed to set apart much of the to be raised by
tax aforesaid in 1871 may he necessary Tor the
and county which shall become due and payable from
taxation the year 1871 and for the payment OF SO much
due and pay able from taxation within said year. and so
much as may be necessary to pay tne PROPORTION OF
Of New-Yoik in said year, and to appOrto11
only the remainder Of the amount to be raised
the various and PHrP9ses
Of the city and county governments notwithstanding
the express provisions contained in said statute, that
both he principal and interest Of the city and county
shall be paid the raised in each of said years
respectively under the authority Of the hrst section OF
visions Of the statute the said defendants said Board
Of Apporonlnent propose TO make no provision out OF
raised by taxation IN 1871 for the payment Of the
debts Of tie City and County of NewYork falling due
within said year. These debts amount to upward of
s9OOOOO and the said defendants as said Board OF Ap
pOrtonment threaten apportOn and set apart to the
departments and purposes OF the city and county
taxation in the year 1871 under the authority Of the t
section of said statute after suOtracng the quota OF said
county the State tax leaving the above sum OF 200
to be added to the permanent debt OF the said cy and
county and the SAID Board OF % & hfeha ana anu
ton Of said statute the amount fixed and directed to
he raised and set apart and apporoned by said Board OF
EigleenM: Although the entire sum which can law:
fully raised in accordance with the provisions OF said
statute sec l. chap Of the Laws of 1871 during the
present year. for the purposes OF the city and county
the debts principal and interest falling due within said
year. cannot exceed the sum of 23O0 the defendant
ss Mayor' prior to the Slst day Of July 1871,
borrowed upon the bonds of the city in anticipation OF
And on the bonds Of the CTnty anticipation of the
large portion Of these revenue bond, are made pay
able in The year ls;2 sat defendants, Connol! and Hall
DAY Of jolly they pretend, the ,uthority
& c G the @ t and a1xi ws he sSs S .psG
10 providing Or the eurteD, expenses Of the
'S Ana SGqG'y ON H. stS Sos.S.sd sst :to Of tie CITY
urdtr the pretended authority Of Chapter T2
Of the Lawn of iS1l which SD COLt.olIe;
expenses Of the City GOreunent..... 100000 90 10000
$4,000 90
While the total rcome Of the City and County the
he s bal. 6 q y. the ts1 ys1r .I % rta nIs
CoVer pnepts, oyef q
'Ong nt tbs Without making any provision for the pay
of the above sum OF 100000 Of city and county
debts falling due in 1871 Neither OF the statutes chap
S22 and S2s Of the Laws OF 1911 confer any authority
the issue OF consolidated debt stock of either city or
county for the purpose OF deraylng the current e1pen
ses OF the city or county governments.
ILLEGAL EXPENDITURES.
Nfneteenth No information furnished by the Con-
troer in his report made up to 3ls OF July last as 10
the balance remaining that date i'll the Treasury OF
the above Of $SOOC9OOo. Information however, is
supplied by this report, and by the Mayors official mes
sages to the Board OF Supervisors and the Common
Council that the expenditures for the various depart
ments and purposes OF both the city and county govern
indeed the laws which we're passed with the view Of
remedyng the grievous evils in the administration OF
the city and county governmental partially above set
forth have and still are openly and Systematically
at defiance by 5on the city and % county n1aXd Ssals
section that out Of the sums TO be raised under the
pe pad f 'af s hs 5s Of the city and
county governments for all their departments
and purposes for eacn year OF Jne years 1911 ana 1871
land no liability shall be incurred for any purpose In
either Of said years. which a with the State tax for
such year. and the principal and interest II the city and
county debts payable In such year, make the aggregate
of the expenses Of the city and county goverlpents
together for each Of said years amount than
ss ss S tie Psa e o see
statute provides that the sums to be apporoned
and apart the various departments ana purposes
Of the city and county governments for the year 1871 s
the balance remaining OF the sum raised under the nfst
quota Of State tax for said and the principal and
interest Of the bonds and stocks Of the city and county
falling due within 5s sad sn9 sS r OF said stat
Whatsoever shall be Incurred by any department
Of I S m ne as
made for s1gh PpPSse nor shall the City or County Of
Not only have the defendants, Hail. Connolly, and
Tweed said Board OF AppOrtlonment, failed TO make
provision IN terms OF the second ana thfd sections Of
County falling due within the year lSl and only do
they threaten to apporon and set apart for the City aud
County Governments for the said year the required
pay said debts upward Of s9ooooOo but in
the apportonments even including this ts,oOOOOO) the
Controller admits that up TO July 81 1871 there had been
expended by certain departments the purposes of
the city government, Nor which no appropriations had
been made, intended TO be made, as iOllows
POr additional alterations Of squeduct from Nneyhd
On account d CrOOn Water Fund for additional supply Of
crscs y.,s s,seI;: ss
For Central Park Improvements 1900
doeks.. 10000
o oG .scosss Ss Assessment Fund representing r
opening widening and laying subtle ssO7s7
Suseng tagging aud 2lnss IS
Under direction Of the Department Of Public wOi ass
To raise this amount the Controller in his last renor
made up 10 July 81 1871 inmates his intention to issue
be- has done 20 since the date Of ssd
For this issue Of bonds the Controller had no authority
Of the City in certain Of its departments Tor Certain
of its purposes incurred In the year and these