The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30
Municipal Rosreuchm rns.

Comptroller Connolly has issued u circular
which we print below, to the heads of the
various departments In the city and county
governments. The circular is certainly plain
enough in it's terms, and it is to be hoped that
the officers of the various departments will
comply with the request made by the Comp
troller on behalf of the Board Of Apportion-
ment. 1t is pleasing to note that
the leaders of the city government
have thus early given evidence OF
determination to economize and thus in most
practical form give the lie to the carping OF
ignorant and, therefore, bigoted partisans, and
reassure the capitalists of the Union that the
financial credit Of this city is as good now as
and perhaps better than-it ever was. The
bonds issued for any department of the city or
county government are always eagerly sought
and competed for, readily disposed OF and
always above par, so that the attempt to decry
the credit of the city either by direct abuse or
by insinuation must ignobly fail.
The Board of Apportionment will meet on
the Goth of May for the purpose of making the
appropriations to the several departments Of
the dual city and county government In
order that they may do this fairly it is abso
lutely necessary that the requisition from each
department be presented in time to allow the
proper computations to be made; and, as the
circular states the amount that can be raised
will fall far short Of meeting the expenses Of
the various departments as already computed,
it is to be hoped that the officers of the de-
partments will make q careful revision
and lop off all that can be readily
spared, thus enabl ng sthe leaders to
sustain by their action the credit of the
local government. If the subordinates neglect
to economic where they can the entire body
polite must suffer, as when the muscles and
ligatures refuse to exercise their functions the
head and heart must suffer.
| The following is the circular above alluded
| to -
CIRCULAR
CRY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT or FINANCE,l
C0APrRoLLER's OFFICE, April rs, 1871.
| To TIE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE
Cry AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK;
The Legislature at It's recent session passed an act
ichapter 57G limiting the amount to be raised by
ments. The same act also provides for a Board OF
ApDortionment, comprising the Mayor, the Comptrol-
President Of tue Department Of Public Parks, in
which s vested the power aud authority to apprO-
PIRATE and set apart such amounts as In their judR
ment deemed necessary for the different objects
OF each department.. The sad Board Is required to
Tx the appropriations within twenty days alter the
| iSt day OF May next
| The total amount that can be raised under the
operation OF the levy thus year will fall short
7OOO 900 OF the amount estimated for the several
| departments ana purposes Of the city and county
governments, including the state taxes THE total
amount Of State taxes imposed for the current year
on the county OF New YORK IL $674956 1871 II will
thus be seen that considerable deduction must be
| made In the expenditures OF the city and county
| governments the ensuing year.
In view OF these considerations II becomes ncccs-
| sary that the estimated expenses heretofore made
by your department Tor the present yea be revised,
Tor the purpose OF giving data for the ultimate action
of that Board conforming to the required reduc.
| ton OF expenditures.
| would request that snch revision be made, AMI
! the estimates returned TO this department before
the 9Th day OF May next in order that they may be
presented 10 the Board Of App0rtIonment for their
| action RIChARD r. CONNOLLY, Comptroller.