The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-02
Comptroller Green's Memorial and, Its
Facts and Figures.
WAYS AND MEANS OF EASY LEGISLATION
Breaches of Trust by Officers Of Banks and
Virtue and Morality at the Polls.
Spurious Claims in the Supply Bill-The Ninth
Judicial Police Court Job-Another Tilt at the
Commissioners Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton Of the Union Stock and Market
Comparable State Election
Day 10 Be Public Holiday.

ALBANY, March /, 1872.
Pine Committee Of Seventy's charter, which passed
the Assembly, was received in the Senate to-Cay
and referred to the Committee on Cities, together
with petition In It's favor. The committee will
meet AZ an early day next week to hear the argu.
mems OF the advocates ana opponents OF the
measure For the purpose OF facilitating business
the Senate refused to adjourn over until Monday,
and decided to hold evening sessions on every Tues
Gay and Wednesday for the consideration OF gen.
,eral ORDERS
Among the new bills presented was one by Mr.
Tiemann designed to protect the public against
breaches or trust by officers OF banks 1t provides
that whenever 1t shall satisfactorily appear to the
Supreme Court or Judge thereof at Chambers that
any officer oil mOneyed corporation has been
guilty OF negligence or OF breach OF official duty,
or Of any trust repOsed In him as such officer, the
Court or Judge may issue warrant
Of attachment against the property of such
officer. Mr.. Tiemann also introduced bill to re-
peal the act providing Tor police court house In
the Ninth judicial district OF the city Of New York,
and Of the act providing for the completion Of the
Court House in the same district.
Mr.. Palmer presented a bill to incorporate the
UNION STOCK YARD AND MARKET COMPANY,
providing that John b. butcher, A. M. Al
lertOn David Anerton, William c. Moore, 7. G. East
man and Akin I. Thomas may associate them
selves under above corporate name for the
purpose of constructing buildings and carrying on
such operations as may be necessary for accommo-
dating, feeding, watering, yarding, weighing, pack.
ing and transfer of cattle ana live stock OF every
description and slaughtered animals and Tor the
establishment OF markets in the city Of New York,
and the establishment of hotels and the right to
manage the same for the use OF the public doing
business at such yards. Capital stock, S1,000,00O
divided INTO shares OF 500 each.
Ii Is understood that the object OF this bill Is to
form stock company, and thus empower the pres
ent owners of the hotels and yards on the Inc OF
the ral-Hudson Railroad to sell stock IN the
corporation to drovers, thus making the business
encourage large trade over the roads named.
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION
relative to bribery was brought up by Mr. Johnson.
At the last session OF the Legislature bill passed
OF the Constitution, and providing that laws may
be passed excluding from the right Of suffrage ali
bribery or larceny, or OF any Infamous crime; and
every person VINO snail make or become directly or
the result OF an election, who shall pay receive
or promise 10 pay any property or valuable con-
giving his vote or TO deter elector from voting
The measure was passed with the pro-
ture for Its action. Mr.. Johnson to-day introduced
concurrent resolution TO the effect that the present
Senate and Assembly agree 10 the proposed amend.
ment The resolution lies over under the rule.
THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE
OF the House met In executive session this AFTER
noon TO consider the subject OF the Erie Railroad
There was difference OF opinion among the mem.
bers concerning the bills for the repeal OF the Uas-
sltcatiOn act, and after somewhat exciting meet
ing they agreed TO hold "a final private meeting and
to come to a conclusion on next Tuesday.
In the Senate this morning Mr. I1emann presented
. memorial OF Comptroller Green, in relation TO
the taxes in the CITY OF New York, and In con-
sums required by the estimates Tor the present
year. In the memorial the Comptroller briefly
reviews the legislation already accomplished by
city, which, however, he says, was but provisional
anu Tor specific purposes, and then he calls atten-
lion 10 the necessity for further legislation for The
relief OF the
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
BY the act Of 1871 the amount to raised py In
1872 Is limited to sum equal to Two per cent on the
valuation OF the real and personal estate subject 10
Of the quota eli the State tax for 1872 over the
state tax Tor 1870. The total sum, he says, thus
5 d TO be raised ny lax In the year ISL was
collected from various revenues OF city and county,
made total OF $26 2olSSs 49, applicable to the pay
ment OF the state tax, the interest on and redemp
ton OF the city and county debt and the sup
port Of the government OF the city and county:
accounts were as folOws-
For Interest on city and county debt ~sSSs@ 3
For redemption of city and county debt 11s4970 ~
For support OF governments N,l970s2 -
Making the actual paymenis .$27, O6s O52 81
At the Close OF the year 1871 there remained IN
paid the balance OF State tax, sos, col Sc; also
claims for services and materials alleged TO have
been Nrnished the city and county In excess OF the
taxes and revenues, to the amount OF about
ss,Sooooo.
THE TOTAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE YEAR 1871
necessary TO be raised ny tax amounted to $35, $780,
S43 90. while only the sum OF 1913, 1862, 527 62 was
provided 20 meet them, and deficit OF $l2 36S 3l6 "a
was created, which must be either added 10 the per-
manent Gebt or be raised by tax
The s6,Seo,o0o revenue bonds due January 15
should also nave been provided for as belonging 10
tne year 1871, 10 the extent which they exceeded
the uncolected taxes anu revenues which accrued
prior TO this year.
THIS unsatisfactory state OF facts which was sus.
pected by the Comptroller when lie assumed the
drt1eS OIL MS once has now deveioped lnt daunite
ness ana certainty. He says he is confident that
unless some radlcal change Is made In the admins
tratOn Of city, and county analrs Whereby a large
economy OF expenditure can be assured the means
now provided Tor the support OF the goyerp,nent for
1872 will prove greatly deficient
For the purpose oil aScertalnlng the needs of me
gOverrment for tue year 1872 the Comptroller be.
heads OF the various departments a detaileS estl-
mate OF the amounts they would respectively re-.
qulre In the year 1929 these when several esti-
mates he deems excessive, nave been furnished In
part, and with the best Information that has been
gathered he states as follows;-
CITY ACCOUNTS
Legislative Department s22l OOO 90
Hayoray $4,000 10
Department OF Finance. ........... 1859 a
Law Department.. ...s............... $1,000 w
Department Public Works ............ s6s7lO7 90
Health Department. .......... 1880 90
Department Pubic Charities and Correction. I53j63 "
Department OF Public Parks 6.Jy0v on
Department OF Public Buildings. l22Dy0 W
Police Department. .,,.,........ 366},52s 10
Fire Department. Ll2le0U 70
Department Public Instruction 2gl2,ls 90
Cleaning streets under CONTRACT Ae bOg w
Salaries Board Of Assessors. ...: f0,OO0 90
Xssessnenis. 1000 o.