New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-08
THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET.

CREASED COST OF THE CITY AND COUNTY Gov
EMINENT FOR NEXT YEAR.
The Board of Estimate and ApportiOnment
met at O'Clock yesterday at the Controllers Office
Mayor Havemeyer presiding. The Controller said that
the law required the Board to transmit the estimates to
the Board OF Aldermen within 10 days after they have
passed. with the In writing for the increase
decrease in the amounts required the various Depart
ments, and he had prepared a communication TO that
effect He said that the net increase the City Appre
priatons was S4s6,o00 and $2,9l1 800 90 on County
Estimates He stated that the Board OF Police Commits
sioners required $4,000 TO the street cleaning
for the remainder OF the year. and 222O
appropriated In city accounts 70 the Department of
Buildings. The Controllers communication
adopted and will be sent TO the Aldermen to-day. Its
more significant features reproduced below:
L. THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARThENT.-The reduction OF
SIC II exhned in this department for the year 1874
und printing which included the estimate for 1873
IL THE MAYoRALTY.-In this department there Is an
chiefly in the Bureau Of Permits on account OF proha
bity of the necessity for employing Larger iorce 10
III THE DEPARTMENT OF FISANCR-Therc is net
increase OF s.Of0 60 in this Department. although the
Bureau for the Collection OF Assessments has been
added this year. and the volume Of business gen
orally has been largely increasei by tue cnarter;
reduction in tins Department is made up Oh SLOW III
stationery, which by The Charter provided LOT under
another head, and $,i00 in contingencies, and Tor
salaries, Sl62, amounting in the aggregate To sl02
5000 of which appears IN this estimate undef another
Y. THE LAW DEPARTMENT shows increase of
$2s4si chiefly III salaries on account OF large III
vi T1IK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC wonKs.-rhere rs an
increase over 1913 IN me proposed allowances 10 hs e
VII THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKs.-There is
an increase in TINS Department $I2O500 made by
the following items: Maintenance aud government OF
parks places s3 900; repairs u pavement City Hall
Park, new item. $4,000; repairing seawall battery,
$780, gas for lighting parks 1872 aud 1875, $4,000 Har
lem Bridge Observatory Museum and Gallery OF
Art. inenance Of. $4,000 Total. sl2o,5OO.
VIII. DEPARTMENT OF BUlLDlNGS.-lhc increase III
Department is 202o0 for salaries ON account OF an
increase OF the number OF officers employed and more
effective prosecution or the business OF the Department
TX The DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CutnrEs AND
CoRRECu net increase OF si6S5 50 Is Occasoned
by the allowances made for new buildings and improve
ment of old buildings under tine charge OF tins Depart
ment, greatly Increased accommodations Delng aOso
lutey necessary.
X. TIE uEAiTH DEpAETMEyT--A decrease In this de
partmento SIC 500 10 manly ia tue item
ces and printing the latter heng PROVIDED for under
another head. AS 0 other cases under the Charter.
XII THE POLICE DEPARrNENT.-1n This department an
increase l. shown OF S44i,3i2 ~.
XII TUE FIRE DRPARIMEST.-rhe additional amylnt
required Tor this Department Is s2JO,llI
Kill TIE BOARD OF EDUCA1IoN.-The estimate OF
st59 5c1 which is occIsioned by an increase the
amount of salaries Of teachers aud Others SCI 900 Tne
balance il required for purchasing sites and erecting
buildings and alterations and repairs of buildings.
| XV.-ADvERrIsING, PRINTING, AND BLANK BOOKS
Under this head provided the expenses OF
the publication The Ciy Record the salaries OF the
slo fSe @ 1 Of yersinS and che pr4s Sta
,ioncry and blank books required by the Common Coun
and the Departments as provided by tue new Char
ter For these purposes the appropriation from May l.
1873 was si5 95 &C. S1r 1874 the amount is estimated
So COO Tnis appropriation includes those de
crease FOR printing and stationery referred undsr their
respective heads III the estimates for the Departments
| XVI rms CRY Courts AND CoURr EXPENsEs.-ln 1873
tie appropriation under this head Si55,26 So This
| amount has found insufficient. The anoant re-
qured these purposes in 1874 - estimated at sGf0o
| XVII. OTHER DEPlRTMESTs.-Iha following appropri-
atiOus also included in the estimate Board OF .st
mate and AppOrtiOnnent expenses OF (ncw tem) 81 j00
judgments (ame amount Ia 1919, SOO0JOj FOurth-ive
improvement. slso3667 80; salaries OF commissioners
of Accounts amount provided BY the Charter OF 1872
$1,000.
vision made To meet all expenses Of the City Govern
which may be required. ana Increased IN pursu-
anee Of law oqS which are not enomered ana Pro
necessary ani included in the estimate fIr 1874, Is
XIX. INTEREST on CITY DEBT.-The increase in the
item Of interest the city deUt Is shown by tho follow
IDg statement: .-...
Amount raised in 1879 G0528% "a
Am1uni raised ls!S a'tv94g9 90
haance si.325.O7l remained unexpendei oi the
the OF 1875 thus iring less amount
raised In 1873 than the actual amount OF inerest
For 1874 the estimate includes the amount necessary TO
for The interest the debt OF the city, and
amount any addition TO the same, In pursuance
Of laws requiring the issue of bonds for pub
lie improvements The item of s25eOOo under the lead
of Reduction Of the city Debt" Is included IN
formiy the provisions of Section OF Chapter tjj "
| TABLE or REDUCTIONS.
The following table shows the amounts OF the Depart
ent estimates and the purpose. named and the amounts
included IN this budget and also xbbits tine
| made from original estimates:
Tle Of APp'GpT'a- amour, Of D.p.r' .poan,
ip s,I,aes'.. se3G5OO 90 900 90 $4,000 90
| The Nsyoraty.." $500 % $500 90 ......
iI D,r rsI l7533e 80 $4,000 90 1886 so
| nsat.....'...... $4,000 90 5000 90 5000 90
me %ent.'......... 35G,37O 90 1880 90 2lsooo 90
i Peb.c Works. $4,000 90 1882 90 ca 900 90
! i' Pubic PaikG.s. 75O9S7 sc Gl5,5oo 90 l354s7 50
ne BuiIiar..''. SO 200 20 $500 90 ......
The D,psrInsu' Of
| Corsetions..... l533.73O 30 lJOi6S5 80 99045 90
'G Ssytmeat..... 227.25O 90 2l7.95O 90 10000 90
10. t r~gt' 4502777 O3 4345494 80 1874 s2 %
II %er tN' D.' i4GjOll 90 I.i65olI 90 ......
The Boar o. " 1884 500 90 3752bOO 90 ls2 600 90
c@sf e.. . YoTl 100000 90 10000 90 .....
Aissf1Aas' r I37 900 90 90 900 90 $4,000 90
c Gou, SS eIpen.s 5es 300 90 so2Ioo $1,000 90
Gonnseaces,,. 100000 90 100000 % 5000.
Co sr1d.a toa'r' Of lo4oooo 5000 90 400 90
,. AoeSS"', md i' r.,
80: .;t : :5s25 g I5 s55754 g g
yoini q Esiina;e ,oooo ,soooo
Snd App0rionmt IDoO W - -
r..l.....s20 OI2852 Is s95,o59 100 SO seoo7Si 90
THE COUNTY ACCOUNT
n ,,ncin, items OF increase In the county estimates
IN, s7, over those Of 1873 follows State taxes
including tax for common schools amount required Tor
s.aAsl &c amount required for 1873 was Sl.
"a, "a: amount of increase s556ll6 3d. The tax Tor
si,tr provide for the general oil
fbc state Government nstallments of bounty debt new
canjtsI new work canals and extra repairs, cansi
Go1tuy doDf syment OF awards by Canal Appraisers
Ind C.al Coo ,ioners certificates Of Indebtedness
deGcieucns III fhe sIukng fund. asyums ana feorna'
to.ie. acad0Ilic. and Union schools ana iOf common
Ie increase ,n che ierns for interest on me COUNTY
debt and for prncp debt falling cue ana ~ 10 p1
vded for in 1874. follows interestsoioooo ~ Ptns
nal s.ISs r. The i1crease IN the item o Interest 10 10
proyded for 1874 arises manly from the lssuo ~