New-York tribune., 1873-06-17

The amount asked for repars and maintenance of the
9 and is7s by the late Board OF ApportonmeGt and
should not be reduced as the proper maintenance OF
therefor should be ample TO any emergency
For maintenance OF BOulevaTds, Roads, and Avenues
the late Board OF ApPOruonmen allowed but sS5OOO for
the current year. The expenditure this account
during the last ten months averaged $1,000 per month
The of rOadways under maintenance has increased
SCI per cent since June, 1872 and is being continually
added to by the completion Of new roadways. The
amount asked for, $4,000 will therefore be barely suf
the necessary work. For contingencies and
legal expenses the amount required is 5000 being
hall OF the amount set apart for the year 1872 The et
mate for maintaining the Free Floating Baths is the
same as tue appropriation for last year. all Of which Will
The estimate made by the late Board Of AppOTtiOn,
$4,000 but reduced BY that Board s75OO0. At
the minimum price OF S57 per annum for each lamp,
which now being paid to the Harlem GasLlght Com
he Of lighting the public lamps viii s7257a
supplying gas oand lighting public markets buildings and
Fu g and dttag up new street lamps and 1850
R.stng asd repairing IOSOO
Psasg furnishing eosIs tubes and baf6c and al other
A46
Making total OOO
being reduction Of 100000 the appropriation for
1872 while the number Of public lamps is necessarily
Increasing every year. Under the provisions OF the
present Charter this Department is not required to
Yile stationery, blank DOCKS ana printing Tor the va
nous departments, bureaux, clVll and police courts, as
heretofore The amount required to cover the eXpend
lure tuis account to May is made up from actual
expenditures ana llaDhtes incurred during that time,
the amount required for this Department for the
ion and Repairs Of Public Buildings" should not be
made less tnan the estimate, winch Is $4,000, as
IA tie @ CITY Han b building for the purpose Of
providing Offices for this Department. the ex-
when the late Board Of AppOrtOnment appropriated the
amount for the current year. The removal OF this
$4,000 per annum Tor rents. The demand for public
drinking hydrants is daily increasing, and they Of
for providing maintaining them should properly be
increased. The amount asked for expenditure in
1noying oGstrucons from public thoroughfsres is $500
beng nth Tie appropriation for 1871 To keep in
order tee wooden pavemeuts during the year sum
much larger than is shown IN the estimate would be
qured, but it is Intended to make only such repairs as
afc unavoidable in anticipation Of future measures pro-
yidIg for the entire removal Of wooden pavements.
The amount required for repairing and renewal OF
pipes and sopcOcks is the same as allowed by the late
Board Of AppOrOument, and in view OF the continual
extension Oi the CrOtOn main system, II cannot, with
safety TO the water supply, be reduced -.
On previous estimate the Department asks for $4,000
for repairing and sprGkng OF roads and avenues the
Board Of Appointment allowed $4,000, which amount
salaries should not be reduced below the amount asked
1OT. The clerical engineerDg and experimenting force
OF the Department has been reduced far consist.
ent with efficiency and the employees have given proof
by faithful service that tney are fully entitled 10 their
respective salaries The amount required s $5 200 less
than the appropriation Of last year. For repairing and
cleaning ne wes the Deparneu asks $40 O0 Last wear
$4,000 appropriated and the receipts for per
mits amounting 10 S2<4O also applied thereto Under
fund the full asked should therefore allowed.
The estimate for repairing stone pavements is 100000
much larger sum is needed for this purpose, as the
street payements III very bad condition from the
effects OF al unusually severe Winter; the greatest
economy and, judgment win be required 10 keep the
stone payements In seryiceable condition with tins
amount. one thousand dollars is asked for the
purpose OF repairing and cleaning wells and
pumps This amount is very small IN proper,
tOn 20 the work TO be done, as many OF the old
wells require extensive repairs and great portion OF
the upper part city, where CrotOn water has not
yet been Introduced must rely on wells and pumps for
its water supply. Very respectfully,
GEO. N. VAN MORT, Commissioner OF Public Works.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment held pre-
Iminary meeting yesterday. preparatory to approprs
ting the amounts required to carry on the various de-
parnents Of tine City Government for the current year
Mayor Hayemeyer presented communication stating
that 1t would be impossible TO estimate the cost OF pub
lsbinR The Ctky Record for one year.