New-York tribune., 1873-07-24
THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATI0M

crrTFRIFss CONDITION OF TIE FINANCES-A CON
SLANT INCREASE OF THE DEBT STATE AID
HINTED AT.
Although the present Board of Commissioners
OF Emigration has endeayored in many ways 10 cut uo"
the expenses OF the Board nevertheless Inc IecepS d"
present fall considerably short OF the expenditures a
the large debt inherited by the new Board constantly
increasing This state Of affairs has not OF course eA
listed unnterruptcdy since the new Board assumed
dutea IL is well known that in May the tide OF linmi
grafton Is at its hight, and that no month OF the year
covers so many arrivals The tax or head money o u 'V
nm each arrival therefore rolls up an immense lhooo
in the month Of May, which continues IN lnedsure
throughout June Toward the latter part OF this on'
the number of arrivals dimiDshes rapidly while the eA
penses Of the Commission by no means diminish IN
Ike ratio. July, or the latter part OF June
sometimes. marks the beginning Of the duii
season, and, as already stated, the income
AT present falls considerably short OF expenses
This state OF affairs Will continue until about the uc
of september when the number Of immigrant arrivals
usually begins to increase rapidly, and II Is eXpecteu
that fbe receipts from headmoney will again equal the
expenditures. Thus for three months the Boaru WIZ
probably add nothing its present Indebtedness Dnt III
december the expenses are again very rapidly aug
rnented owing 10 the large number OF paupers mann
tanned through the Winter, at Wards Island, at the
expense Of the Commission 1t will be remenpered na'
the debt bequeahed to the present Board three months
not far from SlOJ,VJO Up W pOV"' ""'' - -
receipts eouaed or slightly exceeded the expenses ana
from this time until September the debt viii daily pe
Increased; from that time until December all expenses
will nrobably be paid from the headmOney and from
| New.Year's Day until April May, the Board VIII again
run IN debt.
A Commissioner with whom a TRIBUNE reporter con
versed yesterday in regard this rapidly increasing
debit sad there was at present need Of very extensive
repairs in the various buildings, but they could hardy
be attempted on account Of tho condition OF the treas
ury Unless the head money should be raised 1t would
he necessary for the State TO render aid to leave the
Commission deeper and deeper in debt until 1t would be
necessary to sell the buildings TO clear the indebtedness
AT meeting yesterday Of the Board OF Estimate ana
Apportonment Mr. Disbecker the publisher OF the Guy
Record stated that the appropriation, $780, FOR carry
ing on that paper for six months was not suhcleh p
about 81 400 and asked for additional appropriation
| The matter was laid over.
In compliance with the recommendation Of the Com
missioners Of Charities and Correction, the salaries Of
the officers OF the Tombs reduced rs follows ::
Warden from 5000 TO 5000 physicians from 5000 10
$500 each; superintendent Of the Labor Bureau from
$500 to $780,
resolution was adopted authorizing the Controller to
ISSUE chapter OF the laws of 1873 100000 worth
OF York City Bonds TO raise funds TO pay Judgments
obtained against the city prior 10 1871 resolution was
also adopted authorizing the Controller to issue 100000
worth OF Assessment Bonds TO provide money to make
up assessment deficiencies.
In speaking about the bonds Controller Green said that
vacatng assessments had become the chief work OF lot
of iobbmg and disreputable lawyers and Mr.. Vance
the President Of the Board of Aldermen said that the
Legislature did not know what 1t was about when it
provided for the issuing Of assessment bonds and that
if 1t did not stop interfering with the finances Of the
city 1t would " soon financially swamp the city"