The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-24
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

Meeting OF the Board or Appointments
Reduction OF Salaries In the Depart-
mcnt Of Cha ritics and Correction-MOre
Bonds To BE Issued-Leg islative FL
nance Tinkering.
The City Hall was extremely dull yesterday
Aldermen Morris and McCaHerty, Commissioner
Wheeler and Commissioner Charlick called on tho
Mayor and they were almost the only people Of
any note who put in an appearance.
The Board OF Estimate and Apportionment met
yesterday afternoon; present, Mayor Havemeyer
Comptroller Green, President Wheeler and Pres.
dent Vance. After a brief executive session
President WHEELER called up the application Of
Supervisor DisDecker for a contingent appropria-
ton to meet the expenses Of the Bureau OF the
CITY Record.
The Mayor suggested that Mr.. Disbecker be sum-
moned before the Board to explain his views as to
the necessity of such an appropriation.
communication from the Department Of Chart
ties and Correction was then read. embodying the
minutes Of the recent action OF that body in re-
ducng certain salaries within Its jurisdiction, and
requesting the ratincaton by this Board OF its
act,on. The reductions were as foilows-warden
City Prison, salary reduced from $4,000 per an
NUN to $4,000; Physician to City Prison. reduced
from $4,000 to $500; superintendent Free Labor
Bureau reduced from s3,5Oo to $500. The Board
approved OF the action OF the Department by q
unanimous vote.
Supervisor Dlsbecker then appeared and pre-
scented statement showing That the item OF
salaries alone in his Bureau for himself clerk and
q messenger, from May ., 1879, to December 81,
s would oe "a ne mees s %
then read statement embodying the publication
expenses only, showing that they had on consecu-
this basis the $4,000 appropriated by law would
fall far short Of the actual publishing expense, and
he therefore simply desired that TINS Board should
aside such sum as In the light Of these facts and
OF the Judgment OF the Board would meet the ex-
The Board deferred action upon the matter.
resolution was adopted authorizing the Comp
troller. under the provisions OF chap. 7b6, laws Of
against the city Tor claims originated prior to 1871
said bonds not to exceed the sum OF 100000, to
bear interest at seven per cent, to three years
and not to be sold at less than par.
Also, resolution authorizing the issue OF bonds
to the amount OF $50 GOO, to be known as assess
ment bonds, under the provisions OF chap SO7 OF
laws OF 1852, and OF chap. $780, laws OF 1870 for the
| payment OF city assessments.
In the course OF the brief discussion which en-
sued on this subject
President VANCE said he could not do otherwise
than regret that the finances Of New York city
were so continually being subjected to legislative
interference. He thought great city like tins was
July competent TO control It's own finances. and
should be allowed to do So instead OF It's being
| done at Albany by men who had frequently no In
terest whatever IN the metropolis and do not nm
derstand its needs or resources. For himself he
would not undertake TO manage the finance OF this
city, II he were the chief financial oflcer,
unless this legislative Interference, except
as to- general measures, were restrained.
| The Legislature, in his opinion. might at
any time swamp the city, financially, and he would
venture to assert that the finances Of this
ton cannot be successfully conducted II the iegisa
| ton OF the last year or two Is TO prevail.
The Comptroller read quite a lengthy, and as YET
Incomplete, document on the subject OF city assess
ments, and the work and expenditures OF the
| Department OF Public Works, In which he severely
| criticises the large demands OF this Department nj
| upon the city funds. The document Will be mad
| public when the Comptroller has completed his
| tables.
The Board then adjournso