New-York tribune., 1874-06-24
THE PROCEEDINGS.

ing some methodca plan for their proceedings offered
the following:
WArea. Chapters sO3 3Os respectively April 30 and
reconsider redene the estimates heretofore made for
the Of the Government Of tue City and County NewIok Tor
Whereas These acts were DELAYED nearly three months
Legislature been nduced in the Senate FEB
Whereas afford the Board Estimate and Appor
effect reduction In the expenses OF ron
Quoting Cy Government and consequently reduction oi tIaon'
Wherein. The act chapter SO, entitled An act to consolidate the
passed April 80 1874 that all the Of conducting the
c4nsH and s cansIsy Ss Of & en- %
in order 70 conform to the % hten % U % @ 70 con
istsd under two heads and h, we're included in tn. previous estimate
for sa are, % I By ,st1n . enoSea m 1 a
Wha Action a. been on this hu Us, s vi op pa . one n
which the important worH Of eyon OF 70 & %
msny and such large and important interests ta tie Board
should in its lciOn proceed systematically and meiholer no"
d T., the Bo,n proceed to re Is'2n:d,s !s' and re-
Rd That estimates be read throagh in orer ten Item
suggested thereto .hi be propose at the time
the item is read question taken thereon une, the
posed give, debate, in which it shall be p.i
Alderman Vance moved that the resolution be laid
and printed in the minutes To this the Controller
demurred but upon vote 1t was SO ordered, Messrs
Havemeyer. Wheeler. and Vance voting In the airma-
tive, against Mr.. Green. The Controller then moved
that the Board proceed to "reconsder revise aud re-
Board proceed the consideration" OF the Tax levy
in Committee OF the Whole, and then the resolution Of
the Controller would be proper suggestion discus
sion followed, in which all joined The Controller in
sisted that his resolutions provided the only orderly
method OF procedure and that they also followed the
language OF the statute T1e estimates he said, had
already been adopted and their duty was to revse
reconsider and redetermne them. BY his method they
could gan before the final vote takeu general cur
sorry view of what they could oil upon. Alderman
Vance upheld the propriety OF his own notion but
both were lost sight Of in resolution offered by Com
missioner Wheeler. to the effect that the Board proceed
the consideration OF the estimates OF the Legislative
Department Mr. Green renewed his motion, but 1t was
lost, aud Mr.. wheeler's adopted. Although Mr.
Green's plan laid over. the method he propose
practically governed the proceedings.
The estimates then taken up in the order here
tofore published First the estimates for the Leg
isative Department Controller Green moved that the
words Legislative Department" be changed to Com
moo Council" as the Charter OF 1873 there
such department This motion was dropped upon the
suggestion Vance that there Legislative De
partment which was formed by the Common Council. |
The estimates for city contingencies, county contngen
ces, etc. passed without remark Whom they
the item OF salaries, Mr.. Green moved that
$2oOoo appropriated the clerks OF the Board of
Aldermen Of t25OOo Mr. Vance said that these
clerks also acted the Supervisors and there was
great Of back work; $4,000 now paid for work
that 1872 100000 The matter was laid over for
future consideration
The estimates of the Mayors Oice next read |
tho whole amount. including the estimate for tho |
Bureau of Permits being s595Oo An Item OF $4,000 for
contingencies brought Mr. Green to his feet. He said
the law stated that should be appropriated for
special contingencies and the opinion OF the Corpora
tion Counsel upon that point would probably be found
necessary before they could finish their labors. Mr.
Vance moved to leave out the sums appropriated for
anHf ia
The Mayor said he did not desire to be clipped He
might want little additional help. His clerks worked
hard, and he had to work hard himself.
MANY inhabtants it was necessary that the Mayor
should not be allowed the distribution OF money, es-
pecially when circumstances arose like late dastardy
outrage in Harlem. He thought the judgment OF the
heads Of Departments was 81 emitted M 70 some me rspsct
ton was sid aside for consideration under tho rule
THE CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
The estimates for the Department OF Finance were |
next in ORDER amounting to s3S6 in the original state
ment but revised and reduced by Mr.. Green 6ls
Mr. Wheeler suggested that It should be passed
Mr. Vance stated his objections follows The Secre-
tary and myself united In letter to the Controller ask
ing for amount Of interest that would be required,
the amount of bonds that would fall due, and niorma
oeived by The same remarks apply to the Law De-
Mr. Green replied that letter received late on
Saturday evening, and business had prevented
The ties over
in an interval of this discussion They amounted to
M ssa 1ss he @ the ks old o says the
amounted 1880 exclusive OF the Bureau OF the
the item for
100000 being the estimate for the expenses for the next
tion haa been this Department asking for
detailed statement OF this item' to which answer
hIa Mr. sad he would like to know II anybody pro
posed modify the estimate as 1t now stood. The
a s"S great e1 a tine une
estimate OF tl3sOOo might be entirely adequate but
the amount Of expenses that would accrue in 5000
different suits. which might last from one day ve
Mr. vance-I would suggest that the Counse, TO the
Corporation shonld make his statement for himself.
Mt 6reen-I think what have said is quite pertinent
The he Law Department estimates were then laid over
then read. amounting to siS935oo. exclusive of sal
aries for which slsi,2st asked THIS laid over
had been received explaining each Item Mayor Have
meyer then stated that & ne nad fd received commanca
s for repairs in his Office This was ordered to be
The estimates Of the Department Of Public Parks.
amounting to $75,565 o. were then read Mr.. Vance
understand Certain salaries were paid by tsYes and
he wanted TO know where the money for the others came
the reply OF the Department would be entirely sasfae
tory Mr. Green said the issue OF bonds provided for
that and stated or hat .e s 2, q the
sent TO the Mayors Office Mr. Vance and the Mayor
said they had not seen IT, though II might be there The
estimate was tnen laid with the estimate OF tLe
Department Of Buildings for the next eight months
s7s656 GA. The estimate Of the Department OF Pnbc
Charities and Correction was passed In rho
Health Department the amount asked fo- s3 49,
Mr. Green complained that they did not seem TO make
much headway. Mr. Wheeler retorted that he did not
intend any estimates until ho knew some.
thing about them.
ALDERMAN VANCE DEFINES HIS POSITION.
Alderman vance-For over two weeks after tbes.
estimates we're nothing was done. When We did at.
tempt to consider them the estimates we're in man.