New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-01
PROTESTS AGAINST THE BUDGET.

THE REDUCTIONS NOT RELIsHED BY TIE DEPART
MENTs OF PARKS AND CHARITIES AND CoRREC-
TIoS-THE DLBT INCREASED BY THE ISSUE OF
NEW BONDS.
The Board of Estimate and AppOrtionment
met yesterday In the Controllers office Mayor
Havemeyer in the chair. Communications were re-
ceved from the Departments Of Parks and Charities
and Correction protesting against the amounts appor
toned TO Them al ndlng that under the revised
appropriations their crippled Mr.. Green an
nounced that he would not pay anybody until
be received further explanations FROM the Board regard
ing the salaries be paid ont OF the appropriations
The confusion great that he did not see where
he was TO pay OF taxation or out OF the proceeds OF
bonds resolution Was adopted calling on the Depart
ment OF Public Works TO show what employees were
paid by taxation and bonds There was, as usual con-
tentOn the Mayor and Controller and Messrs
Vance and Wheeler although the latter voted in all the
Controllers resolutions for the Issue OF bonds All
O'Clock the meeting was called to order. Nobody
seemed wiIng to take first step in the proceedings
The Mayor glanced at the Controller aud then at Mr.
Vance and repeated his question. "Well gentlemen,
what is to he done o. spoke. the Mayor said
he had received two communications which he wished
10 read The from the apartment Of Parks, as
follows:
To the Honorable the Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
.peat. MY attention arrested TINS morning by the
action OF yogr honorable Board on yesterday,
ported the public newspapers, In the matter or the
large reduction the estimates for this Department,
Presented ana sanctioned IN the month Of September
last under which the expenses have been
conducted for the past SIX months Tue ass
ments that this Department fnds itself under by TINS
action OF your honorable Board are very great ana
dnd very difficult TO determine what steps TO pursue
without further information and explanation would,
answeps tbereto wbicn viii enable this Department
proceed understan dinghy IN the premises by sec
OF the city IA directed and issue, shall be re-
CURED by the Department Of Public PARKS public fund
stock to amount not exceeding the sum OF 5000
The moneys realized from said stock shall be applied
only 10 the improvement and construction OF parks
fa VIuaA Ina nr0Ar
works provided for by this act. the Department Is
obliged 70 employ architects, engineers ana Others
whose pay-rOlls, aud list OF which,
with their respective Salaries was SUBMITTED 70 you
act and the custom Of the Board they should be paid
out of the realized from the sale OF the sald
STOCK. Do understand, however, by the action OF
your Board 10 the following words that al The salaries
Of all persons employed IN the Department excepting
violation OF the express terms Of the said act TO charge
the salaries of tine architects engineers aud others e
ployed those WORKS to the tand provided ny yonI
Board for the maintenance and government OF parks
Aen Chapter 300 Of the OF 1871 provides for the
issuing fund stock shall be necessary 70 pro
a. sbe Ne ropolitan Museum Of Art and the American
Mnsenm of Natural History. Do We understand tnat
we are Sc saes Of the aud
engaged the works 10 the iuhu ploNuo. - 49,
Board for the maintenance ana SoFelnHeNe' P"'NN
SEXTON Of an OF 1874 entitled An act 70 provide
Cor inc suryeyug laying out and maintaining OF certain
portlons Of City and County OF New 9TH, anu ~
provide therefor n as ISlows 10 a nrvsy
.xH.Ra
Ing and monumenting and devisng aud preparing plans
nthorzed by TINS act during the year 1874 aud also 10
nav for indebtedness existing at tBe date OF @ passag
Of this act etc. the Controller OF the Clty OF
Is hereby authorized and directed 10 create puDiis
FIND n stock 10 a. amount 10 he mentioned IN slt
Teoui.itton and not exceeding $1,000, pAJaDe On
ts rrs dav November 1878, with interest al INT rate
~ seven per cent per snnum." Do we unaerstand tat
Standing the imperative provisions OF TINS aet
W. are 10 charge TIE salaries Of the entire engineering
fof 10 he fund provided ny your Board Tor the
rratnfeuapce and government OF parks and paeesf
"a We also 10 Understand that the salaries OF cIeras
-1bose fine Is partially employed IN matters connected
III fine works In progress undr the several acts here
$500 erred To- aud partially employed III matters
cnnsctsd with me fnasteBance OF parks, are 10 De
srssd entirely 10 tins sand fund provided BY your
Iaay for the maintenance and government Of parks
anu paSIS also respectfully inquire whether the action
~ the Boa VA OF Apporti0Oment Val cODoI .nis Depak
=. sot 10 60 back over past SIX months Au onaI ks
ma 10 ma alien dnr ng tsst peIiv ssu
f1eoustrnctiOnf would appear that seel nas our
design IN relation the supplies Of ths %
SSe s,m Of Ss5OOOO named for the expenses ~ n'
tre wear IL nOactiDR the past sl1 MONTHS ~s "eN
81 over Ihe cOnlug six months : -. = have cited
Inc seV,fl PROVISIONS OF the law whicn nsVe cI.eS
accord with custom and experience IN 0otn puDHe s
aSfvaIa business Tire forms OF procedure ana tIs
svsfsn Of accounts and OF enecks OF the DeprtIDen
s.th in ~ dealings one hand with the CorpoLa
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