New-York tribune., 1874-06-24

am not going TO be- responsible Tor
for ALL that while have respect for the opinions of
every member OF this Board on the main questions
brought before u.s. am not going to accept IN matter
OF so much importance 10 the city, any rcady,mahe
opinions whereby am to be governed IL woulh IN
vove much less labor, but the time has comewhen the
people have become aroused and awake TO the ne
cesy OF reducing the amount OF the taxes TO e levied
upon them want to know II sJOO)OOo are ialng Que
this year not whether interest account Is to be
s9,oOooo or less II 4 s9ooooo want TO know the
be put viii induce to take final action
bs eaay a to al take my Sn are and
We are here invested with power which IL greater
than that OF other four In the city. We abso
iutely stand between the Legislature aud the Common
Council 10 Is intermediate body, possessing IN some
taxes Would be jusrifed in taking the opinions Of
member OF this Board IN case OF such Importance
estimates i, to hear what objections therc these
figures which arc presented. The Controller gives US
could help our, II he would give the information
which his position enables hi to give. II It Is simply
TO be sort OF running controversy here about what -
right what Is not rgn wnat suspected to De not
right we may well separate To day ana come together
tomorrow with better feeling than seems to De the case
Mr. Green-It Is very dhicult to educate persons in
day Or n week about such complicated Affairs. ll ne
wants know the debt of the city, all he has got TO do
read the monthly statements. In fact he has voted
himself for the creation OF so mucn OF the debt that nc
certainly ought to be very well informed the sud- ec
thnk the Board has displayed no want Of good humor;
and am sorry that any suggestion OF that KIND should
IL implies that somebody feels out OF humor
Mr.. yance's motion. If 1t so meant was dropped,
Department were read and laid over. upon the state
men Of Mr.. Vance that he mad amendments TO propose
Bureau OF COmbustibes. which Mr.. Vncs thought was
useless Its important duties n the care OF such dan
gerous commodities guDpowder fireworks, and nitro
glycerinc explained by Mr. Green, and afterward
by Commissioner Hatch. and then the matter was
dropped until the next meetiOg The estimates or the
Board OF Eiucatioh reduced sl500OO from the hrst
appropriation asked. were laid over. When the esti
mate Of the Department OF Taxes and Assessments,
sl5740O. read Mr. Wheeler stated that he au-
thorized to ask that the amount be reduced $4,000,
IL, a Mr. s.,h ina frat Da
had heard Of such reduction. and cOmpimented Mr..
Wheeler upon IL. The other estimates were read and
passed without remark The estimate for station
cry for The CITY Record (s25O0 and the Coroners est
mate for the next eight months s56.oool occasioned
weary these matters reserved for future con
Department OF Pubic Parks and Law Department IN
inquiries for inform 0n just before the close
OF the session Dut were not read The following resoiu
tion, offered by Controller Green, was unanimously
adopted:
cPon of collections Of ssem mt, eei he levied property
beahe by street sneh regulating grad DE paving
amounting to several millions Of dollars more than has been collected
Whea, THIS urge Of advances collections OF
has been provided bJ temporary loans 10 tue form OF assess
considerable ha, become charge the city
large the Of the vacation Of by order, Of the
Sour Tor which long bonds must be Issued provided by
Whereas There included the Improvements shove
DAY. WORK eatey under eohnO' Of the Department. Of
sSeS before they are con t. vii aSs IN eIsa9ae veri
only by ib. iurthsr issue Ofbonis ard
% The . aS@' s q BE- s"s % a. % s thus %
aS h. o -, f % gGsS Ps %os s in
form Board OF esmsi watch will be required to
Pete the work. now ia prre ~ d,s wor1 Whether under or
required complete Tor publ able
M te peaes of the Bord Of Etmate and Appor
tionment. Commissioner Van Mort has made state
ment OF the public money received by the Department
OF Public Works dnrng the year 1S3 and the disposition
OF he