New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TAX LEVY.

ESTIMATES OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR 18Th
rHK CONTROLLER QUOTED AGAINST HIMSELF.
A special meeting of the Board of Estimate
and Apportonment held yesterday to take aouoh
on the revised estimates received from the various
partmens for 1874 and 1875 Controller Ireen moVeu
that the estimates the departments De CONSIDERED
sine,y. Alderman Vance said that he thought there
ought 20 be reasonable time for an examination OF the
estimates He read nom circular letter sent by the
Controller TO the heads Of the departments May in
which &c stated:
While the departmental expenses are already much
reduced from what they under the old system Of
things. yet room Tor much Improvement and further
duction still remains; and in OF the necessity for
such reduction and 10 lessen the taxes request that
you will thoroughly resxamine and revise expendi-
lures or your Department Tor oce) and curtal
for salaries or supplies It will lie NECESSARY accord
1ngy for each department 10 make and transmit to the
Board or Apporuonment new revised estimate OF its
expenses Tor the year 1874 This estimate Is TO present
In separate item the expenses including liabilities in
Cured OF the four months January. February March
and April. In this estimate the name OF each en-
ploye and the salary designated for him should be
stated except in such teachers policemen. and
nremen mechanics aud laborers. Where consdera-
Die number OF persons perform similar duty and receive
one rate OF compensation the aount may DO stated ID
one item.
Mr. Vance said that in the printed report which had
been placed before the Board he found that the
trOer bad gwen his estimates bulk. and he should
not be ready 20 prooeed with the estimates until they
given in detail
Mr.. Green moved that the Board proceed with the es
Inmates of the Legislative Department. Mr. Vance said
that he should not vote proceed until the nforma
ton asked for furnished by the Controller. The
ton lost. Alderman Vance and Tax Commissioner
Wheeler voting the negative. Mr. Green moved that
the estimates of the Mayors office be taken up The
motion was lost by the same Mr.. Vance moved
that the Controller be requested 10 furnish detailed
estimate I'm accordance with the circular letter sent by
him 70 the heads Of the other DEPART Mr. Wheeler
seconded the motion.
Mr.. Green explained that the printed report de-
signed only abstract OF detailed statements file
IN his Office and accessible 70 all the members the
Board He produced a detailed statement in manu-
script containing the employees of his department with
the salary of each, and handed it TO Mr.. Vance. He
added that ready consent any adjournment
necessary for further examination aud would furnish
all necessary information.
Mr. Vance said that the Board of Estimate and APP
pOrtionment had asked Legislature for power to
estimates because they believed IL to be neces
sty. The power having been granted he proposed To
II and 70 20 much into detail" He believed
the details ought to be given statement presented
20 the Board.
Mr. Wheeler said that up TO p m. Saturday he
had not the statement OF the Finance Department
certainly been before the Board Ii had not been
given him print, and he could not have printed 1t II
he had wished aud he should have wished 10 PRINT 1t II
70 had been given him.
Mr. Vance withdrew his MOTION the Information asked
for having been gwen. Mr. Green SAID that he had no
objection adjournment. Mr.. Wheeler said that he
would certainly to time 10 look over the ce
tailed estimates before acting on them Mr. Green said
that they the presented in October,
1878, and published in The ctr Record Mr. Vance said
rlat the Board had had Information that they would
be the and moved adjournment subject TO the
call of the President The motion carried. The fol-
loving are the total estimates Tor salaries and current