New-York tribune., 1874-04-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
MUNICIPAL INTERESTS.

TER BOARD OF ALDERMEN URGE THE PASSAGE of
THE EASTMAN RAPID TRANSIT BIIL--THE MAYOR
vEToEs THE ORDINANCE PREVENTING NON
RESIDENTS PROM HOLDING OFFICE
At the meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
yesterday resolution adopted urging the Legls'
ture To pass the Eastman Rapid Transit bill and deea'
all others now before it, believing such aesn wou'u po
20 the interest Of the people. RESOLUTION wa" 49,
aueed by Alderman Van Schaick directing 'no "o'Po
tien Counsel to make proper case TO DC 'aAon W "0
Court Of Appeals, and, If necessary tnehoe W 'no u
preme Court of the United States 10 est ue question:
,,ho st,,,tiopa,tvof the taxation Of MORTGAGES,
of the taxation of both fee and equity OF real estate
te one person when the same are hed ana o"heu ny
different persons and in the mean time, ana mtii tne
decision of the question that mortgages in the
15ty of New York omitted from the assessment rolls
and not taxed. message was received from the
Mayor yetoing the ordinance TO prevent nonresdents
from holding Office in any Department OF the CITY Gov
ernmen The Mayor says he has given the subject care
ful attention, and that after consultation with the COR
pOraton Counsel he is Of the opinion that the Common
Council have no jurisdiction control In the matter
He thought the Board Of Education was not Depart
ment OF the City Government and therefore 1t was not
under the control OF the Common Council Even were
under the control Of Common Council he thought II
ing time for the employees to the city or obtain
ether situations. The message was laid over ,,
The ordinance introduced by Alderman 1oh ItierIing THE
the burial Of strangers or unknown persons , VINO Ra &
die any of the public Institutions OF tns GH, ",gn
las been published in full in 1HE ll'iBINL' was
TIC resolution approrriatng $500 TO purchase oil
portrait of the late Prof Morse, TO be placed IN the
Governors Room was taken from the list of General
Orders and filed.
REPEAL OF CCRRUPT LAWS.
Controller Green has written letter to Mayor Have
meyer urging cooperation in obtaining the repeal OF
certain laws passed in the years 1870 and 1871 by which
the permanent debt this city and county and the bur
den Of taxation have been largely increased He ln-
stances the following among the statutes alluded TO:
fhnpf INA fha lSsIIn
of stock to an Unlimited amount TO provide the means
20 pay for alterations OF the CroOn Aqueduc between
Ninety third and 0nehundredand-thirteenth The
work was begun Immediately after the passage Of the
act; Dec. 13, 1870, the Commissioner OF PUBIC
works estimated the OF the work at $SOO0oO; on
Apr ISL the estimated at $20O00O0 by the
same officer and on June o. 1S79 the present ConInis
soner of Public Works estimated the cost for the com-
peton Of the s9472l3 4O although $347293 6s
had already been expended on the work. Mr.. Green
save that the authority conferred by this law to prose
rute this one work Of altering line Of Croton pipes
sor twenty blocks without proper restrictions and lin
Nations will the permanent debt OF the city by
ths demands OF tne Commissioner of Public Works. in
lsss than four years. nearly three millions and half
dollars and perhaps another estimate may yet come in
Ehe law should be amended 10 limit the amount
hereafter 10 be expended"
Chapter Sc, laws of 1871, as amended by Chapter 1928
avs year. authorizes the issue OF stock to the
of 900 OoO annually for the osteDsble purpose
of providing further supply OF pure and wholesome
wafer but which originally scheme for purhasng
lakes, building reservoirs, DC. IN P9tnam County.
tay completed by Messrs Craven and Greene, in the
N@ar 1s7i and should have been filed that year, but
rival engineering found reasons TO continue under the
Commissioner OF Public Works up to 1873, when the
water was In. Provision ought to be mace TO limit
Further for this purpose until the question of
water supply this city including the lately annexed
district taken and thoroughly examined by com
petent hydraulic engineers, and the management OF it
committed such authority as Will command the CON
fdence OF the whole community.
Chapter 57I laws of I67i authorizes the issue Of bonds
10 the amount of OOOOO annually, expenditures by
the Department OF Docks Mr. GTeen says Inat tns Is
500 large amount of money 10 be used with adyan-
tage aud he has no dOnbt that the DOCK
Department Wall concur ~ tls NiS " lA6 alounV :, oi
bonds that can be authorized should be reduced 10 Sl
n ia very questionable however whether the issue Of
debt bonds should be authorized in any case
provisions expenditure and certainly not for cur
expenses as now required by law Tor the Depart
Inent OF Docks The maintenance OF this department
should be provided for only by taxation after proper
estimate ana OF I'll the ebe Necessary amount
Chapter 2lS section laws oI ISL anthori1es ,Is Issue
the amount. This provision OF Law was made the
OF DetarlOus iattempt 10 deiraud the city, and
should a be repealed.
Chapter 200 laws OF 1871, authorizes the issue Of bonds
10 the amount Of 100000 annually tor repairs 10 sewers.
This Law should be repealed as TINS class OF expenses
ought always 10 DC provided for by taxation aud not
be added 60 the permanent debt ~
adds that these laws ought to be appealed
amended to prevent the permanent deDt ol tAe CITY
from being sweied TO Unlimited amount.
TIE EAST RIVER BRIDGE BILL.
The new bill low before the Legislature providing for
The completion of the Brooklyn bridge exciting much
interest Brooklyn Mayor Hunter who has just re-
turned from lAlbany appeared before the Legislative
Committee while the East River Bridge bill under
consideration and EXPIRE ssed his views fully. He says
that be desires 20 the bridge built hut is opposed
the pretensons private stockholders and insists
that New-York shall pay not less than onehalf of the
expense. says that the mos rigid economy must be
practced in every department OF the government OF
Broosyn when renewed effort made 20 build the
bridge. He had an interview with Gov. Dix which
highly satisfactory. The latter cOncded with the
MayOr In the that reckless legislation should be
checked and said that law relating 10 Brooklyn af
fairs would he signed by him thatmet with the disap
proyal city authorities Mr.. Hunter saws that IL
aDDpared TO be general sentiment that work the
bridge ought to be prosecuted and that the only imped
vpen 20 progress OF arranging the details
lie believes that this dilculty will be overcome III
time.
MAYOR HUNTER AND TIE HFMPSTEAD RESERVOIR,
Mayor Hunter Of Brooklyn yesterday expressed his
opposton 10 any OF the appropriation for
Melting the Hampstead Storage Reservoir He said that
his attention had lately called to the subject by the
fact that new surveys of the ground had been recently
ordered which he suspected had been done with view
10 increasing the cost OF work which was OF real
benefit said that he did not desire 10 nave repet
fon of the Prospect PARK arrangement and that he
would have another cent added to the ap
prOprlauon
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
meeting of the Board of Managers Of the
Produce Exchange was held yesterday. The Law Com
ynttee was ordered 70 report bylaw amendment re-
,ba lY the house