New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-30

The Controller authorized to issue bonds To the
OF $4,000 TO be applied 10 satisfy judgments
which may be obtar ed against the city The Control
Ter male explanation of the largely Increased sum
asked for the payment Of ineros on the cy debt for
1915 as compared with that Of 1874 He stated that the
amount originally asked for was 100000 but that by
Using an unexpended balance FOR 1873 for the pnr
posa tne amount needed reduced TO $5,5000C0 H1
quoted the law the subject 70 show that he was
authorized to unexpended balance Of one year
purpose in the succeeding year In order
that there should be nothing lett undOne to give the
records every appearance OF regularity, he offered
resolution tina: Of the amount appropriated for
the payment OF interest 1873 unr1pcnded be-
transferred 10 The appropriation FOR the purpose
fer 1874 He exhibited a statement Of the amount
Of tho debt and the interest called FOR
which, he explained. had boon presented
at the meeting June. President wueelcr said be had
raised the question Of tie Controller TO
transfer any uncLpeDded haiaace without III" hppnvd
OF the maJority Of the members Of use Bodrd Win
reference The statement OF tho debt and interest now
presented, this the 17st he had seen Of IL. when
the SUBJECT came up at the June meeting he supposed
a. was the amount o. asked for. Tie
Controller reiterated that when the estimates were nrst
made up the amouht asked Tor waH f9lOJ.0D. Dlt Oh
luoRiu: the unexpended balances he found that
the smaller amount would suffice He wlsned the Tor
NAL record 81 the transfer 10 be MADE Aittr iIr.rF
DISCUSSION the mTlon OF the Controller WAS ald ofc
and Lac B0arl adjourned unti TO-DAY al 2 D. III
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE BILL KILLED.
The Board Of Assistant Aldermen met yesterday and
Tor want OF quorum adjourned until Thursday, at !
D. IN. This efectuay disposes of the Brooklyn Bridge
bill and several for the year, as the Law
provides after the passage Of measure nvolv
ing the expenditure Of money three days shall eapsc
before it the Mayors signature aud become
a law and that abstract Of tie measure shall be
puhshed IN this interval three successive days In
The CITY Record, If previously published reference
sbau De made 10 IL in that journal for the same
nrIOd II Is also believed that the legs-
tion OF Monday the part OF the Assistant Aldermen
vii be futile, the Mayor will withhold us signature
from the general orders providing for opening aud grad
ing streets pav etc and ali other me- sures requiring
an expenditure Of the clty's money Inis Is deemed
,bs for the thar IL would ne otherwise certain
mets levied of property for these measures
are in OF meeting on Jan. and recognizing the
Board They have consulted lawyers, aud say tnat the
latter hold that the coordinate branch Of the Common
Council cannot be abolished; that the acton OF the
CHARTER constituting the Board Of Aldermen the COM
mon Council after Jan. Is unconstitutional. II the
majority the members decide to do this the Board
viii not be recognized by tue authorities The ques-
tlop came up the last election and was then was
disposed Of by the refusal OF the Police Com
acting under legal advice TO provide boxes
for the of ballots for candidates Tor Assistant
Aldermen or to allow any which might be received 70
he canvassed The MISTER will PROBABLY be discussed
on Thursday very fully.