The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-07

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hereby repealed but SUCH shall n'0 n sse
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done Or directed 70 Be DONE put all now pos
visions Of this get are hereby continued vested IN
proceedings in which the Mayor Aldermen and com
nonalty Of the city OF New York paints defend
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alter the expiration the year Tor which they We're
approval of ssd Board OF Estimate and sae
70 tine fund OF the city and applied to the reduc
Your committee unable to discover. after most
power suthorty. has been claimed and essf.
Sy ae sSSs s 9 Of snd
Than pay expenses Of conducting the public bust
1S%a Ny s Ys5 IL Of
Of When r as R r by
ana S which require the several heads Of Departments
ns%se g and wiling Of the
@ the eaursd in their de-
mem ge 70 and BY the Board Alder
Ss sss%a,s ns S
to be MADE Ss sa % % and then
vesas O. ssS soa or ~ is
s shSSe hssfs 9d p "a
paon ~ that body Of the sum Of for Special
legal and without warrant Of law. "' Guy clearly IL
for with the paoS
the Boa ns 81 s which
ment and prescrbss its powers and duties clear and
By IN the ANA ana E
No nower is therein contained that will even by impii
Seas As it has
Of Edaeaon was allowed LIBERAL amount ta or s SSa
ana ,i is not likely to NEED
precedent establish that % sSis
and HYfsasi n Ss
afflicted with BOTH, could be used as whip 10 crack
ment t and Keep the in subjecon " S CITY govern
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grevous imposition upon our people but in has
been provided objects Of for The USE
s or ner and s
know how much each department. Is to expend This
magnitude can be held in reserve to enable any isveed
py sa @ ~ sa no
parment or officer of the city government shall incur
Ss Estimate 4ppOrtionmspt have rsdaced
the departmental estimates TO an amount which they
duct ITS business was tie duty Of said Board to IN
in drecton which is than cOanierbaianced By
any III, Illegal approprlat ,a in another conn A.,
SPECIAL contingencies for the county tho law is derenn
ohaes an act entitled An
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s e sh C. s o Sa BY esSn
mate and Apportionmcnt annually, by the consurring
vote Of tn the ct sad Board to and
s5s 2, the Laws OF ISL such aouns be
York for County 'ne Guy ana county OF new
SECTION chapter 57s Laws above referred TO-
shall and ners5y directed to- or before the LIST
Immediately the present year being the year ISL
AND in OF w ps
detray all the various expenses tor conducting
county debt and the principal such debt
ths 9, such and s4psnsss
b be
ssE
amopnt the sppropTaons made or such
any indebtedness so incurred" o-
beyond question IT is clear that in appropra-
OF the amounts necessary for conducting the public bust
the Board Of estimate and AppertiOnMent not based
upon some existing provision law The powers Of the
the estimates Of the several Of the Two gov:
the Board Of Aldermen upon the estimate ii amended or
rected and to appropriate In other eases the sums
provisions Of law There no provision flaw IN exist
that empowers the Board Of Estimate and ApporIon.
os s s% s or cp
that has not been rst shown to be necessary for
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OF your committee that Legislature the State hav
county would eutrus such an over their
most vital interests to the keeping of tour public officials
city and county are absolutely removed from ali sccoun.
liability not responsibility for the performance Of the
OF Estimate and Apportionment Without direct
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Chapter s7s Laws Of isiNmen who we're ia
known to our taxpayers composing the old ring"
Did the officials who form the present Board have
tnned lease OF power cannot be doubted from their
would be administered in manner at credita.
s Of hs e o S ~
the Board will expire and there Is no Ger:
ym mat not into not exist G.
ence, whose acts may be in marked contrast
ssss
:ss III asss. .ss
Of the city and county. il such a proceed.
s whs
IKE manner ad nstm e meet the supposed exigenSes
s
year Ave or ten or twenty millions of dollars be- in
until the oy and county % on
In conclusion your committee beg leave to give II as
thorizng the Board Of Estimate and superintendent to
make appropriations other than those known to
county and predicate upon the estimates of the several
departments OF the city ana the Board OF
have IN not able to wSs
Of the city government is authorized en-
Be ssas pa nn Of
thority and without warrant Of law.
S$o;y + SSSfEE,. COMMITTEES
RICHARD FLANAGAN. oi'h Oouru
After the adoption OF the report the Board ad-
0urned TO meet next Monday.