New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-08


Treasury during the year
ending Sept. go 1873 (see
ASc% ET"'' transferred from l''''''''' %
School Fund for bonds for
Amount mount Of warrants drawnon ''' "
the Treasury remaining un-
pad Sept 80, is'S....-. sli 90 A757,ss5 CT
Deficiency of the Sept 80 1857 2l2 So
This the condition of the 1T appears
the books OF this office, but the amount of - S2 2 s.
does not represent the actual deficiency. careful
up of all balances of appropriations in force,
Sept 81 1873 excluding amounts covered by the general
Appropriation bill for the current fiscal year, and taking
into all unpaid balances OF due from the
several counties ut the close OF the fiscal year. amount
ing ~ SSlG3 u.s. OF which &c 100000 due from
the County OF NewYork alone and the taxes Of 1873 for
now capitol asyums ete' iarse proportion OF %en
ssOosO 49, The tax of and onehalf mills OF 1873
for general purposes, Will nearly cover the appropra-
1874 S9a569O Oh Bseed actual appropriations, the
miscellaneous receipts only being estimated
one-haIf OF iniii, ofis million doiars will be
required provide for existing appropriations Sept.
80 1874 aud every dollar appropriated by the present
Legislature must be met by corresponding tax.
The amount stated in the last annual report hav
ing been borrowed to meet existing claims against
the STATE maintain the public institutions. and provide
by the Legisature was ssS25oOO all Of which has been
paid addition TO s24255oO invested for the various
authorized by the Legislature OF 1872 and legalized in
1873 amounted to sSiOls o. of which sum g sis!S5 &C.
appropriated Tor canal deficiencies, and 69O7 6o 10
for General Fund deficiency. OF this tax, there has
received the or tnls
about s2.7JOOcO leaving unpaid at least 81 $4,000
The urgent demands on the Canal department to meet
its liabilities SUCH that 1t became absolutely
necessary proportion of this should be real
ICED from some source and the controller felt IL ms
duty pay the amount in full The balance, when re-
oeived from the several counties arrear. will be in
vested TO large extent for the Bounty Debt Sinking
Fund.
DEFICIENCIES
From an examination of the books IN this Office IL
appears close OF the fiscal year. ending Sept
30 1863 surplus in the revenue OF the Cen
eral Fund of about 81 $4,000. Since that time the LA
bities created appropriations made by the Legsa
sure have generally, been largely iu OF the pub
lc revenues and the tax authorized TO meet them ere
N sSG1 s"' '''''''DN -. ,r1or
Excess OF appropriations IN 1862 S4S3lSl %
Excess OF appropriations IN lsl0.....- 2,S5Sg2I ~
Excess appropriations in 1871 274S595 SO
Excess OF appropriations III 17s5762 81
Excess of appropriations III lS'5..-..... 2o425S %
Total 1857 700 "A
several years mentioned IN the preceding statement the
rate actually authorized. and the amount raised, &c.
1861 mill recommended and S25 $50 g6
lS7O-l mill recommended. 2990101 -
Ia mill authorized. Zfoo'oI 40
,s7l-2L nil rSeonnenaed 46ls2lo q
mill authorised zozzSo9 OIL
Difference. 81 7s5s7O sc
1000 eenspal PSpI and canal ieseiences in adiltoa
~ Ia mills for general Purposes. as recon-
ISIS; ma: s sfsa2ss q q
Difference ,O64 8ls 10
a. til. .uoasi report oSee transmitted 10 The
Lesisl,tHre Jan s. 1863 Senate document No. 3,
page 20 The deficiency General Puni revenue
sept 80 1868, reported al ZSoO4o3 o.
On 80 OF the same document the balances due nom
.sIs. Iev ed IN 1861 4,sil76l SO
,co.reu, .urpu. Sept 30 1s6s........s sos IS
TIL. s.I,a o the 80 mill "a. Of 1872 as prov sIOJS @"4
deficiencies applicable to General Fund pur con -eo IN
pos amounts 4ooV' ~
s6y546.O6s as