, 1874-08-29


All tho papers In tho tax-appea1 caaos aro now
ready for tho September term OF the Supreme
Court.
will qualify to.lay, aud will begin business Morl-
day. Dlr. Frank Adams will continue to pros
ccute tho tax-appeals.
Tho Law Department has temporarily s,1s-
poudod business, owing to tho rneket and conf,i-
zion IN making tho proposed changes in tho loca-
tlou Of the rooms.
This afternoon tho various city officials have
IN invitation to bo present at tho Central Park
opening. Tho majority have aignifod their it,
tontlona Of being presoIt.
Wednesday afternoon Of tho coming woekt
tho Fire Commissioners will attond tho opening
md exhibition Of tho now watof-works at Hyde
park.
Leo Meyers, tho old Sixth Assistant Fite-atar-
sha, has applied to the Fire Commissioners
for situation. He resigned with good record
and will probably bo rcappolutcd.
During yesterday afternoon tho Citv-11nll wns
almost entirely deserted. owing to tho opening
of Aid, e. Il. Woodman's now bakery OIL ClurK
street.
The Mayor and AID. Stout and O'Briou had an
animated conversation Yesterday in regard tu the
proposed certificates Of indebtedness.
Liz tbuuitLGu OIL tQluHluu GGHuCll 1tulGH
failed to meet yesterday. as is frequently tho
caBe With Council committees since tho lust fro,
Il communication from proporty.ownors OIL
State streot has been sont in, petitiohsnK for
tho widening Of that thorcughfaro immediately.
Aid. Cofcoran dcsIros fill Attendance Of Tho
Tire and Watur Committee ut q special m1ellng
In the City Gtark'a ottico this aftornoon ats p.
IN. The Commlttoo on Judiciary will also meet
ut the eanao ptaec. Tha EomMit.ce on EridoWoll
Will lneot Monday.
Tue Board OF po1ioe md Fire Commissioners
were iu session yesterday from 2p IN. to o:3o ii,
tho evening. The basincss Of tho dny wa8 tho
ttiAl Of several police officers on various charges.
The llrst case enllod vas that. of James Ken
ucdy, chatgcd with conduct unbeeonlns an Of
NATURE however, that Commissioner atlori-
dan was compelled, lin mercy to
tho public aud In Justice to ourselves" !"
tn dismiss him from thu police force. His ut
w6fo oach postponed to A1onday. Tho elarpos
against Otl}cor Thomas BrannOck Were dismissed
TOR want of Hufsiclont foundation. Commission
cr Sheridan, after some preliminary talk, moved
that Tho1naa II. BARRY be appointed sixtb Aaaiat-
aut Fire -Marnl,aI, aud Commissioner klokko
strongly objcctou. ab io notice OF tho proposed
appointment lad bcen glyon, and also on account
ri Tho absencb OF Commissioner AyArs. a
regular Police Commissioner row aoonled inmi-
nowspaper-,,lnu and politician put an oud to tho
1natter for the tina helug.
cEltT1F1CArEs OF INDEBTEDNESS.
In defense Of tho project OF issuing certificates
OF indebtedness. Comptroller Hayea stateA that
the city is at present letting contracts for which
appropriations wero mada in Juno OF tho prcsont
ycar, yot tllo taxes from whlth those alpropria-
tons aro to be paid arc not co!loetablo
until H. year from Tho preso,lt time. Tue city is
obliged to paw about 4lo0, 900 interest annually
hrlt Mt h.cn
ming municipal expenses Of tho government,
which amount to nearly $780, 900 per month.
There is yot r,ncolleotel aDont ii 600 900 Of tho
taxes Of 1a70, aud nhout IN aqual
amount Is tied u'l III Huits which hayo bcou mp
pea!el to tho Auprosun Court. BasldGs this,
there yet remain $500 900 ct tho taxes Of 1873,
which have not ,yot boen collected, aud Tho
Treasury Ia deficient to. tho amount Of
halt ,nillion doltara by tho defalcatiou
Of A1r, Gage. Tho city, 10 urges. il
compelled to carry an enormous floating ttobt i'll
order to make good previous contracts and OK
pentlituroa. II tllere s any public work, unaE}-
propriatod for In either 1879 or 1878, OF such i'm
pol tanco TINT it. should DO done Immediately,
tue best TINT eau hn doho without
rlpkitlg tin credit OF tho city viii 10 to lot tAp
work to parties who arc nblo to wait for their
pav u.,til thu collections nro riado from tho now
tax~lovy. Appropriations wero lnado duriug
tho ptosont scar tor 5G17,0DD OF aewora.o,
and this, addod TO tlio l,r1Aant usty debt,
will certainly hroak tho camolH buck. 1lowoyor
feasible tho Mayor, Gonp.rUllar ant otlorB inny
tnho this proeut to bo 1t will without doubt pro-
yoke nuro criticism, tAn my proyiona act OF tho
present administration.