The New York herald., 1874-10-24
BOARD OF ESTIMATE AVID ApPoRnoSnEsr.
The Estimated Tax for 1875 To He Three
Per Cent.

Pursuant to adjournment this Board met yester-
day, HIS Honor the Mayor presiding. Secretary
Wheeler read the minutes OF the last session,
which were approved. Comptroller Green fur
nisned the budget for 1875 in the proper form as
per resolution passed BY the Board
The following sums OF money were transferred -
$4,000 16 from appropriation OF Health Board to
removal or night SOIL &c.
$1,000 65 to cleaning markets, and $4,000 issue
OF bonds for the improvement OF Tnird avenue IN
Westchester county we're authorized.
On the completion OF this business Mr.. Vance
rose and SAID AR. Chairman, have received
my copy OF the budget too late and found it i'm
possible IN that short time to give the subject that
consideration which the public expects I am
satisfied that the sum OF money to be appropri-
ated az Indicated IN the budget amounting 10
$Ss,693O52 Co. Is entirely too large. and more than
the taxpayers are wihing 10 pay. The
estimates OF every department, without exception,
can and must be reduced; and, in order to give
the members an opportunity and time TO study the
reqaisitions more closely so as TO be able TO vote
tion, move that wnen this Board adjourns it ad-
Journs To meet on Tuesday ne xt at eleven O'Clock A.
IA. the preliminary work on these estimates TO De
done Is enormously large and can be better done
wnle the members alone than at open meet
ings. have no desire TO procrastinate, out fOf
the pubic interest 1t will be better TO con ovef
each item, and when we meet again trust the
soard WIN act upon the estimates IN a spirit Of
Mayor navemeyer wanted TO know OF the Comp
troller whether IL was proper question TO ask u
the figure the last years budget was passed at waa
not abous $4,000 DOOR lie continued and said -
Here We have $3s, 6s2 052 10 put to this Bosi To
appropriate for the maintenance OF the various de-
partments. ask the Comptroller to what ngure
must this be reduced 10 orlng the budget within =
reasonable taxi
Comptroller Green answered that there was a
msapprenenson In regard 10 the estimates be-
lore the Board. This " as q schedule OF what the
departments wouid hke 70 have, but the estl-
mates are subject 70 reduction He had gore
through the estimates and made up his mind p;,.
vately OF what reduction they were capable. The
Board mas only ordered him TO schedule the
budget and ne mas uone so. This budget must DC
reduced at least 81 100000 and over, and even
then the people would not be satisfied. IL Will
require at east $2,50o,00o to make the taxation
three per cent lhave received a letter rom the
corporation Counsel continued Comptroller
Green, in which he asks that his estimate for
tlngences In HIS once now placed at s250,000, be
reduced 10 100000 hope TINS Board Will 20 on
now and consider the budget.
Mayor Havemcyer replied that he fully coin
cided with Mr.. Vance's idea TO wait until next
tuesday for the consideration OF the budget.
He hau asked the Comptroller nov much OF re-
ductOn 1t would require 10 make the taxation
three per cent, and had received the answer.
Mr. Wheeler fully indorsed Ill HIS Honor ana
| Mr.. Vance had said. 80
| the Comptroller did not desire to place the
| slightest obstacles in the way OF the Board, ana
on his motion an Adjournment was atd untN
| Tuesday next.