The New York herald., 1875-10-29
THE CITY BUDGET FOR 1875.
THE BOARD OF APPoRTIoEMENT CUTTING DOWN
APPRoPRLTIoNs-THE SEVENTH REGIMENT


THE BOARD OF APPoRTIoNMENT CUTTING DOWN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SEVENTH REGIMENT
ARMoRY
The Board Of Estimate and Apportionment continued
their examination or the estimates yesterday in the
Mayors Office Comptroller Green Mayor Wckham,
Alderman Lewis and Tax Commissioner Wheeler were
present.
Communication received from the Commits
sloners of Pilots asking for appropriation Of So oOo
to be used in the removal OF wrecks. This was aid
over.
number Of items not already agreed upon wero
then passed upon. Among them were the following
Salaries clerks Of Board Of Aldermen SIS OOo Bureau
of Permits, $12 500; cleaning markets, ,0Oo
tingencies Comptroller's Office, $1,000 Mayor Wick
ham moved to strike out item OF $3.50. hve-twen-
ty- I'VE bonds for liquidation Of claims and Judgments
Issued pursuance Laws Of 1873 and payable July !,
1876
After discussion the matter was referred TO the
Corporation Counsel for his opinion.
Appropriation for salaries in the Finance Departments
was placed at 5000 OOo $25o,0oo being asked For
Judgments against the city $125, 900 was awarded
Commissioner Bailey and Dr. ordornaux, from the
Department of Charities and Correction, appeared be-
fore the Board and spoke relation to the estimates
Dr. Ordornaux stated that the accommodations and
diet Tor the lunatics Blackwes and Wards islands
were not at all sufficient II the estimates from this
department down these poor people could nos
be properly provided for. Tho gentleman spoke for
some time on those points He was followed by Com
missioner Bailey who also urged upon tho Board the
necessity for giving his department the amount de-
manded. Comptroller Green said that in 1874 $40 900
had remained from the appropriation then given.
Nov the Commissioners came before the Board and
wanted larger sum than he deemed at all necessary
Commissioner Bailey said the appropriation out Of
which $40 600 had been saved was $l5 larger than
Final consideration of the matter was laid until
to-day. Tho Board has set down 81 lSS 600 as tho
appropriation for this department 1t is probable,
however, that they will reconsider their action and In
crease the estimate
Public Works was fixed at 100000 Comptroller
Green remarked that the amount was entirely too
large ana ought TO be reduced, but he willing to
vote with his colleagues for the sake of harmony
| at $40, 400
The Department of Taxes and Assessments was
allowed $l25, 600
In connection with this appropriation Commissioner
Wheeler stated that during the past two years the
penses Of this department had been greatly reduced.
In fact IT the only department in the city which
had inaugurated a thorough system OF reduction.
Salaries had been cut down and other improvements
introduced. In 1873 the expenses were as high as
$2es, 900. Now all they asked for was 1929 600
Estimates of the Fire Department were down
follows-Saaries at headquarters from $40 100 to
$42 AGO. repair shop payroll from $59el5 to $4,000,
Marshal from 400 to 81, 200 superintendents OF
horses from $40 $50 to 900 and Chief of Department
| from $oZ, iuU 10 SoU,ZUU
The Corporation Counsel allowed Sc, 900 for rent
| of Offices
At O'Clock the Board took n recess until three
On reassembllng they took up the Park Department
estimate, which set down at 1922 900. The Pilot
| Commissioners were allowed 81, 900 for removal Of
distractions in the harbor. Other estimates passed
upon as follows:-Pay for armores, $8 900; sup
port of prisoners in County Jail $l2 50c SheR's fees,
$40 900; disbursements to witnesses, $12 000 salaries
of Courts of Oyer aud Termner and Special Sessions
$63 200 Comptroller Green argued against any appro
priation for Sherr's fees. He remarked that great
abuses had taken place in the past in the Sherif's
Department That official received large amount Of
fees already in his Office and he did not think the city
ought TO be compelled to pay additional Alder
Lewis reported in favor of giving the Health De-
partment $2S3 000 being $23 900 more than was
originally determined This estimate will be passed
upon to-day
The next business taken up was the proposed np-
preparation of $3.50 900 for the erection of the Seventh
regiment armory in accordance with the law passed by
the last Legislature Comptroller Green made lengthy
speech in opposition to this appropriation His remarks
were reiteraton of the statements made by him in
letter which published days ago In tho
compelled under the leave given by the city build the
armory at their expense.
Colonel Emmons Clark, OF the Seventh, read
answer to the Comptroller in which he undertook Ia
disprove that genteman's argument.
Alderman Lewis at the conclusion Of the discussion,
moved that $780, be appropriated for the erection
of the armory. This motion lost Comptroller
Green and Mr. Wheeler voting in the negative The
latter said he wished to examine more fully into tho
subject 1t will be again brought before the Board
to-day -st'+