New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-24
CITY ESTIN4TES.
THE BOARD or ALDERMEN VOTE FOR AN INCREASE
OF Xl2l go.

THE BOARD or ALDERMEN VOTE FOR AN INCREASE
OF S121,76O.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen
Yesterday resolution was passed that the heads Of the
several departments required to report they intend
to obey the OF the Common Council In relation to
laborers' wages.
The Board then went into Committee OF the Whole to
consider the city budget for 1876 Alderman vance read
AN exhaustive analysis OF the expenses OF the
various departments and Of the provisional appro-
priat0ns He was OF the opinion that
the appropriation for salaries in the Department OF III
nance could reduced from 100000 to Sl5l,3ZO with
out mpairing the efficiency Of the department and the
contingencies from $1,000 to $4,000 In the Law De
partmen the sum Of $4,000 should be sufficient for
salaries and $4,000 for contingencies instead OF SOL
600 the amount proposed allowed The appropria-
ton for salaries In the Department Of Public Works should
be reduced from $3.50 900 TO 100000 The Department
OF Parks was declared be the most exavagantly man
aged Of any the city The entire appropriation Tor
should not exceed 1919 900 Salaries in the Department
OF Charities and Correction should not exceed s2sOOOO
Health Department salaries could be reduced to sl3O
OOO The appropriation for cleaning the streets should
be reduced from S775 900 TO 100000 The entire re-
auctions proposed by Alderman Vance was nearly
Sj5O,OOO.
Alderman Gross said he believed that the Board in re-
vsng the estimates had only duty to perform-tnat
Of cutting down expenditures wherever il possible
Alderman Vance moved that the appropriation for
clerks and officers the Board OF Aldermen be reduced
IN 81 100 Lost by T. The motion 70 insert So
600 instead of II 900 was carried by vote OF 10 Z.
Alderman moved that the contingencies OF the
MAYORS Office be reduced from $1,000 TO $500. This
was carried Alderman Vance afterward moved that the
ppropraton for salaries in the Finance Department be
reduced from 5000 Sl5l32O This was carried by
vote OF IL to g. The Law Department was then taken
nm Alderman Vance moved that instead OF $4,000,
the amount allowed the Corporation Counsefs office
be- sG2 BOO Alderman Cole moved that 1t be $4,000
and this carried. -,
Streets avenues. and public places he increased from
300 600 10 100000. Lost by : 10 A. Alderman oeery
1900 that The apnropropriatOn be S2jOOOO Lost.
Alderman Vance moved 10 reduce the Appropriation OF
$4,000 for salaries 10 100000. Lost
In the estimate the Department OF Parks the Item
of $50 600 for surveying and laying out the nOrth part
of The island and the Twenty-thlrd and Iwentyfoufth
Wards stricken ont. In the Department OF udI-
flies and Correction the $4,000 for the support OF ONT
moved 10 reduce the item Of S3O1OOO Tor salaries 7"
$3.50 600 Lost In the Health Department estimate thr
item OF salaries reduced from Nl463OO 10 fl2OOoo
and the contingent expenses from p AGO 20 5000 IN
s77 900 cleaning the streets was reduced 10 Hl-
600 The item OF S21l32OO 70 pay me salaries 81 --oI
patrolmen was Increased 70 9ZS-OOvo 70 zoe to
100 additional patrOmen. fhe estimate OF el20OoO Tor
the Department OF Taxes ana Assessments was cu lo"
TO $4,000 The item OF printing, stationery and plank
hooks for the city increased from -l3IJOO 10 NlJO-
600 The item OF - 900 FOR salary of the Commissioner
o Jurors was raised 10000 and the salaries OF clerks
and assistants from $500 to $1,000
upon by the Board OF Estimate and Apportonment wac
S6l 100 ana the total decrease N239bfO leaving net
increase Of 1921 go. Alderman Vance announced TINS
TACT and said II due the action Of the majority or
a recommendation. which the Board Of Estimate ana ap-
poronment may accept OF reject as the members see H.