New-York tribune., 1875-03-06
FUNDS FOR THE DOCK DEPARTMENT..

ARGUMENT AMONG COMMISSIONERS OF THE SINKING
FUSD-THE CONTROLLER FAvORs RETRENCH-
MENT-IHs OBJECTIONS oyERRULED AND THE
ISSUE OF S1O0OOO0 IN BONDS AUTHORIZED.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
Yesterday III the Controllers Ohce. A couimunica-
tion received from the Commissioners OF Docks
Lodging the receipt Of resolutions passed by the
Commissioners OF the S.nAing Fund. These resolu-
tiOns asked for certain Information In regard
TO the affairs and operations OF the Dock De-
partment The Dock Commissioners say IN
reply, that the information called for "a wide
Geld, that much Of it furnished to the
Board ON Aug 20, 1874, and that it Will
require considerable time to supply tho infor
nation complete. 1t will. however, be furnished
soon as possible. In the time the Department is
asserted 10 be seriously embarrassed tOr want OF
money to meet the pay-rolls OF the office. The Dock
Commissioners call the attention Of the Board to tue
OF salaries and other claims on the Dock De-
partment The resolution was then taken up which
had offered at former meeting Of the Board to
appropriate 81 100000 for the OF the Dock Depart
ment to be issued time by the Controller,
according to the needs OF the Department. The Con-
troler objected to the appropriation OF so large sum-
He would ask whether any member OF the
Board had looked into tho plans OF the Dock
Department the purposes for which money IS spent,
and for which, II this large sum Is appropriated each
member Of the Board becomes TO certain extent re-
sponsDle. Two years plans submitted for the
Improvement OF the water front, which not calcu
lated for the best interests OF the city, and they
rejected The Controller said that he would not
favor a large expenditure until he know what
it intended for. He east
fections any person, but he opposed to
increasing the expenditures Of tue city aud adding 10
tue debt unless IL could be shown tnat for the
best interests OF the city to do Some OF the piers It
had been stated. lot Increased rental But did
they pay anything than fair interest their
creased cOst Or course II the piers gave increased
commOdaOn TO the commerce Of the pOr. that should
receive due consideration. lie would throw obsIa
cles in the way OF the increase OF facilities for coin
The Mayor read from the minutes OF the proceedings
OF the Board at the meeting O Sept TO- 1874 when tho
Commissioners OF Docks asked for 0O) aud the
Controller offered Resolution giving them s2j00JJ and
a ike sum at a subsequent meeting Tue Mayor said
that he could why for the OF the
Department SHOULD not be advanced from time TO time.
An expenditure OF 100000 at tue present me TO make
unremuneratve property bring In rental OF sl00000
he thought would DO good policy. Tue rentals returned
by the Department Of Docks during the were
$COOOO and for tue past Two months $l2Oo Tue Mayor
was IN favor or the expenditure Of mOuey t would
permanently improve city property and Increase It's
rentals.
Alderman Gross. Chairman Of the Finance Committee
OF the Board of Alierne1 said that he had been In.
formed that S0O0N necessary complete Pier No.
and the bulknead adjoining Tue Erie Railway pier at
tho foot OF Chambersst. also needed repairing, when
1t would probably bring In muoh larger
rental uian now. He favored giving the