The New York herald., 1875-10-31
THE ESTIMATES FOR 1876.

COMPLETION OF THE WORK OF THE BOARD OF
APPoRTIoNAdENT-LIs OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTs-CoMrs
TRoLLER GREEN PROTESTS.
The Board Of Estimate and Apportionment consisting
Of Mayor Wickham, Comptroller Green, Alderman
Lewis and Tax Commissioner Wheeler yesterday COM
ploted the consideration Of the provisional estimates
for 1876 They assembled in the Mayors Office at
eleven O'Clock
Comptroller Green moved that the following reduc-
tons be made which were voted down:-salaries, De-
partmcnt or Public Works from $40, 900 to $4,000;
Department 81 Taxes and Assessments IRON sl25 900 to
$llo 600
The item Or s1,9s0,525 for bonds for quidation Of
claims and judgments against the city, falling due July
l. 1876 stricken out at the suggestion of Mayor
Wickham.
The street cleaning appropriation was cut down, op
motion Of the Comptroller, from $500 600 70 S7750oo
An item Of $4,000 was placed at the disposal Of tho
Law Department TO dcfray expenses incurred in ths
procuring q evidence against the Ring prior to 1872
SEVENTH RKGnRST ARMoRY
An opinion was received from the Corporation Coun-
sci declaring i mandatory on tho Board 10 make an
appropriation for the erection OF the Seventh regiment
armory in accordance with the law passed by last
legislature. This created considerable trouble Comp
trollcr Green bitterly opposed the appropriation but
said that he ready TO bow the opinion OF the law
officer Of the Board. A motion then made by
Mayor Wickham TO make the appropriation $50 600,
which was lost. Alderman Lewis suggested 100000
This was also lost. Mr. Green, after hearing the opn-
ion Of Mr. Whitney, voted in favor Of the armory
scheme, but aerword changed his the negative
hearing further verbal explanation from the Cor.
poration Counsel who was present The latter said il
was evidently in the mind or the party who
wrote the law aud the Legislature which passed
it that the land on which the armory built
should belong the city and be under the immediate
control of the Common Council The Land was now
under lease TO the Seventh regiment was therefore
out OF the control of the city during the such
lease The question then arises whether appropra-
tion could properly be made under the circumstances
Tax Commissioner Wheeler remarked it was the right
and privilege of this Board say when any amount ol
an armory shall be included in the tax levy. His
opinion was, considering the other burdens
TO be provided for and the accommodations which the
regiment at present enjoys-restored to them bya
recent heavy expense to the citythat it would be in
the highest degree nexpedien to impose this seemingly
unnecessary burden at tho present time.
vote finally taken a motion TO make
appropriations which was lost Messrs. Wheeler and
Green voting opposition The former gentleman
has persstently opposed this scheme since its ncep
tion
Debate on the matter Of the Seventh regiment ar
estimates, and nothing renamed but to vote upon
them a whole This vote must be concurrent under
the law.
A PROTEST. FROM COMPTROLLER
Mr. Green here read the following protest to ths
Board
Cry or New YoRK, FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, Oct so. 1875.
To THE BOARD or ESTIMATE AND APPoRTfoSaENr:-
The Comptroller hereby presents his protest against
the insertion OF the following, among other items OF
appropriations in the estimate for 1876 he considers
them either hlegal extravagant unnecessary,
TO witt
Frs-The item OF sl2 500 for the Bureau or Permits,
Mayors Office
Second-Tho item OF $50 $50 for rents, under reso
lutions Of the Common Council the leases of the prem.
ises not having been executed while the rents are
travagant, the premises not needed for the inter-
OF the city and there is lawful authority for in
curing tho expense
IRird-The item for salaries in the Department Of
Public Works. The salaries in that department are in
many cases too high and can and should be reduced
Fourth-The OF salaries for the expenses of the
Department Of Taxes and Assessments, which is ex
cessive.
Fh-The addition OF $4,000 for salaries of clerks ia
the Commissioners of Accounts, which is illegal and
unnecessary expense.
The Comptroller therefore votes for the estimate
for 1876 not willingly, in order only that the public
Board Of Estimate and Apportonment adopt and ap.
prove of il within the prescribed time and because the
concurrent of all the members is required by aw
to perfect it formally, and not because he sanctions and
approves Of 1t a whole
ANDREW a. GREEN, Comptroller.
The estimates were then passed upon The follow
ing is a list Of the main APPROPRIATIONS