New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-22

Judgments and claims, and various email amounts "oe
transferred The Controller offered preamble ana r'so
luton. setting forth that the Legislature W"
tie procurement Of certain oficcre of the ''h
Rcri.cent and against the unanimous protest OF u'e
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund under Mayor Have
never passed an act April %, 1874, directing the
Commissioners 10 lease certain city Iapu N""o" mt
$3.50 600 10 the 9TH Regiment, on which N p"lh u"
armorv that the Commissioners did lease the land t1
sxtysYth-st and Le1ingtou-avel for u years 70 'o
regiment the lease containing covenant tha' 'he Objects
representing the regiment agreed to erect or eauso 10 oe
erected on THE land armOry and keep ana MAINTAIN
the same for the period Of the lease without any cost 10
the city; that the next session Of the Legislature
the officers OF the regiment procured the passage
OF another act, April 30, 1870 au'hor
izns the Board Of Aldermen TO appropriate
sum of money erection of buildings for armores
and drill rooms lands belonging 10 the city that the
Board of Aldermen, July g, 1873, appropriated
$3.50 600 said purpose the ots previously iease
Ia the 9TH Regiment, thus making an appropriation W.
100000 for and drill rooms for the use OF lne
9TH Regiment alone that II IKE amount were arlV
pIta,ed for each military oFEazs a dips linz that
there pretended leases OF armorles HAVING sevGa,
years to run amounting 10 more .nh Ft e civ f3r
that there now existing claims against tne c, ~,
rents of armories OF than S2JOoooU; tldi
the 7th Regiment has now an armoTy well oft~ a a
which has been lately httcd up anu delau,u !" ~
pense the city OF more than 100000; that me rn
Regiment has these times OF taxation ana heaH
debt thought proper TO apply 10 the courts Tor inu
mus compel the Board Of Estimate ana hpnotlonIht
unwise and unnecessary purpose OF erecting new
arInOry therefore that Ire resolved that the I0ad j.
opposed 10 placing this unnecessary burden on the N
payers and that the Corporation Counsel be instructed
TO oppose by ali proper means the granting Oh 'ne i"
damus sought. ,,., ~
After discussion az striking out the preamble ana az
that portion OF the resolution except sucl az directs we
Corporation Counsel to oppose granting Tao hli"us'
the Mayor President Lewis avoring 1t ana the CON
troller and President Wheeler opposing IT, the motion 10
strike out was carried. . ...,.
The Controller read long communication sating ua'
the salaries PAID unuer me wy ~ ~ Go
cessye aud unequal, that the city S now SUFFERING Sc
verely from tie general financial piOrtIiuoii'
and that all civ officials should favor rclrehch-
ment and economy. lie recommends That Only
fair compensation be paid officials that INC mum
her be reduced where practicable and that such eg.a
ton shall be procured Will enable this To he done MI
Green submitted table showing the amounts OF Tcduc-
fs made i'm the salaries since 1871 the total decrease
being Sll8143 80. The Mayor moved tlat thc cohinu-
nlcation referred back 10 the Controller WITH the re-
Quest that ne present 10 the Board Es views on rue
special casee referred to- This, after Discussion, "as
AdOptrd.