New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-29
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THE CITY BUDGET.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1876.


TIIE AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION $50
OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or UNEx-
PENDED BALANCES.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment
held a long meeting yesterday and agreed upon the
financial budget for the year 1876 The Commissioner OF
Public Works asked that the transfer of $4,000 from the
unexpended appropriation for lamps and for 1874 be
increased to $1,000, to pay the laborers employed on
alterations of the aqueduct The Controller opposed the
transfer and read communication setting forth that
early in the year he had offered resolution that no
transfer of balances be made from previous years for the
reason that they needed to pay outstanding
claims. The communication includes the following:
Not dollar Of the balances OF appropriations prior TO
1873, remaining uneXuended should he allowed 10
provided by the issue OF bonds ana again enter my
protest against transfers OF these merely nominal pal
urged that at least j26 300 GO should be added for
hut the Supervisors added only S196272 81. The de
cence in the collection of taxes tor this year from the
renISsiOns of and discount for prompt payment
alone amounted $l79.657 II. nearly the whole sum
added and besides the unpaid personal taxes OF ths
wear will amount TO n very large sum, leaving heavy
deficit in revenue from taxation to meet currentexpense
of the year. Under Chapters and "A Of tho Laws OF
1872 over 81 Of long bonds were Issued 10 take
up bonds then outstanding. whlchn fsct repre-
scented delicenoes In collections OF personal iixes n
We have been d ting since then IN the same
direction for the amount of Deficiencies IN the collection
Of personal taxes and discounts allowed by law for
prompt payment of taxes must he made up sooner or
later by an increase of taxation by long
bonds the refusal by tns Board to transfer and
uncxpendcd balances Of old appropriations will to some
small extent 90 to mitigate this condition OF thns' anu
propose resolution 10 prevent hereafter tho Transfer
O1 sny balances prior to the year 1870
After considerable debate, the transfer was made.
The consideration of the financial budget for tho year
1876 was then taken up Tho appropriation increasing
the salaries for clerks Of the Board Of Aldermen from
So 900 TO $40 900. carried The appropriation for
salaries Of the Health Department was reduced from
$4,000 to Sl25,0O0.
The Controller moved to reduce the salaries OF clerks
in the Mayors Office from $4,000 to $1,000. Lost The
Mayor moved TO reduce the salaries Of the Finance
Department TO 10000 The Controller said that the
proper functions. of the Office could not be performed for
SlSOOOO which would be reduction OF Sl1,OOO from
last year After debate the Mayors motion carried
The appropriation for judgments was cut down from
1928 900 TO 1000 This was done after various
amounts ranging from 100000 to $4,000, had been
voted on Tho Controller said it was child's
play for officials To sit there aud act III that
manner President Wheeler said it would have ten
dency to stop litigation Mr.. Green emphatically de
cared that the litigation he had ordered had been under
taken for the purpose of saving the City Treasury from
the attacks made upon it, II tho policy OF the Boafu
were carried out, fraudulent claims would run riot He
did not know what claims there might be or what mo
tjyes actuatcd the members Of the Board. The Mayor
said he was opposed to such exhibitions OF dcmagogis
The Controller sharply asked what he meant by donna
gogism The Mayor said that no and other members
of Board had great regard for the Guys inter
ess IA the Controller The Controller said was absurd
TO say that this fund tended to encourage litigation L.
Judgments obtained against the city, they must DC
satisfied IN some way
The appropriation for assessments real estate owned
by the city was reduced from 100000 10 $4,000. Mr.
Green protested against this making necessary the
issue OF long bonds and thus adding to the city DEBT lie
moved to reduce tho salaries for the Depart
ment Of Public Works from $4,000 10 $4,000. TINS
lost also an attempt to reduce thoso oil the
Department OF Taxes and Assessments.
The following are the principal amounts agreed upon
as the financial budget for 1876 to which t. be added
the appropriations for courts, &c.