New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CARE or THE CITY PURSE.
CLAIMS sKPoRs TIE ESTIMATE AND APPoRrfosxESr
INNOVATION SOUGHT FROM rHs CONTROLLER


CLAIMS sEpoRs THE ESTIMATE AND APPoRrtosxENr
INFORMATION SOUGHT FROM Tns CONTROLLER.
Tho Board of Estimate and Apportionmen. met
Yesterday IN the Mayors Office the Office OF the Controller nav
ing been the place OF former meetings Controller Green sub
med communication stating that he had received from the
Department Public Works for the month OF December S
the rolls the cleaning and supplies OF tho new county
Court House There were 63 persons employer IN inc ouus
and the aggregate OF salaries S299 30 while tho amount
OF the appropriation remaining is only s576S The Mayor
asked II there any uncxpcndcd balances standing 70
the credit OF the Department Of Public Works which could DC
applied by transfer the payment OF these claims lie thought
il case which should be acted on as soon as possible
Delay brought the city into dspute The Controller said
that he did not OF any unexpcnded balances The Mayor
inquired there unexpnded balances OF former years
which coulI be used The Controller sad he examine
past balances and see what could be done Inc matter was
Another communication was submitted by the Controller
stating that large OF bills and pay rolls had IN Trans
pepSrRet Of ac Works and Parks payable OF Of he pro
cecds Of bonds and stocks These bills already amount 10 up
rl 81 stOtn1 Other claims Of the same character arc re-
ceiyed almost daily the Controller sad that ne was not
aware that the Board OF Estimate and ApporionmSnt
CGao SS' See lie Of the laws Of 1919 under which
the money may be raised to pay the claims ana tna ne w 5
ii without the necessary means 10 pay lhci "Ho 1no
claimants pressing for Their money nc queso -. W.
expended balances was again discussed ana 'H' W."
Communication received frc,l the Board OF heolI
sSng rn a me me 6@narmeht Of CHARITIES and
he Uealth Deuartment and that amount M ght be
agreed mon or Inc maintenance OF hospital he transferred
fo the department Charities and Correction to tine iieah
Department appropriation Inc Cohiolct ~ ,61,
the opinion that IL must be shown thaI tl1
appropriation for a department is in excess OF
what will need before Transfer can ne made. Aer FUR
tber scuson IL was agreed that the matter should lie over
Another communication from the Health Department. an
nounced that dphcra aud smallpox were Ney 81
the city and asked for transfer OF S1JV OF te
balance of Isl 10 appropriation for IS D. In oieT that Tue
Board might keep up su additional yaeeg ePPs IaHo
oner heeie urged Department should 60 on ana
spend the amount already appropriated and when tlat Is usd
up the Board could ALLOW what niay .u t tU
uneyp lcd balances. The Controller argued mat tc
p tcir op1roriaos Trey should receive what lhey
AK rSi chandler Of Ecaih Department Who had en-,
R5Sud hid stecls iaaI OF $4,000 for extraordinary
emergencies such the present. lhs BoaIt
TO oci for the sum Gndr collaboration There IL an
epidemic Of small poz, with 100 cases per week ing
Health Department mad down the estimates, and the Board
OF Appor1nmon cut them down 1900 more Prof Chand-
Ter f that no deemed necessary TO keep the yaccnamS
SSYS ~ I'm W c ok Th% Coi,so offered resolution
hat the sum OF $500 be appropriated from the unezpehIga
President Lewis Of Inc Board OF Adetmen ontFed The iol'
That the Controller be and he hereby requested to
haze prepared from books kept in the Finance Dcir hci
and submitted this Board 4, his earliest convenience ile FOL
lowing statements, 10 wit:
Staten nts Of the general appropriation accounts Of the
civ and county respectively xhhln. the ageat amount 81
epiopa ions mad. for each years s1l 49, s5 AMI
1ci vey: also the ways and and amounts pro-
,.isi caci wear Tor paying said appropriate rs.
rabair sta .nrnts Of approx aiions nrudng transfers
expenditures aud balances city aud county accounts cAho-
tim the Toll wing p1rcIJrs wit: Balances OF aplTOpHa-
made Sept H. 1871 remaining uncXpndeh al tit dac
Additional appr priIions made for ISL Total amount 10 Dec
~ ISL Expenditures under each appropriation between
Sept and DC 81. ISL Bances uncXpended or oYerdrl"
Dec 81 1871 Also statement OF the Hae OF nauy u
such may become due and able IN the year 1872
particulars in respect the approprAt os expend
lures balances remaining uueXpendeA III each O the years
1874 1873 and The said comparative statements OF apO
pons expenditures and balances to be made out III tne FORM
prior Sept H. ISL set fosth on pages I42 10 lJ OF inc
printed report OF the 10 NJ investigating Committee Of which
Vim. A Booth Chairman.
The Controller said that AL this Information could be obtained
in his pnatod reports given weekly monthly quarterly and
annually The unexpcnded balances could be as easily ccu-
lated by the who offered the resolution az by himself
Since the reduction OF estimates his clerical force was not
large enou IA 10 enable him furnish tie exact Information
call for without great inconvenience The question was put
to vote and carried the Controller voting in the negative
TIC Board adJourncd until to-day At II o'clock a. m