The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20
THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT.

THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT
ANOTHER LIVELY MEETING YEsTERDAY-rHE
SCRUB WOMEN JUBILANr
The adjourned meeting OF the Board OF Appor-
tionment took place yesterday. The Mayor pre-.
sided The first question that came up before the
Board was the subject OF the bills OF the Court
House cleaners.
The CoMPTRoLLER-I nave here resolution
which think Will cover the ground, which may be
offered. do not care to do 1t myself
The MAYoR-You do not mean to offer IT.
The COMPTROLLER replied that some other mem.
Der OF the Board might offer it, and before it was
offered he said be had another resolution to pre-.
sent. He then offered the following:-
Resolved That 1t is not deemed exped dent BY this
Board 70 authorize any furner transfers Of appropri
number Of taxes levied personal property uncoi-
other words, they from which to pay san
AN INTERCHANGE OF VIEWS.
The MAYoR--Now, want to know II there are
unexpended balances for the past year out OF
which claims for salaries which were before the
Board yesterday can be padi
The COMPTRoLLER-l can't speak exactly as to
that just at present.
The MAYoR-You prepare a monthly report do
you not, concerning the finances, and in which
the unexpended balances are shown?
The COMPTROLLER-YeS. sir.
The MAYOR-Then. certainly You have data from
which the Board can learn what the unexpended
balances are.
power to make provision to meet deficiencies in
appropriations.
The MAYOR with warmth)-That ts exactly
what the Board has been called together for.
The CONTROLLERS tdoggedy)-Wen then, supply
me with the necessary money and all payments
can be made in fifteen minutes.
The MAYOR-But think you should let rs know
what moneys can be used to pay these claims
The CONTROLLER am IN favor OF any resuu-
tion that may be offered within the law, provided
II Is calculated to cover matters now before the
Board.
POLITICAL RETROSPECT.
The Comptroller then added. rather sarcasrically.
that the supervisors last year mad reduced the
estimates by $500, O00 although the various depart
ments stood In need OF the money.
The MAYoR.-But those Supervisors represent
The CoMPrRoLLER-Bus l think some of them
were not very immaculate. AS to the bills for
Cunt1 Court sns ause siates in S1 aha pe
were altogether 100 many cleaners on the paw
rolls; that the work could easily be done by a
The MAYOR here iaughingly remarked that the
Court House did not look as though there were
too many cleaners about the building.
The COMPTRoLLER, replied by saying that he
believed the people OF the city wanted economy
he sa ne SS
q half sneerlng way at the other members OF the
Board, ~ certainly do" He then added that
OF the head of the department from Witch Inc bal
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transfer OF balances from the Department Of
Public Works II Mr.. Van Mort consented.
Mr.. Green's resolution was laid over on motion
OF Mr.. WHEELER.
now TO MAKE TRANSFERS..
II was then resolved that 5000 should be trans.
fered from the Department OF Public Buildings and
the $4,000 transfer as requested by the corpora
ton Counsel, from one account TO another be al.
lowed communication from the Court OF Com
mon Pleas, asking Tor an appropriation OF $500
| to pay the clerks OF the Court, and one from the
County Clerk, asking for a transfer OF a balance
uneXpended OF $229l TO pay the assistants In the
Supreme Court Tor December, were referred to the
Comptroller.
The MAYOR at this stage called up the County
Court House claims and advocated the adoption OF
| resolution TO have them paid.
The COMPTROLLER remarked that he had no
money 10 pay the cleaners He said that as 10 the
issue OF bonds he had laid every requsiton before
she Board Commissioner Van Mort who had
been sent Tor, came In and was asked II ne kne W
OF any balances to the credit OF his department
that could be used to pay the cleaners. He said
aiterward ascertalned That there was balance
TO the credit OF the account OF Repairs 10 Public
Buildings"
The COMPTROLLER then offered resolution
that this balance OF S2,977 81 be transferred to the
account OF the cleaners which was adopted.
GRAVE QUESTION.
The Coroners' $4,000 deficiency was then called
up, when the Comptroller remarked ihat the APP
preparation MADE 10 the Coroners mad been quite
sufficient.
The MAYOR said that II was impossible to tell In
advance how many inquests would have to be
held by the Coroners.
The CoMPTRoLLER-WeI, great deal depends
upon what an autopsy may cost.
The MAYoR-And good deal depends upon how
many inquests may be held In one case.
The COMPTRoLLER-Just so.
GREENS PARLIAMENTARY DIGNITY.
the question as TO what on9ht 10 De done with