New-York tribune., 1875-02-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
INCREASING THE CITY DEBT.

INCREASING THE CITY DEBT
MEETING or THE BOARD or EsI1MATE-pisOo'oio'
UroN THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS - in@ wy wv
rRoIJRR AND THB MAYOR HAVE CoNi"o-
vERsY.
The BOARD of Estimate aud Apportonment
met Yesterday in the Mayors office Tor the purpose Oh
passing upon unfinished business The request Oh the
Comuissioners OF the new County courthouse ior an
nnronrn,,on 70 finish that building was taken up the
said that he had been advised that the appoint
men, Of the Comms sioners was Illegal and he was not
therefore, ready TO appropriation until he was
,.shcd Of their standing The Controller said the late
MAYOR Havemeyer had been advised by the Corporation
Counsel that their appointment was legal
Controller Green remarked he had been instructed oy
The Board its last meeting, to procure certain IN
formation relative awards Of damages for opening
aud paving the Kngsbrioge-road, and Tor other pur
poses he quoted the law the subject and nnaiy
pered resolutions authorizing the Controller 10 Issue
Assessment Fund Stock to the amount OF n.2Iev" "a
for unpaid openings $4,000 in Assessment bonds
for the payro OF laborers on roads aud avenues en-
ployed ny the Department OF Public WORKS. ana >Vo"
Tor Judgments obtained against the city :. ,,or,d
the MAJ or SAID that before voting on tnese, ho
ike the information he had asked or az s sor
meeting He thought the members OF tne % 'aa as he
their safety. should know the facts ID each case
fore they voted for so large an issuance Oh tbe
Controller said he had no desire 10 pres d I've some
time get the boDds issued. NeveIteSS9s' tSa' .tIy
Sss soS aNsOGs m sreeSy 70 has ss pob The Mayor said
that was the policy he wished TO have oarrleu
roncerned wished have all just claims sette6 S Ss
speedily as possible, but ne Delleved speeo snouu sr
way 10 safety. The Mayor ssld that at tne o, hs
meeting Controller had said that the aWdros Oh .ne
Supreme Court ia the street openings undet eonsuei
uon, were excessive OF course he would not mshe :"
serious charge unless he had the facts 70 support ~
Yhe Controller responded that he did not declare posi-
tlyely that such He II AS his pehef
aud opinion Any one could mako tue sane uo NO
tlOn mat ne had. Whether he came 10 the same
conclusion or not might depend upon wnetner
Oh not nc was speculatOr IN uptown lote 1ne MAYOR
sand two Of the members Of the Board had heia once
only weeks He thought they we're enntleo 70 tno
same infor that the Controller possessed ier
their safety. He did not want the BOARD 10 Note W
Increase city debt except understaudlnSy nor do
he wish TO give the Controller an opportunity 70 say
mat he was not respOns pie for 1t part The Con-
troller reOiDed that the Information whlch NO was
asked to furnish did come within his department.
any more than that OF the other mcnloels OF te
Board. little more activity on theH part "ouiu
enable them to obtain 1t without dlfhculty: a.,
president Lewis said that the communication OI tpe
Controller had impressed him strongly, ana ne mao
nearly made up his mind vote the resolution
Under panatiOn OF the Controller, he WOulu now
vote for the issue the bonds. Tne Controller sara IL
The Mayor said the vote would then he taken ON tne
Controllers resolutions. The Controller prOteste9
against ascribinR tne resolutions 10 hlIn he hau
IL asserted member OF the Board thht tue Con
troiier only Der VINO onereh resVlutlons'
He wanted some one else TO take the reSpOhsiO'J oe
casiOnally. =,
vote was then taken on the resolutions, and all
voted IN tue affirmative. The Controller SAID that this
was adding u the debt, which steadily rolipg up
The Mayor sand rna II just claims were paid when tney
became the debt would not roll up so rapuy anu
he would not many people running aIter blih
secure a settlement OF their claims He nad several
warrants that day, the amounts OF winch hau peel
largely Increased by litigation. The Controller said
that Il all the claims we're paid whicn were preseneu
The debt would he increased very much more rapiuy
than II He willing TO pay just claims, hut
should continue TO oppose the OF those that ne
deemed unjust The Board then adjourned