New-York tribune., 1875-02-05
THE CITYS HEAVY BURDENS.

MEETING OF THE BOARD or ESTIMATE AND APPOR-
T1oNMENT-oRDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY RE-
PAIRs-THE CONTROLLER DENOUNCEs UNNECEs-
sARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TEMPERs RUF-
FLED.
At the adjourned meeting of the Board OF
Announcement yesterday the transfers OF money for
the various charitable societies, which were proposed
on Wednesday, were taken up aud passed. resolu-
tion adopted authorizing the Issue VI slOOoVV NdE
| ural History Museum stock.
The communication Of Commissioner Van Mort ASK
ing for the issue of $4,000 repair stock. was then
taken up. The Controller objected to the issue OF
bonds for tins purpose. He thought sewers shoud 90
repaired out of taxes. The Commissioner OF fuDnc
Works was sent for and he read the law
of ls71 providing that 100000 OF bonds shall Dc
issued each year for repairs The law author
zed the issue not TO exceed 100000 for extraordinary
repairs The amount Of s75OOO to be raised by taxa
ton was for ordinary repairs. OF this amount there
was expended $4,000 for cleaning basins ana
cuverts 81 800 for cleaning sewers ETC.; and S45OO 10
pay claims and other expenditures leaving only small
balance The Controller read the bills presented to
show that some OF them were for ordinary repairs
The Commissioner Of Public Works thought tho law was
mandatory IN It's provisions, ana luS' Vho DV'Rd " ny
choice in the matter
The Controller said there contract made by VIM.
NJ Tweed when he was Commissioner of Public Works,
for cleansing the sink-basns for which $4,000 year
are paid This he said texhorbitant amount for
this work He found some person interested had pro-
cured the Insertion OF clause in the law egazng this
contract Tho Mayor said this Illustration OF the
evils from which the city suffering in consequence
OF the Heads Departments going to Albany and pro-
curing legislation for their respective departments The
Controller said lie knew nothing Of that question, but
lld II doubt such was the case.
The Commissioner OF Public Works said that he knew
something about special legislation at Albany during
the l3 in which he IA subordinate or the Con-
troer in Park Department, he had been sent TO
Albany every Winter by tnat gentleman. No man was
more familiar with the Albany lobby than was the Con
troe lie aad he had procured the legalizat0n OF this
contract and was not ashamed 10 acknowledge any
bS in the matter, thought the health Of the city
should be endangered as IL would be II the SINK
hasina were not kept clean, for the comparatively
tring sum Of $500 year. The matter was then laid
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that the President the Board OF Aldermen FURNISH 10
tbe Board number ana description OF the street i'm
troyemens authorized by the ordinances OF the Board
~ Aldermen Jan 1875 and whether or not these
had been asked for by the majority OF the property
owners on those streets The Mayor could not see the
relevancy OF resolutions to the business before the
Roard and thought IL retaliation on PRESIDENT
IeWis for resolutions offered by him at O previous
meefIng President Lewis said he would be happy to
furnish the information and the resolution was adopted
The Controller offered the following preamble and
resolutions; ,.
provide The public works Of th city
quis0n t. following departments and In tue Following
amounts: - ~ .
PoR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.