The New York herald., 1875-12-30
Concluding Session on the
Estimates for 1876.
ssO,gO4,s95 Ga TO BE RAISED By TAXATION
Protest from Conn p
trOller Green.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE EXCISE MONEYS

portonment which lasted several hours was hed yes
terday. Mayor wickham, Comptroller Green, Alder
Lewis and Tax Commissioner Wheeler were
present
Considerable discussion ensued at the early part OF
the session as to the powers of the Board deducting
the general funds from the entire estimates for 1876
Subsequently Corporation Counsel Whitney gave his
opinion that Il advisable to make the deduction
The whole estimates then read OF and passed
with ST. 600 600 deducted the general fund for 1885,
leaving $780, GA the gross amount to be raised
for the ensuing year.
When the name OF Comptroller Green was called on
The final he read the following protest against
tain items Of the budget
CRY NEW YORK,
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
CoMPrRoLLERs OFFICE, Dec 29 1875.
To BOARD ESTIMATE AND APPoRToSMEST:- -
The Comptroller hereby submits his emphatic pro-
test against the action OF this Board upon the final
estimate for the year 1876 in respect certain items
OF appropriation wherein his judgment 10 their
legality, insufhcency have been overrued by
the other members OF the Board among which may be
particularly specified the following, to witt
l. The item Of $l2, 500 for the Bureau OF Permits
Mayors office on account of its illegaity.
q The item OF $50, 650 for rents under resolutions OF
the Common Council, the leases OF the premises not
having been executed, while the rents exravagant
The premises not needed for the interests OF the
city and there lawful authority for ncurring the
expense
5 The item Of salaries for the Department Of Public
Works. The salaries in that department are in many
cases too high and should have been reduced.
A. The item of salaries for the Department Of Taxes
and Assessments, which Is grossly excessive
The addition Of $4,000 for salaries OF clerks to the
Commissioners Of Accounts, which is Illegal and
necessary expense
The items of judgments and real estate expenses
for which purposes the amounts appropriated are
wholly inadequate The demands for these objects are
imperative in their character and must be met that
the deficiencies in these appropriations are only appar
reductions in the amount of taxes which must be
provided for at some future time.
T. The item Of salaries of the Finance Department
which has been cut down largely IRON the most careful
estimates Of the Comptroller, based upon the actual
current expenses anu IN view OF the most fgia econ
omy, after previous reductions had been made down to
the Indispensable needs OF the department for conduct
ing its business.
The general fund There has been deducted
from the final estimate on account OF this fund the sum
OF 81, 000, 600 while careful estimate made by the
Comptroller Of the amount of revenues of the city to be
relied for the year 1876 belonging this fund, in
cluding possible surplus of 1873 shows that II VIII
exceed the of $3 294 500 the particulars Of
which have been fully presented in communication
of December 20 1875, submitted to the Board OF Es
nlaio and ApportionmenL
Therefore protest against this oeer-estimate Of the
revenues Of the general fund TO the amount of nearly
three.quarters OF million dollars Illegal and de
Quoting this large sum in excess of the just amount
from the final estimate, the certain result of which,
under an apparent reduction of taxation Will be de-
cency in the product of the taxes OF the year 1876 to
meet the appropriations which deficiency will have TO
be provided for subsequently. The Comptroller there
fore votes for the final estimate for 1876, not will
ingy, but, he did for the provisional estimate, in
order only that the public service may not be embar
rassed by failure Of the Board Of Estimate and Appor
tonmeEt to adopt and approve of IL within the pre-
Scrbed time, and not because he sanctions and
proves of II whole, The estimate passed is cal
cuated TO seriously embarrass the public service and
fails to make provision for its exgences which mu st
be met by future taxation future increase Of the debt
ANDREW II. GREEN, Comptroller.
The protest was received and ordered on file. The
budget then received concurrent vote OF the four
members and thus finally passed.
DISTRIBUTION EXCISE MoNEYs-rsT cHARI-
Comptroller Green presented the followng:-
ltrva or Nrw nn Frs.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, Dec 90 1875.
To BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND ApPoRTioNMENT:-
Herewith present to the Board list OF the charita
BILE institutions applying for moneys from the
use fund.
BY the OF 1875 providing for the distribution of
The excise moneys il cannot be made in round sums,
us heretofore but be made upon a per capita
basis The law does not hx the rate OF per capita
allowance, prescribe any mode OF determining IL,
but leaves the matter to the Board Of Estimate aud
Apportionmcnt
IL is obvious that one rate per capita can be
adopted distributing the moneys among all the diff
terent kinds OF charitable institutions contemplated by
the law. have endeavored to get the best and
reliable information respecting these institutions
that the distribution might be fairly and equitaby made
er capIfa according TO their relative usefulness in re-
iieving the sick suffering poor Many of these in
stitutions not very systematic III Keeping the
statistics of their charities, and they vary greatly
the nature and extent of their operations making il
very difficult TO determine between their respective
claims for share Of the excise money and to fix per
capita allowance for each kind Of charity Some insti-
tutions OF old standing and well endowed, and,
while they may render aid greater number of per-
sons, they nave less heed OF puouc au perhaps than
younger institutions struggling to maintain themselves
satisfactory classification of these institutions
not easily accomplished II would be quite unjust also
10 give TO institution that merely furnishes q dose
OF medicine a SIN gle meal to person the same
per capita TO another that supported patient for
whole year, that cared for patient for long period
niter performing difficult surgical operation.
In OF all these considerations the best has been
done that seems possible provide equitably tor ALL
and submit TO the Board list Of charitable institu-
distribution OF the excise money among them
upon per capita basis arranged as far practical
cording TO the nature and value Of the charity.
ANDREW II GREEN, Comptroller.