, 1876-02-15
OUR FORTY FATHERS.
Comptroller Hayes Presents His
Estimates for the Present
Fiscal Year.
lie Reiterates tile Absolute Necessity 70,
tho Closest Economy in Munic-
ipal Matters.

Is There Milk Ring Among the AID
men ?...Allcgcd Lacteal Crook. :,
cdness. =
Foreign insurance Companies 10 Pay Tfl's Tor
The Support Of tho Fire Department.
A regular meeting Of the Common Council
vas hold laat evening, President Dixon in the
Chair, and \ quorum present.
THE APPROPRIATION HH1~
Tho Comptroller submitted bis estimates for
tho coming gear, ~ follows:
Herewith submit \ report Of my esstnn.es - unsr
II ~ may 10 Of moneys nece'salY io defray the e1-
ca! year: aao as..sensns showing tue aggregate In
Of tbs precaliag fiscal yD4s from al sources Tho
e 70 b paid and tho bonds anu debts payable during
Tis cir Council h.v1nx changed tho time OF the
bestnung snd ending OF tbs hsca year from the ist
there remains to tbs cred!. Of approprta.
payments Of January. February. and March. 1876;
hut, as the Gnsrai Law Of 1s13 under wuich the city
o1eep. y tls eeSsssi ap1ropsaion orda.nee. Which
sann9s 6s passea a near IT, snd 81 re ar:s sasse
sm.se, ~ smoant saie.snt 70 psy eurrens
for January. Feutuary, sud March, Mi. IT, In the
opinion Of The corporatiun c,uusc tzai neceast5
o1ists for tails additional rsoThton tho amount b
added to the different funds omitted from The ar
preparations. .t tbs pleasure .! tho Csy Council.
t!on from the amounts estimated BY she different
departments for thelr expenditures. This reduction
ia In accordance with tbs policy Of re.renchmcnt knd
economy whlcl. have continually urged npou tho
Common Council from tho t.ne Of my appointment 10
Wth nj estimates May u. 1874. ..la "Ths path
Of rctrenchneut aud se.f.dcnal il dicul aud pain-
fal and important reforms can only e accomplished
hH 1atsso Of sns e hss no h.
outlays il greatly ea,ened " the enormous sxpeudi
e s q ss s
ecsrrely feel ths Of such further extensions
mag bo ns2e.s4EIy postponed In Whole OF In part for
Flth shs cstir,.les Of 1875, M,y Is. said:
"The neeessi.J for rssssnchuaent and csonoay which
| ntnished Incomes, the p1upev.y-ounera at Unso1go
haTa "a yet found no dtniuuiion IN their taxes Tus
Il uo
ettenlHurss or oi tbs bardons Of our tax x-p7yers.
"Tncy io7t for reuef TO tho .5or, md Aldermen,
and aope for ar8c curt 1snt OF al oaaJs NOT ab-
general reatn q {Fss2ss..s vnish L s!rsady .r;"-
! eome brluches Of manufactures.
Y b., ben !hs isaen for many so,rs to sntic.
z4slona in advance Of he payment q the ta1ea ated
to outain the money appropriated Tails pr1:tce h's
Geeu necessary In paying curreat exptntes Anu tho
iuetet OH our funded deus. Dat many Q: tho RPpEo.
priatioas thus expended In adTanee arc Of such
character that tho Expenditures could be deferred un-
Il! the collection Of tic ta1ea without serious Injury.
And, In my julxm:nt the tilne has arrived wnen the
Common Conn I'll tho lid restrain tha abute By ordI-
plncs tiInsr changing ths mods OF letting Contracts,
ur prohibiting tho letting Of aneh consracA until ths
cole :ion Of lo waoe os patti Of tbs laoney Appeo.
Irllttd fof lilo purpose. 49,. ..-
Tine result OF this Practice hss been deaeioncy
tn u19traat aeoinss, arising gf,ns tl4 failure to COL
lses tho tA1oA n t1i ~1ca IT, to aone extent inss;
liable p4ta;uIrsy ~ respects the TIE on persoual
property. .,,.-,
" 70 meet this deficiency. recomn:ud spcc!al
srpr opgiaian for ,uis year Of sl90I Jag thas 1t
,uay 70 suIie aud coaInlsd u4tt! we nc kscussd
good llinco In tho TreMdFJ, and obva.e tue nhees-
sty Of resorlnG to temporary 1oAns, which tonsldes
dangerous o1 1l,eaiant. 10 b avuidel II posaioe.
In thoss esd u4tes havo stated the sums which
.y pe exp3udtd By each branch Of tho puno sesvi:a
under re lactioa .: tia aggregate Of srpsopa t.ons
to sum wtt:n vii bo covescd by tue mtsce:lsne,as
re .ein4 and ax.lAyy pf Is 4flB tho Gulias OF