New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-04

b constantly Teduiro by mt only tne WORKS OF cOhsruc
t9ia miss 81 ,levsrds and about 30 miles of streets
rcgaated and uded but rot yet Paved by and Sy
20I39 street lamps. and that II supplies ana,
through 409.2l miles Of mains, Gl'tri daiIy
being 100 aallons each of the inhabitants every
day The revenues Ieee,en by e o oy ~ ~ rom each
inbabtsnt per During 1879 me dcpa,tnie.n,i;
other works OF public % dna with 100 re-
ceiyngbasius The appropriations Ior te ar h are
for SO were 81 J52 900 for the current year te p
All 0OOthe reduction being lnuch aisrr t,i H. ~
pears, because in the appropriation Tor $50 Is ]
amount necessary for reminding ahd rePai,ns 1890
during the year which purpose moneys were hereto
fore provided, not out OF taxation bnt Dy lssns ne
Tho act which authorized such Doh"' "'' ieP--'"' -
IN The Cify Government this department has been the
Urises itrongh contractors. All works carried on.
whether by contractors or by laborers rseens wasss
ton they progress During the last year.
y hS ou cr ncre tomsh there il s Much room for
improvement. The work done in 1872 whether Dy CON
Traitors or By days wages has been of better quality
than i'm 97i and that now administration has been
more economical than it, predecessor was Is made
evident by examination OF the tables OF prices pa
When the SPRING opened ami work upon the uptown I'M
provemcfts wa8rasnmed, reduction OF wages was male
from the rates which had been paid By the Department
since the spring of lo72 Within that time the salaries
OF ali officers and enpoes Of the CITY GovoInmen hl
been rtduccd-Iany Of them 80 per cent Others more;
measures successful had been instituted for redlc-
ton salaries of all the judicial and county officers
IN the cit} whose cases coud Dc itacItu py csslon
and, in the general shrnhage of values, 10 we passed
oharct OFze and had followed tho the market rates
OF wages tor day OF 10 hours work. had fallen some 20
or 40 per lower the rates thcn sill paid by tho
city for the statutory day Of eight hours upon pubic
works.
dd his duty public Choer charged win the dsburse-
al public funds, and reduced tho wages pad by the
NmatOn To the rates prevailing
ia tine market ana paid DJ mdN idils rms measure
Instituted with another nnd rs n va. ar me
tmr uppO- with AN of toe several departments which
einnUy aborers-has boau the OCCASION Tor eNpIcsHOhs
OF difippIoy by who honestly consider 4 a mis-
take; ii has also beeuthc theme Of declarations 10y
obogs ,slro haya had 0nds OF their Own to serve by
iomcntng discon.ent AMONG the lab0iln3 ciss.s am
nj loss u perceive how the Commissioner could have
done otherwise than ~ ne did uler he circumstances
-hayiHc IN view, among other considerations, the
fact that The public improvements upon @ch ihe laoVI
crs have been employed arc ultimately p]ld Iot ~
assrssmeuts upon thc pinloi'y sIP"'t'i 70 y" 'i i,
ateiy Drnohtd-thc owners ul tAHi properly, suS9uy
opprrs,od by tho heavy burden OF taxation ana 81 the
general sta Sndti0n ia Dsh - halIas h'u no N"'ou ~
ietri miuin- that tho improvement 0huhl ne com
mencrd, option to prosecute the works M hrf own
expense and y methods WHICH, 40 chHo3'I - piNa,e
persons. may nearly always bt tAlfc'cl 10 Hc'us ~
upon public undertakings OF that kind Inc labor
efs employed should be enabled, by arfanRemthis
nm,s ich.. Ga 1ro p'. u, =, rni y. yraE in and
wees out tlu cy have heretofore b,cn able To tclro
with The interruptions 90 Work when now occur bu lvf
puhI.c .ircu a. take without compensation lhe iilNde
pratN ct ui,Ous, nfug cZrns ant distribute % 10 pun
Ic ga loJ c,-dnd that n a what Aas beIi asne % /"
done Tor tlo'r III thc pay 2l HI7 Hri', .t.' ~
for them wages much above INC haiEct itilca -
method Of P.drrhg not likely To DE long Tolerated D
IAo rrors OF the Department show thai The works Of
public improvement heretofore prosecuted bf da5,'
NV possi6o 40 conduct All Tie remaining works , con
tract 81 app,rs nat the contract IS stem " ot btl
ridy In the Sy1n& np1n nii the rnphc improvements
ihcii IN prs.-t,s only because the condition M winch
somo of them were found hy the pr'sent Commis-
a.oncr was su'h ~ 10 MAKE II aunt l,Ill',',i
bic 10 estimate the cost Of comple lion wi.h tho
acetate, ,'at' Is .n" u"''3 ~ o,'nr,,sd co.;.
t.afIur, Thee should NOW bo careful consideration uN
YOU - 'l ~! .,n..' u" 10y y, ~ .'i.,, ,y,,firr
local ndhhiatra,l3n OF ,H1 s'i.'%. Ih.'.,,o'. m
pupUr works sn"uld d. done ht '"'li"', oI ~ ~
wasr' zone, ram "r'h u - Hrn ~ p,,' !'' ii
Inherent 10 tie -yrtm' oi paD' t'..t,.,'s . 49,.
pun . 'i' ,..' ',I' '' '-'
''4,'9 ,n' % , that the question n. com
l'titur hrie 10 Aat-'' ,,s' ~, w. ~ ~, h, nm
monty r.lt' ln, , '., IA. ,i,,.,y 4, fn,
I'.l.'l a" 'u n,' Ill.,. ur.'n.r -,i,ton There
"htfi 'il t-'l ~, n9, ~ & 20 I ,iolD bt con.
irar otdDrs which cln be bee done by dl wors ~"
'"hl'" "!. li. 49,, ~, ;',..at,n ,,n fblt
,ih hi,,,J 80 Ia. 7f.r t ,-,y,i, Tor thl,
I ,lp I'D .,pi a.. .ys., m 10 ti- WORT which D,
lpproprIc, tnn ~ aiitu"lr nom one y '''"t "" .'
OFT J. ~ ~ w. ,- br don. by contract where
lie n,ltiI. M, sIcS ls to sycuc rci.1ic proposals
by a. ,poG-.blc contractors.
rGBE DrFNKfltNr.
Upon my AGGRESSION 10 thr Mayordiy' re'''eA nom
NY predecessor report rom ihe ''"'n' 'l '.
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y .,, g.. IA t, Drre ttneui and lf -nn.. tbr srrc
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I 'i"h- "l llT i r'',o ~
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,.-, t-.,l.f,t.s r.mp,in. 900 ~ ttc glnrDs.iuupf,
l,.. A. d. f.-. dtt- g.fa.r.r.i forwarded % uIu
,.t..- Manor. showing tur several -.".- i t.a f,.
.....i.- Boa, 9m un advised that hc Hi- ;atru un1
'r'' -, 49, o. r.. IT. of ..,y o.. f.f.i col.
& a.. co,.n..s...nrr. ,-nrfd ana Vincent
Wv ,..'..'t'.t ft...,..'t ,,...l... TRIMMING
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