New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-24

to put their heads together, could devise simple
gen condition. AS II il now have bonds aoat of as
many different coors those which deck our Autnmnal
forest scenery aud diverse In appearance as ali .e
Journals printed In every known land ana tongue "ouu
be IL piled up on that table"
THE CONTROLLERS ADDRESS AND STATEMENT.
Controller Kelly said that the abuses in the City GOV
eminent were due to legislation at Albany The DEBT
was enormous and it should be lessened at any rate
not increased He said that he knew of no sinecures
under the City and referred to the onerous
duties OF the Mayor and the Controller Inc confusion
and want OF system in the Con rollers once were ne
apy business establishment This not the fault OF MS
predecessor Reform must begin al Albany ne Was 10.
advocate of reducing salaries but the cry Should no.
should give fair equivalent for the money pad then
Mr. Kelly added The bill recently reported IN tne %g
sature provides for reducing the number OF Police Com
missoners. You can't get along with only two conls
siouers. You must have three One man cant possibly
ton Possibly in the Dock Department you might be
able TO get along with one commissioned who shoulu ue
control the collecting of fees tor o %nnr,
the the .t T that should be attached
to some other department II is the duty Of The police sdG to
s is ana think hat the sinking fund should
be disturbed il easy way OF payng your debts
II yon paid your city debt maured would be very
oncrous on the population and this fund should be per
petuated think the resolutions are well enough SO 1a
Albany TO look after the legislation there"
Mr. Kelly then submitted statement IN detail OF tne
city debt revenues of which the following is sum-
Funded debt Dec. 81, 1885, $119,631 1913 %; tenn
porary debt or assessment bonds, $22,371 4oo less
sinking fund, $2s 49, IO2 70; showing net bonded
debt OF Sl13 s23,61O 90; revenue bonds payable from
uncOllceIed taxes, S6lO4oi4 Oh ana dept Vi "nne@ou
The Controller recommended that the sinking fund
should be applied to the whole bonded debt of the city
payable from taxation Many the ferries and street
railroads largely in arrears for dues TO the cy ana
fairly be made to contribute more revenue u the
Appropriations provided for by law in estimates for
1877, not subject to revision by the ety anth0res'
were stated fOOws State taxes, 81 l62oS3 90 IN
terest CRY debt S9l7650 10; redemption OF prn,
cipa of city debt rl545467 49, College OF tne cdy OF
NewYork $l5oOOO making total Of on5 90
lie favored restricting the issue OF Us,
sessment bonds and urged that church property ana
equably assessed for all street improvements, ana
libiied by law" He added: 1.-THE city treasury has
lost millions of dollars from the failure OF the law to en-,
force the payment of assessments on property Dencned
by street improvements The assessment laws require
amount SIS 10000, of which 50 100000 are personal
taxes and mostly mcollectable The arrears OF city
revenues amount s6O0000 due from ferries, street
railroads, &c. Assessments uucollected amount TO
SO335 o. and advances on contracts where assess
mens have not yet been confirmed to 81 IOG'93 80
OF these several million dollars will be chargeiDie TO
the city at large. -. Ill,
be necessary pay the awards for damages and lands
taken for street openings and improvements III lne
TTcuty-third and Twcntyfourth Wards. The contract
for the Improvement and construction OF R:versdeaVe
has been AWARDED at Y53G1 30 under special act
liable 10 assessment and consequently one-haI TIE eA
pSSe s NIX , fund Tn paid aid 80 in liquidation of
the city debt from 1873 10 1876.
EX-MAYoR wICKHAM's ADDRESS.
Elk Mayor wickhamad that the taxfor interest on the
CITY debt would be 100000 less this year than in 1876
The Mayor and Controller could not increase the city
debt Assessment bonds increased it. The state tax
was 600 and the City OF NewIork had no repre-
sentative I'm lie Board of state Assessors This city paid
$10O0,O0O toward educational purposes thiouEa-
S ont ' These stat" items d ' dS Ic
tax levy to be considered. OF this, Si,OOQ,000
of children could not be admitted into the public schools
as there was no for them. I've pay $i.oO0,000
pended III cleaning ht street, IL ~ sad Ina tnc selee
cleaning ought to pay for Itself But we cant DISPOSE OF
The Fire Department costs $l,2O0,O00; and 100000
under the head Of Judiciary is beyond the control of the
city authorities. The charities private institutions
helped py appropriations o a,pni uJ }ustitmio ON
BacFyweis Island, wards Island, &C. do not
think there are sinecures III the City Government. The
Whole clerical list Will exceed 800 persons probably
$50 You can't DO much under existing laws. The re-
talk about reducing salaries our Board Of Education
SPENDS too much money School buildings of three
principal and vcc-princlpa OH each noor TWO hun
dred fifty thousand dollars at least could be saved
The per capita allowance 10 private charities should be
reduced. They made III war times. OUTSIDE OF
these things have mentioned question You can 90
much mere As long bonds city bonds are quoted
llS and 12O drawing seven per cent Interest. We
have no power TO call them IN DO We know of any Ia
and accept bonds drawing five per cent INTEREST," Ater
all sal the city securities are the pest III me lnaf1f
Deduct the sinking fund and assessment bonds ana Inc
Mr. Eni0Is resolutions were adopted and motion OF
Charles s. smith the chairman was authorized 10 appoint
a subcommittee OF five 10 act with the Mayor ana Con
tOller, and to report what legislation necessary 10
remedy the defects III the laws governing the operations
and municipal departments, and to reduce
the expenses OF the city government