The New York herald., 1877-01-09
THE FILTHY STREETS.
TO SAY ABOUT THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
APPLICATION FOR FUNDs-No TRANsTRRs TO

WHAT TIE BOARD OF APPORTIONAENT HAVE
TO SAY ABOUT THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
APPLICATION ron FUNDs-No TRANsTRRs TO
BE MADE.
The application from the Police Commissioners.
asking tor transfer OF unexpended balances from the
1874 and 1875 10 their estimates Tor tho present
year, considered by tho Board Of Apportionment
yesterday. The communication, which has been
already published, sets forth tho necessity OF tho in
crease Of funds asked for Tor 1877. The principal
given those in relation expenditures re-
quired for clearing AWAY the and ice from the
Streets such item, it is claimed not being provided
Tor under the head Of cleaning, which somo
$725, 900 has boon appropriated.
President Smith, OF the Police Department, ap-
peared before the Board and made statement IN sup
port of the application He also called attention to
the that only ,26l patrolmen had been provided
for In the last estimate. while thero tho
rolls 2.20l.
Comptroller Kelly called General Smiths attention
to that clause Of the charter which prevented the
Police Department from employing any more men on
the force than were provided Tor IN tho estimates
allowed by the Board OF Apportionmens. He rhc
Comptroer) was OF the opinion that misdemeanor
had been committed IN this respect.
General Smith answered by rcmarking that the add-
tona thirty had been paid through the moneys
realized from fnes suspensions and other sources
Ex-Police Commissioner Voorhis, who was present
at the meeting, stated, in answer to questions from
Tax Commissioner Wheeler, that during his term Of
Office had been removed from tho streets out
Of the appropriations for street cleaning
General smith said that an arrangement had then
been made with several Of the omnibus lines and
street railroad companies by which portion OF tho
expense OF removal had been betrayed from these
Mayor Ely remarked thar q similar arrangement
should now DO entered INTO with these companies
There nothing 70 prevent II that he could sea-
General Smith thought that the adding of u few
by the Board oil ApportOnmcnt 10 the estimates
OF the Police Department Tor 1877 would obviae tho
difficulty. The latter body might also be embarrassed
as TO what streets should be thus cleaned by then
Comptroller Kelly understood this duty to be entirely
discretionary with the Commissioners Broadway and
other leading thoroughiares should receive particular
attention.
Alter some further debate Commissioner Wheeler
presented u statement IN relation ~ tho whole SUBJ
ject:-
TAX COMMISSIONER wHEELERs STATEMENT
lie said that tho Board OF Estate aud Apportonment
vsed making appropriations for tho various pur
o the Of the city or the yoA & ls54 q and
for "cieanng streets under rolicc Department." and
fourth wards The ssia Board on December ~ 1874 BY
resolution adopted the final ss.m%,s making
tho The Fly tor the year 1879 among
sissa"S the s.1sos Police
he n. A. the ssa
cemLer % 1875 by concurrent resout adopted the
aa :as
lns hs Police psnar
ment"
caly made tor removing ice and snow from any OF the
The Counsel to ihe Corporation advised tho
Police appears from tho minutes Of the Board Ct rose
anaay u.s. s75 that Inc Of Police had under
existing law iu power in discretion portion
in and ice from ,hs streets.
OFFICE rux COUNSEL 20 rME CoHsonA1loS,i
New YoaK. Jan. Z, 1878.
of December 1872 apply In It's discretion portion ef the
appropriation made for the during M iss
during the months Of January February March and Deeon
again in its discretion apply portion Of the sum sppropr
the cs Ssrns q hs s year 1873
during this period BrYsdway eoaned OF Ice and snow
sD 50
ortandt streets and Fith syenus from Fourteenth 70
Fteth street. also cleaned rs to be Tree from OBJ
Although the total for cleaning the
year 1875 stated $50 the streets were
during that swept but also "sne and garbage
above Kept Of obstrucon from ice
and srsa, those ousis the
On Ssss~ssr 81: ,sss The m ssp;sp,:!,sa f.: 8
appears tho the Police Board Of January
ss %S. IN va" ,' aa
the Street Cleaning Bureau tor the month OF Decembcr,
S. a. amSsns to sns
that month amounting to about thus showing hs
expenditure required Tor tho cleaning
the nsuding the removal OF ice ana snow from the
streets specified, to DO about 10000.
The appropriation made by this Board In the final esti
mate adopted December 30 1876 for the cleaning OF tho
streets for the 1877 $7loOO which was deemed
ample for performing the work.
The following was then presented BY Comptroller
Kelly, and passed by unanimous vote:-
Whereas the Board of Police. in u communication to
this dated January T. 1871 have applied for the
transfer the or tho Police Department for 1877
balance Of appropriation account of
this departments for the 1874 und S7 to the amount
of STAG 6tiY 7S;" therefore
Resolved That In tue judgment Of this Board such trans
fer Of mncxpcnded balances OF appropriations TO the
the Police Department. Tor 1917 to be expended
proposed Is advisable proper
said application of the Board OF Police Is respe
fully the Of this Board being limited under
the laws the transfer Of unexDcnded balances OF