, 1877-05-11
where the Money Is, and the DIFF
ficulty Of Gcttlng at 1t.
Amount Of Sewerage to Be Built This
Year.,-0hjections to Borrowing
More Money,
rha Etst.Dlyislen Sfhool Order 10 Be Ke1elndsd-..
Bulld1ngs Whith Hare Been Apprepri.
attd For.

fh& C4hetluC{lQu VI kaQ etHF14 WHICH 1ppEp%
p,stIou w14 made in the ordinance adopted month
btfose last. and the opinion wns expressed thnt the
rrsoIu,1pn would fall OF adoption because the lead.
inr members OF the Council waro 0ppoacd to any
rcturn to thc oidfashioned systam Of running into
debt and anticipating tho rcxcnucs for purposes
which were not absolutely necessary. II wAa also
tatd thbt theFe &c! tnlen, willis opposed to this
la.ac issue Of certificates Were In favor Of going
on with tho conAttrcts0n Of sewers which had
already been contracted for, but The amount OF
money 10 be thus expended was not stated. For
lhe parposo Of giving ciear Idea Of
r1lz PRESENT STATUS OR TIE sEWHnAoH FuND,
the following h1ures hare been obtained al the
eGspthssi en- IT, it y April, 1879, there stood 10 tho
s S sne or M T ena w III
Sii'a, o75 This represented the balances Of ap.
proafiat!ons made in 1872 and prior years, and
1astag % been collected. il the Appropriation Iii
Of 1878 there Ma appropriated TOR sewerage cun.
,1SiI9a o4s So .S q j. 1s1 Az so 81
SiG, Uoo, making total 10 tho nit OF December,
iS7b, including ths une1pendcd b"lancs u 1H7:'.
bas been expended on. account Of tlle con.
asTuctIon Of sewers, and for interest On money
borrowed e, M teweraee purposes, the sum 1t ST. :
The sewerags. tag fund ~ Of the ut Of January,
3s. rs.. pd Il sro woa IT, 10 asx
j. y.ya!!sbe for The eonttrcton Of sewers Till sum
ot sa0. 73o Hut a. things hra Ut present that sam
Comptroller, j Gnu hc found In actnnl cash only
a fhe pocketA of those persona who lsxso not maid
Up helr taxes for 1s76 aud oror years. Ills known
thAt there nro
STILL VERY LARaH GUNS uNcoLLacrKD,
especially OF the taxes OF 1917 and Of 1874, thoso
esn ss en tf of dei
Dc cit1. Each fund has TO bear IL proportion Of
ibis deficiency. and the sewerage tox fund 10 not
sie!ssa VIII an Balance II ys ssa 4 7d.
= nsh with .noast T. pfopsasns f
miscellaneous bills. amounting TO 81, 2sa, and tho
Innds proportion Of Interest 0u rnvchue warrants,
n! sh!eh 81 amounts to 81, go there ia dsac!onc1 Of
This item Of uncol,ec.cd tszos t. d1alstbutcd
.nn9ng @ tho rsftous years ~ toilows; ls7i. s.. gD
is75 su?, ,e25 These aFa:es weia mnls oat i:s; On
,hs y q Jsnuar1 At xh'si, t!pe 70 patt q nv
S S sa. si 1se Rs
th.i howsyssT' :s soos to tho .eeoani 81 iaa sswer
TIE TWO pHsrEuArR YEARS 81.
III these back taxes nse 1873 and 1874, md these
unfortunately include s237, ga put Of tie sswor.
passed, BY. tko tcgi'latafe for tho purpose 0i
collecting tbcse delinquent taxos On the baals VI
' .e of ihs e ut
By the saprems Court So!ose % n.,ci monny .s pald
ID unaor It, for the sn,cn who hayo fought their
ptssont Payments ars mado On 1he.s lack ia1cs
only when = man wants to sell Or mortgage Glt
Cloud ID ortier to giye good tile Eat, nntoltH.
natsly lI!tle land il being sold now, ana nut much
no1fy y es"f s y nSrs 3 as sg b f. sv @
. ts nculty Of getting In tlsss ta1cs that il Is
tnSRtae., 1SR1es to ,'suG e'rssasss Of n
desperate enough to taxa Certificate
made payable On The collection of ti,cse porilous
ID ons way Or another au. It IL uot likely tat fiut
yrl happen thls year, this larss naa1psndsi laI:
sT sss' essn or SEWER, vnnn
nxatrs on coyrnIcrSp rnn.
~ ~ axaa" ~ J.. W. .a ans
re. hy With thesc n"hiir ,sorks ,ss,ch nt1 hssa
H.: ea'n%e essa ssull e sss;'ea . ss%g!s.sa
sswrpoga u " ~, ,se
nG 1x% fuco tuao ~ 1 appsIf.a@on @ ninaneo
i:sstsa !; {. Fl. I. soaid ~ ass:iy 500, ,SSo. i
cedcnsas n@njust H. - ny ~. an y
IN Authorization Of sSoo. @ lar sewnra1" nnra
po.et. That was increased by tlu Council 10
$SDl, OQ0 With Tho undcrytanlinr tGat ASA Dds wsa
s'sa fs 5s sf Il s s ss e ss
flous year. Thnt amount ot 1nItaey has bucn, OF
Il being ratscd by tho Issue OF ccTtlacatcs on tic
and tkc anonnt Of money abo1e mentionsd
will b expended on ti.om during ths preaont
og tic Finance Committee thnt thus is iii tAo
money that can aafcly 30 e1pepfed fos That puf.
poae during the prcecnt wear, Moyo Tim fhit.
Were Aid. Culiarton'a fseolntlon adopted, tho
amouut la1tcl on certificates Of ndebtodncsa TO 10
adoyted for the putpose Of ssassarlug the clty's
eredt0u, aud establishing Ii credit provcx tl,at
certificates Of lpjcttyxness shall moi be lxsuei
afa!aat any nx.Ieyy 10 rTcatcr amount Than 7H
per cent thereof, T,o fssuc lLun 10 th0 amount OF
ssso, o0o would b TO 1oals tl.st ortnsnce, siuee
o. Ill Item. Horsoyss, 10 M nttsn,pt 10 10 5ot. .
row 10 largo IN amount oi tnoncy for
Ii object which Ia not strictly ncccttnry wu1d d.
pre.s the credit of tho city because il Wuull trduco
CANT expenditure which wss checked 10 aGruptly
bassox ~ e esn ae
because Dcon,a bailursd that II wrnted hit littI:
aud that lIttip only fur uisonteiv nrcnssorv s,nr
posts, Wora il onco Mniorstnod tbat tt,e civ W..
to b~ hcnrY snd pcrsistuut LoErowrr. r.-barf1wjnI
10 spend nolulna,|y Tor sswufs. hut really fvr ta
polttlcal axrrh hndl irmcni of AIfsrmen III woni.f
have 10 psY and psf eeHt ,nsteaa ~ thn !, It nuv
psys, ~ @ fs' .'"' ''''ss~3 VI sA1 - ~"
x..v 49,. -
sh... NuM 1o4 TUE boAoo1A:
~ .tooe 10 t!le credit 81 Tue scaooi-tAx tuud on