The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-17
TALK BEGUN IN ALBANY.
THE ORATORS or THE ASSEMBLY
MAKING A DAY OF fT.


MIR. Cowdin Furnishing Facts and Fisurcs
for New yorher- to Ponder Tpon The in-
surnnce Conpu mics Of the -'rtc OF new
York to Undergo Thorough Overnn"iing'
ALBANY, Jan 10.-The floodgates OF elo-
uuence were opened Ia the Assembly 10 uay'
and for over two hours tho young and OLD
statesmen entertained themselves, II they did
not any one else - there was really no business
OF inheritance to transact IL is perhaps, wei
that they have had an opportunity to blow of
their supsrnuous gas, else, as Beau Brummel
Purdy put It, there must have been an explo-
sion. They had been bottled up for two weeks
awaiting an opportunity, and could not stand
the pressure mucA longer.
The trouble began when the venerable Mr..
Elliot G. Cowdn, after calling up his resolution
directing the Committee on Cities TO invesii-
gate and prepare some plan looking toward re-
form and fetfenchmcnt in New York city. adj
justed his eod.bowed eyeglasses TO his nose
and proceeded to read long speech relating to
the grievances that New York had suffered
FROM past legislation and the necessity OF some
more Of the same sort TO relieve hef'
MIR. cowDfS's STATISTICS.
The entire deot o. tae ciy Of SsS YORK Of sll kinds
siisOoo.co Togye the amount oi the DEBT with pre-
Our city debt has grown With accelerated momen.
tunl AS the years have rolled on .,, r,, an. hon,
ed deb VI s nc I IN fous sacsr. ''' ' WIN w
In 1885 the bonded debt was.............s. fNOuVV
10 1885 Inc Gonde dcSi wa....... 10000
In i s9 IN, the s sSadea SsS' SS
In 1870 the bondeu deut was............. lllVOJWO
let u ss ,ac resyc p,op ~, nls O1f
the property OF the ely In tne same years. -. o,.
e. m ssf sgs 6Snd % az cry Pf S he
tou wss only 10 times as much. nut great conpaini
iS i no dOa s9 Ia sSs shS Sas,SS
Prom that dsie onward he disproPoriion faridly
ss SondSa s6 Ia Il me s, as
In 1875 4 was on ' times as much, -.
bonded deo Of IS city oMnrd ths amount od me
length compel ever thoughtful taxpayer to pause and
Another moe Of measuring this constantly incrc1s.
ing weight OF the city burdens Is to estimate them per
1885 the bonded nebt Of the city amounted to ssso
TOR zach sao IN S !. nad s sa
"a The mean time hs sgm o. $500 for g, iuha9t sh,'
AZ THIS stand pont TOOK sudden ar, forward and
@ nv % S ' sa5 s H. % we ad rsn
aotsi5 per nea! IN 1870 1t stood at s77s7 IL 1875
Ties &c ar Startling nsqres Lee US soog,re Them
Ne wsI ,,Serstsn hsi The endeacy IN late yeas Of
our cities t9 run heavily aud RAPIDLY into debt !, not
which siesser- are far greater IN proporon 10 popu-
RotSester AZ Bun no. .iS y Il an, hi cf Jyrs
Thus il vii be p,ic,iyd that no bon4ed debt Of New
aSS tnaa O taa of RrJos SS ns'fy Gu6 6s Of
hochcs,er' nsary lNo "na halt uae ina 81 Bniio
sirgcusci more I an four times hat OF Uu,a: and
These stati;iics show That when tested by number
a. e ans s Il Sfg sp Spoa r s
ders Of any other ely n the state:
afcw large cities IN Other stacs with wnie New York
DEBT IN 1873 wnh their whole debt nj exact Or very
nss5 s peqa The Whole oS 'S SS Of Ss I S
Of Al i'fs m ai ycar Ii round nunOers' was sliS
Ia 1875 ~ cebt Of rniadelihs ISL per head o.
~ r Re re- e s ss cd I9aso tS ss OF OF
New YORK - per ceai. ggeaer than that of rhia.
israsr ,nia EEK % o m5SS tnaa vice and
n5 ss as 1nas ., Ie-S ah a, 1s's
Louis. Thus It viii te seea that New YORK is laden
ih"n an, otter VA hi' State, or any tie other
Wiihout raaica change IN ia financial policy. there
i;sgrea,r p eS' OF All Increase III Its burdens 'n"n
the iey ,e rs.gl, Of n. ndebiednc.s and O. the
current taxation cxlctV Nhchis to the last
oppr, sslvr To -!. at aed 10 The c from taxes ana
or At Tie rate % u, ,rly ss5 pee c,pa. l. tnere an .ef
cry sr he 'Y IN he We,crp " se M The
corr s ou, 9 o5o sm' ths 4a Lon on
snnua eApehi!tur. ihat prcvu III New f.rx; M an
co5 t. IL I e. j, oniy about ,4oOOOooo shie4 Is a
New YorA Is SO or three one.hsf tues AZ much.
METHODS FOR RELIEF.
Mr. Cowdln then briefly referred to various
methods for relieving the burdens OF the CITY
ana dweit nt length upOn tho necessity Of re-
duclng It's yeatis running expenses, and cutting
down lhe number of its ofireis aud semi. ON
ct l., whic he places at $40, and the amount
OF their sal me-, wulch he tXcs at SlO,iOp0y0
year. netnet went on to say:
We have that the amount annually paid for sal Ia
RE, ~ thr cs tl1,i 1900. a. VIII a u ~ mcasur
iug The magntlde Of mt sum to compare Il win th'
Admiral ,trtti.A periods within TIT recollection o
il Vas one fine main arguments urged for defeat
r. John Qllncy Aa,I, IN n' memeraos eonte. WI
pend d in lie aggregate si5ooooc6 annually. il wi
Mr.. Adonl c4Dei cnornlou covered no entire ouia,
FOR carryns ~ lhc business OF tnc euera Govern
perloa The popuion OF the United states nesrl,
lie .naa'i gxrcases 81, ~ n,lioaal Ggserimeai
whica ea- at ne r.te VI siVs for each nhaDtan! md
profigAtc, aat "as thcrri ore overthrow.
salaries aoa" tie sd o. 50 witch P.a At i IL,
costs the ci'y q Sew Yor more than nine times a.
Iuch per elp'ta OF rs nopua'l9h 70 merey pay nc
Quincy Aiams ye ,!piia Of Ne popglAnyn 20 pay Al
tao Npenscs CT c4irJ4Ag On the tHrr Government OF
the tnltei atc- Should not facts ike these slartie
for aiSTo uaasrt9e feaefs GSvcrn@eni aSfSs "a,
90 When The rat OF 80 cents Tor each ah.bitsa
ii vii 20 perceived therefore that the city Of New
York pays Tor tue OF It's officers more thar
h "n. - e las SseTna nee ' paid to %
esrfr a. 'ne ings OF IN, , 9anc adams IN proper
Lot ., na be- r'.ereei .s nstltatng comparison
p.esldeat san imen Those yersel IN cur p9,iuca
hHt ~ ana prcnll tnpsN on The stage OF affairs IL
that epoch are aware WITH wnAt vrhemence Admin
istrHtOn Mr.. Wan Buren, accused OF rxtraya
gancc, Of prOnslcy Of corruption, In the use OF puo
money.
Those wen Informed respecting that era c,r
hardy i'm giue tue gpwlng cOlOrs In wnirn Mr.. WEB
sicr. 'r 1nd other eminent leaders painted
utter frrh lcssnfHs yenaiity that then peryAdc,
every branch 90 the Federal service "frOm the head
tAc bOyernH4eAt,' 80 quote Mr.. Gay. down 10 tn,
lowest ude water Mr.. Ogle OF Pennsylyania, IN 90
p -inH ,hc appropr ton alterations ana repairs o
the Pre7idpn's hpu.c and furniture, spoke II u as
ROYAL establishment ~ the cost of the tIon and de
cafed MS uc u.-ilti To tahihu the people ITO sup
port 'ncr chet INani N palace a. sple udld IA
Of te O@'afs, and as richly adorned MS the proudes
Asatc uilN tot.
wei. oosiug calmly back 70 that period, let us ex
al ~, INT hsNfts IA NE glt of the present. The
craze yearly Ntrh INJURIES during Van Hurcns aumini
trati1u ~rtc ssStUOn The population Oi the natluG
VA het ifnlN, 3d. The stale or expenditure was
therefore. Al rate ~ ~ g. pifa But, The
city OF Son 1urk, the annual expenditure Il the
vi 80 20 per CNiH or twenty times larger II wa
percapnaior lhe eutra Union under Nj Van Bureni
Admlistrau n.
Let rs make - ike comparison In respect TO the sue
ceeiig tonr 3rlfs unuer Fresltns filrrisOn and Iy
le", mnniy unuer the hdIninisl ration OF SIR. II
lei Inc average expenditure Tor each year was $23
bvo 100 lAr T. pnig ION 20 10000. The rate vi
expenditure n capita was 81 II.
II VIII b. So" nat thc clrrcnt rate Of oxpendiiur,
per capita IA cur city 10 t"enf-tght times that Of
natiOnai Government under the Tyler n. Line. or M
llaaEa On