New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE STRENGTHENING FUND.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT SMITH OF THE PoLio'
BOAgD OF THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FoUNl

THE STRENGTHENING FUND.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT SMITH OF THE POLICE
BOARD OF THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FOUND
IN REMOVING SNOW AND ICE.
Gen. w. +, Smith, President of the Police
Board sent requiston TO Controller Kelly yesterday
for 79 &c. about onetwelfth OF the amount 'ppro
pratcd for street cleaning for 1877. In the accompa
nying communication Gen. Smith gives statement Oh
the circumstances which appeared to justify the Doard
in making the demand. He says that when the ca'ihs
vet due on account of the appropriation for 1876 are all
maid there will be balance Of less than $1,000 The
charter is supposed prohibit under the menace ofmsue
meanor heads departments from expendng moneysaP
propriaed for year to deiray the opigatohso AZ!
other year, and from expending moneys approprmteu
for one purpose deay the expenses incurred Ior any
other purpose Thus, at the opening of the year 1871
the board was and still Is without any moneys W i's
credit applicable the liquidation of expenses OF street
cleaning for the current month Gen. Smith then speaks
OF the omission from the estimate OF the departments W
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment OF the appo
prlation Of $4,000 for removing snow ana Ice o''y
S725OOO he continues was allowed for street ceans
and in the enumeration Of purposes to which IL was 10 o
applied the removal OF lee and snow was omitted Ids
caused the board to doubt whether any portion OF the
oppropriaton could be used that purpose The day
after the appropriation was made came the STORM winch
blocked the streets with snow. Desiring 10 To
move the snow, and feeling stratened by inc
smAlness OF the appropriation, tne Dodiu "oh""
for the transfer from the unexpended balances OF the APP
nroprioons OF 1874 and 1875 Of enough money 10 re-
move tine snow The denial OF this Application appeared
10 The board practical construction OF the statue
under which board exercises the power OF street
cleaning adverse to the exercise OF that power, abd
strong ntinlaton against the policy OF its exercise
Under the opinion OF the Corporation Counsel however
the board began OF the street oOstiuc9h
This work, Gen. Smith states las Deen continued us
aud night since Jan IL The snow and ice nave Dcen re-
moved from Broadway to Fourtecnth-st ana paiu;ai}
from Fourteentllst. tyfOurth-st Portions OF run
ton Nassau Cortlandt, William, Gold, wall, Worm, anu
Chamberssts, FOulth-ave from Fourteenth 70 sever
tecnth-sts and Twenty-third-st. from BroadMay 70
Nnth.aye-less than eight miles OF streets Inc total
eypenditure to date for labor and carts nus Deeh
Sij 900 46: salary account, S5,4OO; total Soui
500 49, This includes expenses OF regular worS
OF collecting ashes and garbage. The unexpendcd bai-
ance OF the appropriation for the month Is fO2o ~
The cost OF removing and ice alone, 3SSUZ loaos,
has been S199S2 10. To do the strcctcleaDlng WORK
efecually the remainder OF TIE month Wouiu o'el
run the appropriation about 400 Fully 20 miles OF
the 275 mics OF paved streets should ne
cleared OF snow, and this would cost SlSGVoO;
10 clean all the paved streets would cost SsISooo'
II is apparent" President smith concludes that WIN
the funds which the board expects to receive from the
continued through the month OF January and unless the
above requison Is granted expenditure Tor removing
snow and ice be expected during the blOith VI
February. The board is disposed To DO ali III us power
the demands OF the eXlgeicy but Inc dencieny
of means Will defeat very extended effort unless te
restraints placed upon by the limitations Of appropra
toIs can be relieved by granting acquisitions Tor one
twelfth of the whole appropriation Ill advance OF the
usual time"