New-York tribune., 1878-04-17
ECONOMY IN NEW-YORK.

YEAR.
CFnoN TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TR5arNE'I
ALBANY. April 16.--The Public Burdens
BIZ which was passed ry the Assembly with great en-
tlusasu under the belief that IL would materially re-
ce the enormous salary lit Of Ncw-York city oihei"S'
and was then suspected OF being sham reform ncsui'
has been amended by ne insertion OF some snDSah''d'
commands of economy by the senae' lhi"us"
newspaper criticism, and the hearing Oh ''V
oripiap Of DELEGATES from NcwYOrk concerning tue
bin the Committee on Cities to the conclusion,
in the words OF Pomcroy, IT'S chairman, t''t
they cond make something out Of that bill yet IhS
reported what they Lad made out OF the DhI 10 t'e
Senate to-day. The important amendments made Were
entirely in Senator POmCr)ys handwriting ana thi"
foro the new bin con properly be considered az ms
h,udwOrk The chief amendment OF the bd III tne e'l
nation oftax-paycrs IN Erw-ToIk will DC doubtless th"t
one requiring the reduction in salaries ana o''.'
expenses TO made this instead OF next year. -
provided by Assembly The aggregate OF salaries j.
10 be 20 per cent less than IN 1s17 Ihe B'atu OF
Estimate and ApporIonmcnt are given fun power ana
are even required to reduce expenses III every
department % TIE city Government except the DrpaI
ment OF Educati0u tuaC department Is to be gwen q
gross sum- and al the reductions IN the salaries o ttac
ers are t. be made by itself alone. The appropriations
for charitable institutions reduced, are to be reduce'
in an eqlal ratio. Any Increase Of oiicc-1o'ders eH-
ccp policemen beyond ,Eoguumhcr in December last IS
forbidden: as is also any oI salay amounting
10 over 1000 in the same month. The Board ol Az
portoumcnt are required TO la schedule on september
next with the Controller, specifying the amount o SAL
aries be paid in each department. and for year "er
that date increase OF those salaries Is Iofo""e"'
Below is the bill complct
SECTION For the purposes Of this act toe Local ahor-
itylu each o the ces G., Il STAT Shhll D. iAe '"
3 i 2 q" it i inrl .I. I.iorriias shall he such
S5I 1il" ~ F' n, i,,,t. ,nj tT.'orfi,n '',nf
erl T,e ,ocl AM ljtg I'm cacn city IL hereby
b&I & am, me ",, ,irr ~, b,r"inafcr PROVIDED each.
1 rv me- and regulate tbe fees percentages,
c ~ , or 'i.~i,s nr,ydal FOR m whole or in part
R 'Hf Hf " lI i nuc ,i On % lg,5vt, ana other, which
are or may b. payable directly indirectly ont OF the
treasury or tnr M me. OF SAID CITY. and regulating
snrT Sr;s s ~ .w.ntcs or salaries tpc local
sau.Ia,i,,' "a ,or.I.d I'm its discretion to
tS'I" .,l,o'o cvn',, iIa,e,,I officer, said local
aaTfboIin Shall abolish all unnecessary officers,
,"''' ,i ..s r,,, 7.p.,r,1e l,, Inc .u.r,u,.
|iu ut' to- to'- 10 , i, t.,t r I.r,. ,.,,. of snrIc
I ',.T 5 m or ". Tlv slaIl ro e that inc Iutics
os"t, oi , ,f ,,,., I'm I c-iTin9 sL1ll'ps
~ @ t,,j -, l s r,1r.et urr,ous can bc found. by
retired or ans,p.d policemen, or those Who from age
9atToi dufs allowing reasonable compensation FOR
such duiy bv tho Board II Police, apd slJI, Uuch
gr,ig,d receive only such comp eusJton. AL aplro-
aerS su.I .clo.I, and eIucatiouaI interests are
MutIt su." ~ t,,r - a D,ari of TIr.,fino
u ~ r,r'i- 5,oar.r,.Dt Of "A CITY govern
mn sh,u b. mad, i'm grass 10 such Board OF
n'n' SI'''I ,i-' - ~. , ,rIf,.nt nj a cit.
E",C"O" M i en-, ~, n, 80. tn -I.' Rogrd of 81
go, ,' "a r-r ttr.ra...- ,s now required by exist
me- and n .t,I be- fhc l,y OF suci Board Of Educa
tIu W o'i, ~ %, , iI,Inrr,d in cvr,... If
Ia IL ,ri.1rt,ou. IN tn- number Of empioyC.
t,, t , u u'i a., g., ,n. ,f,n mr. d.,Irtuept ana gf fbe
d" ''' ,' -, .',,1l lac rpjer f,e Inc excu,ve
c'ml .ii.'..' I'd ',..'s.t I''..,r ~
'felu0' 9,u @ t,'f ,f VI fl,r ,r,so s,lor,, rs l,
~ o. .'i' .t,.i fr.,,, r.[ dfrni-haf DIM
inc No"' 'u"-i 80 II 80 ,,,'..,'. ~ ,,,,. ,
M nc ',4' - '.I ~, "a. .,,ti,I,d l,it Lt .Tr.
P'lt "a, i "a H. t c- r ra r3,i frru Inc trra.uTv
~ scb civ ann sum which woud increase ms salary a..
" 80, , 55c,I I -, ss,.1s of sd 600 ter tIunl1n
g. m nf.,.tlti of ucb Iocll auiuc whore
t, ,, ~ q llarj a., Estimate and Appnrtioui1cut 10
regulate fix and determine the to he applied
80, i,,b 5,,,f', ,uy ,ns wear for any purnps. which
I, a. ,1,, n. ,rr. "a cJ.re. agau4t or a bIlrlcn upou
il itr whether flc same is fixed uy syecial law or
:" 6c bad by sn!d city and the amount re-
,n,rrd 10 be- provided by law to pnV or 10 be
,iuntir6 on account of any bonds or stocks said
CIV PAYABLE from taxation otherwise provided for,
BuI nOiBiu. herein contained shah bC Tucd
frrr.u- any power 20 withhold from charitable
ar other situations or societies authorized by any ry-
l.iu law on " mon uiay bt hereafter 50 tally authorized
- i.r t r,g.iva A -.7ua. nor 4, r, Iyca the ofuput
lt any cn law, IInl.ss stlrb rrdurt,Dus arc
made il ca5f r. w UrOportOus A. 70 all such iu,ti-
trtiots and sr.I,rr- "
STc n, ryrry civ ,yLcr, the local authority il, n
p,tT1 of Es,irn,tt and Auu,rtiouurut fIe D.yyer5
conferred uuou sucl board shall be exercised
ANA applied 50 that the aggregate amount
,,.s.t NV .Ioh city for fiscal
,rr ncxi following tbc tuc when this act shall take
% T. and ca slbsrgucut car for purposes other tIan
10 Veut of the prpp0ru OI tine n ale tax to be paid
m sId civ and me sluoun rc0urcd 10 bc provided by
l 10 nav or 10 be applied on account of any bonds or
f tbe citv sb3lI he AT least - 600 900 les. than
IN. acgreo,te stoount reouircd 10 be raised
I|v t9x IN said c,tv Tor the wear 1875
for said Durpnsea Andtuch local authority shall on or
m. wear SIS ME in the Office of the chief financial OIL
cer Of the city schcduio Containing st Of ali officers
Gyed o he maid n the Incumbent of eacI of sch offices