New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-08


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1872 7s7l2-Il5 t6.,ie14- iIeto7a551 2o'$.-oo5l 90,
1873 eot, ~ t-' go, ,.,t. J., ~ 'tr '' ~
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ForI-7. he estimate Of The amount 10 De io:scj iy
tax !. a-I359G11 T., 60 TA!cr mast BE- added ior d..
BE- ;ncic4 in piDa1c o. tax ah ~ 't NOT f>'cc1hs "
pr ccH., e, provided ~ ia". VIA dis adU.!Oh 10,
la. wl bot c&cecd 2J per cent, if based Oh the ya.u
LAW DEPARTMENT.
1t raoGcs INC TO Dc able say that The Law Depart
n!eut o tA.s city has III opinion, during dc past
year been more efficient and successful thau u has be
Tore been daring any o The twenty years Of Any couHcc
ZION with public affairs. The following il a statement ot
Tie Luis tod bus ness OF the Law Department NAc'Gsyc
u assessment malies I0r Tie year between OCTOBER l.
i~1G, anu OctOlcf l, 1877:
loa. amount claims against the city disposed
7h1 c.ly Wis soccess;ul N about 30 per cent OF
the cases. amounting to...........-.... 2l2l.5'2 p
City defeated in Only about 80 peg Of cases sssf3J Is
The humber Of suits now pending against The ~ is
about 1juO having b'th itouccu hfHI5 oV "ui iS we
last year Tac amount involved caAnOt be estimated
win any degree OF accuracy.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Department o. Public WORKS has expended his
year - lC11G3 81 in carrying The OF ITS various
bureaus. O This amount - G34 49, A. appropriated
RON the annual tax y,Ssl3,7S2 81 sriscG b' asess
Incnt and $685. JlJ - raised ~ H." sale OF bonds
large amount Of DiOckpaNcmcul has Occl lad IN TIC
streets mCst needing H. ANA II has been done ccorom
tc'lly, and has given general SUBTRACTION. We nave
III Murray, John, Maiden-aic, Deg, CWtandt, Rector,
Nossan, Ferry, Warren ana SPrucC-st>. al average
rock ik. that used IN Peal aad oLcr 5cc;s, Al about
81 41Pcr square yard TINS Is IN marked contrast with
citzens th d zen years ago, winch cost from - %
20 80 dollars per square yard
The cDoiig granite b.Oek pavement used during TIE
lie needs OF our city. Ous system Of ga5 Ind water
= al fgatfy
reasons The granite block sceIn5 t. be SUPERIOR 10
any other IN convenience, comfort, durability ana
economy; the only objection 10 II being tin Ike all
stone lavemauls, it il noisy, compared with Tie
az HAT OF macadaIz.d streets II Pans aud Vienna.
Tire large Of $4,000 has been appropriated 90 ice
paving our streets This expenditure IL absolutely
needed, and Ni give employment 10 large uU4b, o.
TIE dricitn; supply Of Crot.n water has attracted
much attention dulng tine past year Inc supply during
the drought oi last Fan was 40 diminished a. 10 seriously
inconvenience our people. The new reservoir, however.
which Will be completed early next spTiHg, Elcs.
teIs station, VIII Oid thite 20 Ioui ond millions ~
gallons. iniS, III addition 10 our present resources, win
euDpiy an 3Os OIL the year, tie ninety millions OF
gallons daily, which Is al THAI em be safely carried t.
tie city by tie present aQueduct ana TINS quantity must
suffice fOf al our u5cs, anti rttuimES prosperity Ol
better financial condition VIII " in tie eXpenai
ture o. about twenty millions OF doluis, winch would
be requisite iOr the construction vi All aaGona! aque
FOR some years past water supplied the ship
tractor Toe highest amount orcr received under TINS
system III year WIS f57,S00. The contract under
which this WORK was done expired June i, 1877, and
that time TINS work has been done directly by the
Department OF Public Works with the gratifying
results net sum OF $4,000 has been realized IN
period Of only seven months from june l. 1871 10 the
end OF the year, being difference IN favor pres
emf system Of 9S4OO per month as against $4,000 per
month obtained under contract.
REDUCTION IL OUTLAY FOR GAS.
During the year 1877 large reduction made from
the expenditure for gas for city lamps aud am con
ddent the year 1873 viii show still further large re-
duetion. Ia other large cities the gas companies are
made source OF Inc gas companies Of Paris
pay to the city about 81 10000 Annually. The follow