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not appear TO me to he unjust or extravagant.
| think tho approximation for the present
year. SO i0O. 900. in view OF the Abandonment Of
unnecessary building projects. and the inaugu-
ration OF other practical economies, Will he
found sufficient Tor all the necessities OF the
ycnr.
A sum Of perhaps 100000 per. annum might
be saved 10y appointing new t'4chcis ut lower
salary tlnn at present paid. and some unnrcos-
sary solarics AMI other cXcrcscnces might be
Th"ro are n fcw school buildings in different
parts II the city in which the number of schol-
AIRS is 50 much rrdurod 10y the diminished
population ~ III" districts and the proximity OF
other schools. TINT they ARE u comparatively
litle utility. | would advise. 20 far MS II IL prar.
teal. that such property should ln trMnsI.rred
e. the Commissioners of the sinking Fund. aud
hy them disposed vi in such manner that the
proceeds may pe used for the ere. ton OF now
school buildings ia the more nurihrrv part W
Gle city. ON ian Is already owned by the Board oi
Education.
Our community has boon greatly interested
and excited recently by an un"Nprcted Judicial
dec sion in reference To the EN,." law the
sudden revival Ut q law supposed to hay" boon
repeal d was u surprise to the community AMI
LIE unexpected enforcement resulted in great
hardship to many.
II Is To- b. hoped. however. that the whole
question Will bc promptly and satisfactorily set
tied 10y the Legislature which ia now in session.
and which is giving the subject prompt ntton-
ton. Gov. Robinson, in his message. well SAYS.
What il needed il 80 suhst,ut fer all ~ Il.
ing laws on the subject "a. carefully prepared
statute. reasonable in its limitations anl re-
and above AL complete In itself; to- he uni
formly, steadily. and constantly enforced"
ARMoRGEs.
There are located in this city ten regiments
and two separate troops of the National Guard.
which are supplied with armorics by the city AZ
an expense for rent. wages of urmOrcrs. and
repairs. of about tS6.OOO per annum.
These regiments are necessary adjunct to
the police force Of the city. md without thcm an
immcdi1t, and very larg increase IN the police
force of the city would be- Indispensable. in
VOlVing an increased annual expense for that
department. II at least ijOl0l0.
II Is only necessary To- Uiudc to the confidence
inspired hy their rres nee IN this city during
the railroad riots NJ last summer. to mako the
truth of this statement apparent To- all. tuorr-
iure think that These military organizations
should he io-t"rcd and generously sustained.
Tine question Of brigade armories has boon
recently discussed and II srrms proper that
better ana safer armorl - than those now oc "a
pied should he provided. No New York mob
has ever developed a leader and consequently
riots have been of temporary duration and caoi-
! ly suppressed: bu! in the event of an organic Il
iusurreciiun II may he proved That II H. unwi-c
10 lo ate our military regiments in frag lr stric
lures. sometimes the upper stories OF buildings
/ parity nlled with iulannate materials and
utterly Incapable Of defence against attack.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
The health Of the city during 1877. n shown
| hv the record Of deaths and the cases Of sick
ness reported, was better than il has been for
any year during the past fifty years. There
! of ~" than during any previous year since
| 1867. notwithstanding the in 'rra-e OF the Iopu-
| lutiOn during that period from 75OOOO to .lOO-
| 900. This IMPROVEMENT IN the public health is
| not spas modic and temporary. but has contin-
| ued regularly for the past eleven years. and is
largely due to the increased attention which has
| been recently paid To- sanitary conditions. The
| decrease In infant mortality is largely due ~
| the labors Of tho corps OF Nifty physicians
employed during the summer. in a rOOm-tO-
room visitation Of the tenement houses. Dur
! ing the past season Of two months they visited
| % 566tcncmcnt houses .cnllngupon 81 .573 fam.
! lies. prescribing gratutousy for all sick chill
dren found. and giving special instructions to
| parents Tho record ~ the department for the
| year il especially satisfactory in the matter Of
| contagious diseases. particularly small poN. Of
| which there have been hut II deaths. smaller
| number than during any year since 1914. whom
| the population 81 the city was only $50. ON. Tn"
| numh"r NJ deaths from this discus" WINS $50
| in 1919. 3l5 in 1876. and only IA in 1871 This
| eradication Of smallpox Is largely due to the
system NJ gratuitous house-to- house vaccina-
| ton which was inauguratcd during the last
! months Of 1874. and has become n p"rmenent
| branch Of the sanitary service. 24S UuO persons
| having boon vaccinHted during the past three
years. From these facts 1t seems probable that
| the time II rapidly approaching when New
| York Will assum" the position OF the henlthiesi
| city in the country. "A position TO which II II
| Justly entitled BY It's peculiar natural advan-
tagcs.
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS.
| The depression in business in this city still
| continues, and dlminishcs the number OF new
| building enterprises
| The following statement 81 permits ISSUED
| each year since 1870 " III ~ found interest ny