New-York tribune., 1879-02-25
ECOAOMY IN SYRACUSE.
MAYOR BELDENs ADMINISTRATION

MAY Ok BEIsDENS ADMINS IA lJN.
CLOSE or JAWEs j. BRLDES's SECOND TEEN IS
MAYoR-LAEGE REDUCTION or kNPENsEo AM
OF TIE CITY DIET.
lIY TEIEiRAPH TO THE igIBUSE.l
SYRACrsE. Feb. 24.-MayOr james J. Belden
closed his two terms as Mayor tonight. yeldn: the
chair TO Ir,ing q. Vann Republican. who elected
at the charter election Tues,ay asr by majority Ot
80 over his Democratic CODpetitO!. Mayor Beidrn
was elected by The largest majority ever
gwen uay0rJlty candidate IN this c'ty. At the time
lac Inferred upon the duties OF Office grave
state Of FAIRS cXeted IN our CITY Government.
system OF laxity aud waS;ciul expenditure
,f Uu1,!c moneys prevailed. and the taVcs were
growing such IN extent as to be well nigh unNear-
able All Gcpa. tments OF the CITY Government were
sed IN the most careless ana yeIsY and
cxtravagauce were common all branches Of the pub
ne service For years had been the custom Of each
I,tirng Board Of Aldermen TO leave ~ legacy to the
iuconin. board a large debt which the new Council
would az once fund, thus png annually the .bonded
indebtedness. Of the city This plan had been followed
fu tnle imncmo.Il until the tayo. began 10 uo'Ume
surI q magnitude TO frisAton the taxpayers aud
greatly ulure The reputation Of tho city.
Mayor bel len, entering oLce. AZ once resolved
70 reform this abuse He set 70 work 10 of
.trecures and to reduce saaies OF officials which were
,t kept the stand IrG that prevailed GuT the war
n. re lorned te police system, and Instituted pln or
GOVERNING the ire department b. commission. ~ an
example of the n gid economy pTaCt-od by hln II NAV
be n,u e that he let by contract Tie job of c!oanu,
me paved streets Of the city for $1,000 per
wear: the year previous S3OO0O wer5 expended
for The wo.k and the vrH not hel!
-, well done rs under Nr B",drn', management He
rave n,- own attention constantly 20 the management
sIirs 'he great dctruleu or hs private nus
iues~. T. end ~ his ma term ~ once petition
signed hy tax PAYERS. inlcp Hfent ot party. urged
N.yur Bad,n o accept the Office Tor second term.
IA.AttOrpcy General Daniel Pratt, Democrat vas
among tEc most ardent advCcates Of Mr Beden> cal.
oldacy tor a second term. lie was re'ested second
time i,y large majority, sui con lnh-d ne practice OF
economy wAich had cisracteriIrd his nrs' term.
cf-so. Mr. alden briefly rncanatCi T.. results of the
,ugeeut Of the Ctty Government by hi Eself al I.s
publican Boards Ut Aldermen duruS thc isst Two Ars
one OF the important facts - uat every
Irc,.I Rud paid into tn" CITY Treasury Thing
never hc!or accomplished m the history oi thIo or
/ any other cty IA the state from The tnN
rN,s cyrrv expense % the CIV G0vofnm nj has been
fis aduu.raOU The city u -yiLDisc today Is prac-
Icay without dollar OF EnfunG.d dt bt During the
pa-t few tEc funded GeOt ~ tue ciy las been very
materially reduced In lliu hsUrr3 his mdnagcWcnt
of the cy affairs hrs Effected saving go the taIpGyer.
f -vrlcu-, -1UJOO0 over The gyrrlgc NJ fhc fJur
,cl, from ~7I. 10 and including 1915 IA ftNJt ~
a., admins TAun or 1877 and =. :. Tbs saving IA
nearly half uf he amount allowed by law 10 be
ra--i bv taxation each year for tto cXp"uaes Of the
On, Government. without Cuo>to No city Of us sHA
lu the tat can show such condition oi aLlrs aud 10
! civ enjoy g'ratrr de- zee O., p:oPcI4'y
/ Mayor E,lCru has bad during bis two terms the
operation uI a Republican BOARD OF Aldermen but he
l1s been tnr guiding spritm tie movement OF economy
| aud reform. lhe Republican party ~ Genital New
York points with pride to ID" record made ~ ts repre-
srntailNes IN Government OF the Cy Oi Syracuse
/ iefinG their hearty appreciation OF Mayor Belden 8
| efforts IL behalf OF the taxpayers OF the Guy.