New-York tribune., 1879-11-27
EXTENDING THE CITYs MONEY.

APPROPRIATIONS by THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND
APPORTIONMENT.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment met
Yesterday and made number of transfers of appro-
priations for the Departments of Public Works. Po-
lice and Charities and Correction. Appropriations
from the Excise Fund were also made for the sup
port of children sentenced by Police Justices 10 the
care of ST. Josepb's Asylum and the Institution Of
Mercy. The Controller was authorized TO issue
S12 900 of CrotOn Water Mains Bonds. and $50. 600
OF assessment bonds and $22, ,29i of revenue bonds
Controller Kelly presented communication and an
opinion of the Corporation Counsel in reference To
the Brooklyn Bridge Bonds. A rcquisitlon. made by
the trustees of tue Bridge IN October for Sl66,6G6
was not hOnOred because the Controller thought
that amoInt was not due them. He was IN doubt
rs Ia whether the law intended that the interest
the bridge bonds for the time they were issued
should be deducted from the amount to be paid the
trustees OF not. lie submitted the matter to the
Corporation Counsel, who gave an opinion that IT
not the intention OF the law TO have the whole
amount of the interest deducted from the appropra
tion for the bridge. such construction would
enable the intent OF the law to be practically de-
feated by allowing the city authorities to deduct
interest for almost indefinite time. The law
limited the payments 10 81 100000 IN any one
year. and if that amount had not been exceeded
this wear Controller would he obliged to honor the
requisitOn. II so of the appropriation remained
unpaid. The total appropriation was S2.666666,
of which 81 200 900 of the principal had been paid
and S2ii. 750 an interest leaving a balance due of
S221, ,916. The Board authorized the Controller To
issue the bonds to honor the requisitlon.
RESCUED SAILORS AND DISABLED SHIPS.
The steamship State of Alabama, after an exceed
ingy rough voyage Of fifteen days from Glasgow,
arrived in port yesterday, bringing Captain Johans
sen and the crew of the Norwegian bark Svea.
rescued from that vessel November % The bark
was on her beam ends with signals of distress fly
ing, and 1t with much difficulty that the crew
was taken of. The next day at a. M, fnll-rgged
ship bottom up was passed, but il was impossible
TO make out her name. Two hours aftcrward a
quantity of wrecked stuff including petroleum oi
barrels marked STANDARD OIL Company" was
passed The wreck in dangerous position to
passing vessels anu evel with the water
Captain JOhansscn said that hls vessel sailed from
Boston ON November % with n cargo palm oil for
Antwerp. On the Goth tney encountered huni-
cane IN which heavy sea boarded the vessel the
stJrbOaTd bow. carrying away tine bOwsprit, fore
mast, smashing the fOrecaste washing away all the
boats and water casks breaking ia bulwarks, fill
ing the CABIN with water, causing the vessel 10 leak,
sp ling all the prOvsions, and sweeping NJ. Larsen.
q seaman. overheard. On the steamship "a large sub
scuptiOn obtained for the WI, cked people by
the passengers.
The steamship Rotterdam, from Rotterdam, had a
succession at severe gales with high and snow
storms The steamship Scytbla. from Liverpool.
reports that on Monday, IN latitude 40 30 north.
Ongitudc co. 30 west, she passed the Anchor Line
steamship California disabled, wishing 10 De re-
ported and declining assistance. How she ~ dis
abled could not bc learned. The California is from
London, bound 10 this port. The brig Five Brothers
arrived IN port, from Havana, yesterday, leaking.
She had been uiuo days north OF Hatteras with
northwest gales. The bark ViScOunt also arrived
III "a bad condition.