New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-01


IL tie five years from 1850 20 1855 the aFpropCia-
ton had nearly doubled The Guys debt was also
being increased by the Issue of bonds
THE GREAT RoB8ERlEs OF The RING.
Taxpayers grumbled at the rapid increase in their
tax bills; indignation meetings were held; the
press denounced the extravaganza which
ming riot in all the departments. A Taxpayers As
ISOLATION was formed, with tho object of arousing
public opinion against the thieves who had control
of the City Government. Tweed ard his
associates Aept plundering, and each
succeeding year the financial burden of tho cty
became greater. Those who opposed the schemes
of the Ring were either bought or beaten down.
tn officers Of the Taxpayer Association were pro
ylded with fat Offices and aft confined them
selves to opposing schemes which were never
intended 10 be passed. aud conveniently
ignoring those which contaiu cd the germ Of
frauds from which the metropolis is still
suffering. The increase in the salaries of favOries
was great aud the appropriations for certain de-
partmeGts were swollen immensely that various
devices of bookkeeping were used 10 blind the
public. Salaries Of officials were given IN a lump
The courts the appropriations for which had been
made up separately showing the cDsi of each. were
punched together IN 6wO or three formidable
~ - SGo ~cTc S5G7 e0G ana rms 5nonunt was
supitemented by $3.50. 500 for the cty courts and
SEQ. 800 for stationery. Law aud plank books max
ing a, total cost Of $e1S368 for the judiciary, or
nearly three times tliucn nNt wears ID, Ilfe
Az tbs time the Tweed Ring was at the height of
Its power. Judges Barnard aud Cardozo sat
McCunn Judge OF the superior
Court. Police Justices sOuie Of whom had learned |
what httle law they knew while acting attend |
ants b1 Courts OF Record, ana Civil Justice,
of whom Lad been graduated from hucksters'
Wagons and beer saloons, receiving salaries !
aluoh equal TO that Of the Chef Justice Of he /,
Supreme Court of the United States aud greater !
than that of the Associate justices The Lass |
Manual of the Corporation was printed in 1870 !
the year before The downfall OF the Tweed Ring T,
Ihls mammal had grown from modest little volume |
OF geo pages, compiled by tue venerable ID. !. Val |
entsie. clerk OF tie Common Council to bulky |
volume % 1OV pages, costing the city over |
500 900. and gTatu tously circulated by The mem
bers Of the Common Council aud the heads OF the |
departm Dts. lie faithful old clerk Of the Com
mon Couhcti had been pushed ASIDE ~ the meantime
to MAKE room for more plant tool OF the RING.
The following are among tbe more prominent |
items If expenditure OF che CITY Comfy Gov
erDueuts Tor the year 1860, SHOWN b. the COrpo-
ration Manual OF 1870:
MAYORS oRYIcE
fslares $40 671 IS |
Contingencies. II 300 90
salares- ecutive................... s5S5555 81
DEPARTMENT on FINANCE.
salsries. s2sl 1so 90
Contingencies. ...-.......-... -...'.... 1900 %
s24GIs9 %
STREET DEPARTMENT.
sslar1e. ........................... s3o.6s5 70
CoDtag encss CCnyj 2OD0O 90
Coming eneies County. ................. 1OIs5 10
500. $40 IS
LAW DEPARTMENT.
salarie $4,000 80
Contingcr c!e6.. 3lI11 81
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S77,l7l 20 |
Central Par'r--maiutenanes and govern
Iment. $3.50 600 90
Cleaning mark ets-...--.-.....-...-..... 30O02 10
Cleaning streets under e0Dtraeis....... SJ055Gs 81
Ceaniug streets under Board Oi Health 74s2 "a |
Removing snow aud Ice from broadway
ana extra cleanln,. ..........".... 1s4 GOO 90
S697647 ii
election expenses County, ............. S6J.0Uy 90
Election expenses lcity). -.............. 0l.415J4
$4,000 "a