New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-21
FINANCIAL SAFEGUARDS.

Po,,yth.-Tinancialy. suggest che following;
a The Dock Department should he subjected TO tho
Board Of Estimate and ApportiOnmcnt, precisely rs ue
other departments are
t2l Unbalanced bids should bc'rendercd impossible.
g., The Board OF Estimate and Apportionmcnt should
lao icn powcr 70 regulate all salaries except that they
should not he allowed 10 ncreasc any salary when Is
now Fixed by law at an amount above moderate sum-
say two thousand dollars. There provision OF 'hS
kind I'm the Charter of S73 when 1t went to Albany outt
was promptly stricken ont a the instance OF those VINO
feared its application them Similar influences woud
oppose il now But long are TO have local ruie
there ought to he power to free us from the large
salaries imposed by the Legislature during the IWeeu
riot power abolish and combine Offices Olher 'h
elective ones should also he given.
IA Some power should I've given to regulate chartp'o
appropriations Nearly million and half dollars are
compelled by Legislative acts to be appropriated 10
charities most of them good but which get their money
in UNEQUAL and unfair amounts without due supervision
OF it, expenditure and under circumstances Whc! .l
duly to encourage private benehcehcc i5,t' '" -
mi. matter siirs mp much OF private interest ana per
sonai Influence, calls forth 50 powerful feminine aIa
mai he who desires really to pass charter amendments
Will not lightly Include in them any reference 70 li1
subject My impression Is, however, thdt thi thy W
w1d he remeli,d and aIuterp,s conserved by bflet
act concerning additional powers on the STATE bu"u
u ~ would detach the police force from everything
event strictly police duties. This means that would
take from il me Bureau Elections ana me INSPECTION
The numerous new Divisions OF the Health Depart
mcnt Tine Bureau Elections would transfer JUST rs
IL is to separate board presided over 10y Two cop,
sioner. Some learned man said the Con'utu "h .,
Eu.laud WAS only lntcn ed IN 10, ultimate result 1" -'
twelve men utn the Jury box. 30 MI that i hrttl'h
f an election bureau and commissioners L. 10 get tou
iusprCtorS ana two poll CLERKS behind the Dho' N"N7
under such Circumstances t-It inert Is I" ic'1.l'o
certainty that voter, will be fairly registered ana woes
honestly received and counted one commissioner ol
each party WhO should have 40 dui es uf powers cNCcp
for XIV dtys preceding and thirty dyS Hit"r election
wonld accomplish this. Thy Wohid heeh 10 '1Ao o'0i
the present Bureau oi Elections. ,..,,,...
o., The rriV SION to tOm-ni~si Hcrs Oh Accounts
should De chan gcd ~ 10 give the iNnr tip'' r'
Annually, re expended ny MN IN rihl"o. iH1 cNiOi'
.c,ount mis- To make any uYesti cations lac desires
~ The provision as 10 the expenditure lll 9.pP'1
without public competition Should 10 ciil c'l a" ~
must rncrtualiy put to S3'9 ohciS no" ~ '' ''
i. not 80 easy ~ thcTr must hc some discretionary lt
u Ny impression Is tlHt TIE di"uh Z"
any order That may be- given without public COM tVTiI
NAV properly reduced tO 500 or less. aud ih I'D 'u
dition to that tie aggregate any '''u "'us' iI ~
Le given ont in any year by any department should DE-
limited say 5000, ana that In every -'h oiu'r ~.
mend Of the department should be required 10 cerY th
fine order was rendered necessary by CIthh tai',7
whicL could not be iorcrecn or Nro'ld'u o' III tino ~
throw tho matter open 10 pablo competition IL - MOI
generally known that all tie pruning ana siiuouiil
1cxcspt that OF The orr Rec'rD is practically procured
without publicity or competition. ,,..
"a The several departments shOull oc IcHuI''t W
comply more strictly with the law in Their estimates ~
showing detail for what iposc- ana ncc- hu i
asked The law present requires SIrclhcatuh h "
tail of the objects thereof including Stcinen OF tdrh
orImatcs MANY OF Tia" departments RAJ 10 comply
with this provision. The Board OF Education utterly as
regarded this year, ana got It's four ~ llNe mIphs III
violation law. Tho legal provisions Hhoulu DC
names given OF the monuments or each Once tNaeu lo
with the appointment The appropriations "ohlh
and sons law and Notwithstanding were get
ting their salaries increased.