New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27

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the public expenses Of this city, have prepared ID
detail the following comparative stSte en- o. oI
Public Works of Nrw-York and Brooklyn. We
rs an example OF an ideal city government, for
IL is suffering from the causes OF pnnc Was9 ANU
misIuic that operating IN tns CITY, hu', III @ @
ohs for the that the jux"posllon OF he Two
cities the substantial equality III cost Oh an l,e
that make up these public expenses their % i,s
ideas political policy and ncighbOrhoOd habits essOsh
proper ground of comparison; oo.. -, ,no covern
men,s Of the cites Of NcwYork and Brooklyn for me
year 1884 particularly of their Departments Oh "'''
Works. aud covering the same items:
TOTAL COST.
Ncw.York s.s942l7s Per capita cost. s3Se3
SALARIES.
New.yers. sl.elssOi Per capita cost. sses
Brookbn. 2'SjI,5io Per capita cost A"i
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT..
EewyOrk, s46t$49 Fer Fer ca 0ma Cost Cost
DEPARTMENT EDuCArIoN
Esw3Ss stsI 39 Fer Fer S SaPta cot cot $
EXCISE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT
E ESSstH6 sg SS5 Per Per s,piia cost
FIRE DEPARTMENT
s 1854 Fer Per SaBiia cost 81 Is
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
New.YorK 1911 9Ik Per cIpa cost ~ cents
Brooklyn, $DU,2Ii. PGr capia cost 10 Cents
LAW DEPARTMENT.
New YORK so47 304 Per capita cost IL cents
Brooklyn, 1881. Pes capita ST. cents
JUbiiAKi
NewYork sO7l 5G5 Qess supreme Court Per capita cost
rrooxlSn s59,5Gl. Fer capitl cost, mills.
PARK DEPARTMENT.
Hew.YOrk s9n,l74. Costper acre o. parks SO 49,
STREET 4. -
Efocksn, $4,000. Cost per mie $4iSo
STATIONERY, ETC
EsSsISS saSSaSl Fer Sa2a cost cent
Comparative statement Of the principal ares OF Of
the City Works OF Brooklyn for the year 1854.
MAINTENANCE OF WATER Pipes. ETC
Eewyork length OF 5'o mics cost sls5od Cost par MILE
BfSoyn length of $50 miles cost $4s676 Cost per mile
nouLEvARDs AND DRIVES
o cost Cost Cost per acre. ds
WATER METERS
NewYork number l0lls; cost OF inspecting, s50,l4S
sdo si nnmSef o4o cost of Inspecting $4,000 Cost
INSPECTORS OF METERS.
YORK. number inspectors CT humber OF meters to in
nfaosiyn NUMBER inspectors number OF meters to in
WATER PIPES LAID
NewYOrk length Ia miles; cost sl7'o'l Cost per me'
s EroSSlyD length miles cost s5o53 Cos: pei mile
MAINTENANCE OF rAveD STREETS.
I;ewYorx length $50 miles, co7t SjO7432 COST per uie
BiOoxlyn length 1856 miles cost. sll6G2G Cost per mle
ss42
MAINTENANCE OF USPAvED STREETS.
NevYork length so miles cost s1S63S Cost per m L.
BROOKLYN, ngth 2lG miles; cost $4,000 Cost per mile,
b cents.
MAINTENANCE OF SEWERS.
NewYOrk length All miles cost $97,5GS Cost per mile
Trc@Siyn length si5 2olOO miles, cost s4s.42i Cost
REPAIRS OF PAYMENTS ETC.
NewYoTh cost s az p Per Saa a coy cents n cents
CLEANING AND SUPPLIES OF PUBIC BUiLDSGs.
NewYork area 2J7 O24 So IT,; slOiG5j Cost per,
BrSoS5n area isJ l5OsQ IT, cost s9,2oj Cost per IT,
sc:nts
Rsp,vIxG AFTER WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS. ETC.
New.York number OF openings 3697 cost $23'902.
Ayerlge eJss pes opening 49, ~. c,.t s3si2 Aver
age co I per opening 81 40
REVIVAL or WATER rIPEs.-In New York large appro-
priations for this item have been made for numhe
Fl wears mast expenditures for this In 1884
in u streets IA which the pipes have been In use
' o SSer OF tp
the same KIM m other streets.
been renewed on account OF wear since
the tho system Sn fifteen yea
nor has any necessity such renewal been discovered
,rSri,ac inference from these dssraceiul com
Parsons II, as a charitable concession to the spoil
NV per cent be allowed for any supposed
special necessities Of This city over all IN:
800 Ger cent should be allowed In the rel i've small
the area of this city to the amount OF '
nm exception. requiring less amount
of streets to be constructed and main
igtng. police superysi0n eie to me amoun OF PoPn
iaiion; the exceptional advantage OF ll'
geographical position a pnysc and STh,oros
sanitary provisions and operations, ths CITY na'
decided other city OF the world FOL
an economical administration No Offset can be msle
10 these public expenditures the ground
of the administration and condition OF tins city
for is as infamous throughout Tho world Tor the s.ao
goyeruu ent most Of it's departments as for Its eK
travagant expenditures
General Henry Burnett stid that lie had been in
s,ruetcd by the Council Of Political Reform 70 tina
the provisional estimates 80 per cent greater thai
necessary lie quoted several of the statements in tn
memorial submitted and laid stress on the fact tina
Ncw.York with a population OF $4,000, take
per capita $50 60.
MAYOR Grace said that the speaker not treatin
the subject fairly he had failed to make allow
for the amount placed year In the sinking fund
General Burnett declared that the cost Q
;he Public Works Department MUG
rrelier In proportion than In Brooklyn.
more than Onehalf the amount asked for by the Publ
Works Department was granted or II twothrds Of tina
asked for by the Park Department, II would be II
iusiicc 10 the citizens and taxpayer IL the heads
hose departments could not run them for the amount
named, there were plenty OF men well qualified " su
csed them who could do So
H. A. Morrison spoke at length. complinenting IL
various members OF the Board being representatl'
men, who had an interest IN the community and wishe
10 govern the city WE'LL All were property-owners an
they could not we'll ignore the demands OF u
property-owuers ia the interest Of economy.
Tue Mayor said that he knew Mr.. Morrison
he an honorable man and thoroughly earnest In II
work Of economy and reform In the city government