New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-03
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
TRYING TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE.
THE CITY BUDGET HALF a MILLION DOLLARS
LESS THAN LAST YEAR-wHERE
ECONOMY HAS BEEN USED.

ECONOMT HAS BEEN USED.
The final figures Of the city tax budget were decided
upon yesterday and the Board of Estimate completed us
work for this year. While the Aldermen have the
power TO cut down the appropriations when the budget
IS transmitted 70 them, they cannot increase the
amounts and are not likely 10 make any alterations
The total city budget is - 530,5io %, reduction OF
1897 800 % from the figures Of last year Inc to'a
the city and county budgets Is Slooooi' 20 s"o"
ing a reduction Of T369,SI5 80.
Last wear the amount levied for state purposes was
81 344 O23 making total Of sl"' 4Oo 4'S Ihe 'o'a
assessments Amounted Ia S42S,4s},6Sl For the IaS'
ten years the assessed values have been rnsc upon al
average 500 900 900 each year. If the same increase
is made this year. as likely from all indications the
value of the real and personal property IN the city WI"
he placed at about $50 100000. II the amount TO be
raised for the state tax is the as last year me
average tax will not be far from az 3D. La>'
year the tax rate 80 % each 500 Oh VaIuon
The average rate for the last ten years has been oo
The lowest was in Mayor Lows first year IN ONCE
1882 when 2.3l and the highest was last YEAR.
Mayor Chapn'S second year.
4 determined effort has been made this year I'd
lower the rate but not by cutting of snccnrs OF oy
reducing saaIies. In the county DudSet money WIN"
must be expended 10 care for the county warns "'u
other legitimate expenses has been denied, and
deficit will be created which must he met by tc sS"o
Of bonds, In the city budget large amount 10 DC
maid ont for necessary election expenses has been lett
IN he met from the revenue fund and amounts needed
for thc expenses Of the Civil service Commission ana
other like purposes have been rnthleSSN cut down.
II Is significant fact that the appropriation for ponce
purpoSeS exceeds that for educational purposes al
though there was over $4,000 more asked iOf tie
latter purpose than for the former.
Al the meeting OF the Board Yesterday the he1IiS
TO be allowed for principal and interest for the city
debt and for general purposes were considered me
sum Of 1904 40 asked be applied to the principal
of the city debt was reduced to S2G693o, ana inc
amount for interest 81 GI3,596 10 Sl3loo'' d.
The amount for general purposes was raised from
S237 800 TO 5377,75l ID.
In considering the amounts asked for on the wells.
rmps and crosswalks account, DR.. krctzSchnar aShc
why the Twelfth Ward wanted $1,000 when some OF
the other wards wont,d only $500 or 5000
There are certainly more wells or pumps Hcrc
than formerly" laid the Mayor.
Then there must be more crosSWalhs, lcIlhihel
Controller Jackson. Clerk Price said that Alderman
Cufcv had asked for that amount. giving no ca
planaton and II was cut down 10 $l2pO.
civil service Commissioner 4. &. Mcdonald appeared
before the Board Ia rcn0n>trdtc against the cutting
down Of The $1,000 asked for by the CiVll HcGNc?
commission to - 900. but DR.. Kretzschmar protested
against his being heard. The items III The budStt
were then formally adopted. .
The amount asked for by the heads OF the CIV
departments a9900.35- 81, and by the county
officers 81 G42 115 a total Of S1",642l33 80 when
the Board of Estimate cut down by over T2oOO,O0o.