The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-23
BROOKLYN IN BULLETIN 81.
COMPTROLLER JACKS0NS ARRAI0N-
MENr OF MIR. PORTER

MENT OF MR.. PORTER
rs. City's Administrative Expenditures.
us says, Arc SIS FER Capita, and Not
e,7oA, as tho Census bureau wou,d
Make Thcm-No Preliminary Statement
a,bmitted to tho Finance Department
Before Publication OF the Bulletin.
srper.ntendent Porter's famous Bulletin No.
90 has been subjected to another sweeping OK.
no,ure this time by Comptroller Theodore T.
Jackson the head OF tho Financial Department
n Brooklyn. Following Comptroller Myerss
.,.mple. Mr.. Jackson demonstrates that STU
n.dntendent rortcrs figures havc been 40
:nmbled up as to subject tho responsible nd
Illustrators OF tho affairs Of Brooklyn 20 tho
charge OF great extravaganza.
n, the showing OF Mr.. Portor tho per capita
tar OF Brooklyn for administrative expendi-
TIRES is 1874 instead Of $3.50 and brooklyn is
inns nut down to the ,enth instead OF tho third
MACE In the list OF first class cities. Mr.. Jack
sons statement. which has tho full endorse
ment OF Mayor Chaplin. is bore glven In full:
.cen,us Bulletin No SO Is stated In Its preface
N Ia a balanced statement showing In detail
m. receipts and expenditures for one year OF
ioO principnl or representative cities In the
I,n,,ed States compiled in each case mainly
,,om tho published reports OF the respective
.,,ie. in question: also tabular statement
showing the total and per capita ordinary and
.nnroximate administrntial expenditures OF
..cb ci,v for the same period. Tho statement
inc,ndes tho transactions in NIL the municipal
funds OF the cities In question. ms far as re-
norris could be obtained. by Whatever Board or
nf,,rer they were controlled. tho several nc
counts being nercin merged Into one In order
% ,how in condensed form tho sources OF all
rho receirts and the sources OF all tho eS.
penditures In tho city Tor ono year. md In
avery case IL has been approved by The. proper
municipal officer or no OBJECTION made thereto
II Uy tho last statement 1t is meant 10 DO
unders, ood that the arrangement and Gonden.
So. 50 have been submitted TO the Financial
Dopaitmsnt o! this city for examinntton or
cUmnarn,ivs OF other statement showing the
per capita expenditures OF this city has ever
een presented to the iihanss Denar iln ~
md promptly returned hut nothing was re-
essd Mssc d.srea or The necessty Of
Separating the different items OF city. county.
and The s0rs IN the .a1IH 50
Tar ms q have nt' Srse from lack Of Enowedse OF
our system Of Hovernmen, and OF the relation
S & the 1g In the preface tie 5a
ietin il Is further stated that the ordinary re-
s nen SoS soessd 0f for ns Stat. ses
county not entering IN any way into the
&C cunt t, ,b. .t.,.msnt o, r.c.,n,. q, N. c,,v
OF Brooklyn the very first Item under the head
Of net ordinary taxes sll;l2l.275' includes
III Il Is II iurtSer stated that the appFoximsts
part Of the ordinary expenditures presumed
TO DO necessary for the conduct OF ordinary
city affairs, TO determine the amount
from the ordinary. expenditures Of the city
the amount expended Tor libraries. schools.
woTKs or use q wafer. The eIpenditurss on
account OF construction Of now streets bridges.
and sewers. aud for the purchase and opening
In many places DO separated in tho reports
from those incurred f9r the maintenance Of
deduction OF their amount could. there orc. be
made In ascertaining the ordinary expenses
Of ADMINISTRATION as Otherwise, would have
purposes Of com parison Of the, different cities
ss rs dh; ssn4 ' eSss. d ss iss
Approximate administrative expenditures OF
~ ety Of Brooklya includes s2,22s $40 stated
sive Of interest on water debt; which was paid
tom 81 eapsnatmrss Tor waser Was T. Hs
debt and $634.35O for interest OH the park debt.
Il the principle SGT forth in the preface or in
PRODUCTION Is to govern. 80 that, the amount
sss to 81
up this total OF sl3.SSi.943. it has been neces-
ssry to force a balance BY adding under the
b I'D Of Miscellaneous Expenses" the large
syn Of s7Gsi i29 lmore than half the totall 70.
necessity include the amounts raised in the
city for county and ate PURPOSES aud the
sites for public buildings. schools. and parks.
exle nsi"n OF water works. new sewers. and all
cher peIma' eat Improvements. The amount
o. "ap e s6Hw of w IF ony
borrow ed and Q pended for locnlIimprovements
treparlng stress with improved pavementl.
could be included under the head 81 admins
NJ OF lonns for perma' ent water construction.
mali sewers: school sites and bu ldinRs. mu-
ri ipal building sites and park sites. and the
sum o. sl00O.oOO borrowed IN nnticiration OF
levy
|, could not on the basis OF the preface to the
c!ensus bulletin exceed 1881 .430. made up as
follows:
Az smoS Of srar, una
Add amount from licenses ................. 42ss7i
Add amount from misceii uneous .......... b2+.3k
D.due, appropriated Tor SCHOOL,:
Total expenditures from taxes and
.ST95i.43D +,
This amount includes considerable sums
by law to charities. OF which no !
account Is taken. and includes tor interest on |
me bridge and park debts $l:34l .OD9. In no |
sense, an item OF ordinary administrative OK:
] $4,000 expended from loans for local linz !
pr0vements. The sum stated t$7.!5l. A30) 10 |