New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-11
CRY FINANCES AND TAXATION.


citizens and 10 the prosperity and true ntercSs OF tn
greet commercial city thano reduce taxation 70 its lowest
minimum and tho rigid economy in tho "ppn'
ca,on and disbursement Of too public funds The holders
of real estate the Of houses stores and tonemen
% bso the vast commercial interests Of this great empo-
rum Of trade impcrousy require this TO be DONE to pro
vent the check to our population and the decay OF al krd
of business which ore sure follow unreasonable md UNI
bcurabie assossmonsuPon property Nor are the
casscs located here by any exceptions 10 the ruo
They Immediately feel the effect, Of hesvy taxation by the
rise Of rents; end long the principle holds true that
accumulation Of wealth derived solely from the profits on
labor 60 long may DO sruy ssid that every cent collected
BY taxation in any form or shnpc I, indirectly, but actually
paid by the sweat of tho laborng end operative classes
ALL hereforo-evcry human being who means to make this
c hsiature residcncchas an immediate and direct in.
ercs, in this question: and every such man negects his duty
if he DOES not exert himself the utmost correct the
evil. .
f. il now seen and admitted BY discriminating und pr-
dent men oil parties that there has heretofore been great
and unnecessary expenoo city government under 've
~ administration Of IT, for many years And es this tho
eru of reform throughout the country it behooves our ct
zen, to look well this nnd that the extrnord
nary abuscs in city government in which we hive 90
direct On interest are made exception TO the general
rule When the Wings lost tho control of the city end tho
ocoFococ acquired it in 1882 the strongest assurance
were Rivon by tho LocoFocos Of their determination to
mako rctroachrens and reduce the city expenses and
the strongest censures published against the late Wing
administration for ito prOluOn and extravaganza. The LO
co-roco Mayor Yaran in bis 6rst Message, 18th Moy
1885, rcprchcIdcd the profuson of his predecessors in tho
most direct terms Dad suggested numberess retrenchmen
whilst committee raised OF which Thomas G. Tall
arp Yves chairman, investigate the abuses IN the Rime-
House. This committee BY their chairman reported va
ou abuses and proposed the dsisGnl OF otcors and the
reduction of salaries great eztSnt The chairman also
assured the Board Of Aldermen that the three LocoFoco
Commissioners had resolved effect these important
FORMS I. viii be soon how far they have performed
their promises.
1t is not necessary for justify the oets Of the Wing
Common Council in the years 1897 end 1885, nor are we
inclined to do .o We believe there unnecessary e1'
pcnsc and prouson in those years Wo so for real and
substantial not shadowy and imperceptbe rctrenehmcn
that will afford actual relief the direct and indirect tax
payers no mater by whom tho evil 30 be rcdressed has
been produced Blu, for tho purpose Of exposing the fa"
and hollow prctonsiona Of the LocoFoco parity showing up
their dupcy and insiucersy ond convicting them from
their own mouths, shall institute comparison between
the so-caed extrevagont Wing Corporation in 1885, and
the pesen, Loco Foco Corporation IN 1910 And first Of
the hlms-iouNe
ALMS-HOUSE EXPENDITURES.
oouparson Of the Ams-Houss expenditures under tho
Wing administration in 1885, with the Ike expenses in
ls4o under The present Common Council contained in
the COaptrclIoro rcPOrto IN each year respectively:
Compuoller's RePctt........$o45747 IS s25l,7o9 25
Less Receipt5. ............. I5,l4o ~ 40,o'o ~
A23a, GO9 46 s94la33 IS
Exees, 1, ie4o........ $3.50 80
70 which add difference in the price Of pro-
visions in the yeuro 1885 and 1910, which Osa
very low computation may be estimated as... $4,000
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baking the excess in $780, in tho whole,
amour, to.................. 4s73O %
AID Il 80 cdd to this the sum paid by tho
Comptroller, as appears By his Books, on ths
let of January, the day otter he mado bis re-
port, and when 70 expense for this year could
have occurred, end which We must presume
vss part Of tho expense Of lost yecr, pur'
poscly omitted by him for tho sake Of mak-
ins i. appear tbs. the expenses Of the lastyca
came within the limit q the appropriation. 2o49s SO
Total excess Of expense in 1910 that
! of 1933,.................s.. $G72o6 %
Hero We have fair specimen Of tho boosted LocO-fOeo
re.renchraens n single department. where the whole
expenses 90 not amount 10 oacxh Of the current expenses
of the CITY, we pd those honest and economical IoeoEocos
have managed to increase them nearly Onchra over hoSo
Of tho profiga.e Wings Of 1888.
Wdr: of opacc viii prevent from making similar COM
por5ons in the other departments in this Days paper We
sho pursue hi. subject Monday. Il win be found that
they eli rcsa. tho same way.
! AWOBLE VICTORY.
Observation-Disclosures from evoy town IN the State but
two give tho following aggregate vote for Governor in the
several Counties es compared with the vots last April
-rSAa.- -1sA0.-
cor,-,r. Ellsworth. fiiccu. Ellsworth Enes
Hartford, ..........5,le4 5,SS9....-.6oA 1857
NewNaysg. 4,387 32O9......19Si Aleo
Ncw.I,on3on, avs 2,54l......3,56e 3o6S
| roiy6eld ..34so e62......47eo 1900
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