New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-31
to give any particulars and no complaint against
Murge was taken Mary was committed 10 the
Catholic ProtectOry.
GOFF"S PERQUISITE Topped OFF.
NO ALLOWANCE FOR PRIVATE OFFICE
RENT-WORK ON THE BUDGET ENDED.

NO ALLOWANCE FOR PRIVATE OFFICE
RENT-wORK ON THE BUDGET ENDED.
part of yesterdays session Of the Board Of
Estimate was taken up with the question OF con-
tinulng to Recorder Goff the Of 5000 year
for of private office. 1t has beer the custom
for many years to vote this sum to the Recorders.
and last year the same allowance was made by
the outgoing Tammany Board of Estimate for Re-
corder Golf.
Doubts having arisen regarding the legality Of
appropria ton. the Board last week asked Cor
poration Counsel scott for opinion on the SUBJ
ject Mr. Scott yesterday submitted the conclusion
that the custom of allowing the sum named to The
Recorder was not lawful. Ample accommodations.
the Corporation Counsel said, had been provided in
the Criminal Courts Building. where two hand'ome
Offices had been aside for the Recorder.
Controller Fitch said: THE Corporation Council
is my legal adviser. and shall vote and act ae-
cordingy." The other members of the Board con-
CURED In the Corporation Couaseps opinion. and
the Recorders private renta! allowance was cut
off The Recorder is still allowed $1,000 year for
his attendance the meetings of the Sinking
Fund Commission. and the same sum as member
of the Board for the Revision and Correction Of
Assessments. These sums added to the Recorder 5
regular sa.ary of $1,000 year, will make his
annual pay from the city $4,000.
The Board wound up it's work on the estimate
yesterday 1t agreed on S3,27O53O 60 for the De-
parment of Public Works, which is sl35Coo over
this years appropriation and $4,000 In excess OF
the provisional estimate. More than $4,000 OF this
must be expended in lighting and improvements
in the newly annexed territory on the North siic.
Seven million dollars was set aside to be used
toward the payment. issuance ana extinction OF
high-rate and other maturing o0nds.
In all it is estimated there will be s2l,C0Oo worth
of bonds issued during 1895
The Finance Department WI have the totals in
shape to-day, and the Board of Estimate Will act
finally upon the budget The total VIII probao.y
exceed $600o,GO. which is the largest budget ever
made In New-York City by about sb.VAvp The
final estimates for 1895 reached S39.@n.0~l Deduct
inc the revenues OF the general FUND. s2oel,gp.
left the sum to be raised by taxation about ST.
10000. The same deduction has been provided for
the budget of 1896. which will leave the total Of the
levy for next year at about si3,JD.Wo The ptO-
vslonal estma tes made in October showed total
of $i2, 75i.7J1 Much of the Increase Is due 10 the
fact that the Tammany administration had u,
habit of covering up their expenditures by the
issue Of bonds instead Of putting the amounts In
the budget. over 100000 Of the additional State
tax which must appear in the budget is due to the
decision of the Court OF Appeals giving judgment
against the city for taxes for the support Of the
State insane. which the last Tammany administra-
ton refused 10 pay. Larger appropriations nave
been made for most of the departments, which, II
is asserted required by the growth OF the city.
The Law Department is conspicuous as about the
only one which asked for decreased allowances.
Deputy Controller Richard A. Storrs will sign
the budget : Acting Controller to-day In place o.
Controller Fitch. who started last evening FOR
Washington, where he will spend New Years Day.