New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-08
POROUGHS MUST "ANTE-UP."
,.o PROVISION IN QUEENS AND RICH
MOND FOR CITY EXPENSES.
ooyrEoLLER Co1ER WANTS LEGISLATION Az
7HoRIziNG TAX LEVY TO BE AS
srssED AGAINST THESE LOCALITIES
DEPARTMENT BUDGETS
DEMANDED.


..,,s q. the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
.,.,-,e,, was held in the Mayors Office YESTERDAY
~ ,ha Navor was elected president OF the Board
-. J,residen. Fe.tner Of the Tax Department.
~, made secretary. Controller Coer presented
,.,e communication 10 the Board. in Whlch ne
..rAs attention 10 the lack of money 10 meet 'he
.,,enses o. the government during the year anu
.,oke q the need Of specia. act OF legislation ~
sr,bo-,ze a special levy. NJ Coler also submitted
skeleton budget. and the Board voted TO have
.,,s n-,nted and sent 20 the heads OF departments
VIII 3 request 20 have II filed out within week.
p,rtous q Nj Coers letter are the following
Il IS evident from The report OF the COMMITS ,',s
or Draf, 10 the Greater New-Nork Charter ON ON
mission page q. Ashs editlon) ard ROY 90 wv NV
III 0! me Charter, that the Greater New ! y. y
Casr;er Comm son believed that an 'ne 49,
Ken provided cor iu advance by the Boroughs OF
b;2SA , Is SEEN fos1a 10 BE- rue Of Brooklyn; but
80 .,,--s and villages OF Richmond and queens
o0an,es have only prepared baases "l~h iop vac ss
previously IT, erred GuIr the year l|'. AS mater
81 "a; t..r- VIII be radically no moneys received
- 80 tyo horcuans applicable 20 the expenses
a. The new c.y Tor me year 1871. since practically
81 a TIE moneys received from hose boroughs
NIL t5 needed H. meet me .nCeD.eII'S Sos % sue"
borousas incurred PRIOR 70 January j. i~s, ..,.
s. far as the Charter offers a remedy for this
oefec. j. - believed LAT me only way 70 lroFI1e
Tor the payment % expenses n these TWO oorouehs
vii be 4 TIE iss-e Of special revenue bonds under
Section l.. the amount wherecf can be speciai,!
ASSESSED against les o,tes 81, IN me ysa tsy'
u
There are man! teasons. ho"ever, why II WOuI-
be desirable i possible. 70 obtain Legislation au.
thorzlne ihe assessilen. q me amoun,s whlch IL
W. De- found s..-.i i.eNc ofeh pI0'4"gu ~ theSs
horoughs f0r i'.N. ny AK levy 10 be assessed
against the proper localities during the year lssS
7F ,.oii.eraa 6u~i~g SAID year l. would also seem
Sesirsi 'a .rs- at1n saoall also be had which
would provide for including tn such FAX levy the
amount c. tto cen -,-el WI $500 ia. -
paid into the 'ralsury o. me new cay by the for-
;n as- H y ~ ~ ,e failure Of that city
10 collect al % - axes = the pas The causes
Of this deficiency have been recently referred 10 N
Ire pubic press. and are due 10 uncolectole per.
soral taxes w7ich nave rct Oe en- ainueLS SCI on
IN ths collection @. axes IS has oeen the case In
The former city q \cW-4Crk
erorri q money ob-a.ned by taxation hereunder
al portions % the present city VIII then be con
civ during isss ard the money viii be obtained
during that year. =. On lie Other hand. remedial
finances % the city would be permanently disor-
gained since SATISFACTORY system Of hnanc!al
fscai year with q det.; balance % many millions
The attention Of the Board Is also called 10 ne
a. eeT.-Ig os9-t-.ed +; nigh, be claiyned Thai
10 city Official would have the right to incur any
yHrysn. % section So ~ ne charter There are al
IIre.4r; no appropriations Of any kind available
for lie CIV expenses O. 1Se Urgent ecessityt Will
-r,tatv reciire the incr!re OF certain rabll les
IN sdvance - The making OF the budget Never
theless he Department q Finance cannot possi-
~ pay such expsnses Until mere are apprTptiS
hardship mat may result should unnecessary
Celay occ-- IN .ha making % this budget, II may
10 stated that nearly al laNoreTs IN The city en-
-.ov aye required by iew 10 5e paid on weekly pay
rolls and mat within week The labor payro!ls
for TIE A-st week IN January VIII be due
NJ Coler also introduced resolution 10 issue
SaoD .r revenue bonds 20 continue the work OF the
financial experts who have been investigating the
financial condition o. the wunciDaNues coming
Into he g-eater city he 50 40 apP,opris,ea AS
ysa- having been expended already. Mr.. ColeT said
Tia; MS work should be more thoroughly done
The Nav0- asked how the money had been spent
but 81 satisfactory answer. and the resolution
was adopted unanimously.
fssss n Gerartrlcnts also provided that. IN case
fhe-e should he any delay II filing out the blanks
IN rec.rl 20 Queens Richmond and Brooklyn. the
items :or Manhattan and The Bronx should be II
without fa.l within one week