The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1875, Page 8

7” & pivencimascnsteestimttlibsgsien medi WHE CITY DEBT. es <9 ‘Conmdition of the City Finances and the ~~ dMleged Reasons for the Increase in the Debt. ——<. ———— THE MAIN ee DODGING ISSUE. | SA Statement of Facts and Figures that Are Said To Be Correct. poe ‘Green’s Balance Sheet on De- | cember 80. I ‘ne Vomptrolier sent in his answer to the reso- }8itfon of inquiry as to the condition of the city Gebt, passed by the Boara of Aldermen some |weeks ago at the instance of Alderman Seery. It | ‘We avery long document and was ordered to be ‘printed for the future consideration of the Board, The soltowing 18 the answer: er} Crry or New Yous, Dxranraryt oF Fi Comprroitni’s Oveice, Feb. 1s 1875. To rum Banonaaian THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF TRE CITY ov New You fn accordance with the following resolution adopted by your honorable body January 14 1879 “Resolved, That the Comptrotler be ant he is hereby Airected to Feport to this Koard within & period of days, or at the next meeting of the oard thereaft statement in detail showing -— 1. The amount of the indebtedness of the eity. ipts from all sources during the he amount of ri past vear, including the uuexpended balances of tormer years, the interest on uopuld taxes and assessments, and the interest, if any, paid upon the deposits of the city. ne expenditnres f jms in his office ity, unadjusted. mount o a sd against the city eering his term of oifice, with the costs taxed upon by litigation during the same period by dec . 7. The amount of the bon mit abprovedd OF 8 for by the corporate authorities or the city and the equa authorities, respectively. The ainount o! unpaid taxes and assessments up to pectinber 3, a outstanding at the sane date: and palduce sheet showing the financial position of diy at the close ot the past year, have the honor to report under each head of in as tollows :— he amount of the the bonded debt, a was Funded debt payable from taxation sinking fund... hg os omy ty i a Less securities held by the sinkin, Total net bonded indebtedness...... $7,980 In addition to the securities held by the sinking fund, 'WAs cash in the Treasury to its credit for the re- conn of the city debt, December 31, 1874, $408,010, ‘also bonds and mor.¢ages applicable when vole tp the same purpose, $710, au ndebtedness of the city. it existed .ecember $1, 174, and $118, 241,557 29,851,000 3,700 payaite wholly or in bart en ts de Davai from aiid g lien. venue Of 2! 6 tund. actails of tits debt, tate of Tutereést. dage'when due, the amount and name of cach stoon 0, nd. ‘yhe increage in the booted di 1269, 1370 and 1871, 1s a8 Lull ows :— i the three years, Showing Increase ge 205,430, ee bonded debt December 31, 1868, was. 66,040,052 $13,834,621 The bonded debt December Si, 1870, 8. 91,480,456 25,449,808 | ‘debt becemier Si, 171, }2 wees - - - 103 551,708 Groas ineregse trom December 31, 1858, to. December 31, 1871, three years, ot. $55,946.27 Tee lecreawe of the, bonded’ debt in. Uic’ direc’ yeare since the accession oF the present Comptroller to olice— 1872, 1873 and L874—i8 as tollows.— Sho Ine '$108,551,708 me Bouded debe Decensber St, 1872, ~” 11A815,229 $10,263,521 ~ 131,204,571 12,189,941 874, 141,803,758 20,509, 186 se | from December * 1871, to 1874, three years of.... The old clas wad Lrabilitie sania wi ent Comptrolier took oitice. hd the extn mand on acco f the deficiency in the Fund, woich b arid the money sinc tig an ate of The jonded debt December 31, 187 paid by him ter Boulevards and other uptown ip rovements awuregale moce than the ole increase of the Boulevard debt of the city durin nt adminisiration of the Finance Department. idie toexpect any dimmation of the debt while officers of the government, having almost unlimited r to contract debt, are steadily urging its increase, for carrying on 8 a8 of Works, blic need for them. The C gedred, fy laws im Tuoney on te credit of the city to pay the cost of carry- ing on these works, Nand he has repeaediy ceked for jie Tepeal or modification. of powers under which the D pertinent ot Yublic Works is now, ani has jor three Years been, expending enormous sume of money. The remarks under this head of inquiry reter to the bonded debt; the un Gebt will be conmdered under the fourta head—"Unad- josted claims” ion in advani Besides the above stated amount of bonded debt ofthe | city there is an indebteduess, so far as already ascer- tained, of over a million and a half of dollars, consisting of the’ bonded debtsof the late towns of West farms, Morrisania and Kingsbridge, lately annexed to this city Schedule “A” also coniainy a detailed statement ot this onded debt, showing the amounts and objects of the rsues of bonds of wach town and ‘he prince pal whieh bes eame due and was paid off by the city in} The work of ascertaiming Uns debt has {iy diffienit a8 many oir and protracted, and ix not yet conclu, Cinitos and accounts are uncertain and coninsed 1m t character and the evid them very Unsatisfactor Betore a final determination and settlement of the debts and oblivntions of this territory can be made legislative actinents are required to explain doubtful provisions of annexation. 4k AMOUNT OF RECEIPTS PROM ALL SOURCES i r, including the unexpended of tormer years, the tu b Unpaid taxes and a ments, and whe interest, if any, paid upon the deposits of the caiy HL—THe KEPF <DITURES FOR THE PAST RAR, The ions of Fipance Department u these two neads are presented together, and the tol ing is a gen ral summary of the amounts of receipts 4 ty and of the sinking es, and the balances in cash-at the year :— s THE TREASURY IN 1874, The ainownt of money im th tre cember Sl, 873, $515,105 The rece pts into daring the your 187i was... 96,985,546 Total . . oor ores The amount o¢ “the treasury pala by the Chamberiain in} si was... 96,144,366 in the treasury December nee remaining A874, . ferent sources. of d from each. the receipts for interest on axes and asenst the amounts of interest received upon deposits of “Bronte rves from these sources nee 187) were :— 1e7# Int, on taxes Interest on as besatents, | 128,735) 263,750} 175.02 638,521 7 Peedi 75.496) 108,62) * 118,054 | *Nothing paid by Chamberlain Palmer. fNorhiog paid by Chamberlain Palmer during four | montis. Schecule “B” also shows the expenditare made daring the year 1474, under each account to whieh they belong, od for items incetail reterence is made to (he quarter'y ts rendered t the Mayor, which exhibit the name biect of every Warrant drawn on the treasucy. 'B also exbibits the appropriations for 1374, ded balances of tormer years, the amount ropriation, and the balances if December 3, 1874, aggregating A a8 follows = ropriadens tot 1873 and previ- $4,019,381 s ria een drawn e der ‘ap ch warrants Dave appropriations unexpended In appro Faint as 1 it should be noted that alih former years are not wh arge deficiency in the product of p the means ot the treasury in to meet Those appr BF iathans, Aims 18 Tih WLLER'S OFFICE ACAINST THR CITY UNA GsUBTRD. Schedule shows ip detail the unadjasied claims In the Co mpcroller’s office against the city o| New York as comp ietery ne the fee Es the office permit, without re- and ine'ades an ference Wo the lity of the claims, settled accounts aud Gemands accumulated for years. an I tages which ren pquade WE C ‘Ae it ts made ap, as asked for, to December 31, (874, it embrages. many current an’ wnobjectionable’ claims ware have been settled and paid sinve that date, as tiements and adjustments are Inade dally Phe following is A suinmary of this class of unadjustea clahns, amounting in the axitreguie to $5,971, 140;~ SUMMALT. Amonnt of nnadjustet advertiang 14) l and prior thereto, presented to the B of Audit and Apportionment, but not act upon by (hat Roart Ambunt of miseclancous ciaiins against 1 city and councy of New York, @iso present to the Roard of Audit apd Apportionment, but nocacted upon by the Boar Arne paruadnt of Pu ut of Docks. claims of rd i aries and Cortecti Vublig lnstracton. Hire Department Beaith vepartment. Deparinent of Buddings.. mas claims ag ai’ the’ ‘city’ of belé= tn 272,10 t taxed “coats int MArHeE OpeMIAg 64 iy s for sireet Openiign vce 1,746,400 | Al polivenien for sérvices bes twern the Wi day of Juve, 107, and te Lun day of April, 130 1008 o seereper ay Toral wnadivyted claims December M, 1876. .. $6,971, 18 The old Jatod claimgs lave been improperly v4 und not pt. pers © | Gums With Which the Finance Department has to deal he amount of assessment bonds | idle A. accompabying this report, shows the fall - rative in their character, to raise | ttled and unliquidated floating — ie | troller pal —. | Who that knows the Pace hall, Pioneers, oeneinnTn it deel Ps de - | $361 412| $590,386) $46,618 $443, 565/936 5,511 | dent. whereas many of thera | NEW YORK AMERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. ins. to @ comparatively eae amount. Continued thuteskaci nears SET ea | aor that the way ayer aid irae hese | Piet Deh tot fm fin chee, Comptroller protests against 1% tortured or twisted in any, ven ine. “talntaat, Te0og nition of their vailutty. The debt contracting power was, under the late exercised indiscriminate'y by all the branches of ty aud county government. Little or no regard was aid to the positive probibitory provisions amal Kitures In excess of authorized appropriations, and ial result Was aN annual spawning of a mass of uns. to be settled as best they uugiit. had its own treasur . paid sach bil hout restraint, responsimility or | tat © x increased puprmarsts, | debeacemmulared. and ait kinds of obligad | reused, which now exist ~ the form of um de clit The tollowmy list of the department ria, comtuisdons aud “branches of the: city: an goverpment whieh incurred expense and con- cbt strikingly shows the extent and capacity of bt contracting power. How effectively and aisas- m by the | nore ssrenuons efforts 6 ptrol | ously ifs energies were put at work is show: cnitude of the unsettled claung lett by them, he Board of Supervisors, 2 Ths Common Couneil. & the Police Lepartment. & {ho Finance Department, 4 The Department of Public Wor 4 The Deparunent ot Public C1 Lnraties and Correetion. The ‘ire Department. & The Health Lepartment. 2 The Department of Public Parks, 10. The Department of Buildings. | 1L The Department of Docks. | 12. The Department of Public Instruction, 15 (o M4, Fach of the twenty-two Wara Boards of Trustees 1d Inspectors ot schools. he Departinent ot Taxes and Assessments. The Commission for erecting the County Court House, 7 the Commission tor erecting the Third district Court louse, 3s Fe Commission for erecting the Ninth district Court | 39. the Go Commission for erecting the Eighteenth Ward Mark | | 40, The Nereet Cleaning Commisston. {t'to St Forty Comusisgioners for Opening Streets, in all eighty separate and district Boaras or Deparnments. BE: es were incurred and claims manulactured by rious authorities often without proper restraints, erly oficial records of obligations incurred by them, rLexist. {some cases no record Whatever exists, ‘The changes that have occurred in the persounet of these bodies in the last three years make It exceedingly ditt. cuit, it Mot uppossible, to trace the extent of the devts thes have incurred. Many of those who. administered public aftaire three years ago have absconded from the | country, while others are reluctant to state tneir opera. | tions for tear of involving themselves or their allies. | Calms for services, or suppies, which are probably | never performed of fury ure often presented with- out the slightest evidence of their validity, or besring only @ sem.-oMeial autheusdcation by some suspected of untrustworthy officer. Tue Finance Jepartuent for the last three years has deen constantly embarrassed by want of official co- | operation in the adjustinent of claims agaist the city, and 4 Vast amount of labor has consequently been ins | osed upon it, The general character of hundreds of | my be illustraved by a brick reference to # tow ¢x- amples. fisst—Claim amounting with interest to nearly $1,000.00), tor water meters, not used but alleged to have | been furnished to the city Under a special contract with | Witham M. Tweed, Commissioner of Public Works, at most, exorbitant rates TL but a trag: ment of & scheme comprehending certain public | and private persons, which way to eventuate in furnish | | ing water meters all over the city, for which the city primarily to pay and take its chances to collect | | back Irom tenants aud owners. ‘the legislation was | ptained in 187i upon which ound this monstrous job, nd Stil remains upon the statute book. A sult is now \} pending to recover this claim. im of Edmand Witlia amounting <9 $11:5010, jor printing Sainte have boss furmshed wa Gos 18 sia ert.” Lacing the sume. period. tho sane partics Were paid nearly $1,1000.0 tor the samme Bind of supplies, | ls claim, with the amount already paid to the same | Biwi kong would ma’ re than $2,000,000. Others also | supplied me time. these parties are prosecuting this claim also. Mra—Cha les Devliny. ng sewer @), aroxe unde nt Deparun Acer and nee of John MeCauler, for h avenue, ainouuting to | nract made with the | Works at exorbitant | apecial ne of Fublic and others for unearned or the old Huckley street clean ug to $40,000, Jutenient was ob- ined agninst the city on this claim in July, 1973, tor nn) er nine year, litigation An appeal jul counsel employed to detend the | city, and in January, 1 j | low Was reverse ‘aside at General | ed in favor ot the | charles Devlin ts | Term, ana ty, with ¢ i— The ela am sg, amounting io $ us | In prosecuting suits n of the kxcise | ween the years INST is claim is one | class dating back for twenty or more years, Bennett tor advertising alleged to New Youk Heaup and Teugram, yunung to more than hia celal | to | beet to Turse deductions; a par. ticnlarly flagrant item bemg a charge of $13,508 tor print re of Mayor Hal’s Messages. ‘Chis was pub- | lish reading matter and perucd by the public as | new as really charged for as advertising at $1 a | line. ghest ordinary rate of the titkalp for ad- verusing Was torty cents per ine. the ils were accorlingly reduced from the original figures to a 7,000, and the allowance was pro nptly | accepied by Bennett and a receapt intull given, mix | mmonthis alter this setilement and receiyt in tui Bennett | is found inthe courts @laiminw that the payment for | Which be bad receipted in full’ was only on acceunt, | and demanding payment of the balance. | Sereuth—Claim of James Waiker Fowler, Justice of the | Third Judicial District Court, althouch ihe charter ex- pressly regulates and fixes ‘the compensation of the Justices of those courts at $8,000 per annuin, in payment of which a montaly warrant is regularly drawn, Fowler claims a salary of $10.40 under an old repealed pro- vision of law, afd has brought several suits agaaust ie jp eity. Cértain transactions of Mr, the einploy of the Surrogate, wer ly inter: poced ti one Conct mune proceeding tor his suiary, but another Court ruled them out. | Another class of claims, en each small in amount | sid dating back many years, 18 s0 great in wumber as to form # larse total. re the demands of po Fical partisans and strikers “claiming to have been employed | Ms attendants and ott ‘sof the courts, and incumbents Ty: 4 as inspectors, market sweep- ers, Water police, court janitors | places invenied t reward inferior poitlical i, when he was in in. this building | trom a differen ent wo per- serv hat js called patronage. Under the British govermunent offives have not astituted, and certain privileges, (ees | 1 thereto, as a reward lof dis- lary services. Mfices aiterward became dis- ate, enjoying their dige it were, in liew of a questions arose in rotuments, and the comempor: J aready rendered the » been appl the pe'tiest p ramet and ‘has sts ined ant upc i ieabilit taguinst the attendant, or re siuply bees: ntury since could, hold a » British Crown as@ reward for ave transiatc some pe ure und. sine: | services rendered, | Rectio he charter of 1373 provides that | The sa paid irom the City Treas. | ! uy ment Under this the salaries ot the janitors of courts, of whot there are fifteen or more, Were reduced by the | Board of Apportionment wheu Mavor Havemever was a | member iro $1,000 to $420) per annum and the Comp: amount.” shordy after, however, suits | Coumenced to recover the difference of 20 per Unsum. The courts gave judement in tavor of the jan- itorson the ground. that they were novofMicers and | therefore the Boari of Apportioument could not ix dielr | sa-aries. : es Ky Tee Shalt be tixed by the Bowrd of apportion: | ory of this legislation and the | ‘ing in the city can doupt | that the word “officers,” as used in the charter by its inartificlal draughtsmen, meant employes? Ithas be- | come ax much te popular habit to call a janitor ora | inequalities of salaries gourt attendant an “oificer” as it is to designate the | Mayor of the city by that title. | pa Rhedaie “U" also contains a statement of claims tor | | taxed opening cases, whieh amount in | the ager . The following are the names of | some, ot the Tepresen'ing thus clags of clai heh are so grossly disproportionate to the alleges pervices rendered, vi Amount paid Anmunt Total paia for durtag years now | 188-1872 and | | | Names of Parties. luiined, wow cla orge H. Purser... Ls iid $ah ! Edward Boy EY Jonn A. Bag otis 23,838 | Michae! Hold Jona 4,000 Hugh 7 1000 James Me iso 10,009 Wa. F Si, 23461 JW - 1.570 "970 v irges formerly put upon the city and prop by extravagant “taxed costs’ In fireet opening cases, has been greatly reduced in recent 4s through the opposition interposed to their yinent; stil lurther reductions should, however, be ted. rhe Comptroiler is ot opinion that the reauire- ents of the Jaw of 1862, framed for the reduction of ‘are rarely compiled with. xehedule ‘are found claims for Ring ad- vertising yet Goad )nsted and aggregating $86,454. auinent among these is the adverusing claim pr Tn ine cncrmeretel Aaeertoer hewspaper tor $9.14 An examination of this ¢ aim developed the fact that fils amount more than $49,08) had been previousty pald to and receipts taken irom Mr. Hugh J. Hastings, Cer- tiln_ overcharges were also discovered, amounting to $3,000, ‘and vigms, for whien no authority existed, ay 4 10 $3,500, recucing the amount originally, | claimed f vm 0 $5, 7 to about $13,000, This is another of the claims on wiieh suit has been commenced. the notorious M. L. tlankins’ claim, for alleged adver- fising in three obscure papers, comes next in order. ilese papers Were almost unknown and without cireu- | lation The claims amount to upward of $965,000, and are believed to have no merit whatever. Dobiains, perhaps, Were, a4 & Class, more andactously | frauduient and disgraceful than those tor newspaper ad tining during the Ring administration, The Transcript | ciation alone was pald $75 40, and an spats ar proeeedin ug of Mayor Fernando W anete involved tn toners, amounting ti H ‘stor three years, irom bob ja th tor their | No service was ever rendered by them during thts period. How inany ovher policemen ave beblud waiting | the resuitol these elaine the Comptrolier Is uuable to sta | The same schedale embraces a portion of the claims for "Rents of Arimories, ny of then under leases | mate, by the Tung Boded of -upervisary, at exorbitant reserved 1 rents he rents noes for the whole term am t to pearly The elatns under therm ha en resisied javaild. as io pane at Giaae Salb testated tha at e desi to procure certain for the pay ry os orstiecty Ne had paid 000 Pp | who clas have influence with the. Common | assessmeny | county ot New | judgments nave beed obtar | Chureh sireet ground taken by. 5 GS ot the supre! oe i neoded, re pervisors, ravage rent, and, asit'was not the’ ties ‘was never the F od with taxes, Nowra i Mf that amour ot Wo arn the schedule of unadjusted ‘claimne ts ncindea statement of awards in street. noeed~ {ngs amounting to $1,765 me being opening ard widening Kingsbridge getoaa, recently ‘hied epartment; avd, atin cuses th in this hese red to be extravagantin ainount, having ‘been pe yy ‘ =) ef for the Supreme Court, their payment must be une * provided ‘On December 31, 1874, there remained in the hands of the City Chamberiain moneys deposited with him for the payment of interest due on stocks and bonds, wich had not been called tor, Amonnting to $73.487, ‘There aro Rony enty Hapili omnber of pending contracts for at atreet supplies, &c., igthe various department tracts of thé Corporation, Departmont of Finance during the year rise with eeetament of bay. spb mate thereon up to December 31, 1874, is 1m course reparation, and will be submitted ‘to uic Board ot ai peaen, as required by ordinance, as soon as com- pleted. Testimony, taken before the Commisston on tracts in 18/2 indicates how the passaxe of ordit the Common Council, authorizing wooden pave: ined. One witness, of a large impr veme nts, neh List of con: pane e., Was Broan mays Conve! and Be Procure the passage of the necessary ordinances, Persistent efforts were made in the Legislature to contirm these ordinances and saddle millions upon the city for Worthless wooden pavements, which were de- teated cnly by the most Soserraln re Paper. * revious to the accession of the presen! miptroller to Li ce Khe * had been made tr the treasury ot ore tl 100) for the cretion and completion of (he New Court House building, which amount of overdratts ie rogaraed | in the nature of a claim, to be reimbursed to 7 | we issue of stock, forming a part ot the ent debt resolutions formerly pamee by the Common janet, posseon vo N FF ped institutions, principally t oun hich they were foe al iiprovess mu LU 38) not been paid, aud wilt therefore constitute clauns against the city. it is proper to remark that many existing claims, even though they may have some degree of equity, caunot be paid by the Comptroller tor various reasons. A large number belong to that class of old claims incurred by the departments when expenditures were made in ex- cess of appropriations, and the Comptroller is forbidden by express provisions of jaw trom recognizing their legal A eclathor against the Finance Department has been gotten up by holders of fraudulent claims and fostered y certain unprincipled newspapers, on the charge of delay in the adjustment and paymeat of bills incurred by the various city departments. This is without just cause as respects the great bulk of the dmmense uumber of uccounts and vouchers audited by the Finance Depart- ment, ‘Thetr average time during 1874. for passing through | the department, from the date of receipt to the date of | payment, including all classes of claims and Habilines tor con.racts and supplies, 1s less than four days, Doudtless there are occasionally just claims, Mor which no legal provision has been made, that are delayed, hut the general fact ts indisputable, that clams that aré de- layed are generally those Ce merits and justice ot which are not really ascer It must not be supp: fe that no efforts have been mado thout intervention of the to dispose of old wi courts, More then $4,00),000 in amount have Deen ad justed tn the Finance Departuent and paid. Where the Ui iat refuses t accept the adjustnent Proposed the Comptroller in unable to compel hin todo 50, and delay and poasibly suits occur, ‘The city of New York is no exception to other govern- mental agencies in respect, to unsatisiied claimants, Lo all governments claimants are some. imes compelled, however equitable tneir claims may be, to wait Uh the necessary legislation is ob.ained to authorize the paying Feniet to recognize their demands, ‘This is a necessa Jent to the existence of society. It is see the future needs of a community, and ex nul vases of delay will natuealiy geeur; Lut, of course, a etsoe should be reduced to the minimum, The current claims tor which value has been siren el the city are ana have been recognized and promptly liquidated. ‘The other class of claims Tat which'no valu has been given, which were conce ved in the lobby and whieh are held and promoted by that disreputable class whoare enabled by crafi and cunt Ho to live without labor out of the earnings of honest and industrious en, foundation either in justice or in equity, urts ought to find some ground for discrim! iation agamat them aud every agency of the kovernment Should be prompt to Intercep? their progress to the door of the treasury and fras‘rate and defeat them. Why should the taxpayers of this city—and hy the ers ido not reter alone to (hat class to whom the payinent of $1,000, more or less involves no diminution of conorts, but espectally to’ those lesa tayored, who iu these mes of depression find it diffeit to keep the wolf trom the door audi to maintain @ root over the heads of their famil drugal earnings dial! fraudulent claims no ngven, a which ai rine:pally held by. public leeches who have never done an honest day’s work in their lives ¢ Why shouts the industrious mechanic or poor widow, engaged na constant struggie for the means of exist- ence, we called upon to pay an increase of taxes in order that @ Purser, or a Palmer, or a Hastings, or a Sweeny, or a Boyle may thrive upon woneys drawn without ad- ration trom the public treasury ¥ ihere are en Among Us Who are DOW marshalling the influeace, the ingenuity and the great lobbyists and jour. nalisis to get from the treasury on single claims, without value rendered, amounts that, if disiributed for honest service, would,” in these pinching times, gladden the hearts of a whole community, Is there in tae whole machinery of Justice no process by which such wrongs can be prevented? Must the whole train of precedents be harnessed to the service of the adie, the eratty and the depraved, agaiust the frugal and industrious? In my official action I shall not cease to recog: ize the rights of those who have rendered a tair equivalent for | the amount they seek to obtain, aid every energy that L possess shall Le exercised to defend the trast which I have been set to provect azalust depredators, whether the gurb of xeeming respectability or taat of corrupt and dishonest conspirators. V.—THS AMOUNE OF THE JUDGMENTS OBTAINED AGAINST THR CITY DURING HIB TERM O¥ OFFICE, WITH THE COSTS TAXED UPON THE CITY, irom September 16, 1871, when the present Comp- troiier took oMice, to December 31, 1874, a Berio of more than three and a quarter years, the total number of judements, obtained ‘against the taxed Upom the city, Wi amounting to $1,935,389, in which sum was included 1or costs $652 :5°0 of these judginents amount: i Guciuding Coste, $15,831), to $1,371.38), or about two- thirds of the whole in nunber obtained, aud more than one-halt iuamount are in causes of action originating rior to the "8 acc heehee to office, i Stuer: fifty-six are tor wages of Boulevard mee leguily eu; loyed, amountin, ing ta e miscellaneots amounting to $5t Che To $1,925,389. qieamer * obtained in favor of the city ae Not incigded in these amounts, ‘Ihe character ot go) of the above Juaginenis will be seen by the following explanations. é forty-three judgments for salaries of supervisors, in addition to, thet salurlon as Aldermen, were given notwiths:anding an express prohavitor; provision of law to the contrary. The chatter ot 17d section 4 provides that “he Ailermen shall, from the tune of the passage of this act be Supervisors of th York.” euion it of th Inent provides that. “no person shall hod two city oF courty offices din this act; ment ok oF y woVeraineut except nhe holds Stich office ex afict by vircue of an act of 1 instch case he shall draw no oh ex ofticio off ion was made by the Board of Appor- tthis class of expenditures, Decanse of the above prolbitory provisions Of law, yet We look in ¥ ries ay Aldermen Lame of Oswald Ottendorfer. which he was a member denounced the receiving of double salaries a ilegal and wrong. given a Like city of over $100,000 Jor paving New nd uth Fittn avenue with a patent stone block pavement. These works were done under. Special coutracts made by the Department ot Public Works with one Charles Guidet, and at the exorbitant price of per square’ yard A bid for laying similar, pavement in Newark was made by the same (@ilet at $407 per square yard, and the work was awarded to another party at $2é7 per yard. A judgment was also given of more thaa $15,000 on the coniract tor paving Seventh avenue With & Wouden pavement, made in i370 by William M. Tweed, Commissioner ot Public Works, with Jusepl A. Mon heimer, law Alderman. ‘The whole amount pald tor ths Seundulotis job Was $433,000, Its character is evie deneet by the present utter worth.essness of the paye- ment The city has been enjoined trom collecting the asse=sinents, and the whole expense is thrown upon the taxpayers at large. Can taxpayers and property bold- ers aiford to pay foted out in lem than three years! A {alr paves ment ought to last for a generation. There are now in this city pavemeuts in good condition tid over fity years ago. Another judgment, tor $366,925 way obtained y the Manhattan Gas Light Company tor supply of in tne year IA7I_at prices which were exorimtant. fhe ourt allowed $45, instead of $53 per lamp, the ag charged, thus saving the city the sum ot $6300, It is quite natural that the shareholders in those tas fom: ies, who soe been in the habit of receiving fr: om cry, r cent annom in dividends, shoul tonsdder the ‘Comptroller an obstructionist, 1 presume, however, enpayers wilt not object to that sort ot ob- struction, which has effected « juction in the cost of | lighting the streets of the city, as shown by the following comparison of prices charged per jamp per annum in Asi and 174i— mang the recipients of double xala- and Supervisors tor the wed 0. 1871, 1874, Tonge | Manhattan Gas Lignt Company. od ‘3 6.961 New York Gas Light Com 33 3.010 Mewwopo itan Gas Light © npn 8 io 348 3 4 Harlem Gag Light Company New York Mutt nee tual fated in transact tace before that Ame, un era of texaunpied om bial corruption and Feoklesg extravag: frame by conspirators "and public sramlorene in their wn inierest. Here | bore the i but being apparently law, they have, under calities, ofien withous eq upon courts under the Prevailing’ ‘artuene the detriment of the City Treasury, whose are but few. Laws tramed to promote private rotectors nterest at the puolic expense still remain on the statude books je rive to unjtist claims against the city tor whi is made, Th sed in the art. k claims cannot be paid untit put int) sory judgment, ready resort lo ui Bai the tact remains to be stated thy the bulk of rotten, cline prec ps1 troller trom se revioud ro Mes 4 of judgments obiained au ity ng his, dial niaeration 18 by ome third (an it was quring the. |revious three agnine inst the iy er "september 18, Yaris nts and that their ro & compul vorite method, iwithstandiog on the Comp- or Jie amocnt of jatgments ant gonte three years prior to Sa piewbe a unt tor same period #00 6,80, Vi.—TN% AMOUNT SAVAD TO THE CITT by litigation caring the same period by decisions in Its lavor. the judgments wbtricad aguinst the oy ran the last three yeh, GoA% o4 has been stated y_ jor the three yeai ng erally based. on, Olas Of *deudulent or ex travagant period 187d 1648 aud tove—iueluuing the Characters tt therefore became. the day of the Comp: tof the City Record, Ie. . 212.498 | troller to resist such as were not clearly exempt from —Showing a decrease in this class of expendi: | any objections of this sort. The courts of this city are ing the prevent Comptroller's ad- | Muainieined gut of the public treasury at a cost of more on 2,974,083 | tuan $1,009,000 annnally. They are furnished with o cing ® Feduction Or saving’ of Over luety-oue per | clerke” attendauta, Sarlen’, and all the. means, of ite ascertaining Ue truthy they cay summon wit- | the same schedule are pesos and punish them for false testimony, The having a retinte of rcpaneel, clerks ond city. is proyideé with « Law citar at aoete cost of nearly © per snnum. a promrence Betore, ni other new, fa inery of Courts} ana lawyers ty for unless it be to act in a such emer- bt ided in favor of ve vay tees te tectded or ot the cl ° Giller the Court decided agalast the facet it, or the done Tn worms: iscontinued and aba peal frum whe decison Ni saine instru. | Judgments were | $500.0 0 for a pavement that has | oma st the Court these | i} el ms, ascertain the truth, Stlecl sechee, Bettance, OF. Balancé, | to be fini 1, 1876, the emters” fewer aie pth their le enaury Oo coat Fund. Eeecenls, Sond a oe persis 4, and the plumbing Decem- are betes ‘ay inci p= ‘The ive. Department at noon to-day will ope! a b oredeed Fotos’ pounds of BY 600 bage of white! inter- s8 and 400 of fine fe; eds, Ituey ll also open wa rhe Pit state- - blue pony for buliding the ir aerial laddersy. prered x pe she af ne pty 189,477 ~ | Which has caused so much Necent scandal, and by hus fat dechded in favor ort the city. 18am | Bizet ocala aid aap sole has been characterined as.a job, on Cains adjusted in whe departme! 856,912 ann pate sd "oheltile - aving a Toad savimeressessisss sii oe vere 606, -|THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. anaes this ide lug: agtions ba jave often on a claim ot Sewer ‘itepatr Fund 187; - nana Gann clans of large se gs Mavamtages. tnd saving Reset improvemeny Fi eri BUSY MEETING YESTERDAY—THE stnxer elt r sioner the bore te fo gure decided | Moreton) Fund. se 29,072 . ae ol vor of reet Improvement ut ‘wen- RESOLUTIO] Sas eae seein te sis erect Buscema = S| sam masow's varo—asootinng maw Ino} pairs to stre re voinge - fence, jnvolving G08 be tes decision ia favor an Volunteer Soldiers’ Family beoeabuchd bia) This'clase ol ie Ait iogat nc inctlona rach he the cl i? substitute aind iil Find 7 = . endiou Py Kg te PS ge ge gy Ea A RR mae Te Dai Ho La aay sate o ‘A soldiers’ oun Ly a 10. 2. = prosecuting of defending et repos re | Soldiers’ Bount RO. 3.: 45,809 = | noon, President Lewis in the chair. a Mi Le: Goes pe en's naeannce epee cial Gomneel ha 7 «een rene Boldlees’ Bounty ¥ Ae 463,979 Mr. BLESSING Introduced @ preamble and reso- ete i De Serco teen | col aay win tho wooden and onuerets pore ‘THE BONDS AND 87 iarket), - Ing away w oden and concrete pave. Created by authoniy of the stare Legislature, and not | Ninth Disirick vit = qecedl fOr oF ay poraved byt Somman Conti ar. the ns eae vdjustiment Wid aia = |: mentsin tns clty. He sald hese pavements had ‘Visors, aii @ amount approved Oo ‘ire Tel f — | proved an utter lure, yy were injurious to Asked for Ay ane corporate authorities of this civy wad cise License Kund tie tate oun ‘auch cn Feapec tlre ely ; A cea tS iors! ‘wall fi o 7.20 | Droperty and detrimental to public health, and up ied, by authority o \- pe Pa go Ak ahead SOD ©. 2h ererainoe aes angnee eomee enaee ter Gs aiid stocks inued byrautharily of the Legisla- 4,053, = t roved ‘by ihe Roar of mipervisory of the | New York ridge Paid ta ‘a = | cott mavens deat of money to keep thom in repair ry Lunatic Asylun = ¢ resolutions wer 5 pear were© authority of the Legisla- | © t i Gotaell9 r Board of oe or approved, soe ati Accum tt i ni 4 031 | Mr. BILLINGS Introduced a resolution authorize jaims (coun! ae ERS Tah fee A ae = | citeae-cty orduannoes and the ws wit retate vonds which are been made unde; giock ks and ‘authority. above dl ‘i tay sonuaty y 1 ee =| tothe city. The resolution was referred tb the Pair oe torts We qm Be ewe ere peer gre rear RPE steps? gee handel Be ace ee ta creetee barren os | ake acca ~+ sortie 96 teputten to wevinee tae merkane Bota aud tha’ power to’ thee stacks Aum Routers con, Sonuary bis. a | Mhorised: to inquire as to whether the Biovated' ferred ay. wie tae lature upon. the Camptroner, subject Arreura 8 saiarica cl Railroad has the right to extend its tracks above having various: Works in charge. "ihe Treason for this | Tax xellet Fund x | Thirty-fourth srreet, whac charter it is now oper- deviation the former appears New County Court House. = | ated under, and if it has the rightto use dummy have been that wen the power yp aurnorine the issue Hes Daniel > dil Indemnity Fund: — | engines. of stocka and bonds was given to the (common Council, county Kepairs “to frembere of th nas body otten r Heed smooeaply with the Gaui ° wha 109,000 - A resolution offered by Mr. Cole asking the Com. carry on smprovemen'e unt the ‘omcera charged rth Slate Sinsing wand aehblaney. Ht 3 = | missioners of Docks to inform the Board whether ments of otherwise satisty theirdemands. ‘Thiaprac: | Revenue necrued prior to’ dan. Ty rs hea Shey’ Eye ta, Foye, SEDI Eerac Be, Wie Ste, Dow see tate Ronn ofthe eeisatare au thority | oMecciwish vizict'disvaisd wait © "=| SD RAaly vovernea. eo the ‘Committea on, Lands tr 0 80) | en ke ee hority Bet gts pie naeee ‘Eievate ane 2 man Reilly, referred to the Committee on Lands instead of calling into, requisition & multitudinous | Intestate estates, , = mist | and Places, Mr. Rolly remarking that no such voumon Co lommon nor the = : Comptrotler_cum now issue stocks or bonds without the | Kefunding taxes, assessments, “&C., 168 | resolation sould ever be seriously conaldered iu auuugriy of it lecigatare, is tales wpocitioah | paid ip error Re 218 — | the Board, eke 4 , WSs: ies fat ae i Sete tun "ts | ume raedaioctaca | | | adorten, inquiring. of the Pure Comunale enenily tata ll ERGa ate, Papen sige arti Mahon, Keceiver OF 5,855,161 ay pertnitee inquiring of the Park Com loners Cats CaM Cnt Te nthe the ue at spent et ikirby, Couétor of Aavess- 2,495,621 i ay Pte be Iie eaedtteaudiewedciekattn atau 4 “es 5. - in 1 ra froin time to time ae nected bard of Hat aa Gi Keremra ITM A8 = | Bre'patd teas cuad invorers ta, orbey wade Ot toe and Apportionment This Board’ 4 scons estab- Tiginas untap, Collector City cit! a it hy the by a number of recent enactments in ‘and since Re’ 5 866,738 - Ly, au 80, Why they are thus paid, 471 and acts in the issue of stocks and bonds authoriz: Wiliwin Budd, ‘Treasurer Deparb- A resolation authorizing the employment of a by the Legislature, There has been and there ls now a ment of Docks. 104,671 — | stenographer by the Law Committee during their lack of system in this matter, opening the door to mis- | he General Fund. sad 986,188-| investigation of the affairs of the Finance Vepart- shies yy of departments and other offices taking | Interest on taxe: - 1,003) ment and the charges against Comptroller ree mand antive pact tn lobby og through the Logisla- | Lands purchased ior taxes ‘and as was, under tue rules, laid over. pe special tots of authority 18 isque stocks or Welt | Sseeconetan edamenmen ofc. e $20,035 | A Vode report wan reed Irom: the! Ooinmt applied to, purposes in which they were. peryonally.| Inwrest on lands pu rehaved Pe je Committee on interested, without any consultation with the Finance taxes and assessments... 9,632 ae bile orks in favor of the application made Department or the Common Council. Charges arrears of taxes. - 24,2:0 | 80me time ago by the Journeymen Stone Cutters’ ‘VIIL.—THE AMOUNT OF UNPAID TAXES AND ASSHSSMENTS UP Charges on arrears of assessments, - 11,665 | Association, that the cutting of stone used by the TO DECEMBER 31, 1874, AND THK AMOUNT UF ASSESSMENT TOs ON ASSEASMENLS ...4. - 44,013 | Dock Department in the construction of pters, Schedale# exiibiie a. yearly statement of, taxea on soe mianciat ol sae = eo | &%z be given by day's work to resident mechanics, Feat aud per-onal oma remaining unpaid gh D $01—Lnterent on asscasinents, Bou: Mr. BLEssING warmly udvocated the adoption of i, 1874, from the year 1841 (thirty-four years) ‘amounting levard on 155t street :..... - 2,416 |, the report. Ho said there were hundreds of poor in' the aggregate as tollows:— 307—Third Avenue, Morrisania i men in the city who were now out of work and Unpaid ee real be ie prior beh and tn- 023,036 Qpeume and improvement almost starving, who had large tamilies to sup> See a 94,023, - 767 | port. This being so, he declared it to be an out- Teeinding is? 9,644,918. 7.6% rage for the city to give work out to be done by Unpaid taxes on real ene " parties in New Hampshire and other States, erty prior wand pause 1874 6,178,874 - Ge Ae Ow Lae Seca ee Zencrs Aig, Cees he ———— = a3 | Was in favor of getting Clty Work done as cheaply Total... $19,846,824 ~ 1,046 | as possible. If there were people in need in our ‘The unpaid taxcs on real estate a lien on the pi $B-Tows ot Morri - 24,389 | midst they could be hel pea in some other wa: y erty assessed, and will in the main be ultimately col- | 490—H. N. Pe Waiei Rexis- than by putting the cit; ja additioi ny pi Py y nal expense Lit lected. sales of property have been made for unpaid te = 1 | carrying on its public works, | saxendown to the year 187); but there are many items ‘The quarterly report of the Auditor, t of faxes unpaid in former years which, for Various fund aeteee . - a 'y uditor, trans- reasons, have not buen included in the sales for taxes, | 510—Sinking Fund for redemption mitted by tae bool dln was received; a's0'nis and sull appear on the records as unpaid. A very large of the City Debt + 6,904,796 | answer to the resolution of the Buard relative to amount of personal taxes remaining t unpald will, how- the city finances, an abstract of which will be Siri vanuiot be found ‘oF have. no propersy whatever, ae yoy ee UG stand canno re a s be seen by reierence to sald schedule & thatthe 710,106 —|4 ae or enie Perce ar ee be eae, te jencies in ‘the product of personal taxes have in- = 236,819 i ni city, car ‘ased immensely during a few years past. There are ~ '— | licenses, stated that but five of tne street rallwi detects in the mode of assessing personal taxes, which | 582—Water lot quit re! - 53 | companies have ever paid license fees, and that o! id be corrected to obviaic this very serious evil. 54—Interest on bonds those five companies the Fourth Avenue Vom! apter 203, Laws of 1861, provided that “It shall be - 14,158 | paid the jees in 1659, but since then has p: of the Board of Supervisors to include in any - 86,570 | nothing; the Central Park, Nortn and East River reg spied ne thy hye A = 11-517 | Company patd the iees from the year 1563 to 18 Tosutg ahd levying taxes for any pUFDOsD OF purboges = 7,200) hse 86, hurhorized by law within the city aud county of New | - 327 | both inclusive, but since 1668 paid notning. York, such sum. in addition tothe aggregate amount - 107 | But three of the companies—tie Sixth. Kigntn re quired te coaitna tree per cent ptkgeer every - Pky and Ninth avenue compantes—are now paying the ary, not exceed o ea - | Ainyunt, to provide tor deticeney in the actual product sof real estate, Ape 1, - 165,280 | eo apous $tse.to Lisente ieee ‘have never of the aimount imposed and jevied therefor. | Under tue sof real estate, 4 waa the i t operation of this provision. the deflerencles in the actual - ia,oy | DEC Fecelved trom. 6h fOllo wees Opt Dantes ir t were tully met and provided for by the sums East and North River Railroad, Second and Third Rided ‘annually by the Board of Supervisors up to and | - 16,560 | Avenue, Broadway and Seventh Avenue, Avenue including the year 1870, but uader the traudulent and | B and Dry Dock, Avenoe ©, Grand Street and Orosg deceptive “Ring” tax levy. imposed by the Legislature | - 4.979,756 | Town, Forty-second Screet and Grand Street Ferry, m chapter 53, Laws of 1871. by which the amount of - ‘500,000 | Cortlandt Street and Dry Duck, Bleecker Str taxes levied Was limited to two per cent on the valua- - 900, d Ful Ke ti 3 or tions, was construed as repealing this deficiency pro- — and Fulton ¥erry, kwenty-third Sireet_and Norta vision, ‘aud, therefore, that no, authority of law existed . and East River, Ohristopher and Tenth Street, to provige for deficiencles in the prodact in the years ~ Central Cro-# Town (Fourteenth and seventeentty and 1372, and the actual deficiency trom unpaid streets) ; Houston, West Street and Pavonia mer) 3 te rsonal taxes alone in those two years amounted to Stock, 1910 - Harlem, Morrisania and Fordham; South Fe upward of ton Reservoir New York Klevated, ‘fue city ordinance com} ter 75% LAWS of 1873, re-enacted the same provi- - ‘ pe! ston aa the Stave making it theduty of the Bourd | the compantes to pay $60 a year for each large car, of Supervisors to add such asam not exceeding three - and $25 for each smali car, the license lee to be Hes Sof PRO ary rse'pdtecae ae daae | Aaah, isi” Wate Bisands'Ot Ini elog Wued ae 3% Por ur ae but the unpai i personal taxes of that year aloné sis—crotahWaver Main Stock, 19000 _ Mayor advised that t! the Board. boul Se skate ad cm amounted to $1,108,770, The Board of Supervisors of last | a a Pipe Bonds, 1830, ~ action by ‘Mich ail the Companies should be wae year (1374) against the wish of the Com ‘roller added | si-New York city Bonds, for “4 tT th I fe + only $490,425, or only about one-halt of the three per cent @ornsiang tye pay reas larly the same liccase fee, gaedcloney. allowed by law, and which should have improvemend, ° ~ 89,000 nree messages Were read irom the Mayor, im been added, thus tailing to provide for the actual def- e21—Central, Para Fu Stock, S ‘which he veteod three ordinances relative to ciency in the product of the tax ievy which obviously ‘ -» 3,740,371 | curbing and flagging certain uptown streets on the ould gece in that year. Such @ course of action a23—central Park improvement east aud west sides—Forty-second street, vast might decetve the yA by Lad the | rate Fund Stock, 18/6. ~- 4,583,200 | gide, and Fifty-eignth street, and Fifty-fith street of taxation, but it also causes efleiency | 825—Central_ Par! improvement d'Ninth o y “3 which mast be met by an Increase ot the Dublie debt or ‘Fund Biock, 1895... ~ 1,766,600 | #84 Nii avenae. by future taxation. pen ule ts exhibits a statement of | 826—City Pat as Improvement The street cleaning resolution, requesting th unpaid assessinent or property benented by local im- Fund peck @old), Ly. - 862,000 | Mayor fo forward an act to the Legisiawure, whic rovementsy with the years in which they are respect. | g27—City Parks improvement | takes the street Cleaning out of the hands of the vely confirmed. The total amount rematuing unpaid ima Stock, 1901 — 4123000 | police department, was caled up and created a December 31, 1 ee PER hha y Total. 829—Museums He oye and Natura | lively debate. it was floally passe: tection of dase. Arrears si—New Yors vig Five Fer Genk © —= 780% | Te resovution and ordinance that Ninety ninth ments, Sock tor Docks and Sl r ve an " aver, “Assessment. fund, fe . icon, = piney | be regulated and graded, and tne resotution to ‘opening streets, 6 640 coq | §i2--Dock Bonds, 1901-"2. => 4 500 | have Seventy-tnird street, trom Third avenue to parks, &c..-.... $402,745 $2,287,051 $2,030,706 | $35--Houting Debt Fund ‘stock: = 748,000 | East River, opened, which the Mayor vetoed, were Street improve | 8.6—Accumaulated Debt Bonds. — 6,000,000 | passed over his veto by the Board, Aldérman eee a a = 400,00 | Riccartuy making & strong appeal for the two ing, seve 2,092,875 827 4,916,703 | §93—Consoladate i Stock 1901246, = 14,596;a9 | Measures. | Su—Consolldated Stock (Cor = 565,70 | The following memorial from the late Assistant Balti opers have be it I, Pe He b ifsc ea atex, Kolier Boats, Ly tie? - '3,707,00 | Aldermen was ordered on flie, aiter the passage scnnes SLanOPaIL erin eer te® Gaur’ ee tsaad ee | MTy ctenaees Gace et of the ordinanee reguluting the pawnbroxers:— cunding the year 187), anda listof property for street Judgments. te — 200,000 To THR PResipent oF THE aos 1D OF ALDERMEN AND THE improvements up to the same date is now in conrse of | gig—New York City Bouds for | SOMMDOF AtoRRER oF rae. viry OF New YORE: ee ey | wearer = MBBS | Sionsor the xencral laws providing lor aud rogulasin ‘ag will be seen w | Bac—city Ce pa ‘i irons in the ity and county of New York, to wit, on wis $20,851.00, Ihis class of de | gay—eity Lan ane — day of November, is72, to serve, as in said law pre- Hmited, as Lhave constantly recommended, by some | Si4—bire bep: “ 2igea Seribed, Jor tho years 187s anil ANA or UBLil their succes. bono funit to Wastetn’ ant extravagant expenditures tor | Ist hed Pri OT Garren i enaicet tea eatin Cael eh te ee tniecessary and costly local improvements The out- | of New York, and under the formula of sac! Hog femme vondsare represented by the sol- | se - 300,000 | iyeertis “fee ae eee wn Garg nit, Bee OW "i | c t = o ssz.739 | Normal Sc iy und StcK, A = 90,000 | From the Board of Aldermen. as may be In necordance Fash a77 | ay iso eatin = 86,000 | Wil their dutiow and powers ag such bayt and branclt Dhootler ted assessunents. HOG) | yoanwer soldiers’ Family “Aid oe CRI ThEr OVEEHG TRANEIT seotatean acme eM onide, 136-6, urther demand thay easures necessa ee ef 70,800,726 sadiers Subiitute Bounty’ ae 2 pted and passed upon by them asa part aid Schedule F exhibits the balance sheet of the general | ~demption Bonds = 1,000,000 | Prine] aH, Teach ete eae be ely. tre | ledger of the Finance Department at the end of the year | Soldiers, substitute aud elie? Re- an rat ne Teer REMIT MURVHY, In the summer of 1471 the credit of the city received a | Sol ers” Bounty Fund” Bondy, ore ee pep en cal gdad severe shock by the exposure of the enormous frauds | 1853-90. ......... = — 4,000,000 Reid Committee, committed on the treasury by the notorigus oficl Soldiers" Bounty Fuind” onda NOL Se Se fn power, Capitalists were justly alarmed, and | 895-7... - 45,800 Eee Harn Ghoily restored. the credit of the cy naw a ot 2 dag iehesanitet 576,600 been wholly re: © mim: | 2, 1391......... - ; paired, an Pitesecariiies, which aro rated igh pre- ibe aiages Thedstiption’ Hondas THE DOCK COMMISSION. Gente italists and 1d trust institutions pers moat raprin Ri rie pee Indemnity ‘Bonds hahaa igre ent cap) \ c ant ing tie : prosent Comper otiers stmt utes ice! the xing ‘i : “ast en, - 6,244 | PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ERIE RAlle entire personnel ot cl oO" men change e 0 oO Sah fer ernie cca sti tad vias tea detead | Samia wit ehear ee a on, Cn a ey ae change has actually commenced. — Inexperience | New York County Court iiouse RIVER. prot ons Fe or ing ‘gg oh ives der, teotr ieee New Loan Gounty tonds tor State RB ce: ¥ is Brroneous t suppose thar important public rusts can | \cinking Fund Deficleneys ‘+, ed bee Leygeirh in eden thet aig tel be either intetligently or efficiently administered by new | New Yor and Westche: ener oui Docks occurred yesterday, at which, however, officials, without experience in the business they are Improvement Bonds, 189) - 30.00 | there were but two Commissioners present, called upon to manage. Asscasment Fund dtock (Ging — 2,250 | BP ! The average ea gay Improvement « tock, 1889. ane 00 | Mesars, Budd and Wales. The latter gentleman, tis pn paul a Ieper — #6839 | in response to the inquiry ae to contemplated feboe, , ier i ooo - 1,000,000 | work on the opening of navigation, stated that Bonds of Vity of Ke ve: Se 18,00 | the Board had not decided upon apy special work partment of Papi Park: — 60,000 | as yet, but contemplated more important im- oars sets et tf paneer | Assess Moet = 2e85800 | provements about plers 19, 20.and Zi, Lor. the, ac- ‘ TD ant woe commodation of the Erie Ratt affecting every ction of the govera: fhe | “provement Bonas.. > 1,380,000 e way Company. The business of the city, conducted by very ma ae ments, De} parimentof Parks Improveinent bg Board passed @ resolution leasing to the Trans- Pashau to be edlusied a dd sytem tized as rap hy no wad Mevessb iver « + 3,040,400 | Atlantic Speamsiuip Company the pler foot of othe ble according to I's provisions. Improvaiiehié Roads “Department Christopher street at a ental of $30,000, the lease or pierritory. and_ratsing innumerable | afi’, ion , + 00m | torun ten yoars, The owners of the’ bulkhead causes of complication, To crown all, amendments A 035, between Leroy and King streets, in a letter to the Fateh added tone constitution of the state whieh | sent’ Bepariment Fund toads... [ BEANO) | Bora, onered to sell the name at the rate of $1,600 i Rectan ta rtd? : ‘aud complica: one. In_ the cit Aerere: Revenue Bondy. Departed of id ne reconstruction of Dott 600 mPa of water front by nsely increased the respon il fi ities of Boulding Lien Fund - 3,700 era, 9, 20 and 21, a8 followa:—A Blip 100 feet wiag ngrTmens, eet corresponding recog- | Revenue onds, 18/ = 480% | between picrs 19 and 20; widening pier 20 to 100 nition and provision to meet then. Third District Court House Bonde, oad 1000 | teers 6 200 feet elip, be one ° ithough'the ume (or tho preparation of the mar ot | Uuiiniott warn ous poten 4 Buse | 12ers a 200 feet alip etweon piers 20 and 21 and staustics presented with thie report has been very shor. | Assesment Fun! vacated sie %, — | Widening pier 21 to 100 feet. The subject was re- yet I have I believe given wll, and, ips, more than | Agsessments vacated... a — | ferred to the Executive Committee, and itis under- All the information that Was asked. Ti 1% but abrief | emission of Asscasments . 408 = | stood that the improvements ulso contemplated epitome of an earnest #trugule of more than three y Deficiencies in axe - 4,528,180 | inciude sheds on the piors, Engineer Van Buren saaiye stray, buck to better wi eWavlineearte Ont ae ae bg Rot te - 240,00 | reports that the new pler foot or Weat Thirtyeficn ualy aateny Nation of the work, which, T am aware tp tg on 16,266 — | street isin a very filthy condition, hag been nege but partially accomplished, I xhall wélcom id of et) 13,383 = | lected and misused, any agencies whos olyect ts simply and’ bonestly to Domini ee bri: ut results thatthe better poruon of this com- “Bureau of Arrears)... 939 oom HE 7 munity will approve. J. A. Libby (ace Clerk in Devart- CUSTOM HOUSE, Reapectiully submitted aw 1, GREEN, Comptrolier. ment of Collecwr of Assuss- n js g The following i" sates Box) at There were no rumors yesterday of additional | evidently of Euro) Temovals, But one seizure is recorded in the seizure bureau, of which General Nicholls is the head, and that was a very curious one, made by Colonel George 0. Wililams, of the Surveyors stam, It appears that a trunk was leit on the Ho- boken dock of the North German Lioyas Steams ship Company. It was an ordinary black trunk, pene ianarectare, anu markea ae the inith “R, D. It was sup- io at first that some carele: passenger ad dnadvertently left it behind; but the officer being tag! caused it to ve ‘Opened, and dig~ covered within no contraband jaces, silks or dia- monds, which mn asdaily have greeted curious inspec- tore’ 6, wo bronze bulls, which wero oxguistte' ‘epectinene of art, being modelled after some of Rosa Bonieur’ alistio pictures, One if ® bull rampaut, pawing the carta with 4 noble ing as if & Spanish matador was waving a red ‘before him; the other, wita uplitted nond and lashing his ‘creased sites, his dilated nostris TANG SUT, GHREKAL LEDGER DeCRAnER BI, 1874 = ees ‘Or. Balance, - S100, 56 4 af — $2,959,294 He. - ad 397,870 = Ron $186,067, 078 = c 7,106,890 = eral Bookkeeper | 250,000 - aver BIDS FOR SUPPLIES, oftorass te ‘3 (639,688 = croton | ours 957,627 ‘= Bids are solicited by several of (é departments — | for supplies of various kinds necussary to run tho — | city government smootnly, The Commissioners = | give until March 8 an opportunity to contractors to tender for the /ollowing coal:—At Ward’s Island— wiler'svoen of ijt For Insane Asylum, 350 tons grate; for Inebriate serve = Asylum, 175 tons grate, At root of East Twenty- IP re Aditi sa | Sixth street, East River—For Bellevue Hospival, pes ‘ark [inprovern — | $00 tons grate; for steamboats, 160 tone grate, At i 4,979,163 - wugeesing, moni ntiag : Aart’s Island—For Convalescent Hospital, 60 tons eet, including and rate; jor Iniustrial School, 60 tons grate, At Zith wards 3.408 = | Black wei's Isiand, 875 toms mrate, Museum of att Fai ein =| the Commiss oners of the new Jédmerson Market Moserm of Natt ral Hitio 8,988,776 — | Court Honse ask for tenders belore noon to-mor- Ao 551.065 | rOW for caypenters’ work, glateis’ sud turners’ | Atgesorment Wand icant, - 1,741,584 } Work and the ninwhing of the Duliaing the fret ming LO breathe deflance—vivisly suggesting & torial animal ready to combat with man oc own species, Of course, the bronzes await & claim, but itis more than probable the modesty } Of the conuoisseur importer will prevent bis prov- | ing wren to the Jittie biaek trank marked