. Manual of the corporation of the city of New York . The ordinary expenditures for carrying on the city government were mainlyupon the following items (the amounts are given in round numbers) : For the Almshouse and Bridewell $70,000 the City Watch 55,000 County contingencies 46,000 the Fire Department 10,000 Lamps 33,000 It is interesting to refer, for purposes of comparison, to the amounts re-ceived from several of the principal sources of revenue at that period (viz., theyear 1813) : Received from vendue sales $52,000 tavern licenses and excise 10,000 rents of docks and 24,000 ren
. Manual of the corporation of the city of New York . The ordinary expenditures for carrying on the city government were mainlyupon the following items (the amounts are given in round numbers) : For the Almshouse and Bridewell $70,000 the City Watch 55,000 County contingencies 46,000 the Fire Department 10,000 Lamps 33,000 It is interesting to refer, for purposes of comparison, to the amounts re-ceived from several of the principal sources of revenue at that period (viz., theyear 1813) : Received from vendue sales $52,000 tavern licenses and excise 10,000 rents of docks and 24,000 rents and sales of common lands 85,000 ground rent 15,000 water-lot rent 7,000 . market fees 7,000 sale of street manure 5,000 ferry rent 8,000 The large amount which appears, in this statement, to have been derived from vendue sales —a source of revenue from which the city has now no benefit—will attract attention. They were duties derived from auction sales in this city,and were enjoyed by the city for many years previous to the time now referred. 517 to. They were originally established for, and were pledged to the support of,the foreign poor in this city. In 1817, they were taken from the local treasury,and pledged to the canal fund of the State ; and, in lieu thereof, $10,000 wasallowed the city annually. Many millions of dollars have gone into the Statetreasury from this source. While the Erie Canal was in course of construction,and in the early period of its operation, this fund formed one of the principalelements of its success, in a financial point of view. In 1835, it was deemed un-necessary to continue its application towards internal improvements, and it wastransferred from the canal to the State general fund. This step was, at thetime, understood to be prehminary to its re-transfer to the city; but this hasnever been done, and the fund has been applied to the current support of theState government. This has always been considered as highly unjust towardsthis city,
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