THE CITY OF NEW YORK-OFFICE OF THE CITY CHAMBERLAIN,
NEW YORK, September 14, 1898.

Hon. BIRD S. COLER, Comptroller:

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DEAR SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your circular letter dated July 21, 1898, and as therein requested present the following estimate of the amount required to conduct the business of the City Chamberlain's Office for the year 1899:

For the year 1899

Contingencies Chamberlain's Office.

Salary of Chamberlain, as per section 196, chapter 378, Laws of 1897...
Salaries of Officers, Clerks and Employees.............

$500 00

12,000 00

26,300 00

$38,800 00

Allowed for the year 1898

Contingencies Chamberlain's Office...

Salary of Chamberlain, as per section 196, chapter 378, Laws of 1897.
Salaries of Officers, Clerks and Employees...

$1,000 00

12,000 00 32,450 00

$45,450 00

To perform the duties required of this office on account of the merging of the cities, I found it necessary to consolidate several of the positions provided for in the original estimate, and to abolish others. This enables me to leave an unexpended balance of about $10,000 of the Salary account and $500 of the amount allowed for Contingent Expenses for the year 1898.

My estimate for the year 1899 will be $38,800, which is $6,650 less than the amount allowed for this year. I would like to add that the fees earned by me on Court Funds, and turned over regularly to the City Treasury, average about $1,000 per month.

Herewith I inclose a comparative statement showing the several amounts allowed for 1898, and what is required for 1899, as requested in your circular.

LAW DEPARTMENT.

LAW DEPARTMENT,

OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL,
NEW YORK, September 26, 1898.

To the Honorable the Board of Estimate and Apportionment :

GENTLEMEN—In compliance with the provisions of section 226 of the Greater New York Charter and the request of your Board, I have the honor to transmit the Departmental Estimate of the amount of expenditures necessary in conducting the business of the Law Department of The City of New York for the year 1899.

Salaries of two Assistants for matters relating to the Department of Buildings....
Salaries of two attorneys for matters relating to the Department of Health..
Salaries of Assistants, Clerks and employees in the Borough of Brooklyn.....
Salaries of Assistants, Cler's and employees in the Bureau for the Recovery of
Penalties

Salaries of Assistants, Clerks and employees in the Bureau for the Collection of
Arrears of Personal Taxes....

Contingent Counsel Fees, including the payment of counsel employed in regard to the bonded and other indebtedness of the new annexed territories, and also including deficiency.

$319,758 00

General Contingencies, including deficiencies.

Pay-roll of Assistants, Clerks, etc., in Main Office of the Corporation Counsel of The City of New York, for the Month of August, 1898.