Inc ifictropoIti.
The Court of Common Council assembled on Wednesday, to receive the report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the receipts and expenditure of the Corporation. Mr. Williams, M.P., stated the prin. cipal contents of the report. It set down the City Revenue at 396,9011. and the expenditure at 387,314/. The cost of managing the City affairs may be seen from the following table, which Mr. Williams read to the Court—
Officers and persons holding situations by the appointment of the Corporation or its branches £93,684
Cost of the Mayoralty already reported upon 25,034 Committees o the Common Council fir dinners, fine. money, an summer excursions 6,548 Expenditure on the Maria Wood 826
Besides the cost of building the Maria Wood, and barge house, which exceeded 6,000
Law Charges on an average of ten years 16,397 Ditto on account of making approaches to London Bridge 2,339
Surveyors, &c 2,799
Pensions to widows of Aldermen, and other persons connected with the Court of Aldermen 900 Pensions to officers, widows of officers, &c 11,821
£150,883 From this statement, Mr. Williams said, the public would perceive how much it cost to govern 122,000 citizens of London.
Mr. Fletcher complained, that in many respects the report was in- comph.te, and that a wrong impression as to the receipts of the officers of the Corporation was produced by putting down the gross payments, without deducting the necessary expenses of those persons. He moved that the report be sent back to the Committee, to be amended; which motion, after some discussion was carried, by a majority of 65 to 29.
7,-119
147,662
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