, 1876-02-08
THE BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT.

HAhk LIZ tuQlQ6E29 Az AQt
Yesterday afternoon a TRIBUNE reporter hap
pened to meet Mike Bailey, Superintendent Of
buildings, aud 1t once fell into conyersation
with bin upon tho subject Of Miles, estimasos
for the expenses Of his Department for tho eur-
ront yoar. which hare beon commented npon by
aomo Of tho papera al beng altogether too
large. Bald tue reporter:
!" How Ia 1t, Mike, that you xant $4,000 this
yonr, when laat year you got nlung With hAlt that
sum p
."Ts,o fact ID" said Mike, "last gear they cut
mo down 10 from wllat did ark for that II bns
been very bard scratching to got along, and
while aorno OF the things which hayn asked for
this year may not meet with The approval Of tho
Finance Committee, yet I don't sco how my De-
partu1ont can got On without tlein."
TlosE HORSES.
"But what Is this ;s!es shout Aorses," oAf1 tho
reporter. IL ths city to buy l,orycB aud ruiz
Iivory stable 2" .....
"Eo," said Nike. II suggested to tho Coun-
ell that could do an much work with ton mon
who had hoIges ~ could with twenty who bud
10 work on foot. What nsk Ia. giyo mo for ton
men al.20O yoar apiece, and alyo allow caoh
0llo $500 to cover tho expUnHes OF keeping \
ho1ae. l don't propose that tlle city shall buy
tue horbcH, bit that tho mel shall get tholu
themselves, md tho city simply pay tor their
times as much ln tllo way OF inspection NJ ono
| who IL without any othot meanB Ut loeomotiuu
tl' his legs or y horae-car; Now, for instance.
tlota il ono district which e1tenda from
tho river to tho city llnits. in which, last yeas
thore wtro from. QUO to 70D buildings put up. 1t
" out OF Tho question for any one man to 90
over that territory daily during the building Boa-
| Boti AUD Inspect ivory house or store which Ia
going up. Tho .uon ase unable 10 do tho work.
| aud tho i!atuinl t+Ault with good many In thAt
they Drcomo Negligent aud plead u thor e1cnsu
for not working that il IL iuposribio for Them
| put hitn Oh AoIbo. aud he il ablo to cover thu
osltro territory without any diljcu!ty.
| GTIiEt SUGGESTIONS.
| Then ! suggested lhaa wo ought 10 laye an
other man to Keep = record u vi! fires aud NJ,
.roouut Of their orislu. also Recommended
tint .0U0 ho Alowotl for . contingent luid to
| u1ysr tho expenses OF teaslng Iuwn dangerous
walls Or buildings In csso tho Fire department
should stop doug IL. Up to shls limo y has al.
ways bosn: dona by tls llrs-AlarBlal knl lla
mon. aud II they Keep OIL tllere IL. VI course hi
necessity fer tllp 81 QUO iscn which 10 lneludet
by sl!s way, III tlo SUN total of say.U .U'o.
Thon, too, ! want to llaYo u cuurso Of Eoo1
| competent ruofefu, whu shall mako at pxAulI1la
aion OF al the foofa III the city. many of "Llcl
| aro IL bail coAdtiOn. Az understand. the
| t0ofe.H intend to petition the Council to hRys
all ronferB licensed, aud they hay that 1t any ont
Of their nntnLer 's caught violating tho pro
VISIONS Of the Building law that they alall inter
pone no objection to hss suffering tho penalty
thnk, too, that tdare ought to DO mai! al tLt
tins ut the new conft-tluuso, Which,. of cuutsv
alll hays to be Inspected siAo any other building
=" hasS ouly asled for :l,HOU tor stationery,
blanks, oto., hud out o! that 10.UU0 copies oi
tho hutlding law will have 10 be llriutsd. Last
yoar We got Il, QUO for furniture Office s1penAes.
ETC.. aud That "as all expended. Then. NJ 70.
CARDS the salary account, behoyo that ! don',
got enough. lt7s to keep horse. snce | sn1
travelling around nearly a!l day and 1t seems tc
ne that ought 10 have ~ inurh ~ Supertt,,
teudens Hickey, tho FiIe.alareha,, or the
n1e1uteEs OF shn Board Ut Public Works
a1y S1cEctarY. soe. who las to kee,
> record Of every building in the city. over,
all the permits for nuw buildings aud house,
moving during the year, ought 10 xet It less
3l,sU1. In Nsw York tho entlro o1penses OF ths
Department amount 10 sl60. .0U0 aud lhero ths1
have contingent fund OF go, Duo. It seems L