New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-30

/ be effected in the Park Department. C0DmIssioner
! Lane, however. thonght that the estimates should
be increased. The Dock Commissioners held meet
| ing that was not marked by entire harmony, there
being some rather lively passage; between Mr.
Laimbeer and Mr.. Dimock The Board Of Educa-
ton held It's last meeting for theyear Excise Com
missioner Hart took his seat
|
DISCUSSING THE ESTIMATES.
| LAST STATEMENTS FROM HE LEPREsENTATiyEs OF
THE DEPARTMENTS CRITICISMS OF GEORGE
Bu---sT,rEMENT OF COMM ssIONEE WALES.
| The Board of Estimate and ApportI0nment
yesterday for the last tine 10 hear representatives.
the city departments IN regard 10 the estimates or
the coming year. To-day the Board viii beyin % pass
| upon the various tens.
Hup,rvis0r COstigsn cxplaDcd az The suggestion of
the May necessity transfer ofapPro pristion
to PRINT blanks etc. for the use Of the incoming Mayor
lie dehlcd, id also the MAYOR. that the Board ~ Guy
Record had incurred liability whatever excess of
tie approximation Of last year.
TIE Police Department was then called. but OF
Commissioners present in response 10 the re-
quest OF the Board OF L innate and Apportonment.
Commissioner Nichols in the short time. but
he out before tho business OF hls depart
meuJ reached. superintendent Wai!uDg and
CHief Clerk uIW4ey were present. however,
to answer Tor the Commissioners The Mayor SAID mat
he would be glad to them. If they wished express
opinions department estimates, buC he Thought
the request the Board could Only be We properly ny
the Commissioners themselves. The Mayor asked tls
Superintendent II there not ten detailed Tor
detectives, and others detailed elsewhere, who were
DONG work winch should BE- done by private persons;
and If there too maqy men ut the City Han etc
Superintendent WalIng SAID that there too many
men the Guy Hall, DW that many OF these were od
aud unfit other lie thought did Chief Cerk
Hawley that there perhaps 100 men IN the de
partuent who should be re.lred unfit Tor service,
but that de.ect in the law did not permit
| the Board TO retire them without their consent
The superintendent explained that several of the de-
crepit detailed TO the district evil courts and
the Mayor suggested that the Justices had too many Of
| icers OF their own.
"And yet" interrupted George Bliss during the last
election We tod that they could not serve their
own warrants, but must have the whole Police Depart
| ment and them"
Chief Clerk Hawley sand that the clerical Osee at Po-
| ice Headquarters not too large
From this statement George Bliss dissented He said
that II any one called AZ Headquarters be would md
nine out OF ten reading newspapers. Not only
we're many clerks at too large salaries but
| policemen were detailed for clerical work. Besides,
clerks TOR the Street Cleaning COMMITTEE, etc. not
put the regular list OF clerks, out were paid out vi
other funds The powers Of the superintendent Police,
lie said had taken from hun, aud instead Of one
SUPERINTENDENT there eight-iOur Commission
ers and four inspectors Tne superlntenients former
yet the Sup ernendens salary has not been reduced,
! and he is provided with clerk at salary OF $1,000.
The Board OF Police Mr.. Bliss continued, was spening
every year many thousand dollars IN OF the ap
preparation clerical service. TIE STRENGTHENING
Bureau was characterized by Mr. Bis, altogether
wrong" "OYer Sl19 $50 spent every year IN
vlsng the expenditure of the remaining SGj7 0Oo." he
! said. The department has increased its wsicbmen,
sweepers tbs year very largely. but reduced the
number of carry away the refuse by over lvc.
rhe total number 81 ncn employed now Il OVo agan.t
lions said, who nad been turned out of tac service II
| the United States Government for cleaiing.
| Mr.. Bliss tnen turned hls attention 10 tie County
Clerks Office where. he said, three cIk, at $3.50
| a ye employed WHO were unuuiIoiiHr. ~
| law. cbr at 81 800 year ii not srend ryo
miuut-s day Ill tue ONCE, ami one IL 100 Old not
spend twenty minutes Ia the County tlcrs Once each
| It this statement Bartholomew G. Buckey wl0 was
III the room, said he the clerk ns>t rfer'ed 10
by Mr. Bliss and re denied the un OF the stal"ment,
| 10 the amusement Of tnOse present
The estimates Tor tbr PARK Deparinch were r"Ht con-
sidred. The Commissioner wre all present N' pii"s
| Mr.. Conoycr. Coumssioner Waice sad IN substance:
4" am compelled To form a Judgment on the ,stma'es
sryia Sasgn o n 'I te PAX board ST. Lane has ed his
estimates PAX Board but rs tlc otIer paper
handed here treicrriDg a. that SlI Grc.hl know
! nothing. The Board Gas already ,nec,d saving of
81 the salary list IO-moIroW @Il submit a re-
Bo,rd dgItes vi h the Committee. OAy narI ol It's
S27 800 VIII De uermanent-thit j. abJut $4,000 -
we viii nave employ ID superintendent IN tnr spbg.
40 moi THINK S92 223 too much tor toe Para Police.
There suli. lent pole men now empl9ei prog.
su1plle, the item OF 100000 can be
1000, II the Board WJrk hafMOnlD>3, - T. lax
IL iiier While. The roads "a IN" Park are IL Uid
c0ndI IOD. but sO oad as gen r1y SUPPOSED lLcro
Il cUmpianC abou nu of pr perry, Out hsyo
not ueeD ablc yet TO investigate toe charges. We nave
got incompetent per Gus elnp oyel wnom hope
win get md OF after time. trIst thc C1aiDissiDn-
ers Will have the honesty and Wisdom properly tosI-
| pend any apprOpI lated for t1e d'psrt.
nent. For Central Park waks tae amount o. 100000
In tue aOwO, t1nA, Oue-its. tne
ite,u OF $4,000 Riverside Park m.ni, praaID De
cut down 100000 INT park exp hsNe iuNufy.
but now that We have IT, IL VIII. nave Dr m ,iuaucd:
People VINO talk about largely reducing he e>n as' OF
the PARK Department don't know what they taking
about
Mr. Wales made further Suggestions. aud no
whOie amount OF reductions on the c.mstes amiNi he
Thought could be made $1,000. Foe total sun
OF the original estimate O the department, as uD-
mitted, WI, S9l3.373.
Commls ssouer I.dl. then gave bis reasons wuf ne
thuugnt Original estimates Should no. ae r-d'cei
In he Thought they ought To ice lhcfcRs-d
who mad waiAt?g tb.ne,
ga up his papers ani ha, ami eit Che roam
pareutly Disguised with his aSsOclates staicDleu.