New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-14
THE CITY'S BURDEN.
PREPARING THE FINAL ESTIMATES.


.rha Board of Estimate and ApportiOnment
,.nod Yesterday to the arguments OF citizens in favor
=, increasinc existing appropriaonsor making special
sppropriatons for objects named Inc h's'
rer.ons 10 appear were Mrs. Lille DeVereaN
Rlage. Mira. Beatty, Miss Dozier Goss, MISS r. A.
brink NJ. D.. Miss f. sehoonmaker and Mrs 10 zier
n Mrs Blake spoke for the party. She strongly au-
c rcd an appropriation to be applied by the Police
Commissioners for paying matrJns 10 be assignee W
each OF the police etaton-honse' she saiu 'n'
women were often taken III IN tue Slie.' "
met with accidents making necessary tueF O0'N-
taken to the stationhouses before oeng taAeh nun,
mr. 10 hospital Women accused OF THEFT wcTe seafenc'
,ep ar.,ces In these cases the services Of women
we're absolutely necessary. Young girls just entering
n, an abandoned life might possibly he recalmea oy
considcrate matron. The women dodgers III inc VAR
ous station houses in this city for three months nun"
bered 1900 20 5000 males, wmle ol 'no'e
Incorporated in the station house cells for crime
or drunkenness the men Outnumbered the women wv
TO enc. H., oo,-
The Mayor said the matter would be given cue coh'
alteration, and the party left the Mayors once
delegation from the Twentythird and Iwen-
tv-four,h Wards, including Juoge -,
usu tivn Justice MCGOWAN, Alderman "eiS'
w. w. Niles Henry J. Ford, H. H. eha N,
T rasaT and Mr.. Randall were presep'
10 ask for an extra appropriation to enable 'he r ~
partrnent TO put the leading horonsh'areS ~ .I -
nexed district in good condition and MAINTAIN 'D'-
All OF the gentlemen named spoke. -. ~,,
Henry T. Ford said that the residents OF the HhneNe
strict wished particularly that some attention ehouu
he given 20 the wants OF that portion of the CITY, A9
raid a considerable proportion OF the taxes ou' We
overlooked in good part IN the appropriations u'"'
their thoroughfares were In disSrace'ui eoh"oh '
,sra absolutely impossible for loaded wagons OtAers
were IN anything but good CONDITION Tney would ike
obaye this condition OF things remedied'
controller Campbell turned TO the group
spo asked II the condition OF the street
where a citizens carriage was overturned
and he received injuries for which the city had been
uuleted IN $4,000 damages. was cha fgeapie 10 INC
negligence OF the Park Department
s.,aral responded that unQestionably this was the
ease and added that outlay of $50 would have
ss the street pa ssabe that point They declared
so that there fifty other places III JUST as pau
condition in the thoroushiares In the annexed district
Alderman Wells said that citizens proposed here
otter 70 watch where the money expended in the
.,rered district A few years ago nearly the entlre
amount appropriated was expended on ROAD heariy
,o miles in length TO enable the owner of the only
,sdence on II to drive there comfortably. They d4d
no, intend to have this repeated II they could help IT,
park commissioner Wales said this was done before
The present Park Board was in existence lie did not
think should be held responsible LOT the sihs VI o
sions OF its predecessors
Alderman Wells said this true and that the pres
an, BOARD had dealt moro Justly with his district than
the former Park Commissioners.
Mayor Grace said that his colleagues and himself felt
indisposed to grant any large amount OF money
t he expended by the Park Department. because OF the
Differentiation body and the doubtfel whether
the money would be judiciously laid out.
Alderman Wells said he hoped the annexed district
onld NOT suffer because Of the trouble in the Park
Board o,,,
renreseptiye of the Board Of Officers of the 22d Reg
ment National Guard, presented communication from
that body asking the armOry OF the command In
ha rpl
mated at $4,000.
DrsA r. Brockway, Rufus L. Wilder, Truax and Cox
urged strongly the necessity Of new hospital IN the
upper part Of the city. The one at Ninety nnhs ara
Venth.ave they claimed was inconvenienty situated
Controller Campbell thought It would be good plan
IN abolish the Ninety Street Hospital. and have
one large enough to the requirements OF the upper
mart OF the city somewhere about One-hundred-and-
tenth-st and near Fourth or Fifth-ave
The Mayor colncided with this view.
The Mayor submitted the following communication
relative to the equalization and reduction Of the salaries
of those EMPLOYED In the various departments of the
city government The attention OF the Board was
called 10 the matter in order that 1t might memorabilia
the Legislature;
Tn my last annual message the Board Of Aldermen
mari Of the annual appropriation in reality in no
respect subject 10 the control ot tIe BOARD OF Lsate
gard to salaries paid by the city Ol9 81 OF
the entire sum 4r e C9 tS o6 g.
@ fctsn fbe con Alteration OF the condition civil
serve In tn message referred TO found occasion 10
saw under existing conditions and long the pres
ent methods OF appointment are permitted 70 c9hToi
S9vros for il ia to the Interest political parties to
keen them as large possible, and our charter and
the special laws relative to the city are peculiarly con-
ducye 10 the attainment OF party ana Olher tnah OF
administrative successes Under chansed cohdltlohs'
however which should make ablhly chracter anu az
tainments highest claims upon ohce iee satshed
1eeRB e list OF m empoyes Certainly re-
duced onethird" , -. A..
10 discover where reductions be effected without
detrimemt the city and have prosecuted very thor
regret 10 say that the o in which the provisional es
Inmates sent In 10 us rom the several departments
In roo many instances wholly fails TO supply anythDg
Ike adequate data 10 enable this Board TO pass upon
the correctness Of the estimates without gong 10 out
side sources for information. regret also that,
according the opinion OF the Counsel 10 the
COrporaonths Board mas no power over the matter OF
salaries except such as follows incidentally upon the
right increase or reduce the aggregate amount asked
Tor for this item by each department. am satisfied
inquiry aud without knowledge OF the facts much
SnSre and have therefore caused to be prepared by
Commissioners Of Accounts official abuated state
the oSical reports in The Ciy record of January ST.
1882, there and examination OF the last pay-rols
shows that tine same holds good at the present um in
TIE service the city 1881 persons receiving salaries
amounting TO S75l10l37l not Including 3l5l persons
employed by the Board OF Education Win salaries az
gregating $2,71s,25792 aud not including tenn
porary clerks and day lsPoreIs, Mheh 1nose per
only land this does not INCLUDE employees of the
Board OF EduodtOnl ABOUT 2,U1O persons OF IOrtynVe
designations over whose salaries, amounting TO
S104266s this Board has any control While such is
and far larger part OF the expenditure Is
qulred TO be made and than majority OF the per
employed hold their Offices and receive their sal
aries under laws which leave pOweress 10 effect any
remedy reduction, should be ncld responsible
and II is 20 impossible TO bring anything like sys
ten into civil Service which, from my personal
perence, satisfied most urgently needs reforming
III the same Office rules were applied in the service OF
the city. ana it, employees selected for ike
those which govern In great business house,
very large proportion OF civil servants might
he dispensed with. This never be done, however
long than One-haf OF the persons employed
and than Ouehaf ~ the salaries paid are beyond
the control OF the Board which has the passing