New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-02
CoMlfISIcNiRS GHO ARE UNH1FPY
DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THEY CANNoT GET MORE
OF THE PUBLIC MONEY To SPEND.

OF TIE PUBLIC MONEY To SPEND.
There is a good deal OF dissatisfaction among
the heads Of city departments because tine Board OF Eau
innate and Appointment has not allowed them al me
money they desired t. spend in the Eca iN@-. huoor
o. Thompson Commissioner of Public Works feels dis
appointed because hc was allowed $4,000 instead OF
$3.50 900 lie stop the waste Of He says little can
! be accomplished with $1,000 If he had secured the
$3.50 900. 1t would only have enabled him 10 MAKE
free use of patented article bur il would have been IN
bis discretion employ many inspectors ab"a elec
| ton time next year rs he might think desirable lie
saws he Will now look FOR lrgs at Albany TO enable
| him to supply the defects in the wafer supply He
| asked for 100000 for repairs TO the aqucdut',
! but got S2i6.75O For boulcvards, roads and
| avenues the estimate Of 100000 was reduced
! by the Board Of Agporionment TO T7oooo' Ihe con
tin.ency fund estimate of $1,000, however was allowed
IN full For free floating baths Sl5,21j appropriated
instead OF $33 900 ASKED. Au extra SUN of s2oOOO WAS
added 10 the appropriation for lamps aud gas TO provide
Tor extra electric lights For repairs ana renew
ais % pipes sop cocks, etc. MI Thompson was allowed
| FlOj O0O about oDehali his estimate For repairs ANA
renewals of paveinents and regarding $4,000 was
appropriated, and $3l2O00 for repairing streets ana
| avenues making III all $4,000, the estimate being
$500 900; $4,000 allowed for repairing Jefferson
! Market and 100000 for Fulton Market. Altogether,
III ThOmpson's estimate WAS TeGuced from $1U1I1oJ
| to $2,512.4OO.
! An old omployo of the Department. Of Public Works
expressed his opinion the workings of ihe Department
- follows: II this Department could be divorced from
politics incompetent wcedcd OUT md appointments
made only for merit the S2,5i2,iOO could be reduced
ouc and then De made to 20 further than II VIII 20
now. An appointments wltha haltd0Z"n exceptions are
! made for political reasons Nearly every head Of
bureau is so the boss of Assembly District Com
mirtee and the first consideration here is political
! service. some day the people VIII awaken
to realization OF what this system III the city Govern
! meu is costing them London, Paris, Berlin, and all
other LiTope1" Giles o. any SIZE long ago " ~
,,,., and oo..,oves for oIi.icql PURPOSES
| In New York we are a half cc"tury behind the axe,
which accounts Tor tine fact that IA" city Government Is
| t. I5" ;..1,i ard o her 'citi,s"'
Tie appropriation made for the Police Department IL
ann, Nee y, rcoic>tcd for fonr more sergeputs
rclu,.i bi $t@6i IN te cenln gr c'ic.l ,,IEict,
and Of lo3s5 ~ ,hT s"gI NOR p%G5 p o1
s G, in rair the present one The total appra prl-
,'on i. n S} 3G:j $50.
i TRIBUNE reporter asked Police Commissioner -l.soh
! il Inc refusal 10 maize approgr1io4 for 100 new
uafr"Imcn would impair the efficiency Of She police.
30" t,rf.ly ia VIII vas tic reply. There are about
! 100 post, now uncovered for want ~ palr"Hn.n.
Is it not pOssbi. To take from me so men detailed
SO. There good mIuv of lhc~r men who are
disabled and should he on TIE retired list nat We nave
moi .oi The tuut, to pension them. Others have been
injured IN Oh" service: 81 ''u'5' t'Ic "it S''Ht %
these men, VIII ADMIT "Ao c"i he IctG'hC" i" la'I"i
"Iiow ABBOTT the steamboat s.uadthc broadway squad.
' ''.' ,'i, 81 IN oI.di CniJ th., NOT i,r t,j,,
re, -H'v. .' on az ii.t',.rrt 80
OF M -,'.,,,l,.t e1.lo3 now, cor,,ooscd of 112
@ GAN H.. I',i.,rd some Iufirct the winter We intend
''' f OH take "a ,oI5 Went, iIc non from j; and lui tr,n
IN, tri ,l'. iut II ,6ud NOT be abolished without
t rii, lie river front There are tt-ut eight men
80 ,i, ,.rr -u1-l.rciuci or Grand Central )tpoi
1"G TI.., are needed there 10 protect ut-s..I-.r,
IAN, Tho tli,,rs that always tuck to % depot think
| 49, t.,. t,.-r ,.u lt ..l,u fr,,g t,r.c for
! I'','f l,'.. m, fp-t--.e-rl mon that com
/ ,o... Oc Eroad ,,ay Squld are au-allicy needed
! ! -. i.,.,,u-' in ..o...ur Ola. street
80 d. r,, al, ,f prcclrrl il., ne mostly ud men
4rti. there aud tuc, are u,r.cL e4f1-te the Ord
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