New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-14
$,ALIOTTING CITY FUNDS
THE STREETS AND TIE PARKS.
Nfs, WALES DEFENDS TIE PARK BoARD-THE GRAND
JURY's NEEDS.

Nrs. WALES Defends THE PARK BoARD-IhE ohAN'
JURY's NEEDS.
rho onest;on of unexpended balances came up
,ain Yesterday in the Board of Estimate and Apt
sertionment Tho Street Cleaning DeparInen;U
RsSed for transfer of 900 from the approRriI
SnsfeT he reduced to SO 900. This was carried py
vote of three to one Mr.. Asten said that Willie o
recognized the of balances
GThe president of the Department OF 5a t nr no
Assessments" said Mayor EGs9on' "Vo'eu i0i pi0-
Mr. Asten-The president Of the Department OF
Taxes and Assessments sees Things IN thinks Tsbt
and proper. And in his opinion the reminder Oh hiS
mast vote is not pertinent at this time
President Wales Of the Park p @ nafeS6sd the
P pau Commssion which he said not extraya-
CANT. He asked the Board either to reduce tne
SnS the transverse roads in Central Park to 30 OO1
or TO allow the $780, 900 asked for by the PARK
Board The transverse roads c09id 6e Woud
b sSc rPnnt cd R&y work KEN IN Riverside
ssF GOO 1U Was allowed, and $4,000 for 1884 wond
Yesrlv complete this work, while $4,000 would 20
of little us and the whole item might ds wen r os
now without gas, water sewers, and this was an
injustice to the property owners VINO hau o00H
heavily assessed for the were present
Simeon f. Church, Cyrus Clark and others argueu
for $75 600 for Riverside Park 10 oor,d tell how
mncb of the $3.50, 900 desired for maintenance Oh
fhe parks was to be used for labor now nuon o nUt
supplies etc. Mr.. Wales did not klo"' ou' pA0'N
iSs Several e letters We're read in regard to appropr
ating 500 900 for accountants etc. Tor inc oyer I
TeuHiner Grand Jury. On December ~ Mayor Eu-
SON wrote thus to District Attorney Peckham:
All assistance which he rendered by me toward IC
wardng any investigations Which the Iramd c jury may
think hardly need say-be cheerfully and promptly
given To this end believe snS pc a l hr force Of
clerks your and the Grand Jurys disposal THcfPe
such portion of their force as Is necessary 10 perform 'ne
specific duties required by law
District Attorney Olney sent to the Board letter
from Merritt Trimbe, foreman OF the Grahd jury,
requesting him to provide tGnas h ior of
the city affairs, adding that $4,000 would DC
necessary: resolution Of the Ga iran jury "i'0A
while n NAV be found convenient in connection with
some portions their investigation to utilize some Oh tne
of the Jurv that such thorough and comprehensive e1
animation as the business demands and as would secure
se OF expcrs Who have never any official connection
with the administration OF the city,
Mr. Olney wrote urging the appropriation. Mayor
Edison said that no Appropriation could be made 1or
the purpose until after January L. all
The Board will meet every day at IL a. H. aitn
the final estimates are completed
PLANS OF THE NEW CABLE COMPANY.
According to the articles of the certificate of
assoeat9n Of tb ahe cana STOCK of this ASSOCIATION
is to be ga OOO, 900, divided into forty Thousand
shares of the par value OF $lOo eaen; WIN ~
increase the capital stock from time to time ny sucR
amonnts as NAV be necessary to defray the cost OF
building and construction and the purchase OF
property The number OF directors o ~ Pu' +h hc
following shareholders John W Mackay, OF VIZ
cinia Nevada who represents 20 600 shares isaac
dc Castro, of New York City, 5000 shares; and
David b. Davidson, of brooklyn, 5o00 shales;;
The association began on DecGhioer o ~ anu
holders are only to be liable for the debts OF the
association in so far there shall be any sum I'M
paid on stock subscribed for or held by them;
The general route of the telegraph line to be con-
strncted by the association is as follows: From the
city of NewYOrk to Cape Ann, Mass, ana lnrq p
the New England States and Canada to Dover Bay,
There will also be direct line from New; York to
Dover Bay. From Cape Ann submarine cables-one
or more as NAV be found neccssary-will connect
with Ireland England, France, Belgium or SPAN,
touching desirable at any OF the lnIs or oh ' n
france line will run to Paris. The Atlantic ana
Gulf states the West Indian Islands and the main
land of South America will also be reached IRON
New-York if desirable by land lines and submarine
cables and a line is also proposed from NeW-lork
to Mexico, and another 10 California and Oregon,
from thence connecting by cable with japan, China
and Australia with such intermediate stations as
may be necessary. The company claims the r,Snt
10 use all of its lines as telephone lines, ana To be-
come the owners OF licensees of any patents or IN
Mentions connected with telegraphy or telephony
The articles further state JndI du OidCc has DOCh
established i'll New-YOrk City.
ATLANTIC STATES NAIL ASSOCIATION.
The market for nails continues to be dull, as in
dicatcd by steady decline Iii prices amounting 70
81 per kcg for the past year, and ID cents lot
the past month. Nothing to enllven matters was
suggested at the regular monthly meeting OF fho
president, Mr.. o. A. Washbum, and the secretary,
MIR. James &. Holden, in common with the fourteen
other representatives of mills present, held the
view that while the market is not overstocked at
present has business been worse than was eX-
pected during the past month, the outlook Tor the
winter months is not promising. Tho probability
was that there would he stoppage OF mills by IN
dividua owners, or by coneerted action OF INC as
at its last meeting to order general shuttng-d0wn
isnot likely to be renewed, however, at It's meet
ing at Pittsburg next week.
BROOKLYN SNEAK THIEVES IDENTIFIED.
George w. Lake, one of the thieves arrested IN
Brooklyn last week, after lo had attempted to enter
the house of George Is. McCOy, No. ~ SOuth G0rt-
land.aye. aud on whom the window coping fell,
was identified yesterday by General James Grant
Wilson and his wife, OF No: 10 East seventy.
fourth-st New York the thief who entered their
house in November while the family were at dinner
and who was discovered by MISS Wilson, to whom
he presented a pistol and protected by 1t made ms
WAY down tho stairs past General Wilson and his
wife and walked ont of doors. lie carried away
with him jcwery worth several hundreds OF aolla liars
time has been identified ms Samuel stewart we'll
known burglar of Philadelphia
ALECTURE BY TIE ARTIST MOSClIELES.
number of invited guests, mostly ladies, listen
ed TO Felix MOschees, the Lyndon artist at Mrs );
Pope's studio, in tho building at Fourth-ave and
Twenty -6ftl-st yesterday forenoon. Mr. M0sche-
les taking occasion to comment on tho relative
value of different modes of treatment, SAID OF Dack
ground treatment, only the greatest masters real
~ succeeded in painting background. Don't be
gin picture till you have finished IT III your mind
You can't deperd on the chance of coming out all
right OF American art he said There is new
and wonderful school Of illustrators in America"
Mr. Moschcles painted from life, the head OF an Old
man. representing hermit lo wOrk ed rapidly
and commented as he worked. He has been in this
country q month, and will spend some months here