New-York tribune., 1884-10-25
THOMPSON'S BIG FIGURES.
a MORE EXPENSIVE LUXURY THAN EVER.

vur AMOUNTS ASKED FOR BY VARIOUS phrA"i
xrSrs-pEMANDs INCREASED ALL AROUND.
Hubert omPSSs1 sa1a a Ss.mats and sp
ssS &c SaS P"os Works for the
'n:f'Ss ss% inSss he :sS e. ne!
esssity Of repaSins. II is Rnneo's.ary to go into
'hai Last year the appropriation was 9oco. was
il notf inquired Sir. Asten ",o.,ds.
answered % Mr a:arIss uhom tsis year are in,
cinded in the general appropriation IN accordahcc
with the Controllers decision that this must oe
"And this year." continued Mr. Asten, "you ask
for wi 500 for salaries. II we reduced the amount
= iess number of inspectors would be employed"
"Ycs sir" said Mr.. Thompson .,
"The estimate was largely reduced last year,
"Yes sir" responded Mr.. Thompson.
In regard to the estimate for roads streets r@ ahr M
ihon,pson said: Last year $4,000 was appro-
priatea. have reduced II TO the lowest posslole,
amoun on account Of the Increased amour. UNI,
for salaries, $500. MIR. Thompson saiu' !" 10
about the same AS last year" :, ..,o, At.
Five hundred dollars more re''ai NJ" '''
In regard to the $4,000 asked for "seTsls YER;
fepairine and cleaning" Mr. Asten salui na,
i.s;tioOo more than was allowed last year. Is "
NH Mr. Thompson answered. THAT includes the
"ies bv a6cn, $1,000 was the answer, " The
salaries last yeat were very much cfa,nIe IN Il,
lut "apwetaae sysiebi=salaiies," Hlo,xst oV' ~
this years estimate. NJ. Asten saidi That is
aM increase OF about Fi,9sT.'
hYes sifN said Aln Thompson AL, oma..n
M thcSSse'" hsSSess waited s IL siSsS"o Sya 1Gs as
sipboon Including saa,ieAA ,,a ~aI All "r,". "ar"H.
rlla,ed 70, ,hs r,ieIe ma ~ ss' 1T 40 0uu
turnishinp tho Controllers oiiee after W. teh,oNsi
i,om The Court iouse peduetna this VI haaSe me-
tius, 600 OF N,l, 600 more than last yeat, lhe
.ala,e, in This appropriation IN tins years es',, ,nn
mate were sci down by MI, Thompson at US ipo
Is against s250oo last year Inc salaries o' .hn' 'o
ping ping and s ior % building purposes" aggregate
vi 1850 as against no 800 last year. ,,,os ,,.
.mDloTen, Mr Of %o%GIGH am addiloSsl ssn sorS
For the water supply for the Twenty-fourlh
Ward 1890 is called for. ;,;.oa
:" lave any pipe, been laiJ TINS year, iuq"ieu
Yes, SIR" said Mr. Thompson.
''some people over there" said the MAYOR,
shave told me that no pipes had been LAID there"
sponded: That's because. the pipes were
not ready They WILL be ready s n next ho wssk WsKor
mo sir" answered the clerk
Cornelius Van Cott President of the Board OF
Fire Commissioners, stated that his estimates at
were larger this year. because the pay of the ire
men had been increased by the Legislature ms
adds SIC, 800 to the estimate and $i3.sOO more Is
needed for additional officers and men required 1or
tion of 81 6Ol 20 i'll certain salaries is made making
the net increase $l17, Cos 80.
General Egbert L. Viele, president of the Depart
ment OF Parks, made a statement of It's wants. lie
taid that the estimate of $10O,OOO for the PaTK
Police, instead of $l25,O00, was based upon the
imperative necessity for an increase OF the iorce.
There were not men enough at present to
prevent outrages and highway robberles
and to protect the Park, he said. For
labor maintenance and supplies" he asked
for $275, 900. Last year the amount was hxcd at
S250.000.
Jacob Hess, president of the Depar tment of Pub
lie Charities and Correction, said that $4,000
more than last year was required, not including
the cost of new steamboat. The increase for sup
plies he said was based on the increase III popula-
tion. THIS year the department had 1,OOO more
persons to care for than 1t had last year.