New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
THEY ALL WANT MORE MONEY
v.Nv CITY ESTIMATES INCREASED.

.ar,xc yon MORE CLERKS, Mokh foL,oH
s,,.r,,rs AND MORE CONTINGENCIES
c.s;ss;ouer Asten stated to the Board OF E hs5
s.n and Apportionment Yesterday tna ~ NJ poIre
received letter from the cn souest for information
Dcpc.rn;ng the estimates, in which he sila VIC
ntter would be attended to as soon as tno NJ
could do so without negecting other '"''"''''
Asten said: , A,r much
We need n detailed statement SHOWING mvw lie
money has been received ny inc r0IH MONEY has
s from other sources Important ,na' u W.
should know 1t, this Board Is The Police Board
s~sr the ground could not S Sa
BALANCES rscen, judicial ali into
~. and does not accept ihose vi ~. roce
This should have nave Been held back especially
an increase OF the force is asked ior' y.,ua
Ths Navor said il was important that the Boat ~
shonld have the Information ass StenSen B. French
cynlancd the estimates of the Police Depar tii9 Sn
lie said 100 additional patrolmen were asker To- 80
The present force was $500 and IL was pVPosoa t
no % ,,on In renly TO an inquiry from MI Asteh
Inc said that SIS additional patrolmen naa ooom ap
pointed during the year ana pau "ua o. of moneys
rcceved from private institutions and DusihcSS
houses for poicemens services. ,.orr De,art
have asked for il formation from yonI Depaaw az,
49,, so;J Nr Asten "as to the number OF men
detailed at banks. institutions ferries anu y"
sp 49, Frenc, repied that the information would
10 furnished. He stated that the increase OF $50,
Ia 90 in this years estimate, was largely due 10 le
increase in the force ne LINING, S5 o,,, and SIS 900
hne more telegraph operator was needed 10 10 'ho
Inty now performed by detailed policeman.
Mr. As,en-Do you take policemen and make 'hein
Mr. French-Ycs .......,..,... o.. cs,,,,r
Mr. Aseii we make appfo1p on some q, them for
other work Is not strange that me pnuJh m
Inn tnee arr nj he clerks Won need and those a-
ointed as policemen should not be pit Oh othei WON
Mr. French went over all the enres Of tre . eSi
az, Tree Ia say II is better estimate than they
rave last YEAR Mr. Mayor . a..,.,.,,. ,,,..,. ....
A communication from the Comfy oie sfi.Nu WIS
,eal .diine ~ OOl rs his estimate rs cOnlensa-
ts,, rs, snii,pt,e ontt Justices iipn bthet usliics
Niph called 70 sefte ~ place Of Judge ao'eh'
9Tia"ss hapse ei,lef eietk 81 The surefot Ccutti
sst IA ~, gH NHtp THAN las' ttaf iUf saqits ~
n. aiitIdbal attendants fha ete s,eigg,slIet RAJ
saas fiy asbig igl Ei3 400 his ea 80 asahst ~ "
4 iasi yea SAID chat ihe business ~ NJ ','ait 'hp,ii
Mas e,pster Than eyel, IN oHe ,ineN.4 le n,sh,
Jury lad e5s,nnld AZ faces and found 400 naiel.
;He coaaig. ifie asked ior $4,000 additional e.,
contingencies, illustrating us necessity w sa4ihe
that IN order io bring prisoner rom sal iianslsu
10 this city il was necessary 70 SEND Two oihvvis
after him and the cost amounted to Fl ,ooo. so.
mon Pleas, applied Tor 81 900 additional to last
wears figures Ia order to pay one more attendant
s. Coleman street Ss" said his estimate les
were increased this year over the amount aPponio,
toned last year by about $4,000 because Slo'la99
,nore was needed on account of contracts ana
@I5 600 might be wanted for removing and dump
ing into the sea ashes collected in Harlem which
hitherto IL had been customary to use IN iiling up
sunkcn lots Beside this there was a natural IN,
crease in the wants of the Department on account OF
the growth of the city. About 1000 new houses z
year were built and the population increased
about per cent annually. g.. :,
William " Leary. chief clerk in the Surrogate
office said about 5000 additional was needed TO
&C. coli md "a
clerks.
The Board will met again tomorrow at ii a. IN.