New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
PROMISE Of LOWER TAXES.
NEAR THE END OF THE FINAL ESTIMATES
MR. AsTgN app AXIS IN REGARD TO TIE CHARITY AP-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REACHED.

members hopo 10 complete the budget to-day and mako
tho Of tho total amount required from the
taxpayers for 1898.
For the Park Department the following amounts we're
asked and allowed For salaries for the maintenance
aud government Of parks aud plnccs f50 0OD asked
and 10000 allowed. For the salaries Of police
and keepers 100000 was asked and $780,.
900 allowed. For labor. maintenance and sup
plies T27J,OOO asked and .2jOOOO allowed
For the Zoooglcn Department. 100000 asked and
10000 was granted for building, and $4,000 for re.
pairs. For the maintenance Of the museums. 10000
asked aud gyon For music In the Central and other
parks T2OOOO asked and RlO.lsO allowed. For re-
pairs ON Harlem River bridges. $4,000 asked and
allowed For laying aud repairing old walks In the
Central Park aud city parks ana places, 100000 was
nsked and ~ . 900 allowed The item of $4,000 for
grading curhing etc.. transverse roads In the Central
Park was stricken ont For the improvement and main
tcnnnce ~ Riverside ave. 10000 was asked ana Flo
600 allowed. For the Improvement and maintenance ~
Riverside PARK s75.ooo was asked and 100000 allowed
For erecting and repairing 0l1cottagrs n the parks
- 500 was asked aud $1,000 allowed For refreshmpn
houses. $1,000 was asked aud 81 800 allowed. For
telephone service 900 was asked aud s2Oup allowed
Inr the mtnieninne anl govern nan of parks places.
streets. tOtls efc ih"hlns supplies aud snlailr9 IN the
rvrnt, hiid and rVput fourth Warts. Fl1.n1u was
nslpd rata wa finally nsel at al2DunD Witch
Il io include aluupp nr the mrrn, ement uf uvptlae
ave. for vhlrhn separate appropriation had heph ashpi
iafmnhnlnlna ani rebuilding hrli4as oypf hp hiunA
iU,tn Within thH CIV limiil ~ 2,1ol WA ashra ahA
- aul allowed rrf plpnne apwpis and htnlhl fip,1un
VAa dpsiiud AMI Hhunu allowed tnf surveying, lai
ma out. mnnnmnnihsi eit, AahhtiiAn island hnith ef
une hundrpd An uf htfh 49, ahd hr tWnHiflhlni ahd
fNeptl lualh wards, falUnn Was a,hai ani fsbo ouu
ailoNod for tho rumoyu at inonmnlanoes Ia the
Twenty thud aud Twonty fourth NAlds the entire
amount ashot fur $1,000, was allowed tho item OF
~. 1uo fur the Improvement ol Manhattan square was
.rickrn out having been plofhl,d Tor Ia maintenance
Tor surveys, maps ANA plans ~ the iwont}-thid and
Twenty fourth Wards T.iouoO Was s~nicd also 9poou
for rents and repair, of offices stables aud yards For
improving Jrlmctto Park Woentes siw 20 900 was
CATION OF parks YiO,OOO asked and TlOoOo
allowed Tor constructing incomplete pn,lliHs lliHs ol @ ,'u
ual ana city parks the item oi 7lu'ulp Desired Wa'
stricken Out ~ was also lhat oi Tb3oO Tor ne" steam
roller The item OF 10000 for contingencies Wa,
srcHcn ont and another ltom OF 7'2V ior paving ne
roadWays 10 Battery Park For sprlnklng the loadWuy-
m the Iwcuty-thrd aui Twenty fourth Ward, $1,000
asked and 5000 allowed For bridge, over 'tom-
wells Creek aHd the Mql vcn oau2l ft d one 4naled
The Board then took recess until r. IN.
MR. AsrEN MAKES \ STATEMENT.
After the rcce.. the Board mp the estimates Of the
Department Of Charities and CORE ctiOn Mr. Asten said
"The Commissioners of Charities and Correction est
mate that @l 79lj1s 30 viii be required for their De
pagtment for $50. OF this amount they require for sup
plies sl,O75IlO 80. Tho item OF supplies and the
amount required for them must necessarily bo based
uuou two CONTINGENCIES First the total number OF in
cost Of provisions, etc., consumed by those Inmates
From the statistic, Of those institutions II appears
that die yeaIly addition 10 tho number oi inmates sell
dom varies, and that during ihr hil Ten years II ma m
creased go per cent an n average ot > per cent annual
y. The estimated Increase of inmates for me year $40
can therefore he appro Em"trd almost To
1871 the annual natural increase, ~
la't should tr coming year prove an gAt, pUnl' "lI
tlr cfusua uf thrsa institutions 'u"N lour e average
ot "rmrr yoaIs % per cont inc '4,' ."'n'n, ni 'l
n'i,s wo"l, @I, ' , ','1" pl n, ~" Gion"r in'"l
lost to Ortnhrr J. -1l, which b lll.o lhl7 dona not
utndr ulirra hhl rmpnNna, nnnn "l Nh"W hn lth D
the department hll lrl nunnl w 'WpNHlf,l
small ani don1 uui hlirl ir ltlfr1lHn nl "hNNl w.
nr ot nrrr,.ill abnni tno sanin, ul tln qununl in
uult,d tlr l11l viii hr rlninif'l ln"l'rh w. W"pil l"h
lItlIua uul hartlaiuwl IA advance nh0nl tho pot
,rninn ~ uo,onio W thrao 'alion' n'lilnlmn' i9l
Inc qnulo,, of p,o'alooa. o'o 10 bo provided. irlo
rln,ns nut oo" r''oniI ll'n ~ ,r l',tlnln,I' llIl
rrom The Impairment onl nou lnlorgrpp o1lnlnel
city :, VII hr found tint The prucpa etcl'' used Ny
b, TN. Department u tho various mHliutnns Augh ~
ncnt nah, nour, milk, con,c, ioi, sugar. eggs
moIas,t. meal, r,c, etc., chn be- aud ao
now 'noiun} pnirhnwd FOR tho D'phil
ntr cost of ~ pri cont hes ibnn one year ago ln
ihr tuouliiuio of tl 900 uOo or suppoa nlone, n VIII
Boz AZ onoo rccu ihnt t ml rlion l'e ntlnR 81 tloo
600. IT, therefore, +l'oooO appropriated one jrnr ago
hna been annrrn "ioed amt pio,ils Tor ihg m,9"%ga w.
during r. "ill De- seen n tirw 81 me irl th1 the
ronrh reduction "i we r"1l "i ai h,o'Nuu. 1 ,' ~"
cent? hnl much snnllri amount VII br 'hmn Tor we
provision ~ uU the Inmates under the 'hnig" ~ th'
,omnsslouciH ln l-~' u IS con'rt'h hy proluo'
drlr. mduutncssm,n eonrnli ihil ~ present prices
fItI IL
b. strung probability that r'cna further reduction VIII
rpnarnli,s table VIVA sibmiitcd showing the guam
Titles mud prices paid 10y the Department IN le-3 WIN
uc uio, old quu. ir, pnd m 81 me ,latemrnt
mcnt and showed reduction ot cost III I7'i o'
RlOl 20 59. orovcr ID per cent
woml mot advise any reduction ~ did no' think Il jus
titled hy the circumstances. feel certain that t9OoOOO
be- enough but 5000 600 win be- an ample appropriation
AuorNIs ASKED ASp GRANTED.
The noati then took ur the various items For
solr,rs snt 55a vas asked and s3oi ga allowed FOR
.nru. ei Or5tlO 5O wos asked and SoOo 900 nlowcli
r, M u,niinns. additions n.d trrHiis to bnildng' nna
apantns soau5o vn asked nnd s3oooO allowed
~, rrn nir oui tcor ruor $3oopo was a-hrl and
s3,oMtn P'a oU1WW vlhn, ntnliNn, mt
,,aUiV,u0n3 ,s ,ng, Slrn Mmi. s9o6l6 w,s sluv@i
tut rHurt awlg nhmr in'. A'uN'3 ilfhliPet nMH
M"n,,V III, rrps,~t'We ~ apW bniIiara eiasiao@
V.s.atri suA 9lu1 .}Nl FeWrM w. ip'ehs srhiA
r.ippN vas 4ifAiais iA MA Fiiaooos ess al
hiHoi, Aiiu.,taaN Ni Flui iNN ni ,.. - ., , ,
Fu lho ti,diib nNia,tupnt so iua Was ashpA anN
snlt KS aiiowM Ara,h All sci Mls ampnel u .pr
s,iaglrs pN NH -'t"p' iw'l W qhN'' Ashw ip' Z iW
hrihaa hghlWss ior Contagious Ai'p"sss q" A""
rnr tio Poi,e department the estimates called for loo
additional mtrolmrn at ~ uoo eYn. thls Was reduced
n - ratrohuru, ana 92oWo additional was "ipI"pi'
ated Tor probationary paroimen. Inc following a"o"''
were asked and allowed
commissioners, 4'sShb sssobo Al9TsS sss Ssi
Inspectors .''-'''-'' a. 7Vo a. 100
10 surgeons 2ppnnn am
80 80. Vap'aa5 ssn,s 25OOO 23OoO
o,s ratr,mrn 81 slgoo........... 2,33l.6Oo 22e5 800
81 patromen tilOo ...-.----.. as a99 l99 9s00
246 Phtolmcn tlOcO. ...-...-... -ss,001 0o9
100 additional patromen 100000 2oW0
Probationary Patromen ......-..-. ....''''-. -oOOo
For .nlarc. supplies. rents, etc. the total amount
asked for was 80 oo2 Goo and the amount allowed was