New-York tribune., 1884-11-13
MORE MONEY FOR THOMPS ON.
up AsTEN PROTESTS IN VAIN.
WATER METER INSPECTORS PROVIDED
N"NN - or THEM ENOuGH-A TRANSFER

-~~vrx.ovr WATER METER INSPECTORS rho'iDN"
vop-rrN OF THEM ENoUGH-A TRANSFER
h sus;tiSnpSs Ssors the Board Of st
mate and d.Apportonment yesterday. Comsnoff sNrs Of
xsten made L plain that less than ten inspectors Ca
A"snr n,rfers could readily do che work that Ine
Ccmmissicner of Public Works wants to pay twen,
Sv-one men for doing the transfer pS Moi ,, ama m
increase Of salaries chargeaoie S 70 IS made from
~s moa 70 SIS. BOO was voted for by the other
members Of the Board Mr. Thompson snSm!1so !nto
= statenept showing how the city is dlvlueu inIo .
Sonr d,strlcts for the purpose OF inspecting wa'ci
meters, OF which there are 12ooo. 81, pr,,,o
MT Asen s year the saa,Ies "p ths account
and that was allowed hin, although apom. SiVW1oY
was taken of from the NO Wors sboud hold
himself his original estimate In 1850 th, Last
appropriated for salaries OH TINS account see how we
can make this transfer increasing the salary "cco"n'
Mr. thompson. The work under this appropriation is
eomething that not matter Of contract anu 1cacU,
ms in some other accounts. Cutting down IN t s cn aS
cutting down The LABOR account pesnn, Snnlicoe ac-
counts So as guard against fraud II the npe a te,
that th!s Is an unnecessary pecauuoh' 'nc Vu s''"
Mr. hs,en Last year this salary account was TInd in
s,,,,a,i ~, che increase then This same explanation
xas ctveu and no donbt had much weight III hNlng 'o
amount asked for Appropriated Now you ~ mus & rcJ
Sannd tbat Won made iniscalculaon them II you nSeu
nearly 10000 more than YOU aSkel LOT ,, Vi dres
these Inspectors aud other emioyes hnfe uo,nop t,
to pcriufn ard that having received az you nsh NJ NJ,
you nrn NOT entitled TO more for them leel ter'n
Wa,,, tha that department and eveiy Other depart
men, Of the city government should connns tht,r m
dures 70 the amounts appigra'ei era isb, s be some
GROUND f,r this application. but we uit hot ~ mad
Example 70 allow ,lis TO Mr.. Thompson You dia
not ask FOR enough lasi y,, yeait, ,o,,, ,t e,,uch
~ kstcn -Tiete are places ns said ile olher m uat
where the insp, etors don't get around once IN "'e
munths. ,,..... ,a,a..
thier rus,npe, nlrlsall said that many DELAYS
oreut,rJ In tpnlina the meters IN many enses anu,
IN response 20 question fnh Mn Asien' r. sta,ea ',a
that pi an avpirap twentN-hN meters " "'s "'i
inspected by each INSPECTOR ,.,.. s.
As Asan fhe nsrreiois ~ eas inetes hnve s,,, W
ssh 70 o. s"ples,e fe fgS am 'e sanlna we VII as
That ibe meters " thet bAlidlhss have ho' eee" W.
siaeiad IN i,e mehlhs a.. o,.iaf
This of.er neither MI Thompson hef his eh'p'
engineer seemed ansions to accept -
Ms Asten, We'll, the commissioner asss 70 hntS NV
added 20 The Ss s ss, 80 reaes s ' na leroe then
Ma,or dson This matter OF detection o tnn Nasa i
q wa,sI y 'efs 'a"' sla 10 this ws must sps
pon the discretion of the commissioners of iuno Wnlhs
aud aud ls Ssle ssnS Vote for the transfer
MIR. Asten. But he hasn't been restricted we s"''
MN S u TasonBnt he asks for more 1t impossible
"a tell last now much will le needed during the year.
The resolution making the transfer was then
carried, Mr. Asten voting against ~. NUS
more is placed at the disposal OF the
of Public Works for the payment OF saaIeS @ :. o to
employees whose services were not subposeu W oe
needed at a time when no important election was
MIR hsien said after the adOurnment OF the
Board, that it evident that If, as the CIiel ae
Engineer stated. twenty-five meters day Were Were
inssecfed ten men could inspect the entire iZ,ooo
m forty-eight days and have month OF leisure @
still on their hands out of the three months ~
which the department claims to inspect eNeIS
meter Still Mr.. Thompson insists on having
twenty-on inspectors. ~ 600 .,
The provisional estimate of $26,OOD for remov ~
ord 6titng nm the Controllers Office and for prepaf
ing the Old office in the New Court House tor the
Supreme Court Justices was reduced 10 lo,oot
on the motion of Mr. Asten. An Appropriation OF
S3S.IG ii was made from the Excise L und Tor thf
SUPPORT during September of children committed
nv magistrates to various institutions. FROM tne
same fund 5000 43 was appropriated for the
support of inmates of the Home for Fallen ana
Iriendless Girls dnrlng Septcmber.