New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-26
SHARp WORDS IN TBE cry HAIL.
RORDY ENCOUNTER BETWEEN PRESIDENT AsrEN
NDA CONTROLLER GRANT.


NDA CONTROLLER GRANT.
The Board of Estimate and AppOrtOnmcnt
Yesterday agreed TO permit the Fire Commissioners to
mend the 800 900 voted by the Board In the estimates
Tor 1884 Tor new enginc-hOuses, for the erection Of n
tudlng i'm Fifty seventh St between Third and Lexing
ton sves 10 accommodate the fire telegraph life saving
corps and school Of instruon The Board then took mp
the question Of tho salary OF Charles V Adec. is cerR
who has held the position since 1873 at SALARY Of
$1,000 year. resolution was reported hy Controller
Grant several weeks ago fixing Adees salary for the
present ycnf ut 80 100. President Asten amended the
resolution innhng the SALARY $4,000 Controller Grant
yesterday called M hls resolution lie said hnt the mat
Tor had engaged suOd deal Df his attention ana he WA
~ Tho opinion that g. 400 was anplc salary Tor The
clerk NJ tho Hoard considering his duties ITO added
think that the position ~, olrh Vi tlhs Hoard comes
The hrafesi iu tprs slnccutc o Any tn4 Wdc iho 't
t"f tis worn ,ht op,t received 600 to tnf Tile year
Ws have hrid eighteen meetings. ini which, nnl,i NJ
Tho Wnlh nf tho huaid hlls 90 The Finance inrh theh
ind, md, od on ic remains that The Department "oul'
ACT hesitate "a ASSUME IT,
President Aston declared that Mr Alice had proven
M himself capable and faithful oieh lie had often sat ni
nlght clear up the work of the hoard Ia Time Ion
meeting To De- held on the following day. lie had oven
employed extra help paying ior it himself lie Thought
that MI Adee clearly entitled to the increase lie
added:
The position this young man holds Is not a snecuTo
Why. the salaries in the Finance bepartnent were re-
statements in cutting spTIi If chose men tae ma
Fixed at $1,000 and the Controller defended me in
crease afraid that there l. some OBJECT DENIM all
this-sbmething that is not credable.
, Controller GIaut-I should like to know Just how mucl
service the ccrk rendered i'll the past three weeks'
President Asen-A great deal He ha. obtained Tor me
q considerable amount OF valuable information
Controller Grant cannot see that TINS Board receives
much benefit from THIS service repeat thaI oeHe'c
this office perfect snecure -, 49,.
President Asten-Well, sir, can say mat Mr' Adec
gives all his time 10 the city lie has never been ionhd 10
BE in any outside speculation on oJtcl 10 s increase
When the salaries in the Finance Department nave been
G nifollcr GRANTEES. and they should have been
raised 80 per cent
President Asten-They may he when We get a Con-
tIoer who Is equal to the situation anu worth IT,
The Mayor suggested that that neither tho time
nor the place such discussion. lie thought that
So 400 was fair salary and it had better be continued
Much OF the which the members Of the Board were
now called on to do detail their clerks TO perform
might be done ly the clerk Of the Board. If tho clerk
was willing give aid than lie did at present, be
would be willing vote for an increased salary.
Controller Grant said that wOuld like to have Mr..
Adee aid in certain work which had TO be done by
Presden, Aten asked If the Controller had ever asked
for help from the clerk and Mr. Grant replied mat he
had not. ,
aud it was lost The Controllers resolution hAlng
the salary al S24OO "a year was then passed uhahl
The Mayor onerel a communication and resolution. It
sets forth that per capita aoSance Is MADE from the
Extise Fund the aud support OF cndi en- com
mted by the magistrates OF hs CITY 10 charitable iheil-
tutions For issO the amount SO aPpI9prSteg was
1888 S3l4 4Cs and for TIE year ending March 81, 1874
SiOO6si \ recent act OF The Legislature required hat
% per cent OF The Excise Fund. sum not exceeding
100000 should be turned into the Police Pension Fund
The IN tie amount asked Tor each succcedln;
wear for the support OF the children committed 80
great that 1ayOr offered resolution that the Con
troller be directed TO make inquiry and rcnor whether
cIno he lescDod or the per capita nj owanco for
each be reduced, or both This was agreed to.