New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
MONEY FOR CITY EXPENSES.
WHERE TIE KNIFE can BE APPLIED.
ARGUMENTS BEFORE AND APPEALS TO THE BOARD
OF ESTIMATE.

BEFORE the Board oil Estimate NcSbcrOtN udii
T. Miller aud John II. Stlahan, counsel Tor the
Senate Investigating Commit spoke cohceTii,.s
the extravagdnCc of the various departments. h.'
Miller said that two years ago the hoosegeiC Coni-
,nittee investigated the County CLERKS, Tue
Sherlils aud the Registers oihoes. law was
passed abosbing the lee system anl indhIs 'u1
Oil ,es salaried Deputy County Clerk SeiIeck hai
shawn that when the salaries OF the County Cleikh
assistants were paid out OF his own POVK'l inc
entire cost S37 so, o. searcnets anu i
the salary of the clerk Yet the Board Is ASKED 10
sppropriate 500 C0 for this purpose, county
Clerk Beenan testified tnat ne had pald ior
so1rchers $4,000 year and Sl020i 20 Tor extra
work. now the Board "a asked 10 appropriate
$40 900 for tho work. The duties OF the Sheriff are
divided into two classes. those III CONNECTION win
the courts and certain duties Tor which lie Is 10
receive reasonable compensation; ne pay ,b ~"
the first class is fixed 10y law: In all Tue otu.r
counties in the state the sheriiis are comprIGH 70
submit bills for work done, and the BOARDS OF
Supervisors audit them. In this county lne
appropriations are asked for in bulk. Inc Sheriu
is allowed 81 10 each for transporting prisoners 10
cd from the Tumbs The only expense is for
van and one or two attendants. lie should ohiy DC
allow ID a reasonable compensation. Fol serving
juror the Sheriff receives e o. rgd'S ne aowed i;
reasonable amount for clerk hire. The same is true
of Ills reports TO the Secretary OF State, LOT Wn:c
he receives so cents per head. lie receives 20
cents day for feeding each prisoner IN the Ludlow
street Jail. These should not cost more than
inmates of the other p1bhc INSTITUTIONS ~ OF ?O
cents day There are thirteen fourteen clerks In
The office OF the clerk TO tile Common Council VINO
receive from $500 TO @l 900 each; Two or IhIeo
cOnUptpUt clerks could perform All luC nOAh'
Mr. Strahan said that the Board OF Aldermen had
no power 10 audit any amount WhlSh oecoin9s
claim upOn the taxpayer, as they had assumed 70
do with reference to Sheriff Davidson claim OF
s97 900 for legal expenses in defending himself.
Such amounts can only he audl1ed oY the flnahce
Department. Mr.. Strahan sang there was a. sUUt
dell of money wasted in the Health Departments
the whole work could practically be done oy tne
first of the seven divisions OF employees III eacn
dtvision the men 90 practically the came
,r,nnd "a the Others. There was a good deal Of
extrayarance in the DEF artmunt OF Pubhc OrkS.
Water Register Chambers had testified lhat the'o
had been 81 900 Inspections TepOrted Dnt tiaU
these we're practically OF no The aim of all tho
departments i'll New-lOrk seemed TO DC 10 spei'u
their appropriations D., e 1,1,oo,; 1roro
heard in reference to the appropriation Oh 9oo'OoO
for uniting into effect the HOLT plan Tor the equal
ization of salaries oil teachers IttSToe "a,A 81
said that all the arrangements had heeh lnaue 10
carry out the plan. If the appropriation was cut
dawn so that n reduction Of salaries would re
necessary II would entail good deaI OF ltUoi anu
some har shin. Commissioners Holt explained the
plan in detail. Commissioners Crafy ana ierhnis
spoke against the plan,. and declared that t1e
Ireseut system was good enough. commissioners
Devoc and Tamscn, and School Inspector AghoW
favored tie Holt plan. ., .
Sheritt-clect Grant asked for the original amount
named by sheriff Davidson t3II,SUOl ana e'id thdt
the 500 500 allowed would not cover the expenses
of the office. The cost of TRANSPORTING prisoners lie
estimated at 81 10 apiece. Joel y. stevens,
formsrv under sheriff. said That the work of ming
renorts with the Secretary OF state ana serving
subpgnas worth all that was cuarEGa Iot IT, .o
omonnt for corving old HbeTs, aud Civil Justice
Mcneil in behalf OF the County Clerk. asked thdt
the ten of salaries be Increased.
resolution TO set aside : 1000 from the street
cleaning appropriation for building crih-WoIK
lnclosing some of the sunken I'nds az hlkers
Island IN order to dump street refuse tDeic' was
laid over The sum of $1,000 was appropriated lOr
the repair of the 9TH Reglm'nt ArmoTy' ,:--;..
communication was redd from me i'ihll isSion
for the construction of the new Harlem hiNcr
bridge in which they agree 10 reduce Tue amount
to be expended this year from Sl'O0U'OoO 10
TAnstin torhn has sent the following letter to the
Board accompanied by statistics regarding bathers
at In Connection with my letter Of the 23l.
heg TO maud you rewith a statement showInE TIE
number Of batbers at Manhattan Beach from -" 10
IS1o nnnar9tiyely small number 1877 due to
the fact that that was the oehs year Vl We 'au t
we were ready Tor business unt,l NV -u a. t W
Jnly The Manhattan Beach At That tine helug new
entcrpr!ze was praalclly unknown, ana 81 cnuSe our
receipts nght During tbe years - - ant
$50 s Won will see, tue bathrrS at Manhattan brdcn
go We had very little trouble from the garbage In
isSI it commenced. and during thaD year. lo1 81" III,
time To- clear the beach from the foui ard discussing
matter that gathered on the streets Oh '"rS S
to tides aud landed upon our shores al Maintain
Beach. From thaI tne 70 luz Tha usual baCu.e TN
new law was enforced and MI. f"rsuI"h I've hOsI
nvcrgrtIc aud able shore Inspector have ever mad
nrevrued 10 a very large extent tins deposit from reach
fmr us We have suffered so seriously however III years
past that people will be slow to ascertain that Nla-i
lie most rigid management Of the present rhore III
spector the bathing As good as II was lhe me taly
y.ars We have never bad a tD-- ucach Tor haiLInS
than during The years AS al The people who
have baIhrd there viii attest Bay inc od .@ihe,s sur
former years from TINS cause lhat thEy
seru u have LETT us aud gone else"berr.
the Tarunary loss we have been compelled sustain ny
reason Of this action the part OF the CITY OF New
and 1850 per auuum were between S3OOO0 ana 100000
II cost almost much to Keep mp the bathing
them since 1t did to Accommodate TIE
much larger number represented 10y our receipts
Iup RET I'll u asst vrfrs
woud have been least 100000 more than they have
been. excerpt for this unwarraniea; ana az u seems 10
me wholly unnecessary action on the part OF Tue munich
mai authorities Of the city OF New-11rk, ana during
osn% IA lost in net money very upon the
sum OF SlOOO00-an average OF S-O'0Uo year IL
should also be in mind, in connection with this
damage to u.s. that the people who have suffered from
their Acknowledging seriously tnelI cohoit anu ply 81
cal the residents Of TINS
Wprincipaly the citizens of New York and Brooklyn.
presume that the experiences oil Long brahch, ana,
10 large extent. Long Beach nave Deen similar 10 our
own I'm this respect although az both OF these places aro
more distant from New ork than Coney Island ihey
am informed that the balance OF Coney Island has sur
Tered equally with u.s. have the honor TO
In is2E ther. we're So 4l9 balhers ISIS there we're
1s there there Mere Mere 1s2 ss
S3IO2 1888 there were e6.37oj 1881, there were
* 500: 1ss5 there 70,32S
John d. Jones president of the Atlantic Mutual
Marine Insurance Company, IN view OF the reduC-
tion of the appropriation Tor tnc Nau'cad school
ship 81 Mary's. sent the following letter to Secre-
tarv Wilson of the Chamber OF Commerce
DEAR 1t has been commute dtrd 10 me th1t inc
Ro,rd of Abandonment OF NewYork CITY propose
ducjng the appropriation TOR nautic instruction TO
$4,000 This sum, as am Informed by the Committee
Of The Chamber having that subject IN charge IN behalf
of The Chamber, will DO entirey inadequate To the cn
tnuauce of the school II would therefore arsar lHat
practcay the very existence OF the Nautical Sch0o Is
Endangered cannot believe that the Board 81 Appur-
fonmept will with correct understanding OF the situ-
atiOn take Serious STEP especially al time wheh
onr merchant marine L. at 50 low an ebh surely the
cy az YORK; v iih vast commercial interests and
its depesdence upon commerce, can continue To AFFORD
lie very moderate facilities heretofore "rGed Tor the
elementary education and training OF the young
a. uaylgators there Is TO be any pubic education pc
vond tht of the rudimeutary common SCHOOLS ths
hnni lie one OF the exceptions The taking hold OF al
ventrous spirits before they have been corrupted aud
sa,ng fhen upO honest careers as educated mariners
will ultimately repay "a hundrediold all the cost. ana
thai I'm two ways 1t Will tead 10 dminish crime on land
ard n IN strongly tend 10 reform "ur merchant ma
rne aud redeem from its unhappy and costly demon