New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-29
In Orleans County Mr. Iaife's majority was 1000 over
Cleveland and 353 over all the opposition candidates.
MONEY ASKED FOR SCHOOLS.
WHAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WANTS
WHERE NEW BUILDINGS ARE SAID TO DE NEEDED
THE CHARITIES ESTIMATES.

WHERE NEW BUILDINGS ARE SAID TO DE NEEDED
THE CHARITIES ESTIMATES.
The Board OF Estimate and Apportonment
Yesterday listened to the estimates submitted by lno
Board OF Education and the Department OF Charlues
and Correction President Stephen A. Walker explained
the estimates OF the Board OF Education lie SAID tnat
the yearly increase :ot pupils was about 1000. Inc
In salaries for the coming year explained by
the fact that there are be two new schools one IN
Ninety. eighth ST. and the other in One-hundred and
feminist The nautical school, for which SE|,cOO Is
asked lie said OF those things which the Legs
ature apr areny thinks 1t knows more about than New
York City The Chamber OF Commerce and some OF the
citizens were enthusiastic over It, however With refer
ence the equalization of salaries Mr. Walker urged
that this be allowed There over 800 dnerent
grades of salaries paid owing to the fact thai the Board
of Trustees of the ward able In some instances 10
fix salaries. He asked for SlsOO00 for new schooi
sites and 81 2O5 900 for new buildings new school
building was nee6 ed the site in Kingst, now owned
by the city, 800 OO0 the old school building IN Grand
al could be sold when the one is ready for occu-
pancy The Henry scnOOl .tuildng the oldest In the
city, should be replaced with new one at cost OF
$4,000 There should be new primary srhoo ouiid-
ing in Cannon ST. at cost OF 100000 and new schoo
huIldng in Fiftieth between Tenth and Eleventh
aves at a cost OF $4,000. There shonld be new
buiJng put up on site owned by the city Mt Ninety
sixth ana Lexington ave, ut an estimated GPst o
$50 600 New wings on the school building IN rory
stxtb.st will cost 100000. A new school building on
no SI'o and siXhaye viii cost 1925 900; school
building AT Willis a nd one hundred and thlfty-
Twentieth Ward 10000 There should be another
school building put up In West Sixty or
third ST. West OF Tenth at cost OF Sl2oOoO Inc
old building at St NichOlas and hundred
nifty st should lie replaced With ne% G2e an even
greater amount for school buildings ana sites nc s'u
that nothing had been done for the upper west siue OF
the city since 1880 There had been no
building put UP between Fifty ninth-st ana one,
SSS 900 600 The school at Eighty. fOurth-st. aud
Tenth ave should be enlarged He asked Tor al, 'c c
II 600 children OF school There are now 26lo0o
OF these 10000 on the school registers Inc
MS%or Grace~Granting ali that you say to be correct
ana believe in being liberal TO tie schools the TAX levy
NJ LAYTON, school trustee OF the Ninth Ward; said
Less Tetenous buildings Would less expensive
President sangerlt is better to fill the puDc schools
than our tails by lack OF education.
Finally, motion Of Controller Loew, u was resolved
that $9OoOoO should be a9%ed d lor ' og
Education asked for a total OF $o5l3'ooo, an, anu
was made on the amount Of salaries asked for The only
reduction OF any magnitude on the items OF schOO
Afer recess the Department Of Charities Cor
rections estimates we're taken r The principal lenS
asked for folloAs salaries. Sii2,ol5 Do; sup
plies for all thebureaus, 81 1914 and for new build
nrs. 100000. President Brennan and-nis coeagns
Messfs Porter aud simmonstmade hard ngSt Tor new
buildings the plea OF .overcowding IN the Iehlrh
tiary, the Insane Asylum ana the AIushonse ne
cost of each OF the inmates shown TO be % cents
day The censurs of the public institutions showed ta
in 1874 the number of inmates was l2,l4O. ana IN
lss4-5, 1878. an increase OF lob The average
salaries paid to officials aud employees are about
800 year. ,.. ,
President Coleman-If you increase the tax rate much
more Won will drive out OF the city the S2OOOOOOOO OF
personal property which we now-colect tar
Controller Loew-I am in favor OF abosihng the TAX
Finally the Board decided 10 allow Professionally
81 Gas 0l3 so The Commissioners asked FOR
$i0l76 So For 1885 the department was allowed
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