New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-31
NEXTYEAR's CITY EXPENSES.
AN INCREASE OF ss44.o52 OVER 1889.

made final appeal yesterday TO the Board OF Estimate
for money for the Janitors and primary SCHOOL
teachers and for other things In connection WIN
the Educational Department The Board OF Estimate re-
fused the request In order not TO hamper the training
department Of the Normal College made the appopra
ton college $92 900 without making the division
for the training department. 1t being understood that the
reduction salaries should he wholly in the Normal Col
ege proper Mayor Grace said that he frequently had
people appeal him 10 get their children In the pubic
schools regarded 1t scandalous that the Board
OF Education spent much in high salaries ana
In higher education while children could not get admission
| to lie primary schools
Tho Board decided not to change the appropriation Tor
the Police Department, although Commissioners French
and McClave declared that there would be deficiency.
The Mayor said that the Police Commissioners were
divided subject The Controller thought that the
police shonld be paid through the Department
city employees Mayor Grace said that he had
been trying years TO get such law passed Hthat
We're done it would be possible to divert hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars into the pension fund without tho
public knowing about it, rs has been done.
When the Park Department was reached, President
Coleman of the Tax Department. presented statement In
regard to the management OF the parks which aroused
considerable feeling the part OF Park Commissioners
Borden, Beekman and Crimmins, who were present In
substance Mr. Coleman said:
Under the head Of police for the parks IN 1872 the 1ppTo
then by successive steps 70 1000 in lss9 me ne
police service aTc not "uc6 scScr today they
ffaie than Sei was in 1879 but on the other hand
quality Of the service by eaGn a LAST ca eE
has been convicted OF murder an n aq9oer "a
most alarming extent 50 much SO hs ~ h as
measures OF their superors -. . - ,,.,,,
The for the g 9sg 81 all no yeSr
while the appropriations for the purpose 81 hnGing employ
been OF all proportion. An increase IN the
for iST se %a m Which was
annually until 1884 %nen = reached S G5 or 9s s T s
music supplied in 1854 was quite sufficient 70 attract all %
points Of quite successful as that OF last year &,
The appropr for the Harlem River bridges IN
1879 900 this was increased annuay una
ofSsntpnS and repairing bridges and not for any
sraetve purpose $4,000 Proye ample P so an 900 Sas
1892 $4,000 1886. and $4,000 last wear The
soc TSe Park ark Boar has
mate and Appointment no definite plan watever or t
until the Board knows approsmateIy what the
Within the limitation Of such plan the Park Department
There was no appropriation drains in 1879
eI n s9 @ ooS in 1885 For some Years there been
credit of this account at the end OF e4ch year
appear at the year TO Cor than 5000
Justification. This fund devoted to paving for the drawing
and twenty Wards The fact that from time to time
aES been Ssvs spy das about s To n s
been Sa m soo A ns a my e
poyment AT the expense Of e ety. there can DC no reason %
|
preparation ia needed The app zion
% % ~ % 6S a9d s az and 1855
asked for No one familiar w,h the depSrne 1 ME
in regard identical with that concerning sewers ans,
Wheh have been accepted and approved being
rejected sth9ng1 oshS ~ se n than the
change incident TO the advent OF each new
party have some friend or retainer empc Ts
estimate for snrveyr map rn p by the Board in fix
| tho nOf<
naturally attract the attention OF all munea nnaneeis
from that Of rev and De gS e I at @ done out
aooP The between desk ami sd
sm OF as ask sPf for is7 soo TSe
surveying and sy G o VIII P a sum at the disposition Of the
Board would appear that the anneh9t district Tsnt t ~" IL
required be done for both surveying and laying ont and
MAPS apS P ere at an
900 which Tas WE'RE allowed To- run to waste The
appropriation OF $3.50 900 however in 1881 and 1889 was
5s to r SnG ni oas IN WA,
S%Ss ample lisa '%lr1 the farf
as they the history che department t nSS
oT 1850 an TRs rent for 1856 after an expenditure
oo3 an not o 600 and The
Is Who A md ns n
positions in the Park Department are a. M Y. OF is
large force Of employees drawing their maintenance this
account been kept at work until election Day anu
the parks of the elements without sufficient
S1cs 10 %en the eGpete Of tins fund
has been Of the and has not been
city the best suited to election re-
up regulations public expense for the bosses :.
saw H that after the expenditure hundreds thou
OF dollars sD Sssr fEU should 3 be Without
Of the OH' @
rapidly than IN past years
President Borden, of the Park Department at the con
cluson the reading Of Mr. Coemans statement asked
J to be heard. The follow ing cooqy took place:
Mr. Borden-I deny utterly and absolutely that appoint
men ARE o as by the civil Service board
made IN the paper @ps 9I ra ye large number
complaints this that there have been Suhclen
nT Mr. S most Certainly invariably dis
been eight and more resgIations If 20,
had come to US Tor Information you a nave Oesn 0'
MI Coleman went 70 Department
I and found nobody except boy there
> M Mr. Bordcn~I don't spend all my tune there.
NJ 5s hay ihs park
political line, absurd sSSr statement Sr gu p
properly furnish for the Riverside Drive the Trans
ve rs T0a o@mssoner crim%ns Ths statement
S do ays s ask a s %ae Sts
sve that we sno a 9S e Park wIi
dishonesty know tie department IS well admin sere an
ils e n0 referring to MI Coleman doesn't
sScH The ,Sp S on O s ey weTe then wo" have
more 10 put repair than the original cost oil eonsuc
Mayor Grace-G think the department better administered
than formerly think the appropriation should be Gu
down There enough allowed last year for the poife
BOrlcn- wish 10 saw that inc statements ma"e oy
M. Coleman In that paper are outrageous
Iolcman-Ihe man tree 10 10 MS uuty
a matter wish that was out OF us
l. -. -. -.
s AIR. co%panias Of man his duty has
, | No ofher object in attacked ~ dishonest
=. | Mr. CoIeinan-I can prove all say.
| MFR Borien-YOu cannot TO H.
Mr. Beekman then spoke of the increasing needs of the
| departrnent and defended his administration
The Board of Estimate appropriated $ls500o for the
Park notice instead OF the 5000 900 asked for The Park
Commissioners conferred together for moment and then
with some apparent feeling Mir. Borden said We will
have nothing more say TO you gentlemen. We will dc
the hest we can with money you give u.s., and Sc
saving the Commissioners withdrew The appropriation
/ dnxn IN n loss