New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-24
DISCUSSING THE ESTIMATES
AMrrLr pRoaRass MADE YssrEapAY.

scsrocr COMMISSIONERS TALK MUcH-soMn o' ~"
FIGURES FIXED FINALLY
~. po.rs ~ Estimate yester;ay devoted inc
vr,tor mart OF the afternoon 70 listening " s~
100 nv members Of the Board OF Education anu
- a, rcyard TO the estimates. Comm ssiohef Schi'.
s s, n, much of the time, attacked tho Nauucai
ss, NJ an cxcrcs ccnce and wanted the Boaru 10 cut
avn ,he an, roprlation for II to sum insu'ne"n'
n maintain IL, so to compel legislative "cuon' -
the hope OF getting the law establishing inc sonoo
repealed. lie also thought too much money we
.rcut on the Normal College. and that salaries wco
40 oh there IIc wanted reductions made In tnosc
Items. and the money appropriated for an evening
h,gh school on the east side OF the cV. comms-
s;oner Wetmore defended the Nautical ochooi as On
announcement to commerce. and Commas one. nun
disputed the accuracy Of some OF Mr. schmlt's nv
urcs. Commissioner O. ricn claimed that the new
s,s,,ners Of the BOARD of Education "sat down
upon" by the old members, who thought that ncy
"knew IL all"
President Coleman, Of tho Tax Department, com
plaincd that the members OF the Board OF Education
took up q great deal of the time of the Board OF
estimate to no purpose. He said that the Board OF
Education should settle It's differences and decide
what It wanted before 1t came before the Board OF
Estimate. No act on was taken on the requests Oh
the Board OF Education.
Judge Brown. Coroner Levy and Commander NC
Fntee of the Grand Army OF the Republic, asked LOT
an appropriation Of 900 from the theatrical license
fund for the benefit Of the Employment committee
of the Grand Army. Mr.. Dauer, OF the oocciy ioI
tho Reformation OF juvenile Dolinquents, opposed
such an appropriation Illegal, and claimed that inc
nouoy belonged rightly to the society which ne repre-
sented. A. NJ Palmer asked that the Actors fuhd
have at least one half Of the raised from theatrical
licenses W. S. Andrews also made an appear ior inc
actors and said that he did not think that the 30
ciety for the Reformation Of juvenile Delnguents
should get any OF the money. NO acton was 'ahen
BY the Board of Estimate.
The Controller presented letter from j.. 5. An
drcws accountant. denying that he bad cerunco W
Ger ain facts presented by the Council OF REFORM.
Alderman "Iat" Diver sent IN an affidavit signed
Nv william Ouinlan TO the effect that be submitted
a bid for brooms. brushes etc, TO the Board OF Eu
ucat on which was 80 per cent lower than the Ola
of the person to whom the contract was AWARDED
Commissioner WctmoTe said that he was member OF
the committee which made the award. and that IT
was given to the lowest bidder considering he quai
ity OF the goods submitted.
Ex-Judge shannon then addressed the Board, crit
icising some of the items il the proposed budget
The Board voted 10 reduce the item OF supplies 10
the Charities Department to S0o0O00-a reduction OF
$4,000 1t voted to appropriate $4,000 for tho
rent of buildings Warls Island. No other changes
were made in the approx ration for that department
"a PASSED In tue prov siona estimate For the Police
Department the total appropriation was fixed at
ss1o5.s67 which included $50 900 for gnal boxes.
The total number of patrOlmen fixed at 1913.
The Mayor stated that the Board desired TO have the
law changed in regard to the Police Pension Fund
so that il would be made distinct item IN tho bud
get. The city now cxpends for pehce pensions
$4,000 a year, and the expenditure is Increasing
over $4,000 a year.. Fer the Street Cleaning De-
partment S 100000 was appropriated. 10 build
new engine house for Company No. 80 there was
GIT 600 appropriated.