New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-22
AT WORK on THE ESTIMATES
REDUCING TRIMS FOR THE CHARITIES DEPART
MFxT-MAYoR GRACr's PENCIL

REDUCING TRIMS FOR THE CHARITIES DEPART
MExT-NAYoR GRAcrs PENCIL
The BOARD of Estimate began yesterday the consd-
eration of tee estimates for 1887 The irst taken up
was that of the Law Department The appropna-
ton for 1856 was Sill 00O: now Slos.9oO Is asked
CORPORATION Counsel Lacombe said that MS depart
,nart vould be put to considerable additional expense
next year because OF the taking Of land for the new
marks which would require tine employment Of experts
In MAXIM valuations large cunt Of money
would be saved to the city this way The experts
had fixed the value OF the Pelham Bay Park property
at about u. $50 0UO The owners put IN claims
argreratng nearly or quite So 5000 He said that
the CITY would pay back to the cardrvers the
money paid TOR their licenses uuder the Illegal ord
nance passed by the Aldermen. IN connection with
the duties OF the Public Administrator he instanced
case that came before the Public Administrator where
aman who was apparently wretchedly poor was
buried Several months afterward the relatives OF
fhe dead man having asserted that he had money
somewhere the body was exhumed and So'OOO was
found concealed in the clothing
The Department OF Charities was next considered;
Commissioners Porter and Brennan explained the need
for the sums asked Last year me ae a5a
ment was allowed Sl.302SOO tor lSS| oI.VoS'-
l45 80 is asked Mayor Grace said that the only way
TO keep down the tax rate was TO reduce
N the denartrnents President Coleman said he
heartily agreed with him For salaries S435, 4eo 90
was asked and $40 600 allowed TOT suppiles
81 1O2 $50 was asked and sl.OOOOO0 allowed tor
alterations. additions ana repairs 70 OLucl.- = nu eP
paratus $50 $50 was asked and $50. 600 allowed For
Goa for outdoor 2oor. $50 600 was asked and
$40 600 allowed Tor Door adult blind, ~, OVO was
asked and allowed tor transportation OF paupers;
medicines coiins etc. $1,000 asked ana
allowed: tor transportation. maintenance and ex-
pense OF insane criminals al Auburn, y. 600 was
asked and allowed for gifts 10 discharged prisoners
81 500 was A. ked and allowed For the construction
of new buildings on Riker's. Harris and Blaekwells
stands and improvements the land at lsiD. SZ|e-
500 was asked The commissioners were especially
an xious tor a penitentiarv building on kkers
Island 10 cost 100000 The board decided 10 allow
various items amounting 70 sZlJOO and lad over
few others tor future consideration.
One OF the items asked for 800 for expenses OF
the Training School for Nurses at Charity HOSPITAL
Mayor Grace asked what had become OF the $500
last appropriated for this school Mr.. Porter SAID II
had been expended for a piano The Mayor hastily
drew his pencil through the item asked for, and
declared he would encourage extravaganza Of that
kind The census Of ssi IS showed that there were IN
the various public Institutions 1871 persons; IN
lSs5lS6 1902 persons: al increase Tor the year of
SOL There at the present time $50 prisoners IN
the penitentiarv The cost OF maintaining these
persons is - ITO cents per capita day Inc total
appropriat on thus tar decided on is 81 ,549 600,
TODAY the estimates of the Street, Cleaning Ponce
and Health Departments viii be discussed