New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-11
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Tho sum OF s25o,0Oo IS appropriated for judgments,
expected to DO sufficient for the present year. an
effort viii be made TO procure the passage OF Dill
han Sa f. be SS s ss Of
City under judgments may DO discharged without
In the Law Department there is an increase OF
sei544 The necessity for this increase IS explained
financial condition q The ONCE in anything but E
fscs for Which there had been appropriasd $4,000
and an additional 5000 received from the Clearing
showed I" i balance ' Of over 3 e against
which were presented, aggregating over $50 600. OF
balance Of but $50 r., against Which bills amounting
TO about So 900 were presented to me for scttcmont:
Of assistants clerks. employees and subordnatcs,
amounting to 100000, found to be insufficient TO pay
six months Of this Year the bills for counsel fees viii
was incurred under my predecessor
This state of affairs made IT necessary to increase ,as
by tho sum of $4,000. and to provide for ae-
enGy IN coms ices ~ 1SI %, IN order
protect the public interest under tho acts FOR LAYING
made in the regular expense OF this Department.
For the Department Of Public Works, the app no
for 1sss. 31sO3oo showing increase Of at:o $50
This increase Is not dnc to general increase In the
salaries Of tho officials employed in the Department,
but chiefly TO the following items:
For renairs and rcnewal Of paycmens, and rs
this year against so3s.ooo in 1887.
s4saooo has been allowed, against sae7,ooo last
Making an increase these two items of nearly
No one who IL familiar With thc streets Of this city
viii deny the necessity for this increased expenditure
Tho Board OF Estimate End Apportionmrnt felt CON
strained 70 appropriate tho largest allowed by law
totally inadeunae to accomplish tho removals re-
quircd for public traffic and comfort: 1t Is false
become dlandatcd This subject win be discussed
moro fully undcr tho head of improvements TO The
entire increase in tho approximation tho Depart
ment Of Public Works Is due TO this cause
For the nenar'ment ~ Public Parks the amount ,
appropriated in 1856 sl.oIo1oo
For For 1881 ic iasSS
Rc,uy an ,pcreas. over last year Of ...... 5000
This Increase is accounted for by additions to the
police force, raising the appropriation from $4,000
to So35OO0: the item of labor maintenance. eupplcs
construction and repairs Is Increased by the sum Oh
$4,000 new appropriation has ncen male io or
seventy-sccondst., One hundred and tenh.st Ono
hundred and twentysccond st. and Fifth and Morning
public use, TO the amount of $4,000 All OF these
were made In order 70
could in the judgment of the Board he avoided
Department and the total amount of tho appropriation
is Considerably less than that expended IN leoo Con
rccton. the amount appropriated exceeds the appro-
priatlon of last year Se50.O12. This increase was
made after personal Investigation by the members of
the Board Of Inc various institutions under the control
OF the Commissioners. They wore found 10 be entirety
Inadequate TO the demands made upon their capacity
Thew were offen dapidatcd and some OF them going
ruin for want of repairs which had been 700 i.ng
%ere found to be Very nadcGuac It is necessary
construct kitchens and laundres. and also new
buildings for tho proper accommodation of the kecp
ers and attendants employed in the institutions, Early
in the year serious charges weye made against The
management OF the insane asyluus. At the request
OF the Mayor the state Board of Charities instituted
an investigation and renOried tiat while no Just cen
10 the oacias in charge he Institutions the dietary
was too mcogrc. the attendance insutcicnt-boih In
lions were overcrowded and mrcrafIvcy reodcd
relief by the erection Of now accommodations The
patients from the asylum to the farm at Islp was
urged the bcst practical means Of relief from tho
rate and Apportionment satisfied that the com
plants true and tho recommendations wise They
did not ecl themselves at brv In single year TO do
| all that demanded by public opinion and Their
judgment as TO tho necessities OF thc case; bur
he mado and the whole amount OF additional appro-
Ings or improvements to old buildings by bcttcr
dietary. and by tho expenditures to he underakcn a,
by tho city for The purpose Of providing additional
accommodations for the insane who could enntrou'9
am convinced that this expenditure has not been under
taken too that IT win he approved by the public
have at least responded the plain dictates Of human
Ity in making these improvements, which have pech
too long deferred
List OF New Budings ETC.. 10 be Constructor our OF inc
Appropriations for 1888.
Reconstruction OF plumbing at Giiy Prison cromo GOO
W. Worrnc ~ ................... 10000
Eew ma lion for Maternity service $4,000
o.seneer elevator AT Charity IIospiial ........ 1000
New pavilion for females at AlmsAouse. d 200
S,esrS h,atinc etc al Workhouse 10000
New dormiiory for attendants. Lunatc Asylum o, ooo
BarR6SHs. Lsnatic Asylum Black well, Island 1900
Alterations lodge, Lunatic Asylum, BlackweTs zoo
oven. and steam kettles New YORK city Asylum ooo
Mar' fac.s for wash6oase NowYSri City
New doraory ateniints, Ncw-YOrk City Asv ., 900
N.W " Scisr Tor homeopathic Hospital . iSSo
New laundry aud Kitchen Randas Isand......- 5000
Ns% paV IL for is@ale insane Harris $4,000
Nsw . sleetTG a y sand 1000
Two hosting machines for hlllngin cro' arts soo
New residence for medical superintendent. Harris ooo
New 1i Ia. 5000
New boiler and engine for Steam launch Nv H. ,oo
Wckham 100
NEW steam I@.ns nc Long Island Farm 1sa5co
Toto, s5iO 400
Of the $50 900 increase in salaries, the major por
ton goes to increase the salaries Of the ply scans and
the number of attendants of tho insane.
An increase in the appropriation for supplies IS due
to the fact that the estimate for food IS about ten
cents per day additional for each insane Inmate ana
the rest Is due notably TO the proposed
extra allowance of 100000 pounds OF roast beer 10
provide a good dinner for tho inmates once week
In the Health Department there has been an IN
crease of S41 100 This increased expenditure is rem
dered necessary for the proper enforcement OF the law
and the preservation of tho public health IL IS
chiefly due to the of expense for tho services
of policemen under tho act Of 1887, and for an In