New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-18
DISCUSSING THE SCHOOLS.
TOPICS BEFORE THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE
obJEcrING TO THE ELECTION ExPENsDs-CoM'
MlSsI ONEE voORhlSS ExTLANAIIoN-FoR
NEW DRIVES on THE WEST SIDE.

NEW DRIVES ON THE WEST SIDE.
Tic mcctn: Of tho Board Of Estimate brought an
unusually large gathering to the Mayors once ycSter
cay. Mayor Grant, the Controller. President Cocman'
Uf the Tax Department. and President Arnold OF inc
Board Of Aarmcn were present. The Mayor addressed
School Commissioners Tamsen and O'Breu. saying tna'
he had sent letter to the Board Of Educaton on tn'
prcvous day. asking for certain information regarding
school accommodation. Last year the soaru mao Ap
propriaed al the money that the representatives OF
the Board Of Education thought was required A'.e'
ward when more asked Tor Duiioihe " hcN 'e""'
building at Fifty nnthst and Park-ave the assurance
was givcn that such appropriation would not h.eic'o
with making fun provision Tor the accom"o"Soo" y.
school children. Tie ASSURANCE wes repeated we" VI.
old Hebrew Asylum was turned over to the Board OF
Education "Now," continued tile Mayor. II near
complaints that, in spite OF these ASSURANCES ''i'
a lack Of proper accommodation
commissioner O'prien replied that 1t was not 'he
Beard Of Education that was to blame On. tne
trustses Tue Mayor thought Mr.. oBr'en's statements
unsat,,scory in view OF the berality OF tho BOAR"
Of Estimate In making appropriations lor SCHOOL pu'
poses. MIR. o'8rien said: ..,.,,
eve recosnizetho libcrality Of the Board ana thhh
that we have done the best we COULD out VIC oa'A.
accomplish in.psssibte>." The Mayor again CEN"
how the present deporblc situation could be reeVeu'
Cor,ro.r Mrers called attention to the fact that inc
ann NJ A Gao 600 stll remained in tho Finance DC
parlu,cnt n the credit Of tho Board OF Eaucao" CIV
said he saw no for falling to use H. t'cs'u'
Coleman showed how the school appropriate mao oee'
Increased, and advised that the money IN 'hc ION
trocr,. hands be used without delay. Tho eehooi
Cnnm,.snncr. nrcsent said that they would lay the
r,o,,er hcforc the BOARD of Education forthwith Ill"
N.vor Grant said that As they knew what 'heS
wanted 10 do he would call spccial mcc''"s y, ~
hoard Of Estimate. and was ready 70 reco""'"u Wv
renting OF buildings for use rs SCHOOLS "'''i ' ~
sary structures could be erected. ,o ooo o.,
difurp Of
teachers, salaries in evening high schools IN tc "
tccnth and other wards and S4S.OOO for schooi ST."
a, Nos. c43a47 East Thirtccnthst. INC sun, ~
s.47 900 was allowed for providing ar Snai's' "."
and play grounds for schools in Hora'io' "e'' ~
sixth, West Fifty fourth. East Eish'ielh anu "e''
Eighty second sts ,, .so,,sd
,hs .s,tmacs for carrying out the provisions Oh inc
nev election law which were accompanied VIII" w.
quest that advertising for bids be om''co Oh a''ou''
OF the limited time remaining. The main ne''S ". .,
published in Tho Tribune yesterday. Inc "'ai S""'
asked for S4O4,'4.i ,,.
C...ou.r MYERS objected to any hasy cOnsidcra-
., ~ the estimates and moved that they be prih'eu
ana laid over until another meeting O'hhiSs'o.',
Voorlis explained that $loo.ooO OF inc eAp'" w
bcan uAdsd by the new law. He was ready to farh'."
any explanation needed but tife |o"''o'e' '
Ia moved to any undue haste
Mr. yeorhis said that the law did not so INTO ehec'
until Juy l. AID he considered the Controllers c''o'
premature. The Police Board had hot "e"!
nm.rt lint had made all possible haste that the I'm
~,a,c. or the sublcc, would allow. lie explained IN
detail how the ton had been handed Inc navy
iptiuaatcd that lc was ready 10 ACT anu saw" ~
d,d no, propose u have the responsibility Oh h@>o
rrsttnr upon his shoulders But Tie eo"'roii''
that no would no, vote for the appropriation uh'h II"
,, ,.o, orcy the acurcs lie It'll thought that the
nu,uc.s might have been done by public et'ins oi 'he
,,,r.t ,fnr lultser discussion tho estimates were
laid over until to-day. H.
The amended rlaua for the norm e"'e'.s'o'' " w.,
Metropolitan Museum OF Art ptc'ehru y. -
Al C,.pol, wc,,. ;p.noved. Bonds to the an""ht Oh
sol GOO were ordered 10 be Issued Tor cApc''oS Va
the Washington Irdgc COMMISSION S&'o"o ""' up
uroplatcd Tor plans submitted hy the '''oh Ding
tomnauv. and $4,000 to pay the salary Of CITY
Judge ftzsnohs ,., $40
commissioner Coleman introduced resolution e-
,,,i.. to the establishment Of drives and other
announcements on the West side. II conteinplacs 'he
Improvement Of the westerly river side. norm On
seventy socondt including the building OF sea Will
f,,m seventy second Ninety sixth 5; the reclaim
ir- of fine land under water and the establishment
along II. entire length ten feet above udewater OF
traffic road OF for commercial ana ee"c'ai
bu,uc,, Adjoining thi, avenue All elevated icr!ace
i, 10 DC constructed thirty feet above tdrwaer anu
one ard quarter miles under wh.ch me iltt 90 ,'''s s
streets carried By double afchcu tauv', a,"
.iRyi.icS driving as TO speed. eighty feet wide.
perr,:cut promenade equestrian ROAD hlE lect %no
/, also provided for. with ad5O4"ing walks Inc
ia;lroad track. adjacent will be secluded By wall ana
by trees aYe hruGbe"y art!stcal!y pahto INC
win re connected with Riverside Drive at severn
secoDdst and Ninety eighth St. forming clrcuit ~
Gs sH% Ss c"ai ram: and oeas presented ana
Commission a. consider the project and report the
approximate cost Of the Improvement