New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31
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BEATTTE GETS A LOT MORE MONEY.
At FIRST HE PROMISES TO CLEAN THE STREETS.
BUT AFTERWARD HE HEDGES

At FIRST HE PROMISES TO CLEAN THE STREETS.
BUT AFTERwARD HE HEDGES.
Commissioner Rcltle put on an attitude OF unusual
defiance Yesterday before the Beard ~ Estimate. He
said that If sufficient money not furnished TO
clean the streets he would resign lie got IN increase
Of $!29 ,oOc. and promised to clean the streets
and keep them clean get ont
Tho estimates presented hy hm called for Sl,177,-
IA for the year 1891. The provisional budget allowed
him S1.ij3230. This sum was Icrcaocd by the
Board Yesterday to 2I.5si,2'0 after long discussion
Nlr. Foaitc kindly said that ne would put 100000
Of it into carts and horses and make the money 60
as far possible
Mayor Grant said 10 Mr.. Beatte: The Board is
very DESTROYS Of getting the streets cleaned. and l
now ask You if with the 81 100000 allowed in the
provisional estimates you cannot clean them"
II cannot be done. sir Bcatte replied.
LESS money has cleaned the streets since 1886
Controller Myers put in.
Mr. Beattie thought not. At least. they had not
been cleaned n they should have been. he said. \
sufficient plant would save $4,000 year.
" If we give you what you ask next year you Will
reduce your expenses to how much asked the Mayor
"On cartinS $4,000 Mr.. Beattie anSwered
President Coleman put in; 3" If you once pnt an
appropriation up it never goes down again. There
will always be an excuse for continuing it,
That is the experience of the Board" Mayor Grant
said in comment. Increases are never or rarely
ANYTHING without good This. however. is an
extraordinary case aud the people are so anxious 10
see the cleaned that disposed 10 grant IA
larger allowance if you will stlpuate 10 clean them
and keep them clean, or resign
II have no hesitation in making that promise, and
make it without reserve was Mr.. Beattc's answer
And if YOU fail shall expect you to vacate your
Office returned the Mayor.
Controller Myers plainly regarded this agreement
as extremely unlikely Of performance Is there any
probability that with such increase We shall get
what we pay for p he asked, rather cynicany.
Mr. Beatte brstled up at this and said :" stig
Matte that remark as most unkind thing Tor one
puhlic Official TO say To another
The Mayor interrupted Mr.. Beatties ebullton OF
wrath and asked him II We give you this money
when viii the streets be cleaned ~
Within week the street, will be cleaned SIR
the head Of the street, leaning Department answered
boldly.
This matter has given me no end Of trouble Mr.
Grant said But the first thing to do is TO clean ths
strcets This must be done whatever else happens
President Coleman remarked that it would be found
dni,s, 10 keep broadway and Third ave. clean while
the cable wac being put down in those streets. but the
Mayor replied with emphasis that Mr. Beatie mad gwen
his word and he expected these streets, a. well is all
others, to be cleaned and kept clean Botn the Con
trollrr and tommi. >oner Coleman showed good dead
Of hcsuation before committing themselves to the IN
After the Appropriation had been settled. Mayor Grant
undertook 10 make Mr. Beat,c renew his promise about
kecpius the streets clean rr~cning. Bea.tie SAID
eva,iycly .Nc,. | believe can. ~ mise Anyhow, II
do "a. well 10 / can" The items are - follows:
Adului-tlltio - i
SWtt Ping 1000
Jfilu- ',.,1
Removal Oh, show and cc..-..- .----.----- 1890
D4-l.-il..u Ut mat rial. ~ -, IA
E,ui- aud contingencies .,o- ,99
o. o.. ................ 1900
Tie present wear, figure, We're ~ 100000.
Tie -um II - COO was voted for the approaches TO
The Washington Memorial Arch The pay u park
policemen received an addition of $50 wear for
uniforms: $4,000 was allowed for the water supply
Of Ilart's Island to bc expended under the control
Of the Department Of Charlie, and Correction. Tho
Health Department received credit Of 10000 with
which 10 take a new census Of the city
To Docl, Commissioner Post was allowed $1,000 WIN
which TO pay hi, lawyers Wheeler II. Peckham. Ehhu
Root ard F. " Irish. for defending him against the
charge, made bv the Comm ->iuners OF Accounts
rr,rkliu Bartlctts Zee fpr defending Dock Com
ui--i,uer Matthews i'm The proceedings, was hAtd
nj $4,000. IA surrogate Daniel q. Rollins and John
n -trahau. who acted for TN" city and prosecuted I'D"
ro,L Commits .iDnerS are Ia get $1,000 between Ucn
.rbc t"tal Of The hud,i II 1891 will close to
s 30 GOO An increase over the present years. which
glands AT 30 .O97 80. The taA rate VIII BE- II i
t,ou.tlt for the coming year. abont ~ rms year
II wa 81 The final figures VIII be ,ubnttcd ny
Drputy Controller StOrrs and General Clerh hd~aEh
OJervos to-day.