New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
FOR THE CITY EXPENSES.
THE PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES PRACTICALLY
TNEHHD.
AN ScRxAsB OVER THIS YEAR-AMBIT1ous
PLANS FOR RIVERSIDE PARK.

finished by The Board OF Estimate yesterday. ne
total amounts, subject 70 some unmportsnt changes,
70 e3A71S,ee6 ~. Deduotlng ~ osnsssl fund. ~.
mated At q 500 900, the footing viii b about go 2ls
after tho general fund. eAeQ27e0 u, vas deducted
there was left eSo.oe0.d24 81. In 1890 It wss s3s.
14e,0e7 6S; deductins the general funA Of ec.sAs.
go "a II stood ct 90, 1877 30.
For the once Of Commissioner Of Jurors Mr.. Rely
asied yesterday e34.l0O Controller Myers ana Pres.
dent Coleman said that Commissioner Reilly had prom
lsed 10 reduce the figures BY emitting tho expense Of
new enrolment. but Mr. Reilly replied that new needs
had arisen and to cut down his allowance would cripple
the courts. He finally compromised On $4,000 On
an inttmataon that he might get moro In December.
General Emmons Clsrks request for $4,000 for the
small paris In Psrkave above SiAty.seventh-st ap-
piled for under On act Of the legislature granted.
although President Coleman characterized 1t especial
legislation for private benefit
DstrictAttorney Fellows did not bring his estimates
for 1891. They were submitted by exceedingly
youthful ana dimnutivs stenographer from his once
and fixed the allowance required at 1921 $50 emitting
anything for contingencies This year II was sl19 780
with 5000 for contingencies. The appropriation
for 1891 Is the 1890. except that $1,000 WAS
stricken from the contingency list
Other appropriations voted were Free Circulating
Library $40 500; Apprentices Library, o., 500 Agusr
Library, So 600; burial OF veterans, $4,000.
Surrogate Ransom asked for &114720. This year
the allowance for conducting the 6urrogates office
only &97 $50, but Mr. Ransom has been up at Albany
and secured the passage Of bill authorizing him 10
add examiner and eight other clerks TO his establish
ment for the ostcnsibe purpose Of preserving the
public records" When the Ofhcials In position
want to have places Ut their disposal they usually
find that the records In extremely bad condition.
The salaries for this purpose, together with the new
lbes indices and stationery necessary foot up slo3O
This was allowed and the Surrogate received In all
S113,72O. only 81 900 less than he asked for One
extra examiner stricken of his list. but he didn't
mind this and went on smiling at his good fortune
General Daniel E. Sickles presented the demands OF
the sherRs ONCE for the coming year. He estimated
these at S1S139 this years appropra-
ton caused by the change by the act Of June g. $780,
nom foe to salaried ONCE Of s5c,43c. Tho present
allowance Is $06.70o The additions provide for tho
salary Of the Sheriff. 900 year; under sheriff.
rs, 900; counsel $1,000: twelve deputy sherihs at
81 twelve assistant deputy shcrns at 81 900 EACH
chief clerk, 81, 500 assistant chief clerk. 1880;
cashier, o. 900 pay clerk. O. 900; orderof arrest cor
responding and bond clerks each 81 500 two stats.
tlcians one at 81 900 and at a 100 messenger.
81 o2o stenographer e7co, and two cleaners st 1900
each The General had estimated the support Of indl
gent prisoners In the County Jail at o. oO0 but this
changed TO seventy cents day per prisoner some
slight changes were made in incidental expenses and
the total placed at Gil 1882 But under the new
law the Board required to read1ust the allowance In
toncrlh put III uhs eOooooO toe
the year.
The appropriation for tho Annexed District was con.
nomnal SUI sum '' Of ssss 500 The same vas grant
ed for 1890. President Gallup said that his est
%ss OF S 1f1sssS
little amusement. But Mr.. Gallup said that the carp
Of improvements which included $50 miles OF streets
and roads was no laughing matter the Whole mater
will DO subject to revision In December after the cleo
ton OF the new Street Commissioner, wien tho maj
estimates are decided upon.
At meeting Of the Board OF Estimate held on DC
tOber IS q preamble and resolution wore adopted re
citing that plan had been presented for the improve
ment Of the westerly riversde, between seventy
second and Ninety sixth sts contemplating the build
re length ten feet above tdewater Of tranc road
for commercial and general PURPOSES, and adjoining
said avenue the construction OF an elevated terrace
thirty feet above tHtewater under which the lner'
secting streets be carried by viAduct. and upon
which cys 70, 2eSs sSasy 81 feS s ySs
in different directions also an equestrian road hfv
s-s witJ, with adjoining walk TOR pedeetrana ana
lookers-on the railroad tracks to be secluded BY
wall and by trees artlfcially planted. mayor 0rapt
was requested to appoint committee OF ciasens 70
mitted, with q view to presenting the project for
Legislative action. The Mayor YESTERDAY selected tho
following committee: General William T. Sherman
J. Edward simmons. Morris X Jesup August Belmont
John D. Rockefeller. Samuel D. Babcock. Cornelius ~
Miss John NJ. Bowers, Lawson ~ Fuller, Francis ~
Harris william c. whitney, Nathan Straus, Joseph J.
O,DonOnue Edward Cooper, John T. Agnew. Robert b.
Roosevelt, John II. Inman, Samuel Thomas, Cyrus
Clark. David Banks and william f. D. Stokes.