New-York tribune., 1890-06-27
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REBELS.
MORE MONEY DEMANDED FOR COUNTY EXPENSE
AND THE TAX BUDGET RETURNED.


AND THE TAX BUDGET RETURNED.
Tho summary action Of the Board OF Estimate, len
bv Mayor Chaplin in cutting down the estimate Of inc
countv expenses BY half million dollars, on Wecnes-
day. in session Of two or three hours causeu Ohuc"
comment Yesterday. and the action was strongly as
approyed bv tha county officers In order to lay the
county budget before tho Supervisors at their meethS
Yesterday afternoon the Board OF Estimate met In the
morning and signed the estimate. supervisoratLafge
Kretzgchmar declined 10 sign. the ground that he
did not approve Of the reduction OF the amount for
thc Commissioners Of Charities and Correction
Commissioner cot called upon some members OF
the Doard Of Estimate Yesterday and desired hear
ing I'm regard TO the amounts asked for, when han
been prepared with great care. Deputy county CIerR
Rhodes protested the Mayor IN regard to the amount
set apart for the County Clerks oiice lie said tlao
the money asked for to copy records WAS absolutey
needed for the safety Of the records and the tte %
mil ions Of dollars worth Of property. Mayor Chapm
said that the law did not provide for any hearings be-
fore the Board Of Estimate. and that they were IN
necessary The Board will meet to-day to consider
the city budget.
A the meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors In the
afternoon the county budget was submitted super
visor Walker started the discussion by Offering
resolution that the budget he returhen
10 the Board Of Estimate "w1th the re-
ADpcfful but most CdlItHO lC'luN91 "a WA
Board that they will reconsider their determination
so far as the items included under the head OF inc
ordinary and contingent expenses, notably the amount
OF sl50OOO allowed for board, tuition and clohng OF
the county wards, which amounts will be enurciy III
adequate for The purpose, as the monthly ollIS OF
IN. several Institutions 10 which these wards nave oeen
committed aggregate $1,000. making the totll for
twelve months a2i3 800. together with 500 the
amount Of the deficit In the appropriation LOT tho
sarne account during the current yeaT IL,
-uprrvisor Jacobs seconded the resolution anu CRU
cel the Board ~ Estimate for lts rcches, w0Tk Whcn
would compel the county 10 issue bonds IL the uturc
ard nav interest on 4 deficit supervisor watson
n,aoIrd the resolution. lie thought II an insult 10
tbc oficials charged with the du'y Ot maNng Jnc
estimate supervisor Fclle asked how many tines
M. board o.. Estimate met. Inr SUPERVISE a i-ts;
answered that they met and We're IN session iNu
II III > Mr. Fitche then said he Shoild oppose Iie
r.,oution a. he did not think there was ANY uSc II
irving TO r,asoa with lot % men VINO IN 'Ice nDlr'
coud 20 through a budget and knock hllf muloh
doIis out ~ Il without consideration or conSulaIvh
tf,or -olon discussion the question was put ana
carried 6y the following vote
Yeas-Conv walker Barry. oKeefe. Jacobs saNen'
Jengst Lewis Anderson riggs. Green French and TX
tance-l3 -
rick snd Watson--'
special petg,on VS. presented asking inc
BOARD Of supervisors to refer back TO the Board OF
Estimate th. appropriation oi = VV Tor tie Mlspe.
Erdc. This was adopted. and the request maze thtl
he the budget