New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-29
AN OLD TAMMANY "BLUFF.'
ESTIMATES SLIGHTLY CUT DOWN.
BUT THEY ARE ONLY PROVISIONAL AND AFTER
ELECTION THEY WILL BIZ CHANGED.

BUT THEY ARE ONLY PROVISIONAL AND AFTER
ELECTION THEY WILL BIZ CHANGED.
The Board Of Estimate has closed It's work on the an
nual provisional before election budget Of 1892.
1t fooS up S35,sOJ,2I2 o. The appropriated for
the present year $50 900, sO1 81. The apparent
reduction, Therefore, in the cost Of running the city
government for $50 Is S55670 10. This smscks
what OF economy ard it viii do well enough until after
the election. for it mast be remembered that this IS
only the provisional estimate. The Board will have
p,enty of opportunity in December when it comes 10
make up its final estimates, 10 juggle in such additional
may be deemed needfil for tic exizencies Of
Tammany Hall.
This total OF s35 9Oj, 212 O3 will be further reduced
by subtractng the uneXpended balances which stand to
the credit Of the different departments upon the Con
troer's books, amounting TO S2,75000O leaving the
present net OF the provisional budget al S33l0J,
o12 o. Deputy Controller storrs and General Clerk
Edward OH. Jervols compimented By the Mayor
for their careful preparation and arrangement OF the
wilderness of figures which Included in state
ment OF years appropriations OF the municipal gov
ernment. It was necessary TO have the statement
OF the budget in shape for the signatures Of the mem
bers Of the Board yesterday President j. H. '.
Arnold, Of the Board Of Aldermen, called 10 Wash
ngt0n by business engagement, and after putting his
the paper, hurried take the limited train for
that city.
The last department considered was the Board Of
with the aid Of Commissioners Lummis, Morarty,
Sanger and Tamsen and Mr. Bach the auditor, were
present to explain their request for Increase OF the
school appropriation frm "a 267 1857 Of 1891 10 S4621
$50 for 1892.
President Hunt opened the proceedings with
stump speech in which he said that he felt II his duty
10 reply TO a statement which had appeared in the
public prints that 10000 children roaming AROUND
the streets Of this city waiting for school accommoda
tons some surprise manifested that Mr.. huh'
should think himself called upon TO defend Iamnnny
Halls failure TO provide for the growing eoucauHiai
necessities OF the city, but The professor went on "
say that on september 80 last there were '''i0'
grammar children and 100.07C primary chlNreh V"
the registry while there seating capacity OF inc
schools for 1879 grammar chldren and ll3'l3'
primary children. Therefore the number VINO coula
be accommodated and above the nuInDer IeEs'oi
was 30 O01 provided the additional pupils We'e orO"e
to the Board and il was requested 70 ma P'1oeS ~
them in their respective grades The to'al nuhoei VI
nnpjls 20 whom was denied admission at the vHrpos
Schools Mr. Hunt said was 395 IN the grammar and
A747 in The primary departments, but ne-thiiu I'd
Of the whole number had found places III O'hor
schools The number supposed 10 be relec'eu' Nc 4-
had been augmented by pupils applying anu n",H'
been reported twice OF thrice by different pr'hci.ls
Instead Of there being 5,142 pupils to whom mao Dee
refused admission the number WIS not over ''foV AN
these could be accommodated by going u u'e
,vbore the seating capacity not exhausted
commissioner Lummis backed up President NUM-
statement and presented statistics showing 'ha' %
1sGo the city Of New-York had contributed over 60
900 to the support Of the public scno'ls VI ~. ~
state outside the city limits. He also e4pi aS an IN
t eninc of me citys schools this fall shower ~ d
crease of 700 or 5000 children TINS tcncbers In
REQUIRE the employment OF -OO IaUIo .,sS wond be
: st,S four new schools and two anneAes "ouN ~
d1@ned which would provide for 1864 pupils. ease NJ
The figures were then taken up anu an was made
s10o 600 ON the list Of teachers salaries Wa 49,
sending the total up to Lne seI $40 to
Nj 600 The total school appropriation l0i 90 -
Wa fixed az ~. 446,656 "a, an Increase Oh e1''
Tn following liable gives the PROVISIONAL Ia1
Of 500 as compared with the final estimates VI