New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-24
PART II.
PAGES 13 TO is.
BCHCOMBE At A BOARD MEETING.
TAMMANY's SUDDEN soMcITUDE FOR coMMIs
sIoSER HEINTZ's SUCCESS.

TAMMANY's SUDDEN soLCITUDE FOR coMMS
sIoSER HEINTZ's SUCCESS.
When the Board Of Estimate came yesterday to take
up the question Of how much money should be allowed
Commissioner Heintz for street improvements IN the
Annexed District pleasant play enacted. evil
IDENTIFY intended for the entertainment Of the con-
stituency above the Harlem Mayor Grant had barely
time to say that Mr. Heintzs estimates IN order
when Fire Commissioner Puroy. Tammany leader Of
the upper wards, came brsky forward and began the
delivery Of carefully prepared address. which gave
his reasons for urging liberal appropriations lie set
In array the advantages which the Annexed District
offered to the people Of the overpopulaed wards and
closed his grafton as follows:
The nrDerty owners and residents n the Twenty
third and Twenty fourth Wards extremely anxious
10 retain these benefits and they are most cesirous
Of Offering every inducement 10 those wlo arc eens
cheap aud comfortable and wellrgukttea ana con-
venent homes to settle amongst them ano next ; 20
rapid transit, which they believe that the eomnnSsoa
them they know Of greater inducement than VIII
be presented by properly kept roads by streets w ac
by sidewalks which will be properly Ragged. InoSo
whom represent have months ago, publicly expressea
any measure directed toward the public welfare, ana
they wish now to see Commissioner Heintz ag mct
every facility 10 prove himself capable ana enciei.
official able 10 satisfy their Just expectations IN Ngat1
to the speedy and wise development OF the AnheAeu
District.
The Tammany boss having put himself on record,
which he may point TO as exhibiting his remarkable
magnanmity in asking for increased revenue for Com
missioner Heintz and his AntiTammany associates 10
eXpend the Commissioners figures were exposed TO the
furnace OF scrutiny. President Barker, who REMARKED
that he had been sitting up nights TO study them, gave
the Mayor liberal assistance in trying TO tange up tho
official who Mr.. Purroy had just fondly and enderly
hoped would receive every facility for an untrammeled
exercise OF his Official functions. Mr. Barker commended
that some Of Mr. Heintz expenditures under the head
of maintenance Illegal charging that they had
been made upon streets not subject TO assessments.
After going over the estimates, item by item, during
which desire Oh the part Of some members OF the
Board to put Mr.. Hentz In hole' was
frequently manifested, the estimates which the
Commissioner presented cut down from $780,
500 40 to 1905 700 This is increase over the pre-
vous year of SAG, 800. The main reductions we're:
Maintenance. from $500, 900 10 $4,000
surveys map, and pans, FROM $4,000 70 o 800
Final maps, from. 4o,sOO 70 20
saia les. from 800 1870 ~ 1000
The Commissioner Of Jurors, who had asked for
s34 100 received 1913 900. The Board adjourned TO
Monday, when the StreetCleaning Departments new
estimates will be considered. Commissioner Brennan
has made considerable inrOads upon the amounts wnlch
ex -COmmlssiOner Beatue hsmboyantly DEMANDED a
compile Of months ago. Bette asked for S2oo32sS3,
while his Dig successor CONSIDERABLY concludes that no
can got along with 81 557 ,165. The present years
appropriation for the streetCeaning Department was
81, j64 900.