New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25
MONEY FOR THE MACHINES
GREED OF TAlIMANY AND BROOKLYN DEMO
Gratis.
prrrs PASSED BY TIE LEGISLATURE CARRYING
BIG AppEoPRIAT ATOMS TO BE SPENT BY THE


Albany. April 81 C,pccini,.-Thc machine Democrats
OF New. York city and brooklyn viii not De wanting In
money to use during the campaign tbs fan The new
laws authorizing the issue Of bonds for improvements
foot mp many mill N, Of dollar, for each city Inc
New York members Started or gre Oily at the opening
Of the session and introduced bills which, II all had
been passed would have saddcd their city with an
additional debt Of not less than S4O,0o0000 on THIS
amount the killing of two bills cut from StooO'ooo
10 - 900 600 one Of these the Fifth-avc. cX-
clnsion Job which had slowed in provision for the
requirement. Of the avenue with either block or spmn
Then the repeal Of the speedway law made another
saving OF from 23OO0,0o0 TO $5.00D.OO0. But stll
enough has been left gladden. the hearts Of the Tam
many contractors and 10 I'll The caphclons pockets vi
the Tammany biavcs.
one Of the first measure T. become law was the
bill providing for the expenditure OF 100000 for
new pumping station iu Harlem Waterman bonus
are to c issued pay for this. Then the city mem
Lcrs decided to 60 into the assessment business ana
they had bill passed. which Governor Flower fastened
to sign turning Cat lie Garden into pleasure ro'ort
and apDropriating $4,000 a starter. Just a few
minutes before final Adjournment Of e." Assembly
the Tammany member, succeeded IN ,ncaking through
a bill which requires that the city shall make up any
deficit that there may BE- In the police pension fund
IS varously estimated ta this alone will cost the
city not les than 100000 his year account Of III"
many retirement, which Will soon follow.
Now comes on" OF inc il~H''L Jus VI A"' 'NN'''"
The Cantor Str,etPavcmcn law. Bonds to TIE amount
Of - 100000 are = De- issued. but the commissioner
Of Public Works fortunately. cannot cSpcnd more
than one half Of Ills amount TIL, year. Then thcre
is the law which allows the unlimited construction OF
new police stations. Land +, {" - purchased and ne"
buildings put up az elaborate scale. Bonds are
10 be issued from time lime 70 pay FOR
this, but II + estimated that The total cost
Will not fnll far short Il s3.oooooo. The new
municipal building follow, with an appropriation Of
s:pOOOO. Two bridges are - DO built by the city
over the Harlem River. one 81 them II to cost
100000 and the other Si,,oo,"0. An additional
amount Of land is needed fpr Of the bridges and
that IS b. cost SJOOOoo more.
Ee.idcs the ~ 900 600 paving Job. 100000 Is 10 bc
expended I'm paving Th-i vc. from the Harlem River
10 one hundred ard scvcucth q. The taxpayers Of
New York must pay about 955O,oOo more a. the city's
part u the the difference between ~" con>tuc
lion Of vinduct aud q steel elevated road for The New"
York Central and Hudson River Railroad. The ro1d
was willing 20 foot the bin fr viaduct. but steel
structure wa, wanted tbs bin was amended. ard in
that shape became law providing f,r that sort Of road
The added cost Is 5l.5O)OOO and tho city pays one
half Of IT, Tho celebration % october IL this year
will cost the city 10000 one I'm has bccom"
law apprOptiatng 10000 for tho Museum ~ Natural
History that II can De kept open "n sundays aud
bills are In the Governors hand, providing for the
expenditure 81 100000 for the Metropolitan Museum
construction Of the north extension and 10000 goes
10 maintenance.
one Of the other big Jobs. which will require The
expenditure of large Amount Of money. + the now
law under which The entire dock system Of New York
City IS TO be changed. Tho law authorizes the eNicn
sion u the piers by the Dock Department and places
in their hands the expenditure Of not less than
80 100000 \ new plcrhcad line is TO BE- established
in The Hudson River from the Battery 10 scvcnticthst
The has I'm hand. number ~ bills appryi
prating small ainyunl, ir Vt"I' cht"Iprlse', ana
there Is no probability that he Will fall - ign them.
All told TamInany will have not l=~ than 3d.
03j 800 u spend during this summer ard fall and the
most Of II viii BE- used at time when II viii do Tam
many the most good.
The brooklyn members fewer In numbers, but
they more energetic taan their NcwNork col
leagues. They started of By pushing through that
Outrageous and vicious Second extension Job. This
+ steal pure and ,impc, and BrOpkyn people must
pay out $5,OOO.oOO Next comcs the bin authorizing
the appointment Of n commission apprisc the plant
Of the Long Island Wntr supply Company. that the
city can purchase II n the appraisers nglrcS. Ths
means at least al 900 900 more New parks are to be
secured TO tho CITY al cost q 800 900 and 500 600
moro IS 10 De expended the Brooklyn Bridge ap
proach. Under a loosely drawn and an extremely IN
to the extent Of 9iOOOoG- What the local i'm
provcmcns are that are provided for under this law
for in arothT law, and the city, bonds Ia tho amount
Of FGJ0ODO are t. be is,nrd 10 pay for them. new
i nan si5o6oo me he Nv Hc aS sixth wafd u 20
have number Of streets improved. and tho law author
500 900 The law anthdrI1mg The Iirooklyn Woar Of
Estimate to fix the saarics ~ al o the city officials
viii cost Brooklyn not les than 100000 Governor
Flower crawed out Of signing the Individual salary n
crease bills BY signing this one which is worse stu,
for politicians this boarl absolutely. Under
another law docks are TO be constructed At the Waa-
| bout Market cost not less Tran 100000
and hav " not vet become laws viii ncrcec ErSoEv"s
| indebtedness by not less than half million dollars
more Altogether the Bro9klyn contractors politicians
| large SUN OF $40 100000.