New-York tribune., 1892-12-23
WHAT A HORSES FEED COSTS
CLEANING STREETS ALL DEPENDS ON THAT.
LITTLE cnEcsrMAs cooDrnLLowsmp At THE

LITTLE cnE-sTMAs GooDrELLowsmp AT THE
BOARD OF ESTIMATE
The question which set the Bonrd of Estimate M
loggerheads yesterday was How much does II ccst
year to feed a horscf7 The Beard had met to con.
slider the Street Cleaning Departments estimates so-
l603 Controller Myers read statement prepared
! by Auditor William J. Lyons Of the Finance Depart-
ment, showing that $50 year was liberal ac1r~
! for ono horses feed. Commissioner Brennan ana
his assistants hooed at this and said that $50 wo,
barely enough The Controller backed the Audltor.,
estimate, but Mayor Grant took the side OF the Com
missioner
Now do claim 10 know something about horses
/ the Mayor said, "and know that you cannot feed
horse for any $50 n year.
! "My superintendent me.' chlmcd In CON-
missioner Brennan that every horses feed con,
at least sison
Tho Controller demurred testify and stirred nm N.
! Mayor to excaim:
Now Mr.. Controller. will you allow me 10 know
something about horses!-
Certainly. certainly Mr.. Myers replied. "but
what do you pay to feed yonr horses,,
"Why' returned the Mayor. giving the Controller
rityng look "you cannot turn a horse loose In
the country ana feed him bran alone for less than
$40 year. Now. think do know something about
horses
The Controller looted incredulous. al can feed
my horses In The country for sI0 80 a month. be
| said.
"On what7' asked the Mayor.
son the best IN the l2nd7 answered the Controller
"Nonscnse.' said the Mayor.
Yes returned the Controller "and 7 hnv nv
own fodder at retail. at that
Ny dear man. the Mayor answered With In
creased commisera ION for the Controllers dense ie
norancc. "a horse viii cost $50 a month TO feed IN
this city II you are going to estimate In that way
why-why-' and the Mayors arms went ND In the
air as his head turned from the Controller I'm despalr.
How much does IL c0st yOu to feed your horses ,,
asked Mr. Myers Of President Arnold. the table
have horses to feed" replied the President Of
the Board OF Aldermen, dryly
Commissioner Brennan's fral s,reet-cleaninr a.
timates add'd up S2.400,173 Ills provisional figure.
were over 100000 less. p, ,i00.0s9 40 OF this
100000 asked for administration" Ssl33a5 for
sweeping ana 1868 7GG for cartlng.'
Professor Charles +. Chandler, who was present
yesterday by invitation. Of the Mayors Ad-
vlsory Street Cleaning Commission. made state
mcnt asserting that the law passed last winter to In
sure cleaner streets not being carried out. Mr..
brennan Informed Lin that he could not obey the law
1t impossible with the reOurces at his com-
maud. Pr fc,sor Chandler said that the law required
the employment OF 1.5OO hand swecpers exclusive OF
the men on the machines, yet little thap
l,20O were really empoyei. Mr.. Chandler urged th
cnt rccmont Of the block" system, Int the Com
qulre $500 men, twice his present number.
The Controller evidently did not like the professors
observations, and disposed 20 blame the news
papers which he said had been too critical In their
comments about dirty streets. The city had done
every hing In power. ne said. and had appropriated
more money than the law called for The fact was
that they could not do everything in a night Tho
city had authorized Mr.. Freeman to buy 400 for
his department lie had bought only 300 because ne
did not have stablcroom, ard proper sites for stables
could not he bcught I'm a hurry.
II was at this point that the discussion on tho
yearly cost OF keeping horse arose.
The members Of the Board looked for dstincs
Item I'm the estimates showing the cost OF Forage
but II iconld no; b. found. Auditor Lyon said that
{, vos IN tw, separate accounts, but the Mayor,
Controller and all hands said they could not under
stand IT, Mr. Brennan ana his aids got 10 mixed up
with their figures that 1t was determined 10 aiio"
them few DAYS to sraghten ont their papers, and the
street Cleaning estimates postponed until Iuesday
at II a. m
AT the afternoon session President Purroy, OF ule
Fire Board presented final estimates OF his depart
mont lie asked for 81 e,37j, and received 81
.-l3 1913 90 lie obtained addition OF Soo,'2o 10
ennbc tie Fire Commissioners TO raise the s"AneS
OF eighty sevea foremen from $500 to S2'loo' ana
Il ninety eight assistant forcmen from Tlooo 10 @oo
A year each. The item for Apparatus ana suppnes
h,d been cut down from S4539oo TO S5so,Ooo in ths
p,oyis nal estimates.
This cut Mr. purroy denounced a. shame "our
mon are ,hiyerng" he said. and their horses are are
.tnrvinr Al the very lowest calculation sfoJtoW
ought to be allowed lie asked Tor transfer trans s,aa ~ aa
urexpended balance OF 81 900. mostly from uuui"e
Sito appropria' ions mado last year but not Used.
ontroer Myers thought that the Fire Commissioner lone,
and County c!creleet "a niue ,orylns T2G hor.e Mr.
Wycrs said that he found that the feed Tor tne qe
rar,men horse, cost only T3l,ooo year. aI~ s ,He
conld not understand why sl-,oo was aS"e' 4O' Wv
remaining two weeks OF the year. 49,, l., ,,,a, tbs
Nu-t .hn
Controller said tnat the money asked t ,s Den,rt
Sni accouhts for the year slight as It was u
had "A serious effect upon President rurioy; as no
white with anger. and his chih 'reh""cu ''' "
turned upon the tontrOlie'. o,, ,o,s do II
4. II YOU hal 10 live Oh II day you coun w o,,, ~,
suppose said Mr.. Purroy WITH hashing sn sysS, rut
on 20 that you would have 10 ave up eaIt| std 49,,
duck and go TO IA btanery Ihen ne IA, a,"e', y iorse
w t,rcr W. much he may resemble another animal.
President barker tried to destroy The force d o, tns s
naiurc thrust with harS PayiIl iInsss rgl'f Il oS@ @ but
thn attempt 10 MlScn him TO another aniina bFau 1s
he would not adopt Mr.. Prroys news was @ no, r Eos.
upon the Control er who turned as VIII s IL '''
Crmmssioner had been moment before. -, soss,o,
Thrr, was a general disposition 10 Dflhg u.r om
IN nm cnd " ich wa, done on the p'SSiSe VI %" -,
order to permit transfer OF SooJV ior and ndSs ac
the ~ /, 900 asked for from odds ana ehuS III
counts. .s,,, . soid tho Controller,
afterward. What & tse fare ,rrstepy Sn"''T 10 me-
This wears sppopatSn for The a Frs a BSpaTo%eai 30 sowea
was q, sol .2Sc MS agirst 80 .,,t,, tS,roau
Tn,ch S,'is " now separate department. was then
part OF the Fire Department ,., o,oo ooo
THE board before adjOurnng apprcpHeu alo 1.i-,
for IN. supreme Court, and gave the t9nny N'ah a,
2l 300 for an extra stenograpner. inaHns al coo
lowoncc FOR the year ssi $50 The sum ot t sIt'O"
was also granted for preserving 'he puohV i''o"