New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-25
UORK or TIE BOARD or ESTIMATE.
ONE CITY DEPARTMENTS GET WHAT Ihhi 40"
AND oTHERs ARE CUT DOWN

-ovt, CITY DEPARTMENTS GET WHAT THEY ~"
AND oTnEHs ARE CUT DOWN
RI, poord NJ Estimate resumed work on the pro
,,.,op,l hud-ct Of 1898 Yesterday. all the member
hclnc prcscnt II took up first the esllfha"s vi i
&, Ilcni1 Corrm ssioner OF street improvement
the Twcniv-,hird md Twenty fourth "hru' III" 90,
lorcd him s9Ao 072 for the coming year. y" iN-
No rercIvci eaIO. 900. but that was oHore Nv "''N
A.. r.,cc with the Wlgwam and promised to support
N. Tammany ticket In the Annexed DiS'Hc" i",
main item wns 100000. for the m"h''"'"'V
,o.,. ro,ds and avenues above the Harlem ihoiu"
ing salaries and pay OF employees. suppi's' u,
machinery horses wagons. sfrnklng anu W. ~"
Thi. wear the same Item was placed AZ Sloo'o'o for
ro,alring and maintaining bridges over 'hr h'o"N'
received ~ 800: for rebuilding. cleaning aiu repair
Ing Of sewers and drains. 100000 Tor p"'n"e"
Crock bridges -. 800; for surveying msihe Jul
rent and contingencies. $500 over s2'ooo'ooo
bove boeu spcnt IN improvements In the Annexed
D,st~Irt An the last two years, assessed upon the
property os owner, In the two wards ana 10 DE re-
turned N the city treasury. Mr. IIeintt said II ne
found his appropriation sufficient he would raise
the wages Of day lahorcrs from II 20 to e.
The ponrd NJ street Opening received sl.5oo for
snlary OF clerk and 40 for postage. Commissioner
Hernnrd F. Martin Of the Department Of Jurors,
asked for and received ga 100 the as last year
Reg,scr Frank T Fitzgerald asked for and received
al3o 900 also the same last years allowance.
supervisor ". J. X. Kenny. Of The City Record
APPLIED for So coo and got It, This Is an Increase
Of ~ 800 over 1909. Commissioner Thomas s. Bren-
NM Of the street Cleaning Department, put IN an
estimate for - 500 c53 lie said that he couh not
get along with Il cent less and carry out the No"
street cleaning law. The appropriation Tor th'
prcsrnt year was ~ .G03.OrJ. The Board worked on
his figure, long enough to reduce them to +2lOo'-
Osn 3D. bat this was SlO7 900 above the big allowance
of l-92. II includes the annual per cent ncrcaS"
In swccpers drivers and hos crs which the law pre-
'cs The total includes For administration. Slol'
90: Tor sweeping. 77l3323. Tor earring. Sh'"''":
~ W and Ice $40 coo final disposition. $4,000 new
stock @ldO 900. rentals and contingencies. fJo.Coo
The report ~ Controller Myers and President Barker
on the best way 81 dsposng ~ the street collections,
submitted last week. was considered. The Tribune
gave a review 81 the report when II was sent 10 the
Nayor II advised a dlscontlnuance Of the system
Of carrying the refuse ont to and recommended
tha it 10 taken to ickcrs Island and used FOR hng
I'm land under water. tn" hoard concurred In the
report and asked the Commissioners II street Clean
INK for an estimate upon the cost OF transportation
Of the refuse 10 the island. and the Dock Department
To- mate TIC cost OF constructing thr proposed crib
work nbout The island. Controller Myers snd that
would require yrnrS 10 complete the filling In
project and would cost about cocoon. l.ut the
value ~ the land reclaimed would az itself be- worth
more than 81 900 600 while large annual saving
wDud be made IN transporting the refuse. Tho est
mates Of the County Clerk, Slrroratc Commissioners
OF Accounts and sheriff Will be taken up to-day.