New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-07
JUGGLING WITH THE ESTIMATES.

TAMMANY'S QUEER FINANCIAL WAYS MUST BE
PAID FOR by TIE PRoPERTY-owNERs.
The Tammany Board Of Estimate that IS raising
nv local taxation the sums needed for Tammany Office
holders 10 expend next year. Is hard at work under
the mnistraions OF the faithful" So far the Board
has accomplished much in awarding In many Instances
larger sums than departments asked for. There IS
big game in this. For instance. sums demanded by
heads OF departments generally widely published
and the lower these estimates sent in the greater
the credit claimed for and in the next place
the outside bosses in determining whore better pick
lnrs can DO had make additions to those estimates,
which in the addition do not chance to be widely pub
lishcd or made fully known TO taxpayers
Here are some OF the increases already made. The
interest account which takes good care OF municipal
credit and creditors and allows good margin for new
debts has been increased from Controller Myerss esi-
mate Of sfOOO0iS 10 9jOOO.l5l Does Tammanv
Hall know best rs to the sunni Il seems that II
knows better than Mr. Myers what amount IS needed
for interest account How much OF the Increase Is
Tor Tammnny account can only be fanciod. The re-
demplon account wa, reduced from $4,000 70 $4,000
because doubtless. T. Is an account which can bear
r,,stponemcnt 50 as 20 allow Of general Increase
elsewhere I'm favored partisan quarters. DOUBT
less on the same theory what IS known IN the Finance
Department as lns'ament account, Is leuuo'" "
81 100000 by $4,000.
These reductions 90 probably toward Increasing
Corporation Counsel Cnrk's fund by Sl@oo' ,Nc
rammonv Health Board by 5000: Election Bureau by
800 900: Candidate Purroy's Fire department. ol
pearv $50 600 the inefficient Buildng Department by
500 600 tho Tanmauy Reg ster Office by eloOO-d uni
los. IN rud TWO or three clerksMps therein for TAM
many pcts the Court Of General Sessions by - "oo-
o-ohor court officer doubtless for another "Deestrct
no, The new Surrogate gets tho fine annual incom"
az $4,000 and $500 FOR clerk hire. suns douOe
u mot triple what the Tammany candidate expectant
o, election would ever SIT yearly by private
pracuce Mr. Gllroy's department is Increased by
$1,000 and the Commissioner Of Jurors by Si'loo-
enough for several additional pets
These Increases are met by further reducVons III
other non Tammany subjects such IN "library &C.
count in Estate taxes nearly million thereby
leaving the deficiency 20 60 into another year. ior
state tax is regarded as a liked liability: me
,onular park DeDarment IS locked $4,000, suourDan
Street Improvement Fund loses F4oooo ComlI,o 5s
porters henefcent charities estimate Is reduse.i
600 tie police lose about $4,000 from supeine
uvr1ns' rstImates necessary street cleaning shor
of 500 OOO AMI the supreme superior ana ,pnl,' ~
Irols courts have their judicial estimates Huuc'h ny
S1connis lint seem 10 be the most necessary So AZ
all events Oh their face, for public OeleH ana IN
many makes Increases only on accounts mat CHI D.
carried 10 the advantage u Tammany. -,
original estimate apples 10 the item OF ludgaen7'
Il entered the Tammany mill 81 expenditure az r
900 81 course n asked FOR hv TIE Corporation "ul''I
and Controller but tho tom comes cut 81 the hopper
rai.d among Tribune readers that ul9 r u slIl''
tom 81 judgments, there occurred s"r 9i me ~
seals md The administration ~ Controller Conholy'
What may I, 20 Dee done with this rcnarkanl" IN
erease ',ayrayors may we'll ask Of more than haf 4
million prrhan, 10 allow favored creditors 10 sue ana
nav "divyics.n