New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-22
PRESIDENT PORTER EXCITED
HE DECLARES CHARGES AGAINST HIS DE-
PARTMENT ARE FALSE AS HELL.
A lot FIGHT IN THE BOARD OF hsiIN"-A
OVER TIE ALLEGED TREATMENT or
rr-& ,TrcS WITH \ I'LL.

OVER TIE ALLEGED TREATMENT OF
"LUy,TIcs WITH \ PULL.
| The proceedings Of the Board OF iSS."'''e yes
! terday marked by passages OF Ne'eHi'"' ue-
nunclation and serious persona. rehecHohS "hlci
sent the red blood Up into SEVERN i"ceS "iOu'iN
/ the long table in the Mayors oihce ana cdus-u eyes
to fash angrilv The main Incidents Of interest
were Pre- sident Barkers causic arraigh'A'h' oi
TIE Charities and Correction Department. on nc
count OF the favoritism shown IN It's treatment oil
/ the insane and Police Commissioner Macl-eat q
stern opposition to items OF expenditure favored by
4 colleagues
/ Work began on the Police Departments est!-
mates The sums asked for and allowed were: For
salaries sso297 ca for supplies $1,000 for repairs
! and CONTINGENCIES, Sn,g0; total, $olVl3S' o. me
trouble began when item FOR $500 for five now
patrol wagons was reached. The item had appeared
in riany preceding budgets, but the money had
never been used FOR the purpose. By means Of
/ the species Of Juggling known among the city
government diplomats transfers, the sum has
| every year been taken to cover up shortages OF
one kind or another. When the provisional esti-
mates were fixed last October tie $1,000 made
| its usual appearance, and was inserted. fesicT-
day President Martin. Of the Police Department.
! asked T. have the sum increased $4,000 agreeing
10 supply ten wagons instead Of five. This would 3e
| a wagon cor each police station having Il matron,
| he said. and they could be used until the question
of the new signal system IS settled.
COMMISSIONER NACLEAN ACCUSED.
Commissioner MacLean. who had been sitting
quietly beside Controller Myers. sprang 10 his feet
at this point and opposed the allowance
There can be no for these wagons" he said.
| until the signalling system Is perfected. How can
they be summoned from one point TO another? II
would be cheaper TO hire carriages re AIDED III
a tone that savorod Of a sneer.
Before Mr.. Martin could reD.y Mayor Giroy re-
marked as though unaware who Mr.. MacLean
was:
Il consier that the Police Commissioners are
the best judges of this matter, and l am Wiling
TO vote for the increase now
in my opinion Nh Mayor" retorted Commits
sioner MacLean zone wagon will be enough
That suggestion is ridiculous" said Commits
sioner Martin angrlly Does Commissioner Mac
Lean know that there stations all over the city
and that those having matrons are far apart?'
Commissioner Maclean said something in a low
voice about having inspected the system at the Har
lem Police Court. but neither the Mayor nor Com
missioner Martin noticed it. The patrol wagon
appropriation was finally passed, increased TO
LIvIEsT SCRAP" OF THE DAY.
But the livellest scrap Of the day was the
estimates of the Department Of Charities and Cor
recton President Porter and Commissioner Sheehy
represented the department. They had asked pro-
visionally for s2.6o252, but various changes had
reduced it to S2272.175. In this sum was an Hem
of $4,000 for supplies. Tax-Commissioncr Barker
nut Mr. Porter under the harrow. and catechised
him az to the departments needs. He strongly
denounced the practice which he said he had dis
covered 20 prevail OF paying oIt the citys money
for lunatics with pull" who were sent to Mid
dietCwn and other state asy!ums to be near fash
ionlble relations who might BE- aummrrins IN thr
ntys INSTITUTIONS President Porter tried to reply
patients alluded to in New-York. hut they We're
sent away because there WAS 10 aoccmm dalton
for them here. lie practically peaacgi Ety 10 -
President Bar6er's charge by admitting that tne
department had seventy eighty patents scat
tered over the State to please their influential
That is no excuse" returned Commissioner
Barker 40 preference for rGh P2,en ons sGSsa
nodded assent to President l}arkers Accusations.
President Porter, rising with great excitement.
This is a dreadful charge. and It is as false
President Barker pointed to Commissioner sheehy
and said: "Mr sheehy came to me and told me
Mr. sheehy looked distressed and said something
about cases in Bellevue Hospital which paid FOR
III How IS iSIs n. rcsiacn!2 asked the Mayor
tr true. this scandal ought TO- be investigatsl
But the law eSprsy, aows us TO MAKE bc S5e tBc
Mayor turned Upon the unfortunate shcehy. and
eyed him severely.
TIE MAYOR LAMENTs NJ. sHEEHY's IGNORANCE
Some Commissioners" he said. ''are too ignorant
TO be allowed TO come here 10 talk TO US
Commissioner Barker misapprehendins the drift
Of the Mayors remark. saN: 80 you think that
what / say is false?"
"Oh, no." replied the Mayor. ION the contrary
we ought to thank you for bringing this matter
to our attention II these charges are true there
should be an investigation at once. All eyes were
on Commissioner Sheehy, whose distress was vlsIDly
augmented. .
lie must have misunderstood me-" he said
feebly. as though daZed by the turn OF aIIalrs.
Commissioner Barker said. casting "A plying
glance at Sheehy "Oh. no; / didn't
The Mayor. evidently anxious TO close the Incl,
dent said I'm appoint Coiamissioner Barker ana
Controller Myers 10 make an invcst.ga. lion
Commissioner Barker said he must decline TO
serve and the matter was dropped
The item for coal for the poor was raised from
$50 900 10 $4,000 and the allowance for other gifts
Charities Societies received urging that I'm
mediate measures be taken by the city author-
ties to afford relief the destitute. II was read
and ordered on file. The total sum allowed for the
department for 1894 g. 222.i25
For the Bureau OF Elections $31i.15O waR voted
President Martin asked that the appropriation be
enlarged In view OF the fact that special cleo
ton was TO be held In February. This was In
terpreted TO mean that Mr. Croker has decided TO
have elections in the XVIII and XVIII Congress
districts for SUCCESSORS TO COntrOllerelect Fitch
and District Attorney elect Fellows. but no in
crease allowed.
The sum Of $4,000 was allowed the New-York
Free Circulating Library. and $4,000 each TO the
Aguilar and the Apprentices libraries.
To tine Health Department was Voi&l n total
of si2j.0s0 COntroeT-elect Fitch sat beside Con-
troler Myers and studied the procedures.
The estimates OF the Street Cleaning Department
and the Board OF Education Will be taken up to-