The evening world., 1893-09-28
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Board of Estimate Authorizes the
Issue of $3.50, 248 in Bonds.
To Be Used for New School Sites
and Necessary Additions.
Gilroy Scores the Park Eonrd-
other Awards.

In view Of the necessity for more
school room, and the fact that bonds
can be disposed Of more easily since IN"
financial strinRency is over, ia" Board
OF Estimate and ApportiDnmcnt at n
meeting to-day authorized tho issu" Of
s52a.2i in bonds to pay for new school
sites and additions to schools already
built.
The amount asked FOR by the Board
of Education was $657,@h S'S,rcj for AN
addition to Grammar School A., one
Hundred and Twcnty-ninth street ana
Amsterdam avenue. At the suggestion
Of the Mayor this item was r"fcrrcd to
Comptroller Myers, with II request to
investigate If the money was not needed
more for schools In crowded districts.
The sum of S9j}.0JO was appropriated
to pay for IA school site at the northeast
corner of Eighty-iirst street and Avenue
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This site IL In one of the most crowd"d
districts In the city, where, according Il"
n committee which called on the Mayor
last Saturday, nearly 5000 children can
not find room.
Their complaint that the negotiations
for the site in question were delayed
had its effect.
The other appropriations for school
purposes were:
To pay awards and c,rca4cs fr n building
IN Ei,ington street. between Cannon and Lewis
sire. t., 80 i5s.
For , bull ling site ~ KIneshrilE". $50 $50.
For II building site at Ridge and itlNingt"n
For an addition to Grammar School No. 70. co
West Thirternth street ,'' aa5 E,
For an addition to Grammar school 40. 81.
One Hundred aud Fourth street and Amsterdam
avenue. s63. lI2,
Mayor Gilroy took occasion to cen
sure the Park Commissioners for ne
glccting to attend to their business.
lie did SO when Engineer Boiler pre-
scented revised plans for the approaches
to the new MnComh's Dam Bridge, and
no one was there to represent the Park
Department.
The estimated cost under the revised
plans is $l5O,ooO, 10000 more than the
original estimate.
The Increase was for new horings made
necessary for the abutm"nts. Mayor
Gilroy expressed his opinion very. plainly
about the matter. II" said the city
should only employ competent engineers.
He reflected severely ON Mr.. Boiler.
under whose direction the work is being
done. The plans were referred To En-
Dineer Kellogg. of the Park Depart
ment.
Commissioned of Public Works DAILY
gets 5000 moro ioi purifying the GRO
Ton water supply on account VI lnf an
nual appropriation OF SOO,"pO for that
purpose.
Counsellor Matt Brecn. OF the Depart
ment Of Street improvements In the
Twenty-third and Twcnty-fourth Wards,
will at last get part of his A.wO salary,
for which no appropriation exists. The
Board transferred 81. 100 from contingcn-
cics 10 pay him.
Bonds for 5000 to pay fifteen extra
ply siCians to attend to free vaccination
were ordered issued. sl0.227 of excise
moneys were directed to he distributed
among charitable institutions. and the
Police Department got "A transfer of
$l2, 800 from tha unused fund for patrol
wagons to pay for n building site for
the new Charles street police station.
These dates were fixed for hearings on
the provisional department estimates:
Oct q, 1910. tho MAYORS ofirr. Mayors Mar
shal. Board Of Aldermen and Finance Department;
, T.. NJ. Department NJ Public Works, Law and
Health Departments: o.. -, 10 10, Hoard OF Edu-
cation, street Cleaning Department; , T. NJ. De
rlrtnont Of street improvements In the Twenty
thiTd and Twenty. fourth Wards; oct II. 1919,
Offices ~ the Surrogate, Register and 'UrOners;
J. NJ, Commissioncr OF JurprB and County
Clerk.
The estimates of the courts Will be
taken up at the convenience of the
Board. Heads Of departments Will be
notified that ii they do not appear at
the time designated for considering their
estimates. appropriations Will be made
on the basis OF last years estimates.