New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
THE WORK on THE BUDGET
POLICE AND OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
PROCEEDINGS or THE BOARD or EsTi-
MATE AND APpORTIONMENT

PROCEEDINGS or THE BOARD or EsTI-
NATE AND AProRTIoNMENr
The Board Of Estimate and Apportionment re-
sumed consideration Of the final estimates for
1885 in the Mayors Office Yesterday morning The
Police Department las, year received sj13sli7 "a.
and in the provisional estimate this year asked
for s5S55.S22 60 The Bureau Of Elections last
year received 1874 $50. and this year asked for
sil4,iOo Tho National Guard. which last year
received $59l96 asked for this year sG7.l2o Pub
liz libraries received las, year $4,000. and asked
s4j 800 The Department 4 stree; Improven snts In
the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards re-
ccved last ycag $3.50 1850. and asked s3s go The
Civil Service Board received last year SIS 0O0 and
| asked for the same amount this year Tho Board
OF Street Openings received 800 400 last year and
wanted the same amount this year. The Bond
| Of Coroncrs which received last year $4,000. de-
sired the same amount again
Mayor-clect strong was on hand with Ms sec
rotary. job Z. Hedges. President Martin and
Commissioners Murray and kcrwln. 81 the Police
| Department. were present When the depart
mcnt was taken up AZ the request u Mayor GIL
roy PFesdea, Martin explained 90 ( lionel Strong
the grades OF salaries % pa'rolm"n which had
been recently Increased by the legislature
Colonel Strong did not make any c3.imenf.
Then two additional stenograph'rs were asked
, fIr but not allowed the department The item
u horses was next considered. President Martin
said the Police Department never paid moro than
$3.50 FOR horse. and that price. being acceptable
10 the board was allowed. The sum OF $4,000 was
wanted for lighting statlon-houses with gas and
500 for the care OF los, children. These items
were passed and then came a request FOR $4,000
to complete the police underground signal sys-
Ion rrff ma
already been expended on the system. and that
many wires were siill above ground. The board
finally voted $4,000. The total appropriation for
the department was finally nxcd at $5hb4.S22 ~
The Bureau OF Elections was taken up next
! and disposed Of IN short order II got fl2,9Oo.
When the Department IL Street Improvements
Of the Twenty-thlrd ana Twenty-fpurth wards
was taken up there was n warm discussion be
tween Mayor GllrOy on one side and cx-Judge
Ernest Hall Commissioner Haffen and Fordham
Morris on the other. Ex-Judge Hall said That Il
large increase was asked for I'm the appropr.a-
ton. THE trouble is" said Mr. Hall. that not
one Of the city officials knows anything about the
Annexed District"
you are very much mistaken" said the Mayor.
81 don't think so." answered MIR. Han.
"Wcll. | know you are know every men OK
the Annexed District well as you" replied the
Mayor.
Impossible" answered ex-Judge Hail. dlsdain-
fully. n,..u,.. e.,
many years. and know what am saying re-
torted the Mayor. ,
Finally Corporation Counsel Clark took hand
In the discussion and said that the residents OF
the Annexed District owed the city OF New ork
over So 900 900 for overdue assessments. ana thcy
were asking for more money for street improve
ments Mr. Norris said thai there were i'V ,'',iss
NJ mud roads In the Annexed District. and the
cIty should not hesitate to pay for the macadam-
izjng of them Commissioner Hanen toid the
MAYOR that II was imperatively necessary 'hat
tho annropriation this year be materially IN
creased The board finally allowed the Depart
ment the total OF s42647O
The Civil Service Board and the BOARD OF Cor,
onars received the same az last year. The BOARD
OF Street Openings received sl.S2o for salaries 0,
additional clerks The National Guard received
$50 O97 for the salaries OF engineers arhore's A"u
ioho