New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
MAYOR GILROY'S MESSAGE.
HIS REVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS.
RAPID TRANSIT THE ONLY THING IN wHlci
THIS OPTIMISTIC TAMMANY OFFICIAL
FAILS To FIND IMPROvEMENT

FAILS TO FIND IMPROVEMENT.
Mavor Gnrov sent his second annual message to
the Board of Aldermen yesterday 1t opens win
statement of the city debt, showing that there wa
an increase In the last year of s2lS2sO 49, ana '"A
the expenditures overbalanced the reduction oy TO
dempton and the revenues of the Sinking funu W
ST. 49, 75 60. which the Mayor sets down 10 pu'"S
improvements. The Mayor says
The interest charges on bonds mat9r,i nps, IL
to and in the year 1904 whose rate ot 20 az annually
s. and per cent, amount TO 81 ~ 70 nlneroi
bonds isS"ed at sS' rate not sx,es snasrs
per cent am conyinced that a .re these terms
for the permanent invesment when i.arst thus
i for WonS o. amount yen annually to Lsss
lation should be had authorizing tne higher rate
refund whenever bo 1ne having forty
more years to run. A., ,,,.rest on
Nesry = Of W SereS issued in 1893 70
pay the OF the city until the scsPiS ,rU
made It necessary in for the CITY the 5e
pay per interest In the last iy o,yiection of
taxes has cost the city in Interest almost aS oy
A change In the system OF levyng anu ond nm.
neeessary expense The taxes should be collected
in the early instead of the later mon,ns he % avoided
NO PROGRESS IN RAPID TRANSIT
r, ors direction only do we fail to note substan-
tia, Improvement This is in the important matter
Of rapId transit The difficult problems ihVo'Vea'
and the fact that capital is even more than usuahy
timia and conservative in these times, nave PIE 10
vented any progress in TINS dreStiolS ,he highest
sneed to be built by private capital or public dunds
win furnish the ultimate solution , mus in such
pIan nor has public sentiment declared IN favor
Of such an Investment by the city III line was be-
gun more Immediate relief Is necessary praler
snrt bv the Manhattan Elevated Railroad mana
gers in the effort improve the iaci ss " there
Sore been MANNED and the franchise Will be shorty
offered FOR sale 1t is sincerely to be nopeu ina.
the additional transit service be acaTred Immediate
relief however can only be afforded through Inc
MsIha aa1 a sSyita% py terminal 1nf face
The Mayor recommends the enactment Oh iaWS
IN NewYorR. but escape taxation He congratu,
iates the city its escape from Aslh'if Is %ean
nroyided maintaining that the present WORKS a!e
capable OF furnishing an aouhuahce LUZ '"'''O'
people
EFFORTS TO PURIFY THE WATERSHED
Regarding the efforts Of the Public WORKS De,
nartment at improved sanitation of the Croton ana
Bronx River watersheds, under chap'ei 100 "
the laws of 1s93 he says:
Acting under the provisions or TINS law, .nv ted
partment promptly removed me noS s londs water
nuisances and began the acquisition OF JANUS tha
rights etc. necessary to permanently "a we're az
evils The nuisances removed or aDa tatoriea and
follows: 1856 prvies. l2s parnyaros Wi,hin the
1000 miscellaneous in classification. MttntH have W..
coming year many 1 OK 's the property necessary
prevent further contamination OF cur nS water
p pecu M. for ali time from delement Will be as
sured. o~oo,,s ,r,nress,on OF
the cost of this work exists. About $4,000 has 5een
expended and the cost OF the pIopesy The law
limits the expenditure for this purpose TO s5cV0
year for three years 1t is estimated t ma l,is
should be continued until all possibility OF re tbI.
ment is removed me Wal in,ben there is any
1rospect of a contagious visitation; .,.,,
The Aqueduct Commissoners nave on the
watershed and have completes t0 the pepart
masonry dam and the two Bog Brook dams, naViE ~
total storage capacity OF sg, With fo the con-
structon Of the Quaker Bridge ~, TessGySr Wn,Sh
Ti Of maps for the purpose acquir
ing title TO lands necessary tor rne az Ierome
park and vicinity is being steadily prosecuted.
THE STREET PAvEMENTs.
The Improvement In our thoroughfares since the
passage of the law OF 1889 authorizing Increased ap-
proprIations for new pavements Is now apparent
and 1t is agreed that the benefits nave ruy Just'-
fed the expenditure and repaid the inconvenience
that is inevitable during the progress or such
work. In 1898 the area and mileage OF new pave,
ments laid exceed those of any previous year IN
the hsS % sa ae yards Of granite block and
226 39 square yards of asphalt pavement were alu,
~ hocS and 2s 7eS square yards OF asphalt
were laid From May /. 1889, to December 81 issz.
navemenfs We're laid a mileage of 70 SO: and 1872 2So
square yards of asphalt, mileage OF %''o
DOCK DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES.
The Department OF Docks has carried forward the
Improvement OF the waterfront with the accom-
panying important advantages of Increased COM
merclal facilities and augmented public revenues
Six new piers have been constructed. four piers ex
tended 10 the bulkhead line OF 1890 ana i41o Leet %,
Spreeafe of new wharfage Of two and
miles linear measurement. -Four new piers are
mile OF river wall is under way: the department,
has also built 1000 linear feet OF GRIP pnknea na az
for 100000 cubic wards Of ashes and street IL HGs
BY this means M fsOg 5Syf0"r acres Will DC a''
The Expenditures of the Dock Department amount
ed to $685. sOl SO, of which s@4'S y were Tor &C
g72 S. for maintenance and repairs OF the whoie
waterfront The gross revenue was Nciyo aS a,
year.
STREET CLEANING METHODS
| The question OF the best method of final disposi
ton of ashes and street refuse Is serious one
Towing the material to sea and dumping II there
or using it for fllingn purposes at such points az
available has been continued because IL Is
present the cheapest and the only practlcaDle ieth
cd In order to properly continue the present men e
determined the final disposition for the next two
| or three years has been provided for by the con
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| stated which is capable of containing about 3OO'w
| cubic yards of filing. This will add TO the area o
| the island about sxty-four acres. which VIII %
Available for the erection of charitable or penal In
| stitutons by the city as may hereafter be deter
| mined.
THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
The Advisory Committee of Architects appointed
IN the architectural competition for plans of the new
Municipal Building had 13i designs offered for con
sideratlon. The task Of making a selection there
| fore was a work Of time. The report OF this com
mittee has been made but in the six plans selecte,
| az best no single is satisfactory as 10 Dotf
design and accommodations; 1t Is hoped, however
that by a combination of the best features OF IN,
| different plans the desired result can be secured
| so that this important Improvement may soon o.
| proceeded with. The results In added convenience
| 10 citizens having business with the city depart
| ments and in a large saving of rent money VII
| be Of advantage to the city.
| POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
| The police force has not been called upon during
| the wear for any extraordinary service. except
| perbaps at the naval and shore parades In MAY