New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-02
STRONG SURPRISES WARING.
THE MAYORS RESOLUTION REGARDING
DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.
HE SAYS HE MEANT NO REFLECTION on THE
COMMISSIONER But HIS OBJECT WAS TO
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THE SUBJECT.


There was another meeting OF the Board OF Esti-
mate and Apportionmert In the Mayors office yes
teray to clear UP the business thai had accumulated
in Colonel Strongs absence Mayor strong was IN an
economical turn Of mind and used MS pfu''n's
knife when occasion arose The Board Of Education
asked that bonds be issued for the repair ana h'"'
ing and ventllat.ng of school buildings Comms-
soner Wehrum. chairman OF the Finance 'o'H'"''-
tee was on hand TO explain the necessity Tor me
improvements Police Commissioner Andrews az,
peared and secured four transfers The sum OF 700
was transferred 10 the Contingent fuhu' "He'e -
will he used 10 secure evidence in police irais me
sum OF xO2i was transferred 10 pay the expense OF
the Police civil. Service Board. which the present
Boa "a organized and 500 FOR another s'ehographe''
as vel as 500 hire man TO secure ihior"'a-
ton regarding the character OF applicants ior the
force.
Mayor strong somewhat surprised Colonel Warihs'
who was present. by stating that the prese" n'ode
of collecting ashes and garbage was unsatisfactory.
He introduced a resolution calling on CORONER
,Waring 20 prepare specifications for bids Tor 'he
collection and disposal Of garbage and ashes
: The resolution was referred TO committee con-
fasting OF the Mayor and President Jeroloman
. Mayor Strong explained after me meeting 'na'
II vas not his purpose relec, on Colonel Nar'hS
management by offering the resolution. what ne
wanted TO do the Mayor said. was to invite a''en-
.tlon 10 the subiec, In such way that better pan
lfor getting rid OF the refuse. ma one bN "n'n "'
ic.ty might he NN9ncdiiy Wr"lltd, Hlt"' - ''H
'g,stcd II the same conditions existed IN france
(which obtain here the Mayor believed that the SCI
ent.,s OF that country would have found sa's-
factory way of disposing ~ this material
Colonel Waring asked the Board about Ire re-
,oucst he had previously made for money 10 buy
,bags In which to have 'he hous"krcp-rS pace th'T
refuse and ashes and also FOR small trucks 20 carr
Them away lie was told that the matter h"u p'eh
referred to the Controller ~, ......o, ros,,,,.
tions providing FOR the issue OF ordinary scnoo',,
house bonds TO the amount Of SN,8A ~. ana OF
sanitary improvement scnoOlhouse bonds TO INC
amount OF SIS ia S. Commissioned Wchrum asked
FOR $40 for site in seventeenth
ST FOR an extension of the new school az one
6rsd- and seyenteenth-st. and ST. Nicaolas-ave cn'
20 90 was allowed. A. the Mayors suggestion the
sum OF 5000 for a site for Grammar Scnool No o.
al No. 626 East one hundred-and-hi'y-s eNeh'h-S''
was cut down 10 $3.50 ,,,
Seventeen thousand dollars was provided 10 hNltl
q building to he used for manual training. / WI.
be an addition 10 Grammar SchoCl NO. n, m ne
Twenty-third Ward The Board also authorzed the
the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge FROM NE
excise moneys the sum s5S i25 II appropriated
10 pay for the keeping OF children committed TO
ichar;table institutions For the Home for Fallen
and Friendless Girls, ssl 10 was appropriate com.
missioner Haffen asked for $4,000 TO pay Tor tne
maintenance and repair OF roads in me district t
recently annexed from Westminster county Ih.s
was referred 10 the Controller