New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
COLONEL WARNINGS BUDGET
HE GETS sS.O2o.7l5 To KEEP THE STREETS
CLEAN. But WANTS MORE.

WHO MAKES A FORMAL STATEMENT
OTHER ALLOWANCES.
The estimates Of the Street Cleaning Commission
sr Colonel Waring for keeping New-Yorks streets
free from dirt during 1896 were considered by the
Roard Of Estimate yesterday. and the sum of sS-
on 5 was allow ed ard put in the budget In ADDITION
,he Commissioner estima ed that there will be added
$50 coo from bonds for stock. and Sl5Oeo for the
removal of snow and ice Colonel Waring asked ior
ElS.052. divided follows: Sweeping. N,4VSlo
carting. s9OS4I2 final disposition, SoSS9o; adminis-
traton. s22o.iiO: rentals and contingencies slos4o
SNOW and ice so 900: stock. $4,000 total S.lS,-
o.
The appropriation for 1925 was s. 23s6.ON The pro-
ceedings developed no acrimonious discussion be-
tween Controller Fitch and Commissioner Warihg
but Mayor Strong INDUCED in some pertinent re-
marks on the cost of street-cleanng. directed per-
sonaly to the Street-Cleaning Commissioner ana
which made the latter extremely restive
COLONEL WARNINGS STATEMENT.
Colonel Warng said that he would be utterly un-
able 10 run his department with less than the esu-
mate given. and could not see his way clear 10 ac
cept what was offered him in the provisional esu-
mate our men, the drivers and sweepers. are now
overvorked" he added. They are supposed to work
eich. hours They work in fact. from ten to twelve
hours almost daily. The horses are played out so
are the men We need more men, and TO meet this
the salaries might be reduced
The Mayor replied: Il don't feel like voting TOT
IN, dollar more than provided for in the provisional
estimates.
controller Fitch then asked: How is it outsiders
can do the work for $685. ooo and offer to do IT, ou
won't he allowed?
This reference was TO the Magee bid to dispose OF
fhe street refuse for s306.0N year
Colonel Waring-The plan proposed wss 100 IN
definite ..,.,. ... oa,, 90. .,e work sonc for
want has % can We get have WsnS '
s7500 An outsider says he VIII 90 ,hT r Worh than o
:S0sOOo. and l won't vote you cent more 'ha'
$1,000 .,, .,, ao,a
FOR even less, think
'co.onel Waring-Well. what of 1t?
9 Con'TosT3mdf % crna ny Waste aaao Of publie funds
The Mayor-I want to compel you to treat TINS
m t6p v6u TO listen to these people who say they
can do this work for less money You must hs'ei
Colonel waring-You can't compel me to do any
thing that ought not TO do
AN EXPERT HE SAYS.
The Mayor-You ought TO do 1t.
Colonel waring-I am responsible man. ana a''
.xoert in these matters. and don't want to nave
w nlead the baby act again this year 1et II
Se6ciency exists as result of this cut ana am m
eGPsifha sS aPsaith :! You VIII say old teks
pared and Albany for the salaries & OF be e Hrst
Under SS09e 9er WaTns sbe second yeaT $3.50 and
third year s2o the men TO be heId upoeF p ' Senart
general rules as in the FIRE ana ro'''e Dep"
1nents. - s
Resides the 81 $4,000 for 1885, Mr.. Warlns secured
through the Board Health ssss.ooo expended TINS
year. , Can
When the estimate had been asreed upo"' NO
troler Fitch said:
1t that have sot f', /. n larger sspeTol speTo
Pear After very careful Of this par
cular n the way Of exceptions
to the rule that have insisted upon Upon IN On o' IN this
5n IF hem E the during the last ysar ods i
was deemed necess9nry ntep, 10 nep and there is Of
nrse GSm 'se sei reton Between heath Of the city
and the ceanness Of nyba5S its streets and aWsys have
been and think the reputation OF she H cry Ssbcaao
aS TeSh ony al s'sks sve s % for cleaning and the
CITY is certainly not attractive IN tna1 way INV mind
in @ decidng to excsp:ion q tn; rs 'dai dnrns
The DemocraS that IN the money given
them was Insufficient and they rax;np naxH one He
m9rs MT cratiye GTe"Sn business to take earnest
request Of MAYOR IF GTnes S,nes; CeSnns commissioner
He was not an ordinary politician pua n and
man accustomed to the empoymeeni o, uh l,e' Mavor
cTsse Msyor Edson again under Mayer Grace and
Mayer 5eTt vi ana and hosS nS fSr foS 'sl mayors
good Business menevery one Of those psepf have
bsen readne the literature the newspapers OF s sne
m) for their failure TO keep ths Prs stTes an Who in
nv opinion is the disnguished) @ IN eaSr
@ the other day uas hs' now 9s eeG eonvnced that
Ot thqIe siakaG aaGks So% soa Mr. had had
s. 80 600 10 clean the streetso WIN Last coo
:. TeqaiTsd PF9Sn9Sd P4eSnTed Sss ssy sssSo for the
work for which Mr. Coleman haH S,ar gooking Il
o.er 70 vote 1and propose to vote for eUery very
dollar that other gentlemen ol Ine =" Give 70
c,uds s the proper amount Of money 10 smo money ~
given 10 sireetcleaning in tne c!E oi ;ng Denar-
fone that II will take the street Sieanr's an s Mayor
ro ,t,yor EAson Mayor Hewitt, Mayor Grdht
eni NJ Coleman would not be ca.eu int'' 1h ereforn
fhev cannot make bricks without straM, , Nat Won
7 prop0s2 vote for every cent ~ "i'''N' ~
other gentlemen propose
DEMANDS OF CORONER FOE"ER
cro,o- tIoeber appeared and urged that ne
needed two more deputy ooroners ana one Gu
49,, III IL said he knew that he could not
,. RON, as the law stands. but he asked 'hat the
Corr,rafi3n Counsel be urged by the boaru 10 s
tn, he Law, IL revised that the department "aS
o.. s,oe relief The matter was referred 10 '"'
Iorrora.;on Counsel. ana an appropria''o" "
mae OF 900 for the coming year. ,
T,ba p-,-1 also made the following appropriations
.,,,ar .0rarv s14 900; New-York Free Circuiaihs
1prs.v s28 Gao. Webster Library, $500 GENERA
Society Of Mechanics and Tradesnen H'p'di ,,
60 ro1. civ Library for printing copies Vi o''
tSe Fiye Deuartnent ailowed <looeoy ior M
.he nnrcnase Of rev sites for FIRE hSLSes' 1oi of
pairs 20 old bui!dlpsssi 81 saa asnsp.ment 40 i1re
Wnen requisitiOn presented Ioi ,2SrL ,ar
pay for the improvements to the oernbers Of the
TI,l -, nv srir1ous in declaring that ne 'Dn ~
dillon Of tcings a II" ,eIHl.na1s 1 ,esnonsble and
grace fo which me en- slieeT 'os va as the ap-
,sai the work is practically uss.esS, 20, ooo was
prorrs,ian hSwever is mandatory the $''0'' was
adjourned until Monday mo:ninig WIN
., ne .il; ne completed and the recipituiaioh
Announced