New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-23
PART ii.
PAGES II TO IA.
WARNINGS BIG DEFICIT.
co~S1DERED Ely THE BOARD OF EST1-
NATE COMMITTEE.
.,,,. COURSE WHICH MAY BE PURSUED TO MEET
THE EMERGENcY-THE REMOVAL OF THE


TUE rvERGENcY-THE REMOVAL OF THE
COMMISSIONER THOUGHT PROBABLE
euo,o,s, condition Of the Street Cleaning
,,a~,,oent under Commissioner Waring Wouid
Dep 80 be more depIorable than was feared
- aosc,, Of s69S cOO which Colonel Waring es'l-
= ,,ou,d result from his management at the
10 =. the wear may he doubled AT least TINS
4, ,bat prominent officials of the city government
o-o aporehensive OF yesterday. FIRST Auu''o'
Ion who with five assistants OF the Finance
1onartment worked good part OF Tuesday night
.~,s,g 10 untangle Mr. Warnings money accounts
,,ohie 70 complete his compilation and re-
w., owing to the lack OF system when preVai'eo
:, s,reet-ccanng boOkkeepinS
rho committee appointed by the Mayor. consist
,rr Of four members OF the Board OF ESTIMATE -
,nYestgate Commissioner Warning. met a, the Con-
sro-,s office Yesterday morning. There were pres
-. PRESIDENT j. rooman, of the Board OF Alder
won Chairman; Controller Fitch, president par
ter Of the Tax Department. and Corporation Oou"-
sci Scott but Commissioner "arihS "aS
not on hand 20 meet the commute '
cen, letter however. saying that he was
o,nnalled 10 he In Philadelphia yesterday. Inc
oh,oc, NJ his visit TO that city was. 1t was SAID
- consult with "Plunger" Walton his contractor
Gov "scow trimming" and light street refuse iH's
oor,raci is reyocable Al any time an occurrence
h;.b Walton and his partners would prooaoiE
like 10 prevent. ~. 10
.udi,or LYON informed the committee that ne
vo,,5 not be able present his report unill next
vordav He also said that the books OF the RI
nance Department and the Department OF 'u''.
Cleaning did not agree y u'S''ePa' N
was found in one account
/, i The general expectation in Official 9ua''e''
.,, ~. committees report on Mr.. Narng : vN-
,.,ditures and his methods Of conducting HIS az
nartnlent Will be followed by the summary re"'oN''
.. the Commissioner by Mayor strong h"' Wv
,,,,ties ID, the Board ~ Estimate Viii not CONF
If 4
49,, Tho deficit which he Will leave in the apf'o-
,riaton OF the Department must he pio''''' "a
How his is To be done Was seriously 'o"S'"'''
and discussed by Messrs. Fitch. Barker Aco't an"
I.~aloman Yesterday The alternatives "h''" VA
,v.r,rc r,,cal before the Board on saturday WERE
"Fther the streets must be allowed 10 T''"pS' '''
a Jess cieanly state " money must Do lp" ',o
., the work 0r else ;hc amount phli i"' "'"''
mus, be- reduced" The ci,y governments - ''
lr.i,sht 20 a point whore IL must race ''''''o"
vital 10 iac health %. the city " by a" o',
liberal cxtcndturc OF his annual allowances M
missioner Warug has impaired MS assets ~ ''''
his depaf.mcn cannot give clean S''''' '
90, ~ Ill. ,.4r the situation becomes 'N"'"''
grave
DELAY IL REPORTING IT.
co,o,, yy.rtus waited until after h' "''
,o,rn,nent OF the Legislature. the eodS W WIZ.
resides the only power fot auihor"'ns inv ',
,ns OF the hungct and the increase o' -" -, ~
nriaton before he Acknowledged Wv 80,
., ,,e impendng dcn.it. The Board OF HS"'
-. ....o. therefor. provide the needed money
:, This uay The usual plan 90 recup'r""""
d.nleied APPROPRIATIONS 10y transfer rom S"
o,bor fund cannot ne made availaple !" '"'s
case The sum OF 100000 or more Is 700 So
ia be handled in this way. even II uIa''S
made on All the departments Of the CITY govern
ment a.. ,,,huc
But filthy streets are menace 10 'ne p"'".
,nalth. and there is upon the statute book an
&C, to NEE, the emergency II the sreG nonths
likely TO be left dnTns Ins the sewers
stssnant the culver,s stopped up inVi,ns , His
ease and pesulsnoe 5eo atu lawful remedy has
an" sdD h srnIse o. 9s psoaaTd Of Hsa certify
70 the Sd Sne OF BoSrd Of Estimate
revenue bonds 10 provide money 10 meet '"'
TSe special committee labored over the INNS
yesterday. and Cooperation Counsel Eli 'u rob
sshIv be submitted 20 the Mayor with the com
ar the r proection Of The city will be adop,'l
was considered probable yesle ii II. .hn Az
q, can. It is held be included in next years
budget. ,..,., .,o s,ree, cleaning
force was not thought worthy Of serious aiie,-
ton for even should half the men IN 'n Womb not
repair the damage done to the Appropriation D'
II is not believed that in any contingency Vii
Colonel Waring be permlt'ea 10 rehlsT, III mn
should the deficit be made good. and the StrHs,
Cleaning Department started out win ifeSh
that the Mayor would feel like en'rns nhi , the
further expenditure man VINO might TURN
up with the confession of another deficit in the
next three months -, -,
II was said Yesterday that counsel had been
retained TO appear before the committee In the
interest o.. some OF Mi Warings contractors
lawrence C;odkin is counsel for Walton 4 60.
and observation-disclosures DE Lancey Nicon VIII
colonel Waring sent word to the Street Clean
Ing Department office yesterday that he would
he unable TO come TO the once during the day.