New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-18
PRUNING KNIFE AT ""hh'
SCALING DOWN POLICE BOARD ESTIMATES.
PRELIMINARY AMOUNT ALLOWED Is s'''''''''
SIX NEW NATIONS. But no ADDITIONAL

PRELIMINARY AMOUNT ALLOWED is so''"''''S-
SIX NEW NATIONS. But no ADDITIONAL
INSPECTORS OR SURGEONS
The Board Of Estimate resumed Its work on the
provlsiona, estimates yesterday. Inc allowances
asked by the Police Commissioners were INST taken
up Controller Fitch representing the opposition IN
the Board returned to his tactics OF wednesday ana
scrutlnized the Police Departments ngures remorse-
lessly He asked many questions bearing OH tue
proposed expenditures. and repeatedly caiieu a'ieh-
ton TO the fact that the Police Board had exclusive
control of its own expenditures without any super
vision on the part OF the Controllers of1ce the
Mavor al last remarked why should not this DE
500 The Police Board Is honest; as honest. at least.
as the department; you preside over. MI Controller
Commissioner Avery D. Andrews submitted
statement containing nearly two hunorfd ie''s'
More than 30 per cent of the items were passeu'
Most OF them were placed at the same figure as last
wear while few provided for increases The De-
partment received last year So 22 80 and this year
asked for S. 400 90 an increase OF A94sSo Inc
increase was to pay the salary of more officers pa
trolmen and matrons.
The first item 10 be reduced was that providing
for six inspectors at $500 each. being an increase
Of two The Board decided that the Department
would have to get along with one. The next item 10
be scaled down that providing three new ponce
surgeons at a salary of s. 600 each. There are at
nresent fifteen surgeons and the Board refused 10
add new ones
There Is a law permitting the Board to PROVIDE
for the payment of hundred new patrolmen every
wear and the Police Board wanted the inh hnnDei
and 100000 TO pay them. The Controller said that
a hundred were not necessary. Commissioner an,
drews said that they We're the ContT9" e. sa ~
that in any event the Ponce Board "ou'u ""'0 W
be content with seventy-fve. - H..
An interesting item reached in Its course was tna'
proydinC for thirtytwo ma irons for the ponce std
lions The present force consists or twenty. toii
missioner Andrews said that one matron now uu
duty for about four precincts. stations AT whicn
mafrons were assigned had to have two-one LOT
day and one for night The Board asked the Com
missioner whether matrons were success as an
institution He replied: Il consider them. II IS
not right to have women searched by rough men.
Then the women sometimes say that oihcers take
advantage of their SEX and. on the whole II is lar
better to have women" Instead OF twelve new ma,
irons the Department received six. FIVE thousahu
dollars over last year for station repairs was al
lowed. ,,,,-.
Then the Fire Department came next. President
La Grange appeared. The Controller remarked
that the Fire Department asked for great many
Increases President La Grange said that he want.
ed to take firemen detailed to cerca, duty and
put them on fire duty. He said that what are
called soft berths'' created jealousy among the
men. The Fire Department estimates were not as
posed of, and will be taken up at subsequent
date. The Board then adjourned until to-day.