New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-15


COMMISSION APPROPRIATION ALMOST
WIPED oUr-PREsIDENr CLARK
ON THE WATER SUPPLY
The Board Of Aldermen yesterday held its first
.,,,ns after its long vacation. Previous to
-. meeting the Committee on Budget met and
'sonped S115.O0O out Of the budget The meagre
'nowance Of $4,000 made to the Civil Service
.nmission by the Board of Estimate sliced
SohO The members of the Budget Commit
~ are Aldermen Haubert, Thompson, Clark
cst,s Conley Stewart and Welton and all We're
present
president orr appeared before the committee
.os,plain the need for the $1,000 appropriation.
,nsrman Stewart began the assault upon the
vvn Service Commission by saying there were
.,opsh men now the eligible lists to last three
.,o-s Mr. orr admitted that II all were appoint
"A the lists would last ten years, but the lists ex
n,,As within year. and had to be replaced
Alderman Haubert said he thought II a great
taste Of money TO prepare whole list for one
.,,ontment President Orr said that the fact
,ha, the Constitution and laws compelled it had
ma hearing on the Mr. Orr then called
,,e,,ion TO the fact that the work of the Com
,,ss,on was greatly increased by the receipt of
numerous requisite ons to fill places that have no
o,st.nce on the lists. but which could be filled If
allied by their proper names. There are numer-
ors lists for clerks. but acquisitions call for
.,,s-rs Of arrears" or clerks Of statistics or
some other easily manufactured title.
Alderman Stewart wanted TO know why out
lido axperts we're used in the examinations when
eYnerts from the City Works Department could
le used Mr. orr explained that outside experts
we're less likely TO be biassed. Mr.. Stewart
cd fOr
Some ether cuts were Alterations to Ninth
Precinct Police station. $4,000 asked. $1,000 al
lored. new electric lights $4,000 asked. moth
ing granted: for the enforcement of the law gov
e-ning the employment Of children in mercantile
s,ahl,shnents $40 900 asked nothing granted
Af-.- The meeting Of the committee Alderman
paui,ert made an able report TO the committee
n the effect that as the eligible lists contained
more names than there were likely TO he APP
pointments from said lists, it was thought de-
srable to cut the appropriation to one-third. II
this act Of the committee is ratified the Civil
Service Commission will practically be driven
out Il business.
one week was allowed TO Assistant Corpora
,ion Counsel Nudge in which TO prepare a resoiu-
ZION for the adoption of the budget.
Throughout the meeting Of the Board tha'
followed sorne of the Aldermen were chuckllnS
d the thought that they had not u"iie d 'H"iS
10 the civil Service Commission
The request Of City Works Commissioner Wills
for 81 nnu for the protection Of the water supply
VAS referred To the Health Committee.
President clark suggested that the committee
.is,, ,ho Homestead water supply. He had visit
d them and found the sources of supply full OF
vegetable and other matter. The newspaper re-
r,r,s wer. not exaggerated. he SAID.
communication was received from CITY
Works Commissioner Willis urging that the
BOARD authorize gas contract. as gas was being
scaplied g. the city under no contract
Alderman Wassmuth submitted an Application
fr franchise to open the streets for pipes from
q cold storage plant of the ammonia process
Tb- applicant is W. y. Freeman, who wants
ne valuable privilege FOR himself. his heirs or
his assigns" petition from Wallabout Mar
.-. men accompanied the petition and the appii-
.t suggests supplying refrigeration 10 this
rl-, bun the franchise would give ali the
,,,.-ts III, &, MT. Freeman. The latter promises
o. nut SlUNU into the venture The whole thing
i, suggestive Of similar application made two
Yeas ago
Alderman Wassmuth likewise presented re-
poft from one IF his committees in favor Of i'm
posing q tax % - year on slot machines. he
VIA, asked Wnen the committee hdd met ana
sad vaguely. several Times. me report vas
III. fridge Committee said that it had decided
81, .a,.o, ,f s,,.e sort of hascue bridge TO cross
.,a,ytov.u Creek at NernOn-ave and had en-
bowed John = MCLAUGHLIN at the usual - per
~" Co. look uD various kinds OF p@scule bridges.
tbs rarort caused connection IN the BOARD
Gr.lu-hiin is Queens County Democrat VINO
fr ears drew fees from the two counties as
-,r,f eel fer Newtown Creek bridges. thanks 20
ne generosity OF the two Boards 81 SUPERVISORS.
N. f,- M Mclaughlin Is looking Tor out or
ta's bridge Is Sl5.thO Some Of the Republican
..Ir.,,. # ne Board object 40 this. and Alder
~so stewart moved that the resolution lie over.
Aldermen Williams and Wassmuth tried nard TO
g4 the work Of their committee indOrsed at once.
Alderman Williams assuring the Board that Nc
l-uGhln would get no money untN ne began
work and mat he could he paid from fund 70
TO- So, aside hereafter by the Board Even this
lucid explanation did not entirely reassure the
Aldermen and the motion TO lie over was carried
being Guifoyle Wassmuth. Messenger. Curtis.
Singleton Thompson Francisco Haubert and
Williams
The Bush COMPANY. Limited. received permits
zion 10 lay tracks temporarily at their shore
front warehouses. Alderman LEIGH voted against
the resolution.
The Board authorized the expenditure or 80"
for the purchasing % supplies for use In the city
Hall The frequency with which amounts Tor
this purpose are asked is causing much comment
about the City Hall. There should be enough
supplies by this time for fifty city halls. IL IS
said
Resolutions on the death OF Wiham DwFer
we're adopted with rising vote.
o
- WHAT PROMPTED THE SUICIDE.
Il is said that John Fills the man who committed
suicide by inhalng gas at Muller's Hotel n Fulton