New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
CITY MONEY APPROPRIATED.
THE CORPORATION COUNSEL SAYS THE
BOARD OF ESTIMATE IS NO LONGER
BOUND BY MANDATORY LAWS
TO AID CHARITABLE IN

sTITUTIONS.
The Board OF Estimate and Appointment met
yesterday in the Mayors office and passed appro-
priaons for $4,000 for new school In Twentieth
ST.. Frs-ave.. the school 20 be OF granite Ave
stories in height. with a roof playground; ZOO
for four pavons in connection with the Chill
dren's Hospital Rker's Island SIS 900 for drug
department building at Bellevue Hospital; $500 for
a new ferry-hou at Blackwes Island; $500 for
steam-heating apparatus at Bellevue and the
Metropolitan hospitals: $4,000 for the Spuyten Duy-
vii Parkway; $4,000 for the Ninety sixth-st. VIA
duct Riverside Drive s4s274 50 on requsition OF
the Board of Education for paying the salaries of
inspectors and draughtsmen; s25125 for heating ap-
paratus for the school in East Broadway and
Henry-st, and $4,000 for steel ceilings in the charity
buildings Blackwells Island.
Mrs. Townsend president Of the Society Of Colo
NAL DANES. with Mrs. Van Rensselaer, and Mrs
Chauncey appeared before the Board TO ask for
the appropriation of $4,000 authorized by the Lesis-
lature for building colonial garden in Van Cort-
landt Park. The Board decided TO appropriate S5-
600 for thing and draining the grounds. which Will
start the work.
In accordance with the request OF the Board, that
departments send In their acquisitions for appropria-
tons that will require the issuance OF bonds under
the present charter soon as possible, so that
all may be disposed of before January l. the Board
of Education sent letter stating that 2,SA. az
would be needed by that Department. SZZS.lZS TOT
contracts awaiting approval S25S,292 for new con-
tracts, and A,sS55o for contracts that should De
awarded before January l. which cannot however.
be made in advance OF the formal submission OF
plans and contracts TO the Board. .,
The Board allowed the Rapid Translt, SonInt ,,
sion sis for expenses The Commission e., as nes,
| for $4,000. but specific enough IN Ns reA-
| sons for wanting the balance. os =,
Tho Corporation Counsel sent to the Bod,o s, S
opinion in the matter of the request or eNJueuCe
r j. Diver for 81 900 for lawyers fees In ms sue
eessfnl defence against ohargesM oliver should
have the money lie also rendered an 1pt for
to the demand fss Of in his
lest for his seat The Board referred these cases
| - The Board received from Corporation Counsel
Scott important opinion IN reSpecf or liable
the mater c Tba RSsrd for has
| IL mandatory in making up me weary '"sIons
p Various acts Of the Legislature compelling the
Board TO do So though the CONSTITUTION OF 1854 1T
| hsda tho massage Of such mandatory laws ne
/ SoTnoration Counsel was asked for an opinion
whether the new Constitution rendered Inse,Ce
beTore 1854 In his reply he says that that ques
ton been passed upon by sx the SSuTy e, dd
no, nunfy the then existing laws but thai the ne
Legislature certainly bound 9S s,T OF endatory
the TRp legislature Mr. Scott says did
amend the Laws IN in SO chapter s "a Of the
Laws Of 1895 He therefore advises the boato %
Estimate and o 1na not to pu in the
budget for 1925 money for charitape Rosrd II il
ho win e do So to Withhold the money annually
| given TO the Gerry society ana large ai"ou'' Vi
Mr.. Fitch issued a circular letter to charitable
institutions reciting the opinion OF the Corpofa'o
Counsel and continuing as follows VS. 70 ,ursst that
''J'nder these circumstances. peg 10 nussn. ~
instead of relying upon the preceden's o, pas or
propra,Ons made under ns1iuog to- be- repre-
sented before the Board OF Estimate nno np pOn
9nment when IT the erss nni it, cam, to an appro
priation Of public moneys upon their HELLO