New-York tribune., 1897-12-08
PASSING on THE ESTIMATES.
THE BOARD GIVES THE PUBLIC WORKS DE-
PARTMENr s37i5 7co ls-sALARY OF THE
DEPARTMENTS ENGINEER REDUCED.

DEPARTMENTS ENGINEER REDUCED.
When the Board OF Estimate and Apporior-
ment resumed rs consideration OF the budget !or
lsS IN the Mayors Office yesterday. the estimate
for the Dls.rlct-Attorneys Office was first consid-
cred Dis,rict-Attorney Olcott asked for w." more
than had been allowed In the provisional estimate
OF October. on account o! a deficiency In his con-
,inrency fund Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner. who
will H. bis rict-Attorney next year. was also pres
sn lie called attention 10 tho deficiencies OF past
J years Mr Olcotts being especially low. and asked
the Board make an estimate that would NOT
cramp the District Attorney In his work. He said
that II an important case came up In his term he
would not like TO be short OF money. lie was In
formed nv Tho Corporation Counsel that ne would
NOT be short OF money for expenses In any crcum-
stances. the city beinS compelled to pay his ac-
counts. The amount estimated FOR tho Dlsrict-
Attorneys oiice was fls.5S
The surrogaies Office received Sl'.sn Surrogate
Arnold asked for tho salary Of a new Surrogate
next year nut under the ruling OF the Corporation
Counsel that tho estimate should be made up as II
thero were to be no change in tho city government.
no additional money was allowed To the Special
Sessions Court WAS allowed SV1o Inc ShcfiH
ossce received 2l30.Ss2
Rcg!ster-eloct Fromme present when the
estimate OF the Res sters office was taken up Ihe
Board refused Register Sohmers request for an In
crease In his Off force. the Mayor declining per-
empiorly to give him any more money. saying that
Increase than any other last year. The Register
replied that the Increase last year was simply an
act Of justice In restoring what had been taken
away tho year preceding on the report or cuous
Commissioner of Accounts" The Mayor held ont
against the increase. although Controller Fitch
re. med at xOus please Nr. Sohmer. Ihe Mayor
hsscrfd to an increase OF g. 900 for the special pur-
pose of restoring the old Dutch maps OF the Guy so
valuable In searching titles some OK ~ni.h are p NJ
eraliy torn 10 fragm,n nts The total OF the hess'
Tho niiowance % Tie Deparmen, OF Public Works
was placed al t.,i5 80 IT, The sum OF $4,000 was
added 10 the item for tho maintenance and repair
owing 10 the opposition o, Controller Fitch. the
Item for sand blasting and painting the viaduct al
One.h undrel and -afty-nfth-st. was cut down from
Sss go 10 $1,000. Mr.. North. consulting engineer OF
lie Department OF Public Works. had charge OF
this work Tho Controller declared that Mr. North
had been merely experimenting at the cost or
the city a new patrn: system or treating IRON
work The sand-h.1s' system tried by Mr. North.
II Is said. will be adopted upon the new East River
bridge The Controller also insisted upon cutting
res OF the Board being poweress 10 prevent me
reduction tic unanimous vote OF the Board being
required for any item: .,ooo..
said tho Controller. land don't think this man
should get any more lie has been upsetting side
walks In my neighborhood and he refused TO give
us any consideration at all ,, ,,
But Mr.. North az engineer was simply doing
his duty in setting these sidewalks at the estab-
iished lines" explained Commissioner Coils
We'll. ! won't vote @S,i TO give him any more ina"
IN Mr. Fitch insists the rest OF us cant do any
thing said the Mayor. and Mr. North's salary
was lowered to 5000 .
The Hoard Of Estimate approved the plans for the
inci,de a sixty foot viaduct. with twenty-five
arches TO cost 100000