New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-30
MIR BARKER AND THE MAYOR IN IiAi'

TIE LATTER DIsPLEAsED BECAUSE a kha"iO-
TON on SCHOOL FUNDS DID NOT PASS
The meeting of the Board Of Estimate Yesterday
was chiefly remarkable for the Tilt whch oc-
CURED between Mayor Strong ana iieS'u.ii'
Barker Of the Tax Department over the resoiu-
ton TO take $2l.97g from the amount appropriate
tor renoiring Grammar School No. g. at Ihird-
ave and One-hundrcd- enth-st., 10 use
for a temporary high school among 'he oVnoo'
Commissioners present were MI lA''e ana MI
Taft. who took opposite sides on TINS qucS''o''
difference Of opinion was developed between these
two leaders IN the Board of Education as 10 using
the money Of the lower grades TO fit up buiioihes
for high schools Nh Little opposed the Scheme'
while Mr. Taft upheld 1t.
,rhera was considerable argument between Com
n,lssioners Taft and Little. which the Coh'roHel
finally cut short by asking the Mayor TO oher 'he
resolution If he approx ed OF it, The Mayor ula 80
an voted for IT, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Turner voted with him. and the Conroher an"
President Barker of the Tax Department against
the resolution This resulted in tie Vote as
President JerOoman was not present anu '"e 1883
Of the resolution.
When the Mayor saw that the resolution was
los, he turned 10 President Barker ana SAID; ! 90
not believe in letting one man run or coh"oI tne
whole Board There We're il votes to ! an the
Board Of Education and the majority should nave
been permitted TO do what they thought oest'
II do not believe in the OF grammar schooi
funds for high schools" said President barker
land l think that l know what am Taking
about take the position have upheld for many
long years. that the parents OF children VINO can
afford 10 send them the city high schools can
AFFORD to send them TO college or other hieh-sraue
institutions 1t is wrong to ask the city 10 pay
FOR the education of such pupils Ihese Schooi
Commissioners never seem 20 know whether 'he!
have money enough for one purpose anyway.
Their affairs are always more or less tangled up
"Oh. think they know their business pretty
we'll" retorted the Mayor, and the lncldeht was
closed by the loss OF the resolution. -,
TThe Board decided TO send invitations 10 mo
heads Of the different departments 10 nave tne
estimates ready by September o. ControIler ficis
got an appropriation of $4,000 for the einp!V! on
experis TO look into the financial cONdluoh OF tHe
horouohs i'm the Greater Ncw-IOrk
MAYOR Strong suggested the dlsposlton OF lne
F1ghiv-ninth-st stable controversy by SiNInS
Colonel Waring permission to lease stabe th,re
FOR one wear as an experiment. Inc Olner H tii,
hrs Of The Board agreed TO the suggestion, anu
the matter was laid over until hgures are o"'"i"-
The Commissioner Of Public Works was author
,zed 10 employ an architect to supervise me VOTE
Of rearranging the City Hall to accommodate the
II was decided to appropriate $4,000 for tree
Wanting IN Riverside Drive. and $'7."p iof COM
ppieting the construction of the same PARK -, -.
The purchase of ten lots on the Soulh slue vi
F,jehty-ninth-st. between Columbus ana AfStvl-
dam AYES for school. was approved, anu the
Ssriots sums were voted for school purposes.