New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-16
LARGER DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES.
EXPLANATIONS OF THE ADVANCE From PRESl-
DENTS KELLER AND CLAUsFN

EXPLANATIONS OF THE ADVANCE From ffhSl-
DENTS KELLER AND CLAUsFN.
Heads Of departments Of tho city government ma -
been making up their department estimates lo' ~
and several Of them hav" sent th"r estimates 20 we
Nayor to be transmitted later 10 the Eoard o' hS,
mate and Apportonmen: In nearly every case ne
estimates are greater than were those for the pres
| on, year The Park Department estimate for ~" II
50 1sl 600 while the amount allowed 10 the Depart
ment this year was 81 1925 i55 In explaining me III
crease President Clausen o. the PARK hod'u say >
that there has beer large increas" OF pdIh ''l'
tory 10 he cared for His statemen; goes on as fo'
lows:
In tho Roroleh Of Manhattan alone this Increase
vii be 22s acres The fact that tns new acreage IN
cludes Riverside Park and 'he Harlem hi''l ~
uav &C well as such recently competed pa ~ az
Tho one al Hudson-st sometimes called - JON ;
PARK Is because these Two yciy poPIS me bsn6s
of the park system have hitherto been IN 'hc .a1s
OF borg ,cconn,s Instead OF appropriation ac-
agalns' 200 ., tnr Increase which seems equally IN
avoidabl- is Gue to ne taet Ina' io' ,ssrE have
| rn. been sufficient 20 make good the wear ani
damage inseparabe from the constantly growing az
tendance and public use.
| President Keller of the Department of Charities
mas asked for s7iS532 for the Borouehs Of M'nna'-
| tan and The Bronx an increase OF NAo4 over the
sur, allowed in these boroughs for charities ms
| year In explanation ne says;
An increase Of 10000 IS asked for for SUPPLIES :,
The census ncre1<e IN me bePa ara ncTease we
1
shall have in operation in 1924 'hree neW r3spta =
| Fordham. Harlem, and fiouNeTucur edch "l ", ~ a
has doubled the number OF beds that y fofmtIlj NAG
and will requy. double the amount or sunp"' MS =!
| in 1855 Furthermore I'm order 70 keep WITHIN ne
appropriatiOn 1895 cUt OF ~ pei ctnt on an sIP
| Mics was made and only one-thiri or w" c!o'hlr
| asked for throughout the Department vas dio"rl'
The result thai for the fire. eight month. Of the
| year the Department was on snor; thllo's anu
;hrore hout the the supply Of cioihinS wa. 80
ineufr ien that ali the material for clo'h''e J. sl"ch
was exhausted. ana garments mar hdd 49, Vs., ,
in 1Sq- were used in rs until theN were worn 1tt
| Tho outcome Of 4 az Is that the DepiriinTi. y WIN
| ont clothing in stock and Is reduced 10 sl'h an tk,
tre,nitv as to clothing IN MS" that WITHOUT ~, ~
approximation for thi, purpose II VIII be Nt"ralV III
| rags inc coming year
The school huie>, for tn" year l''' ~ IN" Scho'i
| Board ~ the Rorougns Of Manhattan ana ne
| Bronx as prepared nv the Finance COMMITTEE cans
for an appropriation for salares on" Tor l'Fs oi
| silica 500 - increase over appr"prifnor@ '"r
| tho same purposes of tho year 1893 q Nb2NH - 10y
his Increase 81 5S957e s. VIII 20 toward Increasing
the salaries Of teachers and employing adaiuoia IN
| strucfors t. take charge o. ncw schools. &l ~ VII
| pay Increases in the payrolls Of JAM ors NF," VII
70 toward the extension 81 ~" evening eCh0.s' an"
s. O00 is for increase IN The allowance 10 'he COT
| porate schools.