New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-07
STILL HEAVIER INCREASES AShhD.
REQUEST FOR MORE THAN DOUBLE THE
PRESENT ALLOWANCE FROM THE DEPART
MENT OF HIGHWAYS


The Board Of Estimate and Apporuonment yes
terday continued the consideration OF the esti-
mates for the year 1899 Commissioner keating.
of the Department of Highways. asked for s499'-
800 Il. The amount allowed him last year WAS 81 :
0J3 $50 81 There was an increase OF $500 IN the
general salary account most Of which was wanted
for additional engineers.
''You shall have the new engineers said the
Mayor THE Department IS weak I'm engineers
and il is perfectly horrible the way In which
tho asphalt companies have imposed on your De-
partment" In the course Of further consideration
of the estimates the Mayor asked why Sixth-ave.
had not been aaphalted in accordance with the
provisions made by the Board OF Estimate.
THE Municipal Assembly has hung IT up said
commissioner Heating. They have hung up lots
of other work too. There certain men In the
Municipal Assembly from the northern part or the
civ who object TO any work being done unti
their districts are first taken care Of
"rIumph"' said the Mayor. passing on TO other
items.
controller Coler said the Commissioner asked TOT
more money for repaving streets in the borough OF
rho Rronx than he asked Tor similar work In
Brooklyn
Il ought to have money for rePavins IN
BROOKLYN than | ask for replied Commissioner
Heating
While the Commissioner was reading an estimate
for repayinC with asphalt the Mayor exclameh'
"yybat is the use in making an estimate II the
asphat companies insist charging what they
wan,2 Your estimate for the bicycle paths In
Lang Island civ did not amount To much, nut We
ara going 10 ha ve those bicycle paths ana we VIII
have them At our estimates. $1,000. -. -,
In the estimates were included S'""'yo f9r work
on the proposed cOncoursc above the herem,
The Mayor passed the item over without mahns
mention OF II. , =, ,,..,
When the estimates for the Park Department.
were considered Commissioner Brewer. OF Brook-
Ivn presented a scheme for the construction OF
creaf pavilion and bath at the end OF the ,oney
Island concourse and bicycle path n" sald Inc
M vilion could be erected at Brighton on properly
belonging Ia the city and maintained AT cost or
si3o ,su He proposed that bathers be charged i.
cents the pavilion to accommodate ten thousanc
What at one time?" asked the Mayor.
AT one time A. .iat, h,,
plans for the pavilion and when he had nn'sheo
no Navor said he could have the money.
Eor Manhattan and Richmond the Park Depart
mon, asked sg;3 $40 The amount allowed for the
current wear was ST435Jo The Mayor cut out seN.
eral items The Commissioner OF The Bronx asked
for SYST $50. -, e.. e,,, 90
rrbo commissioner OF Sewers asked Tor S3}lpb,
against Sill 100 allowed last year 49, a., ~
,rbe Mayor said he SATISFIED thal the Do-
,.ar,mcnt ~ Sewers required more money.
y f,or tho meeting the Mayor asked Commissioner
lynatino IL ne had incorporated In his estimates
~ est Of building new asphalt plant Inc Tom.
n'ss,orer said he had not. Then the Mayor ordered
hir, 10 Get estimates for such plant ana present
,ber, before the end OF the month. The clly ne
LA MAS going TO spend S2pDuD In aspnaI,ihs
I'm lse and il proposed TO make It's own asphait-