New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-20
UP GO THE ESTIMATES.
THE DEMANDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS
ALARM THE MAYOR AND
CONTROLLER.

EVERY COMMISSIONER WANTS STAFF IN EACH
BOROUGH AS WEN. AS ONE FOR THE WHOLE
CrrY-A HARD TINE AT THE BOARD
OF ESTIMATE MEETING.
Work on the budget OF the greater city for 1925
was continued by the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
,ionuent Yesterday and Mayor Van Wyck and MS
associates in the Board appeared to be hUed win
dismay at the continued raising OF the estimates
nv the heads OF departments. during the us
ouss,on OF estimates the Mayor continued to re-
mind the other members OF the Board that
re.renchment and saving must be insisted on
wherever possible. He made several severe crlti-
cisms OF the administration OF Mayor Strong ana
rallied at the Greater Ncw-Hork charter
IT was developed at the hearing OF the estimates
Yesterday that while the Board OF Public Improve
ments wants a large and expensive corps OF en-
Cnoers and assistants. each Commissioner VINO Is
a member OF that Board also wants n similar corps
for his own office and additional engineers ana
assistants for branch Offices in the boroughs. Inc
lists OF salaries for engineers. assistant engineers
rodmen axemen. draughtsmen and clerks for the
various Offices fairly staggered the Mayor and his
associates Controller Coer said that Il the Board
allowed money for the salaries Of all the engineers
mentioned in the estimates the supply OF en-
gineers in New-York would not be adequate TO the
demand.
II was made evident at the hearing yesterday that
the greed OF the Tammany ofice-seekers would
have 10 he blocked by the administration in
eelf-deience. Mr.. Croker and other Tammany lead
ers have been making great outcry about the
alleged extravaganza OF Mayor Strong's admins
traton but when the new administration sets about
the work OF preparing budget II is met by de-
mands fer increased appropriat lions in every de-
partment o. the government Instead OF allowing
any saving OF expenses by consolidation. the heads
Of departments want 10 establish expensive bureaus
in every borough.
THE CONTROLLER TO REVIEW DEMANDS.
No item o. the budget considered yesterday was
passed. but estimate was referred 10 the Con-
troer for examination after being discussed, and
the Mayor remarked dryly that the estimates might
not be recognized by the Commissioners when the
Controller got through with the hacking process.
The first estimate that referred that OF the
Commissioner Of Sewers. the totals OF which were
follows:
Manhattan sass 500 50" greens cs.r, 'ss 200 200
tro0SNn ''''''''' ia @ i''N"'"o ~''''... 1o""
James p Heating the Commissioner OF High
ways, presented an estimate which called out
many questions and protests from the Mayor
mate nat We're We're The following.
Mar haitian .....s5i5>G Queens ........... t2s4e14
f IrSnK 47SiG '''-'''''' LOO
Total k3SisOe0
Mr. Heating explained that the N.1152sO for The
Bronx included $4,000 for work the Grand Con-
course which has not been begun yet and the
Mayor promptly intimated that the administration
intended prevent any work on the Grand Con-
course this year
HAS the city incurred any future obligation by
contract for this work. he asked.
"Not dollars worth" Mr.. Heating replied.
Then you won't finish the work this year, said
the Mayor Did the last BOARD Of Estimate ap-
propria,e money for the work.
"Only $500"
Then that the only consideration the last
Board of Estimate showed for the taxpayers"
THE MAYOR RAILS AT THE CHARTER
The Mayor wanted to know why the engineers in
Mr. Keating's office In the Borough Of Manhattan
could not make plans and supervise the work on
highways in the other boroughs, instead OF having
an Independent Of engineers for each borough
Mr.. Heating said that he understood the charter
made It necessary to have separate offices
"We. there is so much nonsense in that big
volume that good lawyers don't know Just what 1t
means" said the Mayor. Those fellows that made
il didn't know themselves just what they wanted
They said they wanted one big city, but they seem
10 have wanted FIVE cities. They are the kind OF
people who believe that everything as 1t exists
is wrong don't think there Is any need OF having
all those Offices. We want 10 let the heads OF de-
partments know right now the way we feel about
this matter We go ahead this year without
all Of these things. and II we see that we have TO
have them we can put them in next year .r,.
Controller Coler agreed with the Mayor. The
e sdne se cost about 10 per cent
more than the separate governments cost ne
I'VE want to keep tho taxes down" continued the
Mayor. The people already have about ali they
own taken away in taxes.
MAPS BADLY NEEDED.
President Hoahan Of the Board Of Public I'm
proyements presented his estimate. He had
salary list Of $40 90 for his main office and OF Ss"
for the Office OF the Engineer OF Street Openings
The Mayor and he had an argument about the
neer for engineers and assistant engineers me
Mayor thought the engineers in the separate Depart
ments could do all the work Of the Board OF PUP
lie lmproyernents and he evidently did not thlnK
that MIR HOahan had much TO 40 ,.
Mr. Hoahan gave a little lecture on the chaIteI.
He said the CHARTER put on him the responsibility
FOR preparing "A complete map OF the city ana LOT
furnishing plans for every improvement. ms was
what he had DO. and he had nothing TO 90 WIN
the work OF the separate departments IN speaking
that the citv could adopt better plan 10 Keep i
from the BANKRUPTCY Inc than 10 lay out the
streets The lack Of accurate survey maps WAS
ke4ping back private Improvements. The prepaIa-
lion Of them would bring into the city millions OF
dollars in increased valuation The city's only
hone now il it wants to keep away from its limit
Of Indebtedness i in public improvements. he
said.
HR. HOLAHANS BUDGET.
Mr. Hoahan's budget follows:
The BODK ZtV-tO
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