The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-01
THE MAYORWASoUTvoTED
BOARD OF ESTIMATE Spit OYER a
HEALTH BOARD BILL.

Free Cosi THAT the City Is Asked 10 ray Fer
Overpayments 20 the Hospital TOR Rupturea
ana Crtppled-hceounts or Another Hospital
In q siudaIe-Cass or TuxinE Overdone.
For tho Hrst time In the history OF the pres
emit city administration tho Mayor was out
voted In the Board of Estimate yesterday.
Tho Health Board asked for s, 279.72 to pay
the salaries OF the inspectors OF mercantile cs-
tablishments.for January. The communication
stated that tho Bureau for the Inspection Of
Mercantile Establishments had been abolished
on Fob. 10 and that the Corporation Counsel had
decided that its employees were entitled to
their pay up to that date. Corporation Counsel
Whalen moved to refer the matter to the Comp
trollcr.
II am opposed 10 its reference" said the
Mayor emphatically. I'VE may as well settle
tho matter right here. II the salaries Of these
inspectors must be paid. the Health Board win
have to take the money out Of its appropria-
ton for 1893. Heads Of departments must be
made to understand that they will have to get
along with the amounts we have voted to them,
otherwise our labor heretofore has boon in vain.
AS far as l am concerned, no department will
get q dollar outside the regular appropriation
already made, unless 1t 10 q case Of absolute ne
oessity. l vote no.
President Feitner of tho Tax Department
also voted In the negative. but the motion was
carried by the affirmative votes of Comptroller
Coler. CORPORATION Counsel whalen. and Presi.
dent Guggenhoimer Of the Council. The Mayor
seemed to be somewhat perturbed by tho suo-
cess Of tho opposition, and he did not ann unco
the result Of tho vote. A little later he brought
tho matter to the attention Of the board again
by requesting o re.reading of the resolution.
"rhis matter ought to be reconsldered. he said.
"The books of the Health Board are in q mud
die and I have been unable to get q trial bal
ance Of them for last month. ! was obliged to
send an expert bookkeeper up there this morn;
This Corporation Counsel moved to reconsider
the resolution. The motion was adopted. Then
r~eforred TO tho Comptroller witt. the proviso
that he be instructed to notify the Health Board
StsbliShmsats must sI BE- paid out Of 4 the regular
~ no. sSid the Mayor, I'VE can. instruct rue,
| only Comptroller Coler and President Guggen.
heiiner voting IN the affirmative.
me aFe' sssed Ssil s., 5 81 81 to oP pa1 for o SsR" Il.
ready distributed to the poor and the salaries
stated that the coal had been bought upon tho
verbal Assurance of Assistant Corporation Coun-
new nsl s oSnfser that sSs G anSsf the cdp% nG NJ 9s h snG
the right to spend $4,000 a year for coal for
t NTH poor @ local Ai1'SSe eaIos for = s sSnts's tons ws Of % eosi'
said. Cooperation Counsel Whaisn gave him a
opihioh lhnb ~ O. ~
right to buy the coal. The dealer with whom
the contract was made was willing to break It
pF9aMSi9 r. bI ss SS' . sis p %s a tRs to S Ss1 nsvor gave any
sueh opinion" said the Corporation Counsel.
sn The shs M ssS@esss bad T read tHis report Ss,Ss; of the Commits
eioner Of Accounts on the accounts of the .Hospii-
tai for the Relief of the Ruptured and. Crippled.
from hae 'n Jan. I: 1887. oo IN tSa { REif ms the q, i hosyp fsis
the report stated: had RECEIVED from patients
Quoted from the bills rendered to the city. Such
receipts are being ded uoted now, the report said.
The Commissioners of Accounts also found that
Al cents a day for patients occupying free beds,
2,5s3 days at-4l cents q day for the care Of pa
or death, 2,Fs3 days for the care OF patients
after they had been sent TO the hospitals OF the
Health Department, ana So ~ y days fGr the
Those charges for non.residents, the report said.
were excluded from the bills rendered in 1896
ers would not certify to their correctness.
According to the report the amount recsiived
s by b tas hs 81. 1885, FROM ~a ssS s flt s.7 7ES% 5ani r /; TERI siil;;
I bsen iI paid. "% ON bes. :: 81 fasiisMf; Mayor D stron sPs
hospital had been overpeid 100000 for the care
Of nonresident patients. The report Of the
hments or. eli accounts amount to s~4o.4io.o1.
not counting $50. 1890 received by the hospi-
1.-THE report shows a very loose method Of
doing business in that hospital" said tho
Il understand that the Commissioner of Ac.
counts have found another one just as bad"
said Comptroller Golfer.
the court, would have to pay hack SiOs.l O2.6 Ga
tax collected on the assessment for 1895 of tho
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. The
city used to assess this at $4,000. 900. and the
company always paid. In 1896 the Tax Com
missioners raised the assessment TO S., 46t,4 Ol,
and the compsny appealed to the courts and
lost the whole tax.