New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-01
MAYOR VAN WYCK OUTVOTED.
MR.. WHALEN. HOWEVER. COMES TO HIS
RESCUE AT THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE
MEETING-CHARGEs AGAINST
A HOSPITAL.

Mayor Van wyck was outvoted in the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment yesterday for the first
time since the Tamnany administration. OF which
he Is the head. took hold OF affairs the City Hall
The division came request from the Health
Board for money pay inspectors who had been
enforcing the law regarding the employment OF
children in mercantile establishments The inspec-
tors were discharged February 10 because no
money had been appropriated for their salaries but
Corporation Counsel Whalen had given an opinion
that they were entitled 10 pay up 10 the time OF
their discharge. The Mayor said; The Health De
partment has had all the money II Is going TO get.
1t may well understand now that it is going to
have no more. I want to say that the Health De
pariment is unable 10 furnish this Office with
monthly trial balances. They pay this money
out OF their appropriation"
Il move ii be referred 10 the Controller" said the
Corporation Counsel
81 opposed TO that" said the Mayor but Con-
troller Coler and President Guggenhemer. OF the
Council were with Mr.. Whaen. and the Mayor was
outvoted. The vote appeared TO trouble the Mayor
much that when II was reconsdered the Corporation
Counsel voted against his recomrn endation. and
the Health Board Will not get the money. Controller
Coer got even" a moment later when Supervisor
Butler. OF THE City Record" asked for 5000 add
tional to pay salaries. The Mayor and the other
members Of the Board were inclined TO grant the
request bat Mr.. Coler said: I'VE keeping the
others down; let's keep him down too"
All right" snapped the Mayor. and the request
not allowed
The Board received repor: from the Com
miss!oHers OF Accounts regarding the New York
Society for the Relief OF tho Ruptured and
Crippled. The report stated that the society had
received $1,000 from patients in five years. which
should hay, been deducted from the appropriation
allowed by the city. The report also said:
Again We found that this hospital charging
the city for iSe days at the OF $50 per annum
about Il cents per day for patients occupying
bed " IN no q :
being proper charge against the city. We also
found erroneous overcharges various accounts
such patients charged FOR. subsequent TO date OF
discharge death, and also credits resulting in
net overcharge OF 2.5S3 days. which charge is also
at the rate OF $3.50 per annum. Again found that
this hospital charged for patients after they had
sent them TO the hospitals OF the Health Depart
nient, making 1,e3 days. and finally We found tnat
$3.50 per annum for patients who. according 10 the
books Of the society were placed in the hospital by
The report was referred 10 the Controller The
to- the peiawsre and HUDSON Canal COM,
pany. overpad taxes. as the courts had held the
ailowed to pay 70: the taking OF a school census:
Money thrown away" commented Tax Commits
=. a bin Of ,lo.ssl. to pay expenses OF the Rapid
Trans; Commission. was passed;
1T docs not make pleasant reaaing, but II Is all
The Board declined to take any action on com
municadon from John w Keller president OF n the
epartne or ma assnt i1 b an tdpnr noor
before the Corporation Counsel had given an opinion
that such distribution was Illegal His letter was
fled Mr. Keller says he gave out the Goa! upon
verbal opTion by Assistant Corporation Counsel
Pland-. which at variance with the written
opinion furnished afterward. Mr.. Blandy denies
giving such opinion.
The Board refused to allow anything FOR an in
terpreter for the Municipal Court second district. Of
the Borough Of The Bronx. The Mayor said: We
are going 10 keep the appropriations down TO the
point at which we fN1i them. In order 70 see that
thev are not exceeded We have asked for a monthly
trial halance Heads Of departments might well
understand now that they have got 10 cut the gay
rnenf ACCORDING 10 the cloth