New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-15
LIBRARIES STIR THE MAYOR
TALKS OF "A HOST OF EMPLOYEES OVER
WHICH THE CITY HAS NO CONTROL"
CHARACTERISTIC COMMENTS ON APPLICATIONS
FOR AID AT A MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ESTIMATE


The Board OF Estimate and Apportionment met
again In the Mayors Office yesterday to consider
the estimates for the budget OF 1899 DR. E. rhomp-
son and the Rev. Dr. Tompkins appeared on behalf
OF the McDonough Memorial Hospital TO ask for
$500 for the institution The hospital IS for the
use OF colored people, and is in West Fortieth-st.
In what Is known Little Africa" II has here
tofore been maintained in part by Frederick W.
vanderbilt and other wealthy NEWCOMERS The
Board took the request under consideration
Ex-Judge Henry +. Rowland appeared on behalf
or the NeW-York Free Circulating Library for
which he asked an appropriation OF 100000 The
library received $4,000 last year. The total
pense for the maintenance OF the library was
S.0O. In making the application Mr. Rowland
said that Philadelphia and Boston each paid mora
for Libraries than NewYork. Controller Coler said
tnat the statement was incorrect. New-York paid
more for libraries than any other city in the coun-
try.
DO you think It fair to crticise the city OF New
York when 1t allowed you practically all you spent
last year, asked the Mayor. II think the city
has done very we'll by you"
Judge W. NJ. K. Ocott asked FOR $500 for the
St. Agnes Library
Your salary list is $500" said the Mayor Has
the city any share in the government OF the
library?
There Is vacancy in the Board Of Trustees"
said Judge Olcott land will be happy to elect
YOU"
II think the city should have some share In the
government OF institutions which It supports" said
the Mayor.
Samuel Greenbaum behalf Of the Agular FREQ
Circulating Library asked for $4,000
1t strikes me that II some gentlemen want to
give employment to twenty-five OF their friends tho
only thing they have to do is to establish library
and then ask the city, to run IT," said the Mayor.
Mr. Greenbaum said that was impossible.
Wei. you don't, go out and seek strangers az
employees, said the Mayor. III this thing is
paid by the city. but over which the city exercises
no control. 1t IS good thing for having
nothing to do; he can go ahead and organize a
Everett p Wheeler asked FOR $3.50 FOR ths Web
ser Free Circulating Library. "Our expenses wers
And your salary list is 5000" said the Mayor.
over 30 per cent Of tho money paid to you has
mako % fr pds 70, haTs no to
Don't you think It would he better to have n
number Of these small libraries consoidated?" asked
Mr.. Wheeler and Judge Rowland both declared
that great central library. would be failure. be-
cause II would be inaccessible 70 the poor.
we furnished the soldiers at Fort Hamilton
who were sick With Algerian fever with books .
said director ~ the Fort Hamilton Free Library.
The fever that prevails here to-day IL TO get all
The money possible out Of the city said the Mayor
COO per cent"
when the application OF the University settlemen,
Library came up the Mayor asked. rs that the
library which pays Mr.. REYNOLDS salary? IT,,
stitut!on did" the answer.
Don't you teach politics there" asked the
"They teach political economy and civil govern
ment" said Mrs. Sherwood the president. They
teach those things IN colleges.
''No. sir" replied Mrs Sherwood
My Information is 70 the contrary. SAID the
being lady. she may not know the meaning OF
non craftsmanship" said Mr.. Guggenheimer.
IT don't think they know the meaning Of H." de-
clared the Mayor.