New-York tribune., 1898-01-01

Twelve City Magistrates for Manhattan and inc
Five Judges Of the Court Of special Sessions for for
Bronx, at 100; i've in the Id Division including
Brooklyn. Queens and Richmond at &oW .s
the oh8 8roax S's at & one IN brooklyn and Queens,
nt $50; and one in Richmond; n az %'y"s + ZOO
Six Commissioners OF Statistics and one Chier
Of the Bureau Of Statistics. at SS 49,, poord for
Manhattan and the Bronx; forty-fve members OF OK
tho School Board for, Brooklyn. nine Tor queens
"r ThIrtyeght Ie le marshas in Manhattan and Bronx
fifteen in Brooklyn six in Queens and four IN Rich
one Commissioner Of Buildings IN Manhattan a Ia,
and the Bronx at 5000; one In brookiyn' a' S""'''
one In Queens and Richmond. at 500 ,,.
Three Health Commissioners. the president re- re-
cevInC 1880 and the other two members 9g',ee 9I'VUe
each these 20 appoint secretary at sovD q M Snie,
registrar OF records at $1,000 assistant NtltaI!
Seierar or lords ~ 5000 an assistant sanitary
superintendent in the BroI at 800 an asslS.sr, S.r
registrar OF records slOco assistant sanitary
superintendent I'm Brooklyn at $50, on assisti1t anr
registrar at 5000 an assistant sahitarE p,rar
Of rocorda nj sS OOo an assistant sanitary superin
tendent in Richmond at 100 and an assistant re6
istrar of records at s2,cD, as well as hh army Vi
Three commissioners OF Docks. the president OF
the Board receiving 5000 and the other TWO ''''"'
The salaries OF the officials appointed directly by by
nof inc,;de the salaries OF the subordinaes to be
appointed by the MaySG yyppydpI dppOnsf salary Of $4,000
year for the Controller the head OF e .ne 1n year
d men ts ror Collector 6ne of and $4,000
The President Of the Council will get 5000 yeap on
Tbav Tpe viii wil appoint city Clerk at sooo year
The sixty Aldermen In four years VIII ~
$4,000 from the city in 'aiaries'
BOROUGH AND COUNTY OFFICERS
Tho presidents Of the Boroughs Of Manhattan
MA n a
Brooklyn and the Bronx receive so'oo year eNon,
and tho president. OF the Boroughs OF queens ana
Richmond $4,000.
THE salaries Of the county officers VIII be nxeo oy
the Eoard Of Estimate and Airport! nmen' mem ou'
they will probably be about the same ,v as Receives
s15 600 and his deputy 5000 -. ..o-,, ,5 M
The sheriff receives $1,000 the undersheT5io 81 ~ - Nd
counsel 5000 warden Of the city pirUnn $50 ~
twelve deputy-sheriffs $500 each or '"ovvJ ~. a.n
The Register receives $1,000 year. ana Ills ue'-
Tbere viii he thirteen coroners who t1se,ner
will draw 5000 each year the,r sRe eo The two
s26 coo more ana Ie County now receive s5.-
600 each and the clerks OF each s'"o'
COST OF THE JUDICIARY
The twenty-five Supreme Court Judges 0! 'no i''
Dcnartuent will receive in salaries Sl,oDVo IN iouf
wears. and the twelve Judges OF the llu DepA'
ment. s2sS,oo0 - -r,
The Bronx. with their clerks and deputies. VIII
draw $4,000 in four years ror. rudes, with
ha
their clerks and assistants Will receive sI"'o'V'' 80
four years. .,.,. ,..o-oo,'s nr1re
81 sl5iS6C' GeG-'0'N 00D,' ,-.. 30 ~. District.
Attorneys office OF Kings County will be 'nV1o0'
II the presont rate be maintained: -. w.,
cd,intv are now paid in fees and their earnings
have been larger than the salaries Raqb ne IN rreoSr
civ the cost Of maintaining the county ohcers VIII
not be less than double the cV'' IA '''
city OF New-York.
No..,ncluded IN this list are thousands OF public
school teachers policemen and hremen ana LABOR
srs in the various departments. the yearly pay
ments 70 whom IN addition 10 the disbursements
indicated in the long list above, VIII make the
annual payroll OF the city about s9Soooooo.
The annual tax levy. Il has been estimated. Will
be nearly tG5onooO, which VIII be devoted to the
current expenses OF the city government aiu "
the payment OF State taxes.
ESTIMATE FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
All th,. however is exclusive OF tho estimated
for public improvements. Some OF
these improvements projected or already under
way. are: In the boroughs OF Manhattan and the
Bronx: P1pi transit tunnels, fS5op.OOo 10 10000
o00 Hall OF Records, lJ0000o new school buildings
.2 800 900; DOCKS. s6oODO0O new roadwayE and pave
ments SiocssOO Borough OF Brooklyn: Williams
burg br1se 5000 900; new schools. s3.2Oooco; new
water system 100000; purchase OF water COM
panies 5000 600: Eastern Parkway, sl.2o0oO I'm
provements In Twenty-sixth Ward t2,0Oe0 sub
urpan roads 81 $4,000. Borough of Queens. total
OF s. 40 600 for beterments In tho various towns;
and Borough OF Richmond. a total OF about si0o-
0O0
Despite these great expenditures. which have
been authorized and which must be met from the
revenue OF the city. II Is expected that tho
credit o. the municipality will be fully as high
as has been that OF tho old city OF New-York.
whose last issue OF bonds disposed Of at
highly satisfactory rate.
THE CITYa FAMOUS PARKS AND SQUARES
Its parks are a fair index OF the public spirit OF
a modern city and the degree .of civilization 10
which the community has attained. Central Park
and Prospect Park. tho great pleasure grounds
spectlvely OF the two chief members OF the union
which goes into effect to-day have for many years
been famous the land over for their beauty. But
in the years since Frederick Law Olmsted. the
noted landscape artist. laid out these two parks
there have been added others first here
and there. and atterly many. according TO COM
prehenslve plan. in both New-York City and Brook
lyn so that the system Of parks and squares and
speedways Of the New-York Will be among
the most magnificent in scope. harmonious in treat
ment and beautiful TO the eye to be found in any
city Of the world Every visitor to Manhattan
Island knows and has admired Central River
side and Morningside parks, and has found
Battery Park. with its outlook upon the noble bay
Union Square. Madison Square and City Hall Park
grateful dots of green in the gray wearine4s OF
Broadway's length; and those who know Harlem
appreciate Mount Morris Park. small yet decidedly
picturesque.
THE NEW SYSTEM OF BREATHING PLACES
But residents rather than visitors enjoy know
how 10 find easily the small parks which. under
tho administration OF Mayor Strong. have been
esta blished or projected In the densely populated
parts OF tho city. These parks were decided upon
in order TO provide breathing places for the poor
md Fairgrounds other than the streets for their
children. II cost something TO create these parks
for their sites were covered with buildings which
the city had 10 buy and tear down; but the money
was well expended. for the little parks have had
remarkable influence for good the life of tho
people among whose homes they have been placed
Gouverneur Park. away downtown the East
River and Tompkins Square the East Side
were established long before Mayor Strongs time;
but Mulberry Bend Park. which has already prac-