New-York tribune., 1898-10-06
ALL ASK FOR INCREASES.
OF THE HEALTH POLICE AND
BUILDING DEPARTMENTS RECEIVED
RY THE BOARD

The Board OF Estimate and Appor.ionment yes.
terday continued the consideration OF estimates Of
departments for the coming year. The Health De.
partment asked for SI.27l 20I 80. an Increase OF
S2s5.9io 90 President Murphy I'D rot TO
think tnat any unnecessary sums were asked for
He insisted on more inspectors examine the
school children
Even more than you ask for would be required"
said the Mayor ~ the Board Of Education
PEELED contractors 70 live up 70 their contracts and
finish the schools they haze begun"
TIE Mayor asked Colonel Murphy TO have his
clerks send statements TO the Board explaining the
Increases which tho president could no, explain.
II took President Yo'k Of the Police Board more
than hours o explain the different items IN
the Police Departments estimate. The Depart
rnent received last year Sii .3,9ii So and this
year f. asks for S;.52l, 900 20. Most ~ the In
creases Il found mandatory. The charter
required the Advancement of tie police OF Brook.
lyn. Queens and Richmond TO the graGe occupied
by those in Manhattan I'D The Bronx who had
given like service. This required an Increase IN
salaries and In addition 10 this there was the
usual number being advanced tson one grade 10
another. with 2 corresponding Increase In corpen
sation which the Police Board could not ex-
ercise control.
When II came TO the item for the payment OF
matrons the Police Board asked for twenty extra
matrons at s720 a year
What are the matrons paid row7" asked the
"i'hey ce, s72o' said Pres.dent York.
How much did they se' ir brooklyn before con-
They eot $500. bul we have reduced them 70 the
leys! Of New. York nations saa ne o president .,
them ali have $500 apiece" This was agreed TO-
Do you have patroliaen do carpenters ana
painters work?' asked the Mayor.
"somctines bur only in -gency cases
You sho''d not have them do IT At all Let
les to do tho work that belongs to them and clerks
to do clerical work" said the Mayor .
commute alton between Manhattan and Richmond
and the Department was now putting IT. Us o""
I've We van, sixteen new launches at 5000 sOscs
to patrol the river ard harDor tnoroushy' les
Don't yon think you could get along with ,s1 them
a little while longer" asked President iugssn'
"''''. I'VE could on the same principle that We could
President York asked for 100000 for new
poes in WAS n0aT nE Island and Sn EK to Hf i've @
The Mayer thought station could be pu'' to'
When an additional appropriation was asked for
Brooklyn the Mayor said: ..
The Reform Board over there should have made
some Of these Improvement: Instead Il appointed
within the last few days Of rs term p" patrol
mon OF whom lJ1 we're Republicans
The entire estimate of the Police Department; WI"
laid over for consideration in executive session,
Wsfn the Of the IN Bdng snH
missioner BRADY asked for 10000 more for Man;
hm n'Ia last a% YEAR lie wanted to have Departmental
photographer a number Of additional inspectors.
messengers and clerks. while he proposed SONS
slight increases In salaries .,,
What can you wart with nine stenosraphe.s.
asked the Mayor "You could not keep nine sts, So,
raphers out ~ mischief up there. Then. whs.
can you possibly want with thlrty-four messeh'
gers?' -. ,,.ro,
Mr. Rradv's answers did not satisfy the Mayoa.
and he exclaimed. "Cut out thai S2Opn incf'A''
and make II the same as last year. . a.. A..
President Guggenheircr protested, lie saio '"'
Commissioner ought 10 have more inspectors 49,,
We'll. you PVT yourself on RECORD 70 ,ts,s
eject said the Mayor. X am going up s h.s.
some morning 10 see what he can want with Az '"'
messengers aud typewr..ers