New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-05
BOARD OF IMPROVEMENTS.
PROVIDING QUARTERS FOR VARIOUS DEPART
MENTs-TIE BROOKLYN WATER SUPPLY


MENTs-THE BROOKLYN WATER SUPPLY.
Maurice +. Holahan. president OF the Board OF
Public Improvements hunting about the City
Hall for rooms for himself and his clerks yes
'ter1ay He said he expected 10 find suitable Of
fees in the building sooner or later. In the after
noon he called meeting OF the Board OF Public In
provemen's in the Mayors office. The other men,
bers Of the Board Mayor Van Wyck. Corpora
ton Counsel Whalen. Controller COler. the Commits
sioner OF Water Supply william Dalton; the Com
missioner of Highways James p Heating; the
Commissioner o. Street Cleaning James Mozart
ney: the Commissioner % Sewers. James Kane; the
Commissioner Of Public Buildings. Lighting and
Supplies, Henry s. Kearny: tina Commissioner OF
Bridges John L. Shea: President Augustus VI.
Peters OF Manhattan. President Louis F. Horen
Of The Bronx President Edward NJ. Grout OF Brook
Ign. President Frederick Bowley Of Queens and
the President OF Richmond Borough when the con-
test IS ended
TIE Mayor was not present at the meeting OF the
Board Secretary Mooney called the roll. President
Hoahan opened the meeting by explaining tha..
owing the fact that the Board had Office the
Mayor had offered his private Office lie said that
It VAS necessary 70 hold a meeting to organize and
establish ofces. Particular attention. he said
hal h"eD called 20 tho water supply IN Brooklyn IN
the Mayors Office.
Commissioner Heating arose and reported that he
was Investigating the Kingsbridge Road matter
Mr Iolahan called attention to the need OF
reorganization OF the departments represented
the Board IN Tho Bronx Borough. lie said that
President Hanen. the former Commissioner %
Street improvements. was st,l a. work with his
men. although they we're technically out OF office
The matter OF jurisdiction OF tho departments
the different kinds of work done by the bu-
reaus % the Oh Department OF Pubic Works was
referred 10 the Corporation Counsel with n re-
guest for an opinion.
Commissioner Dalton brought up the matter o,
water supply IN Brooklyn and Queens He said
thai the Mayors message had shown the urgen:
neel Of n better supply. II being dependent large
y on weather conditions.
President IIOlahan said that II was necessary
90 right % work at once 20 prepare 20 extend the
water system IN these boroughs, perhaps by going
cams
a, ne request Of the Board President HaHcn
700 OF the work o. MS corps In preparing tho map
o. ne old TWEEN y-th!rl and TWenty-fourth wards
ana Annexed District lie aad that the force should
Inc heads OF the departments were asked 10 go
- work az once. and be able 10 come before the
!.'oarg " Estimate and Apporiionment within a
leW days and make suggestions az 10 the makeup
., Street Cleaning said that he'd Ike 70 get
N,i!e addition TO his budget.
M HOlahan suggested that. as the Mayor would
want hs private Office. 81 would be well 10 get q
meeting room somewhere for the Board. He fold
~ q suite the eleventh floor Of the New-York
,no'ized II 20 ahead and select rooms for Inc
President Bowiey OF Queens wanted the Board TO
pass resolution giving him the old Long Island