New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
CLEARING Up REQUISIIIONS.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE HOLDS A BUSY MEET
ING PRIOR TO THE MAYORS VACATION

ING PRIOR TO THE MAYORS NACATlON'
A meet,np NJ the Board OF Estimate was held in
the Mayors office yesterday for the puFpose VI
clearing Off many acquisitions as poss'p'e p'
fore the departure OF the Mayor on his vacation TO-
day. \ communication was received from MI .iio-
SON. Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner, ASKING
that the rules regulating the grading or sWeepers
and cartmen be changed that Dlen unJusty aus
charged and af,crward reinstated VIII not iose
grade as at present. The communication was Sent
back TO find out how man. men would De aHected
by the change.
,ro,bor communication from Mr.. Gibson, asking
that thc salaries Of the general and assistant SUI
perintenden,s and tho superintendent OF hnal dis-
position be fixed at $500 $500 and 500, respec-
lively, WAS filed.
A bill of John Il. Thomas. the architect, was cut
down from $2l2s 20 to s. o96 Co. and passed without
explanation or comment. Plans for an addluoh 10
tbe Rrooklyn institute Of Arts and Sciences to cost
s2no ooo were presented, and referred to the Con-
troller This building is 10 he put up In thirteen
sections and to cost altogether N"poe' One sec
tion has been put up. and the plans are Tor inc
second section. 49,.
Ex-senator Thomas c. O'Sulliyan received SWo
counsel fees as counsel 10 the Fort Washington
Ridge Road Commission Money for new SCHOOLS
sites and repairs was appropriated as follows
Eas,ern District High School. Brooklyn, S'ol"'
heating and furniture for old schools in Manhattan
go 2lo: addition TO School No. D. S2'S9; heauhe'
electric service, elevators, etc, for inc ne" ha.'
~ the Board Of Education, Sl53.3G -; heating ana
furnishing schools I'm Richmond. N462; furniture
for BROOKLYN high schools, and new school on b'r-
rem Islanu SCI 49, furniture and preliminary "orA
for new schools in The Bronx, SELL
For improving roads In Bronx Park $4,000 was
allowed Requistion was made for 100000 Tor a
alto for an addition 10 the new hall for the Board
of Education. 1t was referred 10 the tontroiIer'
Tho form OF contracts for the street Cleaning De
nar,mcnt was 90 amended az To provide TOT an
eight hour labor day. rate OF wages equal 10 tnat
nrev ling for mechanics aud for laborcrs MOI less
ihan 81 a day. For the removing OF snow ana zee
Two alternative plans were presented. one IS thS
now in use. by which the contractor Is actudliy
Maid for the snow removed as measured. ana an,
nnther nv which the amount Of snow removed could
no calculated by the amount OF snowfall rs re-
norted by the United States weather bureau. on
Inc area TO be cleaned. The Mayor said he WOMB
vote for tho old method. and II was ADOPTED the
controller alone voting in the negative.
The Mayor and Controller agreed that mere
should be a borough hall in Queens and another IN
richmond and the Commissioner OF Pubic Btnh-
ines Lighting and Supplies was instructed to nave
Mans for two halls prepared. President Guggen-
hemer said ne Vas not in favor OF the new nails
1t present. -, 49, * e,e- 40 for ,ov,
sewers in Brooklyn WAS referred TO the Controher'