New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-31
"LAY on. MACBETH" CRIED HE
MAYOR VAN WICK REVISED SHAKE
sPEARE TO DEFY INVESTIGATION.
,v MAIZE MANY CRITICISMS or REPUBLICANS

ms ,,nr MANY CRITICISMS or REPUBLICANS
At THE BOARD or ESTIMATE MEETING
,,,.or Van WICK was in a critcisng mood yes
to-day morning and several times in the course
OF the meeting Of the Board Of Estimate ne orone
forth into violent language against inc Hep"o
cans I'm the Assembly who purpose Hahns ~" "
vcstigatlon OF the city departments Inc hrs'
comments made BY the Mayor were after '"e
BOARD had ma sed nine items for new schools ana
authorized the issue of bonds to the amount VI
s732 O3S for school sites ana schooi i'' @ 80
"This amount" said the Mayor. with sI'-Ss'f'o
authorized already makes s2.o2ooi' ." sI'ice ' -,
I for new schools or the s4.os2,O0o to be spent j"
o.oote In tho Rorourh OF Manhattan this year we
have already authorized 81 Oo6.0oo suppose TINS
is one of the things which this committee 'o"'
Albany Is going to investigate Let 'hei" 'o'
and when they arrive we will tell them to go PACK
TO Albany and investigate the canaI S''"' ~
50 600 900 Proceed TO the next item
rho next item was n bill for s7.T0O from John X.
rbomas for architects fees for the new Han OF
Records. 1t cut. on the recoHmehua'o" "
tho Controller. to 5000 81,
oThat Is only 2I5 per cent" said the Controller
"Thc bill is not unreasonable considering that ths
san,e architect has charged the city l" per cent
for other work How does the difference come
about?"
"Ob 7 suppose he is one of those Mugwump re-
formers" said the Mayor, who believe III ee'''"s
all they can out Of the city treasury
The clerk then read list of moneys PAID 10 III
stitutons for the care OF committed ch"nren III
February. .
There is $4,000 for children committed 10 'hs"-
tutions" said the Mayor. Another beastly piece
Of extravaganza that needs investigation
After pause the Mayor added: II see 1t Is staten
AT Albany that there Is property to the amount OF
5000 900 900 in this city exempt from taxation, Mr.
Foitner. Was not every dollars worth Oh thd'
exempt by acts OF the LEGISLATURE
Every dollars worth" said Mr Feiner
Look at that building at Twenty-thrd-st and
Sixth-ave." said Corporation Counsel Whaien re-
ferring 10 the Masonic Temple, which Is leased III
part TO the Garfield National Bank ana other PEG
pie exempt from taxation by an act OF the Iesls-
There are several others like it, said Mr.
when the committee comes down said the
Mayor, 'let them Investigate their own acts am
the affairs of the New-York Central Railroad and
see how far railroad is responsible for the canal
steals and the practical closing OF the cahais' ~
that there would be no competition ,,, 49,,
THAT corruption fund" he went on, wnch me
police are said TO have raised TO defeat legs
iatiop cannot have gone TO the Democrats pc
cause the Democrats are opposed 10 II hny"ay.
Scg are eomn On o Investigate their own
tion. Let them come. l say. and when they come
H Me who T f nrf cries isy hoId enough
Tho Mayor meant Macduff, but he didn't say so.
$500 $40 is for new school at One-hundred and,
thrd-st and Fifth-ave.. $224,15o for new school
at Jerome:ave and One-hundred eighty i9urtd
ST. $l42 Al for new school at One-hundred. and
eighth-st and First-ave. and the remaining items
for school furniture wages Of inspectors a , and
| in CONNECTION with the acquisition of sites
A proposition received from the Park De
| In the parks The cost was estimated s7j,00o.
| which Is % cents pound for the metal
| the Spaniards not IN favor of the purchase
said the Mayor. Refer the matter TO the Con-
| The Board then adjourned.