New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-12

CORONERS AND THE DISTRICT ATropvrx
WANT THE LARGEST INCREASES

WANT THE LARGEST INCREASES
The Board Of Estimate Yesterday wen, tbror..
the estimates OF the county Offices and ad,ou,n..
within an hour To meet In executive session IN IN.
afternoon and determine the amounts 10 y. al
lowed. There were not many increases in the .sti
mates presented. and there little discussion
The Supreme Court. New-York County asked %.
E@1o. n sdecreaJa OF $500. for Kings County
$l7s.ro. an Increase OF 800. The City Court ssksd
for sll7 100. the last year. the Surrogates
NewYork County sl527o0, or $50 more than las,
year: Kings County Surrogate. $3.50 no Increase.
the Surrogate OF Richmond SIS 30 or t2S0 mora
than last year. the municipal courts 1895 80 O,
s.. $50 additional. 70 provide for places; thu
Commissioner Of Jurors. New-York County s1lU
$3.50 additional: the Kings County Comma.
sioner Of Jurors. s2so5O. or $50 additional All
these items adopted with little discus.ion
When it came TO the Coronsrs it was found that
the New-York Coroners asked for 81 20 tzaro
more than last year Coroner Fitzpatrick said
that the Coroners had been paying their personal
clerks out of their pockets. the Controller
held that they could not be paid out Of the con.
tingent fund any longer. We want TO be REIN.
bursed." he said. 'by having our salaries raised"
I'VE can't raise salaries said the Mayor; put
your clerks the regular payroll"
III did" said Mr.. Fitzpatrick. I'VE could not
appoint our own men. We would have 10 90 70 tho
civil Service lists and get perhaps Republican,
We don't want 10 discharge our own and
take Republicans In their places.
Heretofore the cOrOners have received 300 each
for contingencies out OF which they paid special
clerks Under the new law this fund cannot Do
used for such purposes. The Mayor refused 10 IN
crease the Coroners salaries. He also refused .
similar request from the Coroners OF Brooklyn and
Queens. Coroner Guy. Of Queens. willing 10
have every extra amount asked for wiped out II the
Coroners got increase OF salary.
You can't get it, said the Mayor. senten-
! Magistrate Kramer Of Brooklyn. asked that
the salaries In the Magistrates courts or brooh!yl
be increased 10 correspond with those IN New York
County. 1t Is only eGuaz alton OF salaries. hs
LIBERALIZATION by increase" said the Mayor
| District Attorney Gardiner asked for $40. an
| increase Of s32ON Mos, Of the increase was s;a,u
tory. but there was provision for TWO additional
T have appointed them. and they. are now serv.
! ing without salaries" said Colonel Gardiner
men rf asked "a Mr CT Gngsenheimer
Mr. ardner started 70 S make axe an 9ra2' a6U os
! by saying: Get down 10 the items -,
! Il asked question. sir repled ne Dis
One OF the assistan, deputies to be provided Cor u
: Mr.. Carr. a cOlOred man. -
| ask for more said Mr.. Grays representative
you ought TO be thankful You are nor ess-
! The Board passed resolution IN .e atte,noon
to the effect that no part Of tie $500 rvenns
usnd except to Increase salaries Of school teachers
! to the minimum provided for by the Ahearn la"
! II appears that under the Ahearn law teacher
| who SUCCESSFULLY passed the examination mi-nt oe
! paid higher than one in nener graz VIC "a
not the same length Of ser'ce to MS ~ ne, "a n
| creased the salaries of teachers IN the nlsEer
| grades so that this inequality might not eAis'
| use of any Of the revenue bonds Issued dn.ess 70
| pay the minimum salaries provided for IN the ac.