New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-30
THE MAYOR BREAKS OUT A"AAN
PREVENTS APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL
FINDS IN QUEENS AND RICHMOND

pprvrNrs APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL
FINDS IN QUEENS AND RICHMOND.
r,. rsn,erv temper OF Mayor Van Wyck asserted
,,sslf again Yesterday at meeting OF the BOARD OF
rs,,rrate and Advertisement, and ne preVen'eu an
annropriatlon Of si74573 n 10 meet oehcie"0'es -
school funds in the boroughs OF queens anu ~
r,ord The money is needed TO pay saiarieS Vi
S g., ,hs two boroughs for the remainder OF
,hn yeor city Superintendent Maxwell, VINO was
rrAsent % urge the appropriation OF the mone''
was snubbed BY the Mayor. who gave an eAio'''o'.
~ temner School Commissioners maxwell VI
prookIvn and Mature, of Queens. were present, WIN
serntendent Stevens OF Queens. TO join In the re-
80, t,r the appropriation of the money. AS
r,,r,ca,ion from the School Board OF Richmond
- .hou, 70 be read by the clerk the Mayor
broke in. .. o,a
"Refore YOU read that communication he SAID
.et me ask II there is representative OF the Hicn-
mond School Board In the room Nooooy an
swered. ,,
"I want 10 have a representative Of the Richmond
School BOARD here" added the Mayor, ito question
him on that report, because many OF the s'ate-
ments contained in II are not true There IS no use
reading such trash that unless there is some
body here to back 1t up, want 10 know why 'hey
doubled the salaries Of janitors al the expense u
the teachers in that borough"
Commissioner Maxwell. Of Brooklyn, attempted 10
saw something but the Mayor said he would only
listen to a representative Of Richmond linen gu
perntendent Maxwell said that he had come 70 ask
for more money under the Ahearn law.
I'VE gave them every cent they asked LOT uhuei
the Ahearn law" said the Mayor
But think they made a mistake. ana dlo not
ask for enough" said Superintendent maxwell
They are making stakes all the r,e a''
Il think they did not in this case MT MaA"eN
said; ,s :. ,,sre" said The
Navor 4 want the Commissioners from Queens
and Richmond here 10 question them. c lI1
talk 10 superintendent; they are merely suo''u'
"Wil you summon them to the next meetinsT
asked Commissioner Maxwell, . j.. ..o,,o than,
from Office" said the Mayor. These meetings
are open: they can come here cahuo' tam
to superintendent" . $1,000 49,. 4, HE
word He told the Mayor that the salaLy sC1 no.
ule of Queens prepared in septenoer. o to9p,
money and that the Commissioners could not re-
duce the salaries OF teachers -, - oo,a
"If you cannot reduce the salaries ana cTri 11
within the appropriation, saio I'e HaS''' "
As Nj Maure did not have figures to base = ms ms
the appropriation asked for was not voted: o.
The Board provided transfer Of $500 to meet nee
expenses under the prmSfy Esc Park a"
4 request from the Geological Society for $50
additional to meet expenses oa OF the
File IT," said the Mayor II was hled without
Ropds 70 the amount Of $3.50 333 30 were authorized
~ nav for a high school site at Fifteenth-st ana
That is large sum to pay for school site
SAT- 1T Was ACQUIRED by the reform administration
said Corporation Counsel Whalen. Iney pough.
sites for SCHOOLS thai hat, we're T 700 eSst $3.50
! Bonds for sl4 900 for a school at Fort Hafnlton
and $4,000 draughtsmen , on s s3e n 01e
| hundred nd -seventeenth-st. and Ftfth-ave.