New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-11
EDUCATION BOARD REBUFFED
ESTIMATE CURLY HANDED RACK BY
THE MAYOR
INcRrAsEs DUE TO THE AHEARN ACT WEIR"
NOT GIvEN-OTHER BUDGETS

The BOARD Of Estimate and Apportionment yee-
terdav took up the estimate Of tho street Cleah"S
Department. q Department repres' nied III inc
Board OF Public improvements. and then V'heu
their attention TO the Board Of Educatioh ana
number OF the educational institutions under the
control Of the city Commissioner McC artney 81 the
enartnaen Of Street Cleaning asked for So0So4t 81
for clcar,uE the streets IN 1900. This amount IN
cudcs 327o0 for genera! administration @I"''io"
for Maintain 1851 20 30 for The Bronx. N.s+034
for Brooklyn. S2s BAG for Queens ana se''" % lo'
Richmond.
The Board OF Education submitted an AMENDED
statement asking FOR N7o4l,773 a. This Is an IN
crease Of Hool.72o 40 over that Of 1893 For the
speca rchoo fund g eI ll6 IS is asked for ana lor
the general school fund tl3.747,656 o.
The Board Of Estimate called first for the esii-
mate OF the Board Of Education, and Commissioner
Little president OF the Board. with Superintendent
Maxwell appeared to offer It. Mayor Van Wyck
went abruptly into the item OF the salaries OF
teachers IN public schools and supervisors or specla
branches and asked Mr. Little Il he was prepared
to show just what part OF the increase was que 10
the Ahearn act We're not going to aIo" any IN
creases in salaries excepting those required oy the
Ahearn law" said the Mayor. "and we want 70
know as the Controller requested YOU, just "ha'
the effect Of the Ahearn law has been
Mr. Little said he was not prepared TO give exact
ae,ires on this point You iod me that it would he
about half million" said the Mayor and mere
Won q
We'll can't tell you Just what the figures are
renlled MI Little but We don't ask for any in
creases that are not absolutely needed.
'If Won had come IN With the estimate you were
instructed 10 bring IN you would bee able TO give me
figures We want 10 this Board MI Assistant N"'-
trol.er prepare resolution sending ms "hoe es'
mate back and instructine the Board OF hau'A'lon
to give Ne the right kind of figures
Mr. Levey. Assistant Controller. read resolution
thar he had already prepared tie disciplnins %
the Board OF Education having evidently been iore-
seen The resolution said that the Board OF Es'-
mate sent the estimate OF the Board OF taucd'ion
back 10 that body because It did not conform 20 the
roo,iroments Of the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tionroerf a. shown in circular letter sent by the
Controller TO the Board of Education before us
estimate was prepared 1t ordered the Board OF
Education 10 prepare detailed statement showing
the increases required 10y the Ahearn act
Superintendent Maxwell asked when the esu-
n,a,e would be required and the Mayor Axed
Tuesday october H. as the day for hearing me
T}o4rs ~ Flucafon Mr. Maxwell argued thal thlH
wou.d be too short time FOR 'FeP"'i"s SD''
:'you have had eight months % DO f. replied .l I'd
p4ss these estimates without knowing ~nat me
Increases for? You must have 'nt uata 9o,..,
where or you couldn't have prepared uHis 's"-
NIr Maxwell said that there were some increases
ro0seqaence ~ IL "rhe uil raises the salaries 81
some teachers above those OF their saieroI I' ,
work for smaller salary than teacher under
her We've got TO raise ther saaFl. = '0o 90, tho %
r ror,red after asking for Instructions just now
se,afios he estimate should be Just obey the
resolution said the Mayor ln answer ,.o,.,,r
The Board Of Educatoa also mad an apPi,ca'uoI
for an issue ~ if7sf5,4 Of bonds for additional
hool accommodations ia the diiieIeht pv,Oosi,S.
hut = vas not considered an ausplci"us time lo'
mate amounted 10 s5s245i- f.. an Increase Z Ssi'-
=