New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16
CITY EXPENSES INCREASE
ABOUT S1OO,oOo,OOO IN THE ESTIMATES
FOR NEXT YEAR.
John w. KELLER ASKS FOR A NE" HAM
LEM HOSPITAL AND A NEW fEHni-
po.r IN ALL S2745O0 MORE

which we're left out of 1.-THE City Record lhuts-
dav for lack of space printed yesterday i"e
Health Department asks for Nl61O2s d. against
HllO62S 40 allowed for the current year
commissioner Kearny of the Department or Puo-
lie Rudlngs Lighting and Supplies ASKS TOT
4n7S2 3D. against s36l7,sOi allowed last year MI
Kearny's estimates are divided as lolio"S. To-
Manhattan and The Bronx. S2205,oS' US; LOT piooN
lyn N575,3sO 70; for Queens $66'5'l a. anu i0'
Richmond. $4,000 10
Commissioner Scannell Of the Fire Department
asks for S298.3i3, against sii3,&4 allowed last
year Of which so9339i2 is for Manhattan Inc
Rronx and Richmond and s2.3jS43l for Brooklyn
and Queens. ,,o
The estimates Of Street Cleaning Commissioner
Mccartney amount to S,52i5f Co. The tota'
amounts to about $00.000n.
Commissioner John Keller, of the Depart
ment Of Charities yesterday sent to the BoaIu VI
Estimate and Apportionment a statement OF 'ho
sums of money he needs in his department Tor tle
coming year lie wants total OF N'i'0"' vi
SEA so in excess of the amount used THIS year. l'
largest item is $4,000 asked for hospital 10 Dc
built in place OF the present Harlem Hospital"
commissioner Keller says it Is absolutely heceS-
sary to build a new and sanitary building
He asks for 5000 TO build three new dock SHEDS
one at the Harlem Hospital, one at Randa. : ISL
and and one at the City Hospital on Bach"ehS
Island He calls attention to the ract that '"''0
Is now no shelter at any of these places Tor pa
tents and supplies and that all are exposed 10 the
weather. go 60
lie asks for 5000 to repair the metal ceilings lor
the six hospital buildings of the AImShouSe u,
RIackNelrs Island, and calls attention 10 inc i'
that they were erected under the relo'i" "",
istration' lie says the work was so poorly uo'o
that If the ceilings are not repaired FORTHWITH al
will fall upon the inmates OF the buildings
lie asks for $4,000 to construct nurses MN
at the AImshouse. There is now no place lot Tue
| nurses 10 sleep save in the wards ana tneS az
| never able to get away from tho dt"'o'P0
| the sick room when off duty.
uo wants a 400 for n new elevator at the Metro
! politan Hospital $4,000 for two new water to"e''
| and 500 for dumbwaitcr for the same msti'u-
ton The sum Of $4,000 is asked for metal cel''e'
| for this hospital 900 for new steam appaia'u
| 800 for new double sashes. WINDOW lrahie' anu
eratIngs and 500 is asked TO construct co'e'eu
| r,se.rs from the kitchen TO the hospital
The sum Of $4,000 is wanted for a central steam
| plant on Randalrs Island to heat the eleven puiu
| inrs now warmed by stoves. COMMISSIONS He"e.
s1s the inmates OF these buildings are children OF
| feeble mind insane patients. ana sucn Pe hT,2d
| ~. Constantly endanger themselves or the DULL
| ings He fears catastrophe uhleSS TIC ~
10 urges the construction OF an extension 10 'ne
IndUstrial School on Randaps Island. az cos, NJ
ttG0 lie saws all the supplies OF the pepaI I'LL,
are Manufactured there, and that the Pr trsas
structure is wholly inadequate, ne snySd for The
| - necessary RandaWS lSldnuJ 'ol ~
| Inc reasons as at the Almshouse, ana requests
the sum Of $1,000 for the purpose, main m Ran
4 reU, holder for gas and "A ne" mann On i 49,
ds,s ' Island are deemed necessary, and ne WANTS
$1,000 to build them He says hye OF dra e Of Old
Oh 8r and he asks 5000 make the Hecessabts
repairs lie wants S eDa i2 r for he branch
house on Randalls Island Will In ms Gpi,t,os School
! on RIackwell's Island, new ROOF at "a ' a new
! $50: new window sashes 10 Go1t Hjncl1des in his
demand n He wants $4,000 to replace the p apnex
wooden structure with a ne" {, uabIs To- be CON
| demned at any time. ,,.-.o,,, az Relleylla
He wants to construct new TTSSenty-sxth and
T THHeIn't g SIS at cost of $500 t1osnitaI
laundry eG&uPmtrTnt t Of s5o is and the
Commissioncr wants 10 get $l2Vo 10 boenitai in
card roof on the north wing OF , III Tor the
s S@5e 70 get sleeping accommodations lo' 'A'
paid eRlp r6SaT uosnal he wants 81 500 to 69d
crematory and stcrzer, and 5000 10 nulG sbIe
repair the reads He says II Is a!O re a. certain
Tor ~ Se winter Season tho roads nov are o
An interesting item Is that OF 20 SeerrvbHai. to
me betweeH Twentytsixth-s and the
on the oor pnops having relatives in these ins b
lions TO get TO them account OF the cG Snt they
e er nn9Teanae to the demand for transP0rtaoon v
The Commissioner wants 1900 to nu aai,, ioT Island
boilers for the Infants Home on Rahd& rno{ ~ the
St,rSoneo IN East Twenty -sixth-st. and $500 t 0o
nnngineer's supplies and general repairs IN all ''o
| br1nches Of the department.. ,,o,,+ mot
The BOARD Of Estimate ard A lRp2roon and
for the season Of 1S99-l@o to the Az confract
Eomnany at % cents cubic yard ne CT Jt no a
v3s let last year to Bartholomew Dunn 1t "@S
| referred to the Controller, o.,,. hearing the
The idea Of asphalt company or ar1nSsl Of
! name Of a Texas town bidding for the reiiUS" M
snow and ice thought at first inconeruous I'd
i3tcr the mystery was explained when IL "ds
tbat the T-yalde Company Is contributed ny oela'''
| George w Plunkitt and Maurice featheIson ,rDor,
| The BOARD appropriated 10000 for me suPpot !
| Of the Brooklyn Disciplinary framing 0onooi al"
| ste7 100 for new sewers In Brooklyn. . .,ao
The sum Of $4,000 was appropriate 10 p p,o,nuo
for high pressure water service IN the lug
81 The Broax at jerome and Moshulu r tdo
v;av s9l 40 for charitable institutions, ana $500
| ~ enable Controller Coler to pay MS exptt 20 -;
| The Board authorized the issue or ,S Stt2Vvo
for sites for police stations IN tne ~ y,
fourth Thirty-seventh Sxyfth and Seventy , M d
| nra'lucts to cost 10000. $4,000 $1,000 ana $500
Respectively. The last mentioned Is IN Long lSla"u
| City. - C,,,tsoto,o- Mo.
CARNEY for measuring the snow 10 De TphoNeu
by basing II on the snowfall on the SUPERFICIAL area
and the old plan Of counting the carloads was ad-
! hcred 10. . .onoo - orio,ad FOR tho
RrookIvn Institute OF Arts and Sciences ana $lV,U
for the Hamilton Fish Park at Pitt; stanton and
! lVilett SITS The Park Board was allowed an az
dional 900 900 10 finish improvements 10 Riverside
Drive from Ninety-sixth-st TO observation-disclosures
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