New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
COULD SUPPLY WATER TO BRONX.
BOARD OF ESTIMATE ASKS ALDERMEN TO
ACT ON BONDS TO CONSTRUCT PIPES
OTHER ACTIONS.

At the meeting OF the Board OF Estimate and
Apportionnent yesterday. Cooperation Counsel
WhaIen reported that there was a scarcity OF
water in The Bronx and said that the Commits
sioner OF Water Supply had told him that he could
transfer plenty OF water from the Croton region II
he could get the money TO construct the necessary
pipes. The Board OF Estimate appropriated s2ssO0O
for the purpose on February last and the Council
approved It on July 10. Since then the case has
been hung up IN the Board OF Aldermen Mr..
Whalen introduced a resolution that was adopted
by the Board OF Estimate asking the Aldermen TO
act the issue once.
Controller Coler reported favoraby on a re-
quest from the Board OF Health for an approprfa-
ton OF ssooo for the construction and equipment
Of laboratory adjoining the Reception Hospital IN
East Sixteenth-st-. in anticipation OF the bubonic
plague or yellow fever. The Board OF Estimate
approved the appropriation.
The Board authorized. subject 10 .ie action OF
the Municipal Assembly. sale OF bonds for street
paving. Manhattan and The Bronx 10 have 81 2O0-
o0o. Brooklyn S5o.OO0 Queens $4,000. and Richmond
So. 900
A resolution was adopted authorizing the ex-
penditUre OF Ss.Ss9 Il for a police station for
the Thirtieth-st. precinct. and the Controller
empowered pay SS2s o07 70 secure title land
at the approach TO the Grand Boulevard and Con-
course
The Board approved the request OF the City Col
lege FOR power acquire title fourteen lots at
One-hundred-and-thirty-n -ninth-st and Convent-eve-
and instructed the Controller to sell 10000 Assess
nnenl oondS 10 reTund Ike amount or bonds ma
turing on November /
These dates for the different hearings
on the department estimates for 1S1:
Monday. October Mayors Once. City Clerk.
Department OF Taxes and Assessments. Department
OF Finance Municipal Assembly, Law Department
and Borough Presidents.
Tuesday, October 2Department OF Public Char
tiles, Fire Department Department of Correction
Wednesday. October -Department OF Health.
Police Department, Department Of Buildings.
Thursday, October Departments OF Highways,
Of Parks. OF Sewers. Board Of Public Improve
ments.
Friday. October 5-Departments Of Water Supply.
Bridges.
Monday. October ADepartulent Of Street Clean
| ing, College Of City Of New-York. Brooklyn Dis
ciplinary Training School. Board Of Education and
| Tuesday, October ssuprene Court. City Courts,
| Courts Commissioner OF Jurors. CorOners, Court
Of General Sessions, Of Special Sessions. City
/ Magistrates. District Attorneys, Shertts- and
/ Special Commissioner OF Jurors
Wednesday, October 10-Commissioners OF Ac-
counts Registers Board OF City Record Exa min ng
| Commission. Public Administrator, Nev-Tork
I County, Bureau OF Municipal Statistics. and AT
/ Commission
| Thursday October u-Charitable institutions
FRIDAY, October I2-Au other public officers, tne
National Guard libraries. miscellaneous items not
/ included in the departmental estimates
| Monday, october 15-Bonded Indebtedness and
/ State taxes and rents
| tuesday October 1s-Publio hearing on the
| budget