New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
THE SAME OLD VAN WYCK
CHEAP TAMMANY CAMPAIGNING AT
THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE MEETING.

Mayor Van wyck who is slated for Supreme
Court judgeship nomination on the Tammany
ticket demonstrated yesterday that Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner Devery will have to look
close his laurels dispenser of remarks
If the Mayor ever gets an opportunity to air his
views from the bench.
IF were president of the Council. l would
take some of those members by the throat and
make them pass the bond issues said the
Mayor in referring to delays in the Council.
He attacked the fusion ticket. and praised the
Tammany ticket, and said it would be elected
by from 10000 to 10000 plurality.
The Mayor gave every one the impression that
he was afraid he was being forgotten by the
public and that it was high time for him to
perform several feats If he going to keep
up his average.
The three departmental estimates for the
budget considered yesterday were those of the
departments of Water Supply. Public Buildings
Lighting and Supplies. and Bridges. Cominls-
soner Dalton, of the Department of Water Sup
ply was the first man heard. He asked for
S1,179.652 IL for next year, an increase Oh
S261 O23 over this years allowance In ex-
planning an increase in the Bureau of Water
Register Commissioner Dalton referred to the
attack of the Merchants Association, which
said that this bureau had fallen behind in col
lecting taxes The Commissioner said that
$500 900 more had been collected this year than
heretofore.
THE CARNIVAL STARTED.
This remark about the Merchants Association
fired the Mayor. during the rest OF the meet
ing every few moments he made scathing ana
caustic attacks on some one other. At this
time he wheeled in his chair, grew proper
tionately red in the face and shouted:
I'VE must not pay any attention to what the
t1n
They are now working for the campaign. They
have become the campaign committee for the
Republican candidates, and these trashy utter
ances of theirs must be taken that way
other increases in the Water Department Tor
supplies and salaries caused the Mayor to say:
II notice that many departments increase
their salaries along in September, and say tnat
it is the average salary, when it is not. 1t Is
very peculiar
Commissioner Dalton did not have much trou-
BILE in explaining all his increases, as ne was
assisted by Chief Engineer Birdsall who had all
facts and figures at his tongues end. The first
trouble with commissioner arose, when Com
missioner Kearny. of the Department of Public
Buildings Lighting and Supplies. tried TO ex-
plain increases asked for of $3Io4lo 80
CAMPAIGN PLEA.
The Mayor cautioned the other members OF
creases. and said:
I'VE are doing great deal Of work for MI
Shepard and Mr.. Ladd in making up this
budget, and that must be remembered
Commissioner Kearny remarked that many
bond issues which he wished were held up in
the Municipal Assembly The Mayor saio; .,o
IF was president OF the Council d take the
members by the throat and make them pass
these things 1t is shame"
There a request for an appropriation OF
for tn
The Mayor gave his characteristic "Humph"'
and said:
old Hall of Records down and put building up
there for S250,000 that would have been fine
Hall of Records for one hundred years, instead
of spending SS000OOO as we have to do.
Commissioner Kearny asked for S1,36l, ,ol3 %
for lamps and lighting in Manhattan and The
Bronx an increase of sol. .513 30 over last year.
The Mayor looked favorably this increase.
and it will be granted. Will proportionate in
creases for the same item in the other boroughs.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KERwIN ANGRY.
Deputy Commissioner Kerwn grew angry at
of the Mayors remarks, and said that he
would be glad to have the grand jury come in
his office for a examination and that he would
stay away and not interfere. The Mayor turned
the attack from the deputy commissioner 10 the
grand jury at this point, and replied:
'These grand juries ready at all times to
pull people up, but so far they haven't got any
thing that sticks. We have got a District At
torney here who likes this sort OF thing, and
is against the administration. We will probably
hear of lots OF it for the next five weeks, but
when win by GOOOO TO 10000 we won't hear
any more of it.
When Commissioner Shea of the Department
Of Bridges appeared before the board the Mayor
professed surprise TO see him, as he said:
You here Commissioner. l thought the
bridge was falling down"
This remark was interpreted attack on
the experts who reported the District At
torney the Brooklyn Bridge.
Commissioner Shea asked for S53S 920 43 for
1.Rt2. an increase of SltSSf2 1S. All the n
creases were for legitimate expenses, such as
the bridge at Lenox-ave. and the necessary
increase of service and like expenses. They will
be allowed.
The hearing adjourned until this morning.
when the estimates for the Department of street
Cleaning and the Board Of Education will be
taken up.
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