New-York tribune., 1901-09-13
PHILBIN ALONEC CUTS DOWN
TAAIAIANY. DEPARTMENTS. HEADED BY
NAGLE, ASK FOR INCREASE OF
s12,OOO.OOO OVER LAST YEAR.

District Attorney Philbin has submitted to the
| Board Of Estimate and Apportionment his estimate
for the amount necessary for his department in the
| budget for the year 1902
! lie points out particularly that his estimate Is
| about $4,000 less than last year. and he adds:
II feel justified in saying that the public business
can be conducted efficiently with smaller disburse-
for salaries He says further along in his
| estimate that. Notwithstanding the several reduc-
tions IN the list assistants. II has in no way
| embarrassed the work Of the office.
Mr.. PhIIbin, while laying stress the fact that
the estimate is reduced from last year takes pains
| 10 show the Mayor that he has accomplished much
more than did the Office under former District At
torney Gardiner In Corroboration OF this, he says
that from January 10 August OF this year S.36S
cases were disposed of. against 1876 in the same
| time last year, and this done with a re-
| duced staff. The District Attorney
While the department has had to give attention
| to unusual number of cases affecting its munich
paity. and Of great public importance, requiring at
all these exclusive attentions of or more mem
| bers OF the staff yet the reduced force has been
| able to keep pace with a volume of criminal bus-
ness greater. I informed. than that disposed
| OF in any previous year
| The City Record" yesterday published the es-
Inmates given by the heads OF other city depart
| ments for the budget for 1902 These estimates
were given the Municipal Assembly on last
Tuesday, but were not made public at that time
Commissioner Kearny of the Department of Pub
| lie Buildings. Lighting and Supplies. asks for $780,
S53 IS for 1902 against 1892 500 for 1901 Increase
of SIS. .2S4 53 This increase is in spite OF the de-
crease of $500 in his own salary. which office is
merged into one of the new offices under the new
charter. The main item of increase asked for is
$500 overtime and extra help, which, the Com
missioner is necessary TO meet the expenses
| of work. such repairs to steam and electric
! plants machinery. etc. which may have to be
done Sundays and holidays and at night" The
other increases are for the promotion of engineers
| IN the different city buildings He wants their
salaries raised from 1900 to sl277 go AS there are
| six of them. the increase is s1.665
The estimates of Fire Commissioner Scannel
! show increase of 1896 1O3 of which is for
raises in salary with about one-third for expenses
Commissioner Keller of the Department of Public
Charities asks increase OF S27l, ,225 90. The
largest item is for supplies, for which an increase
| of 6531 90 is asked
In the Department of Correction Commissioner
Lantry asks for S3050o against $27l 600 for 1901
of which only $235,OOO allowed.
The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children asks for appropriation of $50 600 for
1902, where $4,000 asked in 1901 The reason
given is that the work of the society has greatly
| Increased.
The Justices of the Court of Special Sessions ask
cludes all salaries and contingent fund OF 1880
of Bridges has evidently been alarmed by the re
cent break the Brooklyn Bridge. his largest
repairs Of Sd bTdges The ota F is s ana
The largest amount asked by any one department
outside of the Police is that OF the Street Clean
| ing Department which asks for s5,754sOl 25 This
SHOWS increase or the enormous S49.2S4 IS
the appropriation for last year. The increases
asked for in the respective boroughs follows:
Manhattan Queens .-......... sis. al 30
The Bronx s2s5. Richmond ...... 80 200 50
| Brooklyn -....-.. 3ST 92a -
The largest items OF increase for final
| disposition OF garbage in Manhattan and The
Bronx and in Brooklyn. They respectively
| 1854 791 80 and s14o1s4 03.
The Park Department asks for increase Of
over $4,000. mostly for repairs and keeping the
parks in good condition. The increase asked for
Central Park IS s2SsOO0- FOR Bronx Park $4,000.
and for Brooklyn. s9l, 431.
Commissioner Heating OF the Department OF
Highways asks for a OF A.f26 l94 for 1892.
against s2.1s21af 81 for last year. This gives an
increase of s224iois % for the coming year. II he
gets it. The increases in each borough that the
commissioner would like follows
Manhattan $3.50 900 Queens s4ai ieO
The Bronx +7t549 Richmond ........ 20 42a
The Board OF Public improvements asks for
only nominal increase. the salary OF the president
| being deducted. hts Office is abolished. The
principal increases are in the Typographical Bu-
| reau. The Board Of Healths estimates are not
| yet published we'll several small estimates
| AS the Police Department increase is about ST.
| 100000, which is nominal for additional members
of the force II is estimated that the budget asked
for for 1902 Will be about s1l0O00O'0 about sl2
| coo 600 than allowed for