New-York tribune., 1902-10-07
HEARING ON BUDGETS
HEADS or DEPARTMENTS suou
THEY NEED INCREASES

me HlSt o. series OF hearings for tho..
departments cad institutions making anDIo.ty ety
for appropriations for the year 1902 49,. S-ea'on
eal "Hn hearings Tor the Departments Of Bride
street CLEANING ire. Taxes. Police ana rS-.uses.
In the Department Of Bridges an -
Sr9.i"7s }" asked for. principally FOR ths -. ot
tenance aud repair of the Harlem River hrtsa san'
Tor which an increase Of Sso306 is desira1 -
entire amount desired by Commissioner Linds,tS-s
Is S'"S+ He now gets S9TIl3 So
Commissioner. you ask for a to,,t -,
ot about p per cent in your entire budget a.
posing all departments should do that what 49,
the people think of the budget II woula h. 80
Sl25,oA9oe 80 said the Controller '0ut
/ can't lip that was the Commissioners,
Commissioner Partridge asked for srt,a
against Sf17fo50 for salaries this year An ~
crease OF SAL 800 IN the salary account alone ~
~ was shown was made mandatory by incrs.s.
IN the force and by promotions. The total buas.
he desired was H2210 S3s ST. The total al nrasss
sIIoN-d is Su-J43I8 a. making net Increase 4,
>le729 95. The items in the Increase are s.1e.
Tor salaries OF the uniformed force S56O0sG =.
salaries in the clerical force and EMPLOYEES ns,
0s % Tor supplies for police $4,000 for atera,o,
to the stations and $4,000 for extra telephone .r
telegraph supplies. This last is an entirely new
item. ~
In the Increase for the force the Commissions.
asked for $50 new patrolmen In explaining -.
reasons for the s156oo0 increase for salaries ~
commissioner offered a novel explanation u
stated that on the seventy patrol wagons tbsra
were 10 patrolmeu drivers each working txelv,
hours He sa the drivers could just as well he
civilians. as long the guard was an officer ard
this would give 10 naore men to the active force
Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury. Vava
some unexpected proofs OF his need for 13 more
sweepers He handed about photographs OF air in
various parts OF the city germ laden and hued witt
bacteria. The Commissioner stated that in the
- lsntn ward eighteen tons of carnage was collect
ed dally t1at was thrown from windows The Cor
'roIer did nor seem to be impressed.
~, nat Nol!q De rulaGSls for the taxpayer said
until l was mandamused"
The amount Major Woodbury. wanted all told
OF S445 316. ~ 'ea'
Presidents HaTen and swanstrorn and Controue-
Grout praised the commissioners work in cleaning
Jhe streets and said they never ia better con-
OF S2soo0 for salaries and $2500O for supplies and
eohLlnsSneles- re said the increases were
apparent tndn real because the appropriation made
IN the sprlng was Tor eight months and not for a
full year. He wants to increase his force bv three
',io1f J5iiloI dsslstdhls one clerk FOUR sJenog-
Tdpners and an ofhCe boy. Most OF the money
needed for supplies Is 70 bring the library up to
date He said there were cases pending for more
tnan zen years and that II was Impossible for him
20 get rid Of them all without additional help The
net increase he asks is 8S.096 IS.
President Fornes asked Mr. Rives II the Board OF
Aldermen had the right appoint an officer TO
make a general revision OF the ordinances Mr.
Rves declined TO give absolute opinion but said
he thought such a provision should be made By a
appointed by the Mayor or BY the al
dermen with the Mayor. Mr.. Grout said that the
ordinances were in a chaotic state. and should be
Mayor Low indicated that he would take Up the
President Wells OF the Department of Taxes and
Assessments requested $40 900 increase OF S8 SO
The increases. Mr.. Wells explained. For ad-
dtional clerks IS 500 assistant the president 81
en. supplies and contingencies. $1,000.