New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
Il MIGHTY TRUST.
The One Committed by Nep- Y orh;
to Its Ne7o MayOr.


When George b. Mcclellan becomes Mayor of
shis city next Friday, Tammany Hall will have
more than $2OOO0OOOO to spend in the following
year The tremendOusness Of this amount is
seen by few comparisons It is about one
third of all the gold money in circulation in the
country, and S5O,OO0O00 more than all the sill
Yer currency 1t is a little more than one-half
If ell the national bank notes outstanding, and
lre-fourth the value Of all the agricultural prod
nets exported annually. 1t is equal to the COM
bined revenues of Japan and China, or of Spain
Rld Sweden.
The $500 600 600 in the purse of Father Knick-
erbocksr, with which Mayor Mcclellan and his
TamInany associates to be intrusted. IN
cudes $106 674955 which has already been ap-
Iroprated for the expenses OF the various mu-
hicipal departments during the ensuing year
snd $1OOO00O00 more which the city may spend
On public improvements There is the subway,
fer example for which there is still an unex-
pended balance of 100000. and the tunnel
under the East River. for which 100000 has
teen set aside and only small part spent
With the completion of the Williamsburg Bridge
TT a cost of $15.000,OO0. the sum Of $5,O00oOo Is
10 be spent in addition for the purpose of laying
cut an adequate approach in Manhattan and In
widening Delancey-st- The Manhattan Bridge,
between the Williamsburg and the Brooklyn
ridges whose tower foundations almost
completed, will cost $20O00O00. and the Black
wells Island Bridge will cost some $1O,OOO,OOO
more. Other projected public improvements
Lrd their estimated costs are follows:
lunicpaI ferry line soOOoo
riverside Drive extension ............... 100000
l. UeVard Lafayette ooVovo0
atbush-ave widening OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2OoOoOo
For the purpose of meeting these expenses the
issue of bonds has been authorized to the ex-
tent of $75.1S6.2T3. and the budget makes
Vifther provision for S25. 265, 49S. to be issued
D various times next year. The estimated cost
4 carrying out plans to which the city is COM
1litted. to say nothing of expenditures which
Hammany may think of, is estimated at $73.
10000.
The budget for the year 1904, which
tLorized by the present administration is an In
Eease of $9.500000 over the budget for the pre-
tcding year. OF the $1O6 100000 appropriated,
the Mayor controls $60.000,O00 more or less di-
rectly, according to the way he appoints the
heads OF his departments. For example, the man
whom he appoints Police Commissioner will
have charge of a department which will cost
tne city $12,OO0,OO0 In much less degree
mayor Mcclellan can make his power felt in the
beard OF Education, which is authorized to spend
C1O000O0 OF the citys money. The entire
tOard Of forty-six members appointed by
Mayor Low, according to the revised charter,
and Mr. Mcclellan will not have a chance to
affect its constituency, except to fill vacancies.
until next December, when he is empowered to
appoint nine members. In the following
december he may appoint nine more. In the ap-
Iointment of the trustees of Bellevue and its al
led hospitals, the Board OF Elections the trus-
tees of the City College, the Board of Plumbers
tae Justices OF the courts of Special Sessions and
tie City Magistrates, Mayor Mcclellan will only
Lc able to fill vacancies now and then at the ex-
IlTation Of terms OF Office In all the other rami-
fcatiOns Of the city government, however. he ap-
loints new heads of departments to take office
GA New Years Day.
The offices, therefore. which come under the
mayors jurisdiction to greater less degree
Gnd the sums OF money which have been ap-
lropriated for their departments in the budget
for 1904 follows:
hayor S63 500 90
l I-1iloeitaln
Corporation Counsel. q
'ilse Soilillss oner. 40, OBS So
Commissioner 4799,S52 %
Tx commissioners. 1888. 1888 IS
i'd4lt-eS commissioner ly02
trustees or Bellevue Cos, $50 IS
StnmlssOner OF Correction 1874 $50 90
ltalth Commissioner 100 As
l'neluent House Commissioner
lIee Commissioner p ESQ 800 %
a ara OF Elections S1S,21O 90
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