New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
REPASS THE FRANCHISE.
FOR MACOMB,S DAM SPAN.
City to Purchase the JameI Mansion
for 1926. 900.

The Board OF Estimate and Appordonment yes
terday repassed the Union Railway Company S
Macomb's Dam Bridge franchise. appropriated
z5oo.0o for new sites and new buildings for schools
and authorized the issue OF $4,000 in corporate
stock for buildings for the Erasmus Hail and
Eastern District high schools The school building
appropriations caused lively and somewhat anus
ing discussion. Controller Grout asserted that the
bookkeeping Of the Board of Education based
on incorrect principles and that he going TO
cause an investigation OF 1t before he allowed any
further large sums to be spent by the board.
The board have a way of charging up work that
they going 10 co. long before the contracts are
let" said Mr. Grout "They are now 100000 or
100000 IN funds ahead of their disbursements. and
they continue to send up needless applications for
new appropriations. Last fall they asked for an
appropriation Of $50 900 for a building site.
and bought the site last week for $4,000. This
gives them uneXpended balance Of $1,000 and
mixes up their bookkeeping"
What they doing il for?' mildly inquired
Borough President Cantor. winkng at Borough
President Haffen.
"Oh. suppose they would not object to little
newspaper notorety in connection with it, said
the Controller.
What an exceptional motive" calculated Mr.
Cantor. again wfnkng at Hanen The Mayor looked
Up and smiled bandly. and then Mr.. Grout's stern
features relaxed and he joined in the smile
1t may be well enough TO remember that MY
Cook, the head bookkeeper, sued Controller Coer
for libel because he criticised his bookkeeping
said Mr.. Swanstrom.
Yes. but he dropped the suit as the cam
paign over" said the Controller.
The Macomb's Dam Bridge franchise will go
before the Board Of Aldermen tomorrow. Counsel
for the railroad and Alderman Peck. Of The Bronx,
said that there a great demand by citizens
OF The Bronx for the granting Of the franchise
The board approved the issuing Of SS2600 In cor
porate stock for the construction of bridge over
Flushing Creek TO connect Long Island City with
Flushing. It also approved s250,GOO IN corporate
p stock for the construction of the Fordham Heights
bridge across the Harlem River. at East One-hun-
dred-and-eghty- -fOuTth-st
The board approved the institution Of condem-
erty known the White farm, in Richmond Bor-
ough for the Department Of Public Charities rms
property is TO he used as a city farm, on when
small cottages Will be erected for aged and inhrm
couples who may become public charges. The Con-
troller said that the publicity the proposition mad
received had caused the Of the land to raise
the price from 5000 10 $1,000 hence the necessity
of condemnation proceedings.
The request of Borough President Haffen for an
additional appropriation Of $4,000 for court
The Municipal Art Commission recently refused TO
approve the plans for the courthouse, because the
site One-hundred-and-s -first-st and Third
ave. was not good for a courthouse
Borough President Cantor secured an appropri-
alton Of $4,000 for plans for new Essex Market
Court.
Mrs Lille J. Earle widow of General Earle, offered
20 sell the Jumel mansion to the city for s2S50OO
Mrs. Earle originally wanted SS05.G0 for the man
sion and the land IL stands on. Experts valued 1t
at $4,000. The Board of Estimate yesterday de-
cided TO acquire the property at S2S5,0Oo