New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
FOR SCHOOLS $23, 26O,472.
Estimate Board Continues Meetin Q
-LO1C'S and GrOutS Greeting Cold.

The Board OF Estimate and Ap2ortionrnent re-
stunned it's hearing the budget yesterday. Sew
eraI department heads were at the meeting to pre-
sent the estimates for the running OF their depart
ments for the year 1904 When President Fornes of
the Board OF Aldermen entered the room he was
warmly greeted by the Mayor. with whom he shook
hands in a friendly manner. The meeting between
Mayor Low and Controller Grout
chilly than on Monday The Controllers recOg-
milton of the Mayor was formal. and the Mayors
was OF the same character. They simply nodded
TO each other. and did not shake hands. although
the nayor seemed more Hleholy IN ms atutude
than Mr. Grout did The most noticeable feature.
however was that Mr. Grout greeted President
Eornes warmly; reaching across the big table and
The first question before the board was the esti-
Electricity. Colonel Monroe, the Commissioner
o%e iG for 1855 The GT nereas as h eg Sad w
large improvements made in the water supply.
ing and renewal of pipes additional lamps and
lighting. and increase in the working force Of the
department required by the additional work i'm
Commissioner Hy yds Of the Department of Cor
rection asked for sO27o for 1904 against ssl C2 80
asked for 81 sl5Oo for 1904 as against 81 o5i 3si a.
allowed last year the extra amount of over 500 900
to Increases in the working force of the depart
ment and in the cost of disinfection additional
medical school inspectors and sanitary police and
for constructing ana eguipPing new steamboat
for the BoToughs Of Manhattan and Richmond
asked Tor @ 70, Tor Or lsei as against 1882 6S2 80
for the bureau for the care and preservation
u Of
brooklyn. asked for ssS2 2S 50 for his division Of
allowed for 1893. Park Commissioner Eustis. of
The Bronx, followed with his estima @ of S6Si 2.0
an increase of $l7ss65 over what was allowed him
last year
Trustees Bellevue and Allied Hospitals asked for
S633 go 6 1884, against 1895 $50 rs allowed 10.
1903
CITY Clerk Scuily asked for the same sum as ba
received last year, $S52 for the conduct OF aairs
of his office.
The Board OF Education next came up for consid-
GRAFTON. President hosers submitted for his esti-
biggest in the budget. S3 go Az for 1904 as
0l7 allowed last for the expenses
OF maintaining the school system. OF the large in
crease William Lummis. chairman OF the Finance
Committee explained that about 100000 would be
required sixty-two thousand sttings that would
be available In 1904 These new sittings would be
furnished by schools now under way and
which Mr. Lumms said the Board had hopes would
be completed by September last. but which could
not he opened for several months 10 come The
opening OF each school. he added, meant an addi-
tional the city OF about 500 600 n year
Sixty-two thousand sittings. a cost TO the
city of about So child. he said would show how In
would increase last years estimate
OF s. 600 To provide for these sittings
he also declared would mean the employment OF
$50 new teachers. OF which number 2l5 would be re-
quired In the old schools and the balance in the
new schools. to be opened as fast they were
ready