The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-01
CUT OUT THE SUBWAY. JUEEET
NAY, NAY, SAY Mayor AND CIRCUIT
TO TIE $4,000 PLAN.


Tho City Has Other, Uses for Its Bonds
Board Of Estimate Talks Hcsitatinsiy
OF Letting tho Aldermen Play with
5000. and Then won't Give That
There will be no $50, 900 celebration at
the city's expense over the opening OF the
subway. The Aldermens appropriation OF
that amount for the jubilation was relent-
lessly thrown out by the Board OF Esti-
mate yesterday. Tho Aldermen won't get
a cent Of public money either for flags.
fireworks or champagne. II there Is to
be any celebration 1t will have to be paid
for from some other source than the city g
exchequer.
The committee OF city fathers Is sadly
disappointed and makes no pretence OF
hiding 1t. Following out the usual Alder
manic idea, the committee had planned
to have fireworks, TO send out thousands
Of engraved invitation cards to be kept as
souve irs, to have q big display Of aags
and bunting, big stand In City Hall Park
from which addresses were to be made
and, Of course, a luncheon.
When the Aldermen's resolution asking
for an issue Of $4,000 special revenue bonds
was brought up at Yesterdays meeting
OF the Board of Estimate Comptroller
Circuit started fire on 1t.
"The request for 80 large sum Is simply
absurd said the Comptroller. Moreover,
people want is to have a real rapid transit
line opened where they can ride for fve
cents. Every dollar spent on such a oele,
bration Is practically thrown away, and
every. dollar for it is taken from some
actual necessity.
I'VE have already authorized Si,s24. 900
revenue bonds against limit OF 81 900 ,o00
They do not become effective, however,
until issued. We have issued against
this amount S84l. 900. and here Is a list OF
people who may come In at any time and
already authorized.
we might reduce the amount said
President Fornes,
-Yes, think we might reduce It by forty
or forty-fve thousand dollars, remarked
i move that Is 900 be AUTHORISED said
the Comptroller. Il think that will be
sufficient to cover the expense OF formally
turning over the subway. disagree with
the plan prepared by tie committee:
the City Hall, the decoration Of the stations
the erection OF a stand caTable OF seating
4 900 people in City Hall Park, for fire.
works, speeches, lunoheons and the IKE;
/ think there should be simple dlgnlhed
ceremonies between the Mayor OF the city CITY,
mission and the president OF the railroad
l do not see any necessity for carriages
and skyrookets and free lunch
Il take rather kindly to the lunch COM
mented Mr.. Littleton.
Somebody reminded Mr.. Grout that
SIC 900 had been 81 ent on the opening OF
the Will .amsburg Bridge.
Il think that was Ill spent, and would
not have voted for il under any circumi.
stances other than those surrounding II
at the time" replied the Comptroller.
Il will say right here remarked the
Mayor, that will not vote for $s0,o or
$25, 900.
Il want to add said Mr.. Grout that
when the bills for the williamsburg Bridge
were audited they were cut down. re-
member one that was cut in two
There were motions and counter mo-
tons. On the motion to a. thorize $50
900 Presidents Ahearn. Cassidy and Hahen
voted In the affirmative, b, all the rest
in the negative. Finally the secretary
was directed to get from the Aldermen
| q detailed statement Of the cost s.
Aldern en- Richter and Do, ii, who are
ut the head Of the committee, said later
that they wo, Id do nothing more In the
matter, beca se there would not be time
to prepare for a celebration even shot Id
the Board Of Estimate appropriate money
at its meeting next week.