New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-07
WON'T TRANSFER S2jO.OO0.
President Rogers Says Legislature
viii BE 1SIted for $1,000 900.
MR.. LUMNIs ON TALK WITH CIRCUIT.

President Rogers Of tire Board OF Education
said last night thet the beard would not con-
sent 20 Controller CIRCUITS proposal for q trans
fer OF $4,000 from the special 10 the general
fund OF TIE Board Of Education. He declared
that relief would ne sought from the Legislature
with Commissioner SterU's bill. authorizing ali
issue % 100000 IN bonds for betterment Of
buildings. Of this $4,000 could be transferred
for the use Of recreation centres, free lectures
etc.
william Lummis, chairman OF the Finance
Committee of the Board Of Education. issued the
following statement last night
legre, mat "a personal question raised by Con-
tro.ler Gronl should at this time bcc!oud the seil
sslodl system On Aonday in an NERVES. which
APP cared - Inc NV org herala ~ 9UpeI;;
tional allowance. The recreation centres and sum
TIs e5 P' si5' i 4Et he sun
/ l.niaeji..,eiy asEeI The auditor to confer with
Dr. M&NWen on the SUBJECT lie did SO, and later
informed lae ihI; 70 include subslantially al tha
necessar:. The immediaie SetueIneAt Of the cues
ZION heihs most important. ! decided to call upon
granting Of This comparatively small amount;
own pr |f' The oa aSf Of 6f M sd m w
seEd dow resolution asking a transfer OF 80 t
fund. viii have the Board OF Estimate assent TO
SCI he Initiated that This may be iesaily done
though u has never been done before and VIII
in addition, have grant o. $eOco more authorized
II required this, presumably. from the emer-
ta 5 that e ses a6 ssh s2a 6qnS had s keen
1850 900 but 4: there no other way felt that
Ing any econoToies possible rather than stop the
recreation centres and other parts OF our system
~ which had funds.
I certainly fe:s that he knew that no individual
an agreement far ii withou: authority Its meet,
tngs arc public and opeT 70 him in al details and
Of this proposition. which personally hoped might
two evils left him, understanding him say that
Fl was hest not 10 mention the subject to The pa
CcItsiuly did not consider the matter in any way
bad iTe,inG a st33tamfnt ! WAS surprised but an
swered that. SO far as the Board Of Education was
concerned. nothing could he said TO be sejtled-st
held with the president and other members the next
Wien next morning, read the exaggerated. in
accurate and sensational statement given TO the
ne 10 be simply an attempt 10 retire from most
serious and unforInnate position with al the Iaus
made Yesterday dispassonatey as possible but
by some OF the papers The impression made upon
m! mind by al! that has taken place lhGlruiis me
Controller Grout must be as a member Of the city
ductian Of s2SeI 0o1 from the request made by the
During The iast Two years the erection of school
buildings has been proceeded Wit. al an unITIeGe-
S cembate a this @a I This ' for coHse
able part Of the increase IN our budget mnlie NE, 1
economies may be put IN operation after careIul
and deliberate consideration 90 MOI belleEe tH<l
the wholesale eXravag 10 the extent insinuated
~ Controller Grour exists. Figures bearing upon
this Point are being prepared. I understand.
/ did not discuss with the Controller the needs
Of the special school fund mention the matter
OF a bond issue and he is correct in this state
ment- have thought. as a last resort that il
might be advisable 10 divide our request for addi-
tional funds. according TO the different parts
most concerned. namely. recreation centres vaCa-
ton schools. etc. and ask at the present moment
only for enough 20 carry the recreation centres
for the balance OF the year. which sum has been re-
duced from original TeQuest-S59 900 to $4,000.
This amount might be had from the emergency
fund at once The moneys for the vacation schools
and summer Fairgrounds need be in hand until.
say. April ] next and in the mean time the legis-
lature may be appealed for a sufficient allow
for school repairs permit the transfer OF
the $4,000 suggested by the Controller the gen.
eral school fund
Il viii prove that they have been extrava-
CANT said Controller Grout. in reply to this
statement 4 viii have the facts later I have
half dozen experts at work and when I get
their reports ! expect 10 prove all that ! have
asserted"