New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02

part # the eitys debt which limit its borrowing
In the opinion of the commission the city must be
empowered to borrow an amount equal TO the un-
s sa ebeapef oy ths to
on corporate stock than on Sods "a ae res
peal Of those provisions of CHAPTER S OF the ee If
corporate stock to make good these dehciencles on
the ground that il is both objectonabe anu Te'
of harmony with the plan proposed ny the cUii''''
solution second problentha zds Whi9s q
taxess suggested by the commission BY proDl0pE
shall annually insert in the budget sum equal at
to much of the deficiency on the prefse1Ig
levied and deemed by the board to be pneelleetiele
sy shall not St Ps issue 6ssn f iF Of
city of NewYork or by such corporate stoea a be
accomplished by an amendment to section $50 OF
the charter to take effect October l. l%S ~ ms bs
Charter which authorizes directs The Board e Of
Aldermen to IL 4 r the tax o FAX axe SO povon
Of law which is quite nGa9deguate and e desng
yin not be Tee ea q S hs n 1ug aSs 1
The ley for 1906 BY the the e s5ha
Of the Board of Estimate in October it will insert
in The budget for the he tai levy HI a a an not
heretofore provided for up to January 1915: jhere
after. every year the Board OF Estnate ana IN fpe
collection of taxes so far as the same are unco'-
lectible Up to the first of January preceding
On public lighting the Mayor says:
The Board of Estimate and ApportonnHeI9itt, LIN N
Of Professor George F. Sever. of Coum6la In
and Nelson p Lewis the engineer of the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment. to report genGf psi
Rs ani an pa9s for the OF PARKS and
lie buildings the city . as wee G Sas during
the last year mage an ss5bt1 Of such
proposed plant and has already presented four re-
ports thereon to the Board OF Esumats anu ost If
eonsrueon and e OPERATION Of city electric plant
to supply all Of the city lighting by narls pub
lie buildings and other public places IN tne J FOL
oughs of Manhattan and The Bronx are aS l'i-
This proposed plant will insure service, equal ar 70
or 2gtter tnan fha6 i hTW for Central station
Of canacity Of 1900 kowatts and distributing TN
900 16-candiepower incandescent equivalents tne
The total annual operating and fixed charges m
G 6s esB sG at at 81 R sR viii per
In the mean time the Of Estinats and an Ap
for the erection Of electric lighting Plants Ian IN ehs
Of Ian san ana md hG The Of RICH
ond which sites situated as 9lo%s be Esst
River in the Borough OF Manhattan: At the foot
p 0f Richmond in the Borough Of Richmond
These sites have since been purchased ana are no"
In this eo5neetton should BE- made Of f. the
success which has attgndf6 thT iasbnrg Bridge
by the Department of Street Cleaning; for the
a0 o Pee66ye g en- an ectrca u
fcient TO light the Williamsburg Brfdge inns sr pam IN
such destruction develops an energy equivalent to
80 koWatts Of electTiety Thus electEieal cur
generated which is more than han f foTneT eo st
Of lighting the bridge was Sgn per enlui a oniy
ae to Tbe fo obor for Thinning this plant cost the
city nothing because the privilege Of pck fbsg ana
rents out, more than pays the fetal operating e0 *
Rs an be Of the epoye IS eststed heTore
that the city saves $75 day IN the se nl @ % t6
value Of the light produced as 1gan aims 81 ihhaTSs sn or
81 t 9fy 5a of IL day or o6o per
Continuing. the Mayor says:
new fire alarm system is essential to the Ell,
cheney Of the cys fire lighting equipment ,,a The
at any time to COMPLETE failure, and should be
replaced by new system at once: me Coz Is
five hundred additional fire alarm boxes, as well
as new building to be used exclusively as a IRE
The Board Of Education is able to report that dur
tWenty-one new school buildings and thirtyone
new additions to old seh q d56 a "hf rn wfS e
year @ stngs were RPoyided By the o 9psng Of
eST new hb budngs and ADDITIONS are now
under way which when completed VII II, furnish
pared for fourteen new buildings and additions to
buildings which will furnish lo54 sittn a allowed
Curing 1905 for new buildings ana e sIttngs was
Sl5,UOG0o-rdr more imam thF sum dl4o"tu III any
The city of New-York is rich beyond all others
in the extent and character Of its shore front.
Within its limits directly contiguous thereto, are
many miles of beaches, practically none OF
which are owned by the public Provision must
soon be made by the city toward securing fresh air
homes for children and convalescent patients from
the city hospitals. well as breathing spaces for
the whole people.
know of no more ideal location for such fresh
air resorts than one Of the beaches on the Long
suggested as available for these purposes-Lons
Beach which has stretch of four miles. together
witt he hot
tages, all of which could be put to immediate use
for the reception of children and conValescents
Rockaway Beach. with its two miles OF shore. and
the Coney Island beach, Either of the two
city's use at a reasonable price I hardly think
that the Coney Island beach would be available. on
of its great cost but it has been suggested
that certain charitable organizations which
own and occupy part Of its shore might consent, in
the event of the city acquiring beach further east
ward TO exchange their present sites for a similar
or better location upon the city's property Such
exchange would give the city fifteen hundred feet
OF frontage at Coney Island, which could be ad-
vantageously converted into a public park.