New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-05
HEAVY DRAIN ON CITY
Many Departments Ask for In.
creased APPROXIMATIONS.

At the Board of Estimate and Apportonment
hearings yesterday on appropriations. DIR. Billings,
Of the New York Public Library told Mayor Nc
Clellan that 1t would be at least two years before
the main library at Fifth avenue and 42d street
now in course OF erection. would be ready for
occupation. Dr. Billings asked for s47O 4s2. IN
crease OF s5S6a3 over last year. He said the books
were wearing out and that three buildings
would be ready by the first Of the year. for which
books would have to be supplied.
The main building. he said ready for
the interior work. Mayor Mcclellan asked who
was responsible for the delay. and DR.. Billings
piled that the Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
ment and the contractor were. He said strikes
had delayed the work five six times
Tho Brooklyn Public Library wanted si2o3Oo. an
increase OF s9S.119. Four new branches TO be
opened. The Queens Borough Library asked for
ss9 $40. $3.50 than last year. President Wal
ter G.. Frey said he would like to know definitely
whether he going get light from the Depart
ment OF Water Supply. Gas and Electricity. He
said that II had threatened to off the light be-
cause there question whether the de-
partment ought TO supply it. Mr.. Frey explained
that he did not know whether his library was a
city institution or not.
He took the occasion 10 declaim against the
Civil Service Commission. Controller Metz also
took fling the commission. Mr.. Frey COM
planned that they had to get their employees from
the Civil Service list and that it hampered them.
The Civil Service Commission asked for sl35.5OO.
advance OF slO,5O0 Secretary Spencer said the
Establishment Of various commissioners by the city
cost money and gave them trouble. and the new
Board OF Water Supply had entailed cost OF $4,000
The increase OF the force in the Police and Fire
departments entailed the examination OF ten thou
sand candidates. he said. Supervisor Tracy of the
Board of City Record, of which the Mayor and Con-
troller members asked ++2Ss, or S646,672 more
than last year. The Board OF Coroners was heard
by boroughs. Manhattan asked for $4,000. in
crease Of s.. 500: The Bronx. 1880 or $500 more
Brooklyn. $3.50. an advance OF $500; Queens,
s35 OU1 or $4,000 above last year, and Richmond,
sol 700 twice as much as for 1906.
The Commissioners of Accounts asked for 10000,
an Increase OF $4,000. Commissioner Herte said 1t
was TO Increase the efficiency OF the force. John
H. Bogart, Commissioner OF Licenses. asked FOR
$50 800 an Increase Of $500.
Sherth Nicholas J. Hayes asked for slO2lSO TO
run his office for 1907, &c. 40 in addition TO this
wear He said some of the money to pay keep
ers the prevailing rate OF wages
Have the keepers a unionT' asked controller
Metz. ..s ., 49,, 1900, ,,- o.
is meant that paid in other institutions through
out the state. don't care whether you give them
the money not ..ooo
increase Of IS 700 He said he wanted money 10 re
pair bars in two hundred cells and more money for
Register Frank Gass Of New York County want
tbe Kings Register wanted s2Ss 1OS sSS go more
The Public Administrator OF New York County
needs as 2S0 only 5000 than for this year He
said his chief clerks salary for eighteen years hao
r. get 81 800 instead Of $500. at present His
steSographer who had been in the office Tor nfteen
! years had not had her wages increased end ne
yanted 500 more for her. District Attorney Jerome
Morris Adler Of the Brooklyn Disciplinary training
school asked for SEQ 900. an increase OF sl2Uo