New-York tribune., 1907-11-02

The resolutions were not offered for immediate
adoption. but. the Mayors motion, were
referred TO Controller Metz for future action
The estimate OF S6o45.0OO is considered by the
Controllers experts be least $4,000 low
Chief Engineer Lewis of the Board of Estimate
and Apportionment made the estimates low 50
that the land could not the figures in
demanding excessive prices for their properties.
The resolutions provided in each instance that
all previous resolutions for the acquisition of the
parks should be rescinded. and that all legal pro-
ceedines 10 acquire the sites be abandoned by the
CORPORATION Counsel until otherwise instructed by
the Board Of Estimate.
Kissena Park, in Queens has recently been the
subject of inquiry by the grand jury of that bor
ough Owls Head Park IS the old Bliss estate
on tho Shore Road. in Brooklyn. The proceedings
in the establishment of some parks have been
going on for several years The ultimate adop-
ton of the resolutions means that nothing will
he done on them until the financial situation
hriRhtens for the city
The Mayor offered another resolution of tho
same general purport. limiting the allowance for
the relief sewer in Brooklyn TO Sl,co0Hb which IS
half OF the amount originally provided for this
work There was no discussion on these resoiu-
tions
There was some discussion IN the board over
the application OF Slas w. Titus. the wizard
water finder for an additional payment on his
contract 10 produce water in Brooklyn
Titus has a contract with the city for the pay
ment at a satisfactory rate for all the water In
excess of 10000 gallons which he can produce
from the wells belonging 10 the Brooklyn water
system. He says he has secret method of
getting water from the wells and has succeeded
where the city engineers have failed. He says he
is now producing 5000 900 gallons from twenty-one
pumping stations The additional payment asked
for is 10 provide the coal used in producing the
first 10000 gallons The sum sought amounts TO
about 5000 Controller Metz favored the payment.
This is not eleenaosynary institution said
the Mayor; "he is being paid according to the con-
tract
7 know that said Mr.. Metz. but We might
strain a point in this case. He is getting water
from wells which the city abandoned because its
engineers couldn't get them TO produce water. If
that man stops pumping We won't have any water
in Brooklyn, that's all"
Tituss application denied. Mr.. Metz alone OF
the board voting for the extra allowance
A request of the Public Service Commission that
the board revoke permits for the maintenance of
certain sdings and spurs by the New York Cen
tral and others in Eleventh avenue Tenth ave-
nue. and West street referred TO the Corpora
tion Counsel. The chief engineer reported that
some Of the privileges In use had no specific au-
thority under the law. In the of the New
York Butchers Dressed Meat Company the grant
Is reyocable six months notice and resolu-
ton revoking the privilege of maintaining eidings
was adopted in accordance with the grant
The board adopted a resolution providing for the
payment OF $500 TO former Register Matthew +,
Dooey Of Brooklyn, and assistants for the work
OF certhcation and examination Of papers after
his term Of office had expired