The evening world., 1908-10-15
COMPREHENSIVE
WORTH $1OO,0OOA
YEAR, SAYS METZ
And He Would Like to Dis
charge IS Per Cent.
of His Men.

Henry Schneider, connected with the
Eleventh Avenue Track Removal Asso-
citation. created a good deal OF st!r
at the budget discussions at the Budget
Exhibition at the City Investing Build
ing to-day. Health Commissioner Oar
lington and Comptroller Metz had ex-
planned why there are needed increa ses
in the budget of each, and Mr.. Metz
asked for questions.
Schneider made an exhaustive attack
upon the New York Central Railroad
and pom city officials for not driving
the railroad corporation from Eleventh
avenue. There was much confusion,
and the chairman offered Schneider
three minutes In which to state his
question. The three minutes had
elapsed. but Schneider got the floor
again. and asked why Mr.. Metz did no.
see to II that the value of three hum
dred city lots, which he says are In the
possession of the New York Central
Railroad should be paid to the city
1t is matter for a budget investiga-
t!on." he said. for, II that money is
paid. our taxes will go down. The
voices OF the S25 killed on Eleventh
avenue cry out. together with the thou
sands of injured"
Health Commissioner Darlington said
| he needed extra money for 200 nurses
| and 200 physicians or inspection pur-
| poses. OF 10000 school children exam
ined. he said. 70 per cent. had some
! physical defect Children and their
care should be the object of life" he
| said What is the use Of spending
s24Gomo for education yearly If you
have Ill students? What is the use of a
highly educated but a dead child? The
| increases We ask for will save So
| os'OcOo''
! Then Or. Darlington told about tho
progress of the milk and food irsp.c.
ton. Why do we inspect the milk
he asked. Because dirt in the milk
means the life of your child. Tho farm
die in New York. ''''' '''"'
Typhoid causes 400 to 100 death.
yearly; due to bad water, and more
more employees ! have just lost three
Of my best bactcriologists because a
little southern city was able to call
, ne ,, down mn there, for more money than
| Wv Ills iIilA u Ip"uliCe OF the CITY OF
| New York. Eleven tons OF bad food
are destroyed DAT V.
| Better eye clinic facilities are need
| ed In New York. and the establishment,
of such an institution is necessary i'm
! Brooklyn. Most of the blindness Is pre-
| ventab.e, II we have competent inspec-
! ton.
or the Otisville tuberculosis SAM.
tarium. DR.. Darlington, In answer TO a
| question, said: 1t cost 5000 and il is
going to cost more. And the patients
are getting We'll.
! II you were TO prevent eXpsctorating
In public half the public would have 10
arrest the other half DR.. Darlington
said. Women don't. Why should men
! II | were woman in the city OF New
! York | should never marry man that
/ spat IN a public place"
Comptroller Metz said Il object Ia
300 men drawing Slu.GlH. bur hen you
get Il good man keep him. There are
so clerks in my Office | should like 10
/ get rid of p per cent. OF them, hut nly
| hands are tied. II 1t were nv business
/ I'd fire out the q per CEN and / d
run my business better Give us A lttls
| lecway. My hands are tied,
Don't take TINS personally, but tho
man who fills the Conp,l ollcrs jot
competently in this town Should get not
the sl50-J that / happen TO receive but
;lf0,coO. It's Il beautiful prospect asking
a man to re Comptroller TO find ot,'
that he has gore broke before he is
/ through"