New-York tribune., 1909-04-20

nominating committee. The speech of the new
tTesident was received with applause
President Morris attacked the Mcclellan ad-
minstration charging maladministration and
gross sextraKagance. He directed attention to
the mismana cement in the construction OF the
Greensboro Bridge, thoroughly ventilated by
The Tribune last year. He also charged the
administration with Juggling the finances with
reference TO the debt limit, and particularly
severe Ia his criticism of the Catskiu aqueduct
xpsndstures He styled the new system Nc
Csilsns Ramapo."
q the Greensboro Bridge the speaker said:
n QueeiIsboTu Bridge was authorized by Van
Va the nltiaI appropriation 10 prepare plans
-s,s esv-to tnuse VINO can walk and those
ii drHe-bGt q long walk. 1t is overloaded
hEA steel that elevated cannot be operated
saos II until some twelve hundred tons of excess
sfs are leInos ed, and II Is yet without faclh-
lS Tor surface cars II has been under Construc-
l9a Tor SIX Years, and was finished TO all intehts
saa purposes months ago. when Mayor McCielian'
by q OF automobiles,
messed il Yet the Commissioner of Bridges dlu
sa awaken 20 the necessity OF lighting II until q
That business institution would spend s20OO0OOO
q 4 single Improvement and let il lie Idle Tor six
nn1ths ana perhaps d year, before IL could be
lssd up TO q 50 per cent of its capacity Mean
sale It is well TO remember that during the six
EssTs which il took to build the bridge and the
.ssr IN which it Will stand without trolley cars
9e only method Of carrying passengers between
Lsnnsitan and Queens is the Long Island rerry
3hh street
And like Van wyck. Mcclellan has had his Ram
apo and in this also has bettered his instruc-
ef No more hagrant example Of munlclpal e&-
asAsgaHce can be found in the annals OF any 1nu-
aGpsly in this any other country than the
resent administrations catskil water scheIne.
- man IN charge OF this piece OF eNuaFsesiilCe
zss doHe his work SO well that Mcclellan and Mur-
El are reported 10 have agreed upon hil1 as thelr
ttslllee Tor Mayor Almost every step IN Ihe i
III scheme has carried with II at least a suspi-
.aserstion Is determined TO commit me cIS ~.
sssocsDly TO this work Only few weeks ago tne
mate authorizing an issue OF SiI.zo.y71, 7,
s.-n q Water Supply then had an unuse0 surplus
s.sa6to, was psssed i'm as much time as it takes
Z call the roll Il took three hours. however, for
Fisdon Of 5000 for an electric lighting plant
NJ he new building within a stones throw 9f & thls
eospsny n7ooo year for light. ,.z .,o,
a. nt administration has thus far authorized NlrvI:
Il work VIII involve. Thus far only about S4o
sfboe has been contracted for. This money IS pc
almate. or any other proper authority. and d the
rseht administration approprlates the redItiIs
snoaaf the work will 20 on unless the leglslaluIe
peas the special act authorizing the scheihe- Ins
s, q supervision probably accounts ,ho I0r fo
esyelins expenses for engineers at work in VI
in toenty II is highly significant IN t91s 20
.hdtaw his bid of s1O.OO0ooO for the Olive Bridge
- IN ne contract awarded to other contractors
nasnt schools are also costly. When New York
aseded one II went to Queens The land was bought
-. .as hsif-milion-doliar building was erected A
feeooa heating miami was installed S25. 900 more
vent fer furniture and $50 600 more for sewage dis
sosal The CITY spent about three-quarters Of a
...oh tor palatial school with all the convent
.,sass So and luXuries of a wealthy man s country
sso s.o The school is ready now, and will accommo-
- - only hundred and eighty boys. There were
80 ulsn Z thousand truants when II was Deeun
s5S ksene time. by spending another half million II
~, ~ oe enlarged to accommodate $50 BOYS BY the
rrn 1t this extra work would be done there would
~ n oe surplus Of about a thousand truants
,isst i.t neac OF department has been twice lnxes-
sessso AZ great expense. and is still holding ONCE
s.oRher whose Incompetence and failures were so
es-snt that the Governor removed him a year ago
81 doing business at the old stand as was
~ @ evident by his attempt TO rush through
- eSseiFe days notice contract for the extension
tn TTtAioe Drive. which would have cost S5OVO;-
sssi me Appellate Division has declared Illegal.
~ ahd void his reelection by the aldermen from
go.s.stan the day following his removal by the |
,s.s Yet ne boasts that he VIII be able 10 noId
i, -ui December 81 1909. We should do our best /
- sure that at least his term shall end there
governor and the courts cannot take his |
sid G the salary list, the votes OF the people can,
!. ste last six years OF Tammanv's control the /
4 ~ oent Of the city has increased 1928. 0Ss9 "a.
ri nov reached the enormous total of sS0S. .4S3,
Sc, e., Ihe ret. CT permanent. debt has increased
or ,sn began his first term on Januarv / 1900 and
Esraa J. 1909, It had reached s5ss o12. .644 OF.
ssgsg Controller and head OF the MAYORS special
tns5easss non OF experts 10 inquire into the citvs
eoniinns. "o years ago recently pointed out that
sfssse of $50 600 by 1918 This is third
eser IL - costs 10 run the British Empire When
tlss., dE .or subway extensions has become in
{ az the debt limit has been conveniently jueeJed
sork I'll NJ which made II impossible TO take up the
~ from favorite friends al twice or tbrics
'sis.S .Sessseu valuation the limit was nronnntIv
Lns s,I AZ one meeting of the Board of Estimate
ksey-s aoen 20 eight millions; now II Is hack
efe'veesvse according 10 the Controllers |
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