New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-27
MAYOR At BUDGET SHOW
Makes Hit with Fair Sex, but
Raps Captain and Commissioner.
GIVES BRENTWOOD SUGAR
Comments Generally Brief
Home to Get New Beds-In-
terested in Schools Visit.

Mayor Gaynor paid his deferred visit to
the budget exhibit yesterday afternoon and
was effectively described by woman, who
said when the Mayor was pointed out to
her:
There's some class to him.
And another woman who followed the
PROCESSION through the aisles remarked to
her companion as the Mayor stopped to
shake hands with an old man waiting with
his hat of:
Look at him, Ida, shakin hands with
that old man Amt that nice OF him!
There's human nature in that"
The Mayors remarks on the various ex-
bibits were mostly monosylla bic. but Cap
tain "Bilr' Hodgins of the Elizabeth street
station. who has been recently restored to
duty in the Police Department, got some
what more of comment
I'm Captain Hodgins." "Bilr' said
Captain Hodgins. of the police. I'm back
ir the department, but l didn't get my back
pay"
You are fortunate to be back at all" the
Mayor replied.
Commissioner Drummond of the Depart
ment of Charities was another who re-
ceived a caution. He had been leading the
way through the charities exhibit and as
the Mayor turned to go called his attention
to two placards. saying:
We have tried here tc put the needs of
the department in few words.
The last two lines OF the first sign said:
There is no merit in retrenchment when
the saving comes out of the bodies of men,
woman and children"
The Mayor read them over twice end said
To the Commissioner:
But you must remember, Mr. Drum
mond, that the taxes also come out of the
bodies of men. women and children"
Dr. Fitzgerald, Of the Brooklyn Bureau of
Charities, was told that the Mayor would
visit his district after he had pointed out
picture showing the crowded condition of
the hospitals and SAID very earnestly:
There has not been a new bed in the
Brooklyn Home for Ole Men since 1859"
Yes, yes" said the Mayor, and softened
his reply with the promise.
Borough President McAneny went from
the City Hall 10 the budget exhibit with
the Mayor. and Commissioners Waldo of
the Fire Department and Drummond met
him there Robert +. Mcintyre, of the
Controllers office, chairman of the exhibit
committee. was the guide Commissioner
Waldo tried to interest the Mayor in the
Fire Department exhibit but without much
success until they came to Brentwood. the
oldest horse in the department He is
twenty-five years old. and this is his first
vacation in sixteen years. The Mayor pet
ted him and fed him sugar. and was inter
ested to know If he was still sound
A small piece of pine plank marked Fire
Trip Board. 81 IS each" attracted the May
or's eye.
That price is too high" he said
Commissioner Waldo and M McAneny
sought to explain that a practical joker
had added the figure 90 TO the price mark
They were still talking about it after the
Mayor returned to the City Hail
The model of the Catskill aqueduct arch,
the Chelsea piers land the Williamsburg
Bridge were other points Of interest but
the Public Service Commission disappointed
him IN not being able TO tell how many per
sons cross the Brooklyn Bridge daily. At
the model election booth he remarked that
he hoped the day would come when police
guards would not be needed at the booths.
The exhibit Will close to the public to-
morrow and on Saturday there will be ad-
mission by ticket To the pupils of the high
schools and the City College and the Nor
NAL School. Mayor Gaynor inquired par
ticularly about this special exhibition