New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
Curb HEALTH BOARD
IS ECONOMY PLEA
peaIty Men Assert 1t Ex-
..eds Function for Which
Was Created.
sYOlJLD ONLY GUARD
SANITARY LAWS
,,,css Cut in Budget Estimate
Gees Saving if Miss Davis's
Title Is Reduced.

here are some pertinent suggestions
=, economy in city affairs in the rec
.,sations Of the Real Estate Board
IN York TO the subcommittee Of
=. Roard OF Estimate. which is now
@.;ssy;nr the tax budget for 1915.
o.. Pal Estate Board lays consider
n. s,-.ss on the savings. which could
,sse in the Department of Health,
s.;,,irg out that this department is ex-
lang the functions for which II was
crested. . = 49,. I...
-, should be 10 make and enforce
.,,;tary regulations the Board as
-. AT its inccption II was not con-
'.-nlsied that IL would take the place
y k physician. the nurse. the drug
-, and the dentist in the family.
s.,,hsr was IL contemplated that II
I'D supervise and control the daily
y. AZ the citizen. The constant
18th in this kind Of government has
',,bnued until the tax rate is now
are than one-third of the average in
,sne from real estate.
~ the present tendency is not
.,.,ked and the earnings from real
..,,,s continue to decrease, the time
n eone when the two will so nearly
-, az 10 create a condition of prac-
. LILY eonhsoation of real property.
~ris fundamental wrong IN this
,.,le matter IS that free medical ser
80 free nurses and all the various
,,;,s. done for people by the Board OF
E,,lth. are done only for a small part
q The community.
q, is mistake 10 think that the
,,f.yspeeting poor are helped. Many
= hose helped belong really 10 the
-;SSls class, and have become so &C
,,s,omed 10 having things given TO
,.sn BIZ the community. that they feel
IA, certain kinds Of personal service
,,S certain special phases of education
,,S entertainment are theirs by rlght.
The board suggests that the amount
,,ksd for laboratory service in this de-
,,,,ment would. # allowed. be to a
,rgs extent a waste of public money,
;, ,ueh work IS done by the Rockefel-
Isr Institute far better than il can be
,ors by the Board of Health, and the
r,sults Of such Investigations are al
saws a. the service Of the Health De-
ur,nsnt
The Real Estate Board feels" the
rsport continues. that the moneys re-
oussted for other than proper func-
ions OF a Department of Health be re-
used. or. when deemed absolutely nee
.,,sry. given TO the Department of
Clarifies"
The amount asked by the Board of
Health for 1915 IS S3.500.000. The rec
lamentations for economy by the Real
Estate Board cover several other city
apartments. In the Tenement House
Dspartment and the magistrates
courts the board suggests large savings
,oald be made by wedding out many
Unnecessary employees" as clerks and
attendants. and not paying excessive
qlsries" TO those who are required.
Realizing that II lays itself open to
criticism from many sources by sug-
gss.ing curtailment in the expenses
iu higher education in the College of
tie CITY Of New York and the Normal
Cplsge the Real Estate Board, never
ihsless, directs the committees atten-
ncn to two points in that respect:
First. the questionable propriety OF in
discriminate extension Of the principle
q higher education; and. second, the
excessive cost Of this higher education
as now disposed
Outside OF exceptional cases. where
Students show remarkable ability, the
hoard suggests that the only education
pad for by the community should be
he education necessary TO enable boy
q gil to fiji the ordinary positions OF
lie.
Figuring the cost OF maintenance OF
ne City College last year. based on the
assessed valuation of land and build
ngs, the board finds that it costs S626
student year for education. Assum-
70 that this estimate is even approx
rilely correct, it is pointed out that
ne city would save money by paying
or the tuition Of City College stu
cents in Columbia or some like instl-
'lilons. In the Department of Parks
'nd the Department of Corrections a
'lriaiment is recommended in the ad-
illustrative forces. 1t is suggested
nat II Miss Davis's title of Commits
'orer' in the Department Of Correc-
ION vas changed 10 superintendent
nodesty would prevent request for
'deputy. a secretary and private sec
's'ary," whose salaries total $4,000
year