New-York tribune., 1919-05-30
Mayor Is Shorn
Of His Power in
Estimate Board
Rule Adopted That Makes
Majority Rule OH All Mat
iers, Including Vote to
Spend the City's Money

The Board of Estimate and Appor
flonment adopeed yesterday resolu
ton providing that az majority vote
should prevail in all financial matters
brought before it, thus doing away with
the possibility of a blockade of any
question of expenditures through the
opposition of the Mayor and single
ally. The resolution was adopted with
out debate.
only Mayor Hylan and Controller
Craig voted against it. Robert L.
Moran. President of the Board of AL
"ermen. who opposed the resolution
last week when the Mayor was absent.
voted for it yesterday.
A majority of the sixteen votes in the
Board now can settle any motion
heretofore the Mayor and the Con-
trciler or the Mayor and the President
OF the Board of Aldermen could vote
down all the other members of the
ooard en- questions involving the ex-
pendlture of money, for which twelve
votes were required. The Mayor, the
controller and the President of the
Board of Aldermen each have three
votes; the Borough Presidents of Man.
haitian and Brooklyn two each and the
other Borough Presidents one each
Two Platoons for Firemen
The plan providing sos 900 in
revenue bonds for the appointment of
700 fremen to test the two-platoon
system in 100 fire companies likewise
went through without debate
Calvln D. Van Name, Borough Presi-
dent of Richmond reiterated his charce
1aat no patient suffering from tuber
cuiosls OF the lungs ever emerged alive
from the Sea View Hospital, Staten
Island, whatever Bird S. Coler. Com
missioner of Charities, might say about
it.
ffou were referring to the time
when the garbage plant was on Staten
Island, weren't you?" said Mavor
Hylan, laughing.
ms is not matter to jest about"
retorted President Van Name. 81 re-
peat what | said last week: that no
one suffering from lung tuberculosis
ever came out of Sea View Hospital
allve. Enow what | am talking about
! have lived in Staten Island all NV
NE. There are fogs there every TWEEN
y.
Mayor Hylan laughed at this.
! want this thing treated seriously"
sa'd the President of Richmond. "Anv
resident ct staten Island who finds a
member OF his family even threatened
win pulmonary tuberculosis i'm ncdi-
ateiy sends the afflicted one to an
other climate. When the fogs are not
coming in from the bay they are corn.
ing up from the lowlands. That hos
pi'al Is almost constantly enveloned
IN fog 1t would be all right to uan
~ as general hospital. but to nse
1t Tor the treatment of pu)monaru
tuberculosis is criminal"
Controller Craig said the mat+.r
was now being investigated, and that
conditions were found TO be spcb q.
nescr'oed by President Van Name. the
hospital would be either converted into
genera hospital or abandoned.
iesterdsy's calendar conajsted Iaroo
ly Of the creation Of new iohx a,d %
creases in salary. One of the nos,
'o''uhaSc IN the matter Of salary in
creases was DR.. Laura Ricgelman. a
s1Ster of Borough President Rjeg.].
mann Of Brooklyn and physician in
1ne Health Departments bureau Of
chAd hygiene, who uses one "nn Iess
10 ner name. A few months ago her
saiary was increased by $3.50 and ve.-
1efday 1t was increased from 1920 to
s301o '-''N' ~
nearly l75 new jobs were created
~isnont discussion, the jobs being
made as fast az the clerk could cali
INC roll and the Mayor and other mem.
osrs "i The board give their affirmative
votes.
me ffst batch Of salary increases.
tUelye IN number, was awarded ~
6orough President Riegelmsnn. mem