One such dispute was over a move to restore cuts on housing for the elderly.

Information on the $40 million promised to restore earlier cuts was eagerly distributed.

"We were trying to bring pressure on the mayor to restore cuts in essential services."

The officials also said the agreement failed to restore cuts made in many smaller programs like the sewer fund.

He said that the City Council is still trying to restore cuts to programs for the elderly, the cultural institutions and to libraries.

President Clinton said that this time he would sign the new bill, which restores cuts made to education, job training and environmental programs.

Mr. Silver has also vowed to restore proposed cuts to the education budget.

Council leaders, for their part, said there was little they could do to restore cuts in a year the budget gap loomed so large.

We also need a package of grants to state and local governments to restore cuts in education and public services.

The largest single grant was nearly $5 million to restore cuts to Medicaid programs.