New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
TENTATIVE BUDGET
TOT4L NOW S163,OI9,0 900.
Big Increase Likely-Jacob Fl.
ScMf"S S WGrnine.

The city's tentative budget, to be ap-
proved finally al the meeting of the Board
of Estimate and Apportlonment to-mor-
row, calls for S1e3O49.GGp. Deducting the
appropriation to the Dock Department of
$2,s2l, s32. which Is offset by the earnings
OF that department, which are turned into
the sinking fund and also certain manda-
tory increases, the budget, rs compared
With q year ago, shows a net increase Of
less than S1,0e0O00
There is no certainty, however, that the
tentative figures win not be appreciably
Increased at a meeting to-day. 1t is
understood that President MCGOWAN of
the Board of Aldermen will press res
olution calling for an increase in the IG-
gregate of about $S,G00,O00 for teachers
salaries. He has two or three of the bor-
Ough presidents with him. aud may force
the resolution through.
Jacob Fl. Schiff, the banker. speaking
yesterday before the Board of Estimate
at its hearing on the budget, said:
II the business met of New York City
beneYe that we have been spending too
much, let me remind you that TINS con-
ciusion has been emphatically confirmed
by numerous public bodies whose state
mentS have been signed by members or
your honorable body or whose facts You
nave supplied by sworn testimony. That
the opportunity Is right here for getting
more service for less money was declared
by the finance commission appointed by
Your honor during your first term by
two charter revision commissions or
which your honor, the Controller, and the
President OF the Board Of Aldermen We're
MEMBERS; by the joint legislative commit
tee on city finances belore which your
honor and the Controller and many of
your Subordinates tested; and by another
special legislative committee on the mag
lstrateS courts. whose conclusions your
commissioners OF Accounts have only late
" confirmed
The Chamber of Commerce, through its
committee on finance, made q careful
study and through three experts worked
and of alleged efforts to correct these con
atons. IL reported that steps taken by
business basis would, IL successful save
the city vast sums.
You ana your colleagues have justly won
puollc commentator for the new account
lnS system, the more intelligent budget.
and .he Commissioners of Accounts who
really i9ve9tigate For you gentlemen 10
very time that YOU are securing for your
selves and giving to the public infOrma-
and with regard to public expenditures
Sucn as was never before made public.
seems to assume that working in broad
dayhght Will cost just as much as work
As. a business man who pays consfd-
erahle taxes and who is much Interested
in hospitals and altruistic work, I urge
upon you 10 do what every one knows can
be done without SubtraCtng anything from
what in Your tentative budget YOU propose
to give for hospitals charities, tubercu-
losis work. etc. II must, and it viii. be
possible TO do justice TO every reasonable
demand. and make ful appropriations for
educational. hospital, tuberculosis and
other directions is is made ma % innossbIc eS'e III
If YOU assume that use shall be made
next year of information which YOU are
gathering this year. ana which YOU viii
make possible and necessary next year.
your successors will use that information
for the benefit of the public. III YOU do
tlfv-tl
and unnecessarily high prices for supplies
and contracts, your successors Will not
employees or on favored contractors. That
too high prices are paid by you, all admit.
and you also admit that the city has not
formerly been sufficiently protected.
You would not have made the improve
ments You have made II you had not
thought that money could he saved aud
work increased. The people of this city
believe that only good and no harm need
come from expecting the city to live next
year within s160 Coz, ,000, because YOU, gen
tlemen. have in YOUR published statements
convinced us not only that savings arc
where the city can begin Immediately to
save. We ask YOU to take this step and
not TO leave il TO your successors, who
socycr these may be.
Mr.. Schitf and the Mayor had a brief
verbal tilt about the bankers reference to
possible savings
Il never made any statement TO the
GIeCl tlidb SOCil liSo NtQltl hf lItuG.
said the Mayor.
IN he very much pleased 70 show You
how they can be made" replied Mr. Schn.
Had ] received this tentative budget
twenty-four or forty-eight hours earlier
I might have offered suggestions now"
As no provision was made in the tcnta-
tive budget for providing increases of
salaries asked by the teachers of the city.
apart from mandatory increases. a COM
mittce OF women teachers was on hand
with u resolution providing for an amend
ment 10 the tentative budget. to include
tho increases asked. This they handed TO
President McGowan.
Summarized, the tentative budget com
pares with tho budget for this year as fol-
lows:
400 budget 1910 bulnrt
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