New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
MAYOR PLANS REVENGE
FOR HUNDREDS EXHIBIT.
Suspects Research Bureau of Com
pLicity, Which Is Denied.

As the result of belief on the part of Mayor
Mcclellan that the exhibition of the Committee
OF One Hundred. at 10th street and Union Square
west was yelled attack on the city government
by the Bureau Of Municipal Research employees of
the latter 1t said yesterday would be ex-
cluded from some of the city departments The
Mayor may change his determination after he gets
letter from DR.. William II. Allen and Henry
bruere directors of the bureau denying that there
was even foster relationship between the COM
mlttee and the bureau. This letter was prepared
as soon as the two directors learned of the pro-
ceedinss at the budget hearing before the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment in the morning
me committees exhibition up for crit-
csm While DR.. Walter Bensel the sanitary super
intendent of the Board OF Health, was explaining
why the Department OF Health wanted the 3,1Ss-
900 increase over last years demands for the ad-
ministratiOn of the health work I'm the city. Dr.
Bensel said that more than half OF the increase
was for more effective warfare against tubercu-
losis and the inspection OF milk. He declared that
deaths from tuberculosis were not decreasing in
proportion to the decrease of deaths from other
diseases and that. while other city showed bet
ter results this city should wage still more eff
fective fight against the scourge.
The Mayor asked questions about the milk in
sDection whether the state did not do some of Il
and the national government also. DIR. BenseI
said that the city had to protect the milk supply
without any assistance. 1t at this time that
President MCGOWAN OF the Board of Aldermen got
cials. They all courteous and in line with
the Mayors inquiries, but Mr.. MCGOWAN thought
that one was not pertinent enough. 1t was in re-
lation to the use OF the whole increase. whether
it would all have to be expended. Mr.. MCGOWAN
made the question read whether the increase would
be wisely and economically" expended.
That started the Mayor after the bureau. He
sad
AN exhibit is being shown by the Bureau
OF Municipal Research which is thinly disguised
under another name for partisan purposes. Is it
true that women and children are dying like flies
under the present administration Of the depart
ment?'
1T is not true answered Dr. Bensel. warmly
Then 1t is campaign Ie," said the Mayor At
another point he also said that statement by the
committee was a campaign lie. 1t was understood
that the result of the criticisms of the bureau
would be the exclusion OF it's employees from the
Board of Health. DR.. Allen and Mr. Bruere sent
out letter to the Mayor last evening in which
they said:
Neither the Bureau of Municipal Research nor
1 iIs onlcers nor IFS employees have in any way CO.
N W. planning arranging for or holding it's exhibit
statements there made except In so far as tbeT
are based on published reports of this bureau In
statements from our published reports we are
PTepared ptdt TO snhStantiate such statements. To
In order that there should not be the slightest
purpose of the exhibit referred to by YOU and the
absolutely nOh-partisan, nOn-pOlitcaG and con-
search. the bureau abandoned its plan for giving
second budget exhibit when II learned that eXe
hlpltS would be given at the same time nv a
political party for political purposes. No better
proof can be given that work is without re-
gard TO partsanship than the fact that on this !
very day we are in close cooperation with prac-
ucally every important department Of the cit,, !
government This cooperation have thus /
lar found in way Incompatible with our dssirs
10 have the public understand what city ofIiciais
would like to do with s1S4,OO0OO requested for 1sio
Commissioner Butler of the Tenement E1o,,.o -,
partment, Police Commissioner Baker and rrast
dent Dooling of the Board of Elections w.
DeiOre the board to explain why they wished &,
creased appropriations Lawson Purd,, ,,.I," "
VI 'ne TAX Board asked for an increase of $22 TO-
Mr. Butler wanted the appropriation for his a.
partment advanced from the SSl2 7ao of 1as+ -
to $S49.6O2: Mr.. Baker wanted his appronr,o,io,, |
increased from s14,lG0.201 to $l6 9gs evr1oii
that the $lSO.OO0 was required to put back on ~
payroiis the men whose salaries last year oy,in
10 details elsewhere. were charged TO other de-
Ut
President MCGOWAN and Controller Nfe,z .o;,
that police officers graded sergeants. lieuten-
a nn.S anu CAPTAINS p were underpaid. Mr. Baker
wanted s2ocOO0 OF the increase for an advance ~
the salaries of these men, Then some nice thin
were said by the members OF the board abo,, ,,
Police Department, and Mr.. Baker believes e.. /
ne VIII get the increase. The Controller ostos /
MT Baker whether he thought the police doc /
were useiul. The Commissioner said that tbe,.
we're popular in the outlying districts
President Dooling wanted n.2f65N an -
'rease OF s212.S50 He wanted that n,ucb ~. " "
make the enforcement OF the election 1ar,s 10
ne said after declaring that he believed that tbi
ity had the fairest elections to be found an,
where on earth. The hearing will be contn,s1 !
his morning.
DE BRAGGA FOR QUEENS PRESIDENT