New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
Vote Stands so to 20.

The vote TO pass the budget as cut was
20 TO -, there being nine absentees most
ly Republican members. President Nit,
chel voted with the fusionists. IL is be
lleved that many of the Republicans
voted with Alderman Bowling because OF
plque at Alderman II. II. Curran. chair
man OF the finance committee. which had
the consideration OF the budget Tha,
committee consists OF eleven members
only two OF whom-DowlIng and Kenney
are Democrats. Bowling succeeded in
getting six Of the nine fusion members OF
the committee TO work with him on the
cut-Aldermen Diemer. Gaynor, Multi
gan. Willard. Downing and Grimm.
In the first place, the members Of the
committee were incensed when they
found that Curran had got an appropria-
ton OF $500 In the budget to hire an in
vestigator" for the committee. He had
not consulted with them about IT, Then.
they declare, he did not consult with
them I'm regard TO his report on the
budget.
morning Curran was dumfounded 10 find
that six OF his men had signed the re-
port written by Bowling Only Alderman
Hamilton would sign his report Alder
man Post, the eleventh member OF the
committee, was not present.
When the fun board met In the after.
noon Alderman Curran read his report.
Alderman bowling moved that a report
which he would read be substituted for
- H. chai =.
McAneny moved that consideration OF the
matter go over for a week. An argu-
ment ensued as TO whether It would be
possible TO delay action for a week. The
Borough President held that under an old
opinion of the Corporation Counsel the
board had another seven days within
which TO act.
Refuse TO Delay Action.
Another point OF order was raised that
the report did not comply with the rules
In a minor particular.
THAT point may be well taken" said
President Mitchell. but can't rule that
II prevents this report from being consid-
cred. can't prevent this board from
taking any hasty and ill-considered &C
tion II sees NJ.
on a rollcall the motion to lay over the
report for a week was beaten by AZ TO ~.
The debate started up again when Alder
man Bowling declared angrily: Some
body's got busy on the phone and got de-
partment heads here to protest against
this cut They've played trick on us
and move the previous question" Presi-
dent McAneny acknowledged that he had
summoned the department heads, as he
thought they ought to be heard before the
cuts in their departments were passed.
The previous question was insisted upon
and they did not get a chance to speak.
Aren't we going to find out what cuts
YOU have nader asked McAneny.
Yes, we will read them to you, II you
will sit down and keep quiet" replied
bowling.
or the cuts made, s225.7sO "a was taken
off the s725,Oc for special work In the
Board OF Education. such as cooking,
sewing and music; Na,J0O, representing
the salaries Of various new officers in va
rious departments. was cut out, as was
SO, 900 for the new municipal reference
library. The Board of Health was hard
hit, $4,000 intended for card index on
the condition of children in private In
stitutions, $4,000 for thirteen new super
vising nurses and $500 for twenty-one
new sanitary inspectors being Topped of.
President McAnenys budget was de-
creased by about $4,000 many new EN-
ployes that he wished for being cut on.
The budget contained seven increases OF
salary in the Mayors office, but OF the
entire amount only one item OF $50 was
cut out OF the appropriations made for
the Board OF Estimate $4,000 for salary
Standardization experts, $4,000 for con-
tingencies and s2.loo for a new engineer
were cut out
After II was all over Alderman Bowling
was asked II his capture OF the board
would mean permanent control. He
smiled as he replied: "Oh. don't know
about that. This matter stands alone"
Alderman Folks. the fusion leader. de-
clared that politics had nothing to do
tA 1ti hpd nd no