New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
MAXWELL SAYS MAYOR
EMPLOYED SUBTERFUCE
cchooI Superintendent Attacks
GaynOr for Refusal to Veto
Budget Cuts.
OENIES BIG ACCRUAL FUND
rails Cooper Union Audience He
Would Aid Education by Abol-
ishing Office of Mayor
and Aldermen.

,,.u,,orn ~ Maxwell City SupeHnten-
- schools. i'm an address last night
=. cooper Union. took issue with Mayor
c.,ror on the latters charge that the
80 NJ Education had refused to ac-
.rrt for the balance of its salary ac-
.ro,s which the Mayor gave rs his
..son FOR refusing to put back the
80 cut out of the Board of Estimate
"~s.e, He lnumated that the Mayors
..,sr,snt in his message to the alder
nsn. published yesterday was only
.rh,srfuge. DIT. Maxwell presented ng-
res showing that the balance or accruai
az remaining after this months sal
..,.s are paid IS about $4,000 against the
.,o,sment made by the Mayor that pre-
srrablv several hundred thousand dol
49, remained fin the boards hands.
Wants Schools Unhampered'
NJ Maxwell FIRST explained how friends
=, .dueation had fought to obtain Ia"
Guaranteeing a fixed fund for the scnools
,s1,cb could not be interfered with by the
o,,v authorities. He continued:
now tell YOU that if the schools are
A.. nroeress The revenue by which they
va supported must be increased 10 lne
msssure of present needs, ana the pomSi
~ curtail the activities OF the scn Ie,I
so,st he aiken from the Board OF Estl,
nate and AppOrtonment, the mayor ahN
he Board of Aldermen. .,-.. -,
= make this strong statement because oil
rsnsnt occurrences. The Board OF Aluei
mem has reduced the appropriation mace
hv the BOARD OF Estimate and Apporuon,
he cut The Board Of Estimate and Ap.,
vortiouunent. lust before election, granted
10 us for the support OF the schools duf
ing 1918 the same amount as Tor lSIZ,
plus 100000. The Board OF Ai .iI men ls,I
rut this amount 10 provide for the eN
mansion of the system, necessary 10 meet
ne needs Of an increasing population'
slsn on leaving the increase over last
wears appropriation about S7O,0O.
With perfect assurance OF the truth
~ what ] am saying, ! tell you the
schools and the activities that have been
organized in them cannot be run curing
IalS on this amount. Either the city au-
thorities will be obliged 10 give us more
money. by borrowing during 1913, or else
the Board Of Education will be compelled
IN order 10 live within its appropriation,
10 shorten the term OF evening schoois'
limit the summer activities. or 20 as
charge teachers. There is no other way
Of getting through.
SAYS Mayor Is Mistaken.
In his statement to the Board of Alder
men. approving their action: the Mayor
saws: I'VE are compelled, for Instance,
IN act thereon without any Information
NJ tho amount Of accruals OF salaries IN
that board for several years past We
now know that last year there was
large balance. at the end of the year IN
The Board OF Education funds, made up
~ sucb accruels. II was several hundred
thousand dollars at least. Presumably
there Is such a balance existing this year.
In view Of this statement salo Ut,
Maxwell. / have been at some pans 70
snce was for 1911 For that year the aap-
propriation for what Is known as the
general school fund-from which teachers
are paid-was 500, $40 655 %. The expendi-
lures for 1911 were s23S75, $50 o. The bal
snce wac exactly Sl4,7s6 30: Against TINS
them before the Board of Education and
some In litigation in the courts. When
these claims have been adjusted. the
balance. which will be much less than
100000. will be turned over 10 the tuhu
for reducing taxation.
Would Abolish Aldermen.
The appropriation for 1912 was s2S.42l,
fS o. The great Increase over. 1911 was
caused nv the equal pay law, increasing
the salaries Of women teachers Inc
probable balance after the payrolls Tor
6esenber have been met Will not be
much. II anything. more than $500 600.
So much for the Mayors statement
that Eat the end of 1911 there was a bal
ance of several hundred thousand DOL
iars." and that presumably there is such
a balance existing this year.
DR.. Maxwell urged the passage OF laws
which would make the Department OF
Education entirely Independent, as had
been done in Philadelphia and ct. Louis,
we must free our schools OF politics
said DR.. Maxwell. land the way to do it
Is TO get rid Of the Mayor, Board OF Esti-
mate and Board of Aldermen-espeeiaily
the Board Of Aldermen"