New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-11
P|QUED, MAYOR WON'T
VETO EDUCATION CUTS
GaynOr NettIed Because He
Didn't Obtain Accounting
of Salary ACCruaIS.
S212,520 BACK IN BUDGET
Board of Health, Charities De-
partment, Civil Service
Commission and Nc
Aneny Profit.

Because the Board OF Education had
refused TO give him an accounting Of
the teachers salary accruels Mayor
Gaynor declined yesterday to veto the
cut OF s229.7s0 81 that had been made
in their budget by the Board OF Alder
men or the remaining cuts amounting
TO sS53,734 so. the Mayor restored by
veto Of the aldermanic action items
amounting 10 S212.520.
Al the public hearing Mayor Gaynor
informally agreed that he would give
the Board OF Education all that had
been originally given TO it by the Board
OF Estimate II they, on the other hand.
would promise not to ask for any add
tlonal revenue bonds in the course OF
the year. Since then. however, the
Mayor has endeayored to find out II the
board would not be able TO make up for
the cut. as It did last year, by using
salary accruals. He was told that the
board would be unable 20 give him that
information, as Il did not have help
enough 10 get up SUCH records. The
Mayor showed considerable impotence
with this answer.
In allowing the cut 70 stand he de-
clared that II the Board OF Education
would show At any time that IL really
needed the money. and in order 70 do
that IL would have TO furnish an ac-
counting OF the salary accruals, he had
no doubt that Il could get what add
tioual money II might need In revenue
bonds
Many Items Are Restored.
Among the items restored 10 the budget
By the Mayor are a number OF existing
positions cut out by the Board OF Alder
men under the impression that they we've
new positions He also put back the ap-
propris tons made by the Board OF Es.i-
mate 10 the Board OF Health for child
hygiene, the prevention OF tuberculosis
and social service. amounting 20 $50:
Civil Service Commission. So. so; Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment for stand
ardization Of supplies, $1,000; contingen-
Giles. si3 600. Borough President McAneny 5
asphalt plant force and other purposes OF
the Iatter's office. Sll,65o. The vetoes also
included the restoration OF small amounts
for social service nurses I'm the Charities
Department and $1,000 for keeping health
records OF the citys dependent children
In private institutions.
Speaking OF his refusal 20 put back the
money cut out of the Board Of Education
budget the Mayor said:
We now know that last year there was
a large balance at the end OF the year
I'M the Board OF Education funds made
tts, 81 uGrrw4l4 IL SnNnrGA nun
dred thousand dollars al least Presumably
there is such "A balance existing TINS year
The Board OF Education has refused 20
furnish us with the figures showing slcn
They say they have not a SUFFICIENT stan
10 keep such a record. ] am not WILING
20 accede 10 this. nor are my associates
in the Board OF Estimate. as l under
stand them, nor are YOU
Insists on Accounting.
The number Of designations aud deaths
q, teachers each year is very large
Those who resign or die are succeeded
by new teachers who are paid smaller
saIaries than were paid 20 those whom
they succeed as the salaries or teachers
increase year by year o! 80 'all IS
tablished increment. From TINS source
there Is a very large saving IN the salaries
each year IL ~ the duty OF the BOARD
Of Education 70 inform the boaIu os
Estimate and your honoraDle uou9 "
This amount each year when II puts IN It's
budget estimates. and u Is now time thdt
We insist that IL do so. .f-.i.,..
we shall no longer make appropI latIohs
for that board I'm the dark
The Mayor did not restore the cuts m
the Public Library and the Playground
commission budgets The former sought
TO have some salaries heretofore paid
out Of their own funds paid entirely by
the city. In. that matter the Mayor said
no would not set his judgment against
the Board OF Aldermen.
President Winthrop OF the Board OF
Education said he did not care 20 make
anv comment on the Mayors action. He
added that they would probably have to
apply Tor revenue bonds.
Abraham Stern, chairman OF the com
mIttee on elementary schools. directly
affected by TIE cut. said he understood
Navor Gaynor had promised 10 restore
Inc money. He said they would have 10
reduce the number OF teachers IN the
suecial branches. including French ana
German. drawing. music and sewing
THE teachers OF languages would be cut
nrst Mr.. stern minated.