New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-29
PLEDGES TO PEOPLE
KEPT, SAYS mitchell


der Mayor Gaynor commission was
appointed to study the market system.
The Board of Estimate felt, however,
that it would be wise to consider fur
! Their the proposed plan for the market
system before embarking on large
expenditure to provide additional mar
ket facilities. The whole market ques-
ton is closely interviewer with the
question of port and terminal devet-
opment. | particularly regretted that
il was necessary for me to veto bill
passed By the Legislature during this
last session empowering the city gov
ernment to undertake the development
of a market system. My veto was nee
essary because of fatal defects in the
bill. due to the fact. that it had been
hastily prepared and hastily intro
duced.
The market committee is preparing
to submit a well considered measure
to the Legislature at its next session,
and | hope that we shall lose no time
in doing what the financial resources
OF the city will permit us to do in mod
ernizing the citys equipment for ham
ding its food supply.
We are now entering into the period
of budget preparation. The admins
tration is definitely committed to liv-
ing within its present appropriation
and 70 keeping the cost of government
down. | have given definite instruc-
tions to department heads. which meet
with their cordial approval, that no re-
quests for increases shall be asked this
year, except where they are unavoid-
able. The Mayors departments re-
ceived last year an increase Of only
S57 1000 The budget for 1914 repre-
scented the smallest increase in any
budget since consolidation. Numerous
cuts were made in appropriations, but
we have lived within them.
Early in the year | issued an order
that no requests for revenue bonds
shall be made except for pressing
emergencies. SO far as the Mayors
departments are concerned, | do not
propose to have any increase in the
budget cost for 1915. Where increases
in one department may be necessary,
they must be offset by corresponding
decreases in other departments. The
estimates for next year are already
coming in. A number of them repre-
sent marked decreases.
In Summary.
To sum up, the present administra-
tion has these aims, based upon its
pie iges mace to the electorate:
:. Full protection of public interest
and the development of widest service
ability of the government.
9. Economy and efficiency of admin
istration.
3. Cooperation and team work be-
tween elective officials and all appoint
i've officials.
4. development of proper relation
ships ith city employees and promotion
of the s'eiiare and efficiency.
D. y ecution of needed public i'm
provements, particularly in respect of
terminal facilities and provision of
market system.
6. Revision of the charter where re-
vision is found necessary.
Z. Fullest utilization of public CO.
operation and fullest publicity of acts
# government.
g. Relief of taxpayers of unneces-
sary burdens through cutting down the
cost of government and elimination OF
waste.
.. Bringing the administration of the
city departments up to the level of best
private business and making New York
City's government not only the largest
luI Chib'N
States, but a model in administration
for every city in the country.
10. Emphasis not upon plans but
upon performances; fulflment of the
pledges of the administration; non
partisanship, and conducting the bust
ness of the city, not in the interest OF
any group or faction, but for the bene-
fit and service of the entire commu-
nifty.
And now have had my say. These
are the facts as | sec them. Perhaps
from other angles they have a differ
emit aspect. IL so / wish to know it.
As Mayor / have no ambition TO serve
except to fulfil my undertakings. |
am serving and will serve no partisan
or political purpose. ] regard it as
part of my business to make Tam
many government of the old kind in
tolerable in this city by making fusion
or citizea government successful and
popular.
/ am not aiming to make paradise
Of New York or TO bring on the millen-
MUM. but to make New York, so far as
we can, the pacemaker for the cities
of the world in comfort. health,
beauty and prosperity,
IL is a pleasant reflection that these
six months have developed no hostili-
ties. They have been busy, but not
turbulent. They make me look forward
with eagerness for the work OF the
months ahead.