The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
COMPTROLLER MAKES
BUDGET COMPARISONS
New York City's 100000. 0on
Expenditures to Show Many
"Decrcase" Items.
VETO OVER THE ALDERMEN

Comptroller Prendergast made public
yesterday tables showing how the Rut-l
OF Estimate figures that the city viii
require si9o.23s.2ss52 to spent next year
an Increase OF ss,237,73i over this year.
even though Il is So. 900. 900 less than tho
budget committee of the Board OF Estl-
mate thought would he necessary
The budget was signed at midnight
Saturday, and THE SrS printed yester.
day general summary, including IN.
probable tax rate for all boroughs T's
budget In its present condition must ns
taken 10 the Board of Aldermen within
Ave days, and the board has twenty day.
to cut down appropriations. although
some OF the items. such as interest nay.
ments on Indebtedness. cannot be touched
by tho body. If the board cuts out any
thing the Mayor can veto the cut
There follows recapitulatlon Of IN.
amounts appropriated. with their com.
parison with the 1914 figures
city government, si25. 3ss,625 22, a de.
crease Of s4O92i.60.
Debt service. l5o.s3e. 3sl.oI. an In
crease OF s722O S6S39
Deficiencies In taxes fs,l12,0p2.t4 An
increare OF S3,6i2.O9
Rents, ts6s,+7i, an Increase OF t13sA7i
state taxes are nothing, saving Of
t.5T6,803.43
Borough assessments are nothing,
saving OF t52o,015.0s.
New York county expenses will be-
1881 5.566.41, "A decrease Of ssO.507s3
Bronx county. 'sss,s5t IS. an incress.
OF t42b. 712.7s.
Kings county, sIsc1iss6e. an increas.
OF S46.5722I
Queens county, s4sb,o4s74, an incrcas.
Of Sl5,249.Tt.
Richmond county. '4ss2ess an in.
crease OF s6.614s6
or tho amount appropriated for IN. city
government some OF the departmental
allowances are az follows:
Board OF Aldermen and CITY Clerk.
sS09.l67S0. an increase OF s7.9iSss
Mayors office, Board of Estimate IN.
CITY Chamberlain and the departments
Immediately under the Mayor receive
80. I32,64sO7, an Increase of s3O4.259qi
The Board OF Elections gets ,1,aIO4gO
a decrease Of $4,000.
Department OF Finance siblsS ob n
decrease Of s1f.350.
Appropriations for the FIVE borough,
arc cut 1888, 707.37. all OF the borouRhs
showing decrease. with Manhattan I'm
the lead. Its appropriation being $40
77o.1l less. The total for the Ave Dor
ougnS IL sS,StN,O13.SO.
Under the head Of Educational nd Rec.
reat!onar sts.0So.6e7.O2 IL appropriated
an Increase Of tl.6O1.S53 The nrin
cipal increas" under this head IL thu
general school fund. which is s32T5q
1852, an increase Of sl.27S,72o7E An.
other Increase Is the special school fund.
with an appropriation Of s7.230.G53.a>.
an Increase OF t5i3.22223
Department q Parks all horoughs
shows decrease pf
Under the head Of protection Of life
and property, which includes the pollca
IRE armory board and similar depart
ments. there is decrease Of s3OgGls
The Police Department gets SI7.36t.-
3s4?7. decrease Of Ss.722.oi. and the
Fire Department allowance IL Sara
53522, decrease OF s55.555.SO
The Department ~ Health gets So
44349222. decrease Of saO7iS2S
Department Of Public Charities is al
lowed s400S,Ss9l6, an increase of s2S5,-
sO5s0.
Bellevue and allied hospitals arc al.
lowed s,4s3,os2.60. an Increase Of $50
The Department ~ water Supply. Ca.
and Electricity gets s6,s73,36s6i. a de-
crease OF s5f3,57s.46.
The Department OF Bridges gets $500
2ls0s. IA decrease OF s69.f 10: and tho
Departments OF Docks and Ferries gets
H.9i6.5l5.ss. decrease OF .73o,os2.3a.
Courts and Coroners get s2,609.l7Sa9
an increase OF si6.04907
The Central Purchase. Publicity and
Printing Bureau gets 81. oss.455.70. de
crease OF s115.443S0. The principal cut
was in sdvaStising. for which t150.000 II
allowed. a decrease Of $4,000.
For Supreme Courts. General Sessions
and SurroRate's courts s2,O40,l4s2e IA
appropriated. q decrease Of ss3.s2I.7s