New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11


tho Sinking Fund requirements OF 80
O0O OOo. makes total amount OF Sls'.
O0O 600 necessary 10 be raised. vi
This sis8t3 .293 SO, s10.si3, 293.36 is the
amount of the deficit, providing the
onpropriations for the deficiencies ana
deferred appropriations are chargeu
against the Legislature Of 1914. :.
"Mr. SAKE has made the mistake OF
s,ving that the s0,045,Si0.50 of supply
and special appropriation biils wnlcn
were appropriated by the Legislature
OF 1914 were to be appropriated by the
Legislature Of 1915.
"Mr. SAKE is again in error, when ne ~,
states that the sale Of canal BONDS WIZ
make available "a sufficient fund 10 ols-
charge the contract obligations hriSins
ont Of barge canal improvements. lie
hos onnarentIy overlooked the fact that
the avails of the bond sales were oDll-
Gated by the last administration, when
ISSUED short term notes against tne
came 70 such an extent that when the
awards of the Court Of Claims Tor
lands and structures taken in connec..
,ion with this improvement are pald
tho funds will be inadequate to meet
the existing contracts. | am informed
by the State Engineer that S4O0o'OOo
will have TO be raised for this purpose
or work will be stopped before the close
Of this season, in which event great
damage would result to the contractors
who might, in turn, recover against the
state"
In this city yesterday Stanley j.
Quinn, who was executive auditor 10
Governor Glynn, answered reply
made bv Senator Elon r. Brown to the
statement of John Godfrey SAKE that
Governor whitman was in error In say
ing an SlS,0O0,0O0 direct state tax was
necessary. T.,
an answer to Senator Brown" said
Mr. Quinn, "let me quote word Tor
word from Governor Whitman's mes
sage: .,u.
"'The total adjusted appropriation
chargeable against the present hscal
wear, if the above appropriations are
made. will amount to $63 1894, 5277i, in
stead of s47,S99,5277i, a difference OF
Sl5,795,000.'
Governor Whitman was taking about
the present fiscal year in his message
and so is Senator SAKE. The issue Is
squarely joined. VII ydoes Senator
Brown seek to muddle and change IL
Governor Whitman was ready 10 as
cuss the present fiscal year, when ne
thought that such discussion would un-
pleasantly reflect upon the admlnistfa-
ton of his predecessor. ms lrIeuu'
should continue to conflne their as.
cussions to the present. The argument
is between the Controllers onclal r.
port for 1915 and Governor whitman
message to the Legislature"
. Il - m a .
arises from the fiscal year ended Octo-
ber / 1915" Senator Brown had said.
"Rut ne overlooks the necessity OF
levvinc a tax for the fiscal year be-
Ginning October I, 1916. His ent,r
discussion IS confined 10 the year e"u'''
October /, 1915.
Doesn't he know that this LegIs!at-
ure must bake appropriations for the
fscol wear beginning October /, 1913
and that the tax to meet these appro-
priations will be levied in January and
February. 1915, and that the levy Will
include all the appropriations maze
by the Legislature OF 1913, including
the deficiencies of the G<nn admins
trations." A.
In regard TO the sinking fund, Mr.
Quinn went on 10 say:
Governor Whitman wants 10 Ic',
/ IS 600 900 more by direct tax and
/ charge it. not to next year, where Il
/ belongs. but 10 the present year, whiccf
/ has already been taken care of. II
other words, Governor Whitman want
the people of New York to believe tina
, thew can and must raise money for th'
sinking fund twice in one year since
the object of a sinking fund is to dis
tribute the cost of permanent pubic
improvements so that each year VII
bear its proper share, the proposal tc
raise two years contributions in one
wear is 8 patent errors"
According to Mr.. Quinn ex-governor
Glvnn will be in this city on Friday OF
Saturday. at which time he will take
up his end Of the controversy in per
. gOn