New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-13
Mitchell ORDERS
RIGID ECONOMY
NGTY TAXCRISIS
Iobs TO Go. Salaries Must
Be Slashed to Meet
Serious Situation.
1916 ALLOWANCES
CANNOT EXCEED 1915
100000 Saving Demanded TO
Complete Budget-Aid for
Charities and Police.

Charities ard Police.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell issued
=, following statement las. night with
..t.rs,ec 20 the policy 70 b. followed
the preparation Of the 1916 tax
lsdEet: 49,.
sThe taxpayers Of New York City
-, confronted with serious situa-
~, Our tudle, for 1915 amounted
;, ,Ioq. .o00.o 900. despite the exercise
=, -ig,d and farreaching economies in
~ n the Mayors departments. Il
,,,,bsd this figure because Of certain
actors not within my control or that
4, the Board Il Estimat,, such as the
,oc Of the emergency slOOOOO,OO0 loan.
-. Extraordinary snow removal Of the
,-.,sding winter. the largely increased
,-ount o. uncollectible taxes, the in
,,,s,e in debt charges and the in
,,.,sed appropriations demanded By
,,s allowed 20 the Board Of Education.
last year the Mayors twenty-nine
5,nsrnerts asked less than they re-
,.ivsd for 1914. and we're awarded in
"a. 1915 budget Sl,5OO,Ooo less than
,b,v had received in the previous year
D.spite that economy. the budget ad-
v,n,si ssOOo.Ooo for the reasons jus:
stated.
q, was foreseen then that the in
creased services rendered by the city
and the new policy Of cutting down
,hs debt BY carrying each year in the
budget the cost Of permanent ia
movements would inevitably either
r,i,s the budget and taxes or necesei-
tate some new sources Of city income.
The legislature az its last session,
however, granted the city no relief by
way Of new and additional income.
On the contrary, the Legislature, in
ord,r 10 carry on certain rural i'm
movements and because Of its own pc
tuliar ideas Of fsncing current con-
tracts on the State Barge Canal, laid
spon the taxpayers Of New York City
ne crushing burden OF direct tax OF
urvsrd Of $4,000 900. II, therefore,
he budget Of the city for all pur-
poses could be kept within the total
ior this year Of Sl99 100000 by the eX-
ertise Of the most rigid economy the
state tax would still bring the total
iaI budget for 1915 70 S2l2,OOO,OOO.
Plans Extraordinary Measures.
Realizing the tremendous hardship
that the state government has imposed
upon the taxpayers Of New YORK Jlty,
an determined that the city admins
tr1tion shall adopt extraordinary meas
gFts 70 tighten that burden as far as
n It's power lies. To that end ! have
informed the heads Of all departments
under my jurisdiction that the total Of
heir budget allowances for 1915 must
and shall not exceed the total Of these
allowances for 1915. This will require
drastic measures
From my examination of the tenta-
i've requests Of my departments ! real
re that increases must be allowed 70
CHARITIES, correction and police in order
nat they may properly discharge their
-sttt, ana nave Ten lGtlNtly itNOlH-
ntnded increases aggregating about
Nl0O,Oo0 for these departments.
IN the Department OF Correction the
~ rage daily census Of inmates has in
trsssed In a little over year by about
100. As il costs S244 70 care for each
prisoner, more than $4,000 will be
hseded in 1916 20 provide for this in
crease in the census. In the Depart
ntht Of Charities IL is estimated that
nsTe Will be an increase in the aver
g. daily census for next year Of about
700 inmates This is on the basis of
rssent experience Additional funds
must therefore be provided TO care for
Rose persons.
In the Police Department manda-
SV salary increases must be granted.
furthermore, during 1915 additional re-
SNiements for police service in the
np!dly growing sections Of the city
saoe II necessary 10 obtain revenue
Nnos 10 pay for the addition of 200
M 70 the force. Money must be pro-
Naed IN 1916 70 care for these new pa
lV.men. An increase over the 1915
abb,