New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-01
Rv Reductions and Abo'
ishing 1000 Jobs ST.
100000 Is Saved.
SlS,975,O2l CITY'S
SHARE OF STATE TAX
McAneny, in 2O.Hour Session OF
Board, Fights Slashes in
Appropriations

81. .i.y's actual cost Of government VIII
=, eos osll55.55, 8 decrease of about
& 200 from the budget Of 1918. This
ss. decided upon b. the Board Of Esti-
~,.o A. 5 o'clock yesterday morning
Ger twenty hours session. This
l.,. fgpre was made possible only
,brougb wholosslo slashine Of salaries
at,1 600 oaceholdcrs and the abolish
,,.,+ Of 600 useless jobs About ST.
,oo ooo was saved IN This way alone.
IN, 70 this Slssesli55.55, the
.-,ou7. o. the eity's setusl running ex-
Dcr.es. must be added Sl8,975,o2l.75'
ma, last 6g1rc is New York City's
.hs-c Of the direct tax levied by the
lac. legislature. Il IS sum thst
r,arv believe su unnecessary expense
,bese critics asserting there was no
nod of q direct tax this year but 'he
,.+v las no way Of escaping II. As
result or the direct taA the oudgeI
total figures this year WIZ DC F-I-'-
g56.1 tt.5a. ,,.. ,,.-
,f.,o- UifcbeI's Characterization OF the
.rrr...frl efforts Of the Board Of Estl-
rrsto -e keep the 1916 budget under
Cor,-ouer William H. Prendergsst
;..crt. t1 make ,t clear 20 the taNpay-
cr. ,f Now York City when he SENDS
s-t b.. 1916 tsy bills that their taxes
-.- ruf .re uoheT than 1910 solely
....,... of TIC state direct TAI.
To Show Share Of State Levy.
on each bin for taxes Controller
Y-r.derrsst viii put at the top line
showing how much the taxpayer is pay
,r- FOR the actual cost OF government
i'm New York City. and how much tow
AVID tho Sl8g15O3I7 I73 which was levied
against the city by the last Legisla-
The tax rate for 1916 viii be consid-
rably higher than the present due
entirely ~ the direct tax levied DI me
Face LEGISLATURE. The present rate -
rs1 The 1916 rate may be as hlgh
M 1t. There r- 10 way Of really
computiac wha the rate VIII be unth
tte final figures on the personal tax
leyv are determined. This cannot De
done until all persons mentioned IN the
10000 GOO tentative impost for per
sonal taxes are heard from.
Only the hard lighting Of Mayor
Mitchell. aided by Controller Prender-
last. iu the carly morning hours OF
u csterday, made possible reduction IN
.ho city's cost OF government.
The opposition led by George \.
i,=ncny. President Of the Board o.
Aldermen. made d stubborn last stand
Y-sirst thc cuts in salaries and the
, boHehmcrt Of Jobs. But they were
uablo 10 cone with the forces led by
he MAYOR and tho Controller. and Mr..
NcAreuv's bitter fght, which Was char
acter.zed hv % speech that some Of his
associates in the Board Of Estimate re
carded o. bid for the Democratic
nomination for Governor IN 1916. was
10 vain an tho salary cuts "a planned
went through.
SALARY Cuts in All Departments.
Ir the salary cuts none was spared.
luRh and low Jared alike. The salary
of p. D. ScuI'y. City Clerk, was cut
nom $4,000 60 $1,000 The salary OF
William +. Schneider. County Clerk,
was reduced from $1,000 to $3.50 6.
Splnuey. vs.. A. Penney and twelve
other CLERKS Of General Sessions. who
have beer drawing ssfaries Of $4,000
annually for years, were reduced TO
$1,000. Two OF Nr. NcAneny's assist
ants. Leo Arns,ein and i. Graves. also
had Their salaries cut. Mr.. Graves. who
sgas getting $4,000, was reduced TO
$3.50, and FIR. Arustciu had 81 400
sliced of his $4,000 job. Frank ".
Smith. clerk Of Special Sessions, Will
get S5lC0 instead of $4,000.
Salary cuts were made in every de
partmeut In many instances, how
sver, salaries were increased. Notable
examples were those OF the FIVE women
probation officers ~ the magistrates
courts, who have been receiving $500
year for work that kept them busy
hours after other court attendants had
finished their duties. These women.
who looE after unfortunate girls and DO
other missionary work, had $500 added
Go their salaries.
ON the whole. there arc a goodiy
number o. city employees who viii put
iDe st,mp Of approval on the work Of
thc salary standardizcrs turned loose
Hmong the city's employees by the
Mayor. who wanted 10 see that every
omp.osc gave the taxpayer dollars
worth of labor for every 100 cents he
received. There arc scores OF Office
boys who have been drawing $500 a
year who received increases of from
$50 to $500 annually, and the salaries OF
many undergrad steuographers were in
= creased.
Wearing Task for Board.
It was wearing task for the mem
.s o. tHe Board o. Estimate and
Bcir assistants 40 30 o'clock Satur-
sS m0iu,ng the budget makers got to
teihcl iN tfc City liall 90 finish thei.
FORK, on which they had had session
ter session. most Of them informal.
. ~ wccls Prom that time until 3
4 clock sunday morning. with only
"let rccc ses tor meals. MAYOR Mitchell
tid hil associates worked unintcr-
ipted.y.
Besides The fght over salary cuts. tho
soard also bad difficulties with the Dc
yartment Of Education's allowance. Mr.
hcAneny insisting that the $4,000 600
ssked be granted. Finally the Mayor
held down the figure TO that OF last
year S39.s65,9Sl.b3.
oihcr departments also received less
inan the amounts asked for. notably
the Police. Water. Fire and Dock.
~ WAS on these cuts that Mr.. Me
HMcny made his fight. He declared the
ehcfit 10 keep down the figures Of this
So" b budget by such means WAS mig
fafdiy economy. Frank consideration.
Ic said. bad NOT been given to tho nee
'sssry needs of tho various depart
uehts. specially Tho Department Of
Education
iic criticised The W orb Of the Mayor
infel iGators. aging that while ne he
lleteo ~ an equalization OF salaries he