New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-16
.PRENDERCAST PUTS
DEBT UP TO CLYNN
Sham Economy Blanca
for Tax Needs of Pres
ent Administration.
HINTS mitchell
STOLE THUNDER
eoislature's Acts Defended and
Democratic Extravaganza Re"
viewed, Then Censured.

"CIvnn's sham economy" was respon-
.;,Io FOR most of the increases IN inc
,rnroDriation bills this year, accoIu-
,nr 70 Controller Prendergast Repiy-
inc last night TO figures presented ~
W8vor Mitchell TO uphold mis- contention
49, no direct state tax was necessary
the Controller said: ,-t..
81 i've before me analyses OF almost
evcry appropriatioa 70 when inc MayVI
10 discuss them all would
sarr,, This statement TO extreme length'
: ,bo discussion would be futile. ne
! Wayor,s criticisms have been based on
! co,orarativc totals, and IN cases "here
bir accountants undertook TO give, eN-
nlanatory facts they mlsint0rmeu ni''.
The one real fact in the WnoIe rlcs
. If cbar,scs Is ! ascertain II 70 nc iiVi'
tho exhaustive Information nav
fore me is that the appropriation acI
counts are in the main reasonable anu
that their size Is tttrlDutaole 70 ~ IN
nerson or set Of persons no" ih Po"e
a. Albany. The one responSlDie per
son is Martin ii. Glynn, ana tne one
responsible fact - Glynh Sna" 80
omv But there is no need 10 rePeaII
Sore the emphatic and weN-meriteu
judgment visited upon him by the peo-
mic last November H.
The Controller asserted that II Vne
1n,or,s accountants had carried tnelr
work beyond the point OF mercy I'm
,ar;rg concentrations they would nave
FonnJ chat the present Legislature mas
had to supply again and again items
which Glynn wautoniy cut from 'a''
years budget ou oo.od
with an eve to the political wind IS oo-
yious." he continued
Tho suggestion Of the Mayor that the
canal needs Of this year be met py
.hort term obligations to be taken up
from the proceeds Of a bona ISSUE
under a referendum or by direct SaH
later. originated with the CohtrolIe'
he said. He had sent the suggestion -
the Governor on Marcn 20; ne sa'u' ~ r.
tad road il TO Mayor Mitchell ne
rian was considered legally lmpractlca-
ble and was abandoned.
"Thc appropriation bill prepared oy
tho nresent Legislature is intended 10
make supply bill next year unneceSs
sar,p tho Controller explained.
the extent that it makes provision ioi
tho oxpenscs Of government when are
not customeily included in the appro
nr;ation bill. it takes the place o. 'h'
supply bill next year, 90, r.. ,o,. y,
"The AUTHORIZATION bill for 1919 II
i less than It's predecessor. except 10
those items ordinarily ignored IN ap
nronriation bills and put IN the supply
bin of the following Legis lature. !Solu'
of the appropriations in the new apPro
priation bill which are not IN Ihe las
bill arc the following: .ooo
There is an appropriau alton oi sow
GOO for legislative printing. ms wa
L.. -.oar's concentration Dill Du
was vetoed by Glynn, with inc reSul
that tho present Leg lature was re
ouired 10 nat a $500, 900 item Tor u!
nurnose i'm its present supply Dill. !
make lis supply bill item unnecessaIo
next year an Appropriation OF S3oo'oo
is made for this purpose IN the ne'
appropriation bill
The Controller went on to say ina
tho amount put in for locktenders wa
5000 600 too small last year. accordln
70 tho Superintendent of Public work:
This amount had to he made up TN
YEAR i'm addition 20 providing the usua
amount for year. THIS gave tne az
ipearance. he said, of there being sow
coo too much in the item this year 10
r that purpose. ,...,
"The Glynn administration aroltrai
e H,- emf the allowance for hospital man
d tenance in the last appropriate. ~
, by $267,O below the needs Of tn
> present fiscal year." Mr.. Prenderga'
. continued.
III there is any extravaganza
their administration it IS chargeabI
to Democratic rule. The amount
p granted do not represent RepuoIica
- extravaganza. but may be assumed
renresent the most economical admin
= istrotion which can D. given by Den
ocrats in charge OF these institutions