New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
BROKERS' VIEWS
FOR ECONOMIES
Real Estate Board Offers
Suggestions for 1915
Budget.
GREATER POWER FOR
BOARD OF ESTIMATE
Realty Body Would Give Il Con-
troll of Every Statutory
Department.

The Legislation and Taxation com.
mittee Of the Real Estate Board Of
New York has adopted . Legislative
programme with Q view 10 obtaining
certain economies In the rovemmsnt
Of the city.
This programme includes. WITH enc
or two exceptions, suggestions ad-
vocated In the budget making period
OF 1914 and again when the 1918 bud
get was being prepared.
The committee endorsed The prtnci.
pies involved In the suggestions and
adopted q motion that the Real Estate
Board either initiate the necessary
legislation or endorse such legislation
II initiated by the administration or
by others. These suggestions Will
again be made 20 the Board Of Esa-
mate.
The principles endorsed are - fol-
lowsi
The Board of Estimate should con-
troll commissions now outside OF thsiS
Jurisdiction but for whose support the
city pays: board Of Education. Public
Service Commission, Board Of Water
Supply, Commissioners Of Records
Bronx Parkway Commission. Court
House Board.
Duties should be merged IN Depart
ment Of Water Supply. Gas and Eleo-
tricity, powers Of Court House Board
to be transferred to Board Of Estimsta>
Powers of Public Service Commission
should be transferred TO Board Of Esti-
mate with respect to construction OF
subways, but not 10 supervision and
regulation Of public utilities. Abolish
Commissioners Of Records and impose
duties on County Clerks.
Salaries and expenses OF county en-
GERS, except elective officers, and juris-
diction over their expenses and the sx-
penses Of judicial appointees should be
controlled By the Board Of Estimate.
Water taxes to be collected In tho
Controllers Office. Abolish City Cham
berlain's Office and make q deputy con-
troller City Treasurer-Chsmberlain's
place on Sinking Fund Commission to
be filed By Borough President, Sc
lected by the Borough Presidents.
Bureau of Weights and Measures ard
Licenses, consolidate and place under
Collector Of City Revenue, subject 70
supervision Of Sinking Fund Commits
sion.
Transfer Commissioner Of Account
duties to Bureau Of Municipal Investi-
CATION Controllers office), to be given
power Of subpoena and placed under
control OF Board of Estimate. Abolish
Bridge Department and place jurisdic-
ton in Highways Bureau OF several
boroughs and maintenance In the Dock
Department. Place all control Of con-
struction, alteration and structural
changes Of building inspection under
the Borough Presidents, or any safe
and practical plan to be agreed on.
Present authority 70 continus a. to In
spection
One Administrative head for paris,
libraries, charities and hospitals.
Abolish the Correction Department.
and let the Health Commissioner and
the Police Commissioner supervise In
stitutions now under control Of tho
Department Of Charities. Restrict the
Department Of Health 70 legitimate
IhuCLlOLs anu NuENh oNNiHAiAAhB WIZ
dency.
Secure legislation requiring that all
salaries which must be provided for in
the city budget be fixed By the Board
Of Aldermen and the Board Of Esti-
mate and appointment, and that all
laws conflicting with such provision or
fixing other than eight hours as legal
days work be repealed.
All claims against the city 10 be
audited only by the Controllers Office,
or, II in the form Of & contract, by the
Bureau Of Contract Supervision, as
well as the Controllers Office.
Financial control Of the Board Of
Education should be In the Board OF
Estimate, leaving control over lie own
organization and the supervision and
regulation o. schools ia The Board Of
Education Same 10 apply also TO
Hugtcr College 0nd City College.
'rr nca. Estate Board vii relntro-
dlse ths OFF. presented by IL 70 the last
Legislature for amendments TO the
Torrsrs -it.e rCgistration act.