New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23
WANENY SEES Way !
TO MEET TAX CRTT>
Final Appeal TO Goyerno-
Suggests Several Graded
Bills Be Passed.
WOULD USE VETO
ON APPROPRIATIONS
Then Measure Most Nearly Fit.
ting Amount Needed After
Veto Should Be Signed.

Mayor Mitchell and President Ne.
Aneny OF the Board Of Alderms, ,o.L
a last fling yesterday at the dIr.e, q,
situation. The Mayor could b,rdlv
find adiectives strong enough 70 Az.
press his final disapprovsl Of the mo.
posed 100000 TAX. Incid,,,,nv
Mr.. McAneny had plan to offer 70
Governor Whitman. Of which he IN.
formed the Governor By telegraph
that, in his opinion, might save soma.
thing TO the state and the city Or II.
direct tax.
The Mayor declared that the vhols
proposition was almost beyond com.
ment." The direct tax was uanecs,.
sary, he said, and a terrible injustice
to New York City.
Mr.. McAneny pointed ont that. Will,
the Governor could cut parts out Q,
the appropriations and the supply bin,
and thus reduce the necessity for
large direct tax, he could not alter II,
tax bill once il came 20 him. IA bill
came TO him calling for a direct tar
of Sl9,000,000 ne would either have 70
sign il or veto the could not reduce
it Mr. McAneny suggested that N.
Legislature should be asked 70 pass
several grading tax bills, naming dif.
ferent amounts, 20 that the Governor
could pick out the one that most near.
" fitted the amount required after be
finished pruning the appropriations
and supply bills.
THAT was the only method eft, as
the Legislature had determined upon
the tax. By which the interests OF this
city could be protected Mr.. McAneny
said. He said he received q reply 70
his telegram TO Governor Whitman
suggesting the plan, stating that he
(the GOVERNOR was doing the best he
could"
"The chance OF relief 10 the tax.
payers Of the city would seem 70 lie
now entirely with the Governor" said
Mr. McAneny, "but there sppesrs a rev
difficulty in the situation. The amount
Of the tax voted By the Legislature,
under the present plan, will be Fixed
according 20 the total OF the appro.
priations made, and will be designed
to cover them all. But, while the
Governor may use his veto upon the
appropriations. he cannot veto or re-.
duce the tax bill correspondence. I.
is too late for that.
81 asked the Governor whether h.
would be disposed 70 request the Legs.
lature 10 send him several tax bills. IL
they sent any, with amounts graduated
from whatever maximum would be re-.
quired down 20, say, 100000. I
pointed out that this would permit
him 10 sign the bill most nearly fitting
the amount needed after the amounts
10 be saved by vetoes had been deter.
mined.
There seems to be no question tina,
IL such a course lie not taken, and
single direct tax bill. for one fixed fg.
ure, is passed and signed, that figure
will stand and the people taxed ac-
cordingly. The moneys represented BY
vetoed items would be collected along
with the rest. the vetoes notwithstand-
ing, and would merely 20 70 swell toe
unused surplus in the state treasury.
Il have only TO repeat that the e.
feet of the imposition Of this tax on
the city, which at the new figures would
alone add IL points 20 next years rate,
will be most serious, and that the ei.
fort TO secure relief should not be re.
Taxed at any point"