The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-17
BRUERE TO REVEAL
CITY PENSION PLAN
Will Re- Leading Witness
when Brown Committee
Resumes It's Sessions.
.pRENDERGAST ON STAND

The Brown Legislative committee after
holding sessions on four days in Its in
vestiratlon Of the finances OF New York
adjourned Yesterday afternoon TO re-
convene in the City Hail Monday. Deem
Tor "a Members said that no execu
i've sessions would he held next week.
IN, i, is believed likely that there will
no formal meetings to outline the pro.
eramne.
TIE Legislature convencs In Albany
Wednesday. January s. Robert r. wag-
nor. the Democratic Senate leader. said
mat tho present plan was to take q re-
cess on that date until January II in the
none that The committee meanwhile may
be able to finish its investigation.
When the committee meets again Il Is
10 hear city Chamberlain Henry Bruere.
~bo is preparing q statement revealing
tho entire plan of operations OF the city's
,.n.ion systems. So far the investiEa-
ton has revealed little Of great interest.
r., sessions have been devoted almost
entirely to hearing the objections Of city
officials 10 mandatory legislation fixing
,,e number Of offices and salaries Of city
ard county employees. Hardly Amy
opinion. have been expressed which had
no, been aired in official reports. in pro-
ceedings Of the Board OF Estimate or be-
fore legislative committees OF commit
tees OF the constitutional convention.
Fireworks are expected when the inves-
t'sa,ors %reconvene. II is predicted that
m. city administration will be placed
on the defensive before the inal sessions
ure held. Men who are not In agreement
with the municipal officials in matters of
financial administration will be asked TO
discuss expenditures which were not
dictated by mandatory legislation at Al
bAny.
comptroller William A. Prendergast
and President George McAneny of the
Board OF Aldermen were the only wit.
ncsses Yesterday. Senator Elon r.
Brown Of WATERFOWL. the chairman. put
before each Of them the proposal:
1T must be expected that the repre-
.enta.ves In the Legislature from New
York city should have a controlling in
'uence OF legislation affecting the city.
~ you know any way by which this
municipality car Civ An expression OF
views which will be controlling on both
me municipal government and It's repre-
sen;a,ives at Albany
Mr.. P~renderRast believed a referen-
dum 70 determine the city's Jews OF
rore rule would be Of value. lie throw
down the gauntlet TO several members
~ he committee by adding:
The worst Offenders against the priu-
cipls Of home rule are the New York
CIV representatives"
What about the Mayors who have
ssned mandatory legislation?' asked
senator lockwood Of Kings.
They're not exempt from he criti-
csn," said Mr.. Prendergast.
Mr.. McAneny agreed 1t would be bet
ter ~ have a referendum than to con-
'rue the present uncertain arrangement,
tl' insisted that 1t would be yet better
g. the Legislature to grant the city
PELLET at once. without any referendum.
Boil the Comptroller and the Alder
manic President Endorsed virtually in
their entirety the home rule views "a
which rhe Mayor had given expression in
- testimony.
Mr PrenderKast advocated a Board
o. Educat.on of only nine instead OF
~'ory.siN members. and he would pay
re members. He agreed with Assem-
tlyman Alfred f.. Smith that one wei
rait Commissioner. with a small unpaic
tne- d. would he an Improvement.
The Comptroller kept the COMMITTEES
~ good humor during much of the time
no was on the stand. Once Senator
Wagner asked
Doesn't the question of politics entel
TITO matters sought from the Legislature
b. local officials
"r,litics T. something knows. very