New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31


lions for which amounted to 100000
last year He pointed out eight or ten
such measures. The amendment of the
inheritance tax law, as advised by the
State Controller, would produce S4,5O0,-
600 additional revenue for the state.
BY extending the new excise law for
another year the state would derive
additional revenues of S2.000,000 he
said, even after allotting half TO the
localities where the tax is collected.
An amendment of the secured debt law,
as suggested by the State Controller,
would give the state 100000.
Asks Share In Good Roads Fund.
The Mayors suggestion that this
city should get its share Of the $780,
100000 appropriation for good roads
led 10 a lively discussion.
81 wish you and Commissioner OF
Accounts Wallstein and City Chamber
lain Bruere would make a careful study
of the highway legislation said SEN
ator Brown. "and you would be in
formed on matters which | do not care
TO discuss"
The chairman seemed to think that
the Mayors complaint about the high
way funds was Theoretical inequity,"
which had been properly answered by
the fact that the representatives from
New York in the Legislature had de
liberatelv voted for the 'appropria-
tons" Senator Brown said that dur
ing all the discussion on the subject in
the Legislature he had never heard the
suggestion that New York wanted its
share Of good roads. Senator Robert
+. Wagner retorted that he had men
toned the matter on the floor Of the
Senate.
Senator Wagner says he mentioned
it in the Senate" commented Senator
Brown, "but he often says things there
that / don't hear"
Controller Prendergast rose TO inject
the statement that no particular mem
Der of the committee should set MIN
self VI as defender Of New York City
who couldn't show on the record OF the
Legislature that he voted for the pro-
lection Of the city.
Senator Wagner criticised the Con-
troller's injection of politics in the
discussion. and declared that the com
mittee could take care Of itself.
The chairman declared that the auto
mobile tax was purely state function
and IL an attempt was made 20 make II
local il would arouse the Indignation
OF the whole state. The Mayor con-
tended that as 90 per cent Of this tax
was collected on automobiles registered
from New York City, the machines did
the most damage TO the city streets,
and the city should have the proper
tionate revenue for the maintenance Of
the roads.
Chairman Brown questioned the
Mayor at length about the transfer OF
funds from one department 70 meet
new expenses in another department,
and the issue Of revenue bonds 20 pay
for newly created positions and for
emergencies. The chairman contcnded
that II all these special appropriations
were made in the budget that many
OF the new places and purposes Tor
which they were used would never be
created. The Mayor strongly disagreed
with him on that point.
81 can't help but think that some
device should be worked out by the
city 20 limit bond issues except in
cases Of public cmergencies,' said SEN
ator Brown. II am convinced that TINS
continual importantly for money leads
10 extravaganza. We think In The state
that when a department head spends all
he has be is In need OF being investi-
gated"
Senator Brown declared that n the
Legislature sat all the time and voted
appropriations, as the Board OF EST
n ,nIi tScs ears