New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-29
SHOW THEPROOF, WANT CIVILIANS
SHERIFF CRIES ONP0LICE PHONES
Budget Primers See S3O,-
600 Saving by Removing
Uniformed Operators.
INJUNCTION ASKED
TO STOP DIRECT TAX
Move On TO Prevent Estimate
Board from Including
Levy in Budget.

That chat'er.ug sound heard recent
Isl IN and abou. the city Hall and the
Municipal Building. duo to the com
bined plants Of Ncw York employees
whose salaries are threatened with
pruning. was IN evidence again yester-
day. The Bureau OF Standards con-
tinued its proposed shipping OF civic
EXPENSES or the tentative 1916 tax
budget before the Board Of Estimate.
Stewart Browne. of he United Real
Estate Owners Assoc alton. a self-ap-
ra.utcd Nemesis 90 what be considers
needless waste. was on duty 20 safe
Guard the taxpayer. Ncvcriheless,
many officials appeared 10 protest cuts
in the appropriations for different de-
par.mcuts.
One Disputed matter was that Of en-
raging civilian operators for the TO
lice Department telephone service sug-
ecStcd Dy the Bureau Of Municipal ke-
search. 4 saving Of 100000. u was
said. could thus be made, but Commis-
sioner Woods objected.
The proper knowledge Of where TO
get patroiman most quickly and
where 20 summon an ambulance arc
officer has this knowledge, and the only
way 20 get civilians who know this -
10 put them in the training school and
cn the Sidewalk for q time
40 Hello Girls in War Zone"
eft is absurd TO say that a policeman
j. the only one 10 be intrusted 20 give
these calls" said Controller Prcnder-
CAST. cor that civilian would exercise
any less ability in discharge Of this
duty"
we should take the judgment Of the
head of the department. suggested Nh
McAueny. President of the Board Of
Aldermen. "In the war zone, ] under
stand. there are telephones in the
trenches and ! have not heard that
girls have been delegated to operate
them. think this analogy not very
far fetched either" he declared when
hi. remark caused some laughter.
Commissioner Woods asked hear
ing for Chief Clerk kipp. whose salary
has been reduced. Kip said he had
been i'm the department fOrty-twO years.
from 1866 when the force numpered
1000. till the present, when IL s above
1000 and that his salary Of $4,000
has never been increased. Chief Book
keeper Colt. who has charge of all de-
partmont funds, said that his salary
had been increased IN thirty-four years
from $500 10 $1,000.
rire Department estimates were Their
discussed Mr. Browne asked whether
fifteen deputy chiefs were necessary.
Commissioner Robert Adamson said
that they were; then Mr. Browne sug
gcsted that the Fire Prevention Bureau
be moved to the Building Department.
The Mayor remarked that this was i'm
possible.
When the law department was called.
John =. Mcnamara, a former assistant
Corporation Counsel in the Bureau OF
street Openings. said that he had saved
the city thousands OF dollars. citing the
Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, sewer, where
he saved $4,000
On that instance" he said, my i'm
mediate superior told me that il was
none Of my business TO 70 back of the
opinion Of an expert who had appraised
q certain claim al $4,000. However,
/ did so and got that claim down TO
$4,000"
Many lnjunctions Out.
Mayor Mitchell told Mcnamara that
he would take up the matter before
January l. as he considered ii rather
an administrative than 81 budget ques-
lion.
II was suggested that rental APP
uropriations. amounting IN 1916 20
SSH .2OG. be investigated 20 determine
whether they would be lowered, Mr..
Prrudcrgast said that he would be
willing 10 have am responsible agent
outside the administration pass on the
leases now I'm effect. When the mat
ter of state taxes was reached Mr.
Browne said:
1--WE are applying for injunctions on
this subject We believe that the di-
rect state tax is unconstitutional ana
if we win il vii! be a great relief
Eyes, il viii be a great relief TO u.s.
returned the Mayor.
An order was signed yesterday By
Judge Granger 10 show cause why an
Injunction should not issue against the
Board of Estimate 20 prevent them m
GLIDING the Sl39O0000 in their 1916
budget "a New Nork's proportion OF the
direc. state tax. lie signed another
order 10 show cause, etc, TO prevent the
Board of Estimate from including de-
partmental amounts, aggregaung ST.
500 600 in the budget; and still an
other, rcturnable before Judge Philbn
to-day in Part | of the Supreme Court.
10 prevent submitting TO the people the
proposed new constitution.
Following the suggestions Of City
Chamberlain Bruere 90 establish mu-
nicipal garages TO prevent JOY riding
in city motors the budget makers
recommended distinct Jobs for GARAGE
work under Bridge Commissioner
Kracke
administrations come and admin
strations 20. bu. the same old wolves
are ever on the job said william
Campbell. Of Queens. in objecting to
the appropriation for that borough
which has been cut $4,000.
This man ceased 70 be one Of the
wolves when removed two years ago
from the Highway Department" re-
Joined Commissioner Dayton, who
acted for President Connolly.
Following several hours OF executive
session. members Of the Board OF Is
innate budget committee last night APP
proved ID tentative budget for the De
partmcnt Of Education next year.
Controller Prendergast. after the
meeting. said: eft was decided 20 M
clude in the tentative budget an allow
arce for the Department Of Education
for the year 1916 amounting 20 S39.-
sG5.9sl.53. This being the same figure
as allowed for this wear The opinion
expressed by President Churchill and
other members OF the Board Of Educa-
ton favored the appropriation OF a
lump sum. This will enable the board
10 apply the moneys as is judgment
suggests. and also opens the way for
such reorganization as may be pos
sibi-"
For 1910 tho poard OF Education first